Nice! I went for an 8350. Overclocks really well. So far I have it at 4.5Ghz. When I can be bothered I am going to see how far I can take it.
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Nice! I went for an 8350. Overclocks really well. So far I have it at 4.5Ghz. When I can be bothered I am going to see how far I can take it.
They are on the side. Unlike my 5770. Something less to worry about!
Any one question, with a 750w psu, it will run without any problems, right?
Yeah mate. I have a PC with 2x 7970s running on a 750W.
Jex
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Now, I realise that the OP states fairly specifically that there is little difference between graphics cards besides support etc but, nevertheless, when I'm looking up a HD7950 there's five different versions on one site alone. Are there makes that are well thought of? Known one's that I should avoid?
I'd appreciate any help in this matter.
I'd appreciate any help in this matter.
Mad Hatter
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Anyone know what's up with this PSU droning noise? It started tonight after I installed a new HDD (the HDD works fine). It's now making this constant noise like a refrigerator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=723gkOaxwwU
It's easier to hear with headphones and volume up a bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=723gkOaxwwU
It's easier to hear with headphones and volume up a bit.
Just the fan I think. If it's just started doing it, you might want to replace it, not worth the risk.
Mad Hatter
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Dammit... any suggestions for a high quality power supply?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
While I love the performance I get out of the 2 reference design MSI 670's, I hate that I can't really OC. I think they just can't handle anything. Not that I can complain since I run anything maxed out at 1080p and am always at 60fps. I'm going to try some Witcher 2 today with ubersampling to see how that holds up.
That's about what i planned on taking it too, will be interesting to mess with it tonight, pretty excited.
Shadowhaxor
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I think it's finally time to retire the old'e Intel i5-750. Though it's overclocked to 3.9, I feel that it's finally showing it's age and it may be time to go with an i5-3570 or an i7-3770. Some lag here and there and it definitely show signs of chugging if I up settings to maximum on certain games but work wise it still does decently.
So I believe it's time to go shopping with my tax returns =). here's a listing of what I got and what I plan on doing, still not sure on replacing the CPU, suggestions?
System Specs:
CPU: Intel i5-750 @ 3.9Ghz (may replace with i5-3570 or i7-3770)
CPU Cooler: Corsair A50 Air Series
Mobo: EVGA P55 SLI Motherobard
GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 680
Memory: (2) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x4)
PSU: Corsair TX650W
SSD: OCZ Vertex 128GB <--- POS, will be replaced soon. OS Drive.
HDD 1: Western Digital WD Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
HDD 2: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
(Will end up replaced both harddrives with (2) Ssmsung Spinpoint F3 1TB drives.
I may add another GTX 680 to the mix since I have an Auria 27 inch 1440p monitor and I got another one on the way. Driving two 1440p monitors may be a bit to much for one GTX 680.
So I believe it's time to go shopping with my tax returns =). here's a listing of what I got and what I plan on doing, still not sure on replacing the CPU, suggestions?
System Specs:
CPU: Intel i5-750 @ 3.9Ghz (may replace with i5-3570 or i7-3770)
CPU Cooler: Corsair A50 Air Series
Mobo: EVGA P55 SLI Motherobard
GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 680
Memory: (2) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2x4)
PSU: Corsair TX650W
SSD: OCZ Vertex 128GB <--- POS, will be replaced soon. OS Drive.
HDD 1: Western Digital WD Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
HDD 2: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
(Will end up replaced both harddrives with (2) Ssmsung Spinpoint F3 1TB drives.
I may add another GTX 680 to the mix since I have an Auria 27 inch 1440p monitor and I got another one on the way. Driving two 1440p monitors may be a bit to much for one GTX 680.
Newegg has the Samsung 840 SSD 250GB on sale. No brainer for me! Was thinking about a new SSD for some time now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0913-_-EMC-020913-Index-_-SSD-_-20147186-L01A
Use coupon code for $60 off. EMCYTZT2903
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0913-_-EMC-020913-Index-_-SSD-_-20147186-L01A
Use coupon code for $60 off. EMCYTZT2903
Yeah, I came to post this as well. Any negative to the 840? I'm building in the fall but this deal seems too good to pass up.
Shadowhaxor
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Was about to say "Kick Ass" and order one but then the sadface demon appeared.
"The promo code EMCYTZT2903 is not active yet. Please check the program details for activation dates."
The 840 using TLC flash which will only last 3-5 years. Get an 830 or 840 pro
Yeah it says 9 AM PST is when it's active which I guess is in an hour.
I'm fine with it lasting that long if that is a common case. I generally upgrade my PCs every year or two.
From the e-mail:
Ah, bummer. I thought I had read in here before that 840 had some issue or another. Thanks!
