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[LordCanti]

Thanks. That doesn't sound as difficult as I thought. But I wouldn't be able to keep programs (including Windows)?

Nope. Windows will have to be freshly installed. If your computer was a pre-built (HP/Dell/etc) you may need to order recovery disks from them, if your computer didn't come with any (used to be $15 or so dollars, not sure about now). Some programs may work, but that is a crap shoot. Easier to re-install in a lot of cases.

Is there any reason why you can't just use the bigger drive as storage, and keep your old drive as the OS drive?

 

[Septimius]

Thanks. That doesn't sound as difficult as I thought. But I wouldn't be able to keep programs (including Windows)?

Most or at least some programs should be OK, if you copy the entire content of one HDD to another, but Windows needs the boot-sector and stuff like that, so you're gonna have to reinstall Windows.

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

OK guys I hope you can bear me with my stupid questions since I'm a noob when it comes to PC.

First my current specs:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2 GHz
GPU: Geforce 9500GT
Motherboard: msi G41M4-F (link: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/G41M4-F.html )
RAM: 3 GB DDR2 (2 GB RAM chip from Kingston, 1 GB chip from unknown manufacturer)
Soundcard: Apparently it is from RealTec and it comes with the motherboard

Now what I want:
I bought an Onkyo 5.1 receiver couple days ago and I can't link my PC to it since there is only a VGA and a DVI outputs (I link it to my TV via VGA) and the only way to get audio from my PC is by a RCA cable linked to the receiver. I want to get rid of all the inconvenience by upgrading my GPU card to a one that has an HDMI port.

So what is the best and most affordable GPU that goes with the specs listed above, I'm looking for something under 150$ or even under 100$, please list couple of options that I can choose from depending on my budget and like I said my priority is the HDMI port, Graphics capability comes second place (but it would be nice to have powerful card nonetheless).

OH and something important, is just having an HDMI port in the card does the trick of getting the video and 5.1 audio feed ? no extra things required ?

I have more questions but I will leave them to another post later.

For the new page + extra questions:

My TV which I use as the monitor supports stereoscopic 3D and I want my new to be upgraded GPU to support 3D (even though I still don't know what is the 3D content available that can be used on PC), is it safe to assume that all new graphic Cards has an HDMI 1.4 port and supports 3D ?

Another question about my RAM, as listed in the specs above I have a pair of 2GB X 1GB RAM chips, should I get rid of the 1GB and replace it with a 2GB chip from the same manufacturer ? I have a 32bit windows 7 Ultimate.


last question, if what you suggest me of GPU or what I would find is an up to date one, can I keep it for 6 months then upgrade the rest of my PC around it or after 6 months my GPU will be outdated ?


I know these are lots of questions but pleeeeeeeeeeease I need answers.

Thanks.

 

[LordCanti]

For the new page + extra questions:

My TV which I use as the monitor supports stereoscopic 3D and I want my new to be upgraded GPU to support 3D (even though I still don't know what is the 3D content available that can be used on PC), is it safe to assume that all new graphic Cards has an HDMI 1.4 port and supports 3D ?

Another question about my RAM, as listed in the specs above I have a pair of 2GB X 1GB RAM chips, should I get rid of the 1GB and replace it with a 2GB chip from the same manufacturer ? I have a 32bit windows 7 Ultimate.


last question, if what you suggest me of GPU or what I would find is an up to date one, can I keep it for 6 months then upgrade the rest of my PC around it or after 6 months my GPU will be outdated ?


I know these are lots of questions but pleeeeeeeeeeease I need answers.

Thanks.

3DTV supporting PC 3D? Nope. Unless your TV is one of those DLP models. Plasma/LCD are out of luck. Edit: Googled to double check. Apparently a select number of 3D LCD's and/or Plasma's do work with AMD's 3D offerings. I haven't heard great things about AMD's 3D though (unless they've gotten a lot better recently).

Replacing 2GB of RAM with 2GB of RAM would be pointless. Counterproductive even, because in 2x1 mode, the RAM is running dual channel, while in 1x2 mode, it would be single channel.

