Anton668
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yeah, unless its a do or die situation, never buy pc parts from best buy
and hell, if you want pretty lights in your PC....
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yeah, unless its a do or die situation, never buy pc parts from best buy
and hell, if you want pretty lights in your PC....
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I tried by moving the standard front fan but it wouldn't like up with the screw holes.
if I could, would I make that exhaust and then make the radiator intake? even as an exhaust, the radiator will still be pulling some warm air from the GPU I guess.
schandmann
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Do you mean the 120mm Spectre fan that came with the case? That thing should fit, try again. Or try mounting the rad in the roof spot and have the 120mm fan exhaust out the back.
Is the 780 as loud as this video presumes or is this only with the micro being that close to the fan ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ4g_J3CMfw
I don't mind it (headphones) but since my PC is in the living room it could become irritating to other people in the room or trying to watch TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ4g_J3CMfw
I don't mind it (headphones) but since my PC is in the living room it could become irritating to other people in the room or trying to watch TV.
schandmann
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Might be the mic. The Titan-esque cooler is supposed to be really good, especially considering it's a blower, but dual-fan coolers are generally quieter. Here's a chart I pulled from an Anandtech review:
The (dual-fan) EVGA ACX beats the reference 780 by a pretty big margin.
EarsOfASnake
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Looking to add an extra 8GB of RAM to my existing setup, is there any harm in mixing 1.65v and 1.5v?
fluffydelusions
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Yeah I just looked on Newegg and fans there are like 1/3 the price lol...damn bestbuy. BTW anyone know what kind of performance to expect from the 280x in bf4?
Mine's in another country.
Only add fans if you find your computer running too hot.
Need some quick help. My Rampage IV Extreme southbridge fan is being a bitch, this high-pitch whine that pisses me off to no end and it's starting to give me a headache. It's running at a silent profile so not much I can do.
Basically I want a new motherboard, something that will house my two Titans and 3930k / h100i plus 4 sticks of G.Skill. Normally I'd go do my research and find one I like but I'm lazy, any new contenders worth mentioning and it doesn't have to be anything fancy.
Props for any quick answers as I'd love to get it by tomorrow.
EDIT: ASUS P9X79 any good?
Basically I want a new motherboard, something that will house my two Titans and 3930k / h100i plus 4 sticks of G.Skill. Normally I'd go do my research and find one I like but I'm lazy, any new contenders worth mentioning and it doesn't have to be anything fancy.
Props for any quick answers as I'd love to get it by tomorrow.
EDIT: ASUS P9X79 any good?
How much do you want to spend. The Asus stuff are probably the best in x79. Rampage IV Formula looks good. Gigabyte UD3 X79 is good for a cheaper board. Nothing really new though, new X79 stuff is slowing down.
Just updated my post with a suggestion. I don't want to blow big money but my selection is limited as I need it by tomorrow and only one store in Denmark ships all the way up till 19:00.
Thinking ASUS P9X79 Pro, mainly because it doesn't have a Southbridge fan. Southbridge fans are the bane of my existence.
CreepingFear
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I was able to get the Avermedia Live Gamer HD for $140, off of Newegg. The cheapest I've seen it was $170. Now I'll be able to stream the next generation consoles, at least as soon as Sony patches the PS4. They've been vague exactly when that will be.
fluffydelusions
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What kind power draw am I looking at here anyway like under just normal usage like web browsing and then gaming
Put your list of parts into pcpartspicker and it will tell you in the top right corner.
fluffydelusions
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448w? That seems rather high
Was on train couldn't reply. Anyway some googling shows very little difference between the two. I would just jump on the cheaper on. Also the Gigabyte is Hazaro approved product
Anton668
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fluffydelusions
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Well I'm not sure. Is that the max possible usage...is that what that number is? Like playing something like dota 2 will use 448 watts?
Terbinator
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Can't you just unplug the fan? Can't see the SB producing too much heat?
Probably closer to 200/250.
Anton668
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if you click on the number of the est wattage you get something like this..
so its estimating that at max thats how much power your system will draw
and with that parts list you have I dont think dota will really be stressing your system...
Oh there's a reason why the fans are there. Southbridges can get really hot, especially on high-end boards. When they reach the magical threshold they will also trigger a safety shutdown.
Was on train couldn't reply. Anyway some googling shows very little difference between the two. I would just jump on the cheaper on. Also the Gigabyte is Hazaro approved product
Appreciate it. I did some quick googling and found some shaky reviews for that board, mainly quality issues. So I just jumped on the ASUS - Money wasn't really the key issue outside of not wasting them on ROG PRO IV EXTREME SHARK COOL SABERTOOTH boards.
fluffydelusions
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Ah OK I see now.if you click on the number of the est wattage you get something like this..
so its estimating that at max thats how much power your system will draw
and with that parts list you have I dont think dota will really be stressing your system...
Anton668
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yeah. and 450 is quite normal.
hell theres ppl out there with a parts list like yours and think a 1000W PSU is required cuz "their friend" told them so...... *facepalm.gif*
Fair enough, seems like a solid board and has been recommended in here before. It is a fair step down from your ROG board though. You not just gonna get that exchange and plug it back in?
