Shadowhaxor
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Shadowhaxor said:
Sale is still on, ends on the 19th!!!! GO GO!!!!
"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|
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Sale is still on, ends on the 19th!!!! GO GO!!!!
Building a Sandy Bridge rig, woo! I do 3D modeling and video editing hence the 8 GB of RAM. I'm on a loose budget (aiming for $700). What do you all think? Is this a good price, or any advice on the selected parts (good/bad experiences)?
One concern is the 1.5V max voltage of Sandy Bridge, since the RAM is rated at 1.65V. Research and reading this thread tells me that this might not be a problem, but I'm still wary.
One concern is the 1.5V max voltage of Sandy Bridge, since the RAM is rated at 1.65V. Research and reading this thread tells me that this might not be a problem, but I'm still wary.
mclaren777
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^^^
Why a mid-tower case with a micro ATX motherboard?
Also, I just sent back my un-opened 1.65v RAM yesterday and ordered some 1.5v RAM instead. I figure that the extra peace of mind is worth the 15% restocking fee.
Why a mid-tower case with a micro ATX motherboard?
Also, I just sent back my un-opened 1.65v RAM yesterday and ordered some 1.5v RAM instead. I figure that the extra peace of mind is worth the 15% restocking fee.
Grimm Fandango
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Ugh seem to be having problems with the ASUS AI Suite. It's not loading properly and seems like I cannot even uninstall it.
Well something is causing my system to freeze up (about 5 times so far) and I think it's this thing.
Well something is causing my system to freeze up (about 5 times so far) and I think it's this thing.
I'm trying to stress test my 6850 overclock. I don't really like Furmark because I'm not really sure what errors are supposed to look like, so I'm using OCCT instead. But OCCT isn't really stressing my GPU, I have the shader complexity turned up to 8, and after 5 minutes the GPU activity is still only ~35%. The temp isn't even going past 60, am I using it right?
LiquidMamba
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n0n44m said:just build it on top of the motherboard boxshould hold until the 20th
That sounds pretty dangerous. I have all of these parts sitting around my house and its driving me nuts. lol
mclaren777
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No problem. And you might want to check your inbox.ltse1 said:Thanks for the catch, I had picked the wrong CPU+mobo combo...it is now a regular ATX mobo
Good call on the RAM, I already did the same. You're right, it's much better to not have to worry about that.
Can you recommend me the best SSD in 64gb category and also I picked out a heatsink in the list. Also how is this EVGA GTX 570 superclocked compare to the 6970?
I've got a problem with my graphics card's fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev2ElkAnUo0
mclaren777
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Save yourself $50 on RAM.hyelife said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311
scitek said:
What model is your GPU? I'm having problems with my GPU fan as well with a whine coming from it and will likely replace it. On my model I can remove the plastic shroud and fan just be removing 4 screws. All I need to do is grab a fan that has a 4-pin connection and will fit in the case and attach it to the heat sink using wire or whatnot. I assume it will be fairly easy but haven't actually gotten around to doing it. It looks like the 4-pin fan connection on the GPU board should be the same as any normal 4-pin fan connection.
scitek said:
Same thing happened to my 5850. I had to rma it.
drkOne said:
Id try to hold off for as long as possible. I'm in the same boat, and Ati drivers are a mix bag. The new drivers come out on the 25th. Hope they aren't as shitty 10.12 preview drivers were. Nvidia has their fair share of problems as well so don't feel too bad. I'm probably gonna wait till the summer to see the prices on things.
Shambles said:
It's an HIS Radeon 5770. I should have mentioned I've already tried blowing the dust out of it and all that. It seems to have quieted a little bit since I had the case open.
vocab said:
Damn, I was hoping to sell it when I upgraded to a GTX 570 in a couple weeks.
Ok. One last post about my Overclock before putting a nice little bow on it and calling it good to go.
Ran 50 instances of Standard Intel Burn test. Passed. Ran Prime95 for 8 hours. Passed.
