I would definitely wait it out.I haven't kept up with info about nvidias upcoming cards. If I'm looking to replace my 560 ti with a better card, would it be wise to wait for a ~350$ new nvidia, our just grab a 570 our 580?
I haven't kept up with info about nvidias upcoming cards. If I'm looking to replace my 560 ti with a better card, would it be wise to wait for a ~350$ new nvidia, our just grab a 570 our 580?
Whoops. Yeah, that's a given. Make sure to overclock it to a nice 4.2Ghz at least. There's a guide in the OP and benching thread, although the voltages it suggests are a bit lower than what most people use. Even at stock it will do very well.Yeah I should have mentioned that, my bad.
A lot of the stuff we picked (if not all) is part of their Leap Year sale right now and also have mail in rebates if that makes any difference.
Thanks a lot for the input though. Do you think this thing will be able to run Dolphin well?
I would suggest to get a 128GB SSD for OS and frequent used programs/games, it makes a world of difference.
Hello PC-gaf, lurking here last year helped me make my high end PC, and i am thankful for that.
However i have a friend who needs some help
He has an Asrock 775dual-VSTA, with an Intel pentium 4 641 Processor, and a 400watt PSU and was using an HD RADEON 4650, and he bought an PNY 9800 GT Energy Efficient, however this card doesn't show anything when installed.
Could any of You PC-Gaffers Lend me a hand on what might be wrong?
My curent guesses are that the PCIE 1.0 Rail doesn't provide enough power for the GPU.
I think all Gens of PCI-E can supply a max of 75W.Reposted so that someone may PLEASE RESPOND
(sorry for my bad English grammar)
I think all Gens of PCI-E can supply a max of 75W.
Now, if there's an old mother board and that old PSU is not specced for 12V there might be issues there.
Make sure BIOS is set to PCIE graphics
PSU may be 3.3 or 5V spec instead of 12V
Mobo might just be old and can't deliver all that power cleanly over just PCI-E
That seems odd to me. The power jump for that is extremely negligible.I dont know about the PSU Vs, however, he was already using an HD 4650, so his bios was already set
Thanks for awnsering
Please take a look through the OP and fill out what you can.I'm considering building a new PC this spring or summer, and I will play on a Full-HD Plasma. Which Graphic Card from AMD would you guys recommend me?
I'm considering building a new PC this spring or summer, and I will play on a Full-HD Plasma. Which Graphic Card from AMD would you guys recommend me?
Please take a look through the OP and fill out what you can.
guys... i need your help. i'm having a weird problem with my gaming pc that i built a couple of months ago: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29378338&postcount=5260
specs:
CASE: Silverstone HTPC GD05 Black
CPU: i5 2500k
CPU COOLER: Scythe Big Shuriken
MOBO: Asus P8P67-M PRO (B3)
SSD: Intel SSD 510 Series 120GB
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
OPTICAL: Asus DRW-24B3LT
RAM: Kingston HyperX, 8 GB (2x4GB), DDR3-1600
PSU: Seasonic X-560
GPU: GTX-260, 896 MB
all of a sudden, while watching a dvd on it yesterday, the system crashed and restarted. there was no blue screen and no memory dump. once it was booting up again, it initially only got to the windows logo, then crashed again and restarted. i was asked to do a repair/system restore, which i did. the computer then booted up fine again. windows did not report any errors or problems once i was logged on, there were no mini dump files or anything. it was like it never happened.
but half an hour later the same thing happened again, while the computer was just idling, with nothing open. and this has been happening ever since. sometimes after 10 minutes, sometimes after 1 hour. but i haven't been playing any games or doing anything but browsing or watching dvds on it for at least 2 weeks. often the crashes happen when the system is idling. the machine is just resetting out of nowhere and then rebooting for no obvious reason. and once it's back up, there is no indication of it ever happening, no memory dumps, no error reports, nothing. basically, the computer is useless in this state.
