**Official PC rig Pics/Specs/mods thread** What you packin brahs?

[liftTENhard]

can anyone recommend me a monitor like 23-24 inchs with an hdmi price range 150-200 bucks

just buy this its the same monitor but a lil bigger than the one ultra recommended and its cheaper :D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL052512&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL052512-_-EMC-052512-Latest-_-LCDMonitors-_-24236049-L0A

[Justin Buchana]

Got a asus directcu ii 680 Oc on the way. Non top edition.... Any draw backs between the non top? Hoping it's the same just lower clock and I can push it up myself.

[YourIHero]

Can anyone suggest me a good laptop for Uni?
laptop for school/gaming/editing

Looked through Bestbuy's site and found this:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-aspire-15-6-laptop-featuring-intel-core-i5-2450m-as5750-6456-black-as5750-6456/10192368.aspx?path=a3404f4025d3cddbcc4a390cf579e4a 0en02

dis good, misc?

[MiscMathematician]

Can anyone suggest me a good laptop for Uni?
laptop for school/gaming/editing

Looked through Bestbuy's site and found this:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-aspire-15-6-laptop-featuring-intel-core-i5-2450m-as5750-6456-black-as5750-6456/10192368.aspx?path=a3404f4025d3cddbcc4a390cf579e4a 0en02

dis good, misc?

Yeah it's good, but I've seen better for cheaper, and this particular laptop closer to $400. Since you are gaming, it is probably a poor choice. Expect a decent gaming lappy with (good) dedicated graphics to be more expensive than that.

An example of a great deal was a few days ago, Lenovo Ideapad with an i5 and GT555 for $430: http://slickdeals.net/f/4639006-Lenovo-outlet-restocked-Prices-lowered-i5-Sandybridge-from-350-tax-and-I7-sandybridge-with-GT555-switchable-from-523-tax-i3-from-300-tax-Pentium-dual-core-from-217-tax

[SynapticCleft]

Got a asus directcu ii 680 Oc on the way. Non top edition.... Any draw backs between the non top? Hoping it's the same just lower clock and I can push it up myself.
Watch the first 2 mins of vid.
XAg43Baj6Qs

Cliffs: ASUS cherry picks the best 680 GPU, which uses less volts to OC and puts it in the TOP.


I'd go for non-Top version myself and OC it myself to TOP level, might require more volts than the TOP card, but idgaf.

[megadeth20]

Ok so I read through the last few pages and came up with these parts.

Intel i5-3570k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504)
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295
G.Skill 16gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231429
MSI N570GTX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582
Corsair 750W PS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
Coolermaster case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216
Dvdr http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151244
128gb SDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442
Zalman CPU cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

Like I said in my last post I haven't followed PC hardware for a while so I'm basing this off of the last few pages of recommendations.. thoughts on the video card and in general?

Ended up getting a cheaper case, a HDD to go with the SDD and I did end up getting the GTX670. Went way over what I was planning to spend but figured go big or go home. Ordered it today hopefully it all gets here by Friday. I'm stoked!

[Justin Buchana]

Watch the first 2 mins of vid.
XAg43Baj6Qs

Cliffs: ASUS cherry picks the best 680 GPU, which uses less volts to OC and puts it in the TOP.


I'd go for non-Top version myself and OC it myself to TOP level, might require more volts than the TOP card, but idgaf.

Good deal I got the oc on the way as we speak, should be here before Friday. I'm hoping I can hit 1300 boost on it but I'll settle for top speeds. Yeah I don't care either, thing will be gone in a year or 2 anyways lol I constantly sell stuff as hand me downs to people when new stuff comes out. I was going to go with the 670 but my wife is getting my 570 sc and going to sli it. I want a single card solution but I don't really want herut faster than me lol

[Azzurri]

I'm thinking of buying another Apple 27" LED and have a Dual 27" setup.

[SynapticCleft]

I just took apart my comp to do some dusting and reworking the cable management.
http://i.imgur.com/d3ueo.jpg


Also changed the led on the front of my Silverstone Raven to red.
http://i.imgur.com/1LZQI.jpg

[reyes12]

saw this on guru3d (for their 2-way/3-way sli review of the 670)

http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=39363

its biuriful

[jmonty]

but will it play diablo 3 on max?


lol

[reyes12]

but will it play diablo 3 on max?


lol

lol oh lawd

[Justin Buchana]

Watch the first 2 mins of vid.
XAg43Baj6Qs

Cliffs: ASUS cherry picks the best 680 GPU, which uses less volts to OC and puts it in the TOP.


I'd go for non-Top version myself and OC it myself to TOP level, might require more volts than the TOP card, but idgaf.

Damn, voltages are locked on the 680s so down the road to overvolt I'll have to hardmod my dc2o. Going to enjoy its newness and oc what I can before hardmoding a 500 card.

I know the dc2t is on its own pcb, is the dc2o on its own pcb too ot is it a ref?

[Mighty Matt]

I'm thinking of buying another Apple 27" LED and have a Dual 27" setup.I have a 27" LED and its PLENTY big enough. Why the need for 2?

[Justin Buchana]

Okay 680 dc2o shoved off in my little haf 912 lulz. Got it hitting 1271 boost at +200 and +275 on the memory. Haven't found any instabilities yet debating if I even want to go higher. Pics soon.

[dansta]

Is it possible to build a rig that is compact/small?

I know this alienware is overpriced:

http://www.dell.com/ca/p/alienware-x51/fs

but, I need a setup that don't consume too much space.

[Nara62629]

Is it possible to build a rig that is compact/small?

I know this alienware is overpriced:

http://www.dell.com/ca/p/alienware-x51/fs

but, I need a setup that don't consume too much space.
those use a mobile gpu. which generally suck compared to their desktop counterparts. LOL at the claim of being able to play bf3 @ 50fps, with no mention of the settings. gt 555m is ****. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+555M

You can build some powerful small form factor PCs.
I dont feel like searching for it right now, but I've seen some great SFF builds on overclock.net.

[SynapticCleft]

Finally done and lit up like a christmas tree.

http://i.imgur.com/sLSkm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fdmZz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qpWPS.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AbBgc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mnW9m.jpg

[dansta]

those use a mobile gpu. which generally suck compared to their desktop counterparts. LOL at the claim of being able to play bf3 @ 50fps, with no mention of the settings. gt 555m is ****. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+555M

You can build some powerful small form factor PCs.
I dont feel like searching for it right now, but I've seen some great SFF builds on overclock.net.

Thanks, I searched it up online:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Silent_Gaming_System_Build_Guide

seems like such a bitch to make one.

[tapout17]

Finally done and lit up like a christmas tree.

http://i.imgur.com/mnW9m.jpg

Wow, mirin cable management.

[triglyceride]

woops didnt see this thread

cost: 350 (srs)

mobo
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1155-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-Z77-D3H/dp/B007R21K9E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1338675802&sr=8-2

cpu
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=3570k

psu
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-ModXStream-Modular-Performance-compatible/dp/B001EYV690/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1338675869&sr=1-3

ram
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1338675886&sr=1-1

gpu
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-MINIDP-PCI-E-HD687AZHFC/dp/B005C31F2M/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1338675942&sr=1-2

???

I got the 210 dollar +free shipping i5-3570 from sabrepc
had ~310 dollars in gift card balance on amazon from selling back books

so 210 (cpu) + $250 (mobo+hd+psu) + 150 (radeon 6870 gpu) + 50 (ram) -310 = 350

nvm bout 350

btw the frys in vegas is a pos filled with elitist douchebags, only good for borrowing filler parts until **** ships in from elsewhere

brb conversation

db1:dude, that old guy forgot his camera, its like worth 400 dollars
db2:who cares man, just sell it or something

conversation 2

someone: I need a good laptop
db1: You should buy this (points ****tiest specs/highest priced laptop) its good for facebooking
someone: How about instant messaging
db1: Yeah, its top of the line, (insert generic comment about family/friends to appeal to consumer), and he loves it!
someone: alright, great, I'll buy it

[Justin Buchana]

Okay 680 dc2o shoved off in my little haf 912 lulz. Got it hitting 1271 boost at +200 and +275 on the memory. Haven't found any instabilities yet debating if I even want to go higher. Pics soon.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/Drakeskull/photo.jpg

Still need to work on cable management. GPU never cracks 60c under load at 1271 boost, 2600k at 4.4 could be better but stresses at 65c.

[SlashBrah]

old core2quad q9550 @ 3.9ghz

[repasaurus]

quad core i5 @ 3.0ghz
6 gb ram
2 tb sata 2 hd
nvidia geforce gt530

what should be my priority for upgrading? windows gives my hd the lowest mark of all my stuff.

[SynapticCleft]

^ upgrade the graphics card first, windows index sucks as a benchmark.

[Azzurri]

Anyone help with my VC getting really hot. Only seems to happen when I play Swtor it get up to 90c and the fans goes 100%. I played around witht he fans but can't seem to get it steady at like 70c under high load.

[BroMontana]

^ upgrade the graphics card first, windows index sucks as a benchmark.

This, also consider getting an SSD drive. That will boost your WEI score if you're really concerned about that.

[jmonty]

Anyone help with my VC getting really hot. Only seems to happen when I play Swtor it get up to 90c and the fans goes 100%. I played around witht he fans but can't seem to get it steady at like 70c under high load.

Have you used canned air on it lately?

[Azzurri]

Have you used canned air on it lately?

Not canned, but like a plug in blower cleaner.

[OPofPiece]

can anyone recomend me a good pair of computer speakers, decent bass

[jmonty]

Not canned, but like a plug in blower cleaner.

Oh. Well maybe uninstall it and thoroughly clean the heat sink

[Justin Buchana]

can anyone recomend me a good pair of computer speakers, decent bass

2.1, 5.1? And price range?

[mk.ultra]

can anyone recomend me a good pair of computer speakers, decent bass

My Logitech X-530's were still going strong after 6 years but I sold them and got Logitech X-540's. Both are amazing value for 5.1 surround.

[Montaj]

Peicing together a rig as I can afford it, currently deciding on motherboard/cpu combo. was going to go with

i5 2500k
Asus p8z68 deluxe gen3 motherboard

which together is $480 (aus prices)

is this the best combo i could get for this price? Ive been reading through this thread and had a look at the new ivy bridge 3570k which are the same price, what sort of a motherboard could i pick up to complement it without spending more than ~500 on the pair?

I also have a couple of other questions:

I'm buying the parts for the rig over a month or 2 as I get the cash, currently have the case, psu, ssd, dvd drive, getting hdd and ram next week. this works out well for me because i'm on a pretty tight budget, terrible at saving and it keeps me motivated to build it. I was looking at windows 7 home premium and it's $89 OEM. this might be a stupid question but if im buying it by itself will i be able to get it for the OEM price? the faq on all the websites selling it said you need to buy it with a full computer or the parts to build one, is this just bs? its $299 without it and i really dont want to have to shell out the extra 200 just because im not buying everything at the same time.

also, i want to plug my computer into my tv as well as the monitor so i can use it from bed with a wireless keyboard/mouse if i want, but most of the video cards ive been looking at have only 1 hdmi port on the back, so is this not doable? while I'm at it, what would you brahs recommend for a vid card for ~$400?

havent built a computer since high school and been out of the loop with whats good spec wise for years. appreciate any help.

