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Not a great PSU by any means.
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;48343633]1920 x 1080p A big mix of games, I'll probably pick up JC3, I play some other triple As, a lot of emulation, a fair amount of indie games - Really pretty much every game overall System will be (when the CPU/cooler/RAM arrive in about a week or so): [url]http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/gbs3Jx[/url][/QUOTE] At 1080p a 980ti isn't just overkill, it's straight up murder by guns, fire, vehicles, knives, and shark attacks all at the same time. A 970 is far more practical if you're gonna be running 1080p or a 980 even if you really wanna future proof. Picking up a 980ti for 1080p gaming is like hiring Mike Tyson to win a schoolyard fight between children.
Yeah if you've got plenty of budget I'd pick up a nice 1440p monitor.
[QUOTE=Levelog;48343717]Not a great PSU by any means.[/QUOTE] I just added a random PSU in which was the same watts, here's the actual one (I think): [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817580002[/url] [editline]1st August 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=AltF4 All Day;48343745]At 1080p a 980ti isn't just overkill, it's straight up murder by guns, fire, vehicles, knives, and shark attacks all at the same time. A 970 is far more practical if you're gonna be running 1080p or a 980 even if you really wanna future proof. Picking up a 980ti for 1080p gaming is like hiring Mike Tyson to win a schoolyard fight between children.[/QUOTE] What about the Radeon equivalents?
I was thinking of upgrading my GTX 680, probably just to a GTX 970. I only have a 1920x1080 monitor, which is more than enough for me. Not interested/planning on overclocking either. My CPU is an i7-3770k. If it's not going to be a bottleneck anytime soon I'd rather leave it, but is it worth upgrading now too (I have enough spare cash for a new CPU/mobo - but unless I actually need to I'd rather leave it)?
[QUOTE=Levelog;48306281]Nah, that's not an ASUS thing. Just a bit tired lately (mainly not on this forum) of people saying "well mine was perfect, you must be an outlier while not considering maybe they were the outlier for a functional product. I actually have an ASUS board for one of my systems. [editline]27th July 2015[/editline] Not to mention I'd fucking love an ASUS Deluxe x99 board. It's probably my favorite looking and featured board on the market right now.[/QUOTE] How about all those other people that didn't have these problems with their boards are all, and the other thousands upon thousands who have bought ASUS boards and have had no issues at all? Are they outliers too? Maybe the reason people are saying "mine was perfect, you must be an outlier" because defective products are 99.9% of the time: outliers.
[QUOTE=shauntp;48344964]I was thinking of upgrading my GTX 680, probably just to a GTX 970. I only have a 1920x1080 monitor, which is more than enough for me. Not interested/planning on overclocking either. My CPU is an i7-3770k. If it's not going to be a bottleneck anytime soon I'd rather leave it, but is it worth upgrading now too (I have enough spare cash for a new CPU/mobo - but unless I actually need to I'd rather leave it)?[/QUOTE] Don't really think so... GTX 680 is slightly worse than GTX 960, both can run any game at 1080p. Maybe you should wait for the next generation
[QUOTE=KillerSpring1;48345460]Don't really think so... GTX 680 is slightly worse than GTX 960, both can run any game at 1080p. Maybe you should wait for the next generation[/QUOTE] Yeah, I was thinking that would probably be best. I've gotten quite a lot of extra money recently, not sure if I'll have another time soon to upgrade/future-proof though.
Hey all, I'm wondering if I'm due for an upgrade? I should be able to have a budget to upgrade at least the CPU and motherboard here. [T]http://i.imgur.com/Gog7iG0.png[/T] On a last note, would 600 watts be enough to drive any new hardware? I'm using a Cooler Master PSU which I bought for 46 euros back in the day, and not sure if it's enough anymore.
