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Take a picture of the label on your power supply, or just write down the info.
Hope it helps. It says 300W.
Thank you.
Take a picture of the label on your power supply, or just write down the info.
The speed of both 3- and 4-pin fans can be adjusted. 3-pin fans are regulated using voltage control, while 4-pin fans support PWM, a different technology. However, if your motherboard only supports PWM-based adjustment, then I guess that's that. I don't have any particular recommendations on specific fans.
How much are you looking to spend? Noctua and Noiseblocker eloops are the best, but the Arctic F12 PWM is great on a budget.
Whenever you see PWM in a fan description, that means 4 pin. PWM = pulse width modulation (I think), and it controls speed by telling a fan to turn on and off repeatedly to reach the exact RPM.
8gig at 1600. The other ram would slow you down and not much uses more than 8 gig anyway.Received my RAM today.
I'm not sure if I should use 8GB at 1600MHz or 12GB at 1333MHz.
Any advice? Thanks!
For gaming? I'd say the upper one, since the difference for gaming between the i5 and i7 is close to nothing afaik. Noticed it isn't a K-chip either. Ivy Bridge are piss easy to overclock. Have you decided on a mobo yet?
Looks pretty awesome. All that money and why no SSD though?
If I'm going to be ripping and encoding a substantial number of DVDs and BluRays, in addition to gaming, am I going to be wanting an i7 and more than 8GB of RAM?
Spent some time with my PC last night. Installed my new case fans to attempt to kill some of the vibration issues that has plagued my Corsair 650D case and I also installed my new 660ti.
Other than initially installing the fans backwards, I can wholeheartedly recommend the Corsair AF120s that I put in. They are a LOT quieter than the stock fans and have some great vibration dampening features. They push at least as much air as the older noisy ones too.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RESG3A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The 200mm fan I put in was the BitFenix Spectre Pro. The jury is still out on that one. It pushes a decent amount of air but is really really thick. I replaced the front intake with the BitFenix and I was barely able to squeeze the hard drive cage back in the case. Even then it's a little crooked. It does the job though. I used the 7v low speed adapter per mrkenyon's advice and it seems to work out well. Supposedly it comes with these anti-vibration rivets but I have no idea how to use them. It does ok without though.
Oh and the 660ti installed great. What a huge card. Easily 3 inches longer than the 460. Fits just fine in my case though. Batman looks great with Physx turned on. Going to have to find some other games that tax the system a bit more.
Congrats man. That card is indeed huge, specifically the cooler. I had only about 1.5 inches to spare in my Antec 900 case. But it runs extremely cool & quiet with it.
Did you have any trouble with your AC3 promo purchase? I used up the promo code and finished the checkout but somehow did not get credit for the game. No email record of the purchase either. And now the promo is used up. :-/
Spent some time with my PC last night. Installed my new case fans to attempt to kill some of the vibration issues that has plagued my Corsair 650D case and I also installed my new 660ti.
Other than initially installing the fans backwards, I can wholeheartedly recommend the Corsair AF120s that I put in. They are a LOT quieter than the stock fans and have some great vibration dampening features. They push at least as much air as the older noisy ones too.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007RESG3A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The 200mm fan I put in was the BitFenix Spectre Pro. The jury is still out on that one. It pushes a decent amount of air but is really really thick. I replaced the front intake with the BitFenix and I was barely able to squeeze the hard drive cage back in the case. Even then it's a little crooked. It does the job though. I used the 7v low speed adapter per mrkenyon's advice and it seems to work out well. Supposedly it comes with these anti-vibration rivets but I have no idea how to use them. It does ok without though.
Oh and the 660ti installed great. What a huge card. Easily 3 inches longer than the 460. Fits just fine in my case though. Batman looks great with Physx turned on. Going to have to find some other games that tax the system a bit more.
I got a pair of AF120's free with my Corsair 200r case but I'm unsure whether they're better than the stock fans on the case. I can't seem to find any info about what fans are actually in the case but it's good to read that the AF120's are working well for you.
For the new build so far I have:
CPU: Intel i5 3570K
Motherboard: BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 Intel 7 Series Motherboard
SSD: Samsung 256GB 830 Series Internal 2.5" Solid State Drive
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi Case
Couple of questions
Considering my build, I'm assuming it isn't worth picking up this:
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory $59.99 after $7 rebate
over this:
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory $42
even though the difference is only $18?? I plan to just use this for gaming with the occasional video editing and HD streaming but with a i5 3570K I don't know if 16GB of RAM is necessary.
For around $250 range, any good recommendations for a video card? I'm still content with my HD 5770 on the other PC to play SC2 for now, but I'd like to get a solid card in the next month or so for this new PC. From the OP I'm going to be looking out for deals on the HD7950 and the GTX 660Ti, and use the integrated graphics until I find a good deal.
Finally, should I look to stay at 550W for a PSU or go to 750W? Right now I'm contemplating between the Corsair TX and CX series for a 750W PSU.
Thanks!
750w is overkill for a single GPU. A quality 550w is definitely enough.
i7 860 processor ($230 + tax at Microcenter)
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard ($170 after rebate + tax at Microcenter)
Antec 300 Case ($30 after promo and rebate)
ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 sound card ($12 on clearance)
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V PSU ($70 after promo and rebate)
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 video card ($150 after MIR)
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 7200RPM Hard Drive w/ Thermaltake BlacX External 2.5/3.5" Serial ATA HDD USB Dock ($77 after combo promo at newegg)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ($105)
SAMSUNG DVD Burner SH-S223L ($26)
Total ~$870
When I opened the box the bottom 1/4th was exposed, really hoping it works when I install it tomorrow. Would you guys RMA it to amazon or take your chances opening the packaging?
