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"I Need a New PC!" 2014 Part 2. Read OP, your 2500K will run Witcher 3. MX100s! 970!
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Nope. All hard drives are terrible.
fifasnipe2224
Member
Is there a noticable difference between the i5-4690K 3.5GHz or the i5-4670K 3.4GHz?
I am seeing that the 4690 is cheaper than then 4670. Seems odd to me.
I am seeing that the 4690 is cheaper than then 4670. Seems odd to me.
What happened? Are we still stuck buying 1TB drives like 3 years ago?
TC McQueen
Member
Build quality hasn't really improved for HDDs.
the 90 is an improved design, and if it's cheaper it's a no brainer.
Mouse help.
What is the difference with a Steel Series mouse with drivers installed and not installed.
I have this problem and can't fix it.
http://faq.steelseries.com/question..."Driver+not+available,+application+will+exit".
I don't have a "SteelSeries Universal Bus Enumerator" in my "System Devices" so I can't update the mouse.
What is the difference with a Steel Series mouse with drivers installed and not installed.
I have this problem and can't fix it.
http://faq.steelseries.com/question..."Driver+not+available,+application+will+exit".
I don't have a "SteelSeries Universal Bus Enumerator" in my "System Devices" so I can't update the mouse.
colormage1
Neo Member
Hey, so I want to stream games via twitch. Mainly Hearthstone, MTGO, Starcraft, and games like that.
Budget: $1000 and USA
Main Use: Rate 1-5. 5 being Highest: Gaming - 5, Video Editing - 2, Streaming games in HD - 5, General Usage - 3
Monitor Resolution: I'd like to get a decent quality monitor, but honestly this isn't really that important to me. And I'd probably need at least two for streaming.
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: I believe Xsplit or other streaming material. Hearthstone and other computer games, obviously!
When will you build?: Hopefully within the next couple of months.
Will you be overclocking?: Not sure what this is!
I don't really need nor do I care about playing the latest games with ultra mega ultimate graphics. And honestly, I don't even know if there are games on the horizon that I care about getting.
From what I can tell and talking to people, this really shouldn't be that expensive. I know people that just buy regular desktops and can stream games. (Not great quality, but they're able to.)
Thoughts? Thanks!
Budget: $1000 and USA
Main Use: Rate 1-5. 5 being Highest: Gaming - 5, Video Editing - 2, Streaming games in HD - 5, General Usage - 3
Monitor Resolution: I'd like to get a decent quality monitor, but honestly this isn't really that important to me. And I'd probably need at least two for streaming.
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: I believe Xsplit or other streaming material. Hearthstone and other computer games, obviously!
When will you build?: Hopefully within the next couple of months.
Will you be overclocking?: Not sure what this is!
I don't really need nor do I care about playing the latest games with ultra mega ultimate graphics. And honestly, I don't even know if there are games on the horizon that I care about getting.
From what I can tell and talking to people, this really shouldn't be that expensive. I know people that just buy regular desktops and can stream games. (Not great quality, but they're able to.)
Thoughts? Thanks!
Zombie James
Banned
NZXT S340 video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hozx1o188Y
I think if they dropped the top single exhaust or made it dual to accommodate a top-mounted radiator, made the rubber feet shorter, and offered a model with a solid side panel, this would easily be my next case.
I think if they dropped the top single exhaust or made it dual to accommodate a top-mounted radiator, made the rubber feet shorter, and offered a model with a solid side panel, this would easily be my next case.
With the engine installed you can set the DPI and set up profiles and the like.
I had a lot of issues initially installing the steelseries engine when I first got my Sensei RAW. It would get installed but then crash all the time or it would just fail to install and the mouse would stop working until I rebooted. It needed to update the firmware on the mouse and kept failing. Basically I resolved it by updating the mouse firmware directly, not through the steelseries engine install program. Uninstall all the drivers and software, then download the mouse firmware update from Steelseries site, update the mouse THEN install the software.
Dont' know if that's the problem you're having but I certainly had issues when I first started using it.
http://steelseries.com/support/downloads
All the way at the bottom, click on Steelseries Engine 2 and there is a firmware update tool available for download.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
This should have been my new case.
Streaming is incredibly processor intensive unless you use a capture card that does the encoding for you, or use a tool like NVIDIA's Shadowplay that uses an H.264 encoding chip on the video card.