TimHortons
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Pulled the trigger on the following:
Fractal Design Define R4 ATX Mid Tower Window Case Titanium
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
ASRock Z77 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1155 DDR3
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 900MHZ 3GB (Comes with Crysis 3 and Bioshock Inf)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M 550W ATX Modular
Samsung SH-224BB 24X SATA
Microsoft Windows 8 64Bit Full
Floating around 1200 if they take a couple of my price matches
Fractal Design Define R4 ATX Mid Tower Window Case Titanium
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
ASRock Z77 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1155 DDR3
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 900MHZ 3GB (Comes with Crysis 3 and Bioshock Inf)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M 550W ATX Modular
Samsung SH-224BB 24X SATA
Microsoft Windows 8 64Bit Full
Floating around 1200 if they take a couple of my price matches
It get's better, but not as good as 128 MLC and not even near 256 MLC. I agree it's overblown as a regular used should easily get 10+ years with 256GB TLC and by that time the SSD has probably been replaced several times.
Code:
SSD Lifetime Estimation
NAND MLC—3K P/E Cycles (830/840 Pro) TLC—1K P/E Cycles (840)
NAND Capacity 128GiB 256GiB 128GiB 256GiB
Writes per Day 10GiB 10GiB 10GiB 10GiB
Write Amplification 3x 3x 3x 3x
Total Estimated Lifespan 35.0 years 70.1 years 11.7 years 23.4 yearsGratz!! Just takes a few tries lol.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Interesting numbers. Glad I went with the 840 pro 256gb SSD.
The two best 7950's are either Gigabyte's or Sapphire's, from what I boiled it down to when making my decision. Sapphire offers 2 different--the dual X and Vapor x, and gigabyte offers one.
Gigabyte's uses the same Windforce cooler as their well-regarded 670, so it's a damn cool/quiet one, supposedly. Sapphire's dual-x (the one I have) can get pretty loud, but the temps are steller--never hitting over 60c at full load, even when OC'd to 1100/1400; and it does OC like a beast. Sapphire's Vapor X supposedly cools even better, while being quieter, but is said to be voltage locked, which will hamper a good OC should you ever want to do it.
Also, the Sapphire Dual X 7950 has an odd throttling issue. It doesn't seem to like listening to the settings set from any third-party app--afterburner, trixx etc--opting to only really listen to the OC settings set in the horrible Catalsyt control center. It'll throttle down to 850mhz at times, at load, when using the other apps. This may be exclusive to my particuler set-up, though, so who knows.
Dave_6
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I just finished building my first PC!!!
...well, kinda. I still need to wait for the PSU and RAM to arrive. But I installed my motherboard, CPU, cooler, GPU, SSD and DVD drive. And once the other two arrive and is out of the way, I just need to install everything and I'm good to go!
It was fun! A little scary when putting in the CPU, and the cooler. I think I put a bit too much thermal paste on it, but it should be fine.
Edit: And here it is
Looks good! I love that case. It's still on my short list with a Define R4 and a Prodigy.
Anton668
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cant go wrong with the Gigabyte. just got mine and loving it so far!
CrashPrime
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What ram are you going for? I had the DDR3 1600 Samsung 30nm 1.35v low profile stuff recommended to me. There is a lot of buzz about it, so I'd try to keep that in mind if you're buying new ram.
Looks pretty solid from all the research I've done the past few weeks!
CrashPrime
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Bad ass 8350 setup. I have this soft spot in my heart for AMD, and I wrestled with myself about going with AMD instead of Intel. The threat of CPU limited games in the future scared me over to Intel, but I just lusted a little bit about your setup.
So how are you liking the case? I just picked one up myself last night after putting it side by side to a CM Storm Trooper.
The soft touch on the Storm Trooper was the only thing that had me questioning not getting it. The Thermaltake seemed like it was more thoughtful in regards to airflow, and I feel like I might use the hot swap HDD dock on the top.
Take more pictures. Mine is still in the box awaiting my 670's. (Monday I hope!!!!!!)
I'm slowly acquiring the parts needed for my next project (Haswell in 900D with 3x 360mm rads). Fittings are expensive so I'll be slowly acquiring them over the next few months. I added a new 90 degree fitting to my current rig to reduce the strain on the tubing/fitting. It also serves to test sizes, clearances and fitting type. I have already learned that fittings that rotate are worth the extra cash. Also the 45 degree from the GPU was only to reduce the odd direction the tubing was taking.
I used PrimoChill Liquid Utopia for mine and it seems to have worked a treat.
I love the white cables! Did you sleeve them yourself? I've been toying with the idea of sleeving my AX750 cables myself. Just wrapped up purchasing my first build in over 3 years.