[jmonty]

while I'm at it, what would you brahs recommend for a vid card for ~$400?



Dunno about aus $ but for US $400 you can get:

ATI 7950

or

Nvidia 670

[agebrah]

http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/beautyflat-small.jpg

sorry about the small pic, zooming in wrecked the quality!

[jmonty]

http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/beautyflat-small.jpg

sorry about the small pic, zooming in wrecked the quality!

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRfr_gdYX2E6w5unFHPeY96JCDWmUy4A Rux2fP0ROuGHRmJgFhsaHQncD4FBA

[reyes12]

http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/beautyflat-small.jpg

sorry about the small pic, zooming in wrecked the quality!

mother of god, when will it be mine turn

[TedBuckland]

sup guys, building together my first pc.
i wont be building it together myself, but I get to choose the parts.

heres what ive come up with:

MSI P67A-GD53 (B3)
Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
Gainward Geforce GTX 670 Phantom
Zalman Z11
Sony Optiarc AD-7280S-0B
G.Skill DIMM 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
be quiet! Pure Power L7 530W
ADATA S510 2,5" SSD 120 GB



any other recomendations on how to save money without loosing performance or get more performance for the same money and such?
and of course my most important worrys: Like will the card fit into the case, will everything work and not blow up when I turn it on `?
I did do some research and according to me, it should work, but the again I have no idea wtf Im doing :D


thx

[Fatebound]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/Drakeskull/photo.jpg

Still need to work on cable management. GPU never cracks 60c under load at 1271 boost, 2600k at 4.4 could be better but stresses at 65c.

looks like the inside of my comp but for the love of god get a better case.

[Inb42012]

sup guys, building together my first pc.
i wont be building it together myself, but I get to choose the parts.

heres what ive come up with:

MSI P67A-GD53 (B3)
Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
Gainward Geforce GTX 670 Phantom
Zalman Z11
Sony Optiarc AD-7280S-0B
G.Skill DIMM 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
be quiet! Pure Power L7 530W
ADATA S510 2,5" SSD 120 GB



any other recomendations on how to save money without loosing performance or get more performance for the same money and such?
and of course my most important worrys: Like will the card fit into the case, will everything work and not blow up when I turn it on `?
I did do some research and according to me, it should work, but the again I have no idea wtf Im doing :D


thx

Get a Z77 board. The p67 chipset will not support all the new IB features.

[TedBuckland]

Yeah misc was too damn slow, but a mate of mine recomended be the same thing, did that.


thanks tho.

[XII02]

Hey guys. I'm planning to build a rig. Can you please tell me a build that would be so great to run Diablo 3? Money won't be an issue but I don't wanna go completely hardcore on it. Just wanna get high FPS. Please include an SSD on your recommendations as well as 650M(or higher video card) doesn't have to be nVidia though.

[TedBuckland]

Diablo 3 isnt really hard to run.
I read that the i5 3570k and even the 2500k INTEGRATED graphicchip can run it on OK. settings. a 6750 or something should do it easily. Guess with like 600$ youre golden

[Justin Buchana]

Diablo 3 isnt really hard to run.
I read that the i5 3570k and even the 2500k INTEGRATED graphicchip can run it on OK. settings. a 6750 or something should do it easily. Guess with like 600$ youre golden

The game is cake to run, I know someone who has it running on a Macbook pro. Game could run easy on a $600 rig. Question is what other games interest you? Metro, bf3?

[Kemo1990]

The game is cake to run, I know someone who has it running on a Macbook pro. Game could run easy on a $600 rig. Question is what other games interest you? Metro, bf3?bf isnt that hard either i keep a solid 60fps w/ a gtx560ti OCd w/ high graphics. but i know metro was a resource whore
already thinking about my next rig.
case is either going to be a silverstone FT02 or a watercooled corsair 600t

[mk.ultra]

sup guys, building together my first pc.
i wont be building it together myself, but I get to choose the parts.

heres what ive come up with:

MSI P67A-GD53 (B3)
Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
Gainward Geforce GTX 670 Phantom
Zalman Z11
Sony Optiarc AD-7280S-0B
G.Skill DIMM 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit
be quiet! Pure Power L7 530W
ADATA S510 2,5" SSD 120 GB



any other recomendations on how to save money without loosing performance or get more performance for the same money and such?
and of course my most important worrys: Like will the card fit into the case, will everything work and not blow up when I turn it on `?
I did do some research and according to me, it should work, but the again I have no idea wtf Im doing :D


thx

Why not? Schits so easy, I just did my first build about a month ago. So rewarding to do it yourself and know that you crafted that masterpiece. Also you learn a schitload.

[SynapticCleft]

Hey guys. I'm planning to build a rig. Can you please tell me a build that would be so great to run Diablo 3? Money won't be an issue but I don't wanna go completely hardcore on it. Just wanna get high FPS. Please include an SSD on your recommendations as well as 650M(or higher video card) doesn't have to be nVidia though.Give us a budget. My definition of 'hardcore' could be completely different than yours. And will you need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse?

Diablo isn't a graphics intensive game so you should be fine with a $500-600 rig.

[XII02]

Give us a budget. My definition of 'hardcore' could be completely different than yours. And will you need a monitor, keyboard, and mouse?

Diablo isn't a graphics intensive game so you should be fine with a $500-600 rig.
$2000+. Yeah need monitor, keyboard, and mouse too. However, I don't see any advantage on gaming mouse though.

[fruitypancakes]

I'm buying the parts for the rig over a month or 2 as I get the cash, currently have the case, psu, ssd, dvd drive, getting hdd and ram next week. this works out well for me because i'm on a pretty tight budget, terrible at saving and it keeps me motivated to build it. I was looking at windows 7 home premium and it's $89 OEM. this might be a stupid question but if im buying it by itself will i be able to get it for the OEM price? the faq on all the websites selling it said you need to buy it with a full computer or the parts to build one, is this just bs? its $299 without it and i really dont want to have to shell out the extra 200 just because im not buying everything at the same time.


Download windows 8 preview its free and will last a while, you can then buy windows 8 / get window 7 for cheaper as the new OS is out or you could get it with different methods..

[cgattshall]

http://i.imgur.com/1ASwC.png
http://i.imgur.com/zf0uP.png

I'm thinking about buying all this stuff and building my own rig to play GW2 once it drops. Is all the equipment worth the price/is there anywhere I could get it cheaper? How will the system run?

[Azzurri]

Man, my VC keeps fuking up, drivers have reset like 5 times today and fixed themselves. Now I have these stupid little red vertical pixels scattered over my monitor.

[XII02]

Hey guys. I'm planning to build a rig. Can you please tell me a build that would be so great to run Diablo 3? Money won't be an issue but I don't wanna go completely hardcore on it. Just wanna get high FPS. Please include an SSD on your recommendations as well as 650M(or higher video card) doesn't have to be nVidia though.
Bump.

$1800-$2000 budget. Something that will run Guild Wars 2 so fast.

[Justin Buchana]

Man, my VC keeps fuking up, drivers have reset like 5 times today and fixed themselves. Now I have these stupid little red vertical pixels scattered over my monitor.

First get rid of any oc you have, and also try cleaning then reinstalling the drivers. Also what tempuratures are you running?

[Fatebound]

http://i50.tinypic.com/t9xo4p.jpg

this is what i'm packing right now

edit: tell me if ya want specs or costs or inside pic

[XII02]

http://i50.tinypic.com/t9xo4p.jpg

this is what i'm packing right now

edit: tell me if ya want specs or costs or inside pic
Specs + cost please.

[Fatebound]

Specs + cost please.

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 = $205

MotherBoard: GigaByte GA-X79-UD3 = $366

Graphics Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 570 = $507

CPU: Intel Core I7 3820 3.60GHz 4-Core/8-Threads 10M Cache = $411

CPU Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo = $53

RAM: 2x 4GB DDR3 1600MHz= $73

PSU: Corsair 750W (Semi)Modular TX Series = $217

DVD+RW: Some ****ty ASUS = $30

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM 32MB = $150

Total: NZD: $2012, USD: $1567

Now, I don't live in a big city so I had to order those all online and the shipping costs were ridiculous. I spent around $100 so if you live in a big city where you don't have to pay shipping or can buy all of them at once from the same dealer...

NZD: $1912, USD: $1490

Edit: USA brahs you guys have it good. Just did a cost check on all of these on NewEgg and it's about $1220 minus shipping.

[ShoryuBrah]

My rig:

http://quakedm.com/misc/IMG_6642.jpg

i5-2500k @ 4.4ghz with a Cooler Master N520 cooler
16gb ram @ 4x4gb
120gb SanDisk SSD
2TB Samsung Eco HDD
EVGA GTX 560 TI 448 core classified edition OC'd
650watt Corsair PSU
MS Intellimouse (best mouse imo)
MS Sidewinder X4 keyboard
Acer 24" widescreen
Antec 902 V3 case
Asus P8P67 Pro rev 3.1 mobo

[Strengthftw]

Can anyone help me out?

Just built a new computer, the CPU has a built in Intel HD 3000, so I installed windows and it loads up fine.

However, there is no display when I plug in a 6 pin connector into the Radeon 6850. It's brand new so I'm not sure whats wrong, I made sure the video card was plugged in, and the fan runs on it.

BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G850 2.9GHz 3MB LGA1155 CPU
Antec VP-450 power supply

Computer does work with the card in the slot but without the power supply connector

[liftTENhard]

Can anyone help me out?

Just built a new computer, the CPU has a built in Intel HD 3000, so I installed windows and it loads up fine.

However, there is no display when I plug in a 6 pin connector into the Radeon 6850. It's brand new so I'm not sure whats wrong, I made sure the video card was plugged in, and the fan runs on it.

use hdmi profit?

i think those other connectors are for eyefinity or w/e....... not sure tho i only use hdmi

[Strengthftw]

use hdmi profit?

i think those other connectors are for eyefinity or w/e....... not sure tho i only use hdmi

To install all you do is plug it into slot, and plug the 6 pin into the top of it right?

fuuuu

gonna try the hdmi

edit: darn doesnt work

[BroMontana]

Did you install the drivers?

[Strengthftw]

Did you install the drivers?

Thats how I noticed the card wasn't working, ran a dxdiag and on the monitor was running on integrated graphics. Turns out I forgot to plug in the power supply to the card.

Turned off the computer and the switch, plugged the power supply into the 6 pin and blank screen when I tried it.

I did download catalyst but I'm not sure if drivers would work if the card was never recognized in the first place

[ShoryuBrah]

The card might not be getting enough power. Check to make sure ALL the connections are secure. I made this mistake when I first installed my GPU. One of the power connectors was a bit loose and there wasn't any display. Also see that there isn't more than one plug in for the 6 pins on the card. Mine requires a 6 pin and an 8 pin for example.

If everything is good, try switching the VGA connector from your GPU to the integrated video out and see if you can get video out of one of them while the card is plugged in and powered.

[James086]

Is the screen plugged into the motherboard or the graphics card?

[Justin Buchana]

Is the screen plugged into the motherboard or the graphics card?

