"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]
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black_vegeta
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It was at 1.38v, lolHazaro said:
I set it to 1.30,v looking good so far with 66c maximum. Averages are looking nice around 62c. I even got it to run @4.5Ghz without the BSOD this time. I also disabled hyperthreading since I won't be using anytime soon.
I'll run it for awhile and see how it goes. Thanks for the help.
ShyGuy0504
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That's probably it. This is the first pc that I put together myself and I've had no problems with it since I built it last year. I probably wouldn't even have noticed the problem if I wasn't so obsessive about checking my temps.Hazaro said:
Unknown Soldier
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Both Gmail and Battle.net support 2-step authentication. I suggest you use it.
Deputy Moonman
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Okay, today could be the day for ordering the comuter:
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=16727045
Any glaring or offensive mistakes? In the end I think I'm just gonna go with the Lian Li Lancool PC-K62 case. Not sure if the CM690 II Advanced, or Haff 922, would be better for my build in regard to space issues and air-flow. I also went with the GTX 560ti over the 570 to save a little money.
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=16727045
Any glaring or offensive mistakes? In the end I think I'm just gonna go with the Lian Li Lancool PC-K62 case. Not sure if the CM690 II Advanced, or Haff 922, would be better for my build in regard to space issues and air-flow. I also went with the GTX 560ti over the 570 to save a little money.
Fair Trial
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I bought a tube of Arctic Cooling MX4 for my i5 2500k cooled with the CM Hyper 212+.
What's the best method to apply?
What's the best method to apply?
ConstructMe
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A dab in the center? And i mean a small dab.Principe Nero said:
Deputy Moonman
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Sure. I'm a little slow since I'm still at workKyaw said:
- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
- LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II
- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31
- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
- ASRock P67 EXTREME4
- Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
- Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
toastyToast
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Guys, I've been meaning to solve this problem for a while.
I have a dual boot system at the moment on 2 separate drives with Vista on one and 7 on the other. To get this system to boot into an OS I have boot the hard drive that has the Vista install on it. Booting the 7 HDD does absolutely nothing. It is only when I boot the Vista HDD that I get the option to choose which OS I want to run.
What I want to do is make the 7 HDD bootable on its own. Right now it's dependent on the Vista HDD.
Anyone know how to do this?
I have a dual boot system at the moment on 2 separate drives with Vista on one and 7 on the other. To get this system to boot into an OS I have boot the hard drive that has the Vista install on it. Booting the 7 HDD does absolutely nothing. It is only when I boot the Vista HDD that I get the option to choose which OS I want to run.
What I want to do is make the 7 HDD bootable on its own. Right now it's dependent on the Vista HDD.
Anyone know how to do this?
New PC is here, YAY! :-D
Tnx to all of you for your patience and support.
But... new PC has also a quite ugly damage on the 690 II case due to the transport. :-(
And they have not installed the USB 3.0 front rack and the VGA support bracket coming with the 690 II. Bah.
So sad & happy right now. I'll se what to do.
Anyways: how can I "reassign" the basic Windows Movies, Music, Documents paths to my secondary disk (Samsung F4 2TB), leaving the small main SSD only for Win7 and main software?
Tnx!
Tnx to all of you for your patience and support.
But... new PC has also a quite ugly damage on the 690 II case due to the transport. :-(
And they have not installed the USB 3.0 front rack and the VGA support bracket coming with the 690 II. Bah.
So sad & happy right now. I'll se what to do.
Anyways: how can I "reassign" the basic Windows Movies, Music, Documents paths to my secondary disk (Samsung F4 2TB), leaving the small main SSD only for Win7 and main software?
Tnx!
That looks perfectly fine.Deputy Moonman said:Sure. I'm a little slow since I'm still at work
- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
- LIAN LI Lancool PC-K62 Black 0.8 mm SECC, Plastic + Mesh ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II
- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31
- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
- ASRock P67 EXTREME4
- Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
- Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
@Ezahn: Try to return the damaged case.
Fair Trial
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jazzabrandy said:
Some say to put it on the cpu, some other on the base of the cooler.
Who's right?
AwesomeSauce
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since the hyper 212's base is different than most coolers I heard you apply a drop of paste on each of the aluminum pipes on the base to get a decent spread.Principe Nero said:
Horsemama1956
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AwesomeSauce said:
That's what I do. Couple small lines on the inner pipes, and a small ball or line on CPU.
Interfectum
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is it better to use the tube the 212 comes with or to buy one (such as the arctic)?
Deputy Moonman
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Order placed. Should get everything next week.
sweetvar26
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This might not be the appropriate thread to post this but any idea what Graphic Card this is?
I'm guessing it is the 6850 or the 6870.
