As for case mods / nicknacks, I'd love a CPU cooling block that had LED's in the classic 360 RROD but sadly I don't think such a thing exists.
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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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As for case mods / nicknacks, I'd love a CPU cooling block that had LED's in the classic 360 RROD but sadly I don't think such a thing exists.
Corsair H100 with the lights modded red? LOL
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/neomasticore/my rig/IMG_0989.jpg
I treated myself with a Core i7-3930K, going from a i5-750 and OMGBBQ! this thing overclock like mad.
Using a Corsair H80 cooler and just increased the BCLK and multiplier and it is working at 4,6GHz without any effort put into it.
Don't think I will ever go back to vanilla Intel CPUs
Congrats. What motherboard did you end up going with? I was strongly debating about getting the 3930k but that MicroCenter deal for the 2600k at $230 kinda locked the 2600k for me.
I got the asus p9x79 deluxe which is a nice all round board.
I treated myself with a Core i7-3930K, going from a i5-750 and OMGBBQ! this thing overclock like mad.
Using a Corsair H80 cooler and just increased the BCLK and multiplier and it is working at 4,6GHz without any effort put into it.
Don't think I will ever go back to vanilla Intel CPUs
Where did you find a 3930k?
cartman414
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2600k at $230? Did they have one for 2500k, too?
John Rabbit
Banned
so, i'm about ready (once my tax return gets here) to pull the trigger on a build. i'm not shooting for the moon but i want to get into PC gaming and be set for at least 2-3 years before i have to start upgrading.
that said, here's what i'm looking at for my build. as to why i'm buying a 460, i plan to upgrade to one of the newer NVIDIA cards later this year and then use the 460 for physX so i know that in terms of what i have here its definitely an area for improvement. basically what i'm looking for is for anyone to identify where i can probably push the build a little farther for not much cost increase and/or if i'm paying too much for anything. any input is greatly appreciated. i followed the guides in the OP fairly closely (and then deviated as costs, other decisions came into play) so hopefully i haven't overlooked something.
just as an overview this will be a gaming/video/graphics production PC. my current build handles most of my design work (sans large format) and most games at reasonable to lower settings so the biggest area of improvement will come in the form of being able to edit HD video and playing games at ultra/max settings. i went for the 2500K because i would like to get into overclocking a little bit.
that said, here's what i'm looking at for my build. as to why i'm buying a 460, i plan to upgrade to one of the newer NVIDIA cards later this year and then use the 460 for physX so i know that in terms of what i have here its definitely an area for improvement. basically what i'm looking for is for anyone to identify where i can probably push the build a little farther for not much cost increase and/or if i'm paying too much for anything. any input is greatly appreciated. i followed the guides in the OP fairly closely (and then deviated as costs, other decisions came into play) so hopefully i haven't overlooked something.
just as an overview this will be a gaming/video/graphics production PC. my current build handles most of my design work (sans large format) and most games at reasonable to lower settings so the biggest area of improvement will come in the form of being able to edit HD video and playing games at ultra/max settings. i went for the 2500K because i would like to get into overclocking a little bit.
Beer Monkey
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What video card are you using?
GTX 580 3gb
Help me out here, PC-GAF.
Bought a wired 360 controller a while back, didn't have any trouble with it.
Went to use it today, nothing. Windows (7, 64-bit) won't see it despite plugging it back in (which makes the guide ring go green briefly then go dark), updating drivers, and rebooting the whole system. Googling for answers is useless.
halp
Bought a wired 360 controller a while back, didn't have any trouble with it.
Went to use it today, nothing. Windows (7, 64-bit) won't see it despite plugging it back in (which makes the guide ring go green briefly then go dark), updating drivers, and rebooting the whole system. Googling for answers is useless.
halp
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Move the cable around and wiggle it. 360 wired controllers can be unreliable at times (I have had 2-3 of them die on me). If that doesn't work, try using it on another PC or a 360 and see if it turns on and can be utilized.
If not, dat shit dead.
Is there a good website I can go to to find out the dimensions of a particular card? I bought a Dell XPS and I think I am a little limited on case space.
I think I can manage a card that is about 10" long, maybe a little more. I don't think the width or the depth will be a problem. Is that good enough for a GTX 560 or a Radeon 6870?
I think I can manage a card that is about 10" long, maybe a little more. I don't think the width or the depth will be a problem. Is that good enough for a GTX 560 or a Radeon 6870?
BoobPhysics101
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Yes, that's fine. GTX 560 is around 9.5-10".
Modified XSPC Rasa, or Raystorm?
http://www.xs-pc.com/products/waterblocks/cpu-waterblocks/
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Anyone know why I'm getting framerate dips in battlefield 3? I sought out to build a pc that will run this game maxed out at 60fps no dips whatsoever. I have dual gtx 580's and a 2500k OC to 4.5. I've been as low as 40fps. I especially get problems on the back to karkand maps. I have the latest drivers. What could the problem be?
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Is this a good deal?
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Usually $200 on sale for $90?
