450W is more than enough for what you got, and Corsair sources their PSUs from Seasonic and Channel Well like many of the other brands do. so you should be fine.
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450W is more than enough for what you got, and Corsair sources their PSUs from Seasonic and Channel Well like many of the other brands do. so you should be fine.
If someone is interested in "4K" and comes across a "good deal" for the Asus PA328Q: don't do it.
Mine has been replaced 2 times and the 3rd and final replacement is about to happen this week, too.
The first and second had an error where sporadically half of the screen would show pink artifacts or tear the screen for a couple of ms. This third one has such an insane backlight bleeding, that it's turning black into orange and if the PC shuts down or goes into standby, the backlight just keeps on shining.
I'm fully expecting the next one to have some issues as well, which will also be the last time I have to pack this shit up. This garbage monitor just displayed two vertical lines on the right side out of fucking nowhere. Pure garbage and my stupid ass paid 1349.
Mine has been replaced 2 times and the 3rd and final replacement is about to happen this week, too.
The first and second had an error where sporadically half of the screen would show pink artifacts or tear the screen for a couple of ms. This third one has such an insane backlight bleeding, that it's turning black into orange and if the PC shuts down or goes into standby, the backlight just keeps on shining.
I'm fully expecting the next one to have some issues as well, which will also be the last time I have to pack this shit up. This garbage monitor just displayed two vertical lines on the right side out of fucking nowhere. Pure garbage and my stupid ass paid 1349.
RE: Hyper 212 EVO
I'm no expert, but if your Hyper 212 is failing or making loud/weird noises, that's just bad luck, like with any other part. I've had a Hyper 212 in my gaming build for the past 2 and a half years almost and it's been working great. The stock fan that it comes with and everything.
I mean, sure there are better coolers, but the price to performance for it is still great imo.
With that said, I purchased a Cryorig H7 since the price was more or less in line with Hyper 212.
I'm no expert, but if your Hyper 212 is failing or making loud/weird noises, that's just bad luck, like with any other part. I've had a Hyper 212 in my gaming build for the past 2 and a half years almost and it's been working great. The stock fan that it comes with and everything.
I mean, sure there are better coolers, but the price to performance for it is still great imo.
With that said, I purchased a Cryorig H7 since the price was more or less in line with Hyper 212.
Django.Mango
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I just bought an i56600, Asus z170p mainboard, 16 gb ram, 480 gb ssd, be quiet pure power 9 supply, a be quiet shadow rock 2 cooler and want to build it in a corsair midi tower by atx.
Im thinking about getting a radeon 480 (also has civ 6 packaged).
First i wanted to get a 6600k, but im a pc tech noob and i dont plan to overclock my cpu.
I think ill be fine for the next few years.
Im thinking about getting a radeon 480 (also has civ 6 packaged).
First i wanted to get a 6600k, but im a pc tech noob and i dont plan to overclock my cpu.
I think ill be fine for the next few years.
If you're not going to overclock the stock cooler is fine and you won't need a Z170.
Django.Mango
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Thanks for the hint. Maybe i keep the board for later chip upgrades.
So I've got enough saved up now that I feel okay with building a new rig. This is what I've set on, it's pretty much locked in but if anyone sees anything egregious I'd gladly accept feedback.
Note I am buying pretty much everything from Amazon JP.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
Storage: Samsung 750 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($143.12 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($63.12 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($131.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $876.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 06:16 EST-0500
I'm going to be paying more like 110,000 yen (~1,000 USD), but I actually thought I might have to pay more.
Note I am buying pretty much everything from Amazon JP.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($43.53 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
Storage: Samsung 750 Evo 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($143.12 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($63.12 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($131.49 @ Amazon)
Total: $876.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 06:16 EST-0500
I'm going to be paying more like 110,000 yen (~1,000 USD), but I actually thought I might have to pay more.
I do not mind paying a little extra if I am getting something worth it. Maybe I will pick up that 1070 even if it is a few bucks extra. I am itching to upgrade from my 680's. Heh
Switch out the 750 evo for the 850. 850 evo 500 GB is on sale for 129.99 basically everywhere(should be similarly priced in Japan), and it's a much faster drive.
I'd also switch out the case for an Nzxt s340, but that's personal preference.
Pharaoh 117
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What motherboard and RAM do you guys recommend to go with the i7 6700K processor? I always tend to aim for higher specs unless the money/performance ratio is so bad it doesn't make sense.
