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[QUOTE=Kagu;49492986]Bought it from NewEgg. Guess I'll have to at this point.[/QUOTE] Shit happens. I've gotten DOA Intel, gigabyte, EVGA, ASUS, MSI, WD, Seagate, pretty much every manufacturer.
So I've gone and drawn up the basis for a new rig my Budget is about about £1200 [URL="http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QCKHdC"]PCPartpicker list here[/URL] Breakdown [B]CPU[/B]: [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Extreme-Processor-3-30GHz-2011-V3/dp/B00N1O4TAY/?tag=logicaincre05-21"][U]Intel i7-5820K[/U][/URL] £300.99 [B]Mobo[/B]: [URL="http://www.morecomputers.com/product.aspx?pn=X99-A&man=Asus&referer=PCPart"][U]Asus X99 A[/U][/URL] £197.96 [B]RAM[/B]: [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TY6A1P0/?tag=pcp0f-21"][U]HyperX Fury Black Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)2133 MHz DDR4[/U][/URL] [B]SSD[/B]: [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P736UEU/?tag=pcp0f-21"]Samsung 2.5-Inch 250 GB 850 EVO Solid State Drive[/URL] (For OS and whatever long laodtime game I dicide tow hack on there) [B]HDD[/B]: [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006H32Q3S/?tag=pcp0f-21"]Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB[/URL] [B] GPU[/B]: [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NOP53AA/?tag=pcp0f-21"]MSI NVIDIA GTX 980 (4GB, PCI Express, 256 Bit)[/URL] [B]CPU Cooler[/B]: [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0068OI7T8/?tag=pcp0f-21"]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/URL] I've already got everything else I need, my monitor setup is fine and my case is [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011"]this beastie right here[/URL] and I have a 450 watt corsair PSU... sure it's not modular but nothing a few cable tidies cannot fix. I'm hoping this new rig will run the likes of JC3, Xcom2 and GTA:V looking all shiny and sparkly with a solid framerate. Any pitfalls I should be aware of? Anything I might have missed? Any recommendations you have that I could swap out? perhaps squeeze a few extra frames or save a few extra pennies? Otherwise this is looking good to go.
I was hearing rumours about nVidia throwing out a new top end card this year, is buying at 980ti at this point a decent investment, or is it better to wait y'all think?
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;49493614]You're going really balls to the walls, you could save a little if you don't plan to do 3d rendering or vide editing and go with the i5 route and upgrade to a gtx 980 ti[/QUOTE] I have been saving my hard earned work pennies for some time so the giddieness of having all this money to play with did get me all giddy... I've made some alterations beased on your reccomendations. [URL="http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QQnT6h"] The updated list[/URL] CPU has been replaced with: [URL="Intel Core I5-6600K Processor"]Intel Core I5-6600K Processor[/URL] Mobo had been replaced with: [URL="http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket/Socket+1151+-+Intel+Z170/Gigabyte+Z170+GA-Z170X-UD5+TH+ATX+Skylake+Motherboard+?productId=64343&source=pcpartpicker"]Gigabyte Z170 GA-Z170X-UD5 TH[/URL] GPU has been replaced with: [URL="http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/EVGA+NVIDIA+GTX+980Ti+Superclocked%2B+ACX+Gaming+2.0%2B+Graphics+Card+-+6GB+%2B+FREE+RISE+OF+THE+TOMB+RAIDER+GAME+?productId=63842&source=pcpartpicker"]EVGA NVIDIA GTX 980Ti[/URL] As a result the power requirements have been pushed to 456 watts... I may need to invest in a new PUS, a 500W should do the trick. [B]PSU[/B]: [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/429986-corsair-cxm-500w-semi-modular-80-bronze-power-supply-cp-9020059-uk"]Corsair CXM 500W Semi Modular 80+ Bronze[/URL] How this looking? Do we have a big enough box to hold all the next gens yet? [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=kenji;49493635]I was hearing rumours about nVidia throwing out a new top end card this year, is buying at 980ti at this point a decent investment, or is it better to wait y'all think?[/QUOTE] At a best guess it'll be a few orders of magnitude more expensive.