This is what I was going to ask

[jmonty]

Is the screen plugged into the motherboard or the graphics card?

i've made that mistake, lol

[Strengthftw]

Just checked to make sure it was in the motherboard. All connections are secure including the 6 pin connector into the video card.

Can you explain this again? Not sure what you're asking

"If everything is good, try switching the VGA connector from your GPU to the integrated video out and see if you can get video out of one of them while the card is plugged in and powered"

[Strengthftw]

I won't even edit my post, such a dumb mistake

motherofgod.jpg

didn't know the DVI cable had to be in the video card lol, it was in the MOBO the whole time.

The computer I checked the 6850 with didn't have a DVI in the motherboard either, I was like wtf how does the monitor even work? Then I realized the DVI was in my old 4870 the whole time.

Using a little logic I tried the DVI in the 6850, and voila.

[cgattshall]

- AMD FX 8120 EIGHT CORE Processor - Black Edition (Unlocked)
- MSI 970A - G45 MOBO. Super simple BIOS.
- Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 GPU 1 GB GDDR5 w/twin fans
- Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM - 8 GB (2x4GB)
- 24" Asus VS247 Full 1080p HD LED monitor
- Patriot Torqx TR8 64 GB SSD NOTE: I bought this SSD along with 720 GB HDD and installed the Operating System (Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit) on the SSD. Get INSTANT access to every part of the OS. SIGNIFICANTLY different than installing OS on regular HDD
- Seagate Barracuda 720 GB HDD @7200 RPM
- Antec EW 650 Watt Power Supply. Quiet fan.
- CoolerMaster 430 Black Elite Mid-Tower Case. Blue LED 120 mm front Blue LED fan & rear 120 mm fan. Case built for efficient heat dissipation.
- CoolerMaster "Storm" Inferno Mouse. 4000 DPI w/ quick swap. 11 button output, 9 programmable. Max speed of 115 inches per second.
- Microsoft produced, Razer engineered Reclusa back-lit keyboard.
- Razer Vespula mouse dual sided mouse pad w/ wrist ergonomics
- Razer Carcharias wired gaming headset.
- Asus USB-N13 Wireless-N Network Adapter. 300 mbps
BONUS: V-Moda Crossfade LP High-End Headphones. W/Exoskeleton hard case - $200 value.

Buying this for $750.. Am I getting a good deal?

[Strengthftw]

Where are you getting it from?

The 24" monitor + mouse + keyboard + mousepad + headset + headphones + 64 GB SSD looks to make it a pretty good deal from first glance.

Have you priced it all out individually? It looks good to me

[Fire8085]

- AMD FX 8120 EIGHT CORE Processor - Black Edition (Unlocked)
- MSI 970A - G45 MOBO. Super simple BIOS.
- Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 GPU 1 GB GDDR5 w/twin fans
- Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM - 8 GB (2x4GB)
- 24" Asus VS247 Full 1080p HD LED monitor
- Patriot Torqx TR8 64 GB SSD NOTE: I bought this SSD along with 720 GB HDD and installed the Operating System (Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit) on the SSD. Get INSTANT access to every part of the OS. SIGNIFICANTLY different than installing OS on regular HDD
- Seagate Barracuda 720 GB HDD @7200 RPM
- Antec EW 650 Watt Power Supply. Quiet fan.
- CoolerMaster 430 Black Elite Mid-Tower Case. Blue LED 120 mm front Blue LED fan & rear 120 mm fan. Case built for efficient heat dissipation.
- CoolerMaster "Storm" Inferno Mouse. 4000 DPI w/ quick swap. 11 button output, 9 programmable. Max speed of 115 inches per second.
- Microsoft produced, Razer engineered Reclusa back-lit keyboard.
- Razer Vespula mouse dual sided mouse pad w/ wrist ergonomics
- Razer Carcharias wired gaming headset.
- Asus USB-N13 Wireless-N Network Adapter. 300 mbps
BONUS: V-Moda Crossfade LP High-End Headphones. W/Exoskeleton hard case - $200 value.

Buying this for $750.. Am I getting a good deal?

Where the hell are you getting this?

Great deal IMO

[cgattshall]

Where the hell are you getting this?

Great deal IMO

Good ole Craigslist lol.. Haggled the guy all the way down to $750.. BF3 D3 and a copy of the OS included

[Mighty Matt]

Good ole Craigslist lol.. Haggled the guy all the way down to $750.. BF3 D3 and a copy of the OS includedNice, so you wont have to pay 100 bucks in sales tax.

[cgattshall]

Nice, so you wont have to pay 100 bucks in sales tax.

Exactly and the guy is getting a good deal too since he won't have to pay for shipping. With the money I'm saving I'm thinking about upgrading the GPU but I'll have to see how it operates first.

[Impudent]

I don't even see the point in upgrading my PC.. got an i5 2500k, corsair ssd, xfx 6870, 8gb ram.. there's no games coming out that will stress my card more than BF3, and I don't even play BF3 anymore.

guild wars 2 is the only decent game coming out for a long time..

[BroMontana]

Exactly and the guy is getting a good deal too since he won't have to pay for shipping. With the money I'm saving I'm thinking about upgrading the GPU but I'll have to see how it operates first.

How old is the rig? It's a sweet deal because the CPU, GPU, and monitor alone are around $500 new. It should probably run D3 fine as is.

[cgattshall]

How old is the rig? It's a sweet deal because the CPU, GPU, and monitor alone are around $500 new. It should probably run D3 fine as is.

Was built in February of this year so only a few months old. Pretty pumped to get such a sickkk deal

[James086]

I won't even edit my post, such a dumb mistake

motherofgod.jpg

didn't know the DVI cable had to be in the video card lol, it was in the MOBO the whole time.

The computer I checked the 6850 with didn't have a DVI in the motherboard either, I was like wtf how does the monitor even work? Then I realized the DVI was in my old 4870 the whole time.

Using a little logic I tried the DVI in the 6850, and voila.
Called it! :P

[.:Chris:.]

[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/t9xo4p.jpg[/IG]

this is what i'm packing right now

edit: tell me if ya want specs or costs or inside pic

How do you like the case?

[Basic_wonder]

Just built this:

i5 3570k
p8z77-v
cm hyper 212+
8 gigs crucial ram
m4 128gb ssd
CM 690

Still have to buy:
new psu
gtx 670
1tb harddrive

Plays DIII wonderfully using the HD4000 graphics ....

[Inb42012]

Just built this:

i5 3570k
p8z77-v
cm hyper 212+
8 gigs crucial ram
m4 128gb ssd
CM 690

Still have to buy:
new psu
gtx 670
1tb harddrive

Plays DIII wonderfully using the HD4000 graphics ....
Hows that case so far? It seems great for the price

[Mighty Matt]

Exactly and the guy is getting a good deal too since he won't have to pay for shipping. With the money I'm saving I'm thinking about upgrading the GPU but I'll have to see how it operates first.If you upgrade to a new gpu, send me your old one, srs.

[reyes12]

6950 2gb is on sale 199.99 on newegg.

Oh lawd, I wish I had 200 bucks.

brb unlocking and getting a 6970 for 200 bucks.

[Mighty Matt]

6950 2gb is on sale 199.99 on newegg.

Oh lawd, I wish I had 200 bucks.

brb unlocking and getting a 6970 for 200 bucks.unlocking? wat dat means

[BroMontana]

6950 2gb is on sale 199.99 on newegg.

Oh lawd, I wish I had 200 bucks.

brb unlocking and getting a 6970 for 200 bucks.

This one? I was thinking about getting it. Free copy of BF3 makes the deal even sweeter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

[illriginalized]

This one? I was thinking about getting it. Free copy of BF3 makes the deal even sweeter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

BF3 on PC is pure win.

[reyes12]

This one? I was thinking about getting it. Free copy of BF3 makes the deal even sweeter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987


yup thats the one, and yeah I know dude. that makes it a fukkin steal


unlocking? wat dat means

The card has locked shaders on it. Basically when you unlock those shaders, it becomes a 6970

heres an explanation from techpowerup
A few weeks ago AMD released the Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon HD 6950. Both cards are based on AMD's new Cayman core which is their first graphics processor to use a VLIW4 shader configuration.

Just like on all other similar products, AMD's two Cayman variants, called Cayman Pro and Cayman XT, are based on the exact same GPU silicon. The model variant a GPU chip becomes is decided after the die is produced, at some point before it is put on the card. Creating new SKUs from the same silicon by locking features has been common practice in the industry since at least the Radeon 9500 in 2002."

Some 6950's have a bios switch on them that you can switch those locked shaders to unlocked. and others you have to manually download the bios to unlock the extra shaders

When you unlock them you get all the features of the 6950 unlocked so basically you have a 6970 with every feature of one you would buy normally

[ducktales]

http://i.imgur.com/1ASwC.png
http://i.imgur.com/zf0uP.png

I'm thinking about buying all this stuff and building my own rig to play GW2 once it drops. Is all the equipment worth the price/is there anywhere I could get it cheaper? How will the system run?

all that gear with a traditional hdd? u dun goof'ed.

get an ssd brah.

[ahhbrahh]

Ssd cost for 1tb?

[ShoryuBrah]

Ssd cost for 1tb?
Good luck with that

[mk.ultra]

Ssd cost for 1tb?

...heh. WAY too much.

i got an SSD 120 gb for $100 shipped for all my programs, and a 2 TB HDD for media storage for like $100. best way to do it if you need the mass storage

[ahhbrahh]

...heh. WAY too much.

i got an SSD 120 gb for $100 shipped for all my programs, and a 2 TB HDD for media storage for like $100. best way to do it if you need the mass storage

That's what I thought and also in response to ducktails a few posts up.

Just building my new set up, and figured ssd was too pricey, even in a $2k build.

[ShoryuBrah]

Get something in the 60-120GB range for an SSD for primary storage (programs/Windows) and a 2TB drive for your music/p0rn/games. I've also heard good things about hybrid drives.

[ahhbrahh]

Get something in the 60-120GB range for an SSD for primary storage (programs/Windows) and a 2TB drive for your music/p0rn/games. I've also heard good things about hybrid drives.

I'm probably going to do that now after researching it a bit more.

[illriginalized]

I'm probably going to do that now after researching it a bit more.

It's simple.

SSD: OS, Video Games, and Multimedia applications (Adobe products for example)

HDD: Regular apps

External HDD: Storage


What I've done was simply get three 64GB SSDs + 1 HDD (500GB) + NDD (Network drive @ 5TB)

When 1TB Great quality SSD price hits about $150-$175 THEN at that point I'll be able to go full SSD.

[KeRiZmA]

Bought all the parts about two weeks ago, built it last night. Feels so good going from 20-30 fps on the lowest graphics settings on my old laptop to everything on ultra 60 fps. Took off vsync to see what it was at and it was at 300 fps lol.

i5 3570k
Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Asus P8Z77-V motherboard
Coolermaster Hyper 212
Crucial M4 SSD Micron C400 128GB 2.5IN Solid State Disk Flash Drive SATA3 6Gbps
Fractal Design Arc MIDI Tower Computer Case 2X5.25 8X3.5INT No PS Fan Controller & Front USB3
Western Digital WD5003ABYX 500 GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SAT (don't need any more tbh, have externals as well).
Some chitty $20.00 optical drive that I may use once or twice in the next few years.

