The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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Thermal paste recommendation anyone?
[QUOTE=Sodisna;46408205]Thermal paste recommendation anyone?[/QUOTE]
My CPU had self-applying paste, but this might be what you're looking for:
It's a bit pricey, but has good reviews
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426020[/url]
[QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;46408195]I've always been pretty skeptical of the double VRAM versions of Nvidia cards. Pretty sure the 700 series didn't have enough bandwidth or bus width to support more than their default amounts of memory, therefore making the double VRAM versions a wasteful purchase due to bottlenecking. If this is true, hopefully they solve the problem that the last generation had to deal with.
I do wonder if this will make 4K gaming on a single graphics card more feasible though.[/QUOTE]
what are you talking about. The titan had 6gb on a 384-bit bus, the 780's had the same bus. so a 6gb 780 would be as "bottlenecked" as the titan.
[QUOTE=General;46408201]So I should get that instead of SLI 980 4gb?[/QUOTE]
Hold off and wait for the reviews and benchmarks to come in. Better not to jump on the 8GB 980 bandwagon until we know whether or not it's just a money-grabbing gimmick.
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[QUOTE=alien_guy;46408274]what are you talking about. The titan had 6gb on a 384-bit bus, the 780's had the same bus.[/QUOTE]
I was more referring to the 4GB versions of the 760 and 770. Those didn't benefit much from the extra VRAM.
Hey guys, I'm sporting a M4N75TD mobo with an AMD Athlon II X4 640 processor OC'd to 3.47 GHz. I'm looking for a solid upgrade to the processor that would also work with a future mobo upgrade somewhere down the line.
Does anyone have any advice? I've looked at the list of cpu's supported by the Mobo, found [URL="http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=M4N75TD&p=1"]here[/URL], but frankly, I'm not sure which one of those would really be an upgrade for my system.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;46409265]Hey guys, I'm sporting a M4N75TD mobo with an AMD Athlon II X4 640 processor OC'd to 3.47 GHz. I'm looking for a solid upgrade to the processor that would also work with a future mobo upgrade somewhere down the line.
Does anyone have any advice? I've looked at the list of cpu's supported by the Mobo, found [URL="http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=M4N75TD&p=1"]here[/URL], but frankly, I'm not sure which one of those would really be an upgrade for my system.[/QUOTE]
suppoerts phenom II x4's and x6's, those would be pretty good. comparable to a midrange first gen i7?
if i want to test out a new psu to see if it DOA or something can i use old mobo part with out damaging new parts?
[QUOTE=General;46408201]So I should get that instead of SLI 980 4gb?[/QUOTE]
SLI 980 will have higher performance than a single 980 obviously but you won't have 8GB VRAM to work with, which is only useful right now when running at 4K or doing blender renders or w/e. With SLI your VRAM is limited to the card with the least amount of it, it doesn't double your VRAM if you have two 4GB cards
[QUOTE=xplicitt;46409740]suppoerts phenom II x4's and x6's, those would be pretty good. comparable to a midrange first gen i7?[/QUOTE]
having a look through the possible types I can get that are still available, i'm thinking I might just be best off getting a new mobo/cpu combo together in a month instead of replacing just my CPU this month.
Any suggestions that might work with a 430W power supply and nvidia GTX 660?
[QUOTE=Sodisna;46408205]Thermal paste recommendation anyone?[/QUOTE]
For processors and GPU's I recommend arctic mx4. It's got grest performance, easy to spread, no curing time, and it's cheap
I'm just not sure if now is the time for me to consider upgrading a few parts or if I should hold on for just one more year.
My build right now is:
MB: MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155 Intel Z77
CPU: i5-3570K@4.2Ghz
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB 8GB DDR3 1600
GPU: GTX 670 FTW 2GB
HDD: Samsung 120GB Samsung SSD [primary/system], 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM [everything else]
I'm seeing a lot of people using the i5-4670k, but I'm gonna guess the difference is too marginal for me to consider moving up from my 3570k.
But I'm starting to think maybe I should move up and get a 4GB GTX 970 and perhaps more RAM if I want to to run the upcoming games (GTA V, Witcher 3) well. Should I consider upgrading my GPU/RAM? Would there be a huge difference to make it worth it?
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;46412306]You're system is practically fine. No upgrades required. You might want to look at probably pushing up for a 970 as you said you were looking into. But honestly I would change nothing. You won't see much difference on a 4670k compared to a 3570k.
Unless you're doing Virtual Machines or rendering massive photos. 8GB is still the sweet spot for most people.[/QUOTE]
Guess I'll try and sell my 670 among a few other things and then save up with my job to try and get a 970, thanks friend
[QUOTE=Levelog;46411258]For processors and GPU's I recommend arctic mx4. It's got grest performance, easy to spread, no curing time, and it's cheap[/QUOTE]
I'll look into it, thank you. :D Levelog, so helpful. :3
Also, last question.
Which one of these should I get? As in, is ti work the 10~20 bucks to to get on over the other. Gonna order on Friday.
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133564]PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/url]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500362]ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/url]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833]MSI GTX 970 4GD5T OC GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/url]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125685]GIGABYTE GV-N970WF3OC-4GD GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/url]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487076]EVGA Superclocked GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/url]
[QUOTE=General;46408201]So I should get that instead of SLI 980 4gb?[/QUOTE]
no. considering the 980 scales incredibly well where it's supported you'll see much more of an advantage with the SLI cards. and you can move to three later on if you [I]really[/I] wanted to, and still gain
whereas with bumped memory, you're only going to see the benefit if you run 4k or games with very high VRAM dependencies
unless you want to SLI the 8gb, of course. then you can wait.
