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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|
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Mi new config:
AMD phenom II 1090T x6.(PURCHASED)
ASUS Crosshair formula IV.(PURCHASED)
EVGA gtx 560 ti.((PENDING, actually i have a zotac 260 gtx 216sp)
NZXT PHANTOM RED WHITE LIMITED (PURCHASED)
Finally decided to try AMD solution, bang for buck pc champion?
I hope yes xD
EDIT: my actual config:
Intel core i3 540.
gigabyte pa 55 usl3.
gtx 260.
4 gb ram ddr3 mushkin silverline 1333
Nox apex 600 w modular.
AMD phenom II 1090T x6.(PURCHASED)
ASUS Crosshair formula IV.(PURCHASED)
EVGA gtx 560 ti.((PENDING, actually i have a zotac 260 gtx 216sp)
NZXT PHANTOM RED WHITE LIMITED (PURCHASED)
Finally decided to try AMD solution, bang for buck pc champion?
I hope yes xD
EDIT: my actual config:
Intel core i3 540.
gigabyte pa 55 usl3.
gtx 260.
4 gb ram ddr3 mushkin silverline 1333
Nox apex 600 w modular.
I was just informed that the Sandy Bridge B3 boards from ASUS will be available this week, at least in Portugal where i ordered my PC. Cant wait! After a bunch of years without a PC i'm eager to check out the state of PC gaming nowadays.
Here are the final ordered specs:
Monitor: Samsung XL2370
Case: CM 690II Advanced
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro
Processor: Intel i5 2500k w/ CM Hyper 212+
Memory: 2x4 GSkill Ripjaw X 1600Mhz
Graphics: EVGA GTX570
PSU: Corsair HX-750W
HDD: Samsung F3 1TB
Drive: Samsung SH-S223
Can't wait to build it and try out some games. Give me The Witcher (and Witcher 2 later) and i will be a happy happy man
Still have to buy a mouse & keyboard though, my keyboards are all full of dust and crap after 5 years without use and my mice are broken (stupid double-clicking on single click. I've been through 3 mice that all ended up with that problem. I guess i'm a little harsh on the clicks)
Thinking about the G110 + SS Xai. I would like to try out a mechanical keyboard but they are just too damn loud.
Here are the final ordered specs:
Monitor: Samsung XL2370
Case: CM 690II Advanced
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Pro
Processor: Intel i5 2500k w/ CM Hyper 212+
Memory: 2x4 GSkill Ripjaw X 1600Mhz
Graphics: EVGA GTX570
PSU: Corsair HX-750W
HDD: Samsung F3 1TB
Drive: Samsung SH-S223
Can't wait to build it and try out some games. Give me The Witcher (and Witcher 2 later) and i will be a happy happy man
Still have to buy a mouse & keyboard though, my keyboards are all full of dust and crap after 5 years without use and my mice are broken (stupid double-clicking on single click. I've been through 3 mice that all ended up with that problem. I guess i'm a little harsh on the clicks)
Thinking about the G110 + SS Xai. I would like to try out a mechanical keyboard but they are just too damn loud.
Hmm can someone help me.
So I've got an i7 950 oc'ed to 4.2ghz, 6gb ram and Dual SLi GTX 570's.
Running the Dragon Age 2 demo on high settings with DX11.
According to Nvidia inspector I'm only using 60% of each GPU during the intense parts of the games, but the frame rate can drop to sometimes 25-30fps. I've still got another 40% power on these bad boys to use, so why isn't it using it?
So I've got an i7 950 oc'ed to 4.2ghz, 6gb ram and Dual SLi GTX 570's.
Running the Dragon Age 2 demo on high settings with DX11.
According to Nvidia inspector I'm only using 60% of each GPU during the intense parts of the games, but the frame rate can drop to sometimes 25-30fps. I've still got another 40% power on these bad boys to use, so why isn't it using it?
ASilva said:
Good choices all around. Wife bought me a Blackwidow and SS Xai for Christmas, and they are both the best of their kind I've ever had. I've run the entire gammet on current gen mice too, there's nothing better than the Xai.
