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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|

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Funky Papa

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Any "cheap" Sanforce SSDs in the horizon? I've been looking at OCZ's Vertex3 family but I don't think there's even a price for the non Pro (read: affordable) units.
 
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TheExodu5

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The non-Pros did get a price. I forget, but it's just a tiny bit more than the Vertex 2. Around $500 for the 240GB model, $250 for the 120GB, and so on.
 
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verbum

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ithorien said:
Sorry should have been more specific-

I have used and upgraded with this specific version of Win7Pro Student from a Vista Business install. I have activated this copy of Win7 on this computer.

If I get a brand new build, and attempt to reinstall, what will happen to the Win7 license/activation?
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You will get a code and a telephone number to call to re-activate the license in a new computer.
 
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Deadstar

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So I've decided to reinstall windows 7 and go 64 bit (like a boss?) so my question is whether or not I'll see any improvement in gaming since I'll be going from 4 gigs of ram to 8.
 
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mkenyon

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Deadstar said:
So I've decided to reinstall windows 7 and go 64 bit (like a boss?) so my question is whether or not I'll see any improvement in gaming since I'll be going from 4 gigs of ram to 8.
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Only if you were maxing out your RAM previously.
 
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TheExodu5

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Oddly enough, a few games have been really utilizing RAM on my new system. I've had a few games show up with 2.5-3GB usage. Stalker CoP Complete comes to mind. I guess some games actually have 64-bit executables now?
 
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Deadstar

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How does that work? For example if I buy a game on Steam that supports 64 bit will it just run the right exe automatically? I was on 32 bit before so my system could only use 3.5 of it including the 1 gig windows uses. So I might have been maxing it out I'm not sure.
 
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mkenyon

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TheExodu5 said:
Oddly enough, a few games have been really utilizing RAM on my new system. I've had a few games show up with 2.5-3GB usage. Stalker CoP Complete comes to mind. I guess some games actually have 64-bit executables now?
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That is really interesting to note. Hmm....
 
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TheExodu5

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mkenyon said:
That is really interesting to note. Hmm....
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I remember reading a post...maybe on Hard Forums, where a 2500K system used about 2.5GB for Bad Company 2, whereas a i7 920 (or other 1366) @ 4.0GHz used around 1.5GB. I'm not sure why the CPU would make such a large difference in memory usage.
 
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Cheech

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OK, so two buddies of mine both want me to build them PCs, and one of them is dead nuts set against spending a penny over $650 for it. The other guy came in at 600, but agreed to go to 650 so we could do the same build for both.

What do you dudes think?

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Originally I had a Asus AMD 6850 in place of the Fermi, but it put me at $20 over budget.

I could give them an i3-2100 instead of the i5, but these guys want to be able to play this Fall's games without trouble.

Civ V, Diablo 3, Skyrim, WoW, Rift, Battlefield 3... those are going to be the big ones for both of them.

Any input would be appreciated.
 
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Schmattakopf

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mkenyon said:
Did you not see my previous post? Try out a cheapo sound card.
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As I said, I disabled the onboard sound and still got a blue screen. It seems to me that getting a new sound card is essentially the same solution, but maybe I'm wrong.
 
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verbum

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Cheech said:
OK, so two buddies of mine both want me to build them PCs, and one of them is dead nuts set against spending a penny over $650 for it. The other guy came in at 600, but agreed to go to 650 so we could do the same build for both.

What do you dudes think?

pcbuild.jpg


Originally I had a Asus AMD 6850 in place of the Fermi, but it put me at $20 over budget.

I could give them an i3-2100 instead of the i5, but these guys want to be able to play this Fall's games without trouble.

Civ V, Diablo 3, Skyrim, WoW, Rift, Battlefield 3... those are going to be the big ones for both of them.

Any input would be appreciated.
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A 5770 video card from AMD is nice as well, will handle DX11 for the next games coming out.
 
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TheExodu5

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Cheech said:
OK, so two buddies of mine both want me to build them PCs, and one of them is dead nuts set against spending a penny over $650 for it. The other guy came in at 600, but agreed to go to 650 so we could do the same build for both.