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[QUOTE=Levelog;46411258]For processors and GPU's I recommend arctic mx4. It's got grest performance, easy to spread, no curing time, and it's cheap[/QUOTE]
Noctua NT-H1 is better, cheaper and comes with the same traits.
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[QUOTE=Goz3rr;46410972]SLI 980 will have higher performance than a single 980 obviously but you won't have 8GB VRAM to work with, which is only useful right now when running at 4K or doing blender renders or w/e. With SLI your VRAM is limited to the card with the least amount of it, it doesn't double your VRAM if you have two 4GB cards[/QUOTE]
in reality i can't see >4GB being terribly useful until there's another gen of console games, the 8GB cards are primarily for 4/5K users or people who specialize in things like simulators that could potentially be very heavy on VRAM.
[IMG]http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?ct=articles&action=file&id=12907[/IMG]
if you're running at 1080, even one 980 is kind of overkill. i seriously suggest going out and getting a 1440p monitor if you're going to drop for those SLI 980s
[editline]5th November 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Sodisna;46414707]I'll look into it, thank you. :D Levelog, so helpful. :3
Also, last question.
Which one of these should I get? As in, is ti work the 10~20 bucks to to get on over the other. Gonna order on Friday.
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133564"]PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/URL]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500362"]ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/URL]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833"]MSI GTX 970 4GD5T OC GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/URL]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125685"]GIGABYTE GV-N970WF3OC-4GD GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/URL]
[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487076"]EVGA Superclocked GeForce GTX 970 4GB[/URL][/QUOTE]
get the ACX 2. (EVGA)
the ASUS card is a good option if you can find it
[QUOTE=.Lain;46415399]
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Noctua NT-H1 is better, cheaper and comes with the same traits.
[editline]5th November 2014[/editline]
get the ACX 2. (EVGA)
the ASUS card is a good option if you can find it[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I think I am going to get that. Also, though Noctua made coolers and case fans lol.
If you can, get the FTW version of the EVGA card. It's clocked almost as high as the stock 980, but it's only $20 more than a stock 970.
I'm looking to upgrade my computer parts but I'm not sure if my motherboard needs upgrade.
I want to replace my i7-920 with the new i7-4790K. My mobo is an AsusTEK P6T Deluxe V2... which is about 7 years old now. Would it be compatible with the new i7?
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;46417741]I'm looking to upgrade my computer parts but I'm not sure if my motherboard needs upgrade.
I want to replace my i7-920 with the new i7-4790K. My mobo is an AsusTEK P6T Deluxe V2... which is about 7 years old now. Would it be compatible with the new i7?[/QUOTE]
Nope. That's actually several generations old - the motherboard that would have replaced it would itself need to be replaced to work with the 4790K.
So basically a new P6T? Or something better?
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;46418143]So basically a new P6T? Or something better?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20600438202&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=30[/url]
pick one that looks in your budget.
Note if you really want a 4790k, you should spring for a Z97 motherboard since that allows for overclocking (although you'd need a more suitable cooler for that).
If not, go for H97 and buy the regular 4790
[QUOTE=woolio1;46416921]If you can, get the FTW version of the EVGA card. It's clocked almost as high as the stock 980, but it's only $20 more than a stock 970.[/QUOTE]
Just bought the 329.99 Dual Fan Evga one (comes with a free game). I don't think NewEgg has any FTW version.
just overclock it yourself, the FTW one isn't worth the factory overclock
[QUOTE=MasterFen006;46419202]Note if you really want a 4790k, you should spring for a Z97 motherboard since that allows for overclocking (although you'd need a more suitable cooler for that).
If not, go for H97 and buy the regular 4790[/QUOTE]
I don't really care for overclocking really.
[QUOTE=.Lain;46419450]just overclock it yourself, the FTW one isn't worth the factory overclock[/QUOTE]
-snip I'm tired and mixed up FTW and Classy-
[QUOTE=.Lain;46419450]just overclock it yourself, the FTW one isn't worth the factory overclock[/QUOTE]
Pretty much the reason I bought it lol. Pretty sure there's some guides out there to safely OC your GPU.
Well, that saves me $20. Yay.
I recently brought a PC with these [url=http://i.imgur.com/XzHj1Th.png]specs[/url]
During transit the graphics card has moved slightly so I had to resit it in order to get it working. After resitting, games would run smoothly but randomly freeze. The freeze could go two ways, I just alt-tab out and into the game and it's fine, or the CPU starts going crazy, spiking dramatically. Sometimes the PC would just shut down, not BSOD, but the temperatures were fine. I opened the case, resat everything (ram and plugs) and the spiking has gone down drastically but I still get the occasional spike where I have to alt tab out and in
So... Here's a question. Could I run an Intel NUC off a battery? I'm thinking I might want to have some off-the-grid use from this thing, maybe have some degree of portability.
Although, now that I think about it, it'd get really smudgy if it were portable... Hm.
[QUOTE=woolio1;46426092]So... Here's a question. Could I run an Intel NUC off a battery? I'm thinking I might want to have some off-the-grid use from this thing, maybe have some degree of portability.
Although, now that I think about it, it'd get really smudgy if it were portable... Hm.[/QUOTE]
NUCs are basically laptops in a desktop form factor, so yes, a laptop battery should run it for an hour or two.
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