AstuteClass
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Thanks, mate. Not bad for a first build eh?
And the fans are Corsair too, so the red all goes nicely with the mobo and RAM!
And the fans are Corsair too, so the red all goes nicely with the mobo and RAM!
"I Need a New PC!" 2014 Part 1. 1080p and 60FPS is so last-gen and your 2500K is fine
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Thank you, I'll pass this along to him!
Hey Gaf, looking to build my first PC soon.
Been eyeing this CPU/MOBO/RAM bundle. It comes pre-assembled, but works out slightly cheaper due to shipping costs. These are the parts I'm probably going to get anyway, but I guess it would be harder to resell later. Should I just pay the extra for individual parts, or are these bundle things fairly reliable?
Bundle in question: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DRDYF0S/
Been eyeing this CPU/MOBO/RAM bundle. It comes pre-assembled, but works out slightly cheaper due to shipping costs. These are the parts I'm probably going to get anyway, but I guess it would be harder to resell later. Should I just pay the extra for individual parts, or are these bundle things fairly reliable?
Bundle in question: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DRDYF0S/
fluffydelusions
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EDIT: nm figured it out
Gorgeous! Well done on the cable management, you look like you've been doing this for years.
It's gonna look soooooooooooooo good. Too bad the game has that 120 FPS bug though
Kills my desire to play it whenever I start it back up.Here you go:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($134.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB ACX Video Card ($269.04 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($93.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1083.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 13:10 EDT-0400)
I'd actually suggest jumping on that PSU as soon as possible. That unit sells for $130-150 USD normally. It's a killer unit that powers two of my own computers and a number of friends' as well.
Winnipeg West : Limited Quantities
Guys, quick!
Edit: I've been reading up a bit on the Z97 boards ready for building a friend's PC when the 4690k drops. What's with both MSI and Gigabyte having boards called Gaming 3, 5 and 7. Thinking the Gigabyte Gaming 5 looks like good price/features, but there's a deal with the MSI Gaming 7 with a free H75 and 2 red fans for like £25 more right now. Decisions!
Guys, quick!
Edit: I've been reading up a bit on the Z97 boards ready for building a friend's PC when the 4690k drops. What's with both MSI and Gigabyte having boards called Gaming 3, 5 and 7. Thinking the Gigabyte Gaming 5 looks like good price/features, but there's a deal with the MSI Gaming 7 with a free H75 and 2 red fans for like £25 more right now. Decisions!
Thank you a ton. I'll be sure to purchase the PSU asap. Just out of curiosity (since I have no idea), would this be a quiet machine given the mini tower case? Currently, my 360 sounds like an airplane taking off and I would want a bit of a quieter machine.
Would you recommend a smaller SSD drive and then like a 1TB Harddrive instead or just go all SSD?
AstuteClass
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Thanks man. That means a lot in a thread full of experts.
Just need to fully figure out how to overclock now. I still haven't checked my CPU temp yet. Going to have to have a look in the BIOS onEUFI.
The define mini is a smaller version of the Fractal Define R4, they're both designed with silence in mind.
The 360 is stupidly loud, you should definitely be happy with the build!
plasmawave
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Got all my parts delivered except for the PSU.
And today Purolator decided to be lazy and completely skip my house and the tracking now says Attempted delivery - receiver unavailable even tho I was totally at home.
And today Purolator decided to be lazy and completely skip my house and the tracking now says Attempted delivery - receiver unavailable even tho I was totally at home.
maneil99
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I missee my monitor by 10 minutes. :/
The case is lined with sound deadening material, and the GPU is a pretty quiet one as well. It'll be nearly inaudible at idle. Full blast in games, you'll hear it, but it should be really inoffensive. With headphones on, no way you'd h ear it.
TheRagnCajun
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Love that Fractal Define R4 Case. So quiet and sexy
Winnipeg West : Limited Quantities
Guys, quick!
