That'll be capped by the SATA controller.
I cant tell a difference between anything that is from the last three SSD generations. Vertex 2 onward are all crazy fast.
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I cant tell a difference between anything that is from the last three SSD generations. Vertex 2 onward are all crazy fast.
OriginofHysteria
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Hmm checked the BIOS and EIST is on
Very nice, congrats.
Just wanted to say thank you guys (kharma45, mkenyon, and others) for all the informations and what was said about the PSUs >_< I should have listened from the very beginning as it is much better for the long run. I wanted to do something else with the money but it can wait as this is a lot better use of the budget vs what I was going to do.
Oh yeah, kharma45, the case arrived and it is actually nowhere near as flimsy (or cheap) as the reviews said and the front USB ports are actually very sturdy and held in place well. Just that the wires are longer than what I would have liked, but still.
I'm leaning towards staying put with my 2600k. If I do upgrade it'll be to SB-E/IB-E.
Did you manually OC or did you use the auto system?
Ive seen some upsetting rumblings that they might skip Ivy-E altogether and just release Haswell-E Q4. Well, upsetting for me, good for you.
OriginofHysteria
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I did a manual OC.
Hawk269
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Yes, it will be capped.
I also discovered that having a 3rd SSD, that it does not run as fast as the other two because on the Rampage IV Extreme board they have 4 total SATA 6 ports, however 2 of them are Intel that are connected directly to the CPU and the other 2 are ASMedia ports. The one hooked up to the Asmedia port does run a bit slower...I mean it still is silly fast, but not as fast as the other two in the Intel port. I even removed and put the 3rd one in the Intel port to ensure it was not the drive and when connected into the Intel port, it runs as it should.
I know Asus just announced a new board that has more Intel Sata ports, but just wondering with more and more users going towards SSD's, are we not going to see this as a norm? Also, why handicap a Sata 6 port and not just make them all Intel so that you don't loose the speed?
Hawk269
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It took a while initially, but this build has been a "build in progress" for some time. Water cooling came into the picture around June/July of last year and that took some considerable amount of time being that I never did anything like that before. Overall, if I were to do it all over again, it would still take the better part of day or say to be up and running, perhaps 2 days with proper leak testing etc.
Right now, not looking at doing nothing more to it than what I have already done. This is pretty much set up as far as I can take it right now. Only a third Titan if I do more down sampling will make me modify it some more..which if I do I will add a back plate to the Titans and perhaps get a dual pump, since a 3rd GPU, 3 Rads, 1 CPU block may make my single pump a little underpowered.
Well, shit..and now I am already planning stuff! Geez this hobby is rough! lol.
My system sidebar after map loaded in BF3, with firefox open w/ a few tabs.
Temps stay nice and cool. Info is pulled from CoreTemp plugin of Rainmeter. Max temps I've reached today is 57C on my 3rd core.
Where do I download this plugin?
Hawk269
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Yes, I love the keyboard. Still getting a little use to it, but so far it is really good. I been looking for a backlit wireless keyboard and was having a hard time finding one, but this one just fit the bill and it has been great. I normally only use my Star Wars mouse when gaming on stuff that uses the extra buttons, the new Logitech Mouse I have with the ball is really good too. It sync's up with the same receiver that the keyboard does. Still getting use to that as well as the trackball is something new to me, but already been getting pretty good with it and really no need to move the mouse around with it.
So I googled this and got tons of different info. Here's where I find myself:
Upgraded from gtx 295 to Titan. Went into safe mode and the nvidia auto-detect thing even saw the Titan and I downloaded the drivers from there. But still I get stuck in windows starting screen when trying to boot normally. Any ideas what else I can do?
Upgraded from gtx 295 to Titan. Went into safe mode and the nvidia auto-detect thing even saw the Titan and I downloaded the drivers from there. But still I get stuck in windows starting screen when trying to boot normally. Any ideas what else I can do?
BeekleMatter
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When I first built my computer I couldn't get past the windows start screen (unless I was in safe mode) because my computer was starting in a resolution that the tv I was using as a monitor didn't support. So I grabbed my brothers monitor and it fired right up. I'm not sure if that could even be remotely your problem but hey I tried.
