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Official "I need a new PC!!" 2009 Edition

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birdchili

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ElectricThunder said:
Thoughts on monitors? I'm not concerned with size so much as having a good resolution and perhaps the versatility I mentioned in terms of serving as a display for a HD machine of some sort. I doubt I can afford/make best use of/have room for 3 even though I've heard it is potent for art work and the like...but I'm pretty set on going dual.
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I've seen very minor ghosting complaints about the NEC EA231WMi, but it looks like a really nice panel in general. 23", 1920x1080, pivot (which I can't do without now), multiple digital inputs (dvi/displayport), and non-TN (IPS) panel for just over $300ish?

I'd love to see impressions from some more gamers, but given the amount of text/web stuff I do at home, I don't think I'd be happy with a TN. This thread on hardforum.com is the best discussion I've seen of this display, but there are a lot more color-nerds there than gaming ones.

The monitor is turning out to be one of the hardest calls. I wish there were more places you could take them for a gaming test-drive.
 
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Druz

Member
birdchili said:
I've seen very minor ghosting complaints about the NEC EA231WMi, but it looks like a really nice panel in general. 23", 1920x1080, pivot (which I can't do without now), multiple digital inputs (dvi/displayport), and non-TN (IPS) panel for just over $300ish?

I'd love to see impressions from some more gamers, but given the amount of text/web stuff I do at home, I don't think I'd be happy with a TN. This thread on hardforum.com is the best discussion I've seen of this display, but there are a lot more color-nerds there than gaming ones.

The monitor is turning out to be one of the hardest calls. I wish there were more places you could take them for a gaming test-drive.
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I want this monitor so bad. The XL2370 LED monitor from Samsung
 
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birdchili

Member
Druz said:
I want this monitor so bad. The XL2370 LED monitor from Samsung
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no pivot is a dealbreaker for me. i could get something with a vesa mounting bracket, but a proper stand/ergonomic arm is hundreds of dollars extra. i *wish* i could get an IPS with an (actual) 2ms response time though:) i do enough text work and web surfing that crappy viewing angles and fuzzy text aren't tolerable.

i have a syncmaster 173T right now, and it's completely beautiful excepting it's blurry-riffic 25ms response time.
 
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Coldsnap

Member
What ram should I buy? The Gskill sticks that I have crash my computer if I have over one stick in for some reason, bummer I have 4 gigs of it
 
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birdchili

Member
Minsc said:
<3 my MVA panel
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it's possibly a TN panel now?
I finally got an update from Westinghouse about the panel on this Monitor.

Here it is:
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The L2410NM uses a TN type panel at 1000:1 contrast ratio. The carton
and manual may indicate it was a MVA type panel, but that is not the
case. We changed the panel type and did not reprint the boxes and
manuals to reflect that, but the information on our website is correct.
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http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=97293
 
Druz

Druz

Member
SuperEnemyCrab said:
LED backlight on a TN panel is like putting lipstick on a pig.
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When I look at a monitor response time takes #1 priority, picture quality #2, ability to pivot #3
 
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birdchili

Member
rossonero said:
Has anyone tried out the DELL 2209WA ULTRASHARP 22"? That's the cheapest IPS-panel I've found here in Sweden and it seems like people love them. Don't know how it is when gaming though.
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i haven't gamed on one. standard gamut of internet opinions of gaming on an ips though (it's either unbearably blurry or the most beautiful thing ever). i looked at this one as it's very highly regarded in general - the main problems imo are lack of inputs (just one digital in, which is lousy if you want to do pc and console on the same monitor), and it doesn't display 16:9 properly (it stretches it).
 
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Shambles

Member
birdchili said:
i haven't gamed on one. standard gamut of internet opinions of gaming on an ips though (it's either unbearably blurry or the most beautiful thing ever). i looked at this one as it's very highly regarded in general - the main problems imo are lack of inputs (just one digital in, which is lousy if you want to do pc and console on the same monitor), and it doesn't display 16:9 properly (it stretches it).
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If you're using it for PC gaming it will look great, it you're attaching a console to it and having it scale 1920x1080 to 1680x1050 it's going to be very blurry up close. I prefer a 1920x1200 monitor that has 1:1 pixel mapping but lately the 'industry' is going 16x9 thanks to the stupidity of the average consumer and you won't find a 24" IPS panel at that price anyways.
 