a few important things to note:
- temperatures of all my components are very low at the time of the "crashes", everything is idling, no overheating
- ran an extensive mem check: ram is ok
- have updated gpu drivers (they were only a few weeks old), didn't change anything
- again, there are no memory dumps and no blue screens
- i have no viruses or spyware (already checked extensively)
- there are very few things installed on this machine (steam, buncha games, browser, mse) and i've never had a single problem or crash with it before this, it is blazingly fast and clean apart from this issue
could it be the power supply? i honestly don't know what else it could be at this point. it's a frickin' GOOD psu though and the last part i would have excpected to fail on me. or is it possible that a faulty gpu could cause a crash that DOESN'T produce a blue screen and memory dump? i've personally never experienced that. i've never had a faulty cpu before, so no idea how that would present itself...
Could be a bad motherboard.
Test your RAM using "Windows Memory Diagnostic." (Launch from start menu or installation DVD).
ram has been tested extensively with memtest. and as i've mentioned, i even replaced it despite there being no errors. problem's still there.
RMA the motherboard.
Could also be a bad SSD.
Do you have a traditional SATA drive lying around?
I didn't realize that the two TY-140s I ordered for the top of my case only have 120mm holes. The top of the K58W only has 140mm holes (ignore the arrows, I stole the image from someone else):
I ordered one of these 140mm to 120mm fan mounts, but I'm pretty sure they won't fit inside the top of my case (the 26.5mm wide wide TY-140s barely fit themselves). When they arrive I'm going to try putting the mounts inside the case and then attaching the fans from above. If that doesn't work I'll have to just replace the stock front/rear fans that came with the case with these TY-140s and then order two more 140mm fans that actually have 140mm holes.
Cable Management Guide
Awesome guide. Should be in the OP.
I saw that, but I can't find them for sale separately. The closest thing I've been able to find is this Koolance adapter:Noctua has little metal extensions to adapt the 120mm mounts to 140mm mounts but Im not sure you can buy them separate from their 140mm fan.
Jesus, don't quote the whole bloody thing please.
Looks like a great cabling guide to follow.Here is my build log for one of my teammates. Goal is to get a system that can hit 120fps steady in T:A for use with a 120hz monitor. It also serves the purpose of a decent guide on how to build a modern rig, taking into account things that are often passed up by amateurs. Need to get better lighting for photos, but it gets the job done right now. Original article posted here, but I thought I would post it on GAF as well for great benefit.
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-zfz.Michalius
Don't be a dick, it's obnoxious to quote a pic-heavy post.Shut your mouth or I'll quote it twice.
Looks like a great cabling guide to follow.
Did the 560ti meet his tribes needs? I just got a 120hz monitor this week and was expecting to have to go a lot beefier on my next PC to hit 120 in anything but quake and counter strike.
I am on a 3.3ghz dual core and 260ti so I am not even hitting 60 on min. I didn't realize new hardware had dusted me by that much yet.Tribes runs at way over 100 FPS maxed out. It's very optimized and efficient (that's UE3 for you).
I am on a 3.3ghz dual core and 260ti so I am not even hitting 60 on min. I didn't realize new hardware had dusted me by that much yet.
Sorry for the hit and run, but can anybody check on this to make sure it's a decent build? I'm building a PC for a friend, and they have around $1k to spend. I'd like to use Amazon if possible for the Prime shipping (and I live in California, so no taxes), and I'd like to get it all together by the end of next week. I could probably scout for better prices on other sites, but then I run the risk of paying out the ass for shipping, etc.. We're planning on ordering this stuff within the hour, so any changes would need to be made quickly.
Now this doesn't include the mouse, keyboard, dvd drive, windows, etc. that push it over $1000, so if there's anyways I can save money (and possibly add nothing more than $5-10), I'm all ears.
Will do on the ram and motherboard, and as far as the case goes, I have the 300 and I'm perfectly fine with it. I had another case picked out, but amazon just ran out of stock on it, haha. And for the 560, what would be a better price on that? I know we're on the cusp of new cheaper cards, but he really wants this thing by the end of next week. I can try talking him into waiting a week for the gpu, but if I can't what would be the best deal at the moment? I could save 40 bucks and get the 1gb version, but I'd like it to be at least future proof for the next few years.The Antec 300 is a weak case. I chose a HAF 912 over it after comparing them both in store.