You *really* should get a mechanical keyboard. The loud ones are Cherry Blue switches like they use in the BlackWidow. The SS 7G (I think is what it's called) uses MX blacks, they're a lot quieter. The BlackWidow is just the least expensive mechanical keyboard that exists.
black_vegeta
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mkenyon said:
Why can't the NVidia GTX 580 be this price. >:-|
For fucks sake....
Now as soon as my pc boots to desktop the screen goes into powersave mode and wont get back on pretty much all the time.
Tried running it with one card and both cards, also just accessing the nvidia control panel and shutting of one of the cards totally makes things crash.
So can I do anything at all or am I stuck with 20kgs of junk? I swear to god had I had a steady income and this pc didn't represent a big financial chunk of mine I would've soooooooo chucked it into the pond polluting the shit and killing everything...
Fuck selling it, I just want to get rid of it now.
Now as soon as my pc boots to desktop the screen goes into powersave mode and wont get back on pretty much all the time.
Tried running it with one card and both cards, also just accessing the nvidia control panel and shutting of one of the cards totally makes things crash.
So can I do anything at all or am I stuck with 20kgs of junk? I swear to god had I had a steady income and this pc didn't represent a big financial chunk of mine I would've soooooooo chucked it into the pond polluting the shit and killing everything...
Fuck selling it, I just want to get rid of it now.
Ok, I couldn't pull the trigger last year, but since DOWII Retribution just came out, I want to do it this week, hell even today.
Thoughts people, thoughts! Memory Express has 10% off competitor pricing too. So if I can, I buy from them and get the discount. My biggest conflict is either to get the GEFORCE 460 or the 570. I can even get $40 off the 570 if I go for it and hopefully future proofing myself for a few more days after purchase ^_^ 570 a stronger buy?
Thoughts people, thoughts! Memory Express has 10% off competitor pricing too. So if I can, I buy from them and get the discount. My biggest conflict is either to get the GEFORCE 460 or the 570. I can even get $40 off the 570 if I go for it and hopefully future proofing myself for a few more days after purchase ^_^ 570 a stronger buy?
astroturfing
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alright then, i feel scared posting here amongst the master race but i finally made the decision to upgrade my old ass PC from 2004 and start PC gaming... but i feel so intimidated because i'm a complete chump with this stuff. i can't even install a HDD or anything... so naturally i'm not going to build a rig myself, just way too scary.
this one place had an ad for an affordable ready built gaming PC that has:
AMD Athlon X2 3GHz
Nvidia GTX460
4GB of DDR3 RAM
can i run Crysis at decent settings with those? how about Mass Effect? upcoming Battlefield 3?
if not, should i ask them to put in a better GPU maybe? better or more RAM? any tips appreciated! i need all the help i can get lol.
this one place had an ad for an affordable ready built gaming PC that has:
AMD Athlon X2 3GHz
Nvidia GTX460
4GB of DDR3 RAM
can i run Crysis at decent settings with those? how about Mass Effect? upcoming Battlefield 3?
if not, should i ask them to put in a better GPU maybe? better or more RAM? any tips appreciated! i need all the help i can get lol.
Corky said:just didwhich is why I feel soo fucking downtrodden now that the symptons are even worse now.
You reinstall the OS?
astroturfing said:
That proc won't do you justice at all. If you can upgrade the same rig to a Phenom II 955, 965, 970, 975, 1090T, or 1100T, you'll be in better condition. Of course, the higher the number the better here.
Building is *so* easy. I'm one of the least mechanical people I know, and building is seriously very easy. My wife, an equestrian with only cursory knowledge of tech just did her first build with almost no help from me last month. Hell, if you're in the greater PAC NW region, I'll even help you out with building one.
