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"I need a New PC!" 2013 Part 2. Haswell = #IntelnoTIM, but free online. READ THE OP.
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290?
Probably... Or 290X aftermarket with custom cooler?
CreepingFear
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There isn't a single launch title that I'm interested in that I wouldn't play on the PC first. Titanfall, I'll probably get the PC version as well. The thing that drives me crazy is all the exclusives that I missed out on both consoles. I had a 360, but I sold it for my WOW addiction at a time when I had no job. So buying the consoles would only be an investment in future exclusive titles. They'd probably collect dust for months.
Thanks !
Between shitty and good enough. Depends on what you get of course
Azzurri
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It's like an Arris 860
OP is also personal
I'd say Spawn and Mech KB, screw your priorities!
but... but... that Quickfire is already close to my budget. I can't fit in a mouse as well then
Thanks.
The 2500K was my first foray into higher end CPU's after using cheaper ones until then. The thing has had 2 different coolers on it and I have changed motherboards too as my first one died, but appears to do well up to around 4.6Ghz. Above that brings the requirement for a much higher vcore and still is unstable.
Anyway, must try EVGA precision as RadeonPro can use dynamic Vsync but the program isn't working too well with the latest beta drivers and isn't hooking into games for me recently so I need something else to keep my FPS to a stable level.
A Sentient Keyboard
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I'm planning to buy a 280X in the next week or two, should I hold off? How likely are these rumours, and how long would I have to wait to get the updated version?
It's a very... rumoury rumour.
So it's just listening to music, watching films and browsing then? No gaming?
Also, do you need much storage space?
fluffydelusions
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Can't you put together a desktop capable of gaming for less money than one of those cheapo desktops you find at retailers anyway? ^^
Yes, and with better quality bits too.
CreepingFear
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I stopped reading pretty much at quiet mode. Uber mode is the one to test against. I've been critical of the 290x because of the lack of third party coolers, heat, and power consumption, but that benchmark is unfair. Less than a week until the NDA is lifted with the more legitimate sites, hopefully.
basic_element
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I'm in the USA (California). Places like TigerDirect would be beneficial since there is no tax for me. I don't really have a budget but I would like to have graphics similar to next gen consoles if possible but not have to pay $400+. Thanks.
This is the model I have:
HP P7-1235
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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I have a GTX570. BF4 doesn't run well unless everything is on low. 8 gigs of RAM, first gen i5 CPU.
Figured I needed to upgrade my graphics card. If you agree, would you kindly recommend a good card for 200 - 250 dollars please? I could go higher if it's really worth it.
Figured I needed to upgrade my graphics card. If you agree, would you kindly recommend a good card for 200 - 250 dollars please? I could go higher if it's really worth it.
If I buy anything with a power cord (speakers, monitor) at amazon.co.uk..
..this is all I need right? (I live in belgium, EU)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000MVDD2E/
Now to find something like that being sold by amazon itself..
..this is all I need right? (I live in belgium, EU)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000MVDD2E/
Now to find something like that being sold by amazon itself..
Anton668
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if at all possible avoid tiger direct like the plauge. is there nowhere else you can benefit from a lack of taxes?
demosthenes
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Ugh.
I don't know what case to get
Decisions, decisions.
I don't know what case to get
Decisions, decisions.
Ugh.
I don't know what case to get
Decisions, decisions.
Think of a design/look you'd like, then go from there!
demosthenes
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I like having lots of vents/fans like the Antec 900, I just HATE the HD bays they have for the case. You have to do like 29835729 screws.
A Sentient Keyboard
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On the topic of cases, how much of a problem is dust buildup?
I'm stuck between two cases, the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 and the Corsair 500R. The 500R is a little cooler and quieter, and 15 more expensive, but most importantly looks rad. However, it has a 200mm side fan with no dust filter, so it will probably collect dust faster than the R2.
I vacuum my office regularly and have a cat, will dust be a problem with the 500R? I'll probably clean my PC every 1-3 months or so.
