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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|
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Just pulled the trigger on the following, pretty damn excited. I was going to get a new video card as well but I think I'll stick with my 460 1GB a bit longer.
1 x ($109.99) CASE FRACTAL DESIGN|DEFINE R3,BLACK
1 x ($84.99) MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
2 x ($64.99) HD 1T|SAMSUNG HD103SJ 32M 7K % - OEM
1 x ($109.99) PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-750TX 750W RT
1 x ($174.99) MB ASUS|P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) P67 R
1 x ($12.99) MOUSE PAD X-TRAC|RIPPER SILKY R
1 x ($314.99) CPU INTEL|CORE I7 2600K 3.4G 8M R
1 x ($63.99) MOUSE LOGITECH | 910-001259 R
1 x ($109.99) BR BURN LITE-ON | IHBS112 % - OEM
1 x ($99.99) WIN HOME PREMIUM 7 64-BIT OEM - OEM
1 x ($9.98) CPU THERMPASTE|AS5-3.5G % - OEM
1 x ($34.99) CPU COOLER CM| RR-B10-212P-G1 RT
1 x ($109.99) CASE FRACTAL DESIGN|DEFINE R3,BLACK
1 x ($84.99) MEM 4Gx2|GSKILL F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
2 x ($64.99) HD 1T|SAMSUNG HD103SJ 32M 7K % - OEM
1 x ($109.99) PSU CORSAIR|CMPSU-750TX 750W RT
1 x ($174.99) MB ASUS|P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) P67 R
1 x ($12.99) MOUSE PAD X-TRAC|RIPPER SILKY R
1 x ($314.99) CPU INTEL|CORE I7 2600K 3.4G 8M R
1 x ($63.99) MOUSE LOGITECH | 910-001259 R
1 x ($109.99) BR BURN LITE-ON | IHBS112 % - OEM
1 x ($99.99) WIN HOME PREMIUM 7 64-BIT OEM - OEM
1 x ($9.98) CPU THERMPASTE|AS5-3.5G % - OEM
1 x ($34.99) CPU COOLER CM| RR-B10-212P-G1 RT
HowardRoark
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MedIC86 said:
I understand. Always doubt in the back of your mind if one tweak could make your rig even better. I feel the majority of PC builders are perfectionists like me. <3
Outdoor Miner
Member
CrankyJay said:
Possible. I just did an SB build with stock cooling and things were relatively quiet when running.
My shortlist
Intel Core i5 2500K
ASUS P8P67 Motherboard B3
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 1GB
G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ
Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler
Lian Li Lancool Dark Armor PC-K60
I can't decide between the 560 or the HD6950; as both are the same price. Also I have an old 9600gt card, which I thought I could use as a dedicated PhysX card if i go with the 560. Is that worth doing at all?
Any thoughts on the build? I am pretty much a noob when it comes to this.
Intel Core i5 2500K
ASUS P8P67 Motherboard B3
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 1GB
G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ
Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler
Lian Li Lancool Dark Armor PC-K60
I can't decide between the 560 or the HD6950; as both are the same price. Also I have an old 9600gt card, which I thought I could use as a dedicated PhysX card if i go with the 560. Is that worth doing at all?
Any thoughts on the build? I am pretty much a noob when it comes to this.
The build is solid. Get the 6950 reference version with 2gb and you can unlock it to run at the same speeds as 6970. Here's how: http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/159
The 9600gt can be used as a Physx Card even with ATI main card.
The 9600gt can be used as a Physx Card even with ATI main card.
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Deleted member 22576
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Question, fellas!
Hi, so I just installed Win7 on my MBP so I can play Portal2.
Only problem is the graphics card drivers that came with my OSX disc won't install.
I've done this once before a few years ago, but can't remember how now.
I think essentially it was a program that would allow you to download desktop drivers and then it would modify them for use on a laptop. Does anyonw know what I'm talking about? The performance gains were substantial over the old outdated drivers Apple gives you. The name is just escaping me.
Thanks a lot!
Hi, so I just installed Win7 on my MBP so I can play Portal2.
Only problem is the graphics card drivers that came with my OSX disc won't install.
I've done this once before a few years ago, but can't remember how now.
I think essentially it was a program that would allow you to download desktop drivers and then it would modify them for use on a laptop. Does anyonw know what I'm talking about? The performance gains were substantial over the old outdated drivers Apple gives you. The name is just escaping me.
Thanks a lot!
Outdoor Miner said:
No, it was just me being an idiot. I opened the case and spun the fan with my finger. The sound was from it hitting a fan wire.
I rotated the fan 90 degrees so the wires weren't an issue and now the case is pretty damn quiet.
CPU is idling at 62 C though. That seems pretty high. It is fairly warm in my room right now though.
CrankyJay said:
try http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ or http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
as far as thermal compound is concerned, it would be a good idea to keep a vile/tube around in your tool box. i would suggest getting either mx-4 or IC diamond.