The CX series should only be used in the most extreme budget builds. The CX430 is more like a 370W (or something similar) PSU. Get one of the XFX's in the link above or an Antec VP450/BP550.OK, thanks!
I will probably pick up this one:
CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V ($20 AR)
and swap it out with the 650W out of my current PC:
OK, thanks!
I will probably pick up this one:
CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V ($20 AR)
and swap it out with the 650W out of my current PC:
But I'm guess the main thing is to check the power consumption on both cards and use the larger PSU accordingly? I can't see anything else taking up so much power.
Anyone interested in a 512GB Samsung SSD? I have a spare which I'm not going to use and I'm trying to sell it for about £320.
Model number: MZ7PC512HAGH
It's a Dell part (the company I work for is a Dell partner so I got a good deal on it), but it's just a Samsung 830 512GB SSD rebranded.
Unused in a sealed static bag.
OS: Windows 8, $54.21 after tax
Damage so far: $614.29
Either of the i3's that are clocked higher (3.3 and 3.4) will give you better gaming performance than that i5.
Are you a student, or have a student email address? You might be able to get Windows 7 or 8 for free through dreamspark.com
i3's are hyper threaded. i5's are not. Both have four threads. Although threads aren't as good as real cores, there are few games that use more than two cores. Those that do, are efficiently coded enough to give similar frame rates despite slightly weaker CPUs. In some cases, there is no performance difference. The games that have the most dramatic change based on CPU are single and dual threaded, and all that matters is frequency.Dual core is better than a quad core?
Wut?
I got a pair of AF120's free with my Corsair 200r case but I'm unsure whether they're better than the stock fans on the case. I can't seem to find any info about what fans are actually in the case but it's good to read that the AF120's are working well for you.
Edit: I've emailed Corsair to clarify if the stock fans are the same as the AF120's and whether it'd be worth replacing them with the AF120's.
No reply from Corsair but I changed the fans over anyway. The stock fans have thicker blades and are 0.15A whilst the AF120's are 0.33A or so. Unfortunately I'm still limited by the fans being 3-pin so not able to control both fans.
The rear fan is connected to the only Sysfan connector which controls voltage and that's really quiet. For the front fan, the only choice I have is to connect it to Sysfan2 and have it run at full speed, or connect it to the extension off the CPU cooler. I've gone for the second options and it's a lot quieter but still a lot louder than I'd like it to be. Disconnecting the front fan completely and my PC was near silent, it was great. Unfortunately I can't not have the front fan connected.
Are you a student, or have a student email address? You might be able to get Windows 7 or 8 for free through dreamspark.com
I have an i5-2500k and a HD 5870 .... looking to upgrade video card. Is there any of the higher end cards that the 2500k would bottleneck?
Not wanting to upgrade processor at all.
I'm aiming around the GTX 670 and HD 7950 levels ... price wise.
Get an in-line 7V adapter. Super cheap. Are they the Performance Editions or Quiet Editions?
The AF120s are nearly silent. Not to disparage your concerns but how quiet do you need your computer? They are 21dba which is about the volume of leaves rustling.
In my case, the AF120s are much quieter than the stock fans and when I have my front Bitfenix 200mm fan on the 7v adapter, my computer is about as quiet as any computer I've ever owned with air cooling.
You could probably pick up a fan controller to control speed and back them down even further.
edit: oh yeah. mkenyon just asked a great question. If they are the performance edition (I have the quiet edition) then they are 30dba which is significantly louder.
Shouldn't bottleneck at all. Do you OC it?
1st test with the new system:
3570k oc'd to 4ghz
ASROCK Extreme3 Z77
8 gig G-Skill 1600
Sapphire 7950 @925
Running Metro 2033 on Ultra with DX11 at 1920*1080p was getting average of about 70FPS
I have an i5-2500k and a HD 5870 .... looking to upgrade video card. Is there any of the higher end cards that the 2500k would bottleneck?
Not wanting to upgrade processor at all.
I'm aiming around the GTX 670 and HD 7950 levels ... price wise.
Is Windows Server 2012 an OS Similar to Windows 8? It's the only one I have
Not till Q2, and it might not be the beginning of Q2. Could be as much as 6 months away. If we see a repeat of this generation's launch again, it won't have any downward pressure on prices until the price war comes in effect, which is months into it.Can you wait a few months? AMD is supposedly launching the 8xxx series of cards Q1 or Q2. It will bring some price pressure on older models. Maybe the 8950 will fall in your price range too.
Temp is low, but idle doesn't mean very much. At full load, you don't want the average temperature going above mid-70s with ivy.I just build my new pc
i7 3770
7970 crossfire sapphire
8gb ram
Q: First time I started it up, it said "cpu fan error press f1" so i did, and it the speed was low, and then it picked up in the 621RPM speed and it went away. But before i proceed installing windows and everything. Can you take a look at tell me if the cpu/mobo TEMP look fine. IDK what temp is normal. Want to make sure everything looks fine at this screen. Don't want my cpu to get hot and mess up. Thank You
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa110/virkali/photo.jpg
Also is there any BIOS setting you recommend, or just proceed. I will not be doing OC anytime.
Not till Q2, and it might not be the beginning of Q2. Could be as much as 6 months away. If we see a repeat of this generation's launch again, it won't have any downward pressure on prices until the price war comes in effect, which is months into it.
Temp is low, but idle doesn't mean very much. At full load, you don't want the average temperature going above mid-70s with ivy.
It does the CPU fan error because the setting is for the stock fan which is a tiny diameter and has to spin at really high RPMs.