Horsemama1956
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Unless he runs Passmark all day, then even a 1.8Ghz C2D will feel snappier then a P4 at 3.8 in a modern OS.
Guys, I want to sell my old CPU... trouble is it's absolutely STUCK to my old CPU cooler.
It's a 955 Black Edition with the stock cooler. I've tried holding a hairdryer to it for about 20 minutes but it will not budge. Any ideas?
Thermal adhesive is a bitch.
Can you fire up the PC it's located in? Because running a Prime95 blend test for 30 minutes would help you. If not, just remember to apply some twisting movement when trying to pry it off as you can't pull it clean off with that adhesive crap. Just don't overdo the twisting.
Can someone recommend a guide or explain themselves how to go about setting up a SSD/HDD setup? Since it's an entirely new desktop, I'll be starting from scratch (i.e. won't have to worry about transferring files over from an old HDD or anything).
OK lets try this....Thanks for all the help!
So this is all the crap I bought. (RAM changed though)
- CPU : i7 3770k Ivy Bridge
- CPU Cooler : Corsair H100
- Motherboard : ASus P8Z77-V Deluxe
- RAM : G.Skill Ripjaws X Series (F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL 4 x 4GB)
- SSD : Samsung 830 256 GB
- Power : Corsair Professional AX850
- GPU : EVGA GTX 680 SC (x 2)
- Case : NZXT Phantom White
- HHD : WD 1TB
- Monitor : Asus VG278
- Keyboard : Corsair Vengence K60
- Optical Drive : LG WH12Ls39 blu-ray burner
- Speakers : Klipsch Promedia 2.1
- Mouse : Logitech G9X
- Soundcard : Asus Xonar DX
And this is my first ever attempt at real wiring.
Once I get things all setup I will post it with my new desk/setup!
OK guys, I'm playing PC musical chairs with my families computers and would like to know what the order of these video cards would be, in terms of performance.
ATI Radeon 7570
ATI Radeon 4850
Nvidia 9800GT
Just trying to figure out which I put in whose machine. Thanks for any help.
Reading the first post is a good place to start.Hey guys, my friend is looking for a PC for around £400-450 and i promised i would help him pick the parts. The only problem is i haven't kept up to date with PC hardware for the last year or so and was wondering if you lot could give me a hand?
Done my first build.
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB
8GB RAM
Coolmaster Haf 912 Case
Seasonic S12II 620W PSU
500GB HDD
+ monitor, OS, KB+M = $970
I'll be playing on 1440x900 because I tend to get motion sickness playing on bigger screen that close. If it matters, I live in Canada. How is my build?
Thanks! I'll give it a look through once my parts are all here.
I'm upgrading my PC, but I am completely out of it when it comes to new CPUs. I've heard Ivy Bridge i5 runs hot compared to Sandy Bridge? I wanted to jump in to Ivy Bridge, but now I'm hesitating.
I'm upgrading my PC, but I am completely out of it when it comes to new CPUs. I've heard Ivy Bridge i5 runs hot compared to Sandy Bridge? I wanted to jump in to Ivy Bridge, but now I'm hesitating.
The heat isn't the major issue, really. It is more than low enough to be managed, especially if you're going for a low or no overclock. If you can only find it for the going rate ($250 for the 3570k) then get the SB (2500k is ~$200) equivalent for much less. The performance gains aren't worth the cost at that price.
Sandy can OC higher because it doesn't heat up as much with voltage. But Ivy has about 3% faster performance with clock rates equal. So at max OC they perform roughly equal. (4.5 GHz ivy, 4.8 GHz sandy on air from what I hear)
Considering Sandy CPUs are significantly cheaper than Ivy right now, go with Sandy. Though I'm not sure how Sandy OCs on Ivy chipsets so look into that. Or just avoid Ivy chipsets and get a Sandy motherboard (Z68, P67).
