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"I need a new PC!" 2010 Edition
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 465 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express Video Card $157 AR
Use 10% off w/ promo code Neggvga10. Code ends today.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...lickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16814500163
Also get Mafia II PC Game coupon with it as well.
Personally I've never had a product from Zotac so can't comment on the reliability but for that price, this is pretty good no?
Use 10% off w/ promo code Neggvga10. Code ends today.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...lickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16814500163
Also get Mafia II PC Game coupon with it as well.
Personally I've never had a product from Zotac so can't comment on the reliability but for that price, this is pretty good no?
The Big Rig
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Did you uncheck "Complaining won't make it better" in options?rexor0717 said:
Woohoo! For real? I was gonna go with this just to be safe:Hazaro said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
Cause wanna overclock the hell out of it but do you think that's overkill?
Another option would be the Hydro: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010
Edit: Also going with a HAF 932 case.
MSI Big Bang Motherboard.
Corsair 950TX. Contemplating if I should go with the 1000w cause the mobo has 2 8-pin cpu connectors that only the 1000w+ have. Then again, don't know if I really need it. Should be fine with one for 4GHz OC right?
evil solrac v3.0
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Corky said:
what cooler are you using Corky? I overclocked my i5 750 to 3.8 and my high temps are 50c. (with the corsair H50)
evil solrac v3.0
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The Big Rig said:
what kind of answer is this?
The Big Rig
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My point was that you complained, and it got better. It wasn't an insult. Jeez.rexor0717 said:
Mr Sandman
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Got my GTX 460 (EVGA) today. Fit so nice into my board and case. Was playing Bad Co. 2 on it within 7 minutes of opening the box, downloading the driver included. Plays the game beautifully maxed at 1680 X 1050 and 8X MSAA. 
TouchMyBox
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The Big Rig said:
Its not as bad as I thought it was, but I would still like it to go around my board.
PSU is upside down. Unless there aren't any openings underneath. (or if that psu has multiple fans?)
The idea is that fan on the psu will bring in fresh air from outside the case, not the hot air from your graphics card.
Lancool K62: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12171Wallach said:
That one mounts the PSU slightly off the bottom of the case, but has an inlet at the bottom and has a dust filter on the bottom outside to prevent too much dust getting sucked up. The tool-less PSU bracket pretty much prevents you from installing it fan up.
The CM690 II does it too. It's a little more open and I don't know if it has a dust filter on the outside. You can see the holes at least on the seventh picture here.
The Big Rig
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Yeah, I've got an Antec 300. I don't see any other way my PSU could be mounted though. If its any constellation, I just bought a 120mm fan for intake on the side panel. Hopefully that'll cool some of the air going into my PSU.
TouchMyBox
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Wallach said:
Just about every case I've seen that has a bottom mounted PSU draws in the air from underneath, and the case has longer than average rubber feet to provide ample room for ventilation. I guess that was kind of the entire point of putting power supplies at the bottom, so it could bring in external air. This is the first time I've seen one which doesn't.
valenti said:
I'm certain that every Lancool/Lian-Li, Cooler Master and Corsair case is designed like that. (those are the only cases I buy
)So I got a message saying I need to back up my files my hd is failing or something. I think it's related to all the slowdown, stuttering and taking forever to load/run programs issues. I've ran multiple spyware/virus stuff so it couldn't be any of them.
Looks like I have to get a new HD and reinstall everything for like the dozen time in the last two months or so.
Looks like I have to get a new HD and reinstall everything for like the dozen time in the last two months or so.
Speaking of cases, is it just me or is this thing kinda sexy? http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/survivor#gallery
Nice curves. Supposed to be out in November.
Nice curves. Supposed to be out in November.
Right now only the $150+ SSDs like the C300 can hit that 300MB/s readspeed, but that pricing should come down in time. SATA 3 performs just fine, just something to be aware of.Soulstar said:
So first off I'm going to suggest budget cuts:Kaako said:
Hyper 212+, Vendetta II, Scythe Mugen II, N520 for cooler
i5, a nice $130 board, HAF 912/922.
That nets you 90% of the same power for $300 less. i7 right now is just not a great buy since Sandy Bridge and AM3+ are coming up. The premium associated with the socket needing full bandwidth on 3 PCI-E lanes, and all the extra just isn't worth it. I'm assuming if you are getting that kind of rig you want dual GTX480's or something?
THAT SAID if you still want to go for i7 then the parts themselves are fine.
That Corsair 950W is more than enough, not a bad price on it.
I don't, but the Kingston value SSD's are great at the 30/32/40GB price points.MagniHarvald said:
Yup, I was definitely thinking of SLI but perhaps not dual 480s. Instead I was gonna go with a pair of 460s for now or the 5850s/5870s if I can find a good deal. I'd be upgrading GPUs later down the line. When are they announcing/showing off the new GPUs again?Hazaro said:
Good point on the budget cuts. I still like the i7 over i5 for some reason. I just think I can get more out of the i7 in the overclocking/performance department, no? Still haven't pulled the trigger though so I may just wait a little longer if I have to. Really want to build one soon at the same time though haha. Still, thanks for the advice. Now I'm thinking over everything again. More research!