Try putting the 295 back in and see if it works ok. What drivers is it auto detecting?
I don't think it's detecting drivers because I can only get into safe mode which doesn't load the drivers Afaict. Nvidia site just lists blank for drivers and recommends the Titan ones.
What would be the benefit of putting the 295 back do you think? I can do most everything In safe mode just can't get regular startup.
Crimsonclaw111
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How would PC GAF rate the following build for an under $600 budget? Comments would be appreciated if there are better alternatives/ideas to note:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OlAr
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/OlAr
Get a real PSU with your case. Also consider looking at some of the cases in the OP.
Dual sticks of RAM for dual channel (double bandwidth).
If you want get a Z77 mobo so you can overclock a 'K' processor down the line.
The Windforce is one of the quietest.
Glad to hear it is solid.
You don't need the Hyper 212 for a non-overclockable CPU.
Also that PSU is likely junk. You'd be better off with say a NZXT Source 210 and then getting a PSU separately, whether it be something like the XFX Core 450w or a modular unit if you wish to spend a bit more.
http://rainmeter.net/cms/
And then I blended the enigma theme on the website with someone's theme that has the cpu cores and info from core temp on deviantart.
I'll find the actual thing later. Gotta head to work.
Edit: found it:
http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Zepha-Skin-V2-Rainmeter-328013162
Unplug from the Internet before rebooting so windows doesn't try to auto download the drivers
It sounds like a driver issue but that would be one way to tell for sure, that's all.
If it's defaulting you to the recommended titan drivers I suggest you not use those. I had problems for days on my setup where it went batshit crazy when I had those installed. . Completely uninstall your current drivers and download the newest nvidia drivers, 314.22 I believe. Disconnect from the Internet and give it a try.
BriareosGAF
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Got a GTX 690 put into my rig yesterday and realized I only had FTL and Dungeons of Dredmor installed in Steam, sort of embarassing. Jumped into WoW and pushed everything to Ultra at 16X MSAA and it held 60 in Stormwind @ 1680x, which was cute, if overkill.
Loaded up HotS and every time I go into the settings menu it hardlocks the machine. Not sure what's going on there, maybe time to move from the WHQL drivers to beta ones? Anyone else seen anything similar. A quick search on the net didn't turn up much.
Loaded up HotS and every time I go into the settings menu it hardlocks the machine. Not sure what's going on there, maybe time to move from the WHQL drivers to beta ones? Anyone else seen anything similar. A quick search on the net didn't turn up much.
Got all the parts on my new PC earlier this week and spent the evening on Monday building.
Got everything in there, turned it on, and the motherboard LED displayed an error for "PCH Initialization." Noticed the front case fan wasn't working (though it was plugged in), so I moved the connector to a different plug on the motherboard and started up again... "No Memory!"
I had followed the recommended motherboard guidelines for placing 2 sticks of RAM (one slot A2 and then one in slot B2). I decided to unseat and put both sticks in A1 and A2. Booted again and all was well.
No monitor yet, so I was using a 32" LCD TV to do everything after the initial boot (install Windows 7, install drivers, etc). I've gotta' say though that Bioshock Infinite and Metro 2033 looked great with everything maxed out, running smooth as butter.
I'll try to post some pics later, as I'm curious to see if anyone might have recommendations for better cable management. I think I did okay, but I'm sure I could have done better.
Got everything in there, turned it on, and the motherboard LED displayed an error for "PCH Initialization." Noticed the front case fan wasn't working (though it was plugged in), so I moved the connector to a different plug on the motherboard and started up again... "No Memory!"
I had followed the recommended motherboard guidelines for placing 2 sticks of RAM (one slot A2 and then one in slot B2). I decided to unseat and put both sticks in A1 and A2. Booted again and all was well.
No monitor yet, so I was using a 32" LCD TV to do everything after the initial boot (install Windows 7, install drivers, etc). I've gotta' say though that Bioshock Infinite and Metro 2033 looked great with everything maxed out, running smooth as butter.
I'll try to post some pics later, as I'm curious to see if anyone might have recommendations for better cable management. I think I did okay, but I'm sure I could have done better.