Stantron
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$109 Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case
$183 PS: CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W
$180 MB: ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
$315 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
$90 Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
$150 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
$500 GPU: Asus GTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 Video Card
$308 SSD: Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC (SSD) - OEM (already bought)
$65 HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
$110 Drive: LG Black Super Multi SATA WH12LS30 LightScribe BluRay Burner - OEM
$55 Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Channels PCIe Sound Card - OEM
$100 OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Order placed. $2,275 total after tax/ship. Oh man, can't wait to put this thing together. I'll take pics.
$183 PS: CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W
$180 MB: ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
$315 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
$90 Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
$150 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
$500 GPU: Asus GTX580 DCII/2DIS/1536MD5 GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 Video Card
$308 SSD: Intel 320 Series 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC (SSD) - OEM (already bought)
$65 HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
$110 Drive: LG Black Super Multi SATA WH12LS30 LightScribe BluRay Burner - OEM
$55 Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Channels PCIe Sound Card - OEM
$100 OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
Order placed. $2,275 total after tax/ship. Oh man, can't wait to put this thing together. I'll take pics.
What do you champs think of the Seagate Momentus XT? I'm building a new machine and while I really wanted an SSD, the price per GB was simply too much to appease my value senses. I decided to compromise, but I'm a bit concerned that it's the only hybrid drive widely available - is the technology too 'buggy'? I've a 1TB drive, a 2TB drive and a 360GB drive I plan to phase out soon with another 2TB drive and raid 1 with the other 2TB, should I not bother with Momentus XT? I have dual SSDs at work and really like the instant loads of firefox, visual studio etc but I hoard a lot of data, so it's nice to have some spare GBs around to store things I guess.
[edit]I saw the prices and a differences of £30 for 3 times more extra GB is too much, so I swapped for a Samsung Spinpoint F4 instead and go the RAID route early.
[edit]I saw the prices and a differences of £30 for 3 times more extra GB is too much, so I swapped for a Samsung Spinpoint F4 instead and go the RAID route early.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
My final shipment has been on hold for over a week, pending on the shop receiving the last part...
...my new Microsoft mouse.
And since everthing is already paid, I can't undo my purchase. I won't be able to put together my first fresh build in six years until I get the package (which contains the PSU, the CPU and the SSD).
Man, I'm growing the biggest set of blue balls in the universe.
...my new Microsoft mouse.
And since everthing is already paid, I can't undo my purchase. I won't be able to put together my first fresh build in six years until I get the package (which contains the PSU, the CPU and the SSD).
Man, I'm growing the biggest set of blue balls in the universe.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Stantron said:
Can't wait to see what your completed build looks like. Should be one hell of a PC.
TheSmokingManX
Member
I've been having an issue for a while now where my desktop's USB ports seem to just stop working, forcing me to restart the computer because I can't get the mouse/keyboard to respond. Besides it being annoying, it prevents me from using it for work stuff as I'm worried about losing what I'm doing.
So I'm thinking (maybe baselessly?) that I need a motherboard, in which case I'd need new RAM and a CPU. I haven't paid attention to hardware in a while and don't really know what to look for. I'm thinking I can keep my GPU for the time being and upgrade that at a later time; I was able to run the Crysis 2 demo pretty smoothly (to my delight/surprise) so it's frustrating that I'm even in need of an upgrade at this point. I'll need a new power supply and case possibly; I've got an old Samsung SSD and a 1TB hard drive so I'm set there for now.
Here's my relevant info:
Your Current Specs: Core 2 Duo E8400 1333FSB 6MB Cache // G.SKILL 4 x 1GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 // NVIDIA nForce 780i // MSI NX8800GTS OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB
Budget: USA - thinking I'll keep the GPU if possible for now, in which case, less than $700 or $800 if possible
Main Use: Gaming
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 for the time being, probably will get up to x1080
Are reusing any parts?: hard drives, Razer AC-1, disc drives
When will you build?: Sooner the better, but I can wait a few weeks, at least to make sure this will be future-proofed
Will you be overclocking?: Probably not
So I'm thinking (maybe baselessly?) that I need a motherboard, in which case I'd need new RAM and a CPU. I haven't paid attention to hardware in a while and don't really know what to look for. I'm thinking I can keep my GPU for the time being and upgrade that at a later time; I was able to run the Crysis 2 demo pretty smoothly (to my delight/surprise) so it's frustrating that I'm even in need of an upgrade at this point. I'll need a new power supply and case possibly; I've got an old Samsung SSD and a 1TB hard drive so I'm set there for now.