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Usually $200 on sale for $90?
Himajin
Member
That would have been a crazy expensive price before the flooding shortages, but it looks to be about the going rate these days.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
What resolution? Antialiasing on or off? Do you have renderahead set to 0 or 2? Do you have High Precision Event Timer turned off in your BIOS?
Wolf Akela
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How much VRAM does each of those have?
Any idea about the length on a 6870?
I thought most sites listed a videocard's dimensions, but I'm not seeing it on NewEgg or Tigerdirect. I'm not sure if Amazon's listings are for the box or for the card itself.
Wolf Akela
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Don't use this as an OS drive... or pretty much any kind of use that requires constant read/writes (like torrenting).
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Whats the difference if you dont mind me asking so i know what to watch for in the future.
1920x1080 antialiasing is on, I don't know about the other ones haven't touched them.
one is 1536 and the other is -233.
i was thinking of going with most of the enhanced build but upping the ram to 16gb and bumping the graphics card down to the basic 1gb one, putting me at a pretty reasonable price point
would this last me awhile? i dont do much gaming but id like the option to play something at a decent res
id also like to play around with osx in a virtual machine for ios dev
would this last me awhile? i dont do much gaming but id like the option to play something at a decent res
id also like to play around with osx in a virtual machine for ios dev
Wolf Akela
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Cav Greens are meant for storage. Cheaper with a wealth of power saving features which kill the drive with frequent access. They're also quite slower.
16GB is pointless, trust me. I'm a heavy user, and even with caching, Windows 7 still doesn't use all my RAM for caching.
onken
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·feist·;34574819 said:Well, he did only ask for mITX...
Really like some of In Win's SFF cases, even though some of the best ones aren't readily available outside of the home market.
Definitely, definitely not like that one. Buyers should go ahead and pick up a Real Doll while they're at it.
More like this:
This:
This:
This:
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Yeah I'm getting an Abee for my next build. Such awesome cases.
Hey guys, I've had my system for a few days now, and I'm just starting to get my head around overclocking this thing.
Specs:
i7 2600k
ASUS P8Z68-PRO/GEN3
8GB Corsair Vengeance (1600)
GTX 560Ti
850W Coolermaster Modular PSU
Corsair H50 watercooler
120GB Crucial M4 SSD
320GB Western Digital external HDD
LG DVD drive
I've just ran the ASUS AI suite 'auto-tuning' tool, and it's settled at 4.71GHz (104.6 x 45) - whenever it tries to test a clock past this, the system reboots. Is there any point in chasing a clock higher than 4.7? With a little OC'ing on my GPU, I've managed to hit 70fps (60 average) on Battlefield 3 - completely maxed out at 1920x1080 with no AA. A friend of mine has the same CPU/RAM/mobo/cooler combo and he can hit 4.9GHz.
Thanks.
Specs:
i7 2600k
ASUS P8Z68-PRO/GEN3
8GB Corsair Vengeance (1600)
GTX 560Ti
850W Coolermaster Modular PSU
Corsair H50 watercooler
120GB Crucial M4 SSD
320GB Western Digital external HDD
LG DVD drive
I've just ran the ASUS AI suite 'auto-tuning' tool, and it's settled at 4.71GHz (104.6 x 45) - whenever it tries to test a clock past this, the system reboots. Is there any point in chasing a clock higher than 4.7? With a little OC'ing on my GPU, I've managed to hit 70fps (60 average) on Battlefield 3 - completely maxed out at 1920x1080 with no AA. A friend of mine has the same CPU/RAM/mobo/cooler combo and he can hit 4.9GHz.
Thanks.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Don't overclock the BCLK (104.6). Set it back to 100. It'll just introduce instability.
Nope... It was a special deal/coupon that they did through their FaceBook page for the 2600k.
The Asus tool ran a test and set that for me, I'd have no idea what to do if I set those values myself.
I've experienced no issues for several hours now, surely it's fine?
Also, how has my friend on basically the same system reached 4.9 with the same software?
I'm staring at an i7 2700k and 12GB Corsair Vengeance RAM I received from Intel's RetailEdge that are just sitting on top of my computer waiting for the day when I have enough money for a motherboard to slide them into.
I need a mATX motherboard to fit into my Silverstone GD05b so I've been looking at the ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3. Any other motherboards I should take into consideration?
I need a mATX motherboard to fit into my Silverstone GD05b so I've been looking at the ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3. Any other motherboards I should take into consideration?
Literally just set it it 100.0 That's it. No it is not fine (imo).
They boost it because it makes them faster than competition in terrible mobo benches.
Not for the price/features. That's the board to get.
green_focus
Member
Big thanks to Hazaro! I used his enthusiast build with a few tweaks and there's nothing this thing can't handle. I haven't even started overclocking.
What's under the hood:
Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz 8MB
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 mobo
eVGA GTX580 3GB
Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU cooler
Corsair 850AX Gold AX PSU
Intel 320 Series 123 SSD SATA II
WD 2TB Caviar Green 5400RPM storage drive
LG 12x Bluray Writer
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Sound Card
Corsair 400R Case
16 GB of GSKILL Sniper RAM
= One sexy beast.
