xBladeM6x
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Yes. That would be more than enough for both of those games. (Just be sure it's in a decently ventilated / cool place as the R9 290 gets pretty damn hot.
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Yes. That would be more than enough for both of those games. (Just be sure it's in a decently ventilated / cool place as the R9 290 gets pretty damn hot.
adamantypants
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That Noctua is the slimmer profile one meant to be comparatively smaller than their other ones. It still performs like a beast though and your case will have plenty of room to spare. For air cooling Noctua is the best.
There's a good chance they'll launch with 4gb. The 880 is also rumored to be similarly powerful to 780ti with a lower power draw. It'd be foolish to jump on to Nvidia right now with 8xx right around the corner.
The R9 290 and GTX 780 perform basically the same. Nvidia will have more bells and whistles on the software side.
About to order this. Any last minute recommendations for a gaming pc
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£157.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£151.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.55 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£83.90 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£125.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £731.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 09:23 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£157.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£151.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.55 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£83.90 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£125.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £731.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 09:23 BST+0100
Bananajama
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Hmmmm,
Mates offered to buy my PC off me for pretty much what it cost to build.
Highly tempted to go for it and get my X99 system for no reason other than I like new tech
Mates offered to buy my PC off me for pretty much what it cost to build.
Highly tempted to go for it and get my X99 system for no reason other than I like new tech
Excellent, thank you. Didn't even think to look up photos of larger cards in the case! Now I just wait until the middle of the month to get paid, and my build will be done. I'll probably have to move my hard drive since I mounted it right where the video card is, but it's my first build so I'm slowly learning how to manage all of that. Appreciate the help!
If you aren't in a hurry wait for NV's mid-September event.
Fractal Design Node 304 White?
pauljeremiah
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I'm planning to upgrade my graphics card in the next few weeks, I currently have an AMD 7970. I will be playing games at 1200p.
I am thinking of upgrading to the 780ti or should I wait till Nvidia release their latest card?
I am thinking of upgrading to the 780ti or should I wait till Nvidia release their latest card?
xBladeM6x
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Wait until the 800/900 series. Should be within the next month. Nvidia is going to have some big event here in 2 weeks.
Current rumor is October. 7970 is still decently powerful so you may as well wait.
That said, the rumor is also that the 780 ti will still be more powerful.
I have a white Fractal Design Node 304.
i can recommend that one but to be honest if I could change it for the black one I probably would do that.
The case (regardless of colour) is really really nice and it can house powerful hardware. Nice temps, nice airflow.
But the white one has a more glossy look (feels like just some white paint slapped on there, it also does not have the brushed aluminum look at the front) as opposed to the black one which does not seem to be glossy.
I use one for a FreeNAS. Looks great tucked away in the corner of my living room. Probably going to change it to a hackintosh server so I can use it for Steam streaming and video playback.
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freshVeggie
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Hey guys, I realized that there is no GTX 760Ti for sale only 760.
With GTX 770 being not very good at value I plan on getting a 860Ti for my PC this winter hopefully.
Any idea when the card usually gets revealed and whether the x60Ti is discontinued?
With GTX 770 being not very good at value I plan on getting a 860Ti for my PC this winter hopefully.
Any idea when the card usually gets revealed and whether the x60Ti is discontinued?
The 970/980 will ship with 4GB of GDDR5.
AMD have added a bunch of new titles to their rewards program. When buying a qualifying GPU, you'll receive a code entitling you to 1-3 games from their selection.
New additions include Star Citizen, Alien Isolation, Saints Row IV, Payday 2 and Napolean Total War.
You'll have to wait for the unreleased gamecodes
Star Citizen does not include beta participation afaik, at least not until there's a Steam iteration. You'll also receive an AMD only ship in game.
New additions include Star Citizen, Alien Isolation, Saints Row IV, Payday 2 and Napolean Total War.
You'll have to wait for the unreleased gamecodes
Star Citizen does not include beta participation afaik, at least not until there's a Steam iteration. You'll also receive an AMD only ship in game.
AMD have added a bunch of new titles to their rewards program. When buying a qualifying GPU, you'll receive a code entitling you to 1-3 games from their selection.
New additions include Star Citizen, Alien Isolation, Saints Row IV, Payday 2 and Napolean Total War.
You'll have to wait for the unreleased gamecodes
Star citizen? Wow. That's impressive.
R9 285 Tonga Review http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-285-tonga,3925.html
Seems like a pure value play
Seems like a pure value play
Nice! Cable management pics? I like that case. I have a 350D which I love, it's pretty small but has so much room.
So, I was thinking about upgrading/replacing my pc. It is kinda crazy how fast my pc went from "can run everything at high easily" to "can only run shit at low at best". Was it like this last generational leap?
Anyway, my current specs:
CPU: i7 870 @ 2.9 ghz
GPU: GTX 460
RAM: 4 GB DDR 3
Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-UD2H
Hard drive: 1 TB
Power supply: I have no fucking idea.