Idle temperatures sit around 32C
While running Prime95 they were high High 50s up to 62C
The temps from Intel Burn Test are in the screenshot.
Does everything look a-ok?
Ran 50 instances of Standard Intel Burn test. Passed. Ran Prime95 for 8 hours. Passed.
Idle temperatures sit around 32C
While running Prime95 they were high High 50s up to 62C
The temps from Intel Burn Test are in the screenshot.
Does everything look a-ok?
Any chance nice IPS monitors will come down in price in 2011? I just bought a crappy 23" Acer LED at Walmart which I had to return due to terrible blue/purple shift (unchangeable). I'm thinking of picking up a Dell Professional series 24" right now on sale as I can't quite afford an IPS just yet.. seen any good deals on monitors lately? (must be shippable to Canada - preferably a Can website too).
Should have mentioned that I have a Samsung 22" LCD 2253LW, but I've never really been satisfied with the black levels on it. I did learn in a hurry that Samsung has excellent color accuracy compared to Acer though.. side by side, the Acer looked like smurf village, but with much nicer brightness.
Quick question if you will indulge me:
I was waiting for the next gen ssd to come out for my MBP but im getting tired of waiting and have looked at the momentus XT hybrid drive, anyone got any experience of these? i notice they have been out a while now, anyone know if there is scheduled to be a new version soon? i mean the 500gig drive is only £90 so even if i use it for a year then get an ssd after that that seems acceptable to me, just wondered if they are worth it? (surely have to be quicker than standard 5400rpm drive in MBP?)
I was waiting for the next gen ssd to come out for my MBP but im getting tired of waiting and have looked at the momentus XT hybrid drive, anyone got any experience of these? i notice they have been out a while now, anyone know if there is scheduled to be a new version soon? i mean the 500gig drive is only £90 so even if i use it for a year then get an ssd after that that seems acceptable to me, just wondered if they are worth it? (surely have to be quicker than standard 5400rpm drive in MBP?)
MisterAnderson
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I'm thinking about getting this monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001431
I forgot who it was that said they have the same one and got it for around $260 bucks from a newegg special...how rare do those occur? Until 1/19 there's a $20 off promo code, should I jump on this special or wait longer?
I forgot who it was that said they have the same one and got it for around $260 bucks from a newegg special...how rare do those occur? Until 1/19 there's a $20 off promo code, should I jump on this special or wait longer?
KeioSquad2
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hey guy's, would this be a good pc for the price? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229238
Like I said before, I don't want to build one because I'm scared I'll mess it up, considering I don't know much about it anyways..... This has the specs I want, but I know nothing about cyberpower. Are they good? is the price good?
Like I said before, I don't want to build one because I'm scared I'll mess it up, considering I don't know much about it anyways..... This has the specs I want, but I know nothing about cyberpower. Are they good? is the price good?
mclaren777
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I know that some of you got free copies of Civ5 for buying a CPU bundle from Newegg.
Would anyone be willing to trade that code for both Just Cause 2 and Mafia II?
Would anyone be willing to trade that code for both Just Cause 2 and Mafia II?
Ok now I have another thing I'm worried about. I've been looking at IPS monitors due to allot of photshoping I do and cant decide if I should get this Dell UltraSharp U2311H 23-inch or is there something better?
hyelife said:
That series of monitors is really solid, I do recommend it. Some people really don't like matte screens, and some people are bothered by the anti-glare coating, but I don't really have a problem with either. Keep in mind that the resolution is also 1920x1080 and 16:9. A lot of people really prefer working with 1920x1200 and 16:10 (which is the dell u2410). I don't think you can really go wrong with these monitors though, as they're very affordable.
Apple has a good 24" if you are only using the monitor for Photoshop and editing (no-gaming) but I think you'd probably have to find it on eBay as I don't believe they sell it anymore. The Apple monitor is glossy, which some people prefer, as I said earlier. You could also probably find a HP IPS, but I've never used one so I can't really say much about them.
