Heh, that is the exact reasoning I went with the 1366 socket back in the day. My overclocked i7 720 just outlasted the entire socket generation.
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Heh, that is the exact reasoning I went with the 1366 socket back in the day. My overclocked i7 720 just outlasted the entire socket generation.
Quite a bit.
You'll get your 760 to probably 3.8GHz likely and the 7950 should be able to do 1.1GHz all being well.
ooooooooooo Red is cooler. I can even give you 16in of red and 12in of white MDPC sleeving that got thrown into my package for no apparent reason.
I wish they gave you a choice to choose the games when buying AMD cards. Bought a 7950 but I would have preferred getting Tomb Raider over Crysis 3 which the former is only free with the purchase of the 7800 series cards.
If anybody is interested, I'm selling my 560 Ti now.
If anybody is interested, I'm selling my 560 Ti now.
That would be pretty nice on the fan wires.... No NO I will be strong. I looooove the Orange.
What board are you getting? The Z77X-UD7?
Haven't decided. Probably the Asus since it is the only one available locally. I'm torn between having a mSATA onboard/better water option (ASRock or MSI) or having two eSATA ports (Asus). I don't like where the SATA ports are on the ASR and MSI boards, but a GAFfer pointed out that the Audio and USB3 ports are annoying on the Asus.
EDIT: I am reaching severe asinine levels of indecision about the motherboard purchase. I put less thought into choosing my wife
EDIT2: I just googled the board you mentioned - I see what you did there.
I had mine set as an exhaust
Air coming from the front of the case and exiting through the h100. I had the rear fan as an exhaust too, but don't know if that would be better served as an intake?
TerryLee81
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You are in luck. I have one in my garage collecting dust. It's the white one though.
Personally I choose ASUS simply because I think they have the best BIOS setup and I spend a lot of time there tweaking and OCing. Performance wise the difference between motherboards is really minimal. Features, connector placement, colour and BIOS are all that differentiates them. Get the board with the features you want, a good enough connector placement, the right colour is a luxury and BIOS's are all capable just have to get used to them.
Yep, those are all the basis of the problems I'm having
Maybe I'll see if there are any YouTube videos showing me the BIOSes.I'm looking to bite the bullet and go with this Zotac 570 card for $179.
Do any of you guys have any thoughts on Zotac, or a general impression if this specific card would be solid for editing in CS5? I've gotten lots of positive reinforcement on GAF, Adob'es forums, and Tom's Hardware to go with a 570 over a 660 ti, but I want to make sure this 570 is worth it and I don't know the Zotac brand. Some reviews say the fan gets a bit loud when under stress.
Do any of you guys have any thoughts on Zotac, or a general impression if this specific card would be solid for editing in CS5? I've gotten lots of positive reinforcement on GAF, Adob'es forums, and Tom's Hardware to go with a 570 over a 660 ti, but I want to make sure this 570 is worth it and I don't know the Zotac brand. Some reviews say the fan gets a bit loud when under stress.
Oh man. Just going to subtlety bump this http://labzfz.com/
Bookmark it.
mkenyon is going to blow everyone away in the coming months.
Bookmark it.
mkenyon is going to blow everyone away in the coming months.
Yeah I know, I can't wait either till some content goes up.
no pressure
j2theizzay
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Speaking of content - think GAF would mind if I did a detailed Prodigy build log in this thread or should I shove it somewhere separate and link it?
Welcome to the club!
Should do it in the revamped Race Your PC thread. Been waiting on a friend to do artwork, but I think I might just bite the bullet and try to wing some stuff myself.
Thank you.
Dota 2 ate my time. Gonna stop here for a bit to actually get stuff done.
That is a great idea! Thanks!
I'll be available after 1PM EST on Wednesday if you need help with anything
My only regret is I've been trying to one up Arrival and now you gotta go and do this new build =P
I'll email/pm you some ideas.
v0mitg0d
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Hey guys!