Do a bit of research on which you want for your solution. Most likely, you'll want Shadowplay. AMD does offer something similar right now, but it's still a bit young in terms of features and usability. Shadowplay is a bit more fleshed out.
Yeah, I'm pretty excited for this.
Prophet Steve
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Doesn't Intel also have something that utilizes the iGPU for easy encoding? Couldn't get it working, and I don't know if you can directly utilize it for streaming though.
But most people should be able to stream normally with a recent deal when you got Nvidia and AMD cards supporting it.
But most people should be able to stream normally with a recent deal when you got Nvidia and AMD cards supporting it.
Yep, just need a Kepler/Maxwell NVIDIA card or newer AMD architecture card (R9 285, 290, 290x, and whatever R7s are the new ones - 280x and 280 do not support it).
I honestly have no idea how people are able to stomach the performance streaming without one of those. I've done it a number of times, and the performance hit is obscene. It makes multiplayer games unplayable for me.
I honestly have no idea how people are able to stomach the performance streaming without one of those. I've done it a number of times, and the performance hit is obscene. It makes multiplayer games unplayable for me.
AngryChinchilla
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I don't know enough about ram so I am asking here. Is it better to get a faster clock speed or lower timings?
The difference is negligible. Get whatever 1600 you can find for cheap or an 1800 if it is the same price.I don't know enough about ram so I am asking here. Is it better to get a faster clock speed or lower timings?
So im currently building a pc, and I mean im actually doing it right now, everything is in and im trying to connect the psu to the graphics card.
The graphics card came with a 6 pin lead that you plug into the graphics card, leading to a 3 pin lead with one missing. Now there is an extension from my graphics card that fits into this end, but its not what the PSU guide tells me to do. The PSU guide tells me to plug a 6+2 PCIe cable directly into the graphics card.
I dont know what to do.
The graphics card came with a 6 pin lead that you plug into the graphics card, leading to a 3 pin lead with one missing. Now there is an extension from my graphics card that fits into this end, but its not what the PSU guide tells me to do. The PSU guide tells me to plug a 6+2 PCIe cable directly into the graphics card.
I dont know what to do.
ignore the cable that came with your graphics card and just use the one from the psu
Awesome thanks!
xBladeM6x
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Absolutely.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
Quick one GAF.
I just installed a new 1440p monitor, going up from 1080p. My 780ti wasn't outputting anything - I'm using the new monitor now but using motherboard graphics. What settings do I need to change?
I just installed a new 1440p monitor, going up from 1080p. My 780ti wasn't outputting anything - I'm using the new monitor now but using motherboard graphics. What settings do I need to change?
Are you using a dual link DVI or displayport?
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
DVI. Same cable I used in the previous monitor which worked fine with the 780 TI
Nickerbocker98
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Welp, after a couple of months of saving, spending, and building, I finally finished my build!
CPU: Intel i7-4930K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper EVO 212
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
64GB of RAM
Case: Corsair Air 540
PSU: CoolerMaster V850
Storage: 1TB Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Sadly, haven't got to play much games due to my college's internet being as fast as a snail in a tortoise shell in hot tar, but been playing a lot of Mark of the Ninja and Strike Vector (which sadly suffers from a low player count).
CPU: Intel i7-4930K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper EVO 212
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
64GB of RAM
Case: Corsair Air 540
PSU: CoolerMaster V850
Storage: 1TB Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Sadly, haven't got to play much games due to my college's internet being as fast as a snail in a tortoise shell in hot tar, but been playing a lot of Mark of the Ninja and Strike Vector (which sadly suffers from a low player count).
Welp, after a couple of months of saving, spending, and building, I finally finished my build!
CPU: Intel i7-4930K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper EVO 212
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
64GB of RAM
Case: Corsair Air 540
PSU: CoolerMaster V850
Storage: 1TB Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Sadly, haven't got to play much games due to my college's internet being as fast as a snail in a tortoise shell in hot tar, but been playing a lot of Mark of the Ninja and Strike Vector (which sadly suffers from a low player count).
Looks good! nice job
Goldenmoney
Member
Welp, after a couple of months of saving, spending, and building, I finally finished my build!
CPU: Intel i7-4930K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper EVO 212
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
64GB of RAM
Case: Corsair Air 540
PSU: CoolerMaster V850
Storage: 1TB Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Sadly, haven't got to play much games due to my college's internet being as fast as a snail in a tortoise shell in hot tar, but been playing a lot of Mark of the Ninja and Strike Vector (which sadly suffers from a low player count).