Here's my relevant info:
Your Current Specs: Core 2 Duo E8400 1333FSB 6MB Cache // G.SKILL 4 x 1GB 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800 // NVIDIA nForce 780i // MSI NX8800GTS OC GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB
Budget: USA - thinking I'll keep the GPU if possible for now, in which case, less than $700 or $800 if possible
Main Use: Gaming
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 for the time being, probably will get up to x1080
Are reusing any parts?: hard drives, Razer AC-1, disc drives
When will you build?: Sooner the better, but I can wait a few weeks, at least to make sure this will be future-proofed
Will you be overclocking?: Probably not
mhayze
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Just when I thought the impact of new hardware hand been blunted somewhat over the years, this years PC upgrade impressed me in the following order:
120hz LCD monitor - WOW. No 3D yet, just 120hz. Buttery smooth goodness not experienced since the CRT days. Not to be confused with 120hz TVs which are comparatively useless, this one is huge for gamers. I chose a Alienware AW2310. Makes every existing game I have that is not capped to lower fps feel better. Heck, it just makes using Windows so much better.
SSD Harddrives. I have two now, very very cool. I really feel the impact more when I go back to a Hard drive based system and try and launch 5 things, the way I take for granted on my new setup. It's hard to separate how much of the speedup comes from the SSD and how much from the...
..Sandy Bridge i7 2600K (coming from a quad core core2 CPU) and 8GB DDR3 - A very nice jump and a lot better than I thought it would be. Over 3x faster than my old quad core + 4GB DDR2 in video compression tests, helps a lot more in games that I thought it would, when used in conjunction with the...
..GF GTX 570 - Very nice card, but probably the least big jump so far from my older GTX 260 - probably because I haven't played Crysis 2 yet
I was already getting close to 60fps steady in most games, now with a 120hz monitor, I get close to 120hz in games that aren't capped to lower fps.
120hz LCD monitor - WOW. No 3D yet, just 120hz. Buttery smooth goodness not experienced since the CRT days. Not to be confused with 120hz TVs which are comparatively useless, this one is huge for gamers. I chose a Alienware AW2310. Makes every existing game I have that is not capped to lower fps feel better. Heck, it just makes using Windows so much better.
SSD Harddrives. I have two now, very very cool. I really feel the impact more when I go back to a Hard drive based system and try and launch 5 things, the way I take for granted on my new setup. It's hard to separate how much of the speedup comes from the SSD and how much from the...
..Sandy Bridge i7 2600K (coming from a quad core core2 CPU) and 8GB DDR3 - A very nice jump and a lot better than I thought it would be. Over 3x faster than my old quad core + 4GB DDR2 in video compression tests, helps a lot more in games that I thought it would, when used in conjunction with the...
..GF GTX 570 - Very nice card, but probably the least big jump so far from my older GTX 260 - probably because I haven't played Crysis 2 yet
I was already getting close to 60fps steady in most games, now with a 120hz monitor, I get close to 120hz in games that aren't capped to lower fps.mhayze said:Just when I thought the impact of new hardware hand been blunted somewhat over the years, this years PC upgrade impressed me in the following order:
120hz LCD monitor - WOW. No 3D yet, just 120hz. Buttery smooth goodness not experienced since the CRT days. Not to be confused with 120hz TVs which are comparatively useless, this one is huge for gamers. I chose a Alienware AW2310. Makes every existing game I have that is not capped to lower fps feel better.
SSD Harddrives. I have two now, very very cool. I really feel the impact more when I go back to a Hard drive based system and try and launch 5 things, the way I take for granted on my new setup. It's hard to separate how much of the speedup comes from the SSD and how much from the...
..Sandy Bridge i7 2600K (coming from a quad core core2 CPU) and 8GB DDR3 - A very nice jump and a lot better than I thought it would be. Over 3x faster than my old quad core + 4GB DDR2 in video compression tests, helps a lot more in games that I thought it would, when used in conjunction with the...
..GF GTX 570 - Very nice card, but probably the least big jump so far from my older GTX 260 - probably because I haven't played Crysis 2 yet
God dammit why did I even come in this thread all it makes me want to do is spend money
Which C2Q did you have? Q6600?
BTW, are pretty much all PSU power cords equal?
The cord that came with my Corsair 750 PSU was DOA, so I swapped it out for an old Dell power cable and that worked like a charm.
Any chance I can get a replacement power cord from Corsair without sending the entire PSU back?
The cord that came with my Corsair 750 PSU was DOA, so I swapped it out for an old Dell power cable and that worked like a charm.
Any chance I can get a replacement power cord from Corsair without sending the entire PSU back?
I'm about to start doing a computer build, but coming from a laptop the first thing I wanted to pull the trigger on was getting a good gaming monitor.
I've been browsing for a while, but still have no real idea if there's a de facto monitor to pick up for gaming. I just want an average sized monitor 22" to 24" range with a price range of £200-£300, and I don't care about 3D. But if the one everyone recommends is higher priced than that it would still be nice to know about it to compare against.
I've been browsing for a while, but still have no real idea if there's a de facto monitor to pick up for gaming. I just want an average sized monitor 22" to 24" range with a price range of £200-£300, and I don't care about 3D. But if the one everyone recommends is higher priced than that it would still be nice to know about it to compare against.
Cat in the Hat
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I want to let you know these things are the biggest pieces of shit. I've been through 3 of them. They burn out often, if you plug or unplug the device in while your PC is running you run the risk of burning the device out.eznark said:
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