No galant for me. I went to IKEA once like 6 years ago. When I got a dirty look for walking the opposite way that the arrow pointed, I decided never again.
That place is consumer hell.
Enhanced build + GTX680. Done. Swap in a 3570K if you want Ivy for whatever reason.Hi guys,
I'm currently interested in building a rig,
With the gtx 680 in it,
is it possible for me to build a rig where the system won't bottleneck the vga, with budget around 1000$? A bit higher is considered okay for the budget.
Also, I dont really get the difference in the price of motherboard, if I won't overclock the system, which motherboard and processor will suit me the best, considering that I don't have any knowledge in flashing or overclocking and just want to use the system as it is? Since I see that the motherboard that people use is around 150-200$, whats the difference between those? like PCIE 3.0?
So what I need is, A system with gtx 680 that wont bottleneck, with the budget around 1000$ with ivy bridge preferably, and with no intention to overclock and stuff.Just for gaming and daily use. Thanks for the help guys!
Get the LK. ASUS shouldn't even be selling a board that can't do 8x/8x at that price (LE).Noticed the new motherboard updates.
If deciding between the ASUS P8Z68-V LE and the P8Z77-V LK, would I be crazy not to go for the LK?
LK sounds like it is slightly more futureproof (supports Ivy), but it is also very new and the LE has been around and is known to be good/stable, which is what I really want. Motherboard choice is really giving me a headache.
Get the LK. ASUS shouldn't even be selling a board that can't do 8x/8x at that price (LE).
I've been wondering:
Ivy Bridge
- Overclocks worse than 2500k (which overclocks easily by changing just one value in BIOS)
- Is more expensive than 2500k
Why is anyone at all buying it? Is there really a good reason except wanting to own the newest tech even though it's not really better (but still more expensive)? Or am I totally missing something?
I've been wondering:
Ivy Bridge
- Overclocks worse than 2500k (which overclocks easily by changing just one value in BIOS)
- Is more expensive than 2500k
Why is anyone at all buying it? Is there really a good reason except wanting to own the newest tech even though it's not really better (but still more expensive)? Or am I totally missing something?
Alright, thank you much !As long as you flash your bios, shouldn't be an issue.
Would check the website just to verify.
Enhanced build + GTX680. Done. Swap in a 3570K if you want Ivy for whatever reason.
Get the LK. ASUS shouldn't even be selling a board that can't do 8x/8x at that price (LE).
CCleaner, clear hosts file, MSE, MalwareBytes, Super Anti SpywareNeed some help with my laptop. Whenever I use google, bing, yahoo or any other searc engine and click on the link of whatever site I am looking for it takes me to some weird site called happli. This did not happen earlier today. I did a virus search and adaware,but nothing was found.
What else can I do?
A 3550 will do very well. I'd suggest a 2500K or 3570K in case you do decide to overclock, and also the fact that reselling it will be much easier.if I don't overclock, is 3550 enough for gtx680?or 3570k is still a better solution?
It has a better feature set, but none of the advances help with gaming. They are supposed to be priced at parity, so Intel isn't claiming its a better chip for most people, just the latest.
not everyone enjoys running their components out of spec by overclocking. the additional 5% in performance is dubious at best.
I've been wondering:
Ivy Bridge
- Overclocks worse than 2500k (which overclocks easily by changing just one value in BIOS)
- Is more expensive than 2500k
Why is anyone at all buying it? Is there really a good reason except wanting to own the newest tech even though it's not really better (but still more expensive)? Or am I totally missing something?
PCgaf, recommend me some cool looking, budget, performance ATX mid cases!
please and thank you
OP.PCgaf, recommend me some cool looking, budget ATX mid cases!
please and thank you
No galant for me. I went to IKEA once like 6 years ago. When I got a dirty look for walking the opposite way that the arrow pointed, I decided never again.
That place is consumer hell.
OP.
Also, dear god, what have I done.
