JumpJeff84
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Ah okay. Thanks a lot. I may stay away from the overclocking at the moment, but I'll definitely see about grabbing a GTX 970. I just googled it and it looks pretty legit.
"I Need a New PC!" 2014 Part 2. Read OP, your 2500K will run Witcher 3. MX100s! 970!
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Ah okay. Thanks a lot. I may stay away from the overclocking at the moment, but I'll definitely see about grabbing a GTX 970. I just googled it and it looks pretty legit.
The stuff that comes with it.
Honestly if you aren't delidding your CPU, nothing you do matters.
Hello PC GAF, I've been considering breaking into the world of PC gaming for a while. I would like to know your opinion on this PC:
For entry level I guess.
I'm considering getting an extra 4 GB ram for it but have no idea as to what video card get for it.
Obviously I have no idea waht I'm talking about since this is my first Gaming PC.
Thanks in advance.
For entry level I guess.
I'm considering getting an extra 4 GB ram for it but have no idea as to what video card get for it.
Obviously I have no idea waht I'm talking about since this is my first Gaming PC.
Thanks in advance.
Tabasco
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I just got a Zowie FK1 in the mail and while I like how the mouse performs, I feel like it's too low for a palm grip user like myself and I'm not sure about the clicks of the buttons.
I may just stick with a Logitech mouse since I've been using an MX518 for years and I would probably want something similar.
or I could just get used to using a semi-claw grip which I don't think I can do.
I may just stick with a Logitech mouse since I've been using an MX518 for years and I would probably want something similar.
or I could just get used to using a semi-claw grip which I don't think I can do.
Dear PC-Gaf, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but...
I'm having trouble trying to overclock my i7-4790k. I have an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard and I cannot change the CPU ratio:
It pretty much tells me that the only way I can adjust this is if the processor supports it (which it does since it's a k series cpu).
Is my motherboard faulty or my CPU?
This is my first time trying to overclock. Do I have to enable or disable something so that I can overclock my CPU?
Edit: I found out what my problem was... a very tiny detail that I missed... lol
It depends on the kind of games you play... If you want to play the latest and greatest right now the best option would be a GTX 970 for $330-350. It'll let you play almost anything maxed out. But do you have a budget? Also you'll also need a better power supply unit (PSU). The case comes with a 450 watt psu so it will limit you to entry level cards such as a 260x or a GTX 750 Ti... and even then with an AMD processor I'm not sure if a 450 watt psu will be enough.
Actually I just had to type in a number in the CPU ratio and hit enter... lol I kept clicking on it trying to increase the CPU ratio by just clicking on it. As you can see this is my first time... lol
I'm having trouble trying to overclock my i7-4790k. I have an MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard and I cannot change the CPU ratio:
It pretty much tells me that the only way I can adjust this is if the processor supports it (which it does since it's a k series cpu).
Is my motherboard faulty or my CPU?
This is my first time trying to overclock. Do I have to enable or disable something so that I can overclock my CPU?
Edit: I found out what my problem was... a very tiny detail that I missed... lol
It depends on the kind of games you play... If you want to play the latest and greatest right now the best option would be a GTX 970 for $330-350. It'll let you play almost anything maxed out. But do you have a budget? Also you'll also need a better power supply unit (PSU). The case comes with a 450 watt psu so it will limit you to entry level cards such as a 260x or a GTX 750 Ti... and even then with an AMD processor I'm not sure if a 450 watt psu will be enough.
Actually I just had to type in a number in the CPU ratio and hit enter... lol I kept clicking on it trying to increase the CPU ratio by just clicking on it. As you can see this is my first time... lol
opticalmace
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You tried using + or -? Still nothing?
edit: glad it worked out.
edit: glad it worked out.
I built a PC back in the spring and have been using my television as the display, but it hasn't worked out as well as I had thought. So now I'm looking into getting a monitor. I found this ASUS 22" for $139.99, but wanted to know if anyone had used it before or if I'm overlooking a better deal on another monitor.
I got a 5.2 overclock on the i7 4790k with a water cooling solution (H100i) but the temperatures were in the 90's... Likewise, I rolled back to 4.8 as I thought it was the sweet spot as far as temperatures but when running Prime95 it would speed up to 5.2 again.
Edit: Disabled turbo boost.
Edit #2: Is task manager not reliable? I'm seeing my CPU speed going up to 5.67 Ghz when running Prime95
Edit #3: Rolling back to stock settings, temps are too high...
Edit: Disabled turbo boost.