Felix Lighter
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This is the price I want but on a card that I have a little confidence in.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131468
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131468
Bought my PC last year, it's out of the first year warrenty at the dealer and second year warrenty you have to prove the fault was there to begin with and I'm simply not going through the hassle of dealing directly with Asus.
Plus I didn't really use the ROGs features. Never did the firmware thing, never used any of the fancy OCing features, none of it. Pointless board for me.
I'm the guy where money really isn't the main issue. I just want a hassle-free experience. So I'm just ordering a new decent board that suits my needs, ROG gets dumped in the basement, I'm happy.
MisterNoisy
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That 120mm front fan should fit in the roof of the case. On my Prodigy build (strikingly similar to yours) I went with radiator and front fans as intake and used 2x120mm fans on the roof for exhaust.
Guys, could you give me any clue, what the fuck is happening to my PC?
Windows 7 Ultimate
GTX 770
i5-3750 3.4GHz
MSI-7752
8GB DDR3
Every week I get 3-4 BSOD's. Sometimes while playing Battlefield, sometimes when I'm browsing the web. I updated my BIOS and all drivers using Live Update 5, but those goddamn BSOD's keep on coming. It realy makes me so damn mad.
Would anyone be so kind and could look into my minidump files?
The first download contains 4 dumps before updating bios/drivers, and the second one is from 20 minutes ago.
http://www.speedyshare.com/EpRE9/crashe.rar
http://www.speedyshare.com/rMg7z/102413-4149-01.dmp
Windows 7 Ultimate
GTX 770
i5-3750 3.4GHz
MSI-7752
8GB DDR3
Every week I get 3-4 BSOD's. Sometimes while playing Battlefield, sometimes when I'm browsing the web. I updated my BIOS and all drivers using Live Update 5, but those goddamn BSOD's keep on coming. It realy makes me so damn mad.
Would anyone be so kind and could look into my minidump files?
The first download contains 4 dumps before updating bios/drivers, and the second one is from 20 minutes ago.
http://www.speedyshare.com/EpRE9/crashe.rar
http://www.speedyshare.com/rMg7z/102413-4149-01.dmp
I'll look at it, hold on.
Edit: Ok, two things: like Kennah said, have you run Memtest to make sure it's not faulty RAM?
And do you have all of Intel's updated drivers, like RST and general Z77 drivers installed?
Might be the mic. The Titan-esque cooler is supposed to be really good, especially considering it's a blower, but dual-fan coolers are generally quieter. Here's a chart I pulled from an Anandtech review:
The (dual-fan) EVGA ACX beats the reference 780 by a pretty big margin.
Thanks
That settles it then .
EVGA 780 3GB SC ACX cooler dual fans.
Great choice ?
Thanks
That settles it then .
EVGA 780 3GB SC ACX cooler dual fans.
Great choice ?
Yes. I have one GTX 780 with stock cooler, and one SC ACX, The ACX is much, much quieter, pretty much silent, and runs cooler too.
Thanks
One other thing and i am probably starting to sound like a broken record with this but what PSU would you reccomend with this ?
Z77 general drivers are up to date, according to Live Update 5. Few minutes ago I've installed newest RST drivers.
As to memtest, I will have to do it tomorrow, as I have no CD's next to me.
So, you think it's probable, that my RAM is faulty?
Definitely.
What can you spend?
Felix Lighter
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Do you guys think that the Micro Center deal on the i7 3770K for $250 will still be going on next Thursday? A coworker of mine is going to be in the Philly area and is willing to pick one up for me.
Well I guess since you can order it 3 days prior for in store pickup, it only needs to last until Monday or Tuesday?
Well I guess since you can order it 3 days prior for in store pickup, it only needs to last until Monday or Tuesday?
Money is not really an issue. But i don't want to go totally overboard.
I need one that Gives some headroom for OC if i want to go down that path.
I live in Belgium if you want a location .
Anton668
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not sure, on the current catalog it says prices good til 10/27 so....
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hmmm.. it is tempting...
Felix Lighter
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October 27th would be a heart breaker.
500w or higher would work fine. Make sure it's a high quality one. There have been some amazing Seasonics on sale recently, check this thread + Slickdeals.
Yep. You can use a USB flash drive too, don't need a CD.
In that case i will see if my 550 W is satisfactory enough and then go from there if necessary.
I love Fractal cases, but sometimes the QC is really bad
Hi Guys
I'm picking out parts for my second PC build for next generation. I had an AMD Phenom X4 @ 3.2ghz in my first PC.
Although I don't have any complaints I'd like to go Intel this time around. My question is that a few games I see are recommending up to 8 cores. As far as I can tell most Haswell processors are up to quad core.
People have been telling me that performance-wize Intel chips perform at or better than higher core AMD so I'll have plenty of power to run Watch Dogs or whatever comes around.
Is that the case?
I'm picking out parts for my second PC build for next generation. I had an AMD Phenom X4 @ 3.2ghz in my first PC.
Although I don't have any complaints I'd like to go Intel this time around. My question is that a few games I see are recommending up to 8 cores. As far as I can tell most Haswell processors are up to quad core.
People have been telling me that performance-wize Intel chips perform at or better than higher core AMD so I'll have plenty of power to run Watch Dogs or whatever comes around.
Is that the case?
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