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ElectricThunder

Member
birdchili said:
I've seen very minor ghosting complaints about the NEC EA231WMi, but it looks like a really nice panel in general. 23", 1920x1080, pivot (which I can't do without now), multiple digital inputs (dvi/displayport), and non-TN (IPS) panel for just over $300ish?

I'd love to see impressions from some more gamers, but given the amount of text/web stuff I do at home, I don't think I'd be happy with a TN. This thread on hardforum.com is the best discussion I've seen of this display, but there are a lot more color-nerds there than gaming ones.

The monitor is turning out to be one of the hardest calls. I wish there were more places you could take them for a gaming test-drive.
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Eeep...are all monitors running that expensive nowadays in general? A pair of those would be a pretty big chunk from that budget of mine for example...but then again I'm not sure how that'd stack versus whatever 3D card, RAM, processor, etc that I still don't know on.

Being able to move a screen without twisting the base of it would be kinda nifty though.
 
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birdchili

Member
ElectricThunder said:
Eeep...are all monitors running that expensive nowadays in general? A pair of those would be a pretty big chunk from that budget of mine for example...but then again I'm not sure how that'd stack versus whatever 3D card, RAM, processor, etc that I still don't know on.

Being able to move a screen without twisting the base of it would be kinda nifty though.
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TN panels (which are arguably much better for gaming due to low response times (and therefore less "ghosting")) are considerably cheaper than this. they have some problems though: notably poor viewing angles, and much lower image/color quality. the bad viewing angles makes pivot features less useful, though if you're mostly using your machine for games, the negatives of TN panels don't matter much.

the NEC i linked is a different technology (IPS): better image quality/viewing angles and worse response time. also more expensive.
 
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ElectricThunder

Member
birdchili said:
TN panels (which are arguably much better for gaming due to low response times (and therefore less "ghosting")) are considerably cheaper than this. they have some problems though: notably poor viewing angles, and much lower image/color quality. the bad viewing angles makes pivot features less useful, though if you're mostly using your machine for games, the negatives of TN panels don't matter much.

the NEC i linked is a different technology (IPS): better image quality/viewing angles and worse response time. also more expensive.
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Yeah, I'd aim to be gaming/misc on one directly in front of me, then when mucking about programming and other such things where having notes up would be handy, to have said information on one side or the other so I can just shift my eyes or turn my head between the two---you can go insane from having to constantly min/max in my experience to check/take notes on what is happening.

Are there certain ones that'd jump out on Newegg or some such that you could highlight? When it comes down to it, I reckon everything for the most part will come from there.
 
Druz

Druz

Member
SapientWolf said:
Why not get a CRT then?
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I have one on a different computer. Not interested in the bulkyness, and I want it to be widescreen.

I don't understand the hate for the TN. I have one of the early dell Ultrasharps($900 whenI bought it 7 years ago) it was likely an early IPS -- fantastic viewing angle but 30ms

My brother has a 20 inch 2ms Samsung from a year or two ago... looks fantastic. No blurryness either. Aside from the lack of viewing angle I don't understand the big deal.
 
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Blackface

Banned
When looking for a monitor, if you are serious about PC gaming (mmo's etc..) look at the latency. There is a big visual difference between 2ms and 5ms. Most IPS and PVA monitor manufactures also often lie about the response time of the monitor. If it says 5ms, it's probably more like 8. Read an actual technical review of the monitor before you buy it. Not reviews from people who learned everything they know about panels off forums filled with sheep like Harforum of tomshardware.

Most people heard TN's suck from a forum, and pass it along without knowing the technical aspects of it. So you want a review from someone who can really break it down and let you know what the monitor is good for and what it isn't.

A good TN panel is still better for gaming then a cheap PVA(of any type) or IPS panel. It's not as good looking visually, but all the clarity and colour richness in the world won't matter when the game you are playing on your new PC is ghosting all over the place.