Not a very good power supply, especially for a high performance rig like that. [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9[/url] [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] Fuck off kiwi pcpartpicker on mobile is hard.
anyone know a better mirco itx board this? Got tired of my current rig so want a new one that I can run some VM's off of to replace the PC's in my apartment [img]http://i.imgur.com/kfW5eQu.png[/img] I wish I know a good LGA 1151 cooler that is quite Reusing my 750Ti
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;49493715]CX psu Cheap, sub par quality components. [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sHj4rH[/url] fixed it with an evga g2 which are very very good quality[/QUOTE] Thanks for the help, Now comes the slow painful process of ordering each part and the heart wrenching wait for them to arrive. That and I'll have to stagger my orders due to parts being/not being in stock and a few up and coming birthdays... thank goodness for weekly pay-checks. [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Levelog;49493720]Not a very good power supply, especially for a high performance rig like that. [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9[/url] [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] Fuck off kiwi pcpartpicker on mobile is hard.[/QUOTE] It's the fact you tried to help that counts.
Im getting a new pc next week. I was wondering if you guys thought this pc was worth it. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102057[/url] This is my first time getting a pc. I would build it myself but I simply do not have the time for that. Edit: Fixed link
The price actually isn't too bad for a prebuilt
[QUOTE=Levelog;49492994]Shit happens. I've gotten DOA Intel, gigabyte, EVGA, ASUS, MSI, WD, Seagate, pretty much every manufacturer.[/QUOTE] Update for you level, thanks for all the help. Finally got my ass off and tested the old rig, turns out to be the power supply. Thank fuck I decided to test it before I RMA'd the mobo. Again, thanks for the help. [editline]9th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Kagu;49495659]Update for you level, thanks for all the help. Finally got my ass off and tested the old rig, turns out to be the power supply. Thank fuck I decided to test it before I RMA'd the mobo. Again, thanks for the help.[/QUOTE] Going to be picking this up: [url]http://www.microcenter.com/product/457337/SuperNOVA_G2_650_Watt_80_Gold_Modular_ATX_12V_Power_Supply[/url] Is 650 enough for i5 4690k + 980ti? Or should I make the leap to 850?
Yeah 650 is plenty.
Man the Inwin 605 Special Edition is sexy as fuck. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TEHwlBQ.jpg[/IMG] [Img]http://www.gamecrate.com/sites/default/files/ces-2016-newegg-hardware-coverage-28.jpg[/IMG]
Only 1 front-panel USB 3.0 port, no thanks.
Did they put an infinity mirror on the front of that case? Because that's actually a really neat effect.
I never use front panel ports. Opted not to have any even on this case. A hub on your desk below the monitor is 100x better.
[QUOTE=Levelog;49501862]I never use front panel ports. Opted not to have any even on this case. A hub on your desk below the monitor is 100x better.[/QUOTE] Is it just me, or are front panel ports really flimsy most of the time?
Thinking about pulling the trigger on a few things today before the sales end. Any feedback or thoughts on these? [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027"]Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/URL] - 29.99 [URL="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8894501&Sku=JHE-102324013"]Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] 24.99
Crap PSU [editline]10th January 2016[/editline] If you're building a gaming rig
why i have a corsair cx850m is that bad too and also, why
[QUOTE=Rusty100;49502509]why i have a corsair cx850m is that bad too and also, why[/QUOTE] This lays it out better than I can in a timely manner. [url]http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx[/url]
[QUOTE=woolio1;49501847]Did they put an infinity mirror on the front of that case? Because that's actually a really neat effect.[/QUOTE] Yeah and the LEDs are controllable if you have an Asus Maximus VIII Hero Alpha because it has a dedicated RGB header.
Thinking of pulling the trigger on this build - any thoughts on it? [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjb86h]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjb86h/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($174.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85mitx]ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($47.98 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] *[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996988e]Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($84.88 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($45.88 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card[/url] ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b200m1nn00]Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($35.12 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-210gq0650]EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($61.50 @ Newegg) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($17.78 @ OutletPC) [b]Total:[/b] $693.01 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:00 EST-0500[/i]
Going to build a 4790k build, gonna go for the Hyper 212 EVO but what motherboard? prolly going for a slight oc.