I wanted to thank everyone here for their help, particularly the folks response for the OP. Very helpful and I can imagine required a lot of work. I wanted to share with everyone the final build.
I originally wanted to build my own system, much like I've done in the past. However life for me is vastly different than it use to be. I now have much much less time and more responsibilities (kid, job change, etc) so I decided to go with Falcon Northwest. I know I know, some will call me a sellout, but for me this is the right choice.
The requirements were sort of harsh. My wife and I sat down and agreed on a budget ($2500), knew needed to needed to fit in a small space (18'' tall x 10'' wide x 16'' deep) in my desk and that it also needed to be very quiet.
I looked around and settled on the Tiki. Here are the specs
Chassis: Tiki - Standard Black
Chassis Base: Granite - Absolute Black
PSU: SilverStone 450 Watt SFX
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
Processor: i7 3770K 3.5GHz (overclock aprox 4.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Processor Cooler: Asetek Liquid Cooling
RAM: 1866MHz 2x4GB (8GB)
Video Card: GeForce GTX 680 2GB
HDD: WD Caviar Green 2TB
Optical: Slot-Load DVD Writer
...from Amazon I picked up these two guys:
Keyboard: C M QuickFire Rapid Black Cherry (SGK-4000-GKCC1-US)
Monitor: Asus 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor (VS248H-P)
I wanted an SSD but it proved too expensive for the size I wanted (512GB). Those guys are easy enough to upgrade so I'm not too worried about replacing that in a year or two.
Anyway, the machine is due to arrive around the 21st. It's a good looking machine, compact, quiet, and fast. I'm really excited!
Thanks again guys!
I wanted to thank everyone here for their help, particularly the folks response for the OP. Very helpful and I can imagine required a lot of work. I wanted to share with everyone the final build.
I originally wanted to build my own system, much like I've done in the past. However life for me is vastly different than it use to be. I now have much much less time and more responsibilities (kid, job change, etc) so I decided to go with Falcon Northwest. I know I know, some will call me a sellout, but for me this is the right choice.
The requirements were sort of harsh. My wife and I sat down and agreed on a budget ($2500), knew needed to needed to fit in a small space (18'' tall x 10'' wide x 16'' deep) in my desk and that it also needed to be very quiet.
I looked around and settled on the Tiki. Here are the specs
Chassis: Tiki - Standard Black
Chassis Base: Granite - Absolute Black
PSU: SilverStone 450 Watt SFX
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
Processor: i7 3770K 3.5GHz (overclock aprox 4.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Processor Cooler: Asetek Liquid Cooling
RAM: 1866MHz 2x4GB (8GB)
Video Card: GeForce GTX 680 2GB
HDD: WD Caviar Green 2TB
Optical: Slot-Load DVD Writer
...from Amazon I picked up these two guys:
Keyboard: C M QuickFire Rapid Black Cherry (SGK-4000-GKCC1-US)
Monitor: Asus 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor (VS248H-P)
I wanted an SSD but it proved too expensive for the size I wanted (512GB). Those guys are easy enough to upgrade so I'm not too worried about replacing that in a year or two.
Anyway, the machine is due to arrive around the 21st. It's a good looking machine, compact, quiet, and fast. I'm really excited!
Thanks again guys!
Hey guys!
I wanted to thank everyone here for their help, particularly the folks response for the OP. Very helpful and I can imagine required a lot of work. I wanted to share with everyone the final build.
I originally wanted to build my own system, much like I've done in the past. However life for me is vastly different than it use to be. I now have much much less time and more responsibilities (kid, job change, etc) so I decided to go with Falcon Northwest. I know I know, some will call me a sellout, but for me this is the right choice.
The requirements were sort of harsh. My wife and I sat down and agreed on a budget ($2500), knew needed to needed to fit in a small space (18'' tall x 10'' wide x 16'' deep) in my desk and that it also needed to be very quiet.