Yes, you can upgrade GPU now, and then transplant it into a new build later. Is it worth it? Sure, if you need the extra GPU performance right now. I'd need specific specs to say for certain if you'd get much of a boost.

 

[Tallshortman]

Hey guys, just have a quick question. How do you replace a HDD that has literally everything saved on it. How do I move everything on it to a new, larger hard drive? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I seriously have no idea.

Use a disk imaging software to clone your old HDD onto the new one. You'll need to have them both installed on your PC while cloning.

After this there is no need to reinstall Windows, it's the exact same as before. Acronis is the program I used but there are plenty out there.

 

[LordCanti]

Use a disk imaging software to clone your old HDD onto the new one. You'll need to have them both installed on your PC while cloning.

After this there is no need to reinstall Windows, it's the exact same as before. Acronis is the program I used but there are plenty out there.

I initially thought the old drive was dying on him, and he wanted to transfer the data off quickly or something. Now I'm thinking he just wants more storage, but doesn't realize that he can have a separate HDD dedicated to storage.

There is no reason not to leave the old HDD as an OS drive, if it is still properly functioning. Unless the old drive is really slow, I guess.

(I've also used Acronis, without any problems)

 

[Tallshortman]

I initially thought the old drive was dying on him, and he wanted to transfer the data off quickly or something. Now I'm thinking he just wants more storage, but doesn't realize that he can have a separate HDD dedicated to storage.

There is no reason not to leave the old HDD as an OS drive, if it is still properly functioning. Unless the old drive is really slow, I guess.

(I've also used Acronis, without any problems)

Yeah the way I read it was his old drive was slower and he wanted to move his OS install to his newer and assuming faster drive.

 

[iSurvivedTheOutage]

Guys quick little question..im going to get this Mobo right here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005584ZHQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

With that board i can only dual SLI some cards in the future, right? I asked earlier whether to purchase the Asus or Evga versions of the 560ti and was advised to go with the Asus version. Well, problem is that Ive heard that Asus has horrible support and EVGA has wonderful support. Final question is will the Asus cards fit in SLI?

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

3DTV supporting PC 3D? Nope. Unless your TV is one of those DLP models. Plasma/LCD are out of luck. Edit: Googled to double check. Apparently a select number of 3D LCD's and/or Plasma's do work with AMD's 3D offerings. I haven't heard great things about AMD's 3D though (unless they've gotten a lot better recently).

Replacing 2GB of RAM with 2GB of RAM would be pointless. Counterproductive even, because in 2x1 mode, the RAM is running dual channel, while in 1x2 mode, it would be single channel.

Yes, you can upgrade GPU now, and then transplant it into a new build later. Is it worth it? Sure, if you need the extra GPU performance right now. I'd need specific specs to say for certain if you'd get much of a boost.

OK I will forget about PC 3D, not like I'm messing much as it seems.

Not sure I follow you with what you said about RAM but in short you recommend to keep it as it's, total of 3 GB of memory is enough.

About the GPU I listed what I want with the specs above, not sure what more information you need.

And thank you for the reply.

 

[LordCanti]

OK I will forget about PC 3D, not like I'm messing much as it seems.

Not sure I follow you with what you said about RAM but in short you recommend to keep it as it's, total of 3 GB of memory is enough.

About the GPU I listed what I want with the specs above, not sure what more information you need.

And thank you for the reply.

My eyes. I saw your quote as a separate post.

With those specs, I'm not sure that I'd put a lot of money into a new GPU right now. You could get a GTX 460 ($150ish) and it would definitely improve performance in games that weren't CPU limited, but in games that are, it wouldn't do anything. If you want your games to run much better now, go for it.

As for the RAM, I'm a bit confused as well. You wrote this " I have a pair of 2GB X 1GB RAM chips, should I get rid of the 1GB and replace it with a 2GB chip from the same manufacturer ?" and then you wrote that you have 3 GB of memory. Do you have three individual sticks of 1gb each? One 2GB, and then a separate stick of 1GB?

