"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]
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Madrical said:Hey guys & gals, anyone know much about case modding? I'm thinking of buying a new case and modding it into a Protoss (StarCraft) themed case. I'm not looking for anything in particular; if anyone has past experience who I can discuss with, or anyone have any useful tips or recommended cases would be great. Actually, I really need a recommended case, I can't decide!
ALSO! Water cooling; I know nothing about it but I want it as long as it is no louder than fans. Any recommended brands for water cooling? Or links/advice etc.
Thanks for any help my fellow master racers.
there's only one solution, read lots of forums
xtremesystems.org , bit-tech.net , overclock.net , hardwareluxx.de , and many more
I must have spent 4 months reading before starting this (and another 4 modding lol)
edit: this digital magazine here http://www.computerpoweruser.com/DigitalEditions/Default.aspx starting page 58 has a pretty nice n00b guide by the way
WEGGLES said:
I'd probably suggest the LG W2442PA (or HP 2509b on the glossy end of things) over a low-end VA/IPS. If you want a good IPS, you're looking at the Dell 2311h or HP ZR24w, both of which I believe use a pretty harsh AG coating so they're not really perfect.
As for the Dells2009Wb ... I honestly wouldn't be able to tell you. Never seen the monitor in person myself so not sure how it compares. Another perk of the two TNs listed are that they're both calibrated and setup properly out of the box without much (if any) tinkering to be done at all.
Deadly Joker
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kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
I got my new PC today. Managed to run by and pick it up this morning and now it's at home downloading stuff while I'm at work... every single minute is pure torture. I want to be home with my new computer. :S
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Have you OC'd your card? Also what temps are you getting? And are you using the latest drivers?Median said:
cartman414
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godhandiscen said:
What kind of SLI setup do you have?
Just in the game, or on your desktop too?
The snow could just be noise intentionally added by the game. It could also be dithering introduced by your monitor.
The fact that you're only noticing it in dark scenes only makes me think it's not a GPU issue at all. GPU artifacting tends to be bright green, and is very visible regardless of the brightness of what's displayed on your monitor.
The snow could just be noise intentionally added by the game. It could also be dithering introduced by your monitor.
The fact that you're only noticing it in dark scenes only makes me think it's not a GPU issue at all. GPU artifacting tends to be bright green, and is very visible regardless of the brightness of what's displayed on your monitor.
Deadly Joker
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How is this for a 1st time build?
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM
$23.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
$154.48
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
$64.99
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
$359.99
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
$109.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
$69.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$159.99
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
$219.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
$99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
$49.99
TOTAL: $1313
Any changes you would recommend?
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model AD-7261S-0B LightScribe Support - OEM
$23.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Compucase Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior
$154.48
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
$64.99
EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...
$359.99
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
$109.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
$69.99
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$159.99
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
$219.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
$99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
$49.99
TOTAL: $1313
Any changes you would recommend?
Median said:
Are the speckles always the same color? Or do they mostly seem to match their surrounding color? If it's the latter, it could be a sign of monitor dithering.
Wallach said:
Yeah, I'm not sure what determines the color of the artifacting.
Deadly Joker said:
I would get either the Asus DirectCu II or MSI Twin Frozr III GTX 570 over the EVGA. Much better and quieter cooling.
If you care about the looks of your motherboard, you could consider the Gigabyte Z68 UD3 boards...very sexy in an all black case.
Otherwise, just make sure you want a full tower. I have the HAF X, and while it's great, it is massive and a pain to bring to LANs. If you're just keeping it at home, that's not an issue. A full tower is definitely much easier to build and maintain than a mid tower.
You've done your research and the build looks solid.
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Hey Guys.
I dont really need a new pc. Rather I have a problem with my GPU, but didnt really find a PC-Problem-Thread on GAF.
Right now this is how it looks like:
And this is how the GPU looks from the inside:
If I start up the PC in normal-mode it will freeze a lot.
I can use it in Safe-mode, but then it still has these errors.
Could it be because of the heat transfer paste? It doesnt really look like it would work anymore. If that would be the case, I would buy new heat transfer paste.
I had this problem too about 2 months ago, but a friend of mine cleaned the whole GPU, removed a looot of dust and the GPU-temperature was about 20°C less than before and it worked again. Till today...
Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give to me
I dont really need a new pc. Rather I have a problem with my GPU, but didnt really find a PC-Problem-Thread on GAF.
Right now this is how it looks like:
And this is how the GPU looks from the inside:
If I start up the PC in normal-mode it will freeze a lot.
I can use it in Safe-mode, but then it still has these errors.
Could it be because of the heat transfer paste? It doesnt really look like it would work anymore. If that would be the case, I would buy new heat transfer paste.