What do you dudes think?

pcbuild.jpg


Originally I had a Asus AMD 6850 in place of the Fermi, but it put me at $20 over budget.

I could give them an i3-2100 instead of the i5, but these guys want to be able to play this Fall's games without trouble.

Civ V, Diablo 3, Skyrim, WoW, Rift, Battlefield 3... those are going to be the big ones for both of them.

Any input would be appreciated.
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That's actually a pretty impressive build for the money.

If you have to keep it absolutely under $650, it's hard to argue with.

verbum said:
A 5770 video card from AMD is nice as well, will handle DX11 for the next games coming out.
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The 5770 is not a good card to buy whatsoever today, unless you really need to keep power consumption to a minimum. Going from a GTX 460 to a 5770 is a major downgrade.

The 5770 won't do very well with high end DX 11 games either.
 
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sk3tch

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^ been posted a million times, but the i5 2500K is $179.99 at MicroCenter (in-store pickup only) if you have one near you. Hell, I could pick one up, pay the tax (~7.5%) and ship it to you (U.S. only) for less than $200 total. Something to consider. Would really make that $650 build killer.
 
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TheExodu5

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To make the 2500K worthwhile, you need a P67 motherboard though, which raises the price another $60-80.

He needs to stop somewhere, and that's a pretty good compromise to me.
 
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sk3tch

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TheExodu5 said:
To make the 2500K worthwhile, you need a P67 motherboard though, which raises the price another $60-80.

He needs to stop somewhere, and that's a pretty good compromise to me.
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Ah yes...

Well, in that case - it's $149.99 for the i5 2400 at MicroCenter. :) $160.91 after my local tax and add shipping (my i5 2500k box weighs 13.2 oz. so I assume the same for the i5 2400). I have to go there this afternoon...which is why I'm offering. I otherwise don't go there very often. :)
 
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mkenyon

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Blackface said:
So I just got my new Asus replacement bored in for the faulty one. My temps went from 35 across all cores, to 50-55.

wtf...
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You probably didnt have your heatsink properly seated in your previous build. Would be the occam's razor answer here.
 
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LizardKing

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hi guys. well it's time for me to build a new pc, but i haven't done so in ages. the main thing pushing me on this is getting some work for video editing, so it needs to be able to run premiere and illustrator. i don't have a ton of cash unfortunately so i have to get away with what i can build at a minimum up front but can upgrade later. so what's possible here? i was thinking of building it around an i7 processor. thanks in advance
 
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TheExodu5

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LizardKing said:
hi guys. well it's time for me to build a new pc, but i haven't done so in ages. the main thing pushing me on this is getting some work for video editing, so it needs to be able to run premiere and illustrator. i don't have a ton of cash unfortunately so i have to get away with what i can build at a minimum up front but can upgrade later. so what's possible here? i was thinking of building it around an i7 processor. thanks in advance
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Budget?
 
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Blackface

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Another issue is my CPU is currently not underclocking it self with C1E speestep etc.. all enabled.

The bios is also putting the voltage at 1.312 consistently
 
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sk3tch

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Anything you guys think I should change about my build? I am going to dig into it on Monday (parts are all ordered, but I am not against returning/exchanging prior to opening/using them):

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26521757&postcount=9254

Goals:
- 1080p gaming ONLY (due to my monitor setup)
- Play BFBC2 ultra crazy high
- Play BF3 very well
- Unlikely to do Crossfire in the future. If I do, I recognize I will likely need to upgrade PSU.
- Keep price low, but no huge sacrifices to do so (i.e. within reason)
- No SSDs until prices drop further. Running RAID1 because I prefer data protection versus performance.

thanks!
 
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Blackface

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Problem fixed.

The new version of the bored defaults C1E to "auto". It never came on. The Mobo was forcing my voltage up and over 1.3 constantly. I went into Bios and switched C1E on, set the XMp profile and now temps back to 35 across the bored.

what a dumb choice by Asus.
 