I'm guessing it is the 6850 or the 6870.
toastyToast
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toasty_T said:
Changed my mind, think I'll get a small SSD instead as my OS drive (damn this is getting expensive).
Looking at the Crucial M4 64GB since its the cheapest SATA III ssd I can get. Any thoughts on it?
Goldrusher
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It's also very exhausting going through all the different possible combinations and the stores selling the parts.
Wazzim said:MSE, but I thought you didn't need any?
I never liked the virus scans out there and have never really had any issues with viruses, until now. Looks like I had a few trojans that came in through Java.
Anyways, MSE is so clean, fast, and painless, that I have no reason to not keep it on. This is easily the best and most professional virus scan I've seen.
Kudos for the recommendation.
Goldrusher
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So...
Amazon.fr
Intel - Processeur Intel Core i3 2100 / 3,1 GHz - LGA1155 Socket - L3 3 MB
Western digital - WD Caviar Blue - 3,5" - SATA 6 Gb/s - 500 GB
Amazon.de
Asrock H67M Mainboard Sockel 1155- 4x DDR3 -ATX
Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9K2/4G PC3-1333 4 GB (Non-ECC, 1333 MHz, CL9, 240-polig, 2 x 2 GB) DDR3-SDRAM Kit
EVGA e-GeForce GTX460 (PCI-e, 1GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 1 GPU)
be quiet BN105 Pure Power 430W PSU
...will it blend ?
And will it fit in my current Chieftec case ?
It should, right ? ATX stuff, ATX case ? But the graphics card has me worried, these days those things are HUGE. I can however remove the bottom 3.5" thingy and put the harddrive in the higher one. Or vice versa, wherever the graphics card sticks out...
Amazon.fr
Intel - Processeur Intel Core i3 2100 / 3,1 GHz - LGA1155 Socket - L3 3 MB
Western digital - WD Caviar Blue - 3,5" - SATA 6 Gb/s - 500 GB
Amazon.de
Asrock H67M Mainboard Sockel 1155- 4x DDR3 -ATX
Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9K2/4G PC3-1333 4 GB (Non-ECC, 1333 MHz, CL9, 240-polig, 2 x 2 GB) DDR3-SDRAM Kit
EVGA e-GeForce GTX460 (PCI-e, 1GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 1 GPU)
be quiet BN105 Pure Power 430W PSU
...will it blend ?
And will it fit in my current Chieftec case ?
It should, right ? ATX stuff, ATX case ? But the graphics card has me worried, these days those things are HUGE. I can however remove the bottom 3.5" thingy and put the harddrive in the higher one. Or vice versa, wherever the graphics card sticks out...
black_vegeta
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I'm loving my pc. Fast and silent. Ran Prime95 overnight @4.5Ghz and reached 67c max.
Are there any other torture test I should run?
Just wish I had a nice gpu right now.
Are there any other torture test I should run?
Just wish I had a nice gpu right now.
Is it yours? Even if it is an ES I think the chip and memory layout should be the same as retail. If you take off the cooler you can probably see the name on the die.sweetvar26 said:
Then look at the memory chip layout and size and decide from there.
Looks good to me. The 460 is one of the smaller cards.Goldrusher said:So...
Amazon.fr
Intel - Processeur Intel Core i3 2100 / 3,1 GHz - LGA1155 Socket - L3 3 MB
Western digital - WD Caviar Blue - 3,5" - SATA 6 Gb/s - 500 GB
Amazon.de
Asrock H67M Mainboard Sockel 1155- 4x DDR3 -ATX
Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9K2/4G PC3-1333 4 GB (Non-ECC, 1333 MHz, CL9, 240-polig, 2 x 2 GB) DDR3-SDRAM Kit
EVGA e-GeForce GTX460 (PCI-e, 1GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, 1 GPU)
be quiet BN105 Pure Power 430W PSU
...will it blend ?
And will it fit in my current Chieftec case ?
It should, right ? ATX stuff, ATX case ? But the graphics card has me worried, these days those things are HUGE. I can however remove the bottom 3.5" thingy and put the harddrive in the higher one. Or vice versa, wherever the graphics card sticks out...
Horsemama1956
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Interfectum said:
The stuff that comes with the 212+ is excellent. Should last 4-5 applications.
I hate computers. Randomly shut down when I'm not doing anything on it, boot once to a windows error message then shut down again. Now when I hit the power fans spin up for a spilt second then shut down. This is my a new power supply, the first wouldn't do anything. The green power led is always on.
OK, so i've come up with a build, this is the first time I have put a list of components together, so I will greatly appreciate any help with balance or compatibility issues.