I had this problem too about 2 months ago, but a friend of mine cleaned the whole GPU, removed a looot of dust and the GPU-temperature was about 20°C less than before and it worked again. Till today...
Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give to me
Definitely seems like a cooling problem. Having a tube of paste around is not a bad thing, so you might as well pick up a tube of Arctic MX-4...it'll last you for a while and be useful in future builds anyways.
Is the fan still working? Could also be the bearing on the fan that's dying and preventing it from cooling the GPU properly.
Is the fan still working? Could also be the bearing on the fan that's dying and preventing it from cooling the GPU properly.
Chairmanchuck
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Yeah. The fan is still working fine.
I have the GPU since about 2 years and never even renewed the paste, so I guess it really should be a thing I should do.
I have the GPU since about 2 years and never even renewed the paste, so I guess it really should be a thing I should do.
TheExodu5 said:
They're mostly the same colour. I'll check all the connections on the monitor and take a look at the card itself when I get home tonight, but the monitor has never done this before. I'll probably try out my old card as well to see if it's the new card that's the problem.
Deadly Joker
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TheExodu5 said:
I have done a TON of research.
Thank you for the advice and your kind words.
Deputy Moonman
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I just got my Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus in the mail, and it was much bigger than I expected. Is having a second fan to sandwich the heatsink recommended or more of a convenient option? I haven't ordered any other computer parts yet, but taking the fan out of the box has me in hype mode. I may order everything tomorrow.
Still trying to decide on a case, too. The Haf 922 is at the top of my list, but a case that comes with air filters over every fan would be nice, while still having enough room for good air flow.
Still trying to decide on a case, too. The Haf 922 is at the top of my list, but a case that comes with air filters over every fan would be nice, while still having enough room for good air flow.
Horsemama1956
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It's not necessary. You're only looking at a 2-3 degree drop in temps, so it's good for really high overclocks where you need to shave off a few degrees. You also need to use the same fan that ships with it, a Cooler Master Blademaster, or 2 other identical fans for it to function optimally.
It won't hurt if you do though, just don't invest too much on the fans as the main reason you buy a 212+ is for the cost to performance ratio. Increase the cost too much and you could have bought a better cooler.
It won't hurt if you do though, just don't invest too much on the fans as the main reason you buy a 212+ is for the cost to performance ratio. Increase the cost too much and you could have bought a better cooler.
Chairmanchuck
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Smokey said:
Oh? Why? *haha*
This is how I have to work right now with my PC
Chairmanchuck said:Oh? Why? *haha*
This is how I have to work right now with my PC
what card is it?
nvidia 8800 series have a habit of dying this way, something about the solder with which the chip is attached to the PCB slowly breaking off due to heating up and cooling down (like RROD/YLOD)
there's a temporary fix that involves putting it in an oven ... like how I fixed my YLOD 60g ps3 for a couple of hours with the help of a heatgun
edit: 8800GT(S)? bake it lol. If it's not dead yet it will be soon
Do all video cards had additional noise besides moving air? My GTX 460 had a crazy loud whine so I replaced it and this Twin FROZR II 560 is quiet but it sounds like one of the fans has a tick to it, like a tick every 1/2 second. If I could get a video card that makes no additional noise other than the fans moving air boy would I be a happy camper. Also I dont have enough money to buy another card so im SOL unless i find what is causing that fan tick.
Chairmanchuck
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n0n44m said:edit: 8800GT(S)? bake it lol. If it's not dead yet it will be soon
Yeah. Its the 8800GTS 512.
I just bought the thermal paste. Will try it later and see if it works.
Baking it sounds.. a bit strange.
Chairmanchuck said:
same principle as the heatgun PS3 YLOD fix
heat it up a lot, solder will melt again and flow back into place, and it'll work again for some time
google around a bit for more info (although you might as well just get a cheap new card that uses far less power and offers dxva video decoding and so on, assuming you're not playing games with that 8800 anymore?)
Goldrusher
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Anyone have this OP build ?
How "noisy" is it ?
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23734148
PSU ?
CPU stock fan ?
GPU stock fan ?
I'm looking for something decent, but it should be quiet or even silent during everyday use (internet & office stuff).
How "noisy" is it ?
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23734148
PSU ?
CPU stock fan ?
GPU stock fan ?
I'm looking for something decent, but it should be quiet or even silent during everyday use (internet & office stuff).
Chairmanchuck
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n0n44m said:
Im still playing Games with the 8800
I really could buy a new one, but I am going to China for 6 Months in 2 weeks, so I couldnt really use it now.
But thanks. After I try to put new thermal paste on it and it still has these strange artifacts, I will try to bake it
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facepalm.gif-viper- said:
That actually makes a lot more sense.
It's still a lot of power for simply idling, ie showing a bunch of desktop icons.
That's what idle is, right ? Simply turning on the PC and leaving it alone ?
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