Hey Gaf. Would this be a good build for a PC around the $600-$700 mark? What should I replace or add to it?
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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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Supernova G2 is ~$30 less, if it'll fit into your case. It's larger than a regular PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
The XFX branded version of that Seasonic is $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Edit - Even the 1300w EVGA G2 is less than the Seasonic lol
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usa...=120-G2-1300-XR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1060
Platinum 1000w G2 is also less at $170
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usa...=220-P2-1000-XR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1060
Check out the reviews for them all. Jonny Guru has reviewed all of those units and TPU has reviews too. Worth a read of them all. If you can fit it into your case, which you probably will be able to, I'd go EVGA. Their new units, the G2 and the P2, are outstanding.
Ooo did you settle on the S3?
No.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($147.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.11 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $703.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Then get Windows 8.1 off Reddit for ~$20. If you're getting the DVD drive to install Windows you won't need it.
Azzurri
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It's between the S3 and the Rosewill Legacy W1.
Legacy is a bit smaller which I do like and 100 cheaper.
Alright, nice! I'll pass it to my friend since he is the one building it. How do you get 8.1 off of reddit so cheap? Only been on reddit twice.
Some people are able to get retail keys cheaply, some are also MSDN copies. If he wouldn't be comfortable with that we could rework the build.
Cases are a subjective choice so if he doesn't like that there are other options near that price point like the Source 210 Elite and the 200R.
Cool beans. Yeah I'm sure he'll be fine with it. All he really plays is titanfall and LoL.
Source 210 would get him under the $700 mark if he's interested. Plain Jane one is $30, windowed is $41 and USB 3.0 version is $45.
Please GAF. I need help. I got myself a new cooler and a new case that actually could fit it. I'm now over budget but I told myself that it was stuff I needed to get eventually anyway.
But the problem persists. I press the start button. The fans start spinning. It lasts for 2-3 seconds and then the fans stop. The light indicating the computer is on goes off. But immediately it starts up again. Light goes on, fans spin up. Rinse and repeat. Nothing on the screen. I have to switch the PSU off to get it to stop.
I suppose the motherboard could be faulty, but I don't have another motherboard to test the CPU in. Or the CPU could be broken, but I don't have another CPU to test in the motherboard. I have tried both RAM sticks together and by themselves.
Any ideas or tips would be most welcome.
But the problem persists. I press the start button. The fans start spinning. It lasts for 2-3 seconds and then the fans stop. The light indicating the computer is on goes off. But immediately it starts up again. Light goes on, fans spin up. Rinse and repeat. Nothing on the screen. I have to switch the PSU off to get it to stop.
I suppose the motherboard could be faulty, but I don't have another motherboard to test the CPU in. Or the CPU could be broken, but I don't have another CPU to test in the motherboard. I have tried both RAM sticks together and by themselves.
Any ideas or tips would be most welcome.
Yes, both power cables are plugged in. Trying to use onboard graphics so no GPU installed right now, to rule out it being the problem.
I've tried to use only one stick of RAM. I've tried both of my sticks by themselves.
I actually reached the BIOS once before, but the computer restarted on me while I was changing settings and since then I haven't gotten that far.
Quote for new page. I'm from Belgium. Budget is 350-400.
Where sells PC parts online in Belgium?
Removing and putting back the battery seems to have done the trick.
It did one start and restart but then it reached the BIOS stage. I'm a bit worried about that one restart, so I'll let it sit in the BIOS for a while to make sure it isn't going to restart again on me. But so far so good!
Thanks a whole bunch for the help!
The Teachinator
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Hey guys I'm looking to sell a 4670k. Still has the box and stock fan! I went with he 4790k. It's just a few weeks old and works great! I know this isn't he place for these types of posts but I know there are lots of builders in here looking for a deal. I'm asking $150.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Mully, as your hero, I think you should consider the R9 290 so you can be more like me and get more performance for your dollar.
Would it fit on P67 mobo my evil friend?
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
kharma45 is right. The 290 should fit in anything the 780 can.
