• PC Building Thread
    4,998 replies, posted
Maybe just do the same thing they do, [img]http://cld.moe/files/chrome_2016-01-26_23-03-23.png[/img] Take an existing extender, cut it down, and re-isolate it. Like the residu from the clicky thing is right there. Or just buy one from china with free shipping, wait for a month for it arrive, and keep your PC open in the meanwhile.
Any good sources where I can buy it from china?
[QUOTE=Confuzzed Otto;49612927]Bought a 970 Turbo for my Corsair Air 240. Despite the site telling me I'd have 8 cms of space to put my PCI powercable in, it doesn't fit. Are there some kind of 90 degree PCI powercable adapter thingies?[/QUOTE] Wait, what brand is your card? I haven't seen this come up in my research.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49613912]Wait, what brand is your card? I haven't seen this come up in my research.[/QUOTE] It's an ASUS reference-ish card.
Ooh, that's a really pretty card, and it matches my color scheme. I might grab one of those. EDIT: How much clearance do you have between the window and the card? It says here that the max cooler and card height is 120mm, but the Turbo is 121mm. I'm guessing it smashes right up against the window, right?
[QUOTE=KleinerHl;49610606]PSU is something called VENTO TA-KB1 and SSD is Samsung 120 GB SSD 850 EVO 540/520MB/s I'm guessing this build can run games like GTA V and Overwatch on high, right?[/QUOTE] Definitely drop that PSU for a better one like the: [B]Seasonic:[/B] m12/S12/S12G/S12-II, [B]XFX:[/B] TS/XTR/PRO series, [B]Superflower:[/B] Any. That unit is 100% unknown and if it blows (which it probably will) it will take out half your pc with it. For the rest of your build: If you want to run GTA V at 1080p on high, you need an AMD r9-380 4GB at least. If you want to run it maxed out you need an r9-390 8GB or Nvidia 970 at least. The 750Ti will run it fine at medium/Low. (60+fps) The SSD you selected is very good.
Don't forget [B]EVGA:[/B] G2/P2/T2, [B]Antec:[/B] HCG/TruePowerClassic/Earthwatts Green/Edge/HCP. Just for more options.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49613989]Ooh, that's a really pretty card, and it matches my color scheme. I might grab one of those. EDIT: How much clearance do you have between the window and the card? It says here that the max cooler and card height is 120mm, but the Turbo is 121mm. I'm guessing it smashes right up against the window, right?[/QUOTE] I can easily put the window on. Until I plug in the PCI cable :v.
[QUOTE=Confuzzed Otto;49617181]I can easily put the window on. Until I plug in the PCI cable :v.[/QUOTE] Okay, so a flat PCI cable would solve that? I might end up buying myself a Turbo, if that's the case.
I've gotta buy a flat PCI cable first, can't confirm. It looks like it works though [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/lmNTov4.jpg[/t]
how am I looking? I don't want to spend anymore than this and I need to include monitors. But is there anything I should substitute out for something else that would be a better deal? [t]http://i.imgur.com/jbnjjYd.png[/t]
Huh, NZXT apparently launched their first ITX case "Manta". It looks weird. [t]https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/t31.0-8/12622542_10156483515965301_7250968542547870980_o.jpg[/t] It's larger than most mini-ITX cases, but supposedly it's made for the watercooling options. [t]https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/12473527_10156483515195301_8458450644674265999_o.jpg[/t] $140, comes in white as well. Ports/power button are on the top. [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/0J5RIJu.png[/t] Wonder if he would have bought it if they answered.
Eh, it's like the Phanteks Mini XL but for ITX. Sure, you can get an mATX case of the same size, but it won't have nearly the same room for shit. You're not the target market if you complain about that. [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] Or Motherboard manufacturers could get off their ass and finally make DTX boards.
[QUOTE=The freeman;49621109]Huh, NZXT apparently launched their first ITX case "Manta". It looks weird. [t]https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/t31.0-8/12622542_10156483515965301_7250968542547870980_o.jpg[/t] It's larger than most mini-ITX cases, but supposedly it's made for the watercooling options. [t]https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/12473527_10156483515195301_8458450644674265999_o.jpg[/t] $140, comes in white as well. Ports/power button are on the top. [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] [t]http://i.imgur.com/0J5RIJu.png[/t] Wonder if he would have bought it if they answered.[/QUOTE] It looks like a CRT TV.
MY AMAZON NIGHTMARE IS NEVERENDING. Now they want me to pay $25 to return the things that they sent me because they wouldn't cancel my order, and support is infinitely less than helpful. This might be the last time I do a big, multi-piece order on Amazon. This is just awful.