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momolicious

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Shambles said:
There's no great pre-built machine aside from the odd super sale. Either you can spend 1500+ for a good machine, or spend half that much for the same machine and spend the time to put it together. Can't really have it both ways.
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Doesnt Cyberpower PC have pretty good pricing for prebuilt computers for what you get?
 
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comrade

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momolicious said:
Doesnt Cyberpower PC have pretty good pricing for prebuilt computers for what you get?
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I think I paid about $1200 for my rig. Just priced it out on cyberpower and its 1700 with a worse CPU cooler.
 
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mrklaw

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TheExodu5 said:
To make the 2500K worthwhile, you need a P67 motherboard though, which raises the price another $60-80.

He needs to stop somewhere, and that's a pretty good compromise to me.
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except that 2500k is cheaper than the 2400 listed. Why not get it - even if you don't overclock it'll still be faster for less money. 2500k will still work in a H67 motherboard right? just won't overclock fully.
 
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momolicious

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comrade said:
I think I paid about $1200 for my rig. Just priced it out on cyberpower and its 1700 with a worse CPU cooler.
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haha nevermind then. Dont plan on building new computer soon but that $180 for i5 2500k is nice... it should be cheaper later right?

If 750W is overkill for single GPU like HD6950 how come the OP has a 750W PSU for the $1000 build?
 
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TheExodu5

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mrklaw said:
except that 2500k is cheaper than the 2400 listed. Why not get it - even if you don't overclock it'll still be faster for less money. 2500k will still work in a H67 motherboard right? just won't overclock fully.
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And the 2400 on Microcenter is even cheaper...

If he does have access to a Microcenter, then go for the 2400 and up the GPU to a GTX 460 1GB or a 6850.

LizardKing said:
i don't really have a "budget" but around 1,000 (no monitor) is what i'm thinking. i guess as cheap as possible to meet my needs.
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Are you planning on doing any gaming?

edit: actually, just answer the build questions in the OP.
 
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knitoe

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Blackface said:
Problem fixed.

The new version of the bored defaults C1E to "auto". It never came on. The Mobo was forcing my voltage up and over 1.3 constantly. I went into Bios and switched C1E on, set the XMp profile and now temps back to 35 across the bored.

what a dumb choice by Asus.
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I posted the samething last week+ after I installed the replacement MB, Auto = off thus need to manually enable them.
 
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yodathesoda

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Intel Core i5-2500K Processor with 6 MB Cache, 3.30 GHz for Socket LGA1155
GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N560SO-1GI-950 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB
XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91
MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case
Samsung PX2370 23" 2ms Full HD LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design

Before I put in the order, am I missing anything or could I do better on any parts? I'm not too set on the video card. How about the monitor? If it looks good I'm ready to hit that checkout.
 
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LizardKing

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Basic Desktop Questions
Your Current Specs: macbook laptop
Budget: about 1,000/usa
Main Use: Video Editing (gaming would be nice but i don't need it now)
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: none (premiere)
Are reusing any parts?: No (but using an hdtv for a monitor)
When will you build?: A month or two
Will you be overclocking?: maybe
 
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jonremedy

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LizardKing said:
hi guys. well it's time for me to build a new pc, but i haven't done so in ages. the main thing pushing me on this is getting some work for video editing, so it needs to be able to run premiere and illustrator. i don't have a ton of cash unfortunately so i have to get away with what i can build at a minimum up front but can upgrade later. so what's possible here? i was thinking of building it around an i7 processor. thanks in advance
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For editing, as many cores as possible, the maximum amount of RAM, and as you're going to be using Premiere, an Nvidia CUDA-based GPU is what you're looking for. More specifically:

CPU - Core i7 2600k (for video, the hyperthreading is pretty nice)
RAM - 8-16 GB
GPU - Geforce 560ti with 2GB of RAM (unless you want to overspend on a 580 or something...)
 
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Corky

Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference.
Am I being silly or is absolutely obvious that a gtx 580 won't be able to stay above 60fps max settings, in the games coming up?

Why are they forcing me to go with a multigpu setup? Geez, if I'm this anal with only a 1080p setup imagine what I would be with something higher ._.
 
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