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"I need a New PC!" 2012 Thread. 22nm+28nm, Tri-Gate, and reading the OP. [Part 1]
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Yay!!
Gonna recover my PSU, 560Ti and SATA drives from my current rig. The case is a thing of beauty, but dear god it's huuuuuge compared to my current one!
I have the same case; I love it! More room inside than I will ever need.
It's pretty impressive indeed! Just found out that the 8pin motherboard connector on my PSU isn't long enough to route through the holes. Even through the bracket gap it won't go. Which means it's gonna have to go straight through the case :,(
Got my inside-a-box-in-a-box Shinobi case, so there's plenty of excess cardboard around. Waiting on HDMI leads and mouses, but looks like they're not coming today. CityLink says they're being processed or something to that effect, despite delivery slated for half 5 at the latest.
CityLink says they're being processed or something to that effect, despite delivery slated for half 5 at the latest.Big Papa Husker
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Anyone recommend an adapter bracket so I can fit a 2.5 ssd into a 3.5 bay? I'm assuming there isn't that much of a difference between them since they are just pieces of metal.
NeOak
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I'd go with (d). Obviously you need to overclock it more so its more stable
drop to stock speeds and oc it mhz by mhz over the course of days
Fallout-NL
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This runs from the front (and top) of the case. Anyone got any clue what is and where it goes?
Under 90C is fine. You need more volts to get it stable. Check out the race your pc thread for some examples of how the 560Ti can be clocked. Each one is unique though.
Route it literally under your motherboard. It'll reach that way. Just place it under there before you screw your motherboard in.
They all work.
That's a fan header.
Fallout-NL
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Right, not entirely sure where it goes though, since all the other connectors are female (and go in the motherboard).
JustProgress
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My Caviar Black is shaking the hell out of my drive rack in my 600t. Any tips on stabilizing it? My friend has exact same build and no obnoxious noise when the drive is reading/writing.
Just some teaser photos for now since I'm not done building the rig yet (forgot that I wanted to backup my steam games so I didn't have to redownload 100GB of games but that I only had a single PSU to go between the rigs).
This is the "before" shot. This is actually how I ran it (the door had a window and two holes where fans could go, but having it on or off made no difference in the noise levels (LOUD) while having it off made the GPU run cooler). Pretty much a POS rig, but in the future I'm thinking a nice small case and 650ish GPU could bring this rig back to life as a computer for a family member, a Q9550 isn't too old.
http://minus.com/lBBsweqoq2853
And this is just a teaser shot of the new build. I'm almost done installing stuff, just need to take the PSU and HDD out of my old rig to include in my new one and wait for a freaking Asus 670 DirectCU II Top to show up in stock somewhere
http://minus.com/lbxNNk6DN4ZFrR
That is a Maximus Gene V, 3770k and 16GB of ram there, sitting in my new case's tray.
This is the "before" shot. This is actually how I ran it (the door had a window and two holes where fans could go, but having it on or off made no difference in the noise levels (LOUD) while having it off made the GPU run cooler). Pretty much a POS rig, but in the future I'm thinking a nice small case and 650ish GPU could bring this rig back to life as a computer for a family member, a Q9550 isn't too old.
http://minus.com/lBBsweqoq2853
And this is just a teaser shot of the new build. I'm almost done installing stuff, just need to take the PSU and HDD out of my old rig to include in my new one and wait for a freaking Asus 670 DirectCU II Top to show up in stock somewhere
http://minus.com/lbxNNk6DN4ZFrR
That is a Maximus Gene V, 3770k and 16GB of ram there, sitting in my new case's tray.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Yay!!
Gonna recover my PSU, 560Ti and SATA drives from my current rig. The case is a thing of beauty, but dear god it's huuuuuge compared to my current one!
What's the name of that case?
With the massive side vent/fan it looks like it could be pretty good for cooling a sli setup.
Fallout-NL
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Problem solved, it belongs to the big fan in the side panel.
