Grab the Ultimate Boot CD and run the memory tests (specifically memtest) to check your RAM isn't damaged/corrupt. Also run one of the HDD tests to check for bad blocks on your HDD (but make sure it isn't a destructive scan) in case the drive is causing corruption errors. After that you'll know whether your RAM or HDD needs chucking in the binMoobabe said:
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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|
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BlueScrote
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Corky said:the zippyness of an SSD far surpasses the feeling of a new mobo/ram/cpu/whatever in certain aspects of daily pcusage
Those of you with SSDs, do you only keep the base windows installation installed on that drive? Do you install your games to the SSD?
I'm thinking about picking one up down the road since they are slowly getting cheaper.
Just download the iso of the bootcd, burn and boot from that and choose memtest in the menu screen.Moobabe said:
A destructive hdd scan is one that writes to the sectors of the drive (overwriting any data there) so if you are using the drive you would lose all your data.
First time PC builder here!
So I just received the Samsung spinpoint F3 and an Asus optical drive and neither came with any SATA cables. I was wondering if I will have to purchase them seperately or if the Asus p8p67 board will come with all of the cables I need?
If I do have to buy them, any recommendations for brand or anything?
Thank you.
So I just received the Samsung spinpoint F3 and an Asus optical drive and neither came with any SATA cables. I was wondering if I will have to purchase them seperately or if the Asus p8p67 board will come with all of the cables I need?
If I do have to buy them, any recommendations for brand or anything?
Thank you.
Looks like new p67 boards are trickling into New Egg:
MSI $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574&cm_re=p67-_-13-130-574-_-Product
Asus Maximus Extreme $370: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131700&cm_re=p67-_-13-131-700-_-Product
edit: Nvm, both sold out already. lol
MSI $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574&cm_re=p67-_-13-130-574-_-Product
Asus Maximus Extreme $370: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131700&cm_re=p67-_-13-131-700-_-Product
edit: Nvm, both sold out already. lol
so you got 3d monitor instead of trying 3d on your 3d tv ?MisterAnderson said:
you should try bulletstorm, that game is insane in 3d
man, i really need to upgrade from my 295, all of my hopes rest in nvidia hand with their upcoming gtx 590.
if gtx 590 is crap i'm going with either tx570 or 560 2gb edition.
i got used to my gtx 295 sli issues and i learned how to deal with them.
Felix Lighter
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BlueScrote said:
Windows, small apps like browsers and Visual Studios are installed on the SSD. I had extra room so I installed a couple games to see how it effected load times, which it does improve significantly but obviously after the games load into memory the performance is the same. All other games and apps are installed on a separate 1TB drive and all Window's file libraries point to the 1TB drive. I still have over 50 GB of free space on my 120GB SSD.
MisterNoisy
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Flying_Phoenix said:
Fans are pretty cheap - I'd recommend having one in the front and rear mounts at least.
BlueScrote said:
For anyone thinking about getting an SSD, read the following series by Ed Bott at ZDNet. Very informative and very good tips on installing and tweaking to use an SSD. Main points:
1. Before installing the SSD, hook it up via E SATA or as an extra drive in your computer. Check the firmware and upgrade if necessary before installing on it. You cannot upgrade the firmware after the OS is installed ( You actually can but most firmware update tools will not let you upgrade a primary drive since the OS is installed).
2. Then hook it up as the primary disk and change the SATA in the bios to AHCI for this drive.
3. Install the OS, let it update, add the user accounts, update the chipset drivers, etc. Then run Windows Experience Index (in the control panel). This will let WIN7 know it is a SSD and it will disable some features that do not need to be used on a SSD.
4. The third article shows how you can keep the drive optimized and keep it from getting filled up.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-just-how-fast-are-they/2902?tag=mantle_skin;content
I have an AMD x6 1055T CPU, an AMD 5770 GPU, 4 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 ram, and an OCZ Agility 2 SSD. My Windows Experience Index is 7.4, the SSD rates as 7.7 and everything else rates 7.4.
"4. The third article shows how you can keep the drive optimized and keep it from getting filled up. "
That's what i don't get, though, If you are moving those files to a secondary drive, won't it take longer to retrieve them once you need them? You know, since they are on the faster SSD now? Music, pictures and the like? Certain things that are on my old hdd, I have to wait a bit as I hear it spin back up after being idle for so long. Maybe I'm missing something here.
That's what i don't get, though, If you are moving those files to a secondary drive, won't it take longer to retrieve them once you need them? You know, since they are on the faster SSD now? Music, pictures and the like? Certain things that are on my old hdd, I have to wait a bit as I hear it spin back up after being idle for so long. Maybe I'm missing something here.
cackhyena said:
Not on a SATA bus. And most media players load the libraries when they start up (in Windows).
Is the older drive a IDE drive? If you have a SATA chipset, I recommend a newer SATA drive. I saw a 1TB drive on slickdeals for $54 2 days ago. I paid $80 for a 2TB drive last week.
Edit: some drives on Amazon with good prices.
verbum said:
Thanks - I'll read up on this since I'm in the middle of a build right now with my first SSD.
One thing I will say however ... depending on the tools offered up by the manufacturer, you may not need to hook the SSD up to a different computer. For example I'm rocking an Intel X25-M S2, and one of the options for upgrading the firmware is to burn an ISO for the update. The image actually contains freeDOS along with the firmware tools. So in my case, I installed the SSD into the new build and booted with said ISO burned to CD in my BD drive. It then runs you through the firmware update easy as pie.