Generally speaking, if your board is dual channel (it should have four slots for memory), you'll want a pair of identical sticks of RAM (same manufacturer, model, etc). I'm not sure what exactly adding a separate stick of unmatched RAM would do for performance, but it wouldn't be optimal.

 

[Piercedveil]

I initially thought the old drive was dying on him, and he wanted to transfer the data off quickly or something. Now I'm thinking he just wants more storage, but doesn't realize that he can have a separate HDD dedicated to storage.

There is no reason not to leave the old HDD as an OS drive, if it is still properly functioning. Unless the old drive is really slow, I guess.

(I've also used Acronis, without any problems)

Ah, I'm sorry about the confusion. My HDD is not dying. It is perfectly fine but it doesn't have as much storage as I'd like. So it would be easiest to keep Windows 7 on my original hard drive and install and transfer everything else to the brand new one, correct?

Thanks everyone for the help, btw.

 

[LordCanti]

Ah, I'm sorry about the confusion. My HDD is not dying. It is perfectly fine but it doesn't have as much storage as I'd like. So it would be easiest to keep Windows 7 on my original hard drive and install and transfer everything else to the brand new one, correct?

Thanks everyone for the help, btw.

Keep Windows 7 and the applications that are currently on the old HDD, on the old HDD (if that makes sense). Install new applications/games/etc to the new hard drive. If you've got a lot of games on Steam, use Steam Mover to move them to the new HDD (everything else is fine on the old drive).

I left out one important step. Upon first boot with the new HDD hooked up, you'll need to format it. Windows may prompt you to ask if you want to do it (I forget). If it doesn't, go to Start > My Computer, and then right click on the new drive (should be E or F, or somewhere thereabouts) and click Format. If that option isn't there by some strange twist, type "create and format hard disk partitions" in the start menu search box. Format it as NTFS, it should be very simple.

 

[Piercedveil]

Keep Windows 7 and the applications that are currently on the old HDD, on the old HDD (if that makes sense). Install new applications/games/etc to the new hard drive. If you've got a lot of games on Steam, use Steam Mover to move them to the new HDD (everything else is fine on the old drive).

I left out one important step. Upon first boot with the new HDD hooked up, you'll need to format it. Windows may prompt you to ask if you want to do it (I forget). If it doesn't, go to Start > My Computer, and then right click on the new drive (should be E or F, or somewhere thereabouts) and click Format. If that option isn't there by some strange twist, type "create and format hard disk partitions" in the start menu search box. Format it as NTFS, it should be very simple.

Thank you so much. That is like everything I needed to know. If my old HDD were to become completely filled, would things just begin to save on the new hard drive and seem normal?

 

[LordCanti]

Thank you so much. That is like everything I needed to know. If my old HDD were to become completely filled, would things just begin to save on the new hard drive and seem normal?

No. Windows isn't that smart. All downloads/installs/etc would stop, and it would tell you that you need to clear space on the HDD.

I would move any Steam games over (or big video files, if you don't have any Steam games), which should clear a nice amount of gigabytes. That should keep Windows running smoothly. Next, make sure any programs that you use to download files (Torrent, browser, etc) are set to save to the new drive. That should keep the old drive from filling, and causing you headaches.

 

[Hazaro]

Ah, I'm sorry about the confusion. My HDD is not dying. It is perfectly fine but it doesn't have as much storage as I'd like. So it would be easiest to keep Windows 7 on my original hard drive and install and transfer everything else to the brand new one, correct?

Thanks everyone for the help, btw.

You want to clone your old HDD TO your new HDD. That's it. Very simple. (Smaller TO larger drive).

I poked around and there are a lot of free ones. CloneZilla / Easus
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/features/disk-clone-guide.htm

Once the clone is done I'd keep the older drive as a backup until you think the new drive is fine.

Guys quick little question..im going to get this Mobo right here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005584ZHQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

With that board i can only dual SLI some cards in the future, right? I asked earlier whether to purchase the Asus or Evga versions of the 560ti and was advised to go with the Asus version. Well, problem is that Ive heard that Asus has horrible support and EVGA has wonderful support. Final question is will the Asus cards fit in SLI?