Sweet. This would work right? I'm about to go to checkout.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202103
EDIT:
NVM. Card might be too big for my case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202103
EDIT:
NVM. Card might be too big for my case.
I buy them from afuture.nl
Site isn't really working on my end. I'll try again tomorrow.
NJDEN
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How much should I sell my current computer for? If all the parts were brand new I think it would be around $1816. I Figure somewhere around 850-1100? Does anyone have any recommendations? The idea is to sell this and use the money for starting up a new build.
System Specifications:
Antec Eleven Hundred Gaming Case
Antec 650 Earthwatt Power Supply
12 GB RAM (2x2GB & 2x4GB)
x's 8 Blue LED 120mm Enermax Silent High Efficiency Fans
x's 1 Blue LED 200mm Cooler Master Fan
Intel i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz-3.80GHz
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Ultra Durable Motherboard
Windows 7 Professional 64bit (Genuine Serial Key)
x's 1 DVD+R Disk Drive
x's 1 240GB Intel Solid State Drive
x's 1 Western Digital 640GB Hard Drive
x's 1 Nvidia EVGA GTX 570 Graphics Card
x's 1 Cooler Master EVO After Market Heatsink
x's 1 Blue Strip of PCI Interface LED Case Lighting
Peripherals:
LG Flatron W2240T Monitor 22"
Microsoft x4 Sidewinder Keyboard
Logitech G9X Mouse
System Specifications:
Antec Eleven Hundred Gaming Case
Antec 650 Earthwatt Power Supply
12 GB RAM (2x2GB & 2x4GB)
x's 8 Blue LED 120mm Enermax Silent High Efficiency Fans
x's 1 Blue LED 200mm Cooler Master Fan
Intel i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz-3.80GHz
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Ultra Durable Motherboard
Windows 7 Professional 64bit (Genuine Serial Key)
x's 1 DVD+R Disk Drive
x's 1 240GB Intel Solid State Drive
x's 1 Western Digital 640GB Hard Drive
x's 1 Nvidia EVGA GTX 570 Graphics Card
x's 1 Cooler Master EVO After Market Heatsink
x's 1 Blue Strip of PCI Interface LED Case Lighting
Peripherals:
LG Flatron W2240T Monitor 22"
Microsoft x4 Sidewinder Keyboard
Logitech G9X Mouse
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
The Teachinator
Banned
You'd probably be better off breaking it down and selling it that way.
Ended up grabbing a 770 4GB for $389.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130945
300+ for cpu. 200-300 for motherboard, 200-400 for ram.
Thanks. I took advantage of this one minute ago.
This may be a really stupid question, but I'm looking to upgrade to 12gb of ram. I currently have this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546
and am looking at picking this up:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...717&cm_re=g.skill_ares-_-20-231-717-_-Product
I notice the models are different, as well as some of the specs. Will I be able to throw this in with no problems?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231546
and am looking at picking this up:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...717&cm_re=g.skill_ares-_-20-231-717-_-Product
I notice the models are different, as well as some of the specs. Will I be able to throw this in with no problems?
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
First things first, I'm not jumping in on Haswell-E because it's gonna be damn expensive for the foreseeable future, and I'd have to get different RAM, motherboard etc. So I'm looking at Devil's Canyon for my build.
GAF, what I want to know is, how long is it before games exploit the i7-4790K and you can see a real difference from the i5-4690K? As I understand it, the difference is minimal now, but I want something that's going to be playing games in 1440p Ultra for years. Will the i5 handle that? What's the FPS difference like now roughly?
GAF, what I want to know is, how long is it before games exploit the i7-4790K and you can see a real difference from the i5-4690K? As I understand it, the difference is minimal now, but I want something that's going to be playing games in 1440p Ultra for years. Will the i5 handle that? What's the FPS difference like now roughly?
Ram is gonna be killer, and will probably be worse than DDR3 at half the price. *sigh*
It really makes sense to release DDR4 on the Enthusiast platform first, though. Only they would be willing to fork out the early adopter fee, and it allows production to ramp up before it hits a more mainstream platform.
Alright ^^
No one knows. It could be 5 years it could be February.