Wolf Akela
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Corsair Carbide 500R
No, you won't want to put those in the motherboard (unless you bought PWM fans). IIRC, that has a built in fan controller. That's one of the plugs from the fan controller. There should be more of them, maybe your case fans are already plugged into them.
Hi GAF,
I need help buying parts for a friend's son that basically wants to run TF2 as smooth as possible for a budget of around $350. I'm not sure what the optimal choices would be for this budget range.
Here's what's needed:
Case: Had Rosewill CHALLENGER in mind for $50.
CPU and mobo: ???
Graphics card: ???
RAM: ???
PSU: ???
Hard drive and Windows 7 are already covered, so the budget is $350 just on the parts listed above.
I need help buying parts for a friend's son that basically wants to run TF2 as smooth as possible for a budget of around $350. I'm not sure what the optimal choices would be for this budget range.
Here's what's needed:
Case: Had Rosewill CHALLENGER in mind for $50.
CPU and mobo: ???
Graphics card: ???
RAM: ???
PSU: ???
Hard drive and Windows 7 are already covered, so the budget is $350 just on the parts listed above.
MWS Natural
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Got a new modular power supply and case LIAN LI PC-V351B. Was planning to move everything else over and upgrade my motherboard, memory, and graphics card when I catch a good deal. But now I am having second thoughts and I might go ahead and get the motherboard, processor and memory as well. What is the best mATX motherboard out?
You're running into a really, really tight budget to cover all those parts. I'd suggest building something and just using the integrated graphics for the time being. If the son wants to upgrade to a discrete GPU down the road then he can do that himself. Running TF2 on the HD4000 lets me run it on high without AA basically maxing it out. I'm not sure how AMDs bulldozer parts compare. Even though their CPUs are quite a bit slower you might be better off since the AMD platform is quite a bit cheaper and has stronger integrated graphics. If the does end up buying a discrete GPU down the road then the AMD platform only becomes a liability.
Edit: Brain fart, there are no low end HD4000 parts out right now. The only ones with it are out of your price range.
Dang that's a cheap motherboard, never seen a practical $25 board before. Yeah, that's totally doable. Pop in the i3, something like a 6850, and a cheap set of 4GB memory and you're there. Heck, that ECS MIR is even available in canada right now. I'm almost tempted to rebuild a proper HTPC for myself along the same lines.
I think the budget is still obtainable with a low end discrete GPU. I was searching around and updated more parts:
Case: Rosewill Challenger $50
CPU: ???
Mobo: ECS LGA 1155 mATX $25
Graphics card: ???
RAM: GSkill Ripjaw 8GB $43
PSU: Cooler Master 460w PSU $20
Which leaves the CPU and GPU to a budget of around $200.
Craigslist. Or OP min budget with a weaker/less expensive graphics card.
Maixmus V Gene or Rampage IV Gene.
You could possibly go for an APU whenever Trinity hits the shops, shouldn't be too far off.
MWS Natural
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I can't recommend the Maximus V Gene enough. Top notch board. Of course I haven't powered it on yet, but everything I've done with it so far has been great
Holy shit those are some pricey boards! What is so great about them? They are almost twice the price of their competitors lol
Wolf Akela
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Hd 2000 runs tf2 at mostly low with aa. 720p 60+ fps. About 100 bucks for both g630 and h61 mobo. 20 for 4gb gskill, 60 for cx430, etc
I assume Amd's APUs are even better.
I assume Amd's APUs are even better.
This is what the laptop version of Trinity was getting with Portal 2, I presume TF2 would be similar if not better
Big Papa Husker
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When I did my last upgrade (2500K i5) I didn't buy a new graphics card, so I'm still using my 4870x2. Do you think I should finally upgrade and get a 570 or 580gtx?