If you are going PVA and IPS go for high quality.
 
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birdchili

Member
ElectricThunder said:
Are there certain ones that'd jump out on Newegg or some such that you could highlight?
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i've been really focused on getting something with pivot, multiple digital-inputs, widescreen, and good handling of various aspect rations - there really isn't much in that space (moral: don't decide what you want before you go shopping). if you don't care about pivot there's a lot of options. i *love* the samsung syncmaster 173t i use now, but it's pretty awful for first person games due to motion blur.

the 22" dell 2209wa talked about above is about $200 and apparently excellent for all not-games (and somewhat decent for games).

i think i'm going for the NEC unless i find something new, but my shortlist for now: benq g2200wt, samsung 2494hm, hp pavilion w2228h, samsung f2080/f2380 (probably no great for games), viewsonic2227wm, dell ultrasharp 2209wa, nec ea231wmi

edit: i'd take any recommends too. anyone using a TN panel in pivot mode?
 
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tyagi

Member
I'd suggest that you may find a portrait view of a TN to give less than perfect viewing at the top and bottom of the screen, depending on your distance from the screen and how central to the screen your head is positioned.

When choosing an LCD, I did a load of research, read all the stuff about "TN is bad", and ended up buying a Samsung 22" TN. I am absolutely satisfied with it for my purposes, which is 90% gaming and 10% Web/light docs/apps.

I agree that the viewing angle is not as good as other screens, but when I play games, I'm sat at the computer desk, central to the screen. The viewing angle discussion is more important if you're going to be sitting away from the screen on a lower or higher chair, trying to watch movies, or if several people are going to try to watch it from various angles. For single-user PC gaming or average desktop use, I don't think there's a problem.

It's very easy to get roped in to thinking that you are buying an "inferior" product and that puts you off. However, TN screens are not at all "rubbish" and it's a case of choosing the right tool for the job.

One way to look at it is if you want to buy a reasonable-priced screen now, you can justify an upgrade in the medium-term to something bigger/better. If you go for a higher priced screen now then that upgrade may need to be delayed.
 
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birdchili

Member
for playing pc games, many of the problems of TN panels are minimized (viewing angle, colors), and you get the bonus benefit of least expensive to go along with what you probably want most (for fast games): quick response times.

if you're doing pc games plus some notable amounts of pretty-much anything else (or having multiple people watching the screen at once), there are a few things to consider.
 
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x3sphere

Member
My 3008WFP is rated 8ms and the input lag on it is less noticeable than TN panels rated 5ms. In fact I notice no ghosting at all during gaming sessions. It's there, of course, but not noticeable.

So if you're thinking of picking up a TN over an IPS due to response times, I suggest not, unless you're extremely picky. Most IPS monitors are perfect for gaming, at least in my experience. I have also tried Dell's U2410, which is great.
 
Minsc

Minsc

Gold Member
Well my new Qv2E mATX PC (i7 920 + 5870) is up and running!

Windows loads completely in like 4 seconds off the Intel X-25 after it starts logging in. Now I need to get Dragon Age going and give this thing a little run for its money! I'll probably not have all my stuff up and running for a few more days though, so a pic or two will have to wait.

Quick question:

On my wife's Dell laptop, w/ windows 7, all the effects seem a lot flashier (icon preview, minimizing, alt+tab) than on my PC w/ Win7 (no animations at all really). I guess maybe Aero isn't enabled? I can't seem to find where to turn the flashy stuff on.

My system score is a 6, burdened down by the 5870 (otherwise it'd be a 7.4) :lol
 
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birdchili

Member
my samsung is listed as 25ms and i really hate it for fp games.

the nec is listed as 14ms. i don't know how much that will annoy me.

response time listings may also be lies.
 
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ElectricThunder

Member
/rage at failing to wrap my head around the "big picture" of the lot of this browsing Newegg and Dell. This was far and away not as hard to figure somewhat on Dell back 5/6 years back!