I recently had the misfortune of buying an ASUS AMD motherboard (M5A99X EVO) that gave out after a few days. After doing more research I found out the board is complete ass, so I'm getting a refund from newegg and want to get a different AMD board. Any suggestions? [sp]inb4 "shoulda gone intel". yes I'm aware[/sp] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Meme reply" - Craptasket))[/highlight]
Who would even buy this horrible fucking case? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MkpiiOd.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Zarconite;48340343][url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dW3YZL]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dW3YZL/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74770]Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£224.99 @ Aria PC) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-cpu-cooler-ucacofi11001csa01]Arctic Cooling Freezer i11 74.0 CFM CPU Cooler[/url] (£15.98 @ Novatech) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate]MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£61.16 @ Scan.co.uk) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx16c9t3k28x]Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£36.87 @ 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] (£63.54 @ Aria PC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£32.40 @ Aria PC) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r]Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (£49.19 @ Aria PC) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-power-supply-bn181]be quiet! 530W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£59.46 @ Scan.co.uk) [b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-wh14ns40]LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer[/url] (£48.38 @ Aria PC) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)[/url] (£67.95 @ Ebuyer) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-u2515h]Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor[/url] (£242.99 @ Aria PC) [b]Total:[/b] £902.91 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-31 19:00 BST+0100[/i] Will this do the job? I know the power supply is a bit overkill but in the future he could just add a GTX 960 or something and use it for gaming without needing to switch the PSU[/QUOTE] Gaming isn't his thing so won't be a problem! The Windows 7 OS is a good idea as he was planning to buy Windows 10 (he currently has it on his current pc, but it's one of those all in one touchscreen computers), so he'd save £60 on the OS alone. 250GB SSD is perfectly fine for non-gaming, he'll be putting stuff like Cubase, etc on it as well as the OS. I could remove the CD drive though as a lot of the stuff he does is now digital, but we could always add one in later. I'll be building it for him, but won him round to just "build a pc" than one that's already built. Thank you for the list!
A couple of weeks ago I asked for advice on a build. As I have not ordered the pieces yet (because reasons) I decide to follow the advice and switch the MSI H81 motherboard and the i3 processor for a MSI H97-E35 and a i5-4460 processor. New list: [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/p/xQF2D3]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/p/xQF2D3/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460]Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97me35]MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (€82.02 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c9sr8]Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (€51.49 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (€57.90 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170120g]Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card[/url] [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfccom100wwxs1rp]BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (€49.02 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] (€84.92 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370721041]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)[/url] (€95.00) [b]Monitor:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gl2250hm]BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor[/url] (€120.62 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Keyboard:[/b] [url=http://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-keyboard-920002478]Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard[/url] (€25.48 @ Amazon Italia) [b]Total:[/b] €566.45 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-01 14:30 CEST+0200[/i] It also solved a problem I had with my case (which had 3.0 USB entrances on the front while the motherboard only had 2.0 USBs on the back) and pcpartpicker now lists no incompatibilities at all. Just to be sure, though, I thought I'd post here.
I just spent $730 on the i7 4790k, 16 gb's of ram, and a thor v2, but the real question is if the MSI z97 G45 is a good motherboard? [editline]1st August 2015[/editline] that $730 includes the motherboard and rushed shipping and processing cause fuck logic
[QUOTE=Bomber9900;48347043]I just spent $730 on the i7 4790k, 16 gb's of ram, and a thor v2, but the real question is if the MSI z97 G45 is a good motherboard? [editline]1st August 2015[/editline] that $730 includes the motherboard and rushed shipping and processing cause fuck logic[/QUOTE] Yes, it's a good, but IE 8 isn't.
[QUOTE=SteelSliver;48350825]Yes, it's a good, but IE 8 isn't.[/QUOTE] My job keeps uninstalling chrome :(
[QUOTE=Hugo Strange;48346312]Who would even buy this horrible fucking case? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MkpiiOd.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I'd yank all of the parts out first. Then I'd take a sledgehammer and go at it on that case because holy shit fuck these minion things.
[QUOTE=Hugo Strange;48346312]Who would even buy this horrible fucking case? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MkpiiOd.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJFjVyO8N3Y[/media] 0:50 [sp]Yes it's satire[/sp]
What's the best brand for the 980? Cost appears to be for me (In the UK), most expensive to least, ASUS, MSI, EVGA=Gigabyte, Palit
So which one of these is the best option? Asus [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/asus/asus-nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-strix-4gb-directcu-ii-hdmi-displayport-2xdvi-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p33767981[/url] EVGA [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/evga/evga-geforce-nvidia-gtx-970-4gb-ddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport-sc-acx-2-0-cooling-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p30172121[/url] MSI [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/msi/msi-geforce-nvidia-gtx-970-gaming-4gb-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p29171260[/url] Gigabyte [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/gigabyte/gigabyte-nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-1114mhz-2xdvi-hdmi-3xdisplayport-windforce-iii-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p29826668[/url] i was thinking about getting the asus one since its the cheapest but i dunno
What do you guys think of this monitor [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005OPLG0O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1438548258&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=monitor&dpPl=1&dpID=51ryVR-95IL&ref=plSrch"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005OPLG0O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1438548258&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=monitor&dpPl=1&dpID=51ryVR-95IL&ref=plSrch[/URL] And these keyboards [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00SJ0LIS6/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1438544904&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard&dpPl=1&dpID=51EQgSOtbfL&ref=plSrch"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00SJ0LIS6/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1438544904&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard&dpPl=1&dpID=51EQgSOtbfL&ref=plSrch[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FEDP99U/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1438544904&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FEDP99U/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1438544904&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard[/URL] [editline]2nd August 2015[/editline] This is for my build i posted a couple of pages ago
Monitor looks very good value.