BackwardsSuggestions
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If you get the 570, you'll have the same processor and GFX as me. Runs nearly every game on high. Batman is the only thing that gives it trouble.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
It really depends on your other specs, as you could get bottlenecked if they aren't up to par with the card. Judging on the card alone it seems pretty good to me, looks like it scores about 40 FPS on Battlefield 3 with Ultra settings. I say go for it.
maks
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Made this post in the Nvidia thread. Should be relevant here as well. Very happy to have gone with gigabyte
Returned my faulty Gigabyte GTX 670 and got a new one. All my old problems are gone! With i7 3770K, 16 GB of RAM, and the Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Motherboard I got the following:
Unigine Heaven (Max):
FPS:
45.9
Scores:
1157
Min FPS:
23.0
Max FPS:
118.2
3D Mark 11:
X3144 3DMarks
Graphics Score 2882
Physics Score 9786
Combined Score 3314
Are these results fairly typical? Besides the factory OC on the 670 I've done no OCing myself.
Unigine Heaven (Max):
FPS:
45.9
Scores:
1157
Min FPS:
23.0
Max FPS:
118.2
3D Mark 11:
X3144 3DMarks
Graphics Score 2882
Physics Score 9786
Combined Score 3314
Are these results fairly typical? Besides the factory OC on the 670 I've done no OCing myself.
Made this post in the Nvidia thread. Should be relevant here as well. Very happy to have gone with gigabyte
Looks like the Gigabyte OCs better and runs cooler. What a shame that they had to release it with that blue PCB
I guess I'll buy it if I haven't bought the Asus by the end of next week
brandonh83
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I have around $150 I could spend on a card, any quick suggestions? I don't really need anything amazing because anything I get is going to make the current card I have look like a Colecovision.
I did look at the OP but I'm still confused. I don't know a lot about this sort of thing but after getting Diablo III and FF14 I know I need a new card :lol
edit: looks like I should just keep saving for a 560ti.
I did look at the OP but I'm still confused. I don't know a lot about this sort of thing but after getting Diablo III and FF14 I know I need a new card :lol
edit: looks like I should just keep saving for a 560ti.
Starfish_Oxide
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base shagohod
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I got a Sapphire AMD Radeon 6870 for my build about a month or so ago, and I love it.
Comes with Dirt 3, also. $169 on Amazon, but I didn't search anywhere else. You can probably find it cheaper somewhere.
brandonh83
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That's tempting too and closer to my current preferred price bracket. Thanks, I might include that one in some of my "research"
Fallout-NL
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Think I'm doing something wrong with my Corsair 500r case. There were 4 motherboard standoff screws and I ended up putting them in the bottom left 4 holes after I noticed that I couldn't properly fit a PCI wifi card. The card does fit (with the standoff screws in place), but now I can't secure the PCI card screw, there's a space between the case and the PCI card's metal plate. Weird.
base shagohod
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NP. It's a good option to have when you're on a budget.
The brass bits go BELOW the motherboard.
Fallout-NL
Member
Yep, they're below the board. I'll just go tinker some more.
Fallout-NL
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Ok, next problem. I'm still waiting for my 670GTX, until then I wanted to use the 3570's onboard video.
But when I install the VGA driver and boot into windows, I get no video signal. I see everyting up to the 'starting windows screen', after that it goes black.
Any ideas?
(using an HDMI cable, ASrock Z77 Pro4 mobo, 3570k CPU)
But when I install the VGA driver and boot into windows, I get no video signal. I see everyting up to the 'starting windows screen', after that it goes black.
Any ideas?
(using an HDMI cable, ASrock Z77 Pro4 mobo, 3570k CPU)
JetBlackPanda
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I was looking at a more expensive build yesterday but I kind of backed off from that.
again I know all this stuff is in the OP but this will all work together??
Does that MOBO allow me to upgrade my CPU later??
Thanks GAF you guys are always so awesome.
again I know all this stuff is in the OP but this will all work together??
Does that MOBO allow me to upgrade my CPU later??
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Thanks GAF you guys are always so awesome.
Pretty sure you'll be stuck with only getting as far as an Ivy Bridge upgrade as Haswell has a new socket.
evil solrac v3.0
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next day is guaranteed, ask for a refund.
Edvardelis
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In what sense?
It's socket 1155 and H61. You can put in an Ivy Bridge i5/i7 later, but there are two limitations:
- You can't really overclock
- Haswell (the next CPU) is socket 1150
Fallout-NL
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