Jinaar said:
That mobo can't do triple channel ram, get 4GB instead. GPU depends on your resolution, I have a 460 at 1680x1050 and I have yet to find anything it doesn't max out at locked 60fps, besides Crysis. $55 is a ton for a CPU cooler I would recommend Cooler Master 212+. Also get a Samsung Spinpoint F3 instead of WD caviar black, $15-20 less and still a high quality 1TB drive. 750 watt for $140 is too much, I have a single gtx460 OCed + OCed to 4.5ghz 2500k and 650W is more than enough for that, I have and recommended a Corsair 650TX PSU, currently $90 and $70 after mail in rebate.
black_vegeta
Member
astroturfing said:
Crysis and Mass Erect yes. As far as Battlefield 3, no one knows the requirements/benchmark for that title yet. My guess, judging from the video being shown, it's going to require some power (cpu/gpu) to run decently.
Some others could probably give you more insight and advice than I can... -_-
The Elite
BOSS
Jinaar said:Ok, I couldn't pull the trigger last year, but since DOWII Retribution just came out, I want to do it this week, hell even today.
Thoughts people, thoughts! Memory Express has 10% off competitor pricing too. So if I can, I buy from them and get the discount. My biggest conflict is either to get the GEFORCE 460 or the 570. I can even get $40 off the 570 if I go for it and hopefully future proofing myself for a few more days after purchase ^_^ 570 a stronger buy?
I just received a very similar setup. I ended up going with the 460 due to my budget and I'm more than happy with it. Of course, this is coming from someone who has never had a gaming pc before.
I'm running my gaming PC on a 47" hdtv at 1080p and everything runs smoothly except for Crysis. But I'm planning on working with the settings before dropping that down. There's a bit of frame stuttering.
astroturfing
Member
thanks for replies guys.
it's just that i have terrible experiences from trying to mess with my computer lol. (in the 90s trying to install a Matrox Mystique GPU ughhhhhh). nowadays i'm just downright phobic with the insides of a computer, i don't even wanna look in there anymore. but i'll keep your words in mind
and thanks for that tip, i'll be e-mailing the shop later today and i'll ask if they can put in a better processor like one of those higher number Phenoms
oh man i'm getting kinda hyped, this time next week i might be playing Mass Effect for the first time and with glorious 1080p or higher and 60fps. sweet jesus! i'm gonna go crazy shopping in Steam..
mkenyon said:
it's just that i have terrible experiences from trying to mess with my computer lol. (in the 90s trying to install a Matrox Mystique GPU ughhhhhh). nowadays i'm just downright phobic with the insides of a computer, i don't even wanna look in there anymore. but i'll keep your words in mind
and thanks for that tip, i'll be e-mailing the shop later today and i'll ask if they can put in a better processor like one of those higher number Phenoms
oh man i'm getting kinda hyped, this time next week i might be playing Mass Effect for the first time and with glorious 1080p or higher and 60fps. sweet jesus! i'm gonna go crazy shopping in Steam..
I got a Radeon 6950 and did the shader unlock using the 6950 bios so the voltage wouldn't change, however, in order to get a stable 880/1375MHz (the stock speeds of the 6970), I had to up it to 1.155V from the stock 1.10. The 6970 runs at 1.17V, so my 1.155 isn't too far from that. Should I just say "screw it" and attempt to OC further, going up to 1.17 if need be? I'd read that 1.17 may be too much for the card, could the 0.015 difference in voltage really mean life or death for it?
BloodySinner
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Anyone know a safe place to buy a cheap Microsoft Office product key online? Because there's no way in hell I'm paying $158 for it. What a darn rip off.
Palette Swap
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Hi PC GAF, I'm building a new rig from scratch and am looking for opinions.
Budget: I'm in France and I'd say the upper limit is somewhere around 1500, including the OS and building.
Main Use: Gaming (any recent and upcoming stuff), Emulation (PS2 is a must), Photoshop (my wife manipulates raw pictures from her D90), and general usage (Office, Web, 1080p playback)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Timing: I'd build it right now but there's no real hurry.
Overclocking: I'll probably overclock, depending on the performance I get/need.
Other stuff: I'm really looking for something that won't be too flashy, will be quiet and stable (as cool as possible).
