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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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Thanks for your input Hazaro.
I can get a Z77 board for about the same price. Are there any big advantages over the Z68 board?
Also, what is the advantage of an HX750 PSU compared to the PSU I've selected?
Thanks for your input! Dell it is
Able to use onboard video at the same time, some sync stuff. It's newer. Should have out of box support for Ivy.
Better quality, more power efficient.
In case you're still looking at the thread, that monitor actually has the lowest input lag out of any monitor made. It's a real 2ms, which is above and beyond even the snappiest of 120hz TN panels. It's pretty much the bee's knees.
That's why there's an OP!Do you guys think the DIY Newegg bundles are worth it? Looks pretty decent for what I want anyway, but I really have no idea on any of this
Ha, I didn't think that my post actually worked since the forums were dying right around me submitting that. Thanks for the response.
Reason for 7970 is.. well, playing a lot of stuff by ear I guess based on jumping around tech reviews and stuff. If I'm spending that much I'd rather hit something which'll be as future-proof (or rather, long-lasting) as possible, whilst also weighing performance with incremental cost bumps -- like, the two 670s you linked to are twenty and thirty quid cheaper than the 7970, and I can sorta stomach paying an extra £30 if (as I understand it) the 7970 is newer tech with better scores across graphical potency, consumption, features. That said, you linked the 7950 (already OCed?) which is a full £60 cheaper... which is creeping into the £-saving which gives me pause for thought!
Again, I'm working largely on the presumption that newer = longer relevance as a gaming enabler, coupled with hearing largely positive stuff about the 7970. If you can argue that the differences between the 7970 and the 670s and the 7950 are actually much more granular and I'd effectively be paying an extra £20-60 on nothing more than some single-digit increases in a few FPS comparisons, etc (as opposed to any major benefits that the 7970 might offer), then I'm open to suggestions!
The card as it is will be overkill on my current set-up of 1680x1050 (as will the others mentioned). But a year or so down the line I want to have the option of hooking up more monitors at better resolutions and frequencies. So I'm looking for a card that won't demand an upgrade as well as one that sits at the same sort of level as the motherboard.
Thanks for your help! I went with your suggestions. The price difference was minimal so I'm pretty sure the extra features are worth it. I decided to go with the P8Z77-V PRO. This board also has WiFi-support. That means I don't have to use a separate network adapter.
Thanks for the input! It sounds like this monitor is perfect for me, both for gaming and image editing.
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I'm going to do my first PC build and have a couple of questions regarding the parts I've picked.
Right this is my set-up as it stands:
Parts that I am buying new:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe, Sockel 1155, ATX, DDR3
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155 with a Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Fan
GPU: ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5, GeForce GTX 670, 2048MB DDR5
RAM: 8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance Low Profile schwarz PC3-12800U CL9
SSD: Samsung SSD 830 128GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s
Parts that I already have:
PSU: ENERMAX INFINITI EIN650AWT 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
Case:Kandalf Full Tower Case Series- Black w/ Side Panel Window
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 245B 24in Monitor
Keyboard/Mouse: G15/Razorback
(1) Pretty sure il be able to SLI two GTX670s on this mobo, but just to confirm.
(2) Will my current PSU be able to hold up to SLI or should i get a new one?
(3) Any other tips suggestions would be welcome.
God damn gaf stop that guru from meditating leading to me fucking pent-posting
Sorry guys.
Right this is my set-up as it stands:
Parts that I am buying new:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe, Sockel 1155, ATX, DDR3
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155 with a Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Fan
GPU: ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5, GeForce GTX 670, 2048MB DDR5
RAM: 8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance Low Profile schwarz PC3-12800U CL9
SSD: Samsung SSD 830 128GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s
Parts that I already have:
PSU: ENERMAX INFINITI EIN650AWT 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS
Case:Kandalf Full Tower Case Series- Black w/ Side Panel Window
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 245B 24in Monitor
Keyboard/Mouse: G15/Razorback
(1) Pretty sure il be able to SLI two GTX670s on this mobo, but just to confirm.