So, looking at this, it is probably smart to just start a completely new build instead of trying to update my old one, right?
Anyway, my current specs:
CPU: i7 870 @ 2.9 ghz
GPU: GTX 460
RAM: 4 GB DDR 3
Motherboard: Gigabyte H55M-UD2H
Hard drive: 1 TB
Power supply: I have no fucking idea.
So, looking at this, it is probably smart to just start a completely new build instead of trying to update my old one, right?
A new build would definitely be best, but if you don't have the money you could spend ~$200-300 on a new GPU and see a big performance boost.
xBladeM6x
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New build. What's your budget?
BruceLeeRoy
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Man kind of bummed thought for sure I would be able to build a killer system in the 400-600 range but its just not looking like anything but a stop gap. I thought the market was starting to stabilize to a lower base but it doesn't look like that is happening.
A) why would that ever happen.
B) 600 is enough to play any game on moderate settings at an ok frame rate
C) you can build a great base that will allow for easy upgrades with that money. Even more value to be had if you buy used.
If it is going to be a new build, my budget will be around 800 - 900. Maybe I can stretch it to 1000 if that extra money makes a huge difference, but that is a big maybe. I have bought a new monitor a few months ago, so that will not be necessary.
Also, if I only change the GPU, won't I have RAM issues? I already see a lot of games with a 6 GB RAM minimum requirement.
freshVeggie
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What in the.. ? P-play Crysis on it
But seriously, is that Uni equipment?
EDIT: Wait, how can there be more processors than cores
ThoseDeafMutes
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What in the.. ? P-play Crysis on it
But seriously, is that Uni equipment?
Looks like a server.
freshVeggie
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I seem to remember Durante being into graphics-programming. Maybe that's one of their test-mini-super-pcs where they do secret gubrment-experiments aka EU-Prisma
Or do servers usually have such monstrous specs? Seems like overkill.
xBladeM6x
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So, all the high-end PC dudes in this thread, what kind of girly little smartphone-like computer are you using right now?
My DOS computer shits all over this. Get on my level.
Lol
Guerrillas in the Mist
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So, all the high-end PC dudes in this thread, what kind of girly little smartphone-like computer are you using right now?
Ubisoft games still won't run well on it.
One that can play VIDJA GAEMSSo, all the high-end PC dudes in this thread, what kind of girly little smartphone-like computer are you using right now?
eBay Huckster
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EDIT: Wait, how can there be more processors than cores
that's pretty normal. it's hyperthreading (any i3's gonna show up in task manager as 2 cores and 4 logical processors, any consumer i7's gonna show up as 4 and 8, enthusiast i7s are 6 and 12, the 5960X is 8 and 16 etc)
Yeah, it's a pretty standard 4 socket server. The only unusual thing (at least for us) is that it's running Windows, so I had to take the opportunity to grab a screenshot.
Hey, we have those nodes with 2 FirePro W9100. 32 GB GDDR5 baby!
Of course, the average gaming PC is still better at actually running games.
So how much does sticking a computer in a entertainment system affect thermals? I'm getting a pretty robust TV stand from Magnolia and I'm considering this for my next build. My Corsair 350D would fit in there with about 2" of height clearance, the front door is vented along with the whole unit has vents, and also the back panels are all removable. I could see next year building a Mini ITX computer that is sickly efficient at 1080p and giving me good thermals. I think right now my GTX 780 that has an insane overclock would be a bit too hot for such setup.
Goldenmoney
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So, all the high-end PC dudes in this thread, what kind of girly little smartphone-like computer are you using right now?
Durante pls
hey guys, will this fan work on my rig?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16835118003&cm_sp=
it does not show up on pcpartpicker and it's like 12 bucks D:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16835118003&cm_sp=
it does not show up on pcpartpicker and it's like 12 bucks D:
xBladeM6x
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Depends on the game, but not really. It's still better to go with a really powerful single card for reliability / compatibility, but SLI FPS gain is nicccccce.
Nostremitus
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I missed this reply before...
No problem, He'll probably want to install a case fan in the bottom intake that sits just forward of the PSU. That'll help push air up towards that R9 290.
Apparently I'd missed Anandtech's review of OCZ's new ARC100 series SSDs, they're using the new 19nm Toshiba NAND. (more at link)
Inferno313
Banned
Gaf, I need help selecting a UPS for my new PC I'm building.
I'm using this power supply.
I'm not sure what kind of voltage or wattage I need in my UPS. Can someone help?
I'm using this power supply.
I'm not sure what kind of voltage or wattage I need in my UPS. Can someone help?
SkullHydra
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Hm... we don't have A/C during the summer where we live, so that might be a bit of an issue. =/
Would this be enough to keep it cool if the room temperature gets to be around 80 degrees?
xBladeM6x
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Yes. (Even without it, the card would be cool enough, but it would likely have a shorter lifespan in general)
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