850 1TB is currently $220 on newegg ebay if you can up your budget a bit http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-850...olid-State-Drive-SSD-/302130800590?nav=SEARCH
Pi won't play my steam games. Do any of you think a mini pc will play what I need without issue? Only uses will be spelunky and shmups like dodonpachi rebirth and crimson clover.
Can a Minix 84 or azule quantum byte do that?
The 850 500GB is $115 from newegg ebay (possibly no Watch Dogs 2 code included) http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-850...:ZJ4AAOSwXeJYD1ny&afepn=5337259887&rmvSB=true
QuantumSquid
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Classic combo is an Asus Z170A with 16GB of high speed DDR4. Corsair LPX is a good brand.
I ordered the NZXT S340 Elite Case and am looking at AIO CPU Watercoolers. My long search has brought me to the following options:
1. EKWB EK-XLC 240mm Predator for $165
1. NZXT Kraken X52 for $150
1. NZXT Kraken X62 for $160 (Out of Stock)
1. NZXT Kraken X61 for $114
1. Corsair H100i v2 for $90
This is the only head-to-head I could find. It seems like the EKWB Predator is the highest performing and the Kraken X52 is the best looking. Am I missing any other options? What would you recommend?
1. EKWB EK-XLC 240mm Predator for $165
1. NZXT Kraken X52 for $150
1. NZXT Kraken X62 for $160 (Out of Stock)
1. NZXT Kraken X61 for $114
1. Corsair H100i v2 for $90
This is the only head-to-head I could find. It seems like the EKWB Predator is the highest performing and the Kraken X52 is the best looking. Am I missing any other options? What would you recommend?
The performance bump of the 280s (corsair h115i or kraken x62) is worth the extra $10 or so whether you go corsair or Nzxt.
The Nzxt you are paying a lot of extra money for the looks(since they are really the same asetek cooler underneath), but it does look way better.
Go with whatever you like. Honestly once you start going into the $120+ MoBos (not counting sales and MIR) they're pretty much the same from a general consumer standpoint.
I'm a fan of ASRock Motherboards, Gigabyte and Asus also make quality MoBos.
The Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming and the ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 which is ASRock's Z170 flagship are on pretty nice discounts and my friends have had no issue with them whatsoever.
I find that most RAM brands offer a lifetime warranty, at least the ones I've trust for example.Skill, Crucial, Avexir, Corsair all do. Honestly just get whatever you can with the highest speed at your budget that matches your computers color scheme if you care about that.
nicoga3000
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For those of you who are good at this stuff, who wants to help build me a media server for my Plex? I have the HDD already. I just need help picking out the rest of the shit. There's a bunch of sales and deals right now, so it's just a matter of navigating what's available. I obviously don't need it to run anything outside of Windows and Plex as that's all it would be for. Anyone want to help me out?
E: Here's a quick thing I did. I'm using it solely for a Plex server that I can leave on 24/7. Any issues or changes to be made to this? The HDD will actually be 2 of the ones I have picked out.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $320.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 11:49 EST-0500
E: Here's a quick thing I did. I'm using it solely for a Plex server that I can leave on 24/7. Any issues or changes to be made to this? The HDD will actually be 2 of the ones I have picked out.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $320.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-28 11:49 EST-0500
Lenovo think server ts140 is on sale for 199 on newegg with a dual core i3 or 299 with a quad core Xeon. I'd get the quad core if you need to do transcoding in Plex. I'd also save some money and skip the windows and run some *nix variant.
Might want to upgrade the memory in it though.
ETA: saw your edit... The Xeon in the Lenovo is over twice as fast as that dual core pentium. You probably aren't going to be able to build anything competitive. I would upgrade the memory with 8-16 GB of ecc though, especially is you use Windows.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
So the Xeon with my bigger HDD will operate fine as a Plex server? I've never bought a prebuilt like that.
Yes, I have that exact machine running as a freenas box, including a Plex server. It can serve multiple transcoded streams no problem.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Easy enough. Thanks!!
What are your thoughts on the EKWB Predator? It's supposed to be the best possible? The 280mm doesn't fit in the S340, however.
Can anyone help me pick out an SSD for an XPS 13 (9360)? I spec'd it out with the 128 GB drive knowing that I planned on upgrading to a 960 EVO 512 GB (this thing is insanely fast) for $250 when it launches, but today's deals have me questioning myself.
Right now I can grab an 850 EVO 1TB for $250
Or I can grab an MX300 1TB for $250
I know both of these drives are significantly slower than the 960 EVO, but will I actually notice that in real world applications? I work in IT and would spin up an occasional VM from time to time (although I'm limited to 8 GB RAM since Dell doesn't sell their non-touch line with 16 GB RAM), so both speed and space have their pros and cons.