Been using my 34" 720P (1360x768) HD TV but I want something better so I just ordered:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049&cm_sp=Cat_Monitors-_-Spotlight-_-24-236-049

hnnnnng, feels so nice to have a good gaming pc.

[stevematic]

http://i.imgur.com/06otS.png

picking these up on monday

[ShoryuBrah]

All that and not going to pick up a separate GPU?

[stevematic]

getting that in a few weeks

i'm getting that stuff now because the psu in my current pc died and i was going to upgrade in a few weeks anyway.

[ShoryuBrah]

Lols. PSU died. Built a new computer.

I did the same thing actually. One of my HDDs in my old PC was dying so I did a custom build.

[stevematic]

haha, i would have just bought a new psu but i was going to do a custom build in a month anyway. i have the money for everything but the gpu now so that's why i'm doing it. i'm just going to run the 8800gt in it for the time being...

[Inb42012]

6950 2gb is on sale 199.99 on newegg.

Oh lawd, I wish I had 200 bucks.

brb unlocking and getting a 6970 for 200 bucks.
I heard that you can no longer flash the BIOS to unlock it. Still a great deal regardless!

[Spill512]

Hey,

I have this computer: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/FX/1015578R/1015578Rsp3.shtml

Could I just upgrade the graphics card/psu to a decent up to date one, or will the rest of the computer not be able to handle it?

Thanks for any help

[MiscMathematician]

Hey,

I have this computer: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/FX/1015578R/1015578Rsp3.shtml

Could I just upgrade the graphics card/psu to a decent up to date one, or will the rest of the computer not be able to handle it?

Thanks for any help

q9300 should be able to handle a decent GPU, but i wouldn't go near top of the line. maybe with an hd6870/6950 or gtx560ti- either would be a pretty big upgrade over a 9800gt. there may be slight bottle-necking, but it is still worth the upgrade.

[reyes12]

I heard that you can no longer flash the BIOS to unlock it. Still a great deal regardless!


aw damn that sucks, but I agree, best deal for a videocard right now.

[MiscMathematician]

6950 2gb is on sale 199.99 on newegg.

Oh lawd, I wish I had 200 bucks.

brb unlocking and getting a 6970 for 200 bucks.

189 now with code FB1MTHANKS4, and a 10 RB = $179

[Spill512]

q9300 should be able to handle a decent GPU, but i wouldn't go near top of the line. maybe with an hd6870/6950 or gtx560ti- either would be a pretty big upgrade over a 9800gt. there may be slight bottle-necking, but it is still worth the upgrade.

Thanks alot man.

I checked out the HD6870 and HD6950 and I'll be buying one of those. You think I could hold off on buying the PSU till later when I have more money, or is it really dangerous to the graphics card if I don't upgrade it immediately?

[TheOneArmedMan]

Yay just got an i5 2550k 3.4ghz, 8gb corsair ddr3 ram, gigabyte ga-z77x-ud 3h board, and a gtx 550 1gb with a 650 corsair psu.

Used to have an old core 2 and 512mb 8800 gt.

[MiscMathematician]

Thanks alot man.

I checked out the HD6870 and HD6950 and I'll be buying one of those. You think I could hold off on buying the PSU till later when I have more money, or is it really dangerous to the graphics card if I don't upgrade it immediately?

a 400W PSU might be too low, even for the 6870. The 9800GT uses 105W, the HD6870 uses 150W, and the HD6950 uses 200W. You might be able to run the 6870 on it if your computer has 50+W of headroom.

I would upgrade the PSU at the same time, and get at least 550-600W from a quality brand. Not to mention that they require two power 6-pin plugs from the PSU, which yours might not have.

[Spill512]

a 400W PSU might be too low, even for the 6870. The 9800GT uses 105W, the HD6870 uses 150W, and the HD6950 uses 200W. You might be able to run the 6870 on it if your computer has 50+W of headroom.

I would upgrade the PSU at the same time, and get at least 550-600W from a quality brand. Not to mention that they require two power 6-pin plugs from the PSU, which yours might not have.

Thanks

I did some research and SeaSonic seems to get really good reviews.

Is this psu compatible with the sapphire hd6950?

psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095
graphics card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

[wings_unhinged]

Picking out my components right now for my 1st build. So far got me i5 2500k, z68 Asus mobo, 16 MB corsair DDR3 RAM, and a 750W PSU.

Thinking about getting the Cooler Master 932 and 560 Ti to go with all this.

Do motherboards come with wireless or do I need to install a NIC?

[MiscMathematician]

Thanks

I did some research and SeaSonic seems to get really good reviews.

Is this psu compatible with the sapphire hd6950?

psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095
graphics card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

yup, will work fine

[wings_unhinged]

189 now with code FB1MTHANKS4, and a 10 RB = $179

Thought I was going 560ti but I found this... but the promo code doesn't work. :( Still... Dirt 3 and BF3 with this? Seems like an awesome deal.

[FreshRollyG]

I just recently ordered myself a desktop replacement grade mobile processor from Origin PC called the EON17-s. I don't actually mind its bulky and generic model design, despite replacing it with the thin-style Dell XPS 15z.

I spoke with Origin's sales team today and was advised to anticipate my delivery for early July - due to a back order for the GPU unit... Eh, no biggie; I initially expected two weeks or so for arrival anyway.

This is admittedly a ridiculously expensive unit, but I only paid $2,000 out of my pocket for its total costs (I sold the XPS15z, initially a free gift) so I feel it's justified.

I didn't want to upgrade a desktop system at this minute either. I decided to take this opportunity to go high end for a particular mobile set-up now and consider a high end desktop setup in 3-4 years from now. I also prefer the convenience of mobility; despite the lacklustre battery power & bulky design - been using a laptop for primary use since circa 2003.

---

Origin EON17-S - a.k.a Clevo P170EM / Sager NP9170 - Mobile Gaming System

O.S:
Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit)

CPU:
Intel Core i7-3920XM Quad-Core Processor [Extreme Edition] (OC’d - 4.1GHz - 4.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M (OC’d)

RAM:
32GB DDR3 1600MHz (4x8GB)

CHIPSET:
Mobile Intel HM77 Express

STORAGE:
2x 750GB HDD (7200rpm SATA 300 - ‘RAID:0’ configured)
80GB Intel 310 Series - mSATA SSD (cached for 'mechanical drives' only)

OPTICAL DRIVE:
6X BD-R Blu-Ray Burner /8X DVD±R / 2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive (Dual-Layered)

SOUND:
Integrated HD Audio w/ THX TruStudio Pro & 7.1 Channel support

WIRELESS:
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless (~450mps)

---

&& the dedicated discreet GPU is potentially future-proof & replaceable providing it has a compatible MXM 3.0b~ pin socket - confirmed this with the Sales Specialist

[ShoryuBrah]

Picking out my components right now for my 1st build. So far got me i5 2500k, z68 Asus mobo, 16 MB corsair DDR3 RAM, and a 750W PSU.

Thinking about getting the Cooler Master 932 and 560 Ti to go with all this.

Do motherboards come with wireless or do I need to install a NIC?
Generally no. You have to buy a separate card for wireless.

[SynapticCleft]

I just recently ordered myself a desktop replacement grade mobile processor from Origin PC called the EON17-s. I don't actually mind its bulky and generic model design, despite replacing it with the thin-style Dell XPS 15z.

I spoke with Origin's sales team today and was advised to anticipate my delivery for early July - due to a back order for the GPU unit... Eh, no biggie; I initially expected two weeks or so for arrival anyway.

This is admittedly a ridiculously expensive unit, but I only paid $2,000 out of my pocket for its total costs (I sold the XPS15z, initially a free gift) so I feel it's justified.

I didn't want to upgrade a desktop system at this minute either. I decided to take this opportunity to go high end for a particular mobile set-up now and consider a high end desktop setup in 3-4 years from now. I also prefer the convenience of mobility; despite the lacklustre battery power & bulky design - been using a laptop for primary use since circa 2003.

---

Origin EON17-S - a.k.a Clevo P170EM / Sager NP9170 - Mobile Gaming System

O.S:
Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit)

CPU:
Intel Core i7-3920XM Quad-Core Processor [Extreme Edition] (OC’d - 4.1GHz - 4.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M (OC’d)

RAM:
32GB DDR3 1600MHz (4x8GB)

CHIPSET:
Mobile Intel HM77 Express

STORAGE:
2x 750GB HDD (7200rpm SATA 300 - ‘RAID:0’ configured)
80GB Intel 310 Series - mSATA SSD (cached for 'mechanical drives' only)

OPTICAL DRIVE:
6X BD-R Blu-Ray Burner /8X DVD±R / 2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive (Dual-Layered)

SOUND:
Integrated HD Audio w/ THX TruStudio Pro & 7.1 Channel support

WIRELESS:
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless (~450mps)

---

&& the dedicated discreet GPU is potentially future-proof & replaceable providing it has a compatible MXM 3.0b~ pin socket - confirmed this with the Sales SpecialistThat laptop is 16inches long, it's going to be heavy as hell; will definitely be a b!tch carrying that around. I've always thought desktop replacement laptops were pointless because laptops are designed to be mobile computers. Having something that heavy kills the mobile part of a laptop and gaming laptop tend to get really hot and will burn your nuts if it's on your lap. Also the OC'd 680M will drain your batteries fast, so you will need to be plugged in constantly.

[Justin Buchana]

That laptop is 16inches long, it's going to be heavy as hell; will definitely be a b!tch carrying that around. I've always thought desktop replacement laptops were pointless because laptops are designed to be mobile computers. Having something that heavy kills the mobile part of a laptop and gaming laptop tend to get really hot and will burn your nuts if it's on your lap. Also the OC'd 680M will drain your batteries fast, so you will need to be plugged in constantly.


You can't game on them unless they are plugged in. I have a 17 inch asus g73jw along with my desktop. They are great for lan parties, and if your on the go a lot, like business trips and such. Sure as hell beats lugging around a entire desktop set up.

[Justin Buchana]

I just recently ordered myself a desktop replacement grade mobile processor from Origin PC called the EON17-s. I don't actually mind its bulky and generic model design, despite replacing it with the thin-style Dell XPS 15z.

I spoke with Origin's sales team today and was advised to anticipate my delivery for early July - due to a back order for the GPU unit... Eh, no biggie; I initially expected two weeks or so for arrival anyway.

This is admittedly a ridiculously expensive unit, but I only paid $2,000 out of my pocket for its total costs (I sold the XPS15z, initially a free gift) so I feel it's justified.

I didn't want to upgrade a desktop system at this minute either. I decided to take this opportunity to go high end for a particular mobile set-up now and consider a high end desktop setup in 3-4 years from now. I also prefer the convenience of mobility; despite the lacklustre battery power & bulky design - been using a laptop for primary use since circa 2003.