Basically check to see what tools are on offer before thinking you need to run out and buy extra shit just so you can do the update on a different PC. Obviously if you already have the capability, by all means do whichever method you prefer.
Deus Ex Machina
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I have a AMD 1090T 6 core on my 560.fizzelopeguss said:
Random side note ...
I bought one of those 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300's for $99.99 during that blowout at Newegg last month. However I decided I needed a little more space for my specific build and went with a larger drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357
If anyone is interested in it send me a PM. I'll part with it at cost + shipping. It's new in box. Newegg only allows replacement, so I can't actually return the drive. Figure I'd throw it up here before trying to milk out a few extra bucks on ebay.
I bought one of those 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300's for $99.99 during that blowout at Newegg last month. However I decided I needed a little more space for my specific build and went with a larger drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357
If anyone is interested in it send me a PM. I'll part with it at cost + shipping. It's new in box. Newegg only allows replacement, so I can't actually return the drive. Figure I'd throw it up here before trying to milk out a few extra bucks on ebay.
Alright, so I really really want a surround sound system for my PC. I'm extremely new to the sound thing, but quality sound makes such a huge difference in movies and games to me that I am willing to put out some money and research into making quality choices. And I don't want headphones because friends and family like to come in and watch me play games like Amnesia.
Right now I'm thinking >this< speaker system (Logitech Z-5500) and >this< sound card (Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium). I don't want to exceed maybe $600-700 ideally, so these look affordable. Are there cheaper, quality alternatives?
Also, if this isn't the right thread, can someone direct me to one that is?
Right now I'm thinking >this< speaker system (Logitech Z-5500) and >this< sound card (Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium). I don't want to exceed maybe $600-700 ideally, so these look affordable. Are there cheaper, quality alternatives?
Also, if this isn't the right thread, can someone direct me to one that is?
Outdoor Miner said:
Thanks for the info.
Another forum I frequent recommending me this instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894
Is there any noticeable difference between the one you mentioned, other than the price of course.
Flying_Phoenix
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So I changed my motherboard order from this to this.
Smart move because they are both Rev 3 boards right?
Also this Blu Ray drive says "bulk" does that mean it's practically an OEM where it doesn't come with any cable or no?
Smart move because they are both Rev 3 boards right?
Also this Blu Ray drive says "bulk" does that mean it's practically an OEM where it doesn't come with any cable or no?
Flying_Phoenix
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CrankyJay said:
Eh? Most I saw were deliver within 7 days.
Outdoor Miner
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FatBaby said:Thanks for the info.
Another forum I frequent recommending me this instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894
Is there any noticeable difference between the one you mentioned, other than the price of course.
Only difference is clock speed. The 955 can be overclocked to match 970 speeds if need be.
It depends on what you need. The LE version that you moved to has a PATA connector and 1 less SATA 6.0 ports. The LE also still has regular PCI ports while all the expansion slots on the pro are PCI-Express. Other than that, they are pretty comparable it looks like.Flying_Phoenix said:
OG_Original Gamer
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pseudocaesar said:
I've got the same mobo, really good motherboard Overclocks well to.
In the range of 30+% on average. In games you may be looking at ~7-12fps or so, depending on resolution. For titles with poor coding, archaic engines, and other CPU constrained issues, the difference is often pronounced.Trojita said:
At this point, opting for a Q9x50 (upgrade?) over a newer 1155 quad is really only advisable if you can get the C2Q for cheap and/or switching to 1155 would be prohibitively expensive in your country.
MSI has actually had some of the most forward looking VRM design of any manufacturer. Along Asus and Gigabyte (top three board makers), the three have some solid boards in the $150-180 range. Like these:Deadstar said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574&cm_re=p67-_-13-130-574-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682
and the Gigabyte UD3/UD4 models. At $200 you're mostly getting additional USB 3 and SATA ports. Above that you find mult-GPU and additional overclocking features that aren't needed by most users.
Just make sure to get a fixed/updated B3 1155 board.
FatBaby said:Thanks for the info.
Another forum I frequent recommending me this instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894
Is there any noticeable difference between the one you mentioned, other than the price of course.
Yep, 970 is their higher grade materials and can generally be overclocked more because the silicon is much better. Might max out at 3.6-3.8 on a 955, but just about every 970 can hit 4.0. Mine does it with a CM 212+ heatsink.
Outdoor Miner said:
This is incorrect per the above.
Flying_Phoenix
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Wrekt said:
So would the Pro board be better for this or will I see minimum gain?
EDIT - The LE has two PCI Express x16 slots.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Does SATA III = 6gb/s?
Newegg just added their first Asus mATX 1155 board ASUS P8H67-M LE. Still waiting on a decent H67/P67 mATX board without PCI.
There is no difference between the PCI Express slots (at least for your video card.)Flying_Phoenix said:
Edit: They both support 2 card SLI. The Pro doesn't support triple SLI, so the 3rd PCI-E port is for non-video card. So basically grab the LE if you don't need more than 6 SATA ports and you'd rather have PCI expansion ports instead of PCI-E.
Flying_Phoenix
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Wrekt said:
Great. Looks like I made a fantastic choice! Thanks!
Also can anybody answer this for me please?
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