minasodaboy
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the eagle has landed and is now taunting me in my office. set-up and pictures to come tonight after work!
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"I need a New PC!" 2013 Part 1. Haswell, Crysis 3, and secret fairy sauce. Read da OP
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GPU yes, CPU is a waste of money. Just OC it if you haven't already.
Go to a store and try them out if you can
Yep, you can get a sampler pack from wasdkeyboards.
GhastlyGaseous
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Well it really depends on your situation. For most people I'd say it's a complete waste on both accounts. But if you're rolling in the dough than the GPU upgrade is a clear step up. Even if you're well off going from a 2500K to a 3570K isn't even worth it.
I've never seen a mechanical keyboard around here; no actual computer shops, so Best Buy is as good as I have for a local resource.
Perfect, thanks! $8 is totally palatable.
Well, if you want me to build it for you, you are welcome to stop by and try out some 120Hz monitors before you decide. (it's free btw, something nice I do to help out GAFers)
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You'll want to make that link public. http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/538638.aspx
Hyper 212 Evo, you'll not go far wrong with it.
Read the OP friend. Hyper 212 or some sort of watercooling.
Sensei RAW arrived today! Not going to try it out until I get the rest of my PC, but it's still pretty exciting.
Also got a Driving Force GT which I bought for $55 from a Gaffer in the mail today! I'm so excited to try a racing game with a wheel at 144fps.
Also got a Driving Force GT which I bought for $55 from a Gaffer in the mail today! I'm so excited to try a racing game with a wheel at 144fps.
Parts will be order Saturday! Woohoo! I am excited, although Newegg decided to throw a wrench in my plan and put the i5-3350P up for 10% off with a promo code and I know Tom's said if you don't plan to overclock get that instead.
So now I am debating between this and the 3570K, mind you I am gaming at literally 1280x720 on this rig, so overclocking almost seems to be a waste as such a low resolution(to me anyways), and saving ~$100 is sexy time.
Advice GAF? The card will probably be a 660 ti or 670, I haven't decided yet, if you care
So now I am debating between this and the 3570K, mind you I am gaming at literally 1280x720 on this rig, so overclocking almost seems to be a waste as such a low resolution(to me anyways), and saving ~$100 is sexy time.
Advice GAF? The card will probably be a 660 ti or 670, I haven't decided yet, if you care
Nice choice, DFGT is a good solid entry level wheel.
DO IT.
Racing games without one is just so, so wrong.
I know, right!? I was planning all along to get a wheel "eventually" after the sting of spending so much on the PC had worn away. After I decided to go 144hz, I couldn't resist. It seems like a match made in heaven.
Plus, it helps that some guy offered to sell his like-new wheel to me for $55 even though I was asking if anyone had one to sell for $70-80 ($80 being the going price for a used Driving Force GT). Haha. I've been getting the most incredible deals.
Thanks! I'm really looking forward to using it. I've been pretty heavily into racing games for about a year or two now but I've just had a 360 controller so I've been very much looking forward to owning a wheel. I just couldn't justify getting one before when I could only play the racing games at 20-30fps. Haha
GhastlyGaseous
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The link should be fixed. I may take you up on that offer of monitor testing and build assistance, though I need to talk to a friend who was originally going to walk me through it first. What is really important to me is not only getting this first build right, but learning how to do it all so that I can upgrade, etc, in the future.
DJ_Lae
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I only have one of the old 360 wheels lying around but I should give it a shot on my new computer. I assume it works without issue with the wireless dongle.
I also ordered the sampler pack of switches - $14 after shipping, but I've always been meaning to try them out, but no stores have any keyboards to play with and I know no one with a mechanical keyboard of any kind.
The last mechanical keyboard I've used was the Waka from Final Fantasy X.[/QUOTE]
"]Apple extended one. I still have one or two lying around somewhere.
I also ordered the sampler pack of switches - $14 after shipping, but I've always been meaning to try them out, but no stores have any keyboards to play with and I know no one with a mechanical keyboard of any kind.