OK, what about another aspect to shift gears: Sound card and speakers! I can't see myself with more than 2 speakers/any elaborate surround sound setup just because. Still...between those and whatever in the world is up with soundcards nowadays there's gotta be a bead on something---especially with my needing to cope decently with voice acting and composing music using Floops and god only knows whatever assortment of my many bookmarks to get the right sounds. I can't even recall the last time I saw anywhere tangentially discussing sound cards. :lol
 
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Firestorm

Member
Max, Llyranor


$1000 Build (Updated November 12th, 2009)
Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower ATX Case - $53.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=29812

Antec Earthwatts 650W Power Supply - $59.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30037&promoid=1217

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Motherboard - $138.99 - $15 = $123.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42281&promoid=1217

G.SKILL 4GB 2x2 PC3-10666 RAM - After Price Match it's $90.95
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=42742
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD0279

Intel i5-750 2.66GHz Processor - after Price Match it's $219.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42499&vpn=BX80605I5750&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1217
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

PC Assembly and Testing with 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty - $41.09
Scroll down and add Assembly Option on the i7 750 deal as a bundle.

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB - $68.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34286&promoid=1217

Liteon IHAS124 24X DVD Writer SATA Black OEM - after Price Match it's $25.48
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45244&vpn=IHAS124-04
http://www.bedirect.ca/english/index.php?NoCategory=112413&SProdNb=0146-0041

Sapphire Radeon 5850 - After Price Match it's $299.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45298
http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=449815
You can also add this option instead if you want to take the first 5850 card available to you without any brand preference: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45221

Downgrade to DirectX 10 card if you do not want to wait for shipment of video card or would like a cheaper option:
XFX Radeon HD 4890 - after Price Match it's $211.99
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=42996
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150438

Total
$999.46 - $15 MIR = 984.46 with Radeon 5850
$911.46 - $15 = 896.46 with Radeon 4890

Additionals:
Windows 7 Home Premium: - $99.99 and gives free shipping to entire computer if put in order with motherboard + RAM + HDD + CPU + Case + PSU
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=45271&promoid=1217

Optional Side Fan: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27129
 
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Kintaro

Worships the porcelain goddess
Minsc said:
Well my new Qv2E mATX PC (i7 920 + 5870) is up and running!

Windows loads completely in like 4 seconds off the Intel X-25 after it starts logging in. Now I need to get Dragon Age going and give this thing a little run for its money! I'll probably not have all my stuff up and running for a few more days though, so a pic or two will have to wait.

Quick question:

On my wife's Dell laptop, w/ windows 7, all the effects seem a lot flashier (icon preview, minimizing, alt+tab) than on my PC w/ Win7 (no animations at all really). I guess maybe Aero isn't enabled? I can't seem to find where to turn the flashy stuff on.

My system score is a 6, burdened down by the 5870 (otherwise it'd be a 7.4) :lol
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Do you have any pictures of your set up? Case and so forth? How much did it run you, which mobo, so forth? I'm interested in a nice mATX set up.
 
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Vinci

Danish
Hey, Firestorm, et al: How is this combo deal? And if it's any good, what would you recommend to complete the package, graphics card wise?

EDIT: Based on that deal, I've put together the following:

25k7n5w.jpg


Is this good, bad, horrible? Should I be ashamed? I've no clue what I'm doing, but the deal seems good to the layman's eyes.
 
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Llyranor

Member
Firestorm said:
Max, Llyranor


$1000 Build (Updated November 12th, 2009)
Antec Three Hundred Mini Tower ATX Case - $53.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=29812

Antec Earthwatts 650W Power Supply - $59.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30037&promoid=1217

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R Motherboard - $138.99 - $15 = $123.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42281&promoid=1217

G.SKILL 4GB 2x2 PC3-10666 RAM - After Price Match it's $90.95
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=42742
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD0279

Intel i5-750 2.66GHz Processor - after Price Match it's $219.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=42499&vpn=BX80605I5750&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1217
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

PC Assembly and Testing with 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty - $41.09
Scroll down and add Assembly Option on the i7 750 deal as a bundle.