Alternatively, if someone knows of a better M.2 drive that might better bridge the gap here, please let me know! I'm hoping to make the decision today so that I don't miss out on one of the above deals if I decide to go with them.
Right now I can grab an 850 EVO 1TB for $250
Or I can grab an MX300 1TB for $250
I know both of these drives are significantly slower than the 960 EVO, but will I actually notice that in real world applications? I work in IT and would spin up an occasional VM from time to time (although I'm limited to 8 GB RAM since Dell doesn't sell their non-touch line with 16 GB RAM), so both speed and space have their pros and cons.
Alternatively, if someone knows of a better M.2 drive that might better bridge the gap here, please let me know! I'm hoping to make the decision today so that I don't miss out on one of the above deals if I decide to go with them.
Yes. There was a leaked benchmark from the i3 kaby lake that showed the same quadcore performance as todays i5 6400 skylake, but way better single core performance.
So the i5 and i7 of kaby lake will probably be very fast =)
TheCongressman1
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I've been really interested in making turning my build into small form factor gaming rig. I was hoping it would be as easy as swapping the MB to an ITX model, however, apparently finding these with a 1155 socket is almost impossible.
I've currently got a i7-3770, and I'm not really sure if an upgrade would be worth it. Seeing a lot of the newer chips around the same clock speed is throwing me off. What is the advantage?
Anyone have any advice?
I've currently got a i7-3770, and I'm not really sure if an upgrade would be worth it. Seeing a lot of the newer chips around the same clock speed is throwing me off. What is the advantage?
Anyone have any advice?
New CPUs are faster per clock.
But only about 10-15% faster than ivy bridge depending on the scenario.
An overclocked 3770 can beat or match a 6700.
From what I've read, unless you're editing 4/8K video for work or something as equally as intensive, the premium may not be worth it.
From Guru3D's 960 EVO review: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_960_evo_m_2_1tb_nvme_ssd_review,20.html
From Ars' 960 PRO review: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...eview-the-fastest-consumer-ssd-you-can-buy/3/
Might not be the absolute best, but pretty much. I would just get the 470 and avoid the hassle of rebate submission. Either card is already fast enough for those games, so you can afford to be vendor-agnostic.
The s340 elite certainly does support 280 mm rads in the front:
http://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/leo-waldock/nzxt-s340-elite-case-review/
WRT the predator, as some who just built a system with a ton of ek parts, I am certain it is the best 240 mm aio on the market, unfortunately it costs substantially more than 280 mm aio, which you can fit.
beat
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Is there a new Google Sheet? The one in the OP is missing: "Sorry, the file you have requested has been deleted."
The EK Predator won't fit the s340 Elite because of the extra io's compared to the regular s340. The io's sit lower because of the HDMI port. Then they added that metal bar under it to protect the io's.
theepicoftyler
Member
Dumb question time:
So, I have a motherboard with 4 memory slots (dual channel) and I'm only using two of them currently (8 GB). I wanted to upgrade to 16 GB, but they don't sell the type of memory I have currently, and I've heard mixing memory is not a good idea. How far does that go?
I currently have two (2) Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz sticks in there, if I buy two Kingston Hyperx Fury 1600Mhz sticks, should I be good? I couldn't find a satisfactory answer online anywhere, really.
Also, are there any good deals on memory out there right now? lol
So, I have a motherboard with 4 memory slots (dual channel) and I'm only using two of them currently (8 GB). I wanted to upgrade to 16 GB, but they don't sell the type of memory I have currently, and I've heard mixing memory is not a good idea. How far does that go?
I currently have two (2) Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz sticks in there, if I buy two Kingston Hyperx Fury 1600Mhz sticks, should I be good? I couldn't find a satisfactory answer online anywhere, really.
Also, are there any good deals on memory out there right now? lol
It's best not to mix memory kits. Why are you looking to upgrade? Unless you have a non-gaming reason, you should probably just leave it until you replace the CPU and motherboard.
I've searched for the cause of a small problem I'm having with my PC but I've come up with nothing, so maybe someone here can help.
Ever since I upgraded my GPU to a GTX 1060, my Windows 10 fast startup sometimes stops during the loading screen, hangs on a black screen for a couple of seconds and drops the video connection to my monitor. Then, the HDD light on my case stops flickering for a couple of seconds and my pc does a full restart (which takes forever on my HDD). I've tested it and it only happens during fast startups, manual restarts are fine. Since this only started happening after I upgraded my GPU, I tried re-seating it and doing a clean driver update with DDU from the earliest 10 series driver, which didn't work.