Edit #2: Is task manager not reliable? I'm seeing my CPU speed going up to 5.67 Ghz when running Prime95
Edit #3: Rolling back to stock settings, temps are too high...
hard for me to say no to a seasonic power supply
zeroeffect
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If anyone in here has a Maximus VII Hero can you tell me if you have any of these memory sticks in your mobo?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EUPV2RQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080FFZ8E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E8ZOC/?tag=neogaf0e-20
None are on the approved memory list for the mobo. Would like to put one of those in there since they all match the case/mobo well. Damn QVL lists are always useless...ugh.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EUPV2RQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0080FFZ8E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E8ZOC/?tag=neogaf0e-20
None are on the approved memory list for the mobo. Would like to put one of those in there since they all match the case/mobo well. Damn QVL lists are always useless...ugh.
Use HWinfo and CPUZ.
CPU-Z dude. Other tools in OP.
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It's RAM it's all fine dude. Test lists are for like 100% supposed, but otherwise it's 99% supposed.
appaws
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You don't want that. Read the OP, fill out the form there.
This is a really good time to be a budget gaming PC builder.
Attention PC gaf. The NZXT Source 340 needs to enter our list of recommendations for budget ($69) cases. Very forward thinking at that price range. Here is a video review from OC3D:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRqRc64yqM8
If you can swing it and you really want one of those pre-put together bear bones this tiger-direct one is much better. It's $200 more but it's also a MUCH better processor (an Intel i5), twice the harddrive space, twice as much RAM, and bigger power supply to handle better videocards (550W)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9193763&CatId=333
However, if you are on a tighter budget, you really are better off picking out parts individually. There plenty of help here and in the OP to walk you through picking what you want and you'll end up with better parts. If you have a Microcenter around your area (or by where a relative lives), you can save significantly more even since they have fantastic deals on processors and motherboard combos.
Yes I used HWinfo but I don't use CPU-Z as it causes my system to crash (Windows 8.1) but I'm gonna do a fresh install of Windows and hopefully this won't be a problem.
xBladeM6x
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I do computer cleanings for people, and this person's computer that I'm fixing, has over 2,000 Malware in a Hyper Scan on Malwarebytes. There's popups and shit all over the desktop. Nothing I can't handle, but holy shit.
Edit: Bump that Malware number to 4,500+. I've never seen evil so numerous.
Edit 2: Total, there seems to be over 5,500+. I've managed to get rid of just about all of it, but Jesus. What the fuck were they doing to this thing?
Edit: Bump that Malware number to 4,500+. I've never seen evil so numerous.
Edit 2: Total, there seems to be over 5,500+. I've managed to get rid of just about all of it, but Jesus. What the fuck were they doing to this thing?
HWinfo only is fine since it will tell you what the cpu speed is current, min and max. So, what does it say while running Prime95?
appaws
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I got called in to help a friends dad who was having all kinds of problems like that. He was like 70 years old and clicked on all kinds of "grow your schlong" and "herbal viagra" type of shit. I mean in his mind the internet should be honest....like America trusted Walter Kronkite.
@EGG Yeah you can give PowerLine a shot. In most modern places it should be ok, always can return if no go.
terrible
you think that thats how they get you
dont do it
Buy Amazon
shit
terrible
you think that thats how they get you
dont do it
Buy Amazon
Alright, sticking with Amazon and newegg. Changed cases and realized that shop runner is still working for newegg despite being hidden behind newegg premier so the differences come out to be less than $20
Dalibor_San
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Hey guys, so I got my system finally:
i7 5820K@4,3GHZ 1.250V
ASUS X99 Deluxe
DDR4@2133MHZ
Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 SLI
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB OS
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB
4TB WD Black
Windows 8.1 Pro
I'm however having an issue, watching movies and doing benchmarks the system is fine, however when I play a game, it runs at a high fps and very smooth, then all of a sudden drops then back to smooth again.
It is very annoying, for example the first area in Shadow of Mordor everything max@1080P besides ultra textures I'm running 90-100FPS with the force alternate frame rendering 2.
What gets me is all of a sudden I start hitting 45-55FPS with a couple of orcs(led by a captain),however then I go to anther place with 3 times the amount of orcs(stronghold) and its smooth.
I don't know my PC doesn't seem to be perfoming the best, could it be an APP or some software conflict in Windows 8.1?
It seems to me there is quite a bit of bloatware with Pro that I have Installed, could it be that my cards are not running at full efficency?
Nevermind: It is only Shadow of Mordor with its broken SLI and Black flag that did it, rest of the games like BF4 at max settings is running 120+FPS,fraps shows nothing falls below 140, so far on 64 Player map with explosions everywhere.(My fraps showing 180+ is glorious)
i7 5820K@4,3GHZ 1.250V
ASUS X99 Deluxe
DDR4@2133MHZ
Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 SLI
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB OS
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB
4TB WD Black
Windows 8.1 Pro
I'm however having an issue, watching movies and doing benchmarks the system is fine, however when I play a game, it runs at a high fps and very smooth, then all of a sudden drops then back to smooth again.
