Thinking about going from a GTX 680 to a R290 since I've found deals for them for a little over $250. Worth it?
Since I'm getting a machine with GTX 980, will the 980 always stay on and consume max TDP?
It is a very good mic IMO. I used to over my Blue Yeti. The 4.0 addresses build issues of the 2.0 and 3.0 and it's a lot more solid without being that much heavier.Quick question,
Is the ModMic 4.0 worth its price? I think for what I would be using it for, it's quite expensive at $55 including shipping.
I just want a mic for my headphones so I can talk in online games as well as for an occasional Skype call.
The reason I'm asking here is because it's mentioned in the OP.
Sup
Premise: i donnow shit about how to build a gaming rig or anything like that
Would anyone be so kind to take a look at this http://www.drako.it/drako_catalog/product_info.php?products_id=13810 and see if it's any good? (going pre-assembled for the reason above lol)
Website is in italian but the different pieces are easy to understand at the bottom of the page, much apprecciated!
Has anyone here tried using graphene as thermal paste?
A professor at my college is researching graphene-based thermal paste, and she doesn't mind letting me test it on my rig. I'm a little scared though, graphene flakes allow heat to move in a single direction, so I hope most of them decide that direction is cpu-heatsink, and not vice versa.
Sorry for off-topic again. But this is the temperature in my case. One read by HWInfo64 is too high and another is too low. Anyone has experience regarding this?
The readings can be ignored, it's is reading non existent sensors.
Thanks, that is what I was thinking. Tried googling my mobo's sensors but nowhere confirms whether or not the PCH sensor exists.
Don't need to check, 125 is upper range of 8bit number so it's probably maxing out a variable in the program. -54, well it's impossible lol.
Has there been any word on skylake release date yet?
Yea I am guessing as much. So your opinion, does it make sense to wait?Broadwell desktop isn't even out, skylake I suspect 2016. Just don't see intel releasing two different architectures of desktop CPU in 1 year.
Yea I am guessing as much. So your opinion, does it make sense to wait?
Try it, worst case CPU runs very hot for a short period of time.
In what state is the graphene?
Only thing to be careful of is not getting it in anything but the CPU heatspreader since it's conductive.
A bit expensive, but if you are set on buy pre-assembled. Buy this one http://www.drako.it/drako_catalog/product_info.php?products_id=15476 at the same store.
Reasons:
- More powerful PSU.
- Faster ram.
- New, better version of EVGA 970.
- Bigger SSD
- Better cooling.
All for the same price.
Worse looking case though, imo and no DVD drive but this is non-essential.
Yo, what's up dudes. I need help and I've got a few questions but I figured I should answer the question in the O.P first.
Current pc: My current pc is from 2010 and is rocking an i5-760 + HD5870 - 8GB of some random brandname ram, and a power supply I've long since forgot. I'm not really looking to upgrade it. Oh and a stupid Gigabyte P75-D deluxe motherboard with the remote control for overclocking which I have never used. Please don't let me make dumb mistakes like that one.
My budget: Upper limit is 2000, I'd like to stay as far below that as possible while still splurging on a great gaming build though. I'd specifically like to use this store: www.alternate.be because it's close to my house making RMA's etc super easy.
Main use: Gaming + Hobbyist music production. I want this to be powerful and fast, while being as quiet as humanly possible. Basically I'm lazy and just want to hit ultra on my videogames instead of spending hours obsessing over which shadows I could do without. I'd imagine 1080p videoplayback etc is a given.
Monitor resolution: 1080p for the forseeable future. Not going 4k before the content does, 3D still burns.
Specific games/applications: I'm on team green this gen, no longer shall I run a game at 10 fps because physx on the CPU sucks. + I really want a bunch of random debris exploding everywhere in the 6 games or so that support it. I own most of them anyway.
No part re-use - besides peripherals.
Want to build as soon as possible.
Will not be overclocking anything, I never have because I'm lazy and I'd get too obsessive compulsive about doing it if I did.
Now for some questions:
1) I've never built a pc but I really want too - as someone who can identify all the ports/parts on a motherboard and a good 90% of the cables, how difficult is it to build my own? The best I've managed to do so far is installing a coolermaster hyper 212 evo by myself, while everything was in the case (Antec 902 had a cutout so I didn't need to remove anything). That worked out great honestly. I really want to build my own because I'm tired of returning it to a store for servicing, especially because I know they snoop around and I don't need them to see my 450gb mylittlepony porn collection (J/K).
2) I've got a parts list picked out based on mix and matching some stuff from the O.P, I think I've got everything but I'd appreciate some insights/advice. I'd be using it for gaming, audio production (e.g running ableton live), and more gaming. The audio production part comes with the biggest caveat, I need this thing to be as close to dead silent as possible. My 902 + HD5870 is loud as balls and has ruined many recordings up to date. I'm fine with onboard sound for multimedia stuff (surround is a + though) since I'm using an external audio interface to record.