I looked around and settled on the Tiki. Here are the specs
Chassis: Tiki - Standard Black
Chassis Base: Granite - Absolute Black
PSU: SilverStone 450 Watt SFX
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
Processor: i7 3770K 3.5GHz (overclock aprox 4.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Processor Cooler: Asetek Liquid Cooling
RAM: 1866MHz 2x4GB (8GB)
Video Card: GeForce GTX 680 2GB
HDD: WD Caviar Green 2TB
Optical: Slot-Load DVD Writer
...from Amazon I picked up these two guys:
Keyboard: C M QuickFire Rapid Black Cherry (SGK-4000-GKCC1-US)
Monitor: Asus 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor (VS248H-P)
I wanted an SSD but it proved too expensive for the size I wanted (512GB). Those guys are easy enough to upgrade so I'm not too worried about replacing that in a year or two.
Anyway, the machine is due to arrive around the 21st. It's a good looking machine, compact, quiet, and fast. I'm really excited!
Thanks again guys!
That machine is about 2.300$ in itself? That is pretty overpriced considering what you are getting in terms of raw power, especially with the lack of an SSD. You can get a iMac 27" for the price of that machine + screen/keyboard with a somewhat slower GPU, but with a MUCH better screen, I/O options, a Fusion Drive (SSD + HDD combo), its dead silent and doesn't take up any considerable space since it's all in the screen.
If you were to build a normal PC, you could get a whole lot more. I don't doubt the machine will serve you well, but personally i think it has some pretty big flaws.
Hey guys!
I wanted to thank everyone here for their help, particularly the folks response for the OP. Very helpful and I can imagine required a lot of work. I wanted to share with everyone the final build.
I originally wanted to build my own system, much like I've done in the past. However life for me is vastly different than it use to be. I now have much much less time and more responsibilities (kid, job change, etc) so I decided to go with Falcon Northwest. I know I know, some will call me a sellout, but for me this is the right choice.
The requirements were sort of harsh. My wife and I sat down and agreed on a budget ($2500), knew needed to needed to fit in a small space (18'' tall x 10'' wide x 16'' deep) in my desk and that it also needed to be very quiet.
I looked around and settled on the Tiki. Here are the specs
Chassis: Tiki - Standard Black
Chassis Base: Granite - Absolute Black
PSU: SilverStone 450 Watt SFX
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
Processor: i7 3770K 3.5GHz (overclock aprox 4.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Processor Cooler: Asetek Liquid Cooling
RAM: 1866MHz 2x4GB (8GB)
Video Card: GeForce GTX 680 2GB
HDD: WD Caviar Green 2TB
Optical: Slot-Load DVD Writer
...from Amazon I picked up these two guys:
Keyboard: C M QuickFire Rapid Black Cherry (SGK-4000-GKCC1-US)
Monitor: Asus 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor (VS248H-P)
I wanted an SSD but it proved too expensive for the size I wanted (512GB). Those guys are easy enough to upgrade so I'm not too worried about replacing that in a year or two.
Anyway, the machine is due to arrive around the 21st. It's a good looking machine, compact, quiet, and fast. I'm really excited!
Thanks again guys!
You should try to get a SSD asap, especially with a PC so powerful. The difference is amazing. Once you try it you can not go back.
That's a helluva build there. About $800 over what it should be, but that's a small price to pay if you have lots of extra cash around.
The processor in the iMac is not even comparable. The video cards in the iMacs are laptop cards that have nothing in common with the desktop counterparts either. You're talking 1/4 of the performance of this thing.
The CPU is exactly the same as the one in his build, the i7 3770k. The GTX 680MX is about 70%-80% the power of the standard desktop GTX 680 from what i can gather, so the loss in performance will not be anywere near 1/4 of that other machine.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac ?
Those aren't 3770Ks, those are laptop chips.