---

Origin EON17-S - a.k.a Clevo P170EM / Sager NP9170 - Mobile Gaming System

O.S:
Windows 7 Ultimate (64-Bit)

CPU:
Intel Core i7-3920XM Quad-Core Processor [Extreme Edition] (OC’d - 4.1GHz - 4.5GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M (OC’d)

RAM:
32GB DDR3 1600MHz (4x8GB)

CHIPSET:
Mobile Intel HM77 Express

STORAGE:
2x 750GB HDD (7200rpm SATA 300 - ‘RAID:0’ configured)
80GB Intel 310 Series - mSATA SSD (cached for 'mechanical drives' only)

OPTICAL DRIVE:
6X BD-R Blu-Ray Burner /8X DVD±R / 2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive (Dual-Layered)

SOUND:
Integrated HD Audio w/ THX TruStudio Pro & 7.1 Channel support

WIRELESS:
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Wireless (~450mps)

---

&& the dedicated discreet GPU is potentially future-proof & replaceable providing it has a compatible MXM 3.0b~ pin socket - confirmed this with the Sales Specialist

Post up some heaven score with top 30 settings and 3dmark11 I'm curious to how fast the 680m is running.

[LocomotiveCurt]

slickdeals.net/permadeal/75796/newegg-120gb-ocz-vertex-3-2.5-sata-iii-mlc-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd-vtx325sat3120g

i cant link because i dont have enough posts

$70 for a OCX Vertex 128GB SSD

Not the best out there, but its a steal for that price

[Basic_wonder]

Hows that case so far? It seems great for the price

pros: Tons of room, lots of spaces for fan, built in cable management, usb and e-sata ports on top

cons: the psu is bottom mounted and i have had issues with the power cord reaching on some motherboards ...

[Basic_wonder]

Ordered a wd 1tb drive and seasonic x750 psu on newegg with $120 in discounts, just need to save up for the gtx 670 now and my pc is done ....

[BroMontana]

slickdeals.net/permadeal/75796/newegg-120gb-ocz-vertex-3-2.5-sata-iii-mlc-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd-vtx325sat3120g

i cant link because i dont have enough posts

$70 for a OCX Vertex 128GB SSD

Not the best out there, but its a steal for that price

Here's another pretty good deal on and SSD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2JL2A/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20

[Jinru]

If anyone is looking for a new monitor and has a decent video card. One of the Korean 27" 1440p IPS LED has dropped to $290 shipped. Best fukcing bang for buck monitor on the market right now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-YAMAKASI-CATLEAP-Q270-LED-SE-27-2560X1440-WQHD-DVI-D-Dual-Computer-Monitor-/120911008070

[Dan916]

Will send $15 gamecard for some help if i end up buyin it.

Im looking for a budget gaming PC, but i do NOT want to put it together myself because I am a noob and will end up breaking **** or messing it up, so im looking for an already-built PC that newegg and ibuypower puts together for me once I configure it. My budget is around 800ish. that limits my options especially since im not putting it together myself. Im no pro gamer, but I game a lot. Heck I was a top druid on my WoW realm with an integrated graphics card and like 10 frames per second lol. But now that my old PC died, id like to play Skyrim and similar games on decent settings. Id like at least 8Gig DDR and 1TB HD. Graphics card and processor is what im totally unsure of.

For example: http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/2012_Mage what would need to be upgraded for my price range/ Do i really need better than 400w power supply for a entry gaming rig/


thanks

[bishesjellyme]

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.5GHZ
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V
Graphics Card: 2x Sapphire 6950 2GBs
Memory: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz
Hard Drive: 1x 1TB Western Digital Enterprise RE3
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider 850W ST85F-P
Display: 1920 x 1080 Samsung S23A300B
Case: Coolermaster HAF X
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Optimal: ASUS DRW-23B3LT
KB/Mice :Logitech G100 , Gigabyte M6900

Demolishes every game I play.

Going to throw in a Crucial M4 or Sandisk Extreme 128GB SSD in there soon.

[SynapticCleft]

If anyone is looking for a new monitor and has a decent video card. One of the Korean 27" 1440p IPS LED has dropped to $290 shipped. Best fukcing bang for buck monitor on the market right now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-YAMAKASI-CATLEAP-Q270-LED-SE-27-2560X1440-WQHD-DVI-D-Dual-Computer-Monitor-/120911008070Damn you should have showed me this link yesterday. Now I just pulled the trigger on my rig's upgrade.


Any of you bros know of a place to sell your old components. I need to get some money from my old i5-750 and it's mobo to fund the next upgrade for my rig. I tried overclock.net, but it requires 35 reps to post on their market forum.

[Dan916]

Anything wrong with this for a budget rig?




8GB DDR3 SDRAM
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
8MB L3 cache memory
1TB Serial ATA II hard drive (7200 rpm)
NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphics
12-in-1 media reader
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system preinstalled
AMD 6-Core FX-6100 Accelerated Processor with NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphics

[bishesjellyme]

Anything wrong with this for a budget rig?
8GB DDR3 SDRAM
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
8MB L3 cache memory
1TB Serial ATA II hard drive (7200 rpm)
NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphics
12-in-1 media reader
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system preinstalled
AMD 6-Core FX-6100 Accelerated Processor with NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphics

You're better off getting an Intel i3 Sandy/Ivy Bridge tbh, performs better.
8GB DDR3 make sure it's at least 1333mhz, and dual-channel.
No power supply?
Settle for 750GB instead and add the savings to a GTX 560TI instead, MUCH better.

[SynapticCleft]

Anything wrong with this for a budget rig?




8GB DDR3 SDRAM
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
8MB L3 cache memory
1TB Serial ATA II hard drive (7200 rpm)
NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphics
12-in-1 media reader
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system preinstalled
AMD 6-Core FX-6100 Accelerated Processor with NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti graphicsWhat is your budget $$$?? The comp in your previous link seems a bit steep for a 'budget' build.

ANd you are going to need at least 500w psu, you can probably get away with 400w if you don't plan on overclocking.

[Fist-Of-Freedom]

Got my second 570 in today so I took some quick pics. Getting another 2 monitors by fall. OCed both of them, BF3 @ 100+fps on ultra ftw.


http://i49.tinypic.com/nxrvk.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/2iqooqc.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/263dbew.jpg

[wings_unhinged]

Got my second 570 in today so I took some quick pics. Getting another 2 monitors by fall. OCed both of them, BF3 @ 100+fps on ultra ftw.

I hate you. lol have fun man

I see most people get 8GB of RAM, I got 16.. did I dun goof? Wanted the most memory for each slot.

[Fist-Of-Freedom]

I hate you. lol have fun man

I see most people get 8GB of RAM, I got 16.. did I dun goof? Wanted the most memory for each slot.

I mean it won't hurt anything getting 16Gb, but if you take a look at your memory usage, you'll see you won't even touch 8GB. I still haven't even come close to using 75% of my 8GB. It more so looks cooler filling up the slots than anything haha. (unless you work with heavy software/graphic design etc)

I was going to get 16GB, but I used that extra money to buy my modular PSU.

[wings_unhinged]

I mean it won't hurt anything getting 16Gb, but if you take a look at your memory usage, you'll see you won't even touch 8GB. I still haven't even come close to using 75% of my 8GB. It more so looks cooler filling up the slots than anything haha. (unless you work with heavy software/graphic design etc)

I was going to get 16GB, but I used that extra money to buy my modular PSU.

Hmm.. okay. Thanks for your input. I want that money to go towards other components so I cancelled the 16GB and went with 8.

[Fatebound]

How do you like the case?

couldn't be more happier

[Fist-Of-Freedom]

Hmm.. okay. Thanks for your input. I want that money to go towards other components so I cancelled the 16GB and went with 8.

You made the right choice

[kohlerbear]

Vaio F

2.2GHz Intel Core i7 2670QM
Intel HM67 Chipset
8GB ram, 1,333MHz DDR3
640GB HDD
Nvidia GeForce GT 540M
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
16.4in

[roms15]

Hmm.. okay. Thanks for your input. I want that money to go towards other components so I cancelled the 16GB and went with 8.

why?

should of went with this tbh
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231523

/sarcasm

lol good choice

16gb is useless for you

[Justin Buchana]

Got my second 570 in today so I took some quick pics. Getting another 2 monitors by fall. OCed both of them, BF3 @ 100+fps on ultra ftw.


http://i49.tinypic.com/nxrvk.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/2iqooqc.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/263dbew.jpg

Wants to see some benchmarks, curious to how far behind a 570 sli I am. Wife's going the 570 sli route I went 680.

[Dan916]

anyone have a 10% off newegg link? I had a 10% off card but misplaced it

[Fist-Of-Freedom]

Wants to see some benchmarks, curious to how far behind a 570 sli I am. Wife's going the 570 sli route I went 680.

You're not too far behind from benchmarks I've read on the overclock forums.Check it out.

but 1 card is still better than 2. less heat and problems. I just need more monitors being a day trader so I just went ahead and got another 570.

[wings_unhinged]

Thinking about going for the Cooler Master HAF X. The 932 is $20 cheaper but Amazon won't ship to me.

My 1st build

i5 2500k
8GB Corsair SDRAM
Asus Z68 mobo
Sapphire 6958 GPU
Corsair 750-watt PSU

.. Haven't chosen an SSD yet. Already got an HDD.

[Fist-Of-Freedom]

Thinking about going for the Cooler Master HAF X. The 932 is $20 cheaper but Amazon won't ship to me.

My 1st build

i5 2500k
8GB Corsair SDRAM
Asus Z68 mobo
Sapphire 6958 GPU
Corsair 750-watt PSU

.. Haven't chosen an SSD yet. Already got an HDD.

I'd really check out ASrock MOBO's.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%2050001944&IsNodeId=1&name=ASRock

And check our the Crucial M4 SSD, hasn't let me down yet and is very quick. Good reviews all around.

[mickwheelz]

Current PC's

Work Laptop;

Toshiba R830
Intel Core i7-2620M 2.7Ghz
8Gb DDR3 Ram
512Gb SSD
Intel Onboard Graphics

Home Workstation;
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
4Gb DDR2 Ram
128Gb SSD (boot)
320Gb Western Digital 7200Rpm
320Gb Western Digital 7200Rpm
Nvidia Gforce GT260

not super high power, but good enough for what I do

[Skell121]

Just got my new rig up and running last night

i7-3770K (4 x 3.50GHz)
16GB DDR3 RAM
GTX 560 Ti 1GB... will prob go SLI when prices drop
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 MoBo
1 TB sh!te hard drive because idgaf lol

[Justin Buchana]

Just got my new rig up and running last night

i7-3770K (4 x 3.50GHz)
16GB DDR3 RAM
GTX 560 Ti 1GB... will prob go SLI when prices drop
ASRock Z77 Extreme6 MoBo
1 TB sh!te hard drive because idgaf lol
What size psu? Might be cheaper, just as fast, and more VRAM to go the 670 route selling the current 560 ti

[.:Chris:.]

What chipset should I look for when buying the most recent mobo...z77?

[Basic_wonder]

What chipset should I look for when buying the most recent mobo...z77?

Yes, the z77 line for ivy bridge ...

It is sad when I am exhausted after putting a new psu and harddrive into my pc ....

The seasonic x750 psu is just stunning ....

[SynapticCleft]

Id get an ivy bridge i5 cpu unless if you already have a sandy bridge then the difference between sandy and ivy is minimal.


Great morning for me today, just got an asus directcu 2 gtx 670 for under $380.