Winnipeg is updating their POS system - it doesn't currently integrate with the website. The stock quantities on the site are unchanged since March 31st
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127770
Tempted to pull the trigger on this, though the memory is a bit concerning at least in the coming years.
Tempted to pull the trigger on this, though the memory is a bit concerning at least in the coming years.
Few questions here after building my first computer. I want to make sure everything is running correctly and one thing I noticed after downloading CPU-Z was the fluctuating core speed. I have a 4670k which is 3.4GHz and CPU-Z has it changing anywhere from 3599 to 3799 MHz. Is this normal?
Also, what are the essential drivers that I absolutely need to have up to date? And is there a popular program/utility that I can use that'll test the performance of the PC to see if everything is running OK?
Specs:
i5 - 4670k
ASRock Z87 Extreme 4 mobo
MSI gtx 760 2gb
Corsair Vengeance 8gb
Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler for eventual overclocking
Also, what are the essential drivers that I absolutely need to have up to date? And is there a popular program/utility that I can use that'll test the performance of the PC to see if everything is running OK?
Specs:
i5 - 4670k
ASRock Z87 Extreme 4 mobo
MSI gtx 760 2gb
Corsair Vengeance 8gb
Hyper 212 Evo CPU cooler for eventual overclocking
3GB should not be concerning.
Sword Of Doom
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It's such a good quality case for the price
Shadowhaxor
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So I've been looking at either picking up another GTX 780 3GB and pair it in SLI mode. However from what I'm seeing there still seems to be issues with running SLI with most of the popular and upcoming games.
On the other hand I could sell my GTX 780 and pick up a ti version or even a Titan.
I mostly game at 2560 x 1440 and at times it seems that 780 isn't enough, especially with all the settings cracked to high / maximum.
Spec-wise the rest of the system shouldn't / issues holding the card back.
Intel 3570 @ 4.3Ghz
32GB DDR3
(1) SSD 120GB boot drive
(1) SSD 250 gamedrive
(2) 3TB 7200 rpm drives in Raid 0
Anyone recommend going the SLI route?
On the other hand I could sell my GTX 780 and pick up a ti version or even a Titan.
I mostly game at 2560 x 1440 and at times it seems that 780 isn't enough, especially with all the settings cracked to high / maximum.
Spec-wise the rest of the system shouldn't / issues holding the card back.
Intel 3570 @ 4.3Ghz
32GB DDR3
(1) SSD 120GB boot drive
(1) SSD 250 gamedrive
(2) 3TB 7200 rpm drives in Raid 0
Anyone recommend going the SLI route?
adamantypants
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Damn you like nice things. I think you're just seeking validation for buying another 780.
780 > 780ti is barely an upgrade. I'm not rich enough to SLI my 780ti but I hear that most games SLI well enough. FWIW I game at 1440p and I get at least 60fps on all my games at max settings.
Winnipeg West : Limited Quantities
Guys, quick!
Edit: I've been reading up a bit on the Z97 boards ready for building a friend's PC when the 4690k drops. What's with both MSI and Gigabyte having boards called Gaming 3, 5 and 7. Thinking the Gigabyte Gaming 5 looks like good price/features, but there's a deal with the MSI Gaming 7 with a free H75 and 2 red fans for like £25 more right now. Decisions!
Went there yesterday and they told me they had none in stock when it listed on the site as "2". Called today after it was listed as "limited quantities", still nothing.
anchorman128
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I mean for low end systems on a very tiny budget it is a decent choice, but for anything with a budget around or over $6-700 there is no competition obviously. Some people have brand loyalty and I get that, but what I don't get is refusing to see the obviously superior product.
Hey guys, finally completely my BEHEMOTH!
Check it out - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/QCn
Here are the pics:
Congrats on your first build
, I also built my first last month. Did you go for the reference card because it looks cooler?Every time I see a computer with a modular power supply I get mad I didn't go that route lol. Builds look so clean with it, I might end up buying one next week. Good choice on the red LED fans and RAM too. Would be cool if you could change the Geforce logo color to red.