Dave_6
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This is odd, the GPU I ordered last week is discontinued all of a sudden: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008
They always had two listings for it for some reason, it's here too but OOS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006. Listed again here yet costs more http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006
jim2point0
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What do people here think about the price\performance of a titan? They seem a little expensive to me. Considering trying to sell my current video cards for them, but it's hard to justify...
Overclock your CPU and get a new GPU and you're sorted.
I goofed up and bough a mini ATX board on accident when I did my build, so I can't overclock.
mATX can still overclock if you've the right type of board, that in itself is not a limiting factor. If it's a P67, Z68, Z75 or Z77 model you can overclock.
I have no idea what mini ATX is, but microATX boards these days are pretty damn capable of OCing, and there are some miniITX ones that can as well.
Hmm i will double check
Nah, I bought the ASUS P8H67-M LX. No overclocking. So I could get a board that will be Haswell capable and enjoy my i5 2500k until release, but I might just continue to hold out and just do a re-make. I could do a SSD, water cooled CPU fan, better card, and Haswell.
Nah, I bought the ASUS P8H67-M LX. No overclocking. So I could get a board that will be Haswell capable and enjoy my i5 2500k until release, but I might just continue to hold out and just do a re-make. I could do a SSD, water cooled CPU fan, better card, and Haswell.
If it's H67 then it can't overclock sadly. There are no Haswell capable boards on sale at present.
You'd be better off just buying a new board for your 2500K, Haswell isn't going to be hugely faster in games than your 2500K in all likelihood. Others may disagree but it'd be a more cost effective method in my eyes just getting a Z77 board and a new cooler and overclocking the nuts off it.
It's a halo product. There is no price performance here. It's a very powerful card. It's mainly aimed at multi monitor setups or 2560x1440 /1600 monitors. If you're still on 1080p I would go the 680/7970 route.
But if you want the best Titan it is.
theSlacker
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If you need to think about price/performance then it isn't the card for you. While it is an amazing card it is more for people that realize and are okay with paying a premium for it, and know that it's "value" will not last.
Edit: Should have refreshed before posting, Smokey explained it better.
Sounds like you want to upgrade anyway
you'll be able to get a couple bucks for your existing setup which will help with the upgrade certainlyWorth it, IMO.
When 680s are chugging hard on games, the Titan will stay strong. Tons of compute power, tons of VRAM, tons of memory bandwidth.
Damn it. I knew I should have waited.
Damn, paid $130 at Micro Center for mine
RumblingRosco
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What the hell happened to Samsung's 30 nm RAM? It's just discontinued or something? Sorry if this has already been asked.
Seems to be, nowhere in the US seems to have stock now.
CreepingFear
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I know crucial has some low profile 1.35v ram? How has that been received compared to the Samsung version?
Edit: link for the crucial ram. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148662
Edit: link for the crucial ram. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148662
Ok I'll give that a shot. I also wonder if I shouldn't switch out the PCI-E connectors. I just used my existing ones but they should work and everything seems to be snugly in there. Didn't want to have to dig in again as I've already created work for myself by updating the BIOS (have to redo my CPU & mem overclocks). Grrr, I knew it wouldn't be totally plug and play I guess.
RumblingRosco
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I bought 2x4 GB for my girlfriend's $450 non-gaming, basic-uses desktop that I built her in November. Cost me $35 at the time. I should have stocked up for my next build.
...I'm tempted to steal her Samsung RAM and give her my lazy ol' G.Skill. She'd never notice GAF, I swear.
...I'm tempted to steal her Samsung RAM and give her my lazy ol' G.Skill. She'd never notice GAF, I swear.
Do it.
Just going to add myself to the pile of admirers in here, you've really outdone yourself!
Truly excellent build sir!
Can this be overclocked?
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/hd7870-2g...dmi-2xmdp-pci-e-30-graphic-card-gv-r787oc-2gd
Thanks
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/hd7870-2g...dmi-2xmdp-pci-e-30-graphic-card-gv-r787oc-2gd
Thanks
LiquidMetal14
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Yeah you can use various programs to OC it, although you'll only get 100MHz more out of it at best in all likelihood.
Are you stuck to buying from that site by the way? As I could have a better option for you for similar money.
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