The eVGA cards are fine and yes.

 

[Swag]

Ok guys I know this isn't really the place for this but I seriously am sort of frustrated.

I have an i5 750 @ 2.67 ( stock ), Radeon 4890, 4GB Crucial Ram and this Hard Drive, however recently as in the past year ( I built the computer in September of 09 ) I have noticed considerable slow down during start up / opening of programs in comparison to other computers that I've used.

It takes my computer upwards of 7-8 minutes just to get to the desktop and be in a state to open programs, if I try to open anything during the windows start up it opens up after a long delay or extremely slowly. Even after the initial load is finished programs take a long amount of time to open, 2-3 minutes on average, I cannot fathom why as I haven't had any hardware problems with this build at all.

I defrag on a weekly basis and am diligent in running hard drive / system checks, I run CCleaner weekly as well and have had 0 virus or spyware problems. I honestly don't know what the problem is but I can't understand why a computer with those specifications would be crippled in doing such simple tasks as opening programs or loading the OS.

I have about 142gb / 9xx remaining on my HD, I'm not sure if remaining space would affect performance for anything else, most of my Hard Drive space is filled with Steam Games.

Just a disclaimer, I don't have any problems with performance while gaming, just load times tend to be extremely long.

 

[Mr Nightman]

Ok guys I know this isn't really the place for this but I seriously am sort of frustrated.

I have an i5 750 @ 2.67 ( stock ), Radeon 4890, 4GB Crucial Ram and this Hard Drive, however recently as in the past year ( I built the computer in September of 09 ) I have noticed considerable slow down during start up / opening of programs in comparison to other computers that I've used.

It takes my computer upwards of 7-8 minutes just to get to the desktop and be in a state to open programs, if I try to open anything during the windows start up it opens up after a long delay or extremely slowly. Even after the initial load is finished programs take a long amount of time to open, 2-3 minutes on average, I cannot fathom why as I haven't had any hardware problems with this build at all.

I defrag on a weekly basis and am diligent in running hard drive / system checks, I run CCleaner weekly as well and have had 0 virus or spyware problems. I honestly don't know what the problem is but I can't understand why a computer with those specifications would be crippled in doing such simple tasks as opening programs or loading the OS.

I have about 142gb / 9xx remaining on my HD, I'm not sure if remaining space would affect performance for anything else, most of my Hard Drive space is filled with Steam Games.

Just a disclaimer, I don't have any problems with performance while gaming, just load times tend to be extremely long.

go to start menu, and run msconfig, and check whats selected for startup programs

 

[LaneDS]

Those with a 2500/2600k and a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ cooler, how did you apply the thermal compound? Pea-sized amount in the center, line down the middle of the CPU, or spread it with a razor and then attach the heatsink?

 

[Kadey]

Those with a 2500/2600k and a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ cooler, how did you apply the thermal compound? Pea-sized amount in the center, line down the middle of the CPU, or spread it with a razor and then attach the heatsink?

It was like making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

 

[Swag]

go to start menu, and run msconfig, and check whats selected for startup programs

I disabled anything questionable / unnecessary using CCleaner's startup feature. Still don't understand why it would take forever to open something like Itunes.

 

[knitoe]

I disabled anything questionable / unnecessary using CCleaner's startup feature. Still don't understand why it would take forever to open something like Itunes.

Time to do a fresh install of Windows. Better yet, do it on a SSD.

 

[catmincer]

Time to do a fresh install of Windows. Better yet, do it on a SSD.

Agree. Sounds like Windows rot.

 

[RumblingRosco]

Those with a 2500/2600k and a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ cooler, how did you apply the thermal compound? Pea-sized amount in the center, line down the middle of the CPU, or spread it with a razor and then attach the heatsink?

I did a little less than a pea-sized amount in the very center of the CPU, put the heatsink on it, and twisted a little back and forth to help push out any air bubbles. Seemed to work well for me.

 

[scogoth]

Just got my cables back. So pretty!

How long did it take to get those made up? I want to know if I should just diy from mdpc or order through psycho sleeve.

