I'm looking for a Mobo/CPU (and RAM?) upgrade, any one got any good suggestions? I recently got a 970 but it looks like the rest of my system needs an upgrade as well. Currently I have this;
Intel Core i7 870
Asus P7H55-M PRO (LGA1156)
8 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz CL9
650 W PSU
GeForce GTX 970
Full-HD is what I'll be running at. Would be peachy if it could be kept around $450 for the lot.
My 980 came to my house today and I'm stuck at my dorm for another 2 weeks. Kill me
[QUOTE=Im Crimson;47611712]I'm looking for a Mobo/CPU (and RAM?) upgrade, any one got any good suggestions? I recently got a 970 but it looks like the rest of my system needs an upgrade as well. Currently I have this;
Intel Core i7 870
Asus P7H55-M PRO (LGA1156)
8 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz CL9
650 W PSU
GeForce GTX 970
Full-HD is what I'll be running at. Would be peachy if it could be kept around $450 for the lot.[/QUOTE]
your ram is fine (unless you need more). that cpu is still a pretty decent one, just old, so if you want a worthwhile upgrade I'd probably suggest something like the i5 4690(k)
How much static does it take to brick a graphics card? It's been sitting on top of my case, in the open, for about a week. I haven't touched it, and it's too high for my cat to reach. Is it okay?
I'm looking at building [URL="http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/DyKH99/great-gaming-build"]this[/URL], but after showing this list to a friend he mentioned that the AMD video card might be a problem because to his knowledge, AMD has 'shit drivers' and 'a lot of incompatability problems with games'. I know know any better and I've never had an AMD card before either, so is this really a thing to be concerned about? Can anyone elaborate on why AMD cards might be bad, or why my friend might be wrong?
If AMD cards aren't great, what's a better replacement in a similar price range that would work with this build?
The card is great, but for only a small increase in price, the GTX 970 is marginally better and requires much less power. There are a few games where the R9 290x pulls ahead of the GTX 970 by a few FPS, but by and large, the GTX 970 outperforms it in most scenarios (but only marginally so).
Here's an example video. FPS isn't the most important thing being tracked here, you should be looking at the frame times to get an example of which card might stutter or lag the most in intense situations.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0bZgTq1x4[/media]
Would that fit in with everything else on the parts list? I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't, but I don't know the first thing about graphics cards and components so I'd like to be sure something's going to fit before I go spending a lot of money on it.
[QUOTE=FloaterTWO;47612114]I'm looking at building [URL="http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/DyKH99/great-gaming-build"]this[/URL], but after showing this list to a friend he mentioned that the AMD video card might be a problem because to his knowledge, AMD has 'shit drivers' and 'a lot of incompatability problems with games'. I know know any better and I've never had an AMD card before either, so is this really a thing to be concerned about? Can anyone elaborate on why AMD cards might be bad, or why my friend might be wrong?
If AMD cards aren't great, what's a better replacement in a similar price range that would work with this build?[/QUOTE]
Nothing wrong with amd cards, i used to think the same thing but its complete bullshit. Look up nvidia/amd cards and decide what you can get that's in your price range. Also link is broken for me.
I fixed the link now. I realized that my card currently is actually an AMD and I've never had any serious problems with it, but I'm still open to better options.
I've spent so little money on my PC considering how much I use it, so I think I can probably justify the extra for the GTX 970.
[url="uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970ixoc4gd"]This is the one I want, right?[/url]
[QUOTE=FloaterTWO;47613039]I fixed the link now. I realized that my card currently is actually an AMD and I've never had any serious problems with it, but I'm still open to better options.
I've spent so little money on my PC considering how much I use it, so I think I can probably justify the extra for the GTX 970.
[url="uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970ixoc4gd"]This is the one I want, right?[/url][/QUOTE]
The 970 is good, i have a friend who owns the card, and can play the latest games on high - max graphics with little to no problem, but you don't get the full 4gb. You only get 3.5 so don't be fooled when ever you see the 4gb in the advertisement. I forgot why it is only 3.5, i think they other .5 go towards something. You just don't get the full 4 gigs. But it does seem like a good idea and it is not too expensive. It really is up to you, i would say yes because it is a good card to get at a low price. It is only ~100 dollars more than a 270 (which i own) and the 270 is pretty good.
The .5gb is there, but slower than the rest, which can cause stuttering issues at high res, and high AA game scenarios.
I think talking about the 970 vram issue without a specific and direct point with a source should be bannable. I'm tired of this shit.
Things are so much easier when you just build your PC because theres stuff on sale.
When buying things at stock prices I just endlessly wonder "Should I spend more on this?!" "Will I regret not spending the 30€ on this forever and eventually be forced to buy the better thing, wasting huge sums of cash?"