I upgraded my pc with an SSD a few days ago along with a fresh install of Windows and the latest Nvidia drivers. I also re-seated the GPU again, just to be safe. I still have my old HDD connected to store data, though, and didn't format it, but I made sure to disconnect it during the new windows install. For the first couple days I didn't notice any problems, but this morning it happened again. It's obviously not really a problem anymore since the SSD boot time is so fast, but I'd like to know what's causing this for sure.
At this point, I'm pretty sure it's the nvidia drivers especially since they've been garbage lately, but I can't be too sure and don't have my old GPU to rollback to. Has anyone encountered something like this before?
Ever since I upgraded my GPU to a GTX 1060, my Windows 10 fast startup sometimes stops during the loading screen, hangs on a black screen for a couple of seconds and drops the video connection to my monitor. Then, the HDD light on my case stops flickering for a couple of seconds and my pc does a full restart (which takes forever on my HDD). I've tested it and it only happens during fast startups, manual restarts are fine. Since this only started happening after I upgraded my GPU, I tried re-seating it and doing a clean driver update with DDU from the earliest 10 series driver, which didn't work.
I upgraded my pc with an SSD a few days ago along with a fresh install of Windows and the latest Nvidia drivers. I also re-seated the GPU again, just to be safe. I still have my old HDD connected to store data, though, and didn't format it, but I made sure to disconnect it during the new windows install. For the first couple days I didn't notice any problems, but this morning it happened again. It's obviously not really a problem anymore since the SSD boot time is so fast, but I'd like to know what's causing this for sure.
At this point, I'm pretty sure it's the nvidia drivers especially since they've been garbage lately, but I can't be too sure and don't have my old GPU to rollback to. Has anyone encountered something like this before?
opticalmace
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Does it go away when you turn off fast boot?
Yautja_Warrior
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Great card. Some retailers will clearly say if it come with a code but if it doesn't come with anything, check out MSI's website.
There was no retailer offer when I got my 1070 Armor OC but when I registered the card, the website had an offer for a free copy of Total War: Warhammer.
Okay I'm baffled. I'll try to keep this short...
I just switched my htpc gpu to a new GTX 1050 a couple days ago. The htpc is connected to a 4K hdcp 2.2 Yamaha RX-V481 av receiver and then to a Philips 65PUS7601 4K tv.
At first the screen flickered a lot, going conpletely black and then back. I changed my settings to 4K@59hz and the flickering stopped almost completely. I'm using 8bit+RGB+Full from Nvidias control panel.
So just a few moments ago I was browsing the web, imgur and videos from youtube. Everything was working fine until I got to a normal post on imgur, a .png photo of some sorts. The screen started flickering like crazy and wouldn't stop. I went back to the previous page and it stopped completely. I went back and forth multiple posts, .jpg's .png's and gif and nothing, only that one exact post with a .png was flickering like hell. My friend and I have never seen anything like that.
What in the world could cause this?
This is the pic: http://imgur.com/gallery/427BD
I just switched my htpc gpu to a new GTX 1050 a couple days ago. The htpc is connected to a 4K hdcp 2.2 Yamaha RX-V481 av receiver and then to a Philips 65PUS7601 4K tv.
At first the screen flickered a lot, going conpletely black and then back. I changed my settings to 4K@59hz and the flickering stopped almost completely. I'm using 8bit+RGB+Full from Nvidias control panel.
So just a few moments ago I was browsing the web, imgur and videos from youtube. Everything was working fine until I got to a normal post on imgur, a .png photo of some sorts. The screen started flickering like crazy and wouldn't stop. I went back to the previous page and it stopped completely. I went back and forth multiple posts, .jpg's .png's and gif and nothing, only that one exact post with a .png was flickering like hell. My friend and I have never seen anything like that.
What in the world could cause this?
This is the pic: http://imgur.com/gallery/427BD
opticalmace
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Are you using chrome? If so update it. If not, try changing video card drivers.
I haven't tested fast boot since I assumed the answer would be yes, but I turned it off this morning after booting. Still need to test it.
theepicoftyler
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I do a lot of heavy duty Lightroom and Photoshop work + some home recording (music). The more memory available, the better.
So, I'm going to be stuck replacing my existing memory if I want to upgrade?
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