(2) Will my current PSU be able to hold up to SLI or should i get a new one?
(3) Any other tips suggestions would be welcome.
God damn gaf stop that guru from meditating leading to me fucking pent-posting
Sorry guys.
Those are suggestions for my system right?
Costcosaurus
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Any reliability on this PSU?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159130
Super cheap for what you get, and it's a modular unit too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159130
Super cheap for what you get, and it's a modular unit too.
SpacedCadette
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Is this something that happens right out of the box, or does it have to be set up? I've got a P8Z77-V on the way, thanks to the OP.
Can't find anything about it, either user or critical reviews so I'd pass on it in my view and stick to a big brand like Corsair, a PSU isn't something you should skimp on really.
You have to set PCIe in the bios to have it use your GPU as the primary card. The iGPU will still work.
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Great, thanks!
1. Yes.
2. Yes, but it's cutting it too close for my liking. If it were a Seasonic X/Corsair AX, I'd say don't worry about it.
3. Looks rockin.
Facetious?
As in, you're hoping someone can sell you one?
Lactose_Intolerant
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Lol, my video card just died on my 2nd computer. Worst thing was, I was playing quake live when it happened. I guess I should have limited the fps or something, lol.
Going to fry's to pick up something super cheap.
Going to fry's to pick up something super cheap.
That was my follow up, I just didn't want to assume or jump the gun. Hard to hear inflection on a message board.
I'd just get a decent cooler and OC your i7 and wait to see what Haswell brings.
Thanks, I don't even know where to start with Overclocking though, kinda browse the race your pc thread, but I have alot of trouble grasping the concepts.
Probably not much. I have a phenom II x3 720 @ 3.5ghz and even with a 4890 I can max out witcher 2 with ubersampling on at 720p
If I went to 1200p then that's totally different, it just doesn't have the muscle anymore and at that point your cpu would be the bottleneck
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Any price drops coming for AMD GPUs that anyone knows of? Looking at the 7850, but it would be great if some kind of price drop happened in the next month or so.
I've heard that there are usually 4th of July sales, so I might make my move then.
I've heard that there are usually 4th of July sales, so I might make my move then.
There are some who consider 30fps at the highest settings maxing it out. Nope.
Ha I'm in the same boat. Looking through those guides was intimidating.
It is, just get in there and do it. If you are in BIOS as you are reading it and going step by step, it'll all start to make sense when you actually fiddle with stuff.
Step 1 is losing the fear that you're going to break something. The safety features built into modern systems will either A) warn you before you do something bad, or B) shut off before that bad thing fries a part.
Something like this may help
http://www.overclock.net/t/538439/guide-to-overclocking-the-core-i7-920-or-930-to-4-0ghz
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=324998
You should be able to get your i7 up to 4GHz by the looks of it with a good cooler.
There's links to OC'ing guides for everything from AM3 to SB-E in the Race Your PC Thread too.
For people looking for power supplies, Seasonic X650 Gold for $110.
Promo code is: EMCYTZT1804
Had one powering two 560Ti's and a 2500K @ 5.0 GHz. Awesome product.
For people looking for power supplies, Seasonic X650 Gold for $110.
Promo code is: EMCYTZT1804
Had one powering two 560Ti's and a 2500K @ 5.0 GHz. Awesome product.
So I finally found competent stores that sell cases other than ThermalTake in my country. I bought the SilverStone TJ08-E, but now I kinda regret pulling the trigger on it too fast.
Any Impressions on the Corsair 550D guys? How quiet is it? Is the thermal good enough If I don't want to remove the side or top panels and install extra fans?
Thinking about 2x 120mm front intake + 140mm bottom intake, and a 140mm back exhaust setup for positive pressure.
