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Medrea

10003 Posts

April 03 2012 06:27 GMT

#20201

Thats a strong setup. Well balanced as well.

I wouldn't upgrade the CPU until Haswell, which is next year.

Dont bother upgrading the RAM until the same time.

So i guess what I am saying is that while the 460 is by absolutely no means a weak card. If i wanted to treat myself now it would be to a new GPU. And a new GPU just so happens to be $500.

phar

United States1080 Posts

April 03 2012 06:28 GMT

#20202

If you must sink the cash, I personally would sink that into CPU/mobo/RAM. Probably less than $400, more than $300. CPU is a good 4 years old, probably the part that's holding you back the most, at least in SC2.

You did not mention a monitor resolution, that would be helpful for subsequent posters. BF3 + big resolution + 460... dunno.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

April 03 2012 06:28 GMT

#20203

On April 03 2012 15:14 Tapatio wrote:+ Show Spoiler +

I'm looking to stay current with my computer build and was wondering what upgrades would be necessary now, or what would be the next logical upgrade.

I currently play Battlefield 3, Starcraft 2, and Star Wars the Old Republic.

I have about $400-$500 to mess around with.

Motherboard: Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80580Q8300

GPU: EVGA 768-P3-1360-TR GeForce GTX 460 Video Card - 768MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

PSU: Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-S-B 750W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC Compatible with Core i7, i5 Power Supply

OS: Windows 7 (64 bit)

Get an SSD.

phar

United States1080 Posts

April 03 2012 06:29 GMT

#20204

^ I like that idea better than my idea and Medrea's idea combined.

Medrea

10003 Posts

April 03 2012 06:32 GMT

#20205

I don't believe in SSD's but thats a fair assessment as well.

I guess it depends on how much money I would expect to have in one year.

xeo1

United States429 Posts

April 03 2012 14:08 GMT

#20206

the pareema 8 gig is out of stock on newegg, any idea if there will be more?

Tapatio

United States9 Posts

April 03 2012 14:49 GMT

#20207

On April 03 2012 15:28 phar wrote:
If you must sink the cash, I personally would sink that into CPU/mobo/RAM. Probably less than $400, more than $300. CPU is a good 4 years old, probably the part that's holding you back the most, at least in SC2.

You did not mention a monitor resolution, that would be helpful for subsequent posters. BF3 + big resolution + 460... dunno.

This is what I'm currently using for a monitor, and usually run things at 1920x1080.
SAMSUNG B2230 Glossy Black 21.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 70000:1(1000:1)

Also, what would be an adequate SSD to incorporate with my build? (recommendations I mean)

Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

April 03 2012 15:13 GMT

#20208

On April 03 2012 23:08 xeo1 wrote:
the pareema 8 gig is out of stock on newegg, any idea if there will be more?

Just get whatever is the cheapest 2 x 4GB 1.5V DDR3 RAM that's in stock.

On April 03 2012 23:49 Tapatio wrote:

Show nested quote +

Depending on desired capacity,

Crucial M4 64GB - $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441

Intel 520 120GB - $160
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=67710&promoid=1263

Choubacca

Taiwan189 Posts

April 03 2012 15:31 GMT

#20209

are the LGA 2011 cores a good idea to get atm? or are there more cheaper ones coming out this year?

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

April 03 2012 15:33 GMT

#20210

On April 04 2012 00:31 YowDog2 wrote:
are the LGA 2011 cores a good idea to get atm? or are there more cheaper ones coming out this year?

It's an enthusiast socket. If you have to ask, you don't need it.

STYDawn

137 Posts

April 04 2012 01:21 GMT

#20211

My computer is running out of space(thats what happens with a 80GB HDD)

So I'll be reconfiguring stuff so:

SSD(M4)(gonna be using it for booting OS and maya, 3ds max, and mudbox) and a 5900rpm drive for storage and non performance requiring programs,
or
an SSD and a 7200 drive (less storage),
or
a big 7200 rpm drive?

Medrea

10003 Posts

April 04 2012 01:23 GMT

#20212

Depends on budget really. And level of patience.

Your three options are balanced that way.

STYDawn

137 Posts

April 04 2012 01:26 GMT

#20213

On April 04 2012 10:23 Medrea wrote:
Depends on budget really. And level of patience.

Your three options are balanced that way.

Can you clarify?

Medrea

10003 Posts

April 04 2012 01:28 GMT

#20214

SSD and 5900 RPM drives will require quite a bit of upkeep to make sure you are running all of your bread and butter programs from the SSD. Constantly being punished with slow loading programs with anything being forced to run on the 5900.

All 7200 RPM drives, you get to not give a fuck where anything runs from.

SSD and smaller 7200 is in the middle.

STYDawn

137 Posts

April 04 2012 01:31 GMT

#20215

On April 04 2012 10:28 Medrea wrote:
SSD and 5900 RPM drives will require quite a bit of upkeep to make sure you are running all of your bread and butter programs from the SSD. Constantly being punished with slow loading programs with anything being forced to run on the 5900.

All 7200 RPM drives, you get to not give a fuck where anything runs from.

SSD and smaller 7200 is in the middle.

hmm, then what about hybrid drives? are they a viable option?

JingleHell

United States11308 Posts

April 04 2012 01:31 GMT

#20216

If you have the money for SSD+7200RPM, it's your best option for speed, especially if you'd be gaming off the HDD.

If you don't need more games than you could cram onto the SSD with system and other stuff, the slower HDD will be fine for media storage.

If you'd rather avoid paying out the nose for an SSD at all, get the big 7200.

I run SSD+Caviar black personally, because my SSD is only a 60GB, and I refuse to spend 8 years loading games off a green HDD.

xeo1

United States429 Posts

April 04 2012 03:55 GMT

#20217

hey ppl, I finally switched out the PSU but the booting problem still persists. basically when I hit the power the computer lights up but the keyboard/monitor don't, so I have to hit it til something beeps and then it turns on slowly leading me to the bios where I have to save settings and proceed to get to the desktop. what could it be?

Medrea

10003 Posts

April 04 2012 04:29 GMT

#20218

At this point probably the motherboard.

alQahira

United States511 Posts

April 04 2012 13:11 GMT

#20219

FYI, Crucial M4 128 GB is on sale at newegg for 129.99 with promo code. EMCYTZT1401 for 48 hours.

Tarrius

United States37 Posts

April 04 2012 17:38 GMT

#20220

Hey guys. I currently have this case:

http://apevia.com/ProductsInfo.asp?KEY=X-Cruiser2-BL

I sold the side panel to a friend because she has the same case and her side panel broke, and I want a new case anyway.

I currently have a P8P67 Asus mobo with an intel i7 2600 which is liquid cooled, a radeon 6850 graphics card, a 700w PSU, an SSD, regular HDD, and 2 optical drives.

I wouldn't mind some suggestions on a new case, I have a few ideas, but I'm looking for something that has some pretty lights (I love my LED's) but isn't overstated and super flashy.

I'm curious as to the position of the PSU in relation to the MOBO and the radiator for my liquid cooling unit. Assuming I stick with the same size tower, is it going to matter if the new case has a bottom mounted PSU instead of top mounted? It kind of looks to me like it would get in the way of the GPU or radiator, and I don't want to go spending money on something, then taking my whole comp apart only to find it doesn't all fit.

Thanks!