I'd just go with the Dell, U2311 for 16:9 and U2410 for 16:10.
IrishNinja
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·feist· said:
ah! see, we were debating rotating it, but given the hour of night/the shape of the cooler it looked as though it wouldnt've made a difference...awesome, gonna try again tonight then! was really trying to make this one work, as
could you elaborate here? i can see where making this work will leave little to no room between the two, not sure what options i have for specific materials.
also: friend has some zip-ties, working on the cable management by the PSU grill as well, thanks again for the heads-up there.
toastyToast
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About Dell's IPS panels, are there any ghosting issues while gaming?
What about the HP ZR24w 24-inch S-IPS
toasty_T said:
They have a good response time for what they are, 8ms for the 23" and 6ms for the 24" and 27". I've heard/experienced no ghosting issues while gaming, but it might be worth it to check out some mega-threads on them if you want impressions:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1518544
You'll probably need to skip to the later pages, as that thread was started before they were even released.
EDIT: Actually just skip the last page, people are answering a question about ghosting there.
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Does anyone here have the Nvidia 3D Vision Kit? Im wondering if its good and if its well worth getting? I have heard some people say that the 3D sucks and that you have to sacrifice framerate and if you try to use it in multiplayer it lags the game. Is any of that true?
Also out of the following graphics cards which is the best: GTX 570, GTX 580, Radeon 6850, or Radeon 6870.
I want a graphics card that will play Crysis 1-2, Alice 2, Diablo 3, and Witcher 2 at max settings.
Also out of the following graphics cards which is the best: GTX 570, GTX 580, Radeon 6850, or Radeon 6870.
I want a graphics card that will play Crysis 1-2, Alice 2, Diablo 3, and Witcher 2 at max settings.
Alright. I've got a modest HTPC setup that I built a couple years ago. I've got some money to devote to some basic upgrades for gaming. I'd like to reuse as many parts as possible (Power supply, HDD, Disc Drive, Case, Fans, etc.). My Current Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250
RAM: 2x1G DDR2
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
GPU: Radeon HD 4550
Power supply: 550W (not sure of brand)
OS: Windows 7 (64 bit)
Display native output resolution: 768p (aka "720p")
Not interested in messing with overclocking (too time consuming for what I want it for). My budget's in the neighborhood of $300-400. I figure I've got two basic routes: I could either just get more memory and a slightly better graphics card. Or I could get a whole new motherboard, processor, and memory (DDR3) along with a new graphics card. Mostly, I'd just like to play some PC-centric titles that I've missed over the past few years (Crysis, Dragon Age, Starcraft 2, The Witcher, etc). Something somewhat future-proof would be nice, but not necessary.
Also, just as important, I do all of my gaming in my living room sitting in a chair or on my couch. So using a standard wireless mouse and keyboard won't cut it for gaming. I know there are various "solutions" out there for lap gaming, but curious what some of you folks might use.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 250
RAM: 2x1G DDR2
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
GPU: Radeon HD 4550
Power supply: 550W (not sure of brand)
OS: Windows 7 (64 bit)
Display native output resolution: 768p (aka "720p")
Not interested in messing with overclocking (too time consuming for what I want it for). My budget's in the neighborhood of $300-400. I figure I've got two basic routes: I could either just get more memory and a slightly better graphics card. Or I could get a whole new motherboard, processor, and memory (DDR3) along with a new graphics card. Mostly, I'd just like to play some PC-centric titles that I've missed over the past few years (Crysis, Dragon Age, Starcraft 2, The Witcher, etc). Something somewhat future-proof would be nice, but not necessary.
Also, just as important, I do all of my gaming in my living room sitting in a chair or on my couch. So using a standard wireless mouse and keyboard won't cut it for gaming. I know there are various "solutions" out there for lap gaming, but curious what some of you folks might use.
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