FlawlessCowboy
Member
This all looks great. Thanks for your help, man.
You're seriously overthinking your budget monitor.
Syphon Filter
Member
About nvidia inspector. How come nvidia doesn't have their own version of that and someone had to make it?
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
3DMark Fire Strike sure does know how to make a fella's new video card feel inadequate 
A 3D Mark of 8865 is embarrassing right? I thought of doctoring the numbers and adding a thousand to it just so I don't look like a chump. What should I do? Should I overclock it? I was hitting as low as 19 FPS on some parts of this demo. 19 FPS in 2014!!
Is 3930K showing its age? A CPU Mark of 11210 can't be respectable Maybe I need to overclock.
This is never going to happen to me again. I swear my next system sometime next year is going to be a 4-way version of whatever the highest end GPU is -- DDR4 (not building another system without DDR4) -- and the next bleeding edge Intel processor. I'm sick of getting punked...
HOW'S THIS SHIT GOING TO DRIVE 3440x1440 at 60 FPS with 4xMSAA?!!
FML!! ;_;
EDIT: I got a warm room out of it at least
A 3D Mark of 8865 is embarrassing right? I thought of doctoring the numbers and adding a thousand to it just so I don't look like a chump. What should I do? Should I overclock it? I was hitting as low as 19 FPS on some parts of this demo. 19 FPS in 2014!!Is 3930K showing its age? A CPU Mark of 11210 can't be respectable
Maybe I need to overclock.This is never going to happen to me again. I swear my next system sometime next year is going to be a 4-way version of whatever the highest end GPU is -- DDR4 (not building another system without DDR4) -- and the next bleeding edge Intel processor. I'm sick of getting punked...
HOW'S THIS SHIT GOING TO DRIVE 3440x1440 at 60 FPS with 4xMSAA?!!
FML!! ;_;
EDIT: I got a warm room out of it at least
ramoisdead
Member
So I ordered the Fractal R4 Blackout design, WD Blue 1 TB 7200 rpm (pricematched using Microcenter's URL), and 212 EVO cooler from NCIX. I kind of wish the R4 had a window but seeing that I missed out on the opportunity in the middle of June, I had to jump on this one seeing that it was $78.
All I'm missing is the RAM and SSD. I can't wait to build this thing.
All I'm missing is the RAM and SSD. I can't wait to build this thing.
Okay so even after using zipties to put a 120mm exhaust on the side of my case right next to my GPU it's still hitting 90C. I don't know what happened. Could it be a power issue (i.e. my PSU is dying)? I doubt it.
I have the thermal paste on the GPU just fine (Arctic Silver 5, too). I wonder if the GPU VRM somehow went bust. Could explain a lot.
I really should have just sent the card back to MSI. But never before have I put thermal paste on something and not seen the temps drop... I literally have no idea why this is happening.
Not summer temps either. Plus my case is near a cold air return that is sucking dust and stale air from being near the case into the vent and away from the inside of my PC obviously.
I have the thermal paste on the GPU just fine (Arctic Silver 5, too). I wonder if the GPU VRM somehow went bust. Could explain a lot.
I really should have just sent the card back to MSI. But never before have I put thermal paste on something and not seen the temps drop... I literally have no idea why this is happening.
Not summer temps either. Plus my case is near a cold air return that is sucking dust and stale air from being near the case into the vent and away from the inside of my PC obviously.
3DMark Fire Strike sure does know how to make a fella's new video card feel inadequate
Is 3930K showing its age? A CPU Mark of 11210 can't be respectable
This is never going to happen to me again. I swear my next system sometime next year is going to be a 4-way version of whatever the highest end GPU is -- DDR4 (not building another system without DDR4) -- and the next bleeding edge Intel processor. I'm sick of getting punked...
HOW'S THIS SHIT GOING TO DRIVE 3440x1440 at 60 FPS with 4xMSAA?!!
FML!! ;_;
EDIT: I got a warm room out of it at least
Holy shit loll, what's your gpu. Also you gotta OC that CPU. When did you get the system? If you built it when the 3930K was contemporary its fine, but I hope you didn't just buy that CPU loll.
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