Intel Core i3 540 3.06Ghz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) Processor - Retail
£77.40
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2V Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 PCI-Express Micro-ATX Motherboard
£61.78
8GB Mushkin Silverline #996770 (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9-24
£49.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti DS "Superclocked" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [01G-P3-1567-KR]
£189.12
1TB Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive
£39.30
530W Be Quiet! Pure Power BQT L7 ATX2.3 Power Supply
£45.95
Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-7260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM
£15.95
Total: (inc. VAT) £518.78
Obviously I will need a case and a monitor (and a desk as well!) so I don't want the costs to be any higher than this.
Also important to me is upgradabillity, so I would be prepared to scale the graphics or processor for a more future proof psu or mobo.
Lastly in this poorly researched post, its important to me that the computer is quite.
Any advise greatly appreciated.
Intel Core i3 540 3.06Ghz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) Processor - Retail
£77.40
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2V Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 PCI-Express Micro-ATX Motherboard
£61.78
8GB Mushkin Silverline #996770 (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9-24
£49.99
EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti DS "Superclocked" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [01G-P3-1567-KR]
£189.12
1TB Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive
£39.30
530W Be Quiet! Pure Power BQT L7 ATX2.3 Power Supply
£45.95
Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-7260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM
£15.95
Total: (inc. VAT) £518.78
Obviously I will need a case and a monitor (and a desk as well!) so I don't want the costs to be any higher than this.
Also important to me is upgradabillity, so I would be prepared to scale the graphics or processor for a more future proof psu or mobo.
Lastly in this poorly researched post, its important to me that the computer is quite.
Any advise greatly appreciated.
?Hey,
Earlier this year I used this thread to help build my friend a computer using an old $600 build. He's finally gotten around to purchasing the parts, but when we put it together, we encountered a problem - the computer would turn on, all fans running, lights up, but the monitor wasn't detecting any input from the computer (so the monitor was just a blank black screen, like if you turn on the monitor without turning on a computer).
We double-checked all the wiring, and to the best of my knowledge it looked alright. I swapped out the RAM and GPU and those worked fine in my computer. We sent back and got a new motherboard but the same issue still persists. Could it be a bad mobo? PSU? CPU?
Here are the parts he's using:
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
If I could get some help, that'd be great. I feel bad helping him choose computer parts and then the computer doesn't even work.
Earlier this year I used this thread to help build my friend a computer using an old $600 build. He's finally gotten around to purchasing the parts, but when we put it together, we encountered a problem - the computer would turn on, all fans running, lights up, but the monitor wasn't detecting any input from the computer (so the monitor was just a blank black screen, like if you turn on the monitor without turning on a computer).
We double-checked all the wiring, and to the best of my knowledge it looked alright. I swapped out the RAM and GPU and those worked fine in my computer. We sent back and got a new motherboard but the same issue still persists. Could it be a bad mobo? PSU? CPU?
Here are the parts he's using:
COOLER MASTER Storm Scout ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
If I could get some help, that'd be great. I feel bad helping him choose computer parts and then the computer doesn't even work.
I just upgraded my PC for Battlefield 3. The new parts are the EVGA GTX 580 SC (purchased during the Amazon price mishap for $330 AR), and the Seasonic X750 ($120). The returning parts are the CPU (C2D E8500), the RAM (8gb of DDR2 from G.Skill), the HDD's, the Mobo (Gigabyte EP45-UD3P) and the Antec Twelve Hundred case.
I'm hoping that by OC'ing my CPU, I can eliminate any potential CPU bottleneck that may exist in BF3 @ 1080p. Either way, I've sunk $450 into upgrades at this point (thanks to this thread), so what is another $300 on a 2500k and a new mobo, right? If it comes to that, of course. Hopefully it won't.
(I realize the wiring is awful right now. I need to make a few mods to this Antec 1200 before I can fix it. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have bought this case, but other than cable management, it's been solid for probably three years at this point.)
I'm hoping that by OC'ing my CPU, I can eliminate any potential CPU bottleneck that may exist in BF3 @ 1080p. Either way, I've sunk $450 into upgrades at this point (thanks to this thread), so what is another $300 on a 2500k and a new mobo, right? If it comes to that, of course. Hopefully it won't.
(I realize the wiring is awful right now. I need to make a few mods to this Antec 1200 before I can fix it. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have bought this case, but other than cable management, it's been solid for probably three years at this point.)
darthbob said:
I've got some. There really just isn't anywhere to zip tie cables to. Should I zip tie the cables together? Would that help?
My plan is to drill holes in the drive cages, and do the "reverse HDD mod". That should clean up the wiring a lot. Right now, I'm not too concerned, as the temps are all perfectly fine. It does look ugly though, I'll give you that.
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