It is very annoying, for example the first area in Shadow of Mordor everything max@1080P besides ultra textures I'm running 90-100FPS with the force alternate frame rendering 2.
What gets me is all of a sudden I start hitting 45-55FPS with a couple of orcs(led by a captain),however then I go to anther place with 3 times the amount of orcs(stronghold) and its smooth.
I don't know my PC doesn't seem to be perfoming the best, could it be an APP or some software conflict in Windows 8.1?
It seems to me there is quite a bit of bloatware with Pro that I have Installed, could it be that my cards are not running at full efficency?
Nevermind: It is only Shadow of Mordor with its broken SLI and Black flag that did it, rest of the games like BF4 at max settings is running 120+FPS,fraps shows nothing falls below 140, so far on 64 Player map with explosions everywhere.(My fraps showing 180+ is glorious)
I'm going to be building a new rig soon, can I reuse my power supply from my current rig? It's a 600W modular PSU by OCZ, about 5 years old, with almost 24/7 up time. I have no idea how much it would have degraded and if it's a good idea to use it for a new rig (i7 4790k and gtx 970).
Thanks!
Thanks!
It would probably work but I wouldn't recommend reusing such an old PSU for that rig.
opticalmace
Member
If you're not having any issues with it, it should be perfectly fine.
JumpJeff84
Member
Quoting my specs for reference...
Gonna grab a GTX 970 in the next month hopefully. Are they hard to find? I read somewhere that they can be tricky to locate.
Anyways, in the meantime, how viable is it to drop resolution on my games to achieve 60fps? I always run my games at 1080 because my monitor supports it, but if I were to hit a lower resolution would I be able to get a significantly higher frame rate?
Overclock your 750. In some games, it won't hold you back. In others, it will. You'll have to fiddle around with each game to see what you need to do in order for you to achieve acceptable frame times.
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opticalmace
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Damn, if it were that cheap in Canada I might bite.
AHA-Lambda
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Hey guys, asked for help already before but I've got a preliminary plan for my rig here.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/2EF6FENGOH/
Can anyone give me their thoughts? Anything that should be changed for any reason (whether in terms of value for money something is better or if I've overlooked something obvious).
I have 2 PSU and 2 sets of RAM on it as I'm not sure what the differences were so please advise on that. Also I'm not looking for a fancy case I hope the cheap one I picked is ok.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/2EF6FENGOH/
Can anyone give me their thoughts? Anything that should be changed for any reason (whether in terms of value for money something is better or if I've overlooked something obvious).
I have 2 PSU and 2 sets of RAM on it as I'm not sure what the differences were so please advise on that. Also I'm not looking for a fancy case I hope the cheap one I picked is ok.
Hey guys, I have a 4 year old PC that I have been upgrading consistently, but it may have come time to upgrade MOBO/CPU/RAM, and I am kind of dreading spending a lot of money on a marginal upgrade. Currently I have:
i7-950 (OC to just under 4.0 GHz)
256 SSD + 3 TB HDD storage
p6x58d-e MOBO
24 GB of decent RAM
GTX 770 2GB.
And I use it pretty heavily for gaming, although I always limit it to 1080p60 or 1080p30, none of those fancy down sampling resolutions. Games like Mordor and Tomb Raider are running pretty good at High settings, without much chugging away from 60 fps.
Now, I know if I spent $400-$500 to get a new MOBO/CPU/Ram I would be getting a faster machine, but I am not confident this is bottle necking my current setup. I feel my bottleneck is my 2Gb GPU, which I wont change for at least another year or two.
So my question is, would a big expensive update be felt in performance or should I wait it out as much as I can until I feel it actually slowing down?
i7-950 (OC to just under 4.0 GHz)
256 SSD + 3 TB HDD storage
p6x58d-e MOBO
24 GB of decent RAM
GTX 770 2GB.
And I use it pretty heavily for gaming, although I always limit it to 1080p60 or 1080p30, none of those fancy down sampling resolutions. Games like Mordor and Tomb Raider are running pretty good at High settings, without much chugging away from 60 fps.
Now, I know if I spent $400-$500 to get a new MOBO/CPU/Ram I would be getting a faster machine, but I am not confident this is bottle necking my current setup. I feel my bottleneck is my 2Gb GPU, which I wont change for at least another year or two.
So my question is, would a big expensive update be felt in performance or should I wait it out as much as I can until I feel it actually slowing down?