That road is endless with components, unless you just straight up go for that 1000€ gaming build. Standard EU $=€+50€ component pricing doesn't help.
[editline]28th April 2015[/editline]
Or maybe I'm just really shit at handling money
[QUOTE=ief014;47612006][QUOTE]I'm looking for a Mobo/CPU (and RAM?) upgrade, any one got any good suggestions? I recently got a 970 but it looks like the rest of my system needs an upgrade as well. Currently I have this;
Intel Core i7 870
Asus P7H55-M PRO (LGA1156)
8 GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz CL9
650 W PSU
GeForce GTX 970
Full-HD is what I'll be running at. Would be peachy if it could be kept around $450 for the lot.[/QUOTE]
your ram is fine (unless you need more). that cpu is still a pretty decent one, just old, so if you want a worthwhile upgrade I'd probably suggest something like the i5 4690(k)[/QUOTE]
Is the current one good enough for The Witcher 3 and other relevant games is a question though? Thanks for the advice
[QUOTE=Im Crimson;47619669]Is the current one good enough for The Witcher 3 and other relevant games is a question though? Thanks for the advice[/QUOTE]
probably. your cpu would fall somewhere under at least minimum requirements, but it would be the next bottleneck as even more intensive games come out.
Thinking about going for a Corsair H80i for my new build instead of the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.
Thoughts?
[QUOTE=deathmog;47621669]Thinking about going for a Corsair H80i for my new build instead of the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.
Thoughts?[/QUOTE]
Nah, for the price of an H80i you can get a Phanteks TC14PE which cools better and still have enough left over for a decent steak.
I ended up picking up the xeon E3-1231v3 rather than an intel i5 and I gotta say, I'm surprised that this cpu doesn't get as much limelight as it deserves. turbo boosted up to 3.8Ghz with 4 cores, hyper-threaded up to 8. Since it's a server chip it runs so cool that I can hear my caviar blues spin and it's only about 10$ more than an i5 4690. If overclocking ain't your crowd, why choose anything else? It's essentially an intel I7-4770 for ~$250.
With a single GTX 970, stock clock, I'm running Guild Wars 2 at 50-200fps 1080p at max settings while recording.
Hell, it even uses the same LGA 1150 socket and runs off H97 boards no problem.
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Intel-E3-1230V3-Quad-Core-Processor-BX80646E31230V3/dp/B00D697PEG/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1430287647&sr=1-2&keywords=xeon+1231v3]Xeon E3-1231v3 amazon[/url]
It's great if you're looking for more threads for rendering and such, but for gaming it really doesn't stack up to an overclocked i5.
E3-123xVx is my favorite render machine CPU. Our farm is filled with them, they're the closest thing to cheap and cheerful an 8-thread server CPU gets.
I'm new to this whole PC building stuff and I'm still scared for the money it involved, I want real straight upgrade in my gaming since I've been going through couple of years with not so good PCs from old to next-gen games. I can even run GTA V on lowest settings at unstable 30 fps on the ground in both Los Santos and Blaine County.
Being Canadian isn't nice sometimes.
PCPartPicker part list: [url]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jYbqyc[/url]
Price breakdown by merchant: [url]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jYbqyc/by_merchant/[/url]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($157.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($103.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($113.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ XL2420Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($349.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1964.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 10:20 EDT-0400
Any suggestions and tips?
[QUOTE=Vostok;47624735]I'm new to this whole PC building stuff and I'm still scared for the money it involved, I want real straight upgrade in my gaming since I've been going through couple of years with not so good PCs from old to next-gen games. I can even run GTA V on lowest settings at unstable 30 fps on the ground in both Los Santos and Blaine County.
Being Canadian isn't nice sometimes.
PCPartPicker part list: [url]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jYbqyc[/url]
Price breakdown by merchant: [url]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jYbqyc/by_merchant/[/url]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($284.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($157.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($103.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($113.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ XL2420Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($349.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1964.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 10:20 EDT-0400
Any suggestions and tips?[/QUOTE]
If I were you, I would go for I5 4590, cheap but decent air cooler for it, cheaper just fine motherboard, and find cheap Windows7-8.1 on [url]www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/[/url] .
Then, go for GTX 980 (630$ ~).
I don't like Nvidia, but that will work for you really well. You will feel the extra power in GPU, not much in CPU. 4590 is fine, 4690 not OC is often only 1-2% better for much more $. If you dont OC, you dont need great cooler, you dont need awesome motherboard for OC, etc. And you can get cheap Windows, so why not?
Hope it helps.
If you're looking to shave your price off the top and still get an amazing case, you can swap out your C70 for the fractal define r4. It's On sale for ~90$ right now and ends May 6th.
