So yeah, new computer time. I'm thinking about this:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dXKmuFl.png[/img]
Fancy links:
Case: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146080[/url]
Mobo: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281[/url]
GPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026[/url]
PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053[/url]
CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284[/url]
RAM: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428[/url]
I'll just use the HDD I have now.
Anything I'm doing wrong? Any reason to go with a 660ti besides physx? Is the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877]ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2[/url] worth it?
Thanks facepunch, you're the best.
no lian li case? son i am horribly disappointed
[QUOTE=Barbarian887;39749680]no lian li case? son i am horribly disappointed[/QUOTE]
What would be a ballin Lian Li case? I would like to keep it under $100.
the LIAN LI PC-K60 is a tried and true budget case that maintains negative air pressure with its 3 120mm exhaust fans but i can't find it on newegg or amazon so you could try ebay or something else for it
in the mean time look at
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112354[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-112-099&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=dust&Page=1#scrollFullInfo[/url]
[editline]28th February 2013[/editline]
the pc-k62 is the same as the k-60 only it has windows and LEDs if you're into that
Don't waste your money on an AMD FX processor, get an Intel i5-3570k instead. The 3570k runs circles around any Bulldozer arch CPU, besides like one or two mostly useless features like hardware assisted encryption.
But dear leader Logan on tek syndicate says it does pretty darn good, especially when over clocked.
Also maybe this?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/bnHQo2F.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Leather Belt;39756793]But dear leader Logan on tek syndicate says it does pretty darn good, especially when over clocked.[/QUOTE]
And I'm Asshole Extraordinaire and I say pigs fly, it doesn't make it so.
Bulldozer does good, [I]when you compare it to a processor from three generations ago.[/I]
The Bulldozer/Piledriver architecture is flawed and deceptive. When you see an AMD FX 8xxx series CPU that claims it has eight cores, this is false. It in fact only has four cores. Progressively going down, the FX 6xxx only has three cores, the FX 4xxx only has two cores and the lower Vishera APUs only have one core.
So why does AMD claim their CPUs have more cores than they actually do? because each "core" can process two threads simultaneously. Much like Intels' Hyper Threading scheme back in the Pentium 4 days (and recently revived in the i7 line), each core has duplicate functionality that allows execution of two processes at once. The problem with this is that the entire core isn't duplicated, so both threads share resources.
Under heavy loads, both threads suffer from resource contention and slow down. It also means since that something is likely occupying both threads at the same time, single threaded processes (like many games still) have sometimes heavy performance hits, depending on how the load is balanced. In some cases, the Phenom II architecture Bulldozer was supposed to replace outperforms Bulldozer by a comfortable margin.
And exacerbating this problem is like the Phenom II, Bulldozer itself isn't very efficient at processing general purpose tasks. So while you can overclock it, you aren't going to gain much.
You also have the heat to worry about. The i5-3570k has a 77W TDP, while all FX 8xxx Bulldozer CPUs have a 125W TDP. You aren't going to be able to overclock without exotic cooling methods like huge heatsinks.
You should go with Tiger Direct, after price comparison and after shipping my build costing $1400 at Newegg, cost me roughly $1275 (with Free next day air) at Tiger Direct, matter of preference.
The guy above is slightly right, you're going to have to buy a slightly more expensive MOBO, and drop the RAM package, but the i5-3570 will probably be a bit better for you, but the 8350 is still decent.
[QUOTE=Leather Belt;39756793]But dear leader Logan on tek syndicate says it does pretty darn good, especially when over clocked.
Also maybe this?
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He ran his test on a special patch that made hyper threading more optimised and he also done some other stuff and he tested it on heavily modded skyrim. So he created a situation and also forced it to beat i5 3570k
If I do go with the 3570k, what would be a good motherboard? I would like to keep it around $130 and have decent overclocking abilities.
ASRock Extreme4 Z77, MSI G45 Z77, or Gigabyte D3H Z77. Just make sure you're not getting the MicroATX versions.
Better spec than my PC and yet much cheaper. Ahh AMD, you sure are nice.
I have a 3570k and I have the Gigabyte Sniper G3.
I actually don't recommend it because the Sniper G3 is an EATX so you will have to spend more on a case and my PC is fucking up right now). Gigabyte has some pretty nice motherboards. They do a nice job with the default overclock.
Try getting a modular, it saves A LOT of space while doing chord management. I wish I had one.
I'm considering getting a replacement PSU just because my PSU has way too many god damn wires, I can barely get my back panel on with all the wires tucked.
[editline]3rd March 2013[/editline]
Given the option, I'd choose a modular PSU.
[QUOTE=DEG_fan;39788830]Better spec than my PC and yet much cheaper. Ahh AMD, you sure are nice.
I have a 3570k and I have the Gigabyte Sniper G3.
I actually don't recommend it because the Sniper G3 is an EATX so you will have to spend more on a case and my PC is fucking up right now). Gigabyte has some pretty nice motherboards. They do a nice job with the default overclock.
Try getting a modular, it saves A LOT of space while doing chord management. I wish I had one.[/QUOTE]
Are you running Quad SLI or something?
[QUOTE=taipan;39793170]Are you running Quad SLI or something?[/QUOTE]
I currently have one HD Radeon 7870 by Gigabyte. I do not plan on not doing crossfire with the 7870 just 'cause it seems like it would be a pain in the ass. I'll probably just upgrade my GPU rather then by the same. Gigabyte GPUs are huge and I can't easily fit two 7870s easily on it.
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