 

[AwesomeSauce]

Those with a 2500/2600k and a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ cooler, how did you apply the thermal compound? Pea-sized amount in the center, line down the middle of the CPU, or spread it with a razor and then attach the heatsink?

The heatsink spreads differently and not as smooth as stock coolers due to the heat pipe design.

Just follow the picture and you should be golden.

 

[slidewinder]

Ok guys I know this isn't really the place for this but I seriously am sort of frustrated.

I have an i5 750 @ 2.67 ( stock ), Radeon 4890, 4GB Crucial Ram and this Hard Drive, however recently as in the past year ( I built the computer in September of 09 ) I have noticed considerable slow down during start up / opening of programs in comparison to other computers that I've used.

It takes my computer upwards of 7-8 minutes just to get to the desktop and be in a state to open programs, if I try to open anything during the windows start up it opens up after a long delay or extremely slowly. Even after the initial load is finished programs take a long amount of time to open, 2-3 minutes on average, I cannot fathom why as I haven't had any hardware problems with this build at all.

I defrag on a weekly basis and am diligent in running hard drive / system checks, I run CCleaner weekly as well and have had 0 virus or spyware problems. I honestly don't know what the problem is but I can't understand why a computer with those specifications would be crippled in doing such simple tasks as opening programs or loading the OS.

I have about 142gb / 9xx remaining on my HD, I'm not sure if remaining space would affect performance for anything else, most of my Hard Drive space is filled with Steam Games.

Just a disclaimer, I don't have any problems with performance while gaming, just load times tend to be extremely long.

Sounds pretty extreme to be just Windows getting crufty. Are you sure your HD isn't failing? I'd run the manufacturer's diagnostic tool as well as check SMART status with something like CrystalDiskInfo, just in case, if you haven't.

 

[Yaska]

Your Current Specs: intel q6600/4gb ddr2 800mhz/abit ip35 pro/ evga 460gtx 1gb
Budget: 1k€ and Finland
Main Use: Gaming and emulation
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080/1920x1200
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: Self Explanatory
Are reusing any parts?: Gonna reuse a bunch of HDDs, dvd-drive, evga 460gtx, zalman 600W PSU (will upgrade later to a 750W)
When will you build?: Will build this month.
Will you be overclocking?: Yes
Planned build:
Intel i7 2600k
Asus P8P67 Pro
Kingston HyperX 8gb (2x4gb) DDR1600 CL9
Antec Twelve Hundred (v1 as there's no V3 available in any places I trust)
Kingston SSDNow V+100 96
Accumulates to 791€

Now I'd need some opinions about the build, and suggestions for a good PSU. Every advice is really appreciated. Thank you all in advance!

 

[mkenyon]

How long did it take to get those made up? I want to know if I should just diy from mdpc or order through psycho sleeve.

About 4 days, not counting shipping.

 

[LaneDS]

Thanks for the thermal paste application responses all.

 

[markot]

Hey ho.

Um, I got a new GPU that needs an 8 pin connector, but my psu only has 6pin ones >.>

Can I get one of those 6+2 ones to fit into my computer? Its a modular psu. The 8 pin one I have doesnt fit into the gpu, I think its for certain mb types.

 

[Haint]

3DTV supporting PC 3D? Nope. Unless your TV is one of those DLP models. Plasma/LCD are out of luck. Edit: Googled to double check. Apparently a select number of 3D LCD's and/or Plasma's do work with AMD's 3D offerings. I haven't heard great things about AMD's 3D though (unless they've gotten a lot better recently).

Replacing 2GB of RAM with 2GB of RAM would be pointless. Counterproductive even, because in 2x1 mode, the RAM is running dual channel, while in 1x2 mode, it would be single channel.

Yes, you can upgrade GPU now, and then transplant it into a new build later. Is it worth it? Sure, if you need the extra GPU performance right now. I'd need specific specs to say for certain if you'd get much of a boost.

OK I will forget about PC 3D, not like I'm messing much as it seems.

Not sure I follow you with what you said about RAM but in short you recommend to keep it as it's, total of 3 GB of memory is enough.