That's a neat little wooden plank underneath the case. Seems like it fits perfectly. Did you make that for the air 540 or was it pure coincidence?
Going OK so far?
Looks like a cutting board
Yeah it went great, installed and everything, no issues, took 4 hours.
One thing, I need a wireless card or reciever, for some reason I thought it would just magically work online. Any suggestions?
I cant use an ethernet cable, too much of a slalom in the house and people complain about it
Nicely done. The 540 Air are getting popular.Welp, after a couple of months of saving, spending, and building, I finally finished my build!
CPU: Intel i7-4930K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper EVO 212
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
64GB of RAM
Case: Corsair Air 540
PSU: CoolerMaster V850
Storage: 1TB Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Sadly, haven't got to play much games due to my college's internet being as fast as a snail in a tortoise shell in hot tar, but been playing a lot of Mark of the Ninja and Strike Vector (which sadly suffers from a low player count).
It looks like a wooden food carrying tray.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
Could it be a single link DVI cable? It's just a random one I found from an old box somewhere. Is there a difference in the cables?
Edit: Bingo. Switching to HDMI worked
It's probably single. Your monitor didn't come with a dual link cable, usually white color?
xBladeM6x
Member
Felix Lighter
Member
On a side note, were you able to decrease your 5930K overclock temps?
SneakyStephan
Banned
WD blue 1TB
model number WD10EZEX
fast, reliable (for hdd standards) , cheap, not noisy
It's right there in the OP
As long as you don't buy seagate reliability is no more of an issue as it was a few years ago.
Samsung is dead, got bought by seagate
Redid the thermal paste and it dropped the temps down by 5C, but still sitting around low 80Cs running Prime95. Read on another forum that Prime95 stresses the CPU more than others. Playing some Metro Redux, temps are in the 50Cs. I am pondering if it's worth it to get a AIO water cooler for .2-.4GHz more OC and noise. Since I prefer quietness, leaning toward no and staying at 4.2GHz.
xBladeM6x
Member
WD blue 1TB
model number WD10EZEX
fast, reliable (for hdd standards) , cheap, not noisy
It's right there in the OP
As long as you don't buy seagate reliability is no more of an issue as it was a few years ago.
Samsung is dead, got bought by seagate
I own a Seagate as my main drive for the moment. I think it might be a good time for me to back up everything I care about. D:
Welp, after a couple of months of saving, spending, and building, I finally finished my build!
CPU: Intel i7-4930K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper EVO 212
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79
GPU: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
64GB of RAM
Case: Corsair Air 540
PSU: CoolerMaster V850
Storage: 1TB Samsung EVO 840 SSD
Sadly, haven't got to play much games due to my college's internet being as fast as a snail in a tortoise shell in hot tar, but been playing a lot of Mark of the Ninja and Strike Vector (which sadly suffers from a low player count).
I have almost the same build as you and love it. Question? Why so much RAM and why such a large SSD? You could have gone SLI with less of each.
I don't intend to speak on behalf of them, but I personally would not go above a single card no matter the budget. Having a huge SSD and enough RAM for RAMDisk, Virtual Machines, or insane editing ability are great benefits.
Nostremitus
Member
I have a 2500K and a CM 212 Evo. One core is staying ~5C warmer than the rest, do I need to reseat the cooler?
No, I wouldn't think so. Some cores run hotter than others.
Nah, did that for me too. It's pretty typical.
Felix Lighter
Member
Thanks for the update. I'm trying to get a sense of what to expect on air. I'd be willing to go with an AIO but are there any that out perform the best air coolers?
My nephew and I spend time together building, upgrading, and discussing PCs. We just got the 250GB EVO SSD today. We're excited to get it up and running on his machine.
What is the best way to clone the existing hard drive? His build does not have a CD drive.
EDIT: After some more Googling, it looks like Samsung has solid migration software: http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...d/downloads.html?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000170
What is the best way to clone the existing hard drive? His build does not have a CD drive.
EDIT: After some more Googling, it looks like Samsung has solid migration software: http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...d/downloads.html?CID=AFL-hq-mul-0813-11000170
SneakyStephan
Banned
Seriously follow your own advice, a seagate hdd is a mix of a timebomb and russian roulette for your data
These things should not be allowed to be sold.
Does he have a Windows key? You can download it and install via USB, directions in the OP.
But to directly answer your question, I've had decent success with Acronis for cloning software.
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