the_milkybar_kid
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A mate of mine is clearing out some of his businesses spare laptops which all had 500gb 850's in so getting mates rates! should have plenty of life left in them!
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A mate of mine is clearing out some of his businesses spare laptops which all had 500gb 850's in so getting mates rates! should have plenty of life left in them!
Are the Zotac 1080's still plagued by heating problems?
I bought 16GB of DDR4 (2 sticks of 8GB) for £106 back in August and I looked online for the same item and it's now over £140!
brexit. i'll tell you i'm glad i built my PC when i did!
I've just picked up an i5 2500k with 16gb ram, 650w PSU, good case and decent motherboard for completely free.
My budget is really tight what's the best budget GPU to get that can do me solid 60fps at 1080p? Don't really want to spend more than 200 for GPU and HDD.
So about $150 for the GPU? I guess you can get a GTX 960 or a RX 460, but if you spend $50 to get an RX 470 you'll be doubling your frame rates.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Pro3 LGA 1150
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply
A GTX 1070 should be able to run on this correct?
A GTX 1070 should be able to run on this correct?
A GTX 1070 should be able to run on this correct?
This might seem a bit off-topic but due to the recent confirmation that Neogaf had some malware attacks recently I thought I'd ask. What are some good anti-virus programs? I already have Malware intalled in my desktop and Avira in my laptop. Avira's kinda conflicting with Microsoft Security Essentials, so I'm thinking of removing it.
How are Corsair SSDs nowadays? I found a Corsair 240GB at discount, priced at only 69€ compared to the 95€ of an 850 EVO of the same storage capacity.
Is the 850 EVO worth the premium? I'm looking for a bargain to finally get rid of my aging HDD.
Yeah, bump up the power supply to 600 I'd say, just to have some clearance.
Edit: The one my family tends to use - Dad works for 3M - is Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Absolutely cheap to find codes around, since ones from the last few years are still valid for the 2016 program and such. Have never really had issues with virus thanks to it, to the point I sometimes get confused when people mention a bunch of attacks that just haven't happened for me. Biggest issue is that a dedicated scan can take ages to finish, and its a bit of a RAM hog. If however you've got 16 GB or more, you should be fine even while playing games.
Any recommendations?
What do you mean Kaspersky is a RAM hog? It's one of the reasons I switched to it, it's not a RAM hog. It uses less than 64mb of RAM, it does fluctuate though. On my two systems anyway.
A GTX 1070 should be able to run on this correct?
Any recommendations?
I'd say you're fine as long as it's a good PSU . For comparison a system with 2x SLI 1070 drains less than 550w from the wall. Everyone just likes to add 50-200w to be safe.A GTX 1070 should be able to run on this correct?
It won't it will always fluctuate as needed.Are there any other settings to play with that can deal with Vdroop beyond LLC? I need to update my BIOS for it to show but I've had bad experiences with flashing... I already disabled all power saving measures and put voltage at static but my CPU still won't stay at 4.5GHz, it hovers between 4.1-4.3 :/
Okay something weird is happening.
I got a new power supply and a EVGA 1070 today. Seemingly got everything installed correctly but when I have the 1070 in the pc, internet connection (ethernet through a powerline adapter) doesn't work. Just says "Ethernet does not have a valid IP configuration". When I take out the 1070 like it is now, internet is working just fine.
Anyone know what's going on here?
Are there any other settings to play with that can deal with Vdroop beyond LLC? I need to update my BIOS for it to show but I've had bad experiences with flashing... I already disabled all power saving measures and put voltage at static but my CPU still won't stay at 4.5GHz, it hovers between 4.1-4.3 :/
Only LLC will help vdroop.
Vdroop isn't to do with CPU frequency though.
Exactly what are you trying to fix?
Afaik the newest AMP! Extreme models are actually quiet good at keeping a low temperature.
I would spend a little bit more on a power supply. The CX are not the most reliable at times. I went from a CX750 to EVGA G2. Never happier. Corsairs RM series is better.
Go with a full sized card, not some mITX variant.
I set my multiplier to 45 but as soon as the CPU is under load it drops to 4.1-4.2. It idles at 4.5Ghz as I've already disabled all SpeedStep things. Could max turbo duration/power options affect it?
Any thoughts on this prebuilt system at $999 USD?
http://www.microcenter.com/product/467635/G313_Desktop_Computer
Intel Core i5-6600K Processor 3.5GHz
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit
16GB DDR4-3000 RAM
480GB Solid State Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 VR Ready
Asus 24x DVDRW Drive
Multi-in-One Memory Card Reader
10/100/1000 Network
802.11b/g/n Wireless
MSI Z170A PC Mate Systemboard
Display Not Included
Is the multiplier set for all cores? Otherwise it will only run at max on 1-2 cores. As more cores are used the multiplier drops.
I was surprised that my old HDD wasn't formated when I first installed Windows 7 though maybe that's due to the new and current primary HDD that I also inserted at the time.Not worth the brand premium. Real world performance is same, so unless you like to stare at benchmark numbers, just buy the better priced one.
I recommend you use the SSD as your windows boot drive, and reformat your HDD for use as storage.
Do you know anything about the PSU? Those are usually pretty bad on pre-builts which is where their margin comes from.
any 1070 owners here?
just read about this micron stuff after buying an msi 1070 gaming x
i'm building my rig this weekend, i'll be super pissed if i end up with the non-samsung ram in it
any way to find out what ram it has short of installing it and using that application mentioned earlier?
I see. This is what I got from their page:
Power Supply
500 Watt
Combined +12V Rating
480 Watts (40A)
As far as branding on the PSU, I'm guessing it's one of their (PowerSpec) generic ones? I'm not familiar with the brand but would it be safe to assume that they wouldn't build it, specifically with the 1070, without thorough testing?
any 1070 owners here?
just read about this micron stuff after buying an msi 1070 gaming x
i'm building my rig this weekend, i'll be super pissed if i end up with the non-samsung ram in it
any way to find out what ram it has short of installing it and using that application mentioned earlier?
any 1070 owners here?
just read about this micron stuff after buying an msi 1070 gaming x
i'm building my rig this weekend, i'll be super pissed if i end up with the non-samsung ram in it
any way to find out what ram it has short of installing it and using that application mentioned earlier?
I have that card. What's the difference between samsung and micron for the ram?
Oh, it'll definitely work just fine. What you'd get in a better power supply are things like lower electricity cost over time due to more efficiency.