About the GPU I listed what I want with the specs above, not sure what more information you need.

And thank you for the reply.

Nvidia 3DTV Play is compatible with pretty much every 3DTV on market, and it works with every 3DVision title. The only downside is that all 3DTV's are presently limited to 720p/60 (and 1080p/24, but obviously 24fps is unplayable) in full quality frame packed mode (what BR's use). Not sure what's going on in AMD land, but I believe their officially unofficial third party solution (IZ3D) supports standard side-by-side which should also work with pretty much every 3DTV on market.

 

[Hazaro]

Hey ho.

Um, I got a new GPU that needs an 8 pin connector, but my psu only has 6pin ones >.>

Can I get one of those 6+2 ones to fit into my computer? Its a modular psu. The 8 pin one I have doesnt fit into the gpu, I think its for certain mb types.

Are you positive you don't have an 8 pin PCI-E connector?
Get a 2x6pin to 8 pin adapter and use the included 2xmolex (4 pin) to 6 pin adapter.
*Looks like they have molex to 8 pin too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812198022

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Just got my cables back. So pretty!

gooood, how much did it all cost? want this so badly but I don't want to be without my PC for long.

 

[Cat in the Hat]

So I keep getting weird artifacts when playing graphic intensive games. I'm pretty new to issues like this what should I do?

I already cleaned the GPU with air duster and installed the newest driver for june. Still things are fucked. I'm rolling with a GTX570 thats about 3 months old. HELP!

Oh almost forgot, I get about 54C during gameplay of games. Doesn't seem like alot to me, my laptop ran way hotter and was fine.

 

[markot]

Are you positive you don't have an 8 pin PCI-E connector?
Get a 2x6pin to 8 pin adapter and use the included 2xmolex (4 pin) to 6 pin adapter.
*Looks like they have molex to 8 pin too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812198022

The only 8pin I have doesnt fit, it even shows a picture on the gpu manual with a X next to my 8pin connector.

My PSU is like 3 years old >.< I just have lots of 6 pin connectors. What really annoys me is that the stupid gpu came with another 6 pin connector >_<

I screwed up my computer trying to get my gpu to fit, lol, and broke my windows hdd.... so now I have problems on top of problems! And its really hard to find a cable like that in Australia in stock....

 

[terrdactycalsrock]

Are there any good, and cheap barebone kits out there?

 

[Sanjay]

Ok guys I know this isn't really the place for this but I seriously am sort of frustrated.

Time to man up and buy a SSD.

 

[Septimius]

Time to man up and buy a SSD.

SSD is the best thing that ever happened to me. I used to not want to change projects in Ableton Live, because it would take a long time to load the new project. Now it's just there when I click "open". It's simply beautiful.

 

[Kilrogg]

Speaking of SSDs, at which rate are the prices of SSDs falling? I'm thinking of buying one at some point in the future, but until I can get a good 250GB (or better, 500GB) for less than 300€ I'm definitely not buying one.

 

[BY2K]

What's the best use for a SSD? OS or application? (Mostly talking about games, here.)

 

[Deputy Moonman]

What's the best use for a SSD? OS or application? (Mostly talking about games, here.)

It depends on how much room you have on the SSD. You want the OS on it for sure. Assuming it has enough room, you'd put your games, or at least the games you play the most, on the SSD as well. Follow the same guidelines that you would use if you were partitioning your HDD. Applications and OS on one, data/files and everything else on the other.

 

[mandiller]

What's the best use for a SSD? OS or application? (Mostly talking about games, here.)

Both OS and applications. I have Windows 7 running on my 128GB Crucial M4 SSD and it has most of my day to day applications installed too. You'll want to run Photoshop from SSD for example.

I have Steam installed on a different drive but I'm using the Steam Mover program someone made which lets me have Steam installed on one drive and be able to move a select number of my games onto my SSD.

 

[Septimius]

Speaking of SSDs, at which rate are the prices of SSDs falling? I'm thinking of buying one at some point in the future, but until I can get a good 250GB (or better, 500GB) for less than 300€ I'm definitely not buying one.