[QUOTE=cr4sh!;49503208]Going to build a 4790k build, gonna go for the Hyper 212 EVO but what motherboard? prolly going for a slight oc.[/QUOTE] Gigabyte gaming 5 or 7 whichever is cheaper [editline]10th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;49503193]Thinking of pulling the trigger on this build - any thoughts on it? [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjb86h]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xjb86h/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($174.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85mitx]ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($47.98 @ Newegg) [b]Memory:[/b] *[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-996988e]Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($29.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($84.88 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($45.88 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42966kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card[/url] ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b200m1nn00]Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($35.12 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-210gq0650]EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($61.50 @ Newegg) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($17.78 @ OutletPC) [b]Total:[/b] $693.01 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 20:00 EST-0500[/i][/QUOTE] Looks good. The GQ line is the same manufacturer as their old crappy ones, but it looks like they put a really nice FSP unit in them. Good on them. If you can find an EVGA GS 550 or 650 for cheaper, get it. Stay away from the G2 series in that case because they're a little longer than average. Makes it difficult in an ITX build.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49501877]Is it just me, or are front panel ports really flimsy most of the time?[/QUOTE] One of my three front USB ports died after ~4 years. Still does power fine but data is fucked up somewhere and Windows detects it as a constantly failing USB device.
[QUOTE=Levelog;49502562]This lays it out better than I can in a timely manner. [url]http://www.overclock.net/t/1431436/why-you-should-not-buy-a-corsair-cx[/url][/QUOTE] All this says is 'a cheaper PSU has cheaper parts in it but for all intents and purposes will work exactly as it should and not have any dysfunction or real problems' wow who knew you get what u pay for ????????????? I think you're blowing that way out of proportion. It will supply your pc with the power it requires. It won't explode. They are the quality you'd expect from their cheap prices. [editline]11th January 2016[/editline] Did you expect all top of the line parts in a budget psu?
[QUOTE=Rusty100;49503499]All this says is 'a cheaper PSU has cheaper parts in it but for all intents and purposes will work exactly as it should and not have any dysfunction or real problems' wow who knew you get what u pay for ????????????? I think you're blowing that way out of proportion. It will supply your pc with the power it requires. It won't explode. They are the quality you'd expect from their cheap prices. [editline]11th January 2016[/editline] Did you expect all top of the line parts in a budget psu?[/QUOTE] Cheaping out on the thing that delivers and regulates electricity to all of your components is a terrible idea. It is the only component that can take out every single component in your computer in a bad failure.
Yeah I've had it happen to me and my best friend had it happen to him. Just blew up one night when we were sleeping, sounded like fireworks. Coincidentally we are the only two people I know in real life who've built a computer for themselves. We also used cheap Chinese PSUs, making that 2/2. So with this computer I spent far more and got a nice name brand PSU (Antec 520 hcgm), and it has served me exceedingly well. The idea is you don't want to replace this stuff any time soon and only a nice PSU will stand up to years of high utilization.
[url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZGDx4D]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZGDx4D/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($249.75 @ Vuugo) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhl9i]Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler[/url] ($49.75 @ Vuugo) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate]MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($118.98 @ Newegg Canada) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy16gx3m2a1866c9r]Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($115.98 @ Newegg Canada) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($90.97 @ DirectCanada) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n750ti2gd5oc]MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card[/url] ($158.50 @ Vuugo) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-thorv2w]Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($199.98 @ Newegg Canada) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr]EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($113.86 @ DirectCanada) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140]Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)[/url] ($123.00 @ shopRBC) [b]Total:[/b] $1220.77 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 22:01 EST-0500[/i] Hows she lookin? What's she lackin? What's unneccessary/not there but should be/blah blah blah? Im trying to get a nice gaming rig goin. If theres any reasonable priced improvements (ie 10$ for something better) then any suggestions are welcome. Complete novice. Budget of ~1400/1500$ MAX, pref less. Will be built over the course of a couple months so price isnt TOO big of a deal.
Even with the coupon code you're spending nearly the same amount on a case as you are on your GPU, which is a bit insane. You don't need 16GB of RAM with a 4460 and a 750 Ti for gaming. You have a motherboard that can overclock with a non-overclockable CPU. You have a (kind of expensive) CPU fan despite the fact you can't overclock the CPU. The stock one is fine unless you're worried about noise, but that case has 4 fans so I assume not? For how much money you're spending, even if it's in Canada, you really should get something better than a 750 Ti. [I]4GB[/I] GTX 960/R9 380 or higher preferably.
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