Having gathered information here and there, I've come up with the following:
Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl 100
ASUS P8P67 PRO (Intel P67 Express Revision B3) 170
Intel Core i5 2500K 205
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 63
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Serial ATA 6Gb/s - WD1002FAEX (bulk) 78
G.Skill XL Series RipJaws X Series 8 GB (2x 4 GB) DDR3-SDRAM PC3-12800 - F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 83
PNY GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1 GB 250
Corsair HX650W - 650W ATX 12V 2.2/EPS 12V 115
Prices are in and add up to ~1060. I'll probably want to add an SSD on top of that for the OS and a couple of programs. There's roughly 250-300 on top of that for building, the OS, a wireless card and a DVD drive (I'm giving my old rig to my parents).
Any thoughts/comments?
Am I going overboard with the whole cooling thing? (the case, PSU and fan add up to nearly 300)
The R3 looks exactly like the kind of stuff I'm looking for but it seems to be on the heavy side (>20 pounds), which won't be too great if I want to move the PC and hook it up to the TV every now and then.
Not too sure about the memory, most people seem to say 4GB should be more than enough. Then again, the price difference between 4 and 8 is marginal (48 vs 83)
Thanks in advance guys.
Budget: I'm in France and I'd say the upper limit is somewhere around 1500, including the OS and building.
Main Use: Gaming (any recent and upcoming stuff), Emulation (PS2 is a must), Photoshop (my wife manipulates raw pictures from her D90), and general usage (Office, Web, 1080p playback)
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Timing: I'd build it right now but there's no real hurry.
Overclocking: I'll probably overclock, depending on the performance I get/need.
Other stuff: I'm really looking for something that won't be too flashy, will be quiet and stable (as cool as possible).
Having gathered information here and there, I've come up with the following:
Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl 100
ASUS P8P67 PRO (Intel P67 Express Revision B3) 170
Intel Core i5 2500K 205
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 63
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM 64 MB Serial ATA 6Gb/s - WD1002FAEX (bulk) 78
G.Skill XL Series RipJaws X Series 8 GB (2x 4 GB) DDR3-SDRAM PC3-12800 - F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 83
PNY GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1 GB 250
Corsair HX650W - 650W ATX 12V 2.2/EPS 12V 115
Prices are in and add up to ~1060. I'll probably want to add an SSD on top of that for the OS and a couple of programs. There's roughly 250-300 on top of that for building, the OS, a wireless card and a DVD drive (I'm giving my old rig to my parents).
Any thoughts/comments?
Am I going overboard with the whole cooling thing? (the case, PSU and fan add up to nearly 300)
The R3 looks exactly like the kind of stuff I'm looking for but it seems to be on the heavy side (>20 pounds), which won't be too great if I want to move the PC and hook it up to the TV every now and then.
Not too sure about the memory, most people seem to say 4GB should be more than enough. Then again, the price difference between 4 and 8 is marginal (48 vs 83)
Thanks in advance guys.
Aprox when are new shit coming out? Will the next set of gpus be actually be "better" than the current ones?
I mean looking at the nvidia line up you had your gtx 480 and wham they released the slightly better 580, will the 680 or whatever the fuck it's gonna be called be actually better?
Any idea which month they'll hit?
I mean looking at the nvidia line up you had your gtx 480 and wham they released the slightly better 580, will the 680 or whatever the fuck it's gonna be called be actually better?
Any idea which month they'll hit?
http://service.asus.com/notice/Status.aspxiNvidious01 said:
My Advanced RMA has been approved so I should be seeing the fixed B3 MB soon.
Well after following this guide I think I found my problem with overclocking my Q6600. I have two sets of ram and I guess I screwed up when buying the second set since it has a different voltage (1.8 compared to 2.2), has a slower speed (PC2-6400 compared to PC2-8500), and I can only find the timings on the first set I bought (5-5-5-15).
So is it still possible or recommended to attempt to overclock my processor, or should I wait until I can replace my cheap sticks with a decent pair that matches what I already have?