I really do not see the point of having a 500GB SSD during the next couple of years. Yes, a lot of us have terabytes of storage in our computers, but you do not need your media on an SSD. There is such little point to adding your music collection to an SSD that you're basically just looking for ways to waste money if you want to do it. And if you're a bit selective about what games you keep installed on your SSD, and which can be on a HDD (seen that it really only helps load times), you can stuff A LOT of stuff on a 120GB.

I'm a musician, and this fall it seems that I'll be having around 250GB worth of samples on my computer, when I upgrade to Komplete 8. I will be very selective about what goes on which drive - and symbolic links are my savior - keeping only the most frequently used stuff on my SSD and everything else on a HDD. And if money is an issue, then you would be looking at doing the same for the foreseeable future, seen how incredibly much cheaper HDDs are per GB to SSDs, and that is unlikely to change for a good while.

So yeah, you can wait. But you'll be locking yourself out of one of the most important upgrades you can do for your computer. I have thunderbird, firefox and every such thing installed on my SSD, but I link stuff like my emails-file to my HDD, seen how I really don't care if it takes 1 second or 0 seconds to find one of my thousands and thousands of emails. Most programs in themselves take little space, and they'll launch like they were precached and already in RAM when you launch them.

 

[Ludovician]

So I've gotten my new computer in and set up. Now I'm left contemplating what to do with a graphics card.

If I were to buy one right now, it'd probably be a GeForce GTX 570 - but I don't really need it right now, so I'm contemplating just waiting it out until I need one. So what I'm curious about is if there's any new cards due in the next one-two months?

 

[scogoth]

So I've gotten my new computer in and set up. Now I'm left contemplating what to do with a graphics card.

If I were to buy one right now, it'd probably be a GeForce GTX 570 - but I don't really need it right now, so I'm contemplating just waiting it out until I need one. So what I'm curious about is if there's any new cards due in the next one-two months?

None. AMDs 7000 series should be out by the end of this year and Nvidia's Keplar series won't be out until next year. If you can wait then do so.

 

[Kinan]

Finally ordered upgrade parts for my PC. Was rather dissapointed that almost no P67/Z68 mainboards are sporting PATA connectors. I hate Intel sometimes. ;p Was forced to buy Asrock P67 Performance mainboard, because its only one I could find with PATA and reasonable price. Hopefully the quality will not suck.

This weekend I'll be able to play Witcher2 at last.

 

[TommyT]

Got my two 140mm NZXT fans in this weekend and put them in my CM690 II (side panel). Had no problems with BF: BC2 and noticed it ever reach 62C one time in playing this weekend. Going to keep upping the settings (I'm running near max anyways) and see how performance goes until I'm no longer in the 60fps range.

All that seems to be left is a new CPU cooler and overclocking and this PC is DONE!

 

[Jtrizzy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587

Any reason this 580 isn't ok? I'm ordering it and a 2600k to kick things off today unless there is something wrong with these parts.

 

[scogoth]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587

Any reason this 580 isn't ok? I'm ordering it and a 2600k to kick things off today unless there is something wrong with these parts.

EVGA makes great cards and offer great warranties but that is a stock cooler which will be much louder then a custom cooling solution. Take a look at MSI's Twin Frozr and ASUS DirectCU II cards.

Finally ordered upgrade parts for my PC. Was rather dissapointed that almost no P67/Z68 mainboards are sporting PATA connectors. I hate Intel sometimes. ;p Was forced to buy Asrock P67 Performance mainboard, because its only one I could find with PATA and reasonable price. Hopefully the quality will not suck.

This weekend I'll be able to play Witcher2 at last.

Theres a reason none of the mobos have PATA anymore. Any particular reason your not getting a SATA drive? The amount you could have saved on getting a cheaper board would have bought you a good sized HDD, which would be much faster and without a fat cable messing up airflow.

 

[Futurevoid]

Any reason this 580 isn't ok?

Nope, nothing wrong with it. I have the exact same model in my current rig and it's running without issue. I paid about $20 bucks more for it. The drop to $450 entices me to buy a second and SLI them.