I'm stuck between two cases, the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 and the Corsair 500R. The 500R is a little cooler and quieter, and 15 more expensive, but most importantly looks rad. However, it has a 200mm side fan with no dust filter, so it will probably collect dust faster than the R2.
I vacuum my office regularly and have a cat, will dust be a problem with the 500R? I'll probably clean my PC every 1-3 months or so.
Anton668
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your environment will be the biggest factor with dust(me I have to clean once a week). you can make sure you have a positive airflow to help reduce the dust buildup.
basic_element
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Not sure. Amazon charges tax now and NewEgg is in CA so they have always charged tax here. Paying tax is not a deal breaker as long as it's a good deal.
What's wrong with tiger direct?
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Alright, I'm at my wit's end, and I swear I'm about to lose it. Hopefully someone can help me out with this; as I Googling isn't helping and I think it's because I can't think of a good way to word my search.
Rewind 12 months. I had crappy AT&T DSL with a 2Wire modem. While slow, it worked fine and was fairly reliable. Suddenly though, I started getting regular disconnects. They'd last a couple minutes, and would happen a few times an hour for a few hours at a time... and then everything would be fine for a week. Then again, it would happen for half a day. Then be fine for two weeks.
Finally, I realized when my sister used her laptop on our WiFi - it caused issues and would make the modem lose its connection (the 2Wire modem/router is an all-in-one unit). I don't know why... but my laptop or my wireless systems or our iPads don't cause issues. Just her single, boring, circa 2008 HP laptop.
We eventually got AT&T U-Verse... a little better... along with a new modem/router. And for a while, all was fine. She could use her laptop and there were no issues.
But this weekend, sure enough, after some frustration, I realized when she used the internet on her laptop - all of our other wireless items (iPad, laptop, games) all of a sudden had abysmally slow internet. It doesn't disconnect anymore; but it's just painfully slow. If she stops using her laptop, about 45 minutes later, everything will be fine and back up to speed.
This is happening regularly enough that I'm 99% sure they're related. I can trigger the issue if I want to - and have a couple times to confirm my suspicion.
So, any ideas on what I need to do? So far I've tried resetting the modem, I've tried changing the frequency number, I've fiddled with her WiFi on her laptop but can't figure out what it is.
Rewind 12 months. I had crappy AT&T DSL with a 2Wire modem. While slow, it worked fine and was fairly reliable. Suddenly though, I started getting regular disconnects. They'd last a couple minutes, and would happen a few times an hour for a few hours at a time... and then everything would be fine for a week. Then again, it would happen for half a day. Then be fine for two weeks.
Finally, I realized when my sister used her laptop on our WiFi - it caused issues and would make the modem lose its connection (the 2Wire modem/router is an all-in-one unit). I don't know why... but my laptop or my wireless systems or our iPads don't cause issues. Just her single, boring, circa 2008 HP laptop.
We eventually got AT&T U-Verse... a little better... along with a new modem/router. And for a while, all was fine. She could use her laptop and there were no issues.
But this weekend, sure enough, after some frustration, I realized when she used the internet on her laptop - all of our other wireless items (iPad, laptop, games) all of a sudden had abysmally slow internet. It doesn't disconnect anymore; but it's just painfully slow. If she stops using her laptop, about 45 minutes later, everything will be fine and back up to speed.
This is happening regularly enough that I'm 99% sure they're related. I can trigger the issue if I want to - and have a couple times to confirm my suspicion.
So, any ideas on what I need to do? So far I've tried resetting the modem, I've tried changing the frequency number, I've fiddled with her WiFi on her laptop but can't figure out what it is.
Anton668
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tween here and other places I keep hearing horror stories of shady business practices and terrible/non existent customer service
Your story sounds very similar to mine. My mother bought a new laptop in our previous house and everytime she used the internet on it, every device in the house had super slow internet. Including her laptop. Problem went away if she turned it off.
I never did find the true reason, but we moved to a new place and her laptop is still slow. It changes between OK internet, slow loading of sites and moments where you get a lot of "the site cannot be loaded". This usually happens when you open a new site because browsing a site which is already open at that point still works. Very strange. Especially because it's only her laptop now. Rest is OK.
