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When using this resource, please read FragKrag's opening post. The Tech Support forum regulars have helped create countless of desktop systems without any compensation. The least you can do is provide all of the information required for them to help you properly.
Vagrant
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada8 Posts
April 11 2012 04:55 GMT
#20481
@ Merik I Would recommend a Crucial M4 SSD, or if money is not an issue then Intel would be another good option, but can't go wrong with Crucial M4.
Rachnar
Profile Joined October 2010
France1526 Posts
April 11 2012 09:55 GMT
#20482
What country are you buying from btw?
"What if it's a triple DK ?" "Then we cry" "Prepare your handkerchief then ..."
Merik
Profile Joined March 2011
55 Posts
April 11 2012 12:15 GMT
#20483
so this SSD would be good?
Crucial CT064M4SSD2

the write speed is a little bit lower tho 500 / 95 MB/s, no problem?
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
April 11 2012 12:59 GMT
#20484
On April 11 2012 21:15 Merik wrote:
so this SSD would be good?
Crucial CT064M4SSD2

the write speed is a little bit lower tho 500 / 95 MB/s, no problem?


For one, you don't tend to need sequential write speed on an SSD that often. For two, not many places have the internet for you to need it when you do, and for three, would you rather save a few seconds while installing your OS the first time, or save a LOT of time by only doing it once? When I say Sandforce drives have reliability issues, I mean they tend to forget where they put shit and start bluescreening until you RMA.
Merik
Profile Joined March 2011
55 Posts
April 11 2012 13:50 GMT
#20485
On April 11 2012 18:55 Rachnar wrote:
What country are you buying from btw?


im buying from a dutch website
Vagrant
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada8 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 08:05:56
April 12 2012 07:53 GMT
#20486
@Merik Yes that would be the one, however there are good deals on the 128GB Versions of that card I would look into that if you have not already purchased the other.
iKill[ShocK]
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Vietnam3530 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 09:44:31
April 12 2012 09:43 GMT
#20487
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60445&vpn=CT128M4SSD2&manufacture=CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY&promoid=1259
dank deal!! 140$ for 128gb crucial m4!! picked up one already.
<3 Kim Taeyeon
nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
April 12 2012 10:10 GMT
#20488
This uses 4096 instead of the 1024 default, which is preferable for SSDs or HDDs with 4096 byte-sectors
http://seagate.com/docs/pdf/whitepaper/mb604_4k_transition_faq.pdf
http://consumer.media.seagate.com/2010/03/the-digital-den/4k-sector-hard-drive-primer/
http://consumer.media.seagate.com/2010/03/the-digital-den/4k-sector-hard-drive-primer/
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/WDs-1TB-Caviar-Green-w-Advanced-Format-Windows-XP-Users-Pay-Attention/?page=1

1. Disable all other drives
2. Load up Win7 Disc/USB
3. At Install Win7 Screen, press Shift+F10
4. Type diskpart, press Enter
5. Type list disk, press Enter
6. Type select disk #, press Enter ( Pick the Drive # )
7. Type clean, press Enter
8. Type create part primary align=4096, press Enter
9. format quick fs=ntfs
10. Type active, press Enter
11. Type exit, press Enter
12. Type exit, press Enter
13. Click "Next"
14. Click the "Install" button
15. Accept the Terms and click "Next"
16. Choose "Custom"
17. Click the partition and "Next"
18. Rest of Windows Installation
Year 2500 Greater Israel ( Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen )
Rabbitmaster
Profile Joined August 2010
1357 Posts
April 12 2012 15:03 GMT
#20489
Just finished assembling my new computer!

rough specs:
Asus sabertooth x79 motherboard
3.6 ghz intel i7 processor (with liquid cooling)
4x4gb 1600mhz kingston hyperX RAM
250gb SSD

Can you recommend a good graphics card for this setup? Currently i just put my old Geforce GTX 260 in it, and it runs pretty smoth anyways. But im gonna buy a new one in the upcoming months. So far ive been looking at a GTX 680 2gb, can anyone share their experiences of this card?

Thank you!
God is dead.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 15:06:46
April 12 2012 15:05 GMT
#20490
On April 13 2012 00:03 Rabbitmaster wrote:
Just finished assembling my new computer!

rough specs:
Asus sabertooth x79 motherboard
3.6 ghz intel i7 processor (with liquid cooling)
4x4gb 1600mhz kingston hyperX RAM
250gb SSD

Can you recommend a good graphics card for this setup? Currently i just put my old Geforce GTX 260 in it, and it runs pretty smoth anyways. But im gonna buy a new one in the upcoming months. So far ive been looking at a GTX 680 2gb, can anyone share their experiences of this card?

Thank you!


Well, if you're planning to buy in a couple of months, you might want to try and get your order placed now. But if you put less with that build, it would be rather ludicrous.