The last mechanical keyboard I've used was the Waka from Final Fantasy X.[/QUOTE]
"]Apple extended one. I still have one or two lying around somewhere.Parts will be order Saturday! Woohoo! I am excited, although Newegg decided to throw a wrench in my plan and put the i5-3350P up for 10% off with a promo code and I know Tom's said if you don't plan to overclock get that instead.
So now I am debating between this and the 3570K, mind you I am gaming at literally 1280x720 on this rig, so overclocking almost seems to be a waste as such a low resolution(to me anyways), and saving ~$100 is sexy time.
Advice GAF? The card will probably be a 660 ti or 670, I haven't decided yet, if you care
Follow the progression down to 3100MHz. This is at 1080P, so the differences will actually GROW at 720P. Can't seem to find my 99th percentile Far Cry 3 graph......
Needless to say, you are missing out on a ton, and you SHOULD overclock. It's soooo easy. It's easier than building the PC, which is super easy to begin with. At the very least, having a 3570K gives you much much better resale value.
Yeah, absolutely. I can guide you through the whole process, show you how to overclock, test everything and get it running at 150%.
I have tons of spare parts, as well as a test bench to assist in case there are any unforseen problems. I'm a pretty normal guy too, so don't fear some sort of creeper.
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Oh, also, I didn't include RAM in your build because I have a ton of extra sticks I've been trying to get rid of. Was just going to plop some in free of charge. 8GB though, but that's way more than enough if you aren't doing too much multimedia.
It can be a bit of a ballache having to set up profiles for some games but it's night and day the experience of using a good wheel against the controller.
<3 my DFGT. Really should make more use of it.
On 2008 I built a PC with these parts with the help of you guys.
I still use the PC to play games and as HTPC but I want a quieter video card.
Could you guys recommend a more silent card that is comparable to this and doesn't get hot? Maybe something around $100.
Also, if I wanted to buy more memory to the max what should I get?
Thanks.
Mobo: ASUS P5Q Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...A-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16813131299
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...A-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16819115017
VideoCard: Radeon HD 4850 512MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...A-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16814121253 Mine looks like this:
Memory: OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...A-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16820227280
I still use the PC to play games and as HTPC but I want a quieter video card.
Could you guys recommend a more silent card that is comparable to this and doesn't get hot? Maybe something around $100.
Also, if I wanted to buy more memory to the max what should I get?
Thanks.
But then I'm gonna be stuck with my PC-62 foreevveeerrr and won't get the new CaseLabs hottness
http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=78227&vpn=Arc Midi R2&manufacture=Fractal Design&promoid=1276
You know what you could do with that and some watercooling gear?
You know what you could do with that and some watercooling gear?
5GHz?
OriginofHysteria
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Welp, new 7950 came in, loving the card. Sucked not having a graphics card for 2 days .
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Thanks. I want more memory to add a virtual machine or two and access them using remote desktop without slowing the PC.
Hello,
I have a bit of a problem and I am not sure what the right way to go about is. My girlfriend's PC has just broke and it won't post. We have tried swapping out the RAM, graphics cards and changing monitors but nothing has worked leading me to believe it's a motherboard problem.
Firstly, am I correct in thinking this and is there anything else I can try?
Secondly, if it is a case of replacing it then I am not sure what the best option would be. We don't have much money to play around with right now, about £150, and what we currently have is:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420, XFX 680i LT Motherboard, 2x XFX 8800GTS 320MB, 8GB Corsair 800MHz RAM and a Corsair HX520W PSU.
Would it be better to just find a 775 motherboard to replace this one so that we can continue to use the graphics cards in SLI, RAM and CPU or to buy an i3/G860 bundle and ditch one of the graphics cards?
The most taxing thing we use it for is probably Guild Wars 2 and we are happy with the current performance of it on GW2.
Thank you
I have a bit of a problem and I am not sure what the right way to go about is. My girlfriend's PC has just broke and it won't post. We have tried swapping out the RAM, graphics cards and changing monitors but nothing has worked leading me to believe it's a motherboard problem.
Firstly, am I correct in thinking this and is there anything else I can try?
Secondly, if it is a case of replacing it then I am not sure what the best option would be. We don't have much money to play around with right now, about £150, and what we currently have is:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420, XFX 680i LT Motherboard, 2x XFX 8800GTS 320MB, 8GB Corsair 800MHz RAM and a Corsair HX520W PSU.