[HouseBro]

Evo
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/35-103-099-TS?$S300W$

8 gigs, 1600
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/20-233-255-TS?$S300W$

full tower
http://www.awd-it.co.uk/images/thumbnails/1/380/340/9938_NZXT_Phantom_Full_Tower_White__xl.jpg

http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/19-116-504-TS?$S300W$

gigabyte, z77x
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/13-128-545-TS?$S300W$

http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/14-161-407-Z03?$S300W$

http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/20-227-726-TS?$S300W$

[HouseBro]

fully modular
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/17-139-010-TS?$S300W$

http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/newegg/27-135-204-TS?$S300W$

[SynapticCleft]

HX series isnt fully modular. You can't remove the 24pin mobo cable and 8 pin cpu cable. Build looks good though.

[Skell121]

What size psu? Might be cheaper, just as fast, and more VRAM to go the 670 route selling the current 560 ti

850 watt

[wings_unhinged]

i5 2500k
8GB Corsair RAM
750-watt PSU Corsair
Cooler Master HAF X
Z68 Asus mobo

Can't wait till my stuff comes in.

[p7nk]

core i5 2500k
asus P8 Z68-V Pro
16gb ram
128gb ssd
320gb HD
radeon HD5570

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/194963_322760181144332_496656949_o.jpg

[mh22]

core i5 2500k
asus P8 Z68-V Pro
16gb ram
128gb ssd
320gb HD
radeon HD5570

[img]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/194963_322760181144332_496656949_o.jpg[img]
looks good bro

[ChrisHansonHere]

Havent upgraded my rig in a few months, too many damn billz :/

i5 2500K OC'd 4.5GHz (Sandy Bridge)

Zotac 560 Ti (factory OC'd, would not recommend this company, kind of regret not getting 480 instead)

ASRock P67(went with P67 for OC, didnt need SSD caching)

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD

1TB Western Digital (some random one I pulled out of a external HD unit)

Corsair Obsidian 800D

16GB (4X4GB sticks)

Raidmax 700W PSU (never had any probs)

Swiftech Apogee HD CPU waterblock

Danger Den full GPU block for 560Ti (definitely helped zotac stock cooler was such shiz)

2x240mm Rads(two of these bad boys)

Danger Den rad Reservoir

Swiftech MCP350 (single pump pushing through 2 rads, 1 res, 2 blocks, no probs)

Silver killcoil,3/8 tubing, regular distilled water, regular barb fittings (didnt have the $$$ to spring on all compression)

logitech g500 mouse, razer blackwidow ultimate keyboard

tried posting links but i have less than 50 posts :( other account got banned for some reason i unno.jpg

[ShoryuBrah]

Mirin' my CPU clock?

http://i.imgur.com/3EASa.jpg

Not water cooled, so I wonder when my CPU will start on fire..

[ChrisHansonHere]

Mirin' my CPU clock?

Not water cooled, so I wonder when my CPU will start on fire..

r u just benchmarking? i dont see the point of keeping CPU at such a high overclock 24/7

[ShoryuBrah]

Just wanted to see if I could get it that high. It has some power save mode on so it's sitting at 1.6ghz until it goes under some load. I normally run it at 4.3ghz.

[SynapticCleft]

Mirin' my CPU clock?

[img]http://i.imgur.com/3EASa.jpg/img]

Not water cooled, so I wonder when my CPU will start on fire..What is your cooler? Im curious as to what temps you are getting at that overclock.

[ShoryuBrah]

Using a Coolermaster something. Don't remember the exact model. It's either one of the 212 or 412 variants. At this clock it's getting pretty hot under load. Would definitely get above 85C pretty quickly if I ran the stress test for a few minutes. Idling around 30-35C. At what I normally use it at (4.3ghz), it would get over 80C during the stress test as well, but under real world usage it obviously never got that hot.

[SynapticCleft]

Cot Dayum!

You are braver than me. I would never take my cpu to 5.0ghz on air.

[Dan916]

Cyberpower has july 4th sales going on for the next 9 days.

fawk brahs is $75 shipping normal for a PC? It's going from SoCali to NorCali lol. taxes+shipping is running me like $150.

[ChrisHansonHere]

Cyberpower has july 4th sales going on for the next 9 days.

fawk brahs is $75 shipping normal for a PC? It's going from SoCali to NorCali lol. taxes+shipping is running me like $150.

Y not just build it yourself? All the resources, help from here, YouTube etc it shouldn't be very hard

[jmonty]

Y not just build it yourself? All the resources, help from here, YouTube etc it shouldn't be very hard

Red man has a good point

[illriginalized]

Cot Dayum!

You are braver than me. I would never take my cpu to 5.0ghz on air.

With the new AMD and Intel chips... it's actually not an issue. Now 6ghz... you're gonna have to start working with liquid cooling.

[Strengthftw]

That 75 for shipping aint even worth it

[OnTheVolley]

Hey guys should I go with a full or mid tower?

[illriginalized]

Hey guys should I go with a full or mid tower?

<3 Full sized towers. Plenty of room to work with.

If you got the greens.. check out Lian Li towers.

[ShoryuBrah]

With the new AMD and Intel chips... it's actually not an issue. Now 6ghz... you're gonna have to start working with liquid cooling.
Uh, no. Anything over 4.5 should be water cooled if you're planning on using a lot of CPU power otherwise you'll just end up throttling the CPU. The new Ivy Bridges OC hotter than the Sandy Bridge series also due to a smaller die size.

[illriginalized]

Uh, no. Anything over 4.5 should be water cooled if you're planning on using a lot of CPU power otherwise you'll just end up throttling the CPU. The new Ivy Bridges OC hotter than the Sandy Bridge series also due to a smaller die size.

Yeeeeeah... I'm a member of overclockers.net >_>

haha.

[ShoryuBrah]

Oh sorry. Guess that means you really know your stuff.

[ChrisHansonHere]

With the new AMD and Intel chips... it's actually not an issue. Now 6ghz... you're gonna have to start working with liquid cooling.

6ghz ure gonna need better than just liquid cooling IMO, but I haven't tried any of ivy bridge or new amd cpus yet



Full tower is bauce. I originally bought a mid tower which was okay but it was cramped inside, then I switched to a themaltake level 10 GT and finally settled on corsair obsidian 800D. I love the big cases

[illriginalized]

6ghz ure gonna need better than just liquid cooling IMO, but I haven't tried any of ivy bridge or new amd cpus yet



Full tower is bauce. I originally bought a mid tower which was okay but it was cramped inside, then I switched to a themaltake level 10 GT and finally settled on corsair obsidian 800D. I love the big cases

On a nice (extreme) liquid cooling system, people are able to pump out 9ghz+ on the AMD FX-8150. I should have corrected my previous post. Not 6ghz but @ 5ghz.

On my i7 2600k during the winter I had it @ 5.2ghz stable. Now it's @ 4.5ghz.

[ChrisHansonHere]

On my i7 2600k during the winter I had it @ 5.2ghz stable. Now it's @ 4.5ghz.

u running a custom loop or a closed loop like one of the corsair h series? during the winter when i built this rig i kept my 2500K clocked to 4.5GHz running at mid 40's celcius under load, but right now we just went through a couple days where the temps were 100+ fahrenheit so i brought the clock down to 4.3GHz

[illriginalized]

u running a custom loop or a closed loop like one of the corsair h series? during the winter when i built this rig i kept my 2500K clocked to 4.5GHz running at mid 40's celcius under load, but right now we just went through a couple days where the temps were 100+ fahrenheit so i brought the clock down to 4.3GHz
Corsair H100

[SynapticCleft]

Corsair H100 are nice, but at that price I would go with a real water cooling kit.

Weather has been insane lately up in Boston. We hit 90F+ and high humidity, but now that things are cooling down for awhile im ready to continue the march to 5.0ghz on my 3570k. Temps are surprisingly good for a 4.5ghz OC, I was idiling around 48-52C last week when my room felt like a sauna. Good thing I sprung out and got the antec 620 to keep my cpu cool.

[ChrisHansonHere]

Corsair H100 are nice, but at that price I would go with a real water cooling kit.

Weather has been insane lately up in Boston. We hit 90F+ and high humidity, but now that things are cooling down for awhile im ready to continue the march to 5.0ghz on my 3570k. Temps are surprisingly good for a 4.5ghz OC, I was idiling around 48-52C last week when my room felt like a sauna. Good thing I sprung out and got the antec 620 to keep my cpu cool.

i kno that feel bro, im from south shore mass. i got my 560 ti and 2500K in the same loop and at times i couldnt play bf3 since my room would get way to fcukin hot, playing on high settings at 1080p my 560ti was getting up to the 50's celcius which was still better than it was doing back when it was on stock air cooling back in the winter. now that its cooler itll hit low 40's under full load during bf3

corsair h100 is about $100?

I just looked up the parts i have in my custom water cooling loop, and the price adds up to about $450 before shipping T_T

[MasterBlaster52]

core i5 2500k
asus P8 Z68-V Pro
16gb ram
128gb ssd
320gb HD
radeon HD5570

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/194963_322760181144332_496656949_o.jpg

5570?

strong bottleneck

[p7nk]

5570?

strong bottleneck

don't play video games

[ChrisHansonHere]

don't play video games

da phack is a computer used for then

[p7nk]

da phack is a computer used for then

downloading HD porn, photoshop

[ChrisHansonHere]

downloading HD porn, photoshop

my tablet can do that

[FrankLotion]

I have a core related question if anyone can help me out.

Anybody have shogun 2?

I heard it was a CPU based game that runs on 1 core. I have a 8 core 8150 3.1 (which i heard is only 4 cores and 4 threads or something, don't really know much about computers)



I want to know what CPU I need to buy to run the game to handle all of the 1 core CPU usage. I know I should've went with the intel i5.

[wings_unhinged]

I have a core related question if anyone can help me out.

Anybody have shogun 2?

I heard it was a CPU based game that runs on 1 core. I have a 8 core 8150 3.1 (which i heard is only 4 cores and 4 threads or something, don't really know much about computers)



I want to know what CPU I need to buy to run the game to handle all of the 1 core CPU usage. I know I should've went with the intel i5.

Quick Google search..

PC MINIMUM System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
(Any version of Vista and Windows 7 will work, 32 or 64-bit)
• Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core OR 2.6 GHz Single Core (Intel or AMD)
• RAM: 1 GB (XP), 2 GB (Vista / Windows 7)
• Video/Graphics Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
• Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible
• Hard Drive: 20 GB free space
• Monitor Resolution: 1024x768

PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows 7 / Vista / XP
(Any version of Vista and Windows 7 will work, 32 or 64-bit)
• Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent
• RAM: 2 GB (XP), 4 GB (Vista / Windows 7)
• Video/Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 5000 / 6000 series or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
• Hard Drive: 20 GB free space
• Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024

http://www.cleartechinfo.com/Total-War-Shogun-2-System-Requirements-Cant-play-it-on-your-computer

[Justin Buchana]

I have a core related question if anyone can help me out.

Anybody have shogun 2?

I heard it was a CPU based game that runs on 1 core. I have a 8 core 8150 3.1 (which i heard is only 4 cores and 4 threads or something, don't really know much about computers)



I want to know what CPU I need to buy to run the game to handle all of the 1 core CPU usage. I know I should've went with the intel i5.