Unless you're on a custom loop for the liquid, at which point I think you can get 680 Hydro Coppers through EVGA online store. Or they had a few last time I checked. 680s are kinda hard to find right now.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
April 12 2012 15:23 GMT
#20491
CrossfireX 7970 Lightning
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
April 12 2012 15:24 GMT
#20492
On April 13 2012 00:23 skyR wrote:
CrossfireX 7970 Lightning


Yeah, that too. I just meant don't dare go below top end on the setup.

7970, of course, having the advantage of being possible to buy.
anklebreak
Profile Joined February 2012
92 Posts
April 12 2012 16:09 GMT
#20493
thought i'd post here since this thread seems more popular than the other one i posted on.


can my computer stream starcraft brood war?

[image loading]

im on 1980:1080 wide screen resolution. 24" monitor


my system is

AMD athlon x2 4600+ 2400MhZ core speed
2GB memory
Nvidia GTS 450
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 16:15:01
April 12 2012 16:12 GMT
#20494
No you can't.

Athlon x2 4600+ is like ancient and you don't have sufficient upload.

edit: oh bw, you might be able to achieve a low quality 360p, maybe 240p stream?
MisterFred
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2033 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 16:14:30
April 12 2012 16:13 GMT
#20495
On April 13 2012 00:03 Rabbitmaster wrote:
Just finished assembling my new computer!

rough specs:
Asus sabertooth x79 motherboard
3.6 ghz intel i7 processor (with liquid cooling)
4x4gb 1600mhz kingston hyperX RAM
250gb SSD

Can you recommend a good graphics card for this setup? Currently i just put my old Geforce GTX 260 in it, and it runs pretty smoth anyways. But im gonna buy a new one in the upcoming months. So far ive been looking at a GTX 680 2gb, can anyone share their experiences of this card?

Thank you!


A single 1920x1080 monitor - one 7970 (is overkill).
Better than that - two 7970 for the overkill.
Eyefinity on 120hz screens? Three 7970s.

If you're playing on just a single 1920x1080 60hz monitor... man, that's hilarious.
"The victor? Not the highest scoring, nor the best strategist, nor the best tactitian. The victor was he that was closest to the Tao of FFA." -.Praetor
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
April 12 2012 16:13 GMT
#20496
On April 13 2012 01:09 ued_anklebreak wrote:
thought i'd post here since this thread seems more popular than the other one i posted on.


Show nested quote +
can my computer stream starcraft brood war?

[image loading]

im on 1980:1080 wide screen resolution. 24" monitor


my system is

AMD athlon x2 4600+ 2400MhZ core speed
2GB memory
Nvidia GTS 450


Not well enough to be worth the effort. That's a shitty dual core, so you won't encode that well, and your upload wouldn't let you stream well even if your CPU was up to a good encode.
anklebreak
Profile Joined February 2012
92 Posts
April 12 2012 16:25 GMT
#20497
On April 13 2012 01:12 skyR wrote:
No you can't.

Athlon x2 4600+ is like ancient and you don't have sufficient upload.

edit: oh bw, you might be able to achieve a low quality 360p, maybe 240p stream?



what's the minimum CPU i need to stream in 720p? thanks
Rabbitmaster
Profile Joined August 2010
1357 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-12 16:43:11
April 12 2012 16:35 GMT
#20498
On April 13 2012 01:13 MisterFred wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 13 2012 00:03 Rabbitmaster wrote:
Just finished assembling my new computer!

rough specs:
Asus sabertooth x79 motherboard
3.6 ghz intel i7 processor (with liquid cooling)
4x4gb 1600mhz kingston hyperX RAM
250gb SSD

Can you recommend a good graphics card for this setup? Currently i just put my old Geforce GTX 260 in it, and it runs pretty smoth anyways. But im gonna buy a new one in the upcoming months. So far ive been looking at a GTX 680 2gb, can anyone share their experiences of this card?

Thank you!


A single 1920x1080 monitor - one 7970 (is overkill).
Better than that - two 7970 for the overkill.
Eyefinity on 120hz screens? Three 7970s.

If you're playing on just a single 1920x1080 60hz monitor... man, that's hilarious.


I play on 2 1920x1080, one of which are 120hz.

I was looking at the 7970 when i realized the 680s are all sold out. But ive allways had nvidia, and ive allways liked them. From what i've read (reviews) the 680 is slightly better than the 7970.

On April 13 2012 00:05 JingleHell wrote:

Well, if you're planning to buy in a couple of months, you might want to try and get your order placed now. But if you put less with that build, it would be rather ludicrous.

Unless you're on a custom loop for the liquid, at which point I think you can get 680 Hydro Coppers through EVGA online store. Or they had a few last time I checked. 680s are kinda hard