Parts list:
Processor:
Intel® Core i7-4790K, 4,0 GHz (4,4 GHz Turbo Boost), 1150 processor FC-LGA4, "Haswell-R", boxed 369,-
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI, socket 1150 119,90*
(Asrock Pro4 wasn't in stock, is slightly more expensive - is it worth waiting/paying extra for? - not going sli ever so disregard that option, is there more usb 3.0 or something I'd use on that?)
Memory:
Crucial 16 GB DDR3-1600 Kit,
BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU, BX Sport 149,90*
(I'm super clueless here, the guide doesn't state anything either so please feel free to tell me if I made a bad decision).
GPU:
GIGABYTE GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD 649,-*
(This is the fastest shit I can buy right now right? - I figured pairing a gigabyte card with
a motherboard from the same brand was smart. What's the quietest/coolest thing I can buy?)
List to all 680's in my preferred store. Would it be better to save myself 50 and go with one of the 599 options?
HD:
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1, 256 GB SSD 114,90*
Western Digital Blue, 1 TB 57,90*
(I kinda want more TB's but I don't know shit about harddrive speeds so I didn't diverge from the OP)
Power supply:
Cooler Master V750S, 750 Watt
Zwart, 4x PCI-e, Kabel management 119,90*
(I imagine this is the 750 the OP is talking about, If I'm wrong please let me know because I know nothing about power supplies.)
Case:
Fractal Design Define R5 Black 109,90*
(I just want a quiet black box with no distinctive features, I hope this is that if I'm wrong let me know) If the case is a super difficult build let me know. The corsair air the op recommends kind of looks tacky in the pics and after my 902 with blue sidefan I really don't want tacky or extra casefans - or anything really.) If there's an easy to build, quiet case with external dustfilters I'm missing please let me know.
Extra's:
Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo, Actieve CPU koeler 34,99*
(was thinking of a corsair h60 but this is cheaper and I've got experience with it)
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE, DVD-brander 19,99*
(to install windows and burn the odd cd/dvd)
Total cost: 1.764,38
3) Anything I forgot that you saw?
Thanks for the incoming help NeoGaf Homies, you're all starchildren to be in my book.
Asked this in the 970 thread, thought it would be better to ask here. I was gonna build a PC with an i7-4790k and a 970. Would it be worth the little bit extra to go with an i5-4690k and a 980 instead?
What will you be using your PC for?
My Tri-SLI Experience is over and as of last Saturday I am back to being a single card user
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This will be my very first personal build. I have helped friends in there builds. I'm going to be doing gaming mainly and also plan to do some light streaming.
Would like some opinions on this build.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vN2JP6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vN2JP6/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $279.99 @ Micro Center
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a) | $137.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk216) | $129.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $51.88 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | $329.00 @ Directron
**Case** | [Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc431pkwn2) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $59.49 @ OutletPC
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1120.30
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 11:23 EST-0500 |
Sad to see this as it was epic. What single card in your opinion is the best possible card on the market right now?
Would a 450W power supply be enough for a GTX 970 or am I gonna need to upgrade my PSU as well?
As long as it's a quality PSU. What make/model is it?
Ahhhh dang it, you would ask me that. If I remember correctly, it's one of these. I'm at work so I can't check haha
Totally fine.
Yeah, it feels good doesn't it? I'm never ever leaving the land of single card again. Ever. My 780 Ti KPE still providing all the frames I need. Granted, I rarely play AAA games anymore, and despise action-adventure titles for the most part.My Tri-SLI Experience is over and as of last Saturday I am back to being a single card user
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Yeah, it feels good doesn't it? I'm never ever leaving the land of single card again. Ever. My 780 Ti KPE still providing all the frames I need. Granted, I rarely play AAA games anymore, and despise action-adventure titles for the most part.
The Ultrawide? I'd guess around $1000-1200.Any indication on how much those Acer 144hz G-Sync IPS displays will be?
Building yourself is easier than you'd imagine and very rewarding.
I couldn't recommend it enough.
970 makes more sense than 980 IMO
The quietest models are the MSI and the ASUS.
I wouldn't be concerned with MB/GPU brand synergy tbh.
Stop buying into the hype of shit games, breh.
Dirty Bomb #1 NA 2015
Buy a PC to play PC games, not the jankie version of AAA multiplats.
The Ultrawide? I'd guess around $1000-1200.
Stop buying into the hype of shit games, breh.
Dirty Bomb #1 NA 2015
Buy a PC to play PC games, not the jankie version of AAA multiplats.
The Ultrawide? I'd guess around $1000-1200.