[QUOTE=HiddenShadow;48357347]What do you guys think of this monitor [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005OPLG0O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1438548258&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=monitor&dpPl=1&dpID=51ryVR-95IL&ref=plSrch"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005OPLG0O/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1438548258&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=monitor&dpPl=1&dpID=51ryVR-95IL&ref=plSrch[/URL] And these keyboards [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00SJ0LIS6/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1438544904&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard&dpPl=1&dpID=51EQgSOtbfL&ref=plSrch"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00SJ0LIS6/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1438544904&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard&dpPl=1&dpID=51EQgSOtbfL&ref=plSrch[/URL] [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FEDP99U/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1438544904&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FEDP99U/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1438544904&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=cherry+brown+keyboard[/URL] [editline]2nd August 2015[/editline] This is for my build i posted a couple of pages ago[/QUOTE] Monitor looks fine, Corsair>Roccat.
Neither are very great though. [editline]2nd August 2015[/editline] Plus [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HUFPV7K/?tag=pcp0f-21"]this[/URL] monitor is better for just a bit more.
are the intel stock coolers any good?
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;48358182]are the intel stock coolers any good?[/QUOTE] Perfectly adequate for stock clocks.
[QUOTE=Bora;48357118]So which one of these is the best option? Asus [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/asus/asus-nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-strix-4gb-directcu-ii-hdmi-displayport-2xdvi-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p33767981[/url] EVGA [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/evga/evga-geforce-nvidia-gtx-970-4gb-ddr5-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport-sc-acx-2-0-cooling-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p30172121[/url] MSI [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/msi/msi-geforce-nvidia-gtx-970-gaming-4gb-2xdvi-hdmi-displayport-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p29171260[/url] Gigabyte [url]https://cdon.fi/kodin_elektroniikka/gigabyte/gigabyte-nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-1114mhz-2xdvi-hdmi-3xdisplayport-windforce-iii-sisaltaa-pelin-metal-gear-solid-the-phantom-pain-p29826668[/url] i was thinking about getting the asus one since its the cheapest but i dunno[/QUOTE] Consider the Radeon R9 390 instead, especially if you want to do things at 4K. Double the VRAM for about the same price, maybe only a couple of euros more. Except the Asus 970, that is. But yeah I'd go with either ASUS' or MSI's. If we were close to the next NVIDIA GPU series I would've said EVGA because of their step up program.
I'd go with MSI or EVGA.
So I've never built a computer or anything and was looking into building one for the first time. [code]~$1000 Build (Entry level overclocking, fantastic performance at 1080p, good performance above, plus you get a cool m.2 ssd!) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Mushkin Radioactive 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.45 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1046.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-09 07:10 EDT-0400[/code] I was thinking about getting this setup as an upgrade to my current which is: [code] CPU: i7 970 CPU Cooler: No idea Motherboard: No idea(Comp was bought prebuilt, is an Alienware Aurora from 2009.) Memory: 6GB RAM Video Card: Radeon HD 7870 Case: Alienware Aurora Power Supply: No idea[/code] I realize not knowing what is inside this thing doesn't help much, but from the information I do know, would this be a worthwhile upgrade?
Need some assistance My mobo + CPU is now 5 years old and I am considering upgrading since editing videos is getting tedious, it's slow and rendering takes a while but that's not much of an issue [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ylyh5uq.png[/IMG] The mobo's temp meter broke 2 years ago, I've checked to make sure it wasn't 128c, should be running at 40-50c I just don't know what to do in terms of upgrading? If I need to replace the cpu doesn't the mobo need to be replaced too? If so what should I get Just need something for gaming + video editing + photo editing and at least under $300AUD
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