They are more expensive compared to what you can build yourself but not much can compare in build quality and form factor. Its really about what you want, you want a computer that will work flawlessly for 5 or more years in an amazing chassis and screen. Most people here want the best gaming for the buck or unbelievable raw power.
They aren't latest iMac generation has full desktop CPUs but not the publicly available SKUs
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5212798
680MX Benchmark (though the 675MX is the only one available here)
That's half the performance of a good 2500K/680 run.
680MX Benchmark (though the 675MX is the only one available here)
That's half the performance of a good 2500K/680 run.
v0mitg0d
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I suppose I could swap out that drive for an SSD. What would you guys recommend? It has to be <$200
edit: btw mkenon I managed to get my hands on a Prodigy and its doesnt fit in the slot in my desk. I would have to remove a few mm of wood, and the wife isnt def not having any of that heh.
edit: btw mkenon I managed to get my hands on a Prodigy and its doesnt fit in the slot in my desk. I would have to remove a few mm of wood, and the wife isnt def not having any of that heh.
Well...... if you were brave enough, nothing stopping you from dropping a 3770k in there. It is a LGA1155 socket but only way I can think of OCing it is from software in windows.
Strange, the 3770 never came up anywere, only the 3770k according to other people. Apple is a massive fuckup in Europe with the new iMacs so i am back on doing the power build instead. I did see some other benches of the 680MX that had some more comparable numbers, but real tests of the cards are hard to find.
I still don't think the new iMac is as terrible a value as before hand, but the Falcon PC could have a better value (though the design and form factor makes it a high mark up).
Crucial M4 or Samsung 840 Pro. You could probably get a 256 for that price. The M4 was on sale this morning for 170
Voice of Reason
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Is bumping up to a six-core processor worth it? Was going to use the 3570k with my build but wouldn't mind another 200 if it'll make my build future proof.
Remove the bottom handles and put on some tiny case feet.
Too late though. By no means is that Tiki a bad build, great set of specs and it'll perform admirably. It's just really expensive. That doesn't really matter if it doesn't matter, you know what I mean?
We have people blowing 2-3K on Titans. PC's don't always have to be about $
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v0mitg0d
Member
So this guy?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NHAEXE/?tag=neogaf0e-20
...or this guy?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W2JL2A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Where was the sale?
This is the Pro: www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-2-5-Inch-Solid-MZ-7PD256BW/dp/B009NB8WRU/
Avoid the regular 840. m4 is good, 840 Pro is better. Difference is marginal.
Remove the bottom handles and put on some tiny case feet.
Too late though. By no means is that Tiki a bad build, great set of specs and it'll perform admirably. It's just really expensive. That doesn't really matter if it doesn't matter, you know what I mean?
We have people blowing 2-3K on Titans. PC's don't always have to be about $
Prodigy is only 14" tall, I'm guessing it is depth that is the problem.
Tiki looks pretty beautiful, my only problem with the build he did is that there is no SSD. For that kinda money, you gotta get them solid states man!
Falcon makes some nice stuff. This is making me nostalgia back to the times when you had to fold IDE cables.
v0mitg0d
Member
Remove the bottom handles and put on some tiny case feet.
Too late though. By no means is that Tiki a bad build, great set of specs and it'll perform admirably. It's just really expensive. That doesn't really matter if it doesn't matter, you know what I mean?
We have people blowing 2-3K on Titans. PC's don't always have to be about $
Yeah, thats true mkenyon thats my thought process this time around too. Money is of course important, but truth be told I dont mind pay a little more for less hassle at this point in my life.
Plus I kind of like having the 3yr warranty, and that Tiki custom case is really nice. Its so small in fact it allows for much more air flow on all sides.
$200 to six core? Wat? You have to get an X79 motherboard ($100ish more), and go to the 3930K, which is $600. That's like $500 more than a Z77/3570K
Fold? Shit, I remember taking a razor blade to the IDE cables so you could bundle them up rather than have them flat. Gotta make room for the cold cathode tubes. Oh the days of early PC modding.
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