The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V3 - Hardware & Software

H67 with a K processor.

What should I get instead then?

[QUOTE=MosIPos;36144600]What should I get instead then?[/QUOTE] A Z77/Z68 board.

A friend of mine's girlfriend's sister wanted to get a new computer, i specced this out for her for 393 euros, good deal? AMD A8 3870K Asus F1A75-M PRO 4 GB of Kingston DDR3 1333 VTX3D HD 6850 (astonishingly only 104 euros for it on a flash sale on pixmania) Corsair VX 430W

So I want a CPU that is like the Sandy Bridge i5 2500K, except on Ivy Bridge. Any suggestions? Is it worth it? I don't really think I'll be over-clocking, and I'll have a dedicated GPU.

i5 3570k

[QUOTE=PieClock;36142896]£50-60 Also I'm not buying any keyboards that don't have dedicated media controls.[/QUOTE] I love my G110, go for it. Don't buy the G15/19 just for the screen, mostly a gimmick. But if you want the extra macro keys, go ahead

[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;36150469]So I want a CPU that is like the Sandy Bridge i5 2500K, except on Ivy Bridge. Any suggestions? Is it worth it? I don't really think I'll be over-clocking, and I'll have a dedicated GPU.[/QUOTE] If you already have an i5-2500K don't upgrade it's not really worth it. If you don't have an i5-2500K go with the i5-2570K and a Z77 mainboard.

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;36155968]Don't buy the G15/19 just for the screen, mostly a gimmick.[/QUOTE] I find it extremely useful when used with [URL="http://www.linkdata.se/software/lcdsirreal/"]LCDSirReal[/URL]. CPU, RAM and Network usage is great to have infront of you all the time. That said, I wouldn't buy the keyboard just for the LCD screen alone but it is useful.

[QUOTE=Mitsuma;36156610]If you already have an i5-2500K don't upgrade it's not really worth it. If you don't have an i5-2500K go with the i5-2570K and a Z77 mainboard.[/QUOTE] You mean a 3570K, right?

Randomly, a sound similar to the sound you get when you get a BSOD (where the sound has sorta frozen), plays for about 2 seconds, then I get absolute silence. Nothing will play sound from this point on. I've tried unplugging the speakers, I've tried restarting the driver software, yet the only way to fix the problem is to restart the computer. Does anyone know what the problem is?

ok, so I have an ssd, hdd, i5 3570k, and am planning on getting a gtx 670. Would a good quality efficient 750w psu be good? even more so, if i wanted to sli with another 670 in the future, would the psu still be good? It says it's "sli certified" but I just want to make sure nvm, im just gonna get an 850w

Where's a good place to get a 2 port switch? So far I only found a couple on Amazon and a majority of them have bad reviews.

Do you mean a 3+ port switch? 2 ports seems kind of useless, unless you wanted to extend a cable and there are better ways to do that. [editline]2nd June 2012[/editline] I had a 5 port TPLink switch that cost me $10 from eBay, worked well.

I only need 2 ports for my computer and PS3.

[QUOTE=TheJoker;36167601]I only need 2 ports for my computer and PS3.[/QUOTE] Just go ahead and get some extra ports. You can get an [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166035]8-port switch for about $15 with shipping[/url] - I actually couldn't find any with less than four ports. Having spare ports open doesn't exactly hurt anything.

I'm using a 16 port switch and still have 7 ports open, you won't hurt anything by having open ports

which is better? evga gtx 670? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787[/url] or gigabyte windforce? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423[/url] i want to know because this evga looks good, and the gigabyte hasnt been in stock for quite some time, so i dunno

[QUOTE=woodchuck34;36174522]which is better? evga gtx 670? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787[/url] or gigabyte windforce? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423[/url] i want to know because this evga looks good, and the gigabyte hasnt been in stock for quite some time, so i dunno[/QUOTE] the evga is the better card but not $20 better. I'd still go with the EVGA over Gigabyte for their support.

How often do you guys upgrade your computers?

[QUOTE=beanhead;36176747]How often do you guys upgrade your computers?[/QUOTE] I just upgrade whatever is worst off whenever I feel like it's not performing up to par. [editline]2nd June 2012[/editline] can be 4 years, can be 3 months.

I'm building a completely new pc right now, my last one i built 3 years ago

how do i compare the strengths(not sure if thats the right word) of GPUs? For instance if I have a AMD Radeon HD 6850 and ARMA3's system requirements for GPU is [QUOTE]Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770, shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM, or faster[/QUOTE] How would i know if I'm up to spec? do the numbers (260, 5770) mean anything?