So is it still possible or recommended to attempt to overclock my processor, or should I wait until I can replace my cheap sticks with a decent pair that matches what I already have?
Naked Snake
Member
I've had my new build for weeks but still didn't run any thorough tests on it... I'd really prefer not install any programs if I'm not going to be using them regularly. So are there any reliable memory/cpu/gpu/etc. tests that I can download and run without affecting my Windows registry? I know I could uninstall them afterwards, but these things always leave traces and I'm obsessive compulsive about this stuff :/
black_vegeta
Member
cackhyena said:
Any board that has the 1155 socket. Which exact board or manufacturer, that's on you.
black_vegeta
Member
mkenyon said:
What he said.
Personally, I'm going to ASUS route.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
What about BIOSTAR
I own a BIOSTAR P67 board and it has been wonderful since I figured out you can OC and have Speedstep enabled.
I own a BIOSTAR P67 board and it has been wonderful since I figured out you can OC and have Speedstep enabled.
Sportbilly
Member
Apologies for my first post being a question, but... I currently have a C2D E6750 and an 8800GT, which has performed admirably for the last three and a half years, but is starting to creak a bit now. If I were to upgrade to a 460GTX, would I get much benefit, or would the processor bottleneck the system and not make it worthwhile?
Other info- 4Gb of RAM, Win 7 64 bit, 22" monitor @ 1680x1050. I also use the PC for development work, so would rather not overclock it, just in case.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Other info- 4Gb of RAM, Win 7 64 bit, 22" monitor @ 1680x1050. I also use the PC for development work, so would rather not overclock it, just in case.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
Ok after buying my wife an Ipad, and paying for a trip to Disneyland for her and my daughter she is feeling guilty on how much money I have spent on her and has greenlighted me on computer re-builds, upgrades etc.
Listed below is my current system...would it be smarter just getting kickass upgrades? Or building a new system and migrating this one to some other function (Media box?)
Case : Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W
RAM : G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
PSU : CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI/CrossFire Ready
MB : GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Video : EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
OS : Windows 7 Home 32bit
This system still works great, and has been a workhorse for me...but the temptation of more power for new games coming down the pipe is too great. I will use this for gaming as well as Photo/Video editing.
Budget : $1500 at least, willing to go more if it is worth it.
Listed below is my current system...would it be smarter just getting kickass upgrades? Or building a new system and migrating this one to some other function (Media box?)
Case : Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W
RAM : G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
PSU : CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI/CrossFire Ready
MB : GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Video : EVGA 512-P3-N975-AR GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
OS : Windows 7 Home 32bit
This system still works great, and has been a workhorse for me...but the temptation of more power for new games coming down the pipe is too great. I will use this for gaming as well as Photo/Video editing.
Budget : $1500 at least, willing to go more if it is worth it.
Flying_Phoenix
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LiquidMetal14
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Good God lol·feist· said:AMD Radeon HD 6990 listed on a Euro retailer's site for 715
http://www.salland.eu/product/979891/asus-radeon-hd-6990-4096-mb-90-c3chi0-t0uay0yz.html
http://www.salland.eu/product/print/979891/asus-radeon-hd-6990-4096-mb-90-c3chi0-t0uay0yz.html
What kind of performance increase would that be coming from a 6950 2GB? 4GB of memory is a lot. And this is a dual GPU we're talking about here right? If something like this or even something more powerful is available next Feb. I will likely spend something around the 600-800 range if it's all that. But that is still ridiculous to think about really
BloodySinner
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Sportbilly said:
A 1GB 460 GTX would be a nice upgrade, although a 560 Ti would be even better and only costs around $50 more. These aren't necessarily the best versions, just examples:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VWW4AI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KZHRAM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
My 320 MB 8800 GTS died last month, and I went with a 768 MB 460 GTX since I only have a 1440 x 900 monitor and I managed to find one for $145. I only have an E6420 running at 2.13 GHz.
Palette Swap
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If you have Office at work, you could also get it at home for dirt cheap through the Home Use Program.BloodySinner said:
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