PSU is a bit dated now so would pick something else. The Seasonic G series, BeQuiet, EVGA G2, The high end Corsairs.
RAM, get the low profile stuff so the smaller ones. Everything else looks good. Not too sure about the case but that's more of a personal preference assuming it all fits!
Depends. Haswell, Ivy, or Sandy?
Upgrade when it's not giving you the performance you want anymore.
Your CPU is a bottleneck in multiplayer games, Source, UE3, and some others, but not a significant one.
The 2GB limitation won't affect general frame rate. When that memory becomes an issue, you'll have a very significant slowdown for just a few seconds (or less), and then all is back to normal.
AHA-Lambda
Member
What should I be looking for in a PSU exactly? I admit I'm a little clueless on that.
Do you add up the wattage of every component in the rig or just take the highest? Just cos I note the GTX 970 is about 500W itself so I don't know if my choice of 650W was cutting it fine.
The GTX 970 pulls about 170W at full load.
Seasonic G Series, X Series
EVGA G2
Corsair RM/AX/AXi
Rosewill Hive
BeQuiet
AHA-Lambda
Member
Oh really? The amazon page says 500 =/
Doesn't it say, "500W PSU recommended", or something like that?
AHA-Lambda
Member
Haswell
If you are planning on overclocking (since you have the 4690k) you might look into getting a better CPU cooler than the stock one.
zeroeffect
Member
1-2 months delivery on a GTX 980 what the...jesus christ.
I've been pointed to this thread by the good people over at the steamgaf thread and I want to pick your brains on my next move to upgrade as I am semi thirsty for the new wave of games and I don't want to melt my current build.
I currently have:
Phenom X 2
Radeon HD 6870
8gb ram
I'm not sure what type of motherboard I have. As I understand it now, intel/nvdia is the way to go now. So I'm fairly sure I have to get a new motherboard, new video card and new processor. If it's at all possible can I keep the hdd, ram and power supply? I would prefer not to build entirely from scratch. I'm also open to purchasing a new case, since I'm kind of tired of looking at the one I have now.
I'd like to spend no more than $500. I'm not even sure if such a thing is possible but I would appreciate the help.
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Your Current Specs: Phenom X2 / 8gb ram / motherboard (unsure) / Radeon HD 6870 / power supply (unsure) / element G case / 1tb hdd
Budget: $400 - $500
Main Use: Gaming and media streaming
Monitor Resolution: 1080p television
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: I would like to play the next wave of games as well as if not better than consoles (Evil Within, Shadow of Mordor, Alien Isolation)
Looking to reuse any parts?: 1 tb hdd, 8gb ram, power supply (unsure of make and model)
When will you build?: before the end of the year most likely
Will you be overclocking?: I never have but I'm open to it
I'm at work right now and this is what I remember off the top of my head. I built my current machine ~3 years ago. I will update more specifically later. Thanks again
I currently have:
Phenom X 2
Radeon HD 6870
8gb ram
I'm not sure what type of motherboard I have. As I understand it now, intel/nvdia is the way to go now. So I'm fairly sure I have to get a new motherboard, new video card and new processor. If it's at all possible can I keep the hdd, ram and power supply? I would prefer not to build entirely from scratch. I'm also open to purchasing a new case, since I'm kind of tired of looking at the one I have now.
I'd like to spend no more than $500. I'm not even sure if such a thing is possible but I would appreciate the help.
edit:
Your Current Specs: Phenom X2 / 8gb ram / motherboard (unsure) / Radeon HD 6870 / power supply (unsure) / element G case / 1tb hdd
Budget: $400 - $500
Main Use: Gaming and media streaming
Monitor Resolution: 1080p television
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: I would like to play the next wave of games as well as if not better than consoles (Evil Within, Shadow of Mordor, Alien Isolation)
Looking to reuse any parts?: 1 tb hdd, 8gb ram, power supply (unsure of make and model)
When will you build?: before the end of the year most likely
Will you be overclocking?: I never have but I'm open to it
I'm at work right now and this is what I remember off the top of my head. I built my current machine ~3 years ago. I will update more specifically later. Thanks again
See OP fill out that little table of questions. You can reuse parts if they are decent, sure.
zeroeffect
Member
What he said above me. They definitely have builds in your price range as you can see in OP.
anything below 80C average core temp at full load.
AkelisRain
Member
http://www.microcenter.com/product/434176/Core_i7-4790K_40GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor
Is this a good price? I am really tempted to buy this, since I need to upgrade my PC i am currently using.
Is this a good price? I am really tempted to buy this, since I need to upgrade my PC i am currently using.
Should reuse your case and current Windows install to save on money as well.
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