Would it be better to just find a 775 motherboard to replace this one so that we can continue to use the graphics cards in SLI, RAM and CPU or to buy an i3/G860 bundle and ditch one of the graphics cards?
The most taxing thing we use it for is probably Guild Wars 2 and we are happy with the current performance of it on GW2.
Thank you
Try pulling the CMOS battery.
Ah I forgot to mention that, sorry, we have tried removing it and also moving the CLR_CMOS jumper to reset and back but it didn't help.
EsotericManiac
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Sorry for the delay. I got my specs.
360W PSU
I7 920 @ 2.67
Ati radeon HD 3450
4 GB ram
600 GB HDD
Its a stock dell xps studio 435mt if that helps
360W PSU
I7 920 @ 2.67
Ati radeon HD 3450
4 GB ram
600 GB HDD
Its a stock dell xps studio 435mt if that helps
There will be a sticker on the side of the powersupply. Take a picture of it and post. (It will have the full specs of the powersupply). Buuuutt... this don't look promising for adding a better video card.
Same with the 4890 in my 2nd rig. Shit gets INTENSE. I think it's just common to the 4800 series in general. It led to me to really research quiet cards when I got my 570.
EsotericManiac
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Posting from my phone btw
EsotericManiac
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Well fart. Only option I suppose
What about something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=9emjbbdplt84
GhastlyGaseous
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Ok, a friend whose opinion I trust just recommended these boards instead from ASRock and Gigabyte respectively, as well as warning me away from the mobo that mkenyon had picked out here, he specifically warned me away from micro ATX and recommended an ATX or extended ATX if possible...
Thoughts? And thanks once more for all the help.
Thoughts? And thanks once more for all the help.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JhXm
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£46.66 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£100.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£100.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£248.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£65.66 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£69.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £890.64
I've used the smaller noctua 9B cooler before and liked how quiet it is. 212 EVO is half the price though. If its not much louder and will still cool well enough for a decent over pclock on a 3570k, I'd switch to the 212 EVO
Would that PSU be ok for a 7950?
My alternative is basically the same, but a bitfenix prodigy case, and the gigabyte m-itx motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM CPU Cooler (£46.66 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£100.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.39 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£100.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£248.60 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£65.66 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£69.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £890.64
I've used the smaller noctua 9B cooler before and liked how quiet it is. 212 EVO is half the price though. If its not much louder and will still cool well enough for a decent over pclock on a 3570k, I'd switch to the 212 EVO
Would that PSU be ok for a 7950?
My alternative is basically the same, but a bitfenix prodigy case, and the gigabyte m-itx motherboard
So your friend recommended you stay away from microatx and then recommended you a microatx board? The maximus gene is one of the best boards there is. If you are going for that budget get an MPower
And never give fatality money out of principle.
Edit. The hyper 212 is as quiet as the fans you put on it. I have noctuas on mine
And never give fatality money out of principle.
Edit. The hyper 212 is as quiet as the fans you put on it. I have noctuas on mine
GhastlyGaseous
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I just noticed that myself, he specifically said, "Don't get a micro atx board. You will kick yourself for it later". I am trying to find the difference myself, but it seems to really be a size thing... Is there a general lack of expansion slots on micro ATX boards or something? I'm confused.
Triple screen 3D racing is the way to go. Just need some head tracking and its perfect
But then you're getting back up to a price where you might as well just buy the noctua NHU12P in the first place? If the 212 will be enough for a normal over lock on a 3570k and isn't too noisy stock then that would be good.
Realistically, you could not have three video cards. If you go with two video cards, you would not be able to also have a sound card. It's the difference between 4 and 6 expansion slots pretty much.
If you do want those options though, then the $200 board you would want is the MSI MPower. Nothing else in the price range compares to the Maximus V Gene and MPower. The Gene has a few other features that make it a really neat board though, namely a great onboard audio solution as well as the ASUS RoG standard set of features which is really comprehensive.
Yeah, about $250-300, depending on which card you are talking about.
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