[QUOTE=beanhead;36177026]how do i compare the strengths(not sure if thats the right word) of GPUs? For instance if I have a AMD Radeon HD 6850 and ARMA3's system requirements for GPU is How would i know if I'm up to spec? do the numbers (260, 5770) mean anything?[/QUOTE] you're good

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;36177147]you're good[/QUOTE] how do you know that is what im asking

[QUOTE=beanhead;36177026]how do i compare the strengths(not sure if thats the right word) of GPUs? For instance if I have a AMD Radeon HD 6850 and ARMA3's system requirements for GPU is How would i know if I'm up to spec? do the numbers (260, 5770) mean anything?[/QUOTE] The numbers do mean things. For nVidia, the first number is the generation. A 260 came out before the 480 which came out before the 560. The second number (and third, really) indicates which model it is within that generation - a 590 is more powerful than a 580 which is more powerful than a 560 and so on. nVidia tries to keep the pricing similar between generation - the 480, 580 and 680 all cost $500 at release. Comparing between generations will involve a bit of guesswork, but you can know, at the very least, that the same model will never decrease in power with a new generation. A 560 is more powerful than a 460, a 570 is more powerful than a 470, and so on. AMD works similarly. The first number is the generation - your 6850 is newer than the 5770 ARMA requires. Likewise, it's the "85" price point/market segment, which is more powerful than the 77 market segment listed. Generally, you can't use older cards than a game requires, because it may not have certain technology the game uses. You probably can't run ARMA3 with a Radeon 4870X2, which, while far more powerful than the 5770, does not support things like DirectX 11. But you can go forward - a 6770 should be able to run ARMA3. The only really tricky situation is going from an older high-model card to a newer lower-model card. Say a game required a 5870, but you had a 6790. Your best bet is to check benchmarks, see just how much of a jump the new generation was. Failing that, you could check Wikipedia ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_graphics_processing_unit]for AMD/ATI[/url] / [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units]for nVidia[/url]), and look at the "Processing power- GFLOPS" column, which is "how many operations can it do per second?". This is far from a perfect comparison, akin to trying to figure out which car is faster based just off horsepower, neglecting weight, transmission, aerodynamics, etc. But it's "good enough" for quick "will-this-run?" checks. In this example, we can see that a 5870 rates around 2700 GFLOPS, while a 6790 rates at only 1300 or so. So our theoretical game would not run.

[QUOTE=gman003-main;36177211]The numbers do mean things. For nVidia, the first number is the generation. A 260 came out before the 480 which came out before the 560. The second number (and third, really) indicates which model it is within that generation - a 590 is more powerful than a 580 which is more powerful than a 560 and so on. nVidia tries to keep the pricing similar between generation - the 480, 580 and 680 all cost $500 at release. Comparing between generations will involve a bit of guesswork, but you can know, at the very least, that the same model will never decrease in power with a new generation. A 560 is more powerful than a 460, a 570 is more powerful than a 470, and so on. AMD works similarly. The first number is the generation - your 6850 is newer than the 5770 ARMA requires. Likewise, it's the "85" price point/market segment, which is more powerful than the 77 market segment listed. Generally, you can't use older cards than a game requires, because it may not have certain technology the game uses. You probably can't run ARMA3 with a Radeon 4870X2, which, while far more powerful than the 5770, does not support things like DirectX 11. But you can go forward - a 6770 should be able to run ARMA3. The only really tricky situation is going from an older high-model card to a newer lower-model card. Say a game required a 5870, but you had a 6790. Your best bet is to check benchmarks, see just how much of a jump the new generation was. Failing that, you could check Wikipedia ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_graphics_processing_unit]for AMD/ATI[/url] / [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units]for nVidia[/url]), and look at the "Processing power- GFLOPS" column, which is "how many operations can it do per second?". This is far from a perfect comparison, akin to trying to figure out which car is faster based just off horsepower, neglecting weight, transmission, aerodynamics, etc. But it's "good enough" for quick "will-this-run?" checks. In this example, we can see that a 5870 rates around 2700 GFLOPS, while a 6790 rates at only 1300 or so. So our theoretical game would not run.[/QUOTE] answered my question exactly! Thanks alot!

[QUOTE=beanhead;36177195]how do you know that is what im asking[/QUOTE] the numbering system is pretty complex. generally if you're using AMD you can ignore the Nvidia number 6850=10th generation, series 5, low 5770=9th generation, series 4, medium 7250=11th generation, integrated, low generally the second number is the most important, followed by the third, and then the first. Second number is it's relative performance for the generation, third is performance within the series (like a 6870 is better than a 6850). first is generation. That zero at the end is presumably to make the numbers look bigger. a good rule of thumb when comparing cards across generations is to do this : 6670 5850 take the older of the two cards and subtract the generational difference between the two (in this case they're one generation apart) from the series number. 5850 turns into 5750. drop the generation and zero 67 75 the one with the larger number is the better card, in this case the 5850 has 75, and as such is a better card. note that this might not always be true but so far in my experience it has been relatively accurate Nvidia's is even less sensible, but you've got an AMD card so you don't have to worry about that right now.

Trying to convert stuff to ISO's DVD's and PC games, the lot basically. Whilst i don't normally run into problems ripping DVD's, PC games is becoming especially difficult because alot are coming up with bad sectors despite being unused condition. I'm using ISObuster for CD-ROM discs. Anyone could help as to why and get around this because as far as i'm concerned, they have been managed in the same fashion by the pirate community so it should be possible. Some games which won't rip The Sims 2 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six original game Call of Duty original game

[QUOTE=beanhead;36176747]How often do you guys upgrade your computers?[/QUOTE] Before my current build, my last upgrade was my 4870 in 2008. Before that was my Q6600, mobo, ram in 2007.