I'd get this mobo over the MSI: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005BZNE6G/?tag=neogaf0e-20 (or this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EV1R34/?tag=neogaf0e-20)
This RAM is far better than the stuff you picked (costs $3 less too): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DKZK84/?tag=neogaf0e-20
About the 560 Ti 2 GB: For $280, that's a rip-off. I highly recommend waiting a week or two for the Radeon 7870 2 GB to come out. It should be priced a bit higher but offer much better performance.
Will do on the ram and motherboard, and as far as the case goes, I have the 300 and I'm perfectly fine with it. I had another case picked out, but amazon just ran out of stock on it, haha. And for the 560, what would be a better price on that? I know we're on the cusp of new cheaper cards, but he really wants this thing by the end of next week. I can try talking him into waiting a week for the gpu, but if I can't what would be the best deal at the moment? I could save 40 bucks and get the 1gb version, but I'd like it to be at least future proof for the next few years.
*Just looked up the HAF and for the same price it looks better built, so I'll probably go with that then, thanks! Plus, it's actually Prime eligible!
For $100 less, I'd go with this bad-boy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150563
It's about as fast, 2 GB of RAM, but much less expensive.
i hadn't even considered the ssd. good point. it's worth a try. should i make an image and keep the same os install on the new hdd? or not a good idea?
Will do on the ram and motherboard, and as far as the case goes, I have the 300 and I'm perfectly fine with it. I had another case picked out, but amazon just ran out of stock on it, haha. And for the 560, what would be a better price on that? I know we're on the cusp of new cheaper cards, but he really wants this thing by the end of next week. I can try talking him into waiting a week for the gpu, but if I can't what would be the best deal at the moment? I could save 40 bucks and get the 1gb version, but I'd like it to be at least future proof for the next few years.
*Just looked up the HAF and for the same price it looks better built, so I'll probably go with that then, thanks! Plus, it's actually Prime eligible!
Looked at that at Compusa on Friday. It's extremely well built. It was right next to a flimsy thermaltake and it was shocking the two were in the same price category.
Try to image it and if it fails, then reinstall.
You should RMA your drive since those Intel SSDs have a long warranty period.
Did you try calling newegg anyway?So that was a piece of crap. Just died on me today. Purchased the PSU on 2/3/12 and it marks the one month anniversary by dieing. Newegg only has a 30 day return window, so I get to send it in for warranty service and get back a refurb. Aren't I lucky.
New system's been running for almost 2 days now, so I doubt the motherboard could have killed it. Can a motherboard kill a power supply? I guess if my old Antec Earthwatts dies in the next couple days, I'll know the motherboard (asrock extreme 3 gen 3) is a power supply killer.
What's weird about the PS is the kill-a-watt showed it as 2 watts in stand-by. That was its normal draw. And when I flicked the switch on and off, it would briefly spike between 8 and 40 watts (although the fans and LED lights on the motherboard never responded). It's why I initially thought the motherboard croaked. Wasn't expecting my old PS to actually work and was pleasantly surprised by it.
I've since tried the paper clip trick and nothing.
Wait. Not even one launch, but new arch and new process from both companies in the same weeks in the same price bracket.I've been away from PC gaming for over a year. My motherboard crapped out on me and I didn't have the time or money to fix it. I ordered some parts today bringing my specs to an i7 920 which I got to 3.95Ghz before and am hoping to get at least 3.8 Ghz. I bought a used MSI X58 Pro-E and an EVGA GTX 560 ti. I also have 6gb of Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 ram. I got the 560 from Microcenter and haven't opened it yet. Is it worth it to open when I get my parts in the mail this week or should I wait for the new cards to come out?
Did you try calling newegg anyway?
I've had a board or two at work that killed PSUs.