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB - $68.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=34286&promoid=1217

Liteon IHAS124 24X DVD Writer SATA Black OEM - after Price Match it's $25.48
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45244&vpn=IHAS124-04
http://www.bedirect.ca/english/index.php?NoCategory=112413&SProdNb=0146-0041

Sapphire Radeon 5850 - After Price Match it's $299.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45298
http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=449815
You can also add this option instead if you want to take the first 5850 card available to you without any brand preference: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45221

Downgrade to DirectX 10 card if you do not want to wait for shipment of video card or would like a cheaper option:
XFX Radeon HD 4890 - after Price Match it's $211.99
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=42996
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150438

Total
$999.46 - $15 MIR = 984.46 with Radeon 5850
$911.46 - $15 = 896.46 with Radeon 4890

Additionals:
Windows 7 Home Premium: - $99.99 and gives free shipping to entire computer if put in order with motherboard + RAM + HDD + CPU + Case + PSU
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=45271&promoid=1217

Optional Side Fan: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27129
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Thanks a bunch! Just took the plunge and ordered it up. No more procrastination for the wallet :(
 
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Swag

Member
I posted this in the tech support thread, but seeing as how most of the Tech Savy GAF post here and not in the TechSupport thread I figured I'd get an answer here.

I'm having major problems with my HIS 4890 Turbo it crashes near constantly (Every 10-30 minutes) whenever I'm playing a game that stresses it (Modern Warfare 2, Borderlands, Shattered Horizons for example). These games usually put my activity up to 60~100%, and my temperatures to 60~70 degrees with the fan speeds at 70~75% forced. Following the crash one of two things will happen, either

A: My screen will flash black and then return to what was happening prior to the crash
B: I will get these screens Screen 1 Screen 2, the color of the screen will vary depending on what was being displayed last in the game. In this case it was blood splatter from Modern Warfare 2

I decided to check Action Center in W7 to see if it was a driver issue and got this Driver Failures, it says there are solutions but they just tell me to go and update the driver, I'm already running the latest drivers 8.661.0.0 from 9/23/2009. I've cleared and reinstalled the drivers twice now, to no avail.

I did some searching on the AMD forums and found that this can be caused by a cheap Power Supply / Heat, I am currently using this Power Supply, it seems decent so I can't see that being a problem. I checked the connections in my case and everything is connected properly with no loose connections. Honestly I have no idea where the issue is. However I do run a dual monitor setup (Not extended mode, full screen game on one monitor desktop on other. Through ultramon) This problem happened previously although not as frequently before I started running two monitors.

My PC specs are:

1 TB HD
4 GB Ram
Intel Core i5 750
Gigabyte P55 Motherboard

Please Help, I can't finish the MW2 campaign and Multi player isn't a possibility :lol
 
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Hazaro

relies on auto-aim
Looks like a bad card.

Try running ATiTool + GPU Caps viewer (Run the FUR benchmark tool) and check for artifacts.

Also see if lowering the clock speed helps or not.

If those don't help look for physical damage on the card too if you want. Maybe a capacitor blew (or is bulging) or a transistor got burned.
 
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Swag

Member
I did a system restore and for the most part it seems to be fixed ( I hope ) Ran Borderlands for about 30 minutes without any problems before I closed it. I'll still download those diagnostics and see if any further issues arise. Modern Warfare 2 destroyed my PC :lol
 
Minsc

Minsc

Gold Member
Kintaro said:
Do you have any pictures of your set up? Case and so forth? How much did it run you, which mobo, so forth? I'm interested in a nice mATX set up.
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I have to get my computer back to feeling like it's my computer again (installing and tweaking a few dozen apps), but I'll link to one or two (not so expertly shot) pics in a few days. There's plenty of pics of the systems at pcdesignlab.com (in the forums), so if you're interested more you can find stuff there.

So far I am extremely happy with the system, but it's only been one night (a handful of hours), so I haven't had a long enough chance to discover any real problems.

It's very elegant and smooth, and the case is actually a bit wider than my mid-tower, though it is about 1/2-1/3 as tall, so it's not the smallest mATX case by any means. It's extremely quiet too, and cool like advertised. CPU at idle/normal load is sticking to around 29C.