3570k overclocks well enough. dont look at the raw ghz..a 3570k at 4.7ghz is as fast as a 2500k at 4.9-5ghz....while drawing lesser wattage from your outlet
while ivy bridge does not overclock like a dream, there are many good reasons to get ivy bridge...more efficient, better igpu, usb3.0, pcie3.0...i will get ivy bridge any day...but not with the early bird mark up..
What are you looking for in terms of features? IPS? 120hz? TN and cheap?Why is there no monitor recommendation here? Is there another thread for that?
Uninstall, sweep, reinstall. Might be faulty videocard though. Do you have another system to try it in? Another video card to try in *this* system?I finally got Windows 7 installed, however upon installing my graphics cards drivers (HD7850) my screen has become covered in flickering artefacts. Has anybody got any ideas on what I can do about this?
Right now I personally don't feel comfortable having the chip running at 80C+ load and nearing 1.3V on 22nm tri-gate to get 4.7Ghz.3570k overclocks well enough. dont look at the raw ghz..a 3570k at 4.7ghz is as fast as a 2500k at 4.9-5ghz....while drawing lesser wattage from your outlet
while ivy bridge does not overclock like a dream, there are many good reasons to get ivy bridge...more efficient, better igpu, usb3.0, pcie3.0...i will get ivy bridge any day...but not with the early bird mark up..
No one has volunteered. Also Monitors go on deep sales here and there pretty often so you can save some good change by buying something now on the list and still have a great monitor.Well just in general. A guide of some sort with different price-tiers and so on. Like we have with everything else.
What are you looking for in terms of features? IPS? 120hz? TN and cheap?
Uninstall, sweep, reinstall. Might be faulty videocard though. Do you have another system to try it in? Another video card to try in *this* system?
silverstone rv02!
Probably not. Was it ever *not* having artifact issues?Unfortunately no on both ends. Would it be worth attempting to install it in the second PCIE slot?
I like how pushing $200 is considered budget casing now. Ahh PC gaming, you never change.
Like when I read reviews for what i consider an expensive case, aka ~$130, and the reviewer will basically say "ehh, it's ok for a low end product" or something.
Kind of reminds me of car reviewers, who are so used to driving the top of the line, fully loaded, models the manufacturers send them, they sneer at anything less.
Probably not. Was it ever *not* having artifact issues?
See, me helping you with this warped my perception of acceptable price. I blame the 690 on you!Ok so I just started purchasing a few parts and it should be finished relatively soon. The bottom two arrived yesterday while the top two arrived today.
I'd like to thank mkenyon for helping me put together this build. He had a lot of patience explaining things to me and staying with me every step of the way.
Probably a bad card. You really need another system to be able to test it in. Nothing at all withj PCI-E? Friend maybe?No, once I installed the drivers it started to happen. I installed MSI afterburner (it's a twin forza model) and it was reading core voltage and shader cores as 0.
All over the board, but people seem enamored with the logitech illuminated wireless one. I've had really good experience with my Rappoo slim, but I don't think I'd suggest it for gaming.Found a good wireless mouse but finding a descent wireless keyboard has proved tricky. Reviews are all over the place and most don't pertain to gaming.
No one knows either way, speculation would be entirely masturbatory at this point.Do you guys think I should hold off for the year and wait for Haswell? I don't have the greatest knowledge of PC components, but if Haswell turns out to be more in-line with next-gen console CPU's and runs next-gen console optimized games tons better than SB/IB, wouldn't it be better to wait, as I'd need to re-buy another new motherboard for Haswell or should I take the risk and do a full upgrade now knowing that I may need to upgrade yet again in 1-2 years? Or am I out of line with this thought?
Ok so I just started purchasing a few parts and it should be finished relatively soon. The bottom two arrived yesterday while the top two arrived today.
I'd like to thank mkenyon for helping me put together this build. He had a lot of patience explaining things to me and staying with me every step of the way.
See, me helping you with this warped my perception of acceptable price. I blame the 690 on you!
Well thats where they went.
Basically I am going to buy which ever comes in stock first 680 or 690.
Probably a bad card. You really need another system to be able to test it in. Nothing at all withj PCI-E? Friend maybe?