[url]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4ti[/url]
Then you can take that money you save and go straight for 2x8Gb ram sticks rather than just the one.
[QUOTE=KangarooSteak;47625376]If you're looking to shave your price off the top and still get an amazing case, you can swap out your C70 for the fractal define r4. It's On sale for ~90$ right now and ends May 6th.
[url]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4ti[/url]
Then you can take that money you save and go straight for 2x8Gb ram sticks rather than just the one.[/QUOTE]
If he have money, yes, but RAM is one of the last things he should update, because 8GB is mostly enough.
[QUOTE=Xanoxis;47624964]If I were you, I would go for I5 4590, cheap but decent air cooler for it, cheaper just fine motherboard, and find cheap Windows7-8.1 on [url]www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/[/url] .
Then, go for GTX 980 (630$ ~).
I don't like Nvidia, but that will work for you really well. You will feel the extra power in GPU, not much in CPU. 4590 is fine, 4690 not OC is often only 1-2% better for much more $. If you dont OC, you dont need great cooler, you dont need awesome motherboard for OC, etc. And you can get cheap Windows, so why not?
Hope it helps.[/QUOTE]
If he's going to OC then it's a fair upgrade over the 4590 iirc. Also unless I'm talking shit again the 970 is the king of value with the 980 being a bit too expensive for the extra performance it gives over the 970.
Fractal Design R4 is amazing, clean design, enough space to fit a lot of shit and nice cable management options.
If you're gonna stick with 8gb RAM for the forseeable future go with 2x4GB instead of 1x8GB. Dual-channel is a nice thing to have and unless Canadia is silly it's barely more expensive to buy 2 4GB sticks than it is to buy 1 8GB stick.
Maybe the PSU is a bit too weak for SLIing cards but if you're not planning to do that you shouldn't care.
So I purchased quite a bit of parts for a new PC, except for a few SSD's and a GPU:
so as it stands now my build will be the following:
Intel i7 5820k
Corsair Vengeance 8gb ddr4 2666mhz
2tb 7200rpm WD HDD
2x 240GB SSD's
EVGA SC GTX 780 3072mb w/ ACX cooler
MSI X99S Gaming LGA2011-3
Witcher 3 here I come
i've been thinking about building a new PC for a bit, biggest problem being i have a low budget (460$~) and i have little experience in building PCs. Any tips for me?
With the motivation and few suggestions I got from this thread, I've decided to lose some sleep to research more into PC parts. So far I've been getting pretty comfortable.
How is it? The only two parts I'm concerned about is the power supply and motherboard, but once I'm sure it's all good, I'm calling it here.
Also I can't get that case with the deal in time sadly.
PCPartPicker part list: [URL]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw87qs[/URL]
Price breakdown by merchant: [URL]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw87qs/by_merchant/[/URL]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.95 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.68 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($142.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Raidmax 630W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1295.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 13:10 EDT-0400
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[QUOTE=Vostok;47632549]With the motivation and few suggestions I got from this thread, I've decided to lose some sleep to research more into PC parts. So far I've been getting pretty comfortable.
How is it? The only two parts I'm concerned about is the power supply and motherboard, but once I'm sure it's all good, I'm calling it here.
Also I can't get that case with the deal in time sadly.
PCPartPicker part list: [URL]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw87qs[/URL]
Price breakdown by merchant: [URL]http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Bw87qs/by_merchant/[/URL]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.95 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.68 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($142.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($379.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Raidmax 630W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1295.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-30 13:10 EDT-0400[/QUOTE]
If raidmax is reputable as any other major psu manufacturers, 630w will serve you just fine unless you plan on SLI in the future. If that's the case, you can pick up a 750w PSU.
If you're not too sure about your raidmax PSU, I'd get a corsair CX-600W, CX series is solid set and around the same price.
[url=http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-cx-series-cx600m-600w-83-78577-1881.htm?affiliateid=7474144]Corsair CX600M[/url] 600w semi modular ~ 80$
[url=http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-cx-series-cx750m-750w-f2-78574-1281.htm?affiliateid=7474144]Corsar CX750M[/url] 750w semi modular, SLI potential ~ 95$
You also don't really need too fancy a cpu cooler if you're not getting an overclockable cpu (non k-variant). In fact, if you edit/record video or perform intensive programs and whatnot, you can invest that money from your cpu cooler into your cpu, toss in a little extra, and get a [url=http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3]Xeon E3-1231v3[/url] CPU for about 320$.
It's essentially an intel I7-4770 that can't overclock, but it can turbo boost to 3.8Ghz. It's compatible with the board you've selected, and since it's technically an intel I7 cpu, its 8 threads plow through a lot of cpu intensive applications.
I own a xeon E3-1231v3 myself and its is incredible at its price.
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