The case isn't cheap, it runs a little under $300 alone, upgraded with acoustic matting, etc. I listed out the system specs in a previous post on the other page, just check that if you're interested in the full details. Needless to say, it's not cheap. The 5870 alone ran quite a premium due to obtaining it under these limited stock conditions (~$400), and most of the components I ended going with like the SSD and i7 route raised the price a bit higher as well. All in all, it set me back a little over 2k (obviously it'd be less with your more typical parts; the case, GPU and SSD are almost 1k alone), but if it runs as I hope, and as it looks like it will, to me, it will be money well spent. :)
 
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Binabik15

Member
Still wondering here which thermal paste is better:

Arctic Silver Céramique

or

Arctic Silver V

or

Arctic Cooling MX-2

And I need to choose a sata dvd drive, everthing else is ready to order.
 
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Binabik15

Member
Hazaro said:
I'd get MX-2 as I said before.

I'd try to get a Samsung DVD drive if you can.
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Aw, I didn´t see your other posts, sorry, I´m feverish, I can´t find answers to my posts without huge qoutes to attract my eyes:lol

For the drive I have the Samsung SH-D163B SATA in the shopping cart, looks like I made a good guess then?

The hdd is a WD Caviar Blue WD3200KS and the in-store description claims an average seek time of 8.9 ms. But my google fu is lacking as I learned today.

RAM I chose 4 gb GEIl DDR3 1333, because of recommendations for Gigabyte builds on German sites.

For the PSU I wanted a OCZ Stealthxstream 500w, but that has been out of stock with this shop since september. So I thought about getting a BE Quiet! Pure Power 530 Watt / BQT L7 instead, if it´s not good I´ll order the OCZ from another store (yay, postagel).

I just want to make this order quick, before they raise the prices on 5850 again :lol The Sapphire went up today from 220 to 235, luckily the XFX without Dirt 2 wet down to 215.
 
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NorrenRadd

Member
Minsc said:
Well my new Qv2E mATX PC (i7 920 + 5870) is up and running!

Windows loads completely in like 4 seconds off the Intel X-25 after it starts logging in.
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Ohhhhhh man. I'm putting together an i7 920 rig and I really hope that my rig will do this 4-second thing too. My current computer is upwards of 60 seconds.

I've read that the x58 eVGA motherboards have slow boot times. Any problems with the low level Asus P6T or the Gigabyte UDR3? (I think thats what it is called)
 
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Firestorm

Member
NorrenRadd said:
Ohhhhhh man. I'm putting together an i7 920 rig and I really hope that my rig will do this 4-second thing too. My current computer is upwards of 60 seconds.

I've read that the x58 eVGA motherboards have slow boot times. Any problems with the low level Asus P6T or the Gigabyte UDR3? (I think thats what it is called)
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The 4 second boot is due to his SSD, not the i7.
 
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IdleRover

Member
I'm in the process of building myself a new pc (AMD) for the first time in years. I want to try out some overclocking on it. What kind of heatsink\cpu cooler should I go for?

My planned build, as of now is:

Case: Cooler Master 690
Motherboard: Msi 770-c45, Socket AM3, DDR3 ATX, AMD 770+SB710, 1PCI-E*16
CPU: AMD Phenom ii x3 2.8 GHZ 720 BE
Graphic card: Msi Radeon HD5850
HDD: Samsung f3 spinpoint 1TB 7200 RPM
DVD: Samsung 22x
Memory: 4 GB OCZ Reaper HPC 1333Mhz (6-6-6-20)
PSU: Corsair VX550w

I've heard alot of praise about TRUE and Megahalems, but I am unsure if they will fit without blocking one of the memory slots. I know these are premium priced heatsinks, but the price hike here (Norway) seems negligible (approx. $10-15, 2 fans included) compared to for example Scythe Mugen 2. Also, for all I know, these heatsinks might be overkill for my build?

Feel free to comment on my build and recommend any changes. Just know that I am already pushing my budget.

Edit: tweaked
 
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