I have an AMD QUAD CORE 3.4GHZ
HIS ATI 7850 1GB
12GB Ram(Even though for Gaming all you need really is 4 or 8gb)
And can play Crysis 3 on High Settings at a res of 1920x1080 and it gets 65-90 FPS
It can play maxed out with 35-50 FPS Just fine
Nobody needs to spend this much on a computer just to play Crysis 3
That fucking heat sink spread.
As a PC enthusiast I want to punch them.
3820 for ~gaming~ but couldn't go with a standard SSD.
I thought it was agreed that the "credit card" method was stupid, and the paste would even itself out naturally when placed?
Well they spent only $600 more than I did but I can't believe how little trouble they had putting it all together. He was manhandling those parts.
I've said it once and I'll say it again; Fuck IGN, seriously.
They roll around in media money and seem to have no fucking idea about what's going on around them.
'Oh look, something shiny, let's go over and have a look, maybe we can make some money or sell some merchandise'
[QUOTE=ewitwins;39627587]I thought it was agreed that the "credit card" method was stupid, and the paste would even itself out naturally when placed?[/QUOTE]
Yes and no. Technically the proper method is dependent on the CPU you use where you put the past on a specific location of the CPU rather than just covering the whole thing. But at the same time it doesn't really matter. As long as the paste is applied evenly and no bubbles are present, the application should be fine.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;39627587]I thought it was agreed that the "credit card" method was stupid, and the paste would even itself out naturally when placed?[/QUOTE]
Every method devised by "experts" has been refuted by other "experts"
Just slam some on there and don't worry about it
Even better, use the stuff that's already on the heatsink because the difference will be negligible
"spend $$$ on Brand X, then spend $$ on Brand Y"
He forgot the part where you buy everything in between off ebay so you could save an assload of money.
Why would he get 16 GB of ram instead of a better GPU?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39627787]Every method devised by "experts" has been refuted by other "experts"
Just slam some on there and don't worry about it
Even better, use the stuff that's already on the heatsink because the difference will be negligible[/QUOTE]
stock thermal compounds are usually shit, it's better to just spend the extra $10 on arctic silver/other thermal compounds. i remember doing an experiment for a science fair testing two heatsinks (stock and the hyper 212+) and two thermal compounds (stock and arctic silver) on an intel setup, and I found a pretty noticeable difference in cpu temps when switching thermal compounds
their mobo and ram is overkill btw
we are obviously not IGN's demographic
and it might be just me but evga gpus tend to be utter shit
[editline]17th February 2013[/editline]
god fuck automerge
I wish I had 1600$ to blow off on a PC but I really don't even need it because I don't play competitively.
If you are going to buy a custom PC though and are ignorant of current hardware, ASK A FORUM! Not some video.
[editline]18th February 2013[/editline]
if I had billions of dollars though... I'd buy 3... and every steam game
twice
this hurts to watch
[QUOTE=Soleeedus;39627854]and it might be just me but evga gpus tend to be utter shit
[editline]17th February 2013[/editline]
god fuck automerge[/QUOTE]
just you
Classic IGN[sp]orance[/sp]
The thermal paste part made him seem like a virgin or something.
[QUOTE=Soleeedus;39627848]stock thermal compounds are usually shit, it's better to just spend the extra $10 on arctic silver/other thermal compounds. i remember doing an experiment for a science fair testing two heatsinks (stock and the hyper 212+) and two thermal compounds (stock and arctic silver) on an intel setup, and I found a pretty noticeable difference in cpu temps when switching thermal compounds
their mobo and ram is overkill btw[/QUOTE]
Honestly tho a stock is going to be perfectly fine until the compound wears off after 6-10 months unless you plan on overclocking
I'm running stock compound with stock cooler for an i5 2500k (a much smarter, cheaper buy than this i7 in the video IMO...) and my CPU doesn't get above 55-60c on load, which is perfectly fine (you only need to start worrying if it gets up near the 80's, and your CPU wont start auto-shutting down to prevent it from frying itself until you breach 100). I also haven't cleaned out my PC in months either, so theres probably plenty of dust in there.
Granted it is winter too.
This reminds me of when [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSLG2vlEcc]Gamespot UK built[/url] ostensibly the best PC money can buy (two CPUs, four graphics cards, 24GB RAM), then when they finally benchmarked it, it ran like shit and they just ended it right there
Probably because it used server CPUs, RAM with pretty lights, and ran on air
who wants to bet that they made this intentionally bad to make PCs look too complicated and keep focus on selling console titles?
would make sense considering how big of corporate shills IGN is
Why would they apply it to the uneven surface of the heatsink base too, that creates air bubbles.
cringe worthy. All that money and you went with a semi modular psu.
just so you don't have to watch this to know how bad it is
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/iTjKKOShXI6vG.gif[/IMG]
yeah it's that bad
and still only 44-55fps?
fuck that shit
[editline]18th February 2013[/editline]
it doesn't even look that nice
[QUOTE=yuper11;39628491]Why would they apply it to the uneven surface of the heatsink base too, that creates air bubbles.[/QUOTE]
That heatsink has ridges in between the cooling pipes so it would be wise to fill those in with paste. I'm a proponent of the spreading method. On a CPU with an IHS it's good to get as much surface area for proper cooling. I've found that the pea method only covers about 70% of the IHS after pressure is applied from the heatsink. On CPUs without the IHS it's perfectly fine to not spread the paste.
Regardless, IGN is full of fuckwits.
I have this eerie feeling that I should apply new thermal paste, and dust-out my PC.
But dear God almighty if I have to screw that beast of a Heatsink in and out again.. I will kill myself.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;39628639]just so you don't have to watch this to know how bad it is
[IMG]http://i.minus.com/iTjKKOShXI6vG.gif[/IMG]
yeah it's that bad[/QUOTE]
Why are they putting the thermal paste on the heatsink.
Why not just dab a small amount on the processing unit then put the sink on?
[QUOTE=Sharkcheater;39628636]cringe worthy. All that money and you went with a non modular psu.[/QUOTE]
Did you even watch the video? They're using a modular PSU
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