Remember to check if she doesn't have any torrent program running in the background btw. My little brother once caused me headached for months because he didn't delete old torrents.
At one point, our internet got shutdown because we had uploaded 300GB in less than a month. That's when I finally figured it out.
try connecting the laptop thru ethernet and disable wifi.
If that solves the problem remove then reinstall the wifi driver.
If using ethernet still makes the connection slow than I would suggest a format (may be a virus or a problem with the OS)
You can buy specially quiet fans, get a fan with a speed switch and keep it at medium or slow speed, get a "quiet" mounting set, which is basically ribbed rubber plugs in place of normal screws, which can help suppress noise. Finally you can get little rubber gaskets that go along the edge of your fan between the fan and your case which can help.
This link has a bunch of the above
http://www.quietpcusa.com/Anti-Vibr...=IsFeatured DESC, OrderBy ASC, Name ASC&ps=24
I think the case came with some of those rubber gaskets. I'll check. Also, I think it would be wise to get a dust fan filter.
Just one more question: I'm thinking on adding one more extract fan on top. I suppose the hit on the PSU (550w) is minimal with fans, right?
Anton668
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pretty much, yes
Hi, I need a bit a help with my Gigabyte HD7850. While playing games my PC has been crashing regularly with the screen going black and the sound stuck on a loop. I figured it was a graphics card problem and found out that it was an issue that a lot of people ran into with this particular card. One of the proposed solution was underclocking the card as it was suggested that the power supply could be lacking. I tried doing that and haven't encountered a single crash since which surprised me as I went with a 750w PSU when I built the PC. Do you guys think I need a new PSU or is there any other way to fix this problem with my 7850 without having to underclock it?
It doesn't have a boost feature, does it? I'm not sure if the 7850 does. I had to disable boost and manually clock my 7870XT as the clock rate fluctuated in games causing them to crash.
Also, what is the make/model of your PSU? Far more important than just it's wattage..
Edit - Just noticed...nice name
But we already know the benchmark difference between Uber and Quiet mode, not much 1/2 fps. So we already know that difference. If you keep that in mind, these GTX 780 Ti results are amazing if true.
CreepingFear
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I thought uber mode made a big difference. I still want to wait for the more well known sites. I'd buy a 6GB 780ti for $850 with a non-stock cooler.
I have the exact same problem, although mine is a GTX295. Sadly, the only way I have found around it (and I've tried everything, including replacing with the PSU) and the only thing that works is underclocking it.
The annoying thing is that everything works up until the in-game engine kicks in (no problems on menu screens / intro videos) but after that it'll pretty much instantly go to a black screen.
VisceralBowl
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Intel, better. Seems to be slightly cheaper too.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi Z87W ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($42.92 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($64.97 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: V7 CK0A2-4N6P Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($11.05 @ Amazon)
Total: $1005.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 09:28 EST-0500)
You can make it cheaper by changing the RAM to ones you picked. I already had this in my pcpartpicker site.
Anybody? I guess it doesn't really matter that much. But after my last one suddenly being dead I'm just double checking.
I'll see if fractal can do anything, I doubt the place I bought it from online will have a spare one laying around haha.
Addnan has it covered but just to pipe in - there is a lot of unnecessary expense in your first build that would easily allow an intel processor for the same money. The thermal paste is unnecessary, there are better psus for cheaper and wifi is a waste of time and money on a desktop except in extreme situations.
VisceralBowl
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This isn't my build. He said he has to have WiFi.
Thanks! I'll go off this.
Felix Lighter
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I'm considering this card:
MSI HD7970 Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition
Any reason to avoid it. I'm ordering the last 2 components of my friends PC. It's time just to get it done.
MSI HD7970 Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition
Any reason to avoid it. I'm ordering the last 2 components of my friends PC. It's time just to get it done.
Sectorseven
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How come WiFi isn't a standard motherboard feature in this day and age?
It's included in basically every other electronic device.
It's included in basically every other electronic device.
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