[QUOTE=woolio1;49621781]MY AMAZON NIGHTMARE IS NEVERENDING. Now they want me to pay $25 to return the things that they sent me because they wouldn't cancel my order, and support is infinitely less than helpful. This might be the last time I do a big, multi-piece order on Amazon. This is just awful.[/QUOTE] I've had really bad experiences with amazon lately, they're normally great but holly shit they owe my £400 at this point in time, 200 of which they've 'lost' and will take 1 week+ to get back to me :(
So after having my new PC for about a month I figured I'd give cable management a shot. How did I do? [img]http://i.imgur.com/osDcQ8z.jpg[/img]
so about a year ago my current PSU (Antec NEO ECO 620) started making some clicking noises and i finally got fed up with it and decided it was time to get a new one. my current specs [t]http://i.imgur.com/ZGvZx5Y.png[/t] i plugged what i had into this [url]http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator[/url] (the basic form) and i got about 420 watts and it recommended [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0106RDI3W/?tag=pcpapi-20"]this[/URL]. I plan on overclocking (eventually). Is this good enough? even just evga has alot of different versions of psu (g1,g2,gs,gq) idk what any of that shit means. budget it about 100 bux
[QUOTE=beanhead;49622299]so about a year ago my current PSU (Antec NEO ECO 620) started making some clicking noises and i finally got fed up with it and decided it was time to get a new one. my current specs [t]http://i.imgur.com/ZGvZx5Y.png[/t] i plugged what i had into this [url]http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator[/url] (the basic form) and i got about 420 watts and it recommended [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0106RDI3W/?tag=pcpapi-20"]this[/URL]. I plan on overclocking (eventually). Is this good enough? even just evga has alot of different versions of psu (g1,g2,gs,gq) idk what any of that shit means. budget it about 100 bux[/QUOTE] Yep that's a great choice. You're not going to save any more than $10 going to another good option, but none of them are as good as that one.
Finally, progress! I pestered them enough that they made a prepaid return shipping authorization for me. We'll see how that goes, but I'm optimistic.
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;49622107]So after having my new PC for about a month I figured I'd give cable management a shot. How did I do? [img]http://i.imgur.com/osDcQ8z.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Oh my god that graphics card sag :sick: Anyways I think I've found some decent 8 pin 90 degree thingies, gonna order and tell you if they don't short my mobo [editline]28th January 2016[/editline] [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0FOT2G?keywords=8%20pin%2090%20degree&qid=1453970919&ref_=nav_signin&sr=8-1[/url]
[QUOTE=Confuzzed Otto;49623690]Oh my god that graphics card sag :sick: Anyways I think I've found some decent 8 pin 90 degree thingies, gonna order and tell you if they don't short my mobo [editline]28th January 2016[/editline] [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0FOT2G?keywords=8%20pin%2090%20degree&qid=1453970919&ref_=nav_signin&sr=8-1[/url][/QUOTE] Pretty sure those are for the CPU 8 pin, which have different keying than the PCIe one does.
Dammit [editline]28th January 2016[/editline] Looks like I'll have to order one of these when I've got the money for it. Not sure about voltages and stuff though [url]http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X8+pin+90+degree.TRS0&_nkw=8+pin+90+degree&_sacat=0[/url]
[QUOTE=ballads;49617477]I need a cheap but small filestorage server. I want to be able to access it without having a moniter. Im from united states.[/QUOTE] NAS or Raspberry PI with an external HDD? [editline]28th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=rampageturke 2;49619580]how am I looking? I don't want to spend anymore than this and I need to include monitors. But is there anything I should substitute out for something else that would be a better deal? [t]http://i.imgur.com/jbnjjYd.png[/t][/QUOTE] -Replace the PSU with one Levelog or me reccomended a few posts above. -I dont know about that SSD, so I would say the safe option is getting a Samsung 850 or Crucial BX100/MX200
So I've been looking into using my Raspberry Pi as a lighting controller for my case, using Adafruit neopixels. Could anyone point me in the right direction for that?
Anyone else getting high temp readings for their GPU after the recent update? I'm idling at 60s now, I don't know if it's because I set it to "prefer maximum performance" in global settings or if it's actually the update. Some insight would be great.
[QUOTE=taipan;49624144]NAS or Raspberry PI with an external HDD? [editline]28th January 2016[/editline] -Replace the PSU with one Levelog or me reccomended a few posts above. -I dont know about that SSD, so I would say the safe option is getting a Samsung 850 or Crucial BX100/MX200[/QUOTE] made some changes, couldnt find that case on partpicker though [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hbFZt6]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hbFZt6/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k]Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£199.96 @ More Computers) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] (£24.89 @ Aria PC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b150gamingm3]MSI B150 Gaming M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] (£83.99 @ Ebuyer) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk8gx4m2a2133c13r]Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] (£40.98 @ Ebuyer) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct240bx200ssd1]Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£61.14 @ Aria PC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9380p4df5]XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card[/url] (£159.98 @ Novatech) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m]Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£69.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
a Hyper 212 Evo should be fine for cooling a 4790k right? [editline]28th January 2016[/editline] With a very slight OC
First build, here's what I'm thinking. [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jzt36h]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jzt36h/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k]Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£199.96 @ More Computers) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15]Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler[/url] (£67.98 @ Ebuyer) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170progaming]Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard[/url] (£118.39 @ Aria PC) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2k8g4dfd8213]Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory[/url] (£62.99 @ Ebuyer) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£62.99 @ Aria PC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd4003fzex]Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£166.74 @ Aria PC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9380gaming4g]MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card[/url] (£164.99 @ Amazon UK) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk]Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (£77.95 @ Aria PC) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1]EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£74.99 @ Amazon UK) [b]Total:[/b] £996.98 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 20:44 GMT+0000[/i] Few questions. I've noticed that the motherboard has various ports for video output. Are these functional when using a dedicated card? Or are these only usable by integrated graphics? I've seen news of some coolers damaging Skylake CPUs. I'm planning on taking my computer to LANs / if I move house etc. How concerned should I be of it getting damaged in transit? 6600K vs 6700K. Is there a reason to get the i7 over the i5? when would the i7 be noticeable faster (assuming same clock)?
Ports on the mono are for integrated graphics Cooler should not be an issue If you are just using it for gaming the i5 should be sufficient
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.