What's under the hood:
Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz 8MB
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 mobo
eVGA GTX580 3GB
Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU cooler
Corsair 850AX Gold AX PSU
Intel 320 Series 123 SSD SATA II
WD 2TB Caviar Green 5400RPM storage drive
LG 12x Bluray Writer
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Sound Card
Corsair 400R Case
16 GB of GSKILL Sniper RAM
= One sexy beast.
If your WD Green feels slow or takes a long time to start up you might want to look into something like this:
http://www.storagereview.com/how_st...ern_digital_2tb_caviar_green_wd20ears_wdidle3
http://www.storagereview.com/how_st...ern_digital_2tb_caviar_green_wd20ears_wdidle3
green_focus
Member
Just keeps on giving...thanks for this.
terrdactycalsrock
Member
So Im still pondering over what should go into my gaming pc and my choices for the gpu is either the gtx 560 ti or the gtx 570. Will either of those cards be able to run 2012, and 2013 games at full resoultion, 1920 by 1080, and will they be able to keep a steady frame rate of 30 fps or more on the best settings?
I know Im basically asking you to tell me the future and the answer probaly wont be a clean and easy, but Im really new to all of this and just want to know what the expect.
I know Im basically asking you to tell me the future and the answer probaly wont be a clean and easy, but Im really new to all of this and just want to know what the expect.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
The 560 ti should be a relevant card for about a couple years hopefully. That's why I got it haha.
Maybe this isn't the right place to ask about drivers, but has anyone confirmed that the latest AMD drivers (12.1) work well with RAGE? I've been holding off upgrading solely because of that game.
Edit: And I never got a definitive answer for this, but is it safe to play a game that runs my GPU to 90C? That seems to be what I get when playing The Witcher 2.
Edit: And I never got a definitive answer for this, but is it safe to play a game that runs my GPU to 90C? That seems to be what I get when playing The Witcher 2.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Got my Cooler Master Hyper 212! Three day shipping...got here the next day for free...not bad..
Although
Damn thing doesn't fit in my case
Although
Damn thing doesn't fit in my case
Hawk269
Member
Big thanks to Hazaro! I used his enthusiast build with a few tweaks and there's nothing this thing can't handle. I haven't even started overclocking.
What's under the hood:
Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz 8MB
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 mobo
eVGA GTX580 3GB
Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU cooler
Corsair 850AX Gold AX PSU
Intel 320 Series 123 SSD SATA II
WD 2TB Caviar Green 5400RPM storage drive
LG 12x Bluray Writer
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Sound Card
Corsair 400R Case
16 GB of GSKILL Sniper RAM
= One sexy beast.
Very nice build man. Yeah, that rig of yours would pretty much destroy any game currently out. The only game I know of that you cant max out is Witcher 2 in Ubersampling mode at 1080p/60fps. Almost everything else you should be able to move every slider in options to max and still be at 60fps.
One thing I have learned though, if you try a game and you cannot completely 100% max it out, dont fret too much...it is usually a driver issue or the game itself. For example, Star Wars The Old Republic has known performance issues and I have a similar rig as you and I get FPS drops in that game. As a new PC gamer, we at times look at our rig and think something is wrong or I need more power, but more and more I have learned that it is the game itself and how it was coded, or needing patching or driver updates.
The best thing to do is if you run into a game that you cant max out, just ask here and usually others will respond telling you they have similar performance, this should ease your mind on it. If you get responses like "for me it runs perfect" then that is when you look into stuff to see if there are tweaks you can make. Like you, I built my rig to be able to take any game and crank every possible option to max and sustaing 60fps at 1080p...and for the most part I can and so will you.
Hawk269
Member
No not really. What I did is installed the RAM and the CPU and CPU Fan prior to putting the motherboard in the case. IT made it a bit easier to add those parts outside of the case (depending on your case). I use an Antec 1200 full tower case and found it easier to install those parts on the MB prior to installing it into the case.
So I figured I'd make use of my empty 5.25 bays, so got one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835110018
got a blue led fan for it and CPU temps seemed to have gone down about 5c, not bad. Not using it for any of my HDD though.
got a blue led fan for it and CPU temps seemed to have gone down about 5c, not bad. Not using it for any of my HDD though.
Only if your build fails in the case imo. If it works the first time you don't have to deal with it. Newegg has that in there to probably save RMA's on their end
560ti 448, upgrade to a next gen card later.
Drivers post RAGE release should work fine.
90C is upper tier of where you want it. I'd blow it out or get some better airflow, but yes you can play on it.
'Note that some cases might not be able to fit taller rifle coolers (Like the CM 212 Plus, or more commonly a ThermalRight Silver Arrow) or longer video cards (Like a 6950 or GTX 580).'Got my Cooler Master Hyper 212! Three day shipping...got here the next day for free...not bad..
Although
Damn thing doesn't fit in my case
What case is it?
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