I like the minimalist looks of it, reminds me of my Antec P182 which I loved. Also quiet cases is a huge plus for me, I'm thinking of replacing the case stock fans with the new Corsair AF quiet fans series.
My Work-in-Progress build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card
Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic 560W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DVDE818A7T/BLK/B/GEN CD Reader, DVD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
Total:$1813.53 Don't mind the price
Any Impressions on the Corsair 550D guys? How quiet is it? Is the thermal good enough If I don't want to remove the side or top panels and install extra fans?
Thinking about 2x 120mm front intake + 140mm bottom intake, and a 140mm back exhaust setup for positive pressure.
I like the minimalist looks of it, reminds me of my Antec P182 which I loved. Also quiet cases is a huge plus for me, I'm thinking of replacing the case stock fans with the new Corsair AF quiet fans series.
My Work-in-Progress build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card
Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic 560W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DVDE818A7T/BLK/B/GEN CD Reader, DVD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)
Total:
It's a surprisingly good value, especially if you clock it to the moon.
Just check any OC reviews of the card.
If possible try to get these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147096
I highly doubt I'll find them, since I can barely find the more popular brands like G.Skill and Corsair here.
But I like how low profile they are, and quite inexpensive if they really OC as good as the reviews say.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
What are good solutions for wireless on a desktop? I bought a TRENDnet N150 and it's garbage. Sometimes I get decent speeds but other times it almost doesn't even work, and my laptop is always much faster despite being in the same room.
What is a good solution? My laptop speeds are very good, and currently I've hooked up my laptop to me PC for a bridge connection and it works soooo much better (more than 2x the speed). Are PCI wireless cards a huge step ahead of USB? What's a good one to buy? I look at nearly all the PCI cards on Newegg and there seem to be at least a handful of people reporting really bad signals like I experienced with my USB adapter.
Anyone have good experience with a particular card? Why is my laptop so much better?
What is a good solution? My laptop speeds are very good, and currently I've hooked up my laptop to me PC for a bridge connection and it works soooo much better (more than 2x the speed). Are PCI wireless cards a huge step ahead of USB? What's a good one to buy? I look at nearly all the PCI cards on Newegg and there seem to be at least a handful of people reporting really bad signals like I experienced with my USB adapter.
Anyone have good experience with a particular card? Why is my laptop so much better?
Maybe someone here would be able to help me with this:
Lately when I've been playing TF2, the game will completely freeze. As in, the screen will freeze and nothing short of hitting the power button on my tower will do anything. Sometimes a second of sound from the moment it freezes will loop over and over, but not always. It can happen after I've been playing for two minutes, or 200, but it seems to be increasingly common.
It also happened once to me while playing Red Orchestra 2 during the free weekend.
It seems to me to probably be a driver issue, but I really have no clue.
Lately when I've been playing TF2, the game will completely freeze. As in, the screen will freeze and nothing short of hitting the power button on my tower will do anything. Sometimes a second of sound from the moment it freezes will loop over and over, but not always. It can happen after I've been playing for two minutes, or 200, but it seems to be increasingly common.
It also happened once to me while playing Red Orchestra 2 during the free weekend.
It seems to me to probably be a driver issue, but I really have no clue.
Hardware failures generally result in blue screens.
Is a reformat too much to handle? Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
Otherwise, you could roll back and forward your various drivers.
Uh oh, I was just playing TF2 after uninstalling it and installing it again...
and my computer shut down without warning while playing it. I'm guessing this is a bad sign.
Costcosaurus
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Time for a new PC build.
Self_Destructive
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So, 680 or 7970 oc'd with cat 12.7 beta? (supposed performance increase)
Go.
Go.
Is there any way to figure out definitively what is failing? I just ran memory diagnostic and that is apparently fine...
Slow down there, that's not exactly a logical next step.
Test other games/programs. If the problem still exists update/rollback drivers and do hardware tests. Then format if none are found.
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