What video card do you have at the moment? I'm pretty sure you can get it to run right now assuming you a video card.

[p7nk]

What video card do you have at the moment? I'm pretty sure you can get it to run right now assuming you a video card.

look for a good price on the WD1002FAEX (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331606)

got an SSD with my OS and photo/video editing programs, want that hdd for media and other bull****

[repasaurus]

http://i50.tinypic.com/2ibgnz6.jpg

should a fan be intake or exhaust here? I have vents on this side of the case if it makes a difference.

[liftTENhard]

http://i50.tinypic.com/2ibgnz6.jpg

should a fan be intake or exhaust here? I have vents on this side of the case if it makes a difference.

lol no

[repasaurus]

lol no

no I shouldn't add a fan?

[MiscMathematician]

no I shouldn't add a fan?

Exhaust.

[TouchdownRobots]

no I shouldn't add a fan?

yes add an exhaust fan. side and front fans should be intakes.

[wings_unhinged]

So my first build ever has been very exciting for me so far. Since I have limited amounts of time on my hands due to work, I only got so far as putting in the PSU, testing mobo components, and putting the mobo into the case.

I had a huge scare with the CPU. I reseated it maybe 5-6 times. I had no idea how much force/pressure I'd have to put on the level for it to clamp down on the CPU. I could swear, I thought I heard pins bending. But I think it was just the circuit board bending on the pressure. Still.. with all these tutorial videos saying don't put pressure on the CPU in the socket, the lever puts a ton of pressure on it and makes you think you're going to break it.

The CPU LED shone red and I thought I botched CPU installation and put it in wrong. Turns out I installed it perfectly but forgot to plug in the CPU supplemental power. LOL

1st build is awesome! But scary.

Also cannot believe how huge the Cooler Master HAF X case is. Comes up to my knees.

[Inb42012]

TL;DR.I've heard the Intel LGA sockets can make a noise (as you've learned, lol) that scares the sh*t out of you and is fairly common.

[Justin Buchana]

So my first build ever has been very exciting for me so far. Since I have limited amounts of time on my hands due to work, I only got so far as putting in the PSU, testing mobo components, and putting the mobo into the case.

I had a huge scare with the CPU. I reseated it maybe 5-6 times. I had no idea how much force/pressure I'd have to put on the level for it to clamp down on the CPU. I could swear, I thought I heard pins bending. But I think it was just the circuit board bending on the pressure. Still.. with all these tutorial videos saying don't put pressure on the CPU in the socket, the lever puts a ton of pressure on it and makes you think you're going to break it.

The CPU LED shone red and I thought I botched CPU installation and put it in wrong. Turns out I installed it perfectly but forgot to plug in the CPU supplemental power. LOL

1st build is awesome! But scary.

Also cannot believe how huge the Cooler Master HAF X case is. Comes up to my knees.

You get used to everything after awhile. For me the heatsink was always the most scary pain, feeling like I was putting to much pressure on my mobo. I never cared much for trying to line up the mobo with the plate either.

[wings_unhinged]

You get used to everything after awhile. For me the heatsink was always the most scary pain, feeling like I was putting to much pressure on my mobo. I never cared much for trying to line up the mobo with the plate either.

Yeah.. I didn't like anything that bent the mobo. But not much you can do about it. I just hope the thermal paste is still good after taking it off/on a couple times. I plan on getting aftermarket cooling, just not sure what yet.

[Justin Buchana]

Yeah.. I didn't like anything that bent the mobo. But not much you can do about it. I just hope the thermal paste is still good after taking it off/on a couple times. I plan on getting aftermarket cooling, just not sure what yet.

Cm hyper 212+ is cheap and works like a champ if you just going with air. Only like $30 sometime on sell for less.

[Zitnik]

Uh, no. Anything over 4.5 should be water cooled if you're planning on using a lot of CPU power otherwise you'll just end up throttling the CPU. The new Ivy Bridges OC hotter than the Sandy Bridge series also due to a smaller die size.

Well, it depends actually. Really, anything over 5Ghz. If you get a good chip for an i5 2500K, i7 2600K/2700K, AMD FX 8120/8150 you can hit 5Ghz stable with an H100, which we won't count as a full-on liquid cooler because technically it is a closed loop hybrid cooler. Over 5Ghz though and you'll need a liquid cooling system.

[FrankLotion]

What video card do you have at the moment? I'm pretty sure you can get it to run right now assuming you a video card.


I have a 6870, using a mod that multiplies the units by 1.5 which in turn makes the units lag like crazy, but the the camera movement doesnt lag if you know what i mean. I see people on youtube running the game with almost 2x unit mod and they run it perfectly fine (almost)

[ShoryuBrah]

Well, it depends actually. Really, anything over 5Ghz. If you get a good chip for an i5 2500K, i7 2600K/2700K, AMD FX 8120/8150 you can hit 5Ghz stable with an H100, which we won't count as a full-on liquid cooler because technically it is a closed loop hybrid cooler. Over 5Ghz though and you'll need a liquid cooling system.
My 2500K is at 4.5 right now and it'll easily start throttling due to overheating if I run a stress test. Under long, high CPU load, I don't think it would work out so well. Not using the stock cooler either.

[MitchtheMonst3r]

Anyone have an old core 2 duo CPU laying around they'd like to sell?? Trying to keep an old rig alive

[trevs]

Any early opinions on the AMD Piledriver coming out in October? I know bulldozer was a fail cause windows 7 isn't optimized for it. My guess is that with windows 8, Pile Driver will actually be good. I'm trying to decide if I go Ivy bridge or Pile Driver in my next build. Price is a factor.

[Justin Buchana]

Any early opinions on the AMD Piledriver coming out in October? I know bulldozer was a fail cause windows 7 isn't optimized for it. My guess is that with windows 8, Pile Driver will actually be good. I'm trying to decide if I go Ivy bridge or Pile Driver in my next build. Price is a factor.

The best thing to do IMO with any piece of hardware is wait for reviews to give you the low down on performance, and potential issues then make a decision.

[abuseme]

HIS Radeon HD 7850 IceQ X
Corsair Carbide Series 400R
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Intel Core i5 3570K
Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155
SAMSUNG 830 Series 64GB
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600
Corsair Professional Series 650-Watt 80 Plus

Should I buy?

[HouseBro]

HIS Radeon HD 7850 IceQ X
Corsair Carbide Series 400R
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Intel Core i5 3570K
Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155
SAMSUNG 830 Series 64GB
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600
Corsair Professional Series 650-Watt 80 Plus

Should I buy?

yes

[SynapticCleft]

HIS Radeon HD 7850 IceQ X
Corsair Carbide Series 400R
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Intel Core i5 3570K
Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155
SAMSUNG 830 Series 64GB
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB DDR3 1600
Corsair Professional Series 650-Watt 80 Plus

Should I buy?Total price?

[ChrisHansonHere]

Havent upgraded my rig in a few months, too many damn billz :/

i5 2500K OC'd 4.5GHz (Sandy Bridge)

Zotac 560 Ti (factory OC'd, would not recommend this company, kind of regret not getting 480 instead)

ASRock P67(went with P67 for OC, didnt need SSD caching)

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD

1TB Western Digital (some random one I pulled out of a external HD unit)

Corsair Obsidian 800D

16GB (4X4GB sticks)

Raidmax 700W PSU (never had any probs)

Swiftech Apogee HD CPU waterblock

Danger Den full GPU block for 560Ti (definitely helped zotac stock cooler was such shiz)

2x240mm Rads(two of these bad boys)

Danger Den rad Reservoir

Swiftech MCP350 (single pump pushing through 2 rads, 1 res, 2 blocks, no probs)

Silver killcoil,3/8 tubing, regular distilled water, regular barb fittings (didnt have the $$$ to spring on all compression)

logitech g500 mouse, razer blackwidow ultimate keyboard


this is my build, just upgraded to a 670, hopefully i can sell the 560 Ti with waterblock to get money for a waterblock for this bad boy

[Zitnik]

My 2500K is at 4.5 right now and it'll easily start throttling due to overheating if I run a stress test. Under long, high CPU load, I don't think it would work out so well. Not using the stock cooler either.

What cooler do you use? I've seen people running their i5 2500Ks at 5Ghz with an H100 or H80.

[abuseme]

Total price?

Total $906.34

Thinking about a 128gb SSD but for the same brand, Samsung 830, it's like a $45 difference

[LocomotiveCurt]

built my pc a little over a week ago, so far so good

CPU:i5 3570k
GPU: AMD 7870
PSU: 650w non modular (wish i went modular..)
SSD: 128GB
HDD: 2x 500GB
Case: Rosewill Blackhawk
MB: ASrock z77 extreme 4
ram: 8 GB of 1600

Plays BF3 at a solid 60 fps at near maximum levels. I play at 1080p

[abuseme]

built my pc a little over a week ago, so far so good

CPU:i5 3570k
GPU: AMD 7870
PSU: 650w non modular (wish i went modular..)
SSD: 128GB
HDD: 2x 500GB
Case: Rosewill Blackhawk
MB: ASrock z77 extreme 4
ram: 8 GB of 1600


Nice build, which SSD did you go with, I've been hearing some iffy things about the SandForce controller, other than that I'm about to pull the trigger on a order for almost the same build. How much did all of that cost you?

[LocomotiveCurt]

Nice build, which SSD did you go with, I've been hearing some iffy things about the SandForce controller, other than that I'm about to pull the trigger on a order for almost the same build. How much did all of that cost you?
A little over 800. I already had the hard drives from a previous pc.

My ssd is a vertex 3. Was on sale at newegg for 70 last week.

No regrets so far

[ChrisHansonHere]

fml having 670 stability issues. driver keeps crashing 5-10 mins into playing BF3... bought the card brand new off someone on craigslist, still sealed. filled out an RMA with evga after successfully registering the card. the dude added me on origin and i told him, he said hell rma if needed, hopefully my wallet's angus wasn't peppered for no reason

[ChrisHansonHere]

A little over 800. I already had the hard drives from a previous pc.

My ssd is a vertex 3. Was on sale at newegg for 70 last week.

No regrets so far
lucky kunt. i have a vertex 3 too, bought it for like 160-170 i think from microcenter a few months ago. my balls receded when i saw the shell shocker deal lol

[LocomotiveCurt]

lucky kunt. i have a vertex 3 too, bought it for like 160-170 i think from microcenter a few months ago. my balls receded when i saw the shell shocker deal lol
Haha. I know that feel. The cost of staying ahead of the game.

Has it been solid for you? Any issues come up After a few months?

I wasn't planning on ssd until I saw that deal.

[Justin Buchana]

fml having 670 stability issues. driver keeps crashing 5-10 mins into playing BF3... bought the card brand new off someone on craigslist, still sealed. filled out an RMA with evga after successfully registering the card. the dude added me on origin and i told him, he said hell rma if needed, hopefully my wallet's angus wasn't peppered for no reason
Before oc and whql drivers?

[Zuyah]

Just put together my first build.

i5-3550
Sapphire 6950 2gb
ASRock H77 Pro-4M
g.skill ripjaw 8gb ram
Rosewill HIVE 650w PSU
Rosewill Challenger case
Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Did good or dun goofd?