Newegg also has the ZOTAC GTX 460 768MB 192-bit for $130 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...lickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16814500173
Not that bad...I'd still go with the 460 1GB in SLI though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...lickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16814500173
Not that bad...I'd still go with the 460 1GB in SLI though.
Not really.Kaako said:
You buy i7 for the mobo, not the chip.
You can get the i7 on 1156 as well if you want HT (mostly useless for a lot of people).
Use anandtech's bench section to compare them.
460 newer, less power, smaller. Very similar speeds.kevm3 said:
1GB GTX 460 right now by far, however the 768MB will give you most value with all these price drops everywhere.
Kaako said:Newegg also has the ZOTAC GTX 460 768MB 192-bit for $130 after MIR.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...lickDeals-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16814500173
Not that bad...I'd still go with the 460 1GB in SLI though.
Good lord. This is reaching the point where you start to look at what you have in your own machine and think to yourself that you were a fool for paying so much for relatively less power.
cartoon_soldier
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Looking at getting the following monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
Anybody have experience with ASUS monitors?
Also, is HDMI input now the preferred way for monitor connections?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
Anybody have experience with ASUS monitors?
Also, is HDMI input now the preferred way for monitor connections?
caliblue15 said:Instead of buying a new laptop, i just replaced a CPU fan and a LCD Inverter. I feel like I can achieve anything after replacing those two things, and taking apart my entire laptop, putting it back together, and posting right now with it.
The best is when I hear "My battery doesn't work very long anymore, time to get a new laptop"
/facepalm
Looks fine. I'm not a big monitor person so I usually check newegg review numbers, then type that model into a real review site.cartoon_soldier said:
Also check to see if that is the current updated model.
That ASUS looks fine, might be able to find a cheaper 23/4" though.
HDMI is same as DVI but can carry sound, I just like the smaller cable.
cartoon_soldier
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Hazaro said:
This is the corresponding 23.6" one
The corresponding 23.6" one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052
Wondering what difference will be seen between 2ms vs 5ms response time?
Ok GAF, decision time.
Im currently looking to upgrade my PC. Im running a 9600GT overclocked, and a 2.8ghz AMD Athlon x2. Ive also got 4GB 800mhz ram in the thing.
Now, I want to eventually upgrade both the processor and the GPU, but right now I can only do one de to various financial constraints.
The choice is;
CPU - AMD Quad Core Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz @ approx £110.00
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/processors/amdphenomx4/amd/hdz955fbgmbox.html
OR
GPU - Novatech ATI Radeon 5770 1024MB GDDR5, also @ approx £110.00
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/novatech/57701gb.html
I understand that either way its going to be bottlenecked performance until I can get both sorted, but which does GAF think is going to give the best performance increase in the meantime?
Im currently looking to upgrade my PC. Im running a 9600GT overclocked, and a 2.8ghz AMD Athlon x2. Ive also got 4GB 800mhz ram in the thing.
Now, I want to eventually upgrade both the processor and the GPU, but right now I can only do one de to various financial constraints.
The choice is;
CPU - AMD Quad Core Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz @ approx £110.00
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/processors/amdphenomx4/amd/hdz955fbgmbox.html
OR
GPU - Novatech ATI Radeon 5770 1024MB GDDR5, also @ approx £110.00
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd5700series/novatech/57701gb.html
I understand that either way its going to be bottlenecked performance until I can get both sorted, but which does GAF think is going to give the best performance increase in the meantime?
evil solrac v3.0
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Feorax said:
what is your budget?
cartoon_soldier
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TheExodu5 said:
Aren't the Dell ones generally 60-100$ more for the similar size?
Anybody else have experience with ASUS LCDs?
evil solrac v3.0
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Darkatomz said:
you need to know where they sell it? if you mean how to apply it, it's simple really. put a small dab in the middle of the chip itself (after cleaning it wih a q-tip with a bit of alcohol)and spread evenly with a credit card or better yet, place the cooler on top of the CPU and give it a small twist to spread the paste.
Darkatomz said:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/main.php?cPath=39
MX-2 was slightly better than AS5 and is non-conductive
MX-3 improves on 2 but is a bitch to spread, so only put a drop on the cpu and use the heatsink to spread
MX-4 has just been introduced, basically MX-3 like performance with MX-2 like spreadability
I doubt you'll see more than 3 to 4 degrees improvement over AS5 though, but given the availability (in Europe) and the fact that it hardly needs any cure time (unlike AS5) I'd recommend MX-2 or MX-4 if you are purchasing new paste ...
for anyone in this thread who just wants to build a pc for their own, just use the paste supplied with the heatsink (Mugen2, Hyper212, whatever heatsinks are adviced here)
I know the paste supplied with the 212 is solid (which I'll be getting), but I'd still rather get a 3rd party thermal paste that I know will be better at doing it's job for the cpu and gpu. I know the difference is small, but for the price, I'll be a little anal about it.n0n44m said:
Could only find one place that sells the MX-4 in the US right now.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=29276
While we're on the topic of thermal paste, what's the best method for application for i7 chips? Some use the line (vertical or horizontal?), the dot in the middle, the spread, etc.