This is what I have so far. I have a few pieces I'm having trouble deciding on or whether or not I need them. Such as the sound card and the network card. Since I'm not a big audiophile shouldn't I not bother with getting a sound card since the Maximus V already has something decent with it? I don't know anything about the network capabilities of the board. I also need help on getting good 5.1 speakers and maybe a headset.
I think the only thing I'm missing are highlighted on the list. If anyone else has any suggestions let me know. By the way, I'm try to go without an optical drive or fan controller.
I think the only thing I'm missing are highlighted on the list. If anyone else has any suggestions let me know. By the way, I'm try to go without an optical drive or fan controller.
Jex
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^^Good lord
Thanks folks, I appreciate your insight. I hope to get my original card replaced by the retailer but if not at least I'll know what to do.
Thanks folks, I appreciate your insight. I hope to get my original card replaced by the retailer but if not at least I'll know what to do.
Metroid In A Glass Tube
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I am currently in the process of building a new computer. My last build was a 800 mhx AMD Thunderbird lol, so needless to say it's been a while.
What do you guys suggest for a solid starter gpu from Nvida that I will SLI down the road?
My board and chip: Core i7-3770K Processor w/ Asus P8Z77-V Motherboard
What do you guys suggest for a solid starter gpu from Nvida that I will SLI down the road?
My board and chip: Core i7-3770K Processor w/ Asus P8Z77-V Motherboard
Infinite Justice
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This is what I have so far. I have a few pieces I'm having trouble deciding on or whether or not I need them. Such as the sound card and the network card. Since I'm not a big audiophile shouldn't I not bother with getting a sound card since the Maximus V already has something decent with it? I don't know anything about the network capabilities of the board. I also need help on getting good 5.1 speakers and maybe a headset.
I think the only thing I'm missing are highlighted on the list. If anyone else has any suggestions let me know. By the way, I'm try to go without an optical drive or fan controller.
HOLY SHIT :O
mkenyon was right about watercooling being a rabbit hole lol
as for the list:
Sound card is not needed unless you really think audio is important (im content once sound comes out)
If you mean wired networks your motherboard should do fine since they will have the option for the usual and gigabit ethernet (due to the 10/100/1000 ethernet port).
If you mean wireless some boards will have it on there but you might have to get a separate thing for that. Some will say to ignore and just go wired since its usually better.
Drop the PSU to something lower since i highly doubt the system will be sucking near to that much power (if you were running a SLI setup then maybe).
Sounds like HDDs are really a ymmv thing now since the old samsung HDDs are rebadged seagates (just the HDDs, the Samsung SSDs are Samsung themselves) and everything else is not that great. Running checks and backups seems to be the name of the game in the effort of keeping safe.
People more qualified (especially with the radiator stuff and its power requirements) can give more advice
I think you all are paranoid about SSD lifespan. So what if they only last 10 years? When have HDDs lasted that long? Put your long term files on RAID. By the time that 500 MB/s SSD dies, there will be 10 GB/s SSDs for the cheap, and 1 Gb/s cloud storage for the cheap.
threetri333
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Does anyone know of a place where I can buy desktops? I'm not given an option to build my own. I'll need to know by June.
Koroviev
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Have you disabled hardware acceleration on videos?
Why?
I would pursue a 670.
whoa has the samsung ram always gone for 8gb/$100~? Or have I always been looking at four gigs for 30~
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059200FY/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0059200FY/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Koroviev
Member
I'm working on it today... I have masking tape! Probably going to order the Z77 and the R4 together in a couple of weeks. Unless the R4 is still available by Wednesday. It takes PayPal way too long to transfer funds (yes, I know NCIX accepts PayPal, but I put in a request for a transfer on Wednesday.)
Edit: wait, PayPal might have actually come through for me!
Metroid In A Glass Tube
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Solid!
You're going to need fans for those radiators too. The SP-120s seem like a no brainer in the 900D.
The lifespan on an 840 120GB is 3 years. 6 years for the 256.
You can buy unisleeved cables directly from Corsair for the AX series. They're what I use.
Nope. Price is meeting demand finally. The secret is out!
threetri333
Banned
I heard Frys Electronics can assemble a desktop for $50 if given the parts. Is this true?
the dream is over.
piratepwnsninja
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So I spec'ed out my MAME machine. As I'd mentioned earlier, I'm going to run some PC games like SFIV and anything else that works well with a joystick setup too. Wanted to know what you thought.
Have you looked into the 'Budget' SFF build I have in the OP?
The Bookerman
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I got a samsung 128 gb 840 pro So I'm all good right?
Koroviev
Member
The 1X4gb stick is $30, is the 8gb 2 of that?
sorijealut
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I read that as: MEME machine. I shuddered.So I spec'ed out my MAME machine. As I'd mentioned earlier, I'm going to run some PC games like SFIV and anything else that works well with a joystick setup too. Wanted to know what you thought.
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