It's also cool that Corsair has different colors for the top of the cooler. I have the plain H60, so I'm stuck with black.
My computer is also on the carpet since there's no room to put it anywhere, but I see people are giving you a hard time about that lol. I have the R4 mini case, which is still huge. I'm not sure what I can do about getting it off the floor
Shadowhaxor
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Yeah, that's mostly it to be 100% honest.
xBladeM6x
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Hey, I'm just wondering how that CPU Cooler you got is? I was thinking of upgrading my computer, and overclocking my 3770k to 4.5 but I don't trust water cooling, yet I still want to try it really bad.
I very recently upgraded from 780 -> 780 ti SC. (RMA'd the 780, as it wasn't sealed).
The difference is quite slight but worth it for me as I like to max things out and am sensitive to slight drops. The 780 was just falling behind a tad. The ti doesn't turn water to wine but keeps things running good.
It's also a lot quieter than my windforce EVGA 780.
I would never go dual-card again because I don't like upgrading too often.
I dunno if your cpu is holding it back, probably not for the majority of games but I'm not sure.
xBladeM6x
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You mean, you wouldn't SLI? Also, that 780 ti SC, is that with an ACX cooler, or stock EVGA?
Samsung 4k monitor that I ordered came in.
So much usable space on the screen ;_;
Will test out the 780Tis in a bit
Waited until Amazon had them in stock themselves. Got it for $700. The next day it dropped to $600. Spoke with Amazon and they credited that $100 back to me. Just a FYI for those who may be looking into this monitor...the price seems to fluctuate.
So much usable space on the screen ;_;
Will test out the 780Tis in a bit
Waited until Amazon had them in stock themselves. Got it for $700. The next day it dropped to $600. Spoke with Amazon and they credited that $100 back to me. Just a FYI for those who may be looking into this monitor...the price seems to fluctuate.
Objectively Bad Opinion
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Can it go >60Hz at lower resolutions? Would be cool if it did 1080p120
ab.aeterno
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Friend of mine is looking for a mid-tier card, around $150-$200.
After rebates and whatnot, this card works out to $190. Any thoughts? Anything better to look at?
He has a fairly low end card at the moment and will primarily be using it for gaming. Wants to run things at High or better at 1080p or below, with reasonably sold frame rates. I've made a note of what's in the OP in that price bracket and will be looking at them tonight.
After rebates and whatnot, this card works out to $190. Any thoughts? Anything better to look at?
He has a fairly low end card at the moment and will primarily be using it for gaming. Wants to run things at High or better at 1080p or below, with reasonably sold frame rates. I've made a note of what's in the OP in that price bracket and will be looking at them tonight.
Great card still. It's the 7950 rebranded essentially and competes with the GTX 760. He'd not go wrong with it at all.
I have a display sickness :l
We should combine sicknesses. Watercool your displays?
I have a seasonic g series and a antec eathwatts psu. Both yielded the same result. I can test on a buddy's pc Sunday to be sure but he has a 1155 board so I can't test my 4770
How's the picture quality compare to your 1600p IPS monitor?
Sword Of Doom
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We all have some sort of sickness here
I bought this exact card 2 weeks ago for $629.99 with the $30 rebate, and the free watch dogs. I paid $570 after selling watch dogs to my friend for $30
Yes, only because of previous hassles and waiting for support (technically it was crossfire, 4870x2 - so maybe things are a lot better...). My card came with the ACX cooler.
that would actually look pretty sick. You Know how i feel about that wet wet tho
Well I was going to try and game on it...but my PC crashed 2x. Think it's because of a pretty hard OC that I forgot I had on. or maybe 4k is just too stronk for my machine.Probably won't get another chance until tomorrow night as I am in the process of a move.
The build quality isn't as good as my U3011. You can't adjust the stand or even tilt it from what I could see. I knew all of that going in though.
True. At least I can admit it though. Maybe I'll donate one of mine to that GAF giveaway PC that's been talked about.
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