[CRUCIATUS]

Finally getting together a new build in 6 years. Thoughts.. opinions.. suggestions??

CPU: i5 3570k ($189)
GPU: ?????? (Want a GeForce GTX 560 Ti ($210)
PSU: 650w Corsair (from old system... still works fine)
HDD: Have a 500GB now. Will add one later
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus OR COOLER MASTER HAF 912 (around $60)
MB: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($89 with purchase of CPU)
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB ($50)

I know the Vid card I am looking at is a GeForce GTX 560 Ti but not sure I want to spend $210 on it. All I really play is WoW. Although if I had a better card, I could play better games. Right now I am rocking an ancient GeForce 8800 GTX.

[SynapticCleft]

Just put together my first build.

i5-3550
Sapphire 6950 2gb
ASRock H77 Pro-4M
g.skill ripjaw 8gb ram
Rosewill HIVE 650w PSU
Rosewill Challenger case
Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Did good or dun goofd?If you are not into overclocking, it all looks good.


Finally getting together a new build in 6 years. Thoughts.. opinions.. suggestions??

CPU: i5 3570k ($189)
GPU: ?????? (Want a GeForce GTX 560 Ti ($210)
PSU: 650w Corsair (from old system... still works fine)
HDD: Have a 500GB now. Will add one later
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus OR COOLER MASTER HAF 912 (around $60)
MB: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($89 with purchase of CPU)
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB ($50)

I know the Vid card I am looking at is a GeForce GTX 560 Ti but not sure I want to spend $210 on it. All I really play is WoW. Although if I had a better card, I could play better games. Right now I am rocking an ancient GeForce 8800 GTX.The regular 560 will be fine. I would recommend the AMD's 6800 series cards or the GTX 460, they're all roughly $50 less than the 560ti.

If all you really play is WoW the 3570K's integrated graphics will be enough to run WoW.

[Justin Buchana]

Finally getting together a new build in 6 years. Thoughts.. opinions.. suggestions??

CPU: i5 3570k ($189)
GPU: ?????? (Want a GeForce GTX 560 Ti ($210)
PSU: 650w Corsair (from old system... still works fine)
HDD: Have a 500GB now. Will add one later
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus OR COOLER MASTER HAF 912 (around $60)
MB: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($89 with purchase of CPU)
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB ($50)

I know the Vid card I am looking at is a GeForce GTX 560 Ti but not sure I want to spend $210 on it. All I really play is WoW. Although if I had a better card, I could play better games. Right now I am rocking an ancient GeForce 8800 GTX.

If you do plan on spending up to $210 I would see what the 660s have to offer when they launch. Supposed to be priced at 200-250.

[HouseBro]

either going gigabyte 7870 or 670

is the 670 worth the extra $100?

i5 3570k, 8gb ddr3, SSD, 1080p 23" ASUS

[ShoryuBrah]

either going gigabyte 7870 or 670

is the 670 worth the extra $100?

i5 3570k, 8gb ddr3, SSD, 1080p 23" ASUS
Yesbro

[MiscMathematician]

either going gigabyte 7870 or 670

is the 670 worth the extra $100?

i5 3570k, 8gb ddr3, SSD, 1080p 23" ASUS

Not at 1080p, save your money.

[SynapticCleft]

either going gigabyte 7870 or 670

is the 670 worth the extra $100?

i5 3570k, 8gb ddr3, SSD, 1080p 23" ASUSYes, you get a 10 to 12 fps more than than the 7870 with a 670.

[ChrisHansonHere]

Haha. I know that feel. The cost of staying ahead of the game.

Has it been solid for you? Any issues come up After a few months?

I wasn't planning on ssd until I saw that deal.

been good, no issues still goin strong, no bsod or other ssd probz


Before oc and whql drivers?
factory oc'd was running 301.42 drivers (latest stable). evga said theyll RMA it for me luckily

[robzombie182]

Upgraded in December from a old dell laptop that was dying. So kinda went overkill.

CPU: i7 2700k
GPU: 2 x Galaxy GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536mb
PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB 7200 rpm SATA
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120 GB
Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Gaming ATX Mid Tower
MB: Gigabyte A-Z68XP-UD-iSSD 6 Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX intel motherboard
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 16 GB 1866

Plus all the other peripherals, extra cooling fans, heat sink etc.

Poor quality internal picture (before I organized cords and closed it up):
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa439/robzombie182/386416_10150318316262395_2028052926_n.jpg


Performance according to the sad WEI:
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa439/robzombie182/387753_10150318316697395_1545189543_n.jpg

Well worth the money, longest part of the building it was installing the OS.

[HouseBro]

Not at 1080p, save your money.


Yes, you get a 10 to 12 fps more than than the 7870 with a 670.

soooooooo?

[ChrisHansonHere]

strong cable management lawlz

[jmonty]

soooooooo?

I'd say go with the cheaper gpu and save up for a bigger monitor.

[jmonty]

strong cable management lawlz

When I first get new parts I just want to get them together and running :p

[ChrisHansonHere]

my new 670 has been crashing on me 5-15 minutes into playing BF3 on ultra with temps in the low 80's... a lot of other people were having the same problem so RMA'd and got a card taht had no problems. I set up an RMA, but I have to send the card to EVGA first before I get a new card. Last night I adjusted fan settings and now the card never goes above mid 60's and doesnt crash (havent yet), but every so often when im palying bf3 i see a small half 0 in the very top left corner... should I still RMA the card? im not sure whether it was really a temp problem but so far no crashes

[LocomotiveCurt]

my new 670 has been crashing on me 5-15 minutes into playing BF3 on ultra with temps in the low 80's... a lot of other people were having the same problem so RMA'd and got a card taht had no problems. I set up an RMA, but I have to send the card to EVGA first before I get a new card. Last night I adjusted fan settings and now the card never goes above mid 60's and doesnt crash (havent yet), but every so often when im palying bf3 i see a small half 0 in the very top left corner... should I still RMA the card? im not sure whether it was really a temp problem but so far no crashes
Whats the cost to RMA? It might be worth if it its not cooling properly

[ChrisHansonHere]

Whats the cost to RMA? It might be worth if it its not cooling properly however much it costs to ship it back to EVGA. The thing that makes me nervous is the thing in the top left that shows up randomly. i try to screenshot it but it doesnt show up in screenshots. cooling properly would be no issue since I have plans on getting a waterblock for the card, its just I dont want to have a bad card and not RMA it

[LocomotiveCurt]

however much it costs to ship it back to EVGA. The thing that makes me nervous is the thing in the top left that shows up randomly. i try to screenshot it but it doesnt show up in screenshots. cooling properly would be no issue since I have plans on getting a waterblock for the card, its just I dont want to have a bad card and not RMA it
I think if you are nervous, go ahead and send it in? You have a processor with imbedded graphics in the mean time right?

[ChrisHansonHere]

I think if you are nervous, go ahead and send it in? You have a processor with imbedded graphics in the mean time right?

no onboard graphics lawlz T_T but i do have a 560 Ti its just a bizch cuz i just took it out of my water loop and Id have to drain the whole system to put it back in... maybe ill just go a week without gaming... fcuk dat

[HouseBro]

so 670 isn't worth it on a 1080p 23" screen.. hmm what to get

[ChrisHansonHere]

so 670 isn't worth it on a 1080p 23" screen.. hmm what to get

i have a 23" 1080 screen, i got a 670 anyways y not brah? if u upgrade monitors in the future ure set.

[HouseBro]

i have a 23" 1080 screen, i got a 670 anyways y not brah? if u upgrade monitors in the future ure set.

gonna save about 100$, get an msi twin frozr 7950 do a mild OC and i'll be set

FUARKKKK ordering MSI z77 GD65 and i5 3570k FRIDAY

building MONDAY

getting vid card in about a month.. gonna be so hard not being able to game

[Justin Buchana]

however much it costs to ship it back to EVGA. The thing that makes me nervous is the thing in the top left that shows up randomly. i try to screenshot it but it doesnt show up in screenshots. cooling properly would be no issue since I have plans on getting a waterblock for the card, its just I dont want to have a bad card and not RMA it

That 0 shows up on a lot of systems, it was on my old 570, my new 680, and my wife's old 6850. I also think your 670 should be perfect for single monitor 1080p 60hz especially for bf3. Put you right at that constant 60 mark rarely dipping below, and when it does it's its just a few fps never below 55. Also with the new beta drivers I find the witcher 2 maxed with übersampling on smoother than the console port, never hit below 35fps average 45-55. That is on a 680 but the 670 is right up there with the performance

[ChrisHansonHere]

That 0 shows up on a lot of systems, it was on my old 570, my new 680, and my wife's old 6850. I also think your 670 should be perfect for single monitor 1080p 60hz especially for bf3. Put you right at that constant 60 mark rarely dipping below, and when it does it's its just a few fps never below 55. Also with the new beta drivers I find the witcher 2 maxed with übersampling on smoother than the console port, never hit below 35fps average 45-55. That is on a 680 but the 670 is right up there with the performance

Weird I had a 560 ti and never got the 0, I've been playin for a while with no crashes since I changed the fan temperature management but I RMAd to be safe. Hopefully ill get the card back sooner than later

[ducktales]

i have a 23" 1080 screen, i got a 670 anyways y not brah? if u upgrade monitors in the future ure set.

vanilla or ftw? got a 670 myself and its running flawlessly. did you try the new beta driver 304.48 or something?

[ChrisHansonHere]

vanilla or ftw? got a 670 myself and its running flawlessly. did you try the new beta driver 304.48 or something?

i had the FTW, running BF3 on all ultra I believe. Temps would get in the 80's run for 5-10 minutes then crashed. I adjusted the fan curve and then the card wouldn't go above 65ish celcius after that and never crashed. Was in the middle of RMA process so I decided to just RMA it and get a new card just in case.

[SynapticCleft]

I think you didn't have to RMA it. I've heard most 670 FTW had a poor fan curve. I went with a Asus DC2 670 and mine never reaches 60C on BF3 or Crysis 2. Skyrim with a ton of mods is another story.

[ChrisHansonHere]

I think you didn't have to RMA it. I've heard most 670 FTW had a poor fan curve. I went with a Asus DC2 670 and mine never reaches 60C on BF3 or Crysis 2. Skyrim with a ton of mods is another story.

yeah i dont think i had to either, but having the previous crashes and not knowing what htat random 0 was in the corner would always be in hte back of my mind and bug me everytime i played a game

[HouseBro]

thoughts on 7870 vs 7950? lets say gigabyte version..

[SynapticCleft]

What is the resolution of your monitor? If its 1080+, if 7950 is a no brainer.

[HouseBro]

What is the resolution of your monitor? If its 1080+, if 7950 is a no brainer.

1080p asus 23" 2ms LED
i5-3570k
8gb 1600mhz corsair

[SynapticCleft]

I'd go 7950 if you will be using your rig for heavy gaming.

[HouseBro]

I'd go 7950 if you will be using your rig for heavy gaming.

yeah pretty much. it's basically gonna be my Steam-box 9000. building monday, won't have my GPU till mid august though which is why I keep flip flopping. Apparently my rig's integrated graphics can run Diablo III and SCII on high settings at low resolutions so I should be able to "tough" it for a month.