212 Evo question...
Am I supposed to be able to slightly shift the heat sink position. The screws feel tight enough but the heat sink can shift to the touch.
Thanks. I was leaning toward just going with Sandy. Now it's time to start looking at mobos.
212 Evo question...
Am I supposed to be able to slightly shift the heat sink position. The screws feel tight enough but the heat sink can shift to the touch.
212 Evo question...
Am I supposed to be able to slightly shift the heat sink position. The screws feel tight enough but the heat sink can shift to the touch.
Hay guys, should my 510-20 watt PSU be okay to fun my MSI 560ti, ancient Q6600 CPU, 4gigs of shitty ram and one HDD?
I've got people calling me idiots from both sides. Some are saying that I should definitely get at least a 600watt PSU, but others are saying that the rest of my machine is shit enough that I don't really need to upgrade.
Honestly, I'd rather spend the money I'm gonna spend on a PSU on a HDD, or a cooling system.
Ahh I see, seems like weird design choice for the heatsink to move like that.
One more question, I've noticed the CPU clock frequency fluctuates from 1888mhz all the way to 3989 mhz. Is this some sort of power saving tech in newer cpus?
I was wondering if you guys can have a look at my numbers? First attempt at overclocking. I just started at 4.0 and ran Prime95 for over an hour
1. I put in 1.12v in the BIOS and was wondering why it comes up 1.144v-1.152v in CPU-Z?
2. Is it ok if the CoreSpeed fluctuates between 3.999 and 4.000?
3. Is the CoreTemp VID number at 1.3361v's good?
Thanks
4850 is a little better than the 9800GT. The 7570 is an OEM only card. Who knows. I'd place money on it being last.
Thanks.
Also, how much better is the 560ti than the 4850?
VP450 for PSU.So this is the latest build I came up with on Newegg. I want to keep it between $800-$900
- What do you guys think of it? What kind of performance can I expect from it for games like Crysis, Crysis 2, BF3, Witcher 2. I'm talking high settings 1080p. I can't seem to find a much better way to bring down price and keep quality parts. You're talking 1k when it's all said and done for a good rig. At least this is what I have found spending many hours on Newegg today. I guess I could drop the CPU to another i5 .. but the rest of my parts are honestly not that expensive when you compare them to what else is out there. I went "cheap" on the GPU too.
Total = $936.00 (this is without an optical drive)
'Max' is relative, but it will do very well yes. Dolphin so problem, even less so if you overclock.Hey guys, I was just looking at the pre-created builds in the OP and was wondering how hard it would be for a newb to put the parts together.
I am looking at the sub-$1000 middle-tier machine and was wondering if it would be capable of running Dolphin (Wii emulator) at near to full speed or if it is capable of running, say, Battle Field on max at 720p?
The last computer I bought was a Dell XPS 420 and that was 5 years ago. Upgrading is impossible due to proprietary stuff, but I can probably salvage the HDD and Optical drive.
So this is the latest build I came up with on Newegg. I want to keep it between $800-$900
- What do you guys think of it? What kind of performance can I expect from it for games like Crysis, Crysis 2, BF3, Witcher 2. I'm talking high settings 1080p. I can't seem to find a much better way to bring down price and keep quality parts. You're talking 1k when it's all said and done for a good rig. At least this is what I have found spending many hours on Newegg today. I guess I could drop the CPU to another i5 .. but the rest of my parts are honestly not that expensive when you compare them to what else is out there. I went "cheap" on the GPU too.
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $54.99
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
$99.99
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (100314-3L )$169.99
CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 (CMPSU-430CXV2) 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $44.99
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) $48.99
BIOSTAR TZ77B LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $99.99
Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 ... $209.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit $99.99
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+ $29.99
Total = $936.00 (this is without an optical drive)
VP450 for PSU.
2500K for CPU.
'Max' is relative, but it will do very well yes. Dolphin so problem, even less so if you overclock.
Thought I had that already in my build