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"I need a New PC!" 2013 Part 2. Haswell = #IntelnoTIM, but free online. READ THE OP.
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What do you want us to say? Most of us are more pragmatic and work with proven results rather than jumping on rumours.
Oh no problem . i just wanted to know what people thought of it but if you only work with proof ill drop it .
You should buy EVGA now and use the step up program.
Not a huge deal. Just there is always something better coming. Titan has been out for a while now and is not great value since the release of the 780 anyway.
mhayze
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Saw that at Computex. Kinda cool, but I can't recommend anything else than a Caselabs these days, not with the S3/S5 being so affordable in comparison.
Full modular baybee! (not my S5)
Thanks for posting these, I was not familiar with Caselabs. Not sure I agree with you about mATX. Which cases feature a vertical mobo layout?
Vanguardofyourdestruction
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Hey guys just have a query regarding AMD Radeon GPU's.
Am currently running a 6850, which is fairly sufficient for my gaming needs, but I've been considering updating to the 7000 series since I'm expecting their prices to drop once the new line of AMD chips come out.
Now I admittedly don't have a firm grasp on GPU specs but from the preliminary research I did, a lot of the 7000 series chips weren't that big an upgrade over my 6850 chip. Obviously something like the 7970 would be, but I'm more referring to the mid 7000 series.
I just wanted to know whether I am understanding things correctly or whether I have it totally wrong?
Am currently running a 6850, which is fairly sufficient for my gaming needs, but I've been considering updating to the 7000 series since I'm expecting their prices to drop once the new line of AMD chips come out.
Now I admittedly don't have a firm grasp on GPU specs but from the preliminary research I did, a lot of the 7000 series chips weren't that big an upgrade over my 6850 chip. Obviously something like the 7970 would be, but I'm more referring to the mid 7000 series.
I just wanted to know whether I am understanding things correctly or whether I have it totally wrong?
This might be a better question for tftcentral, but does anyone here have a recommendation for a small (19/20" max) monitor with good image quality in portrait mode (ideally matching Dell Ultrasharp looks - matte black with a simple design)?
A coworker pointed me towards Dell P1911's, which I've been using for a few years, it's a average cheap TN panel, but in portrait mode the viewing angles and colour reproduction is pretty poor.
Open to any suggestions, even if it means searching ebay for discontinued screens.
It's crazy how many awesome laptop panels never see the light of day for desktop use.
A coworker pointed me towards Dell P1911's, which I've been using for a few years, it's a average cheap TN panel, but in portrait mode the viewing angles and colour reproduction is pretty poor.
Open to any suggestions, even if it means searching ebay for discontinued screens.
It's crazy how many awesome laptop panels never see the light of day for desktop use.
memecomplex
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Yeah had it for a while, trying to fit a monsta rad into it!
I'm not too familiar with the rest of the line as they're too big and $$$ for me. The only other one I was looking at was the SM5, that has a vertical mobo layout that's reversible if you prefer your window on the other side. ATX would be the SM8. Check out their website.
That's true but sadly the 780 doesn't come with 6 GB which is what i want .
Koroviev
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I have a very lightly used 7950 (purchased in March, I think) that I will probably be looking to sell in a few days. By 'lightly used', I mean that I probably spent under 20 hours playing games with it. Otherwise, it has been idle and it has not been overclocked.
We do try to steer people away from them, they're a fairly hit and miss bunch with a lot of misses. Best to get a full refund, don't accept an RMA or replacement on it.
Have gone for the Be Quiet Pure Power L8 530W. Which I'm sure you recommended for me my good sir.
I could well have done, I'm a fan of their L8 modular units in the mid-range. They're usually well priced (although they do tend to fluctuate a lot for whatever reason), quiet and the two that I've installed so far into my own PC and my cousin's PC are ticking along nicely.
NeOak
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PC Power and Cooling. Even though OCZ bought them, they are still pretty good IMO.
I have an old 430w from before they were bought. Thing is a tank.
That is an really good set up for $900. If he lives around a Microcenter he could probably shave $50-$75 off the price of the motherboard and processor but otherwise a very good box that will run most stuff on the market today at very high end specs and likely be good for long while.
Check the laptop thread in the op.
Anyone in the UK. There is a 3570k complete system for a good deal in the buy sell trade thread
Dunno if anyone can solve this but I figured I'd ask:
Battlefield 3 randomly "flickers" in some servers after playing the game for a while. Looking around it seems to be a driver/graphics card issue? Nvidia hasn't said anything in like 2 months since the drivers they released that was supposed to fix this issue. I've got a GTX 760 but apparently the 700 cards can't downgrade to an earlier driver that would apparently fix the issue.
Halp? I have no clue why the game decides to freak out and make the entire map black with flickering textures at random times.
Battlefield 3 randomly "flickers" in some servers after playing the game for a while. Looking around it seems to be a driver/graphics card issue? Nvidia hasn't said anything in like 2 months since the drivers they released that was supposed to fix this issue. I've got a GTX 760 but apparently the 700 cards can't downgrade to an earlier driver that would apparently fix the issue.
Halp? I have no clue why the game decides to freak out and make the entire map black with flickering textures at random times.
Restarting the game seems to help. Happens all the time to me. BF3 is just a really glitchy game at times.
You mean exiting Origin and restarting the game? Because leaving the server and rejoining (quitting the game basically) seems to not help.
RukusProvider
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Going to build a new PC for my buddy and set it up for him.
Ivy Bridge or Haswell? gaming only.
Ivy Bridge or Haswell? gaming only.
Is your video card overclocked?
Whatever you can find cheaper. Both are on dead sockets are are basically the same speed. Haswell if using emulaters.
Jzero
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What do you mean "dead sockets" ?
Newer generations of processors won't work on them. Sometimes that could be a deciding factor.
Next core from intel will not be 1150 => need a new motherboard if you want to upgrade CPU after Haswell.
No. And before this problem started everything was fine on Ultra. So I dunno if the GPU is being overloaded (a problem one person said), driver update (I do recall Nvidia asking me to update) which was another "solution" that was said to work. Or multi-monitor (which I don't have), or possibly Field of View (I use the default 70 since I moved from console and that's what console uses IIRC).
No other game gives me problems besides BF3. Though I've heard Far Cry 3 (which I plan to get) also has problems with the textures/lighting flickering and the guns changing into weird graphical artifacts on the GTX 700's with the new drivers.
I haven't played singleplayer or co-op for as long as I have multiplayer but AFAIK it's only the multiplayer side that causes this issues. I didn't run into this bug in the like 2-6 hours of playing off and on in co-op for the co-op weapon unlocks.
What are people's thoughts on waiting for new GPUs? I have roughly $1k to put together a build, could probably go as high as $1,200 but not much more than that. The 7950 I could get for $200 right now and that seems like a great deal, but I know AMD's newest cards are right around the corner and Maxwell is probably only a few months after that. What to do? Note this would also be my first build.
Edit: I'd like it to last me for at least a couple years being able to run games at 1080p, single monitor.
Edit: I'd like it to last me for at least a couple years being able to run games at 1080p, single monitor.
Felix Lighter
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I would at the very least wait for the AMD launch since it's right around the corner. Waiting for Maxwell comes down to how long you're willing to wait.
CrunchyFrog
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Damn, not bad at all. I plan on grabbing one and was honestly gonna be happy if I could get 4.2-4.3. Did you replace the TIM? What's your fan setup?
Yeah I'm okay being a bit overbudget, it was more of an arbitrary range of where i thought it would be ideal. Thanks for the help, looks good to me. I'll probably add an SSD down the road if i feel i need/want it but i don't think its a big deal for me right now.
Unfortunately no microcenter near where i currently live
thanks again for the help guys, i appreciate it
Unknown One
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I did not replace the TIM. I'm using the Phantek PH-TC14PE_BK with the default 540 air case fan setup. Before overclocking my cpu idles at around 27-31c. Right now it idles at 34c and tops out at 80c at full load. The cpu I got is below average I think because it can't boot up on 4.6 ghz with 1.250 volt. It needs 1.325.
memecomplex
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Yeah pretty obvious difference. Most games do support 1440p, except some 2d sprite-based titles or poorly coded PC ports, which has hacks.
Vanguardofyourdestruction
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Hi there. Thanks for the offer but the more I think about it, the more I'm inclined to hold the line with my current GPU for a year or so and then shell out for one of the next line of AMD chips.
NinjaCatfish
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The vast majority of games from the last few years support 1440p, I can't remember the last game I had to hack, maybe CnC Generals?
No problem. I wouldn't mind one that good myself to be honest! Need to replace this 560Ti for BattlefieldYeah I'm okay being a bit overbudget, it was more of an arbitrary range of where i thought it would be ideal. Thanks for the help, looks good to me. I'll probably add an SSD down the road if i feel i need/want it but i don't think its a big deal for me right now.
Unfortunately no microcenter near where i currently live
thanks again for the help guys, i appreciate it
these are Ivy Bridge not Haswell. they just came out so we can't be sure how good they are yet.
but they are probably better than Haswell
(I got 4770k day one
)jadedcynic
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I bent the pins on my mobo.
I sent AsRock an email. I still got a couple of months left on the warranty.
Chances I won't have to shell out full price for a new one?
You can try to bend the pins back, warranty's already void so what's the worst that can happen?
Updated: http://bit.ly/GAFPC2013
LMK any input at all here or via PM. Main thing atm is finding a cheap Haswell board to round out everything.
Will update image and links and some of the OP this week after feedback.
LMK any input at all here or via PM. Main thing atm is finding a cheap Haswell board to round out everything.
Will update image and links and some of the OP this week after feedback.
It's Ivy Bridge E and it's eh compared to SB-E. Same crappy jump and these are running warmer than people would really like them too.
Super low. Try to bend them back as said. Not that difficult.I bent the pins on my mobo.
I sent AsRock an email. I still got a couple of months left on the warranty.
Chances I won't have to shell out full price for a new one?
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