"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]
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Heppell said:
Reinstall steam then go to http://store.steampowered.com/ and try logging in to see if your account was created or not.
jett said:
4GHz is extremely easy on a 2500k, you don't have to worry about phases unless your going over 5Ghz. Here's an Intel Engineer talking about VRMs.
Psychotext
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So... new PC complete, but I'm really, really not happy with the quality of the onboard sound. Can anyone suggest a good solution? Don't mind too much if it's expensive as long as it works well.
Hmm
Someone here linked a descriptive article about different kinds of AA and, IIRC, the gist of it was that Supersampling is the best AA in terms of IQ, however it is so taxing that is has led to other techniques getting developed, like ogssaa,trssaa, sgssaa etc.
However I was under the impression that SGSSAA ( in conjunction with MSAA ) actually trumped, in terms of IQ, regular supersampling? Have I understood this incorrectly?
Someone here linked a descriptive article about different kinds of AA and, IIRC, the gist of it was that Supersampling is the best AA in terms of IQ, however it is so taxing that is has led to other techniques getting developed, like ogssaa,trssaa, sgssaa etc.
However I was under the impression that SGSSAA ( in conjunction with MSAA ) actually trumped, in terms of IQ, regular supersampling? Have I understood this incorrectly?
Corky said:
I read the same thing (and some other stuff) quickly and I believe SGSSAA is another "trick" to get as close to real "regular" supersampling as possible quality-wise while trying to minimize the enormous performance hit (SGSSAA still requires very heavy calculations obviously) =]
n0n44m said:
Oh I see, I guess the option is obvious if you have a setting that is as close to the best as possible yet requires less calculations, so in that sense I reckon sgssaa > ss. I seriously love tinkering with these kind of things :3
ss_lemonade
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4 phase I believe. MSI claims they use higher quality phases with their boards, so I guess that's why they don't have as much as the competition. I use a p67a gd65 and that is only 6+2 but I'm running on 4.5 just fine and think I can push it much more higher if I wanted to. You should be fine with that board. You could even go past 4.5 if you tweaked it right and have the right cooling setup.jett said:
Flame Lord
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Corsair Dominator half off on Amazon today. Worth it?
iSurvivedTheOutage
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Hai gais!
The crucial M4 128GB SSD will be on shell shocker today..
what kind of prices can we expect?
The crucial M4 128GB SSD will be on shell shocker today..
what kind of prices can we expect?
Alright, I've been waiting for a Fractal R3 price drop, but it isn't happening. Can someone post me great alternatives that are cheaper? I don't know what is what when it comes to cases. I liked the simplicity of the R3, and figured you get what you pay for, but there must be something cheaper that's comparable, right?
cackhyena said:
The Coolermaster CM690 II (non-advanced) is a bit cheaper and still has very nice features, it is a bit more aimed at airflow instead of silence so it makes a bit more noise probably. The Coolermaster Silencio 550 is a bit of an R3 derivative but with less good airflow, noise isolation is very good though. The BitFenix Shinobi mentioned in the OP looks decent but I haven't read any reviews about it.
Most other cheaper than R3 cases can't hold a candle to the R3 imho
in terms of design and noise/cooling ratio at leastThanks, man. I think I'll just keep saving up. I've looked over soooo many cases, and nothing really appeals to me like the R3 does. I gotta have quiet.n0n44m said:The Coolermaster CM690 II (non-advanced) is a bit cheaper and still has very nice features, it is a bit more aimed at airflow instead of silence so it makes a bit more noise probably. The Coolermaster Silencio 550 is a bit of an R3 derivative but with less good airflow, noise isolation is very good though. The BitFenix Shinobi mentioned in the OP looks decent but I haven't read any reviews about it.
Most other cheaper than R3 cases can't hold a candle to the R3 imho
n0n44m said:The Coolermaster CM690 II (non-advanced) is a bit cheaper and still has very nice features, it is a bit more aimed at airflow instead of silence so it makes a bit more noise probably. The Coolermaster Silencio 550 is a bit of an R3 derivative but with less good airflow, noise isolation is very good though. The BitFenix Shinobi mentioned in the OP looks decent but I haven't read any reviews about it.
Most other cheaper than R3 cases can't hold a candle to the R3 imho
Used one for my build. Whisper quiet out of the box. Unless in a dead silent room you'd be hard pressed to ever know it was on by sound alone.
Chinner said:
I haven't noticed anything whenever I was testing it out. Since then I play with a headset so don't notice much of anything other than what comes through those.
ss_lemonade
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On the gd65? Nope, haven't encountered any issues like that. One problem I did have with this board was random BSODs when the cpu was either idle or not being stressed (example just browsing the net). I think it had something to do with the board's vcore dropping too low or something like that. The problem seems to have gone away though after I flashed the bios to a newer version and redid my OC settings.jett said:
TommyT said:
Have one as well ... replaced all fans with even quieter fans
it's a bit subjective I guess 
main difference with the R3 is that the 690 II is a lot more "open" with all the mesh covers whereas the R3 has mostly solid panels, some insulation and even extra covers for fan holes you don't use
still the 690 II (non-advanced) is probably the best midtower out there imho on price/quality ratio =]
Chinner said:
isn't it a PWM fan? you should be able to let your motherboard regulate the PWM according to cpu load then
n0n44m said:ziet er goed uit, be sure to post some pics =]
I still don't think the Antec 620 will fit thoughlook at this picture ... the two 120mm fans are right next to the motherboard, meaning the radiator will probably hit either VRM components or the RAM. To make things completely impossible, your DVD drive will be hanging there as well?
Scythe Big Shuriken should fit though? Google around some more on this case too see some builds people have done with it =]
Dankjewel
On the other side of the case there's another space for a 12" fan... if it doesn't fit the one side, i'm hoping it'll fit on the other. I'm not building this myself, i can have it assembled for like 30 bucks - saves me the headache of troubleshooting and DOA parts, or having to send back a part that does not fit.I'll probably tweak this build some more before i order it - which will not be for atleast 4 weeks. I'm really looking forward to playing Deus Ex and BF3 in my new house on my new PC and new TV
woooooJCtheMC said:Dankjewel
I'll probably tweak this build some more before i order it - which will not be for atleast 4 weeks. I'm really looking forward to playing Deus Ex and BF3 in my new house on my new PC and new TV
other side is the intake for HDD cooling as far as I know
but let whoever assembles it find that out then, that's what you pay them for right =]
Chinner said:
indeed like scogoth says make sure it's on the cpu fan header, then in bios there should be some option that you can use to manage CPU fan speed, usually it has profiles like "silent, normal, turbo" or you can set the minimum and maximum temperature limits yourself =] depends on your motherboard manufacturer really
Not reallyFlame Lord said:
2nd postsn1pes said:
For some.Chinner said:
Plug it into your CPU_FAN and your motherboard most likely will control the speed.
You might also have speed/noise options and be able to set it to 'low' or 'quiet', or just hardcap the RPM at say 1500 instead of 2000.
*In the BIOS options of course. Hit Del on boot
Man that's a nice deal.chewydogg said:
jett said:Man checked out a review of the 212+ cooler and that thing is so huge it's scary.
I would do it hands down. It's far cooler than stock under load and the 2500k is so overclockable that it's almost criminal not to do it.
The thermal paste is simple. I ended up spreading a thin layer over the whole cpu and my temps are fine.
if you want to overclock. thermal paste is seriously the easiest thing ever, and i'm more than confident in your skill to put that thing on.jett said:Man checked out a review of the 212+ cooler and that thing is so huge it's scary.
The bug is related to waking up from sleep/hibernation with Internal PLL enable. If it was due to just idling, there would have been a huge recall on all sandy bridge CPUs. And, yes, it could be do to Vcore dropping to low when CPU is idling. The CPU was design to underclock and use less voltages when idling. To fix it, add more voltage with OFFSET.garath said:
VGChampion
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Opinions on going the SLI route with the GTX 560 Ti SLI? I still haven't decided on what I'm going to do but it seems that would be better than getting something like the GTX 580? I won't be playing in 3D but I would like pretty high settings at 1920x1080.
Or do you think I'd be better off starting with one for now and upgrading to two if need be in the future?
Or do you think I'd be better off starting with one for now and upgrading to two if need be in the future?
once, or whenever you take your cpu cooler - then it needs to be reapplied.jett said:
youtube video:
http://youtu.be/I3gx6c62D7I
VGChampion said:
Your mileage will vary depending on your system specs but I like to use this as a reference point for choosing my potential Nvidia video card setups.
Official NVIDIA Forums Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.1 Leaderboard
You can get 2x560ti for about 460$ US; getting about 50 fps in Heaven at extreme settings
versus
460$ US for one 580 and getting about 40 fps, but have the potential to down the line (when prices drop) pick up another 580 in SLI and get potentially up to 80 fps.
How long that wait will be before they drop I cannot say though.
Good call. I copied the wrong model. The guy never responded, so no telling what he decided on doing.scogoth said:
From the OP:VGChampion said:
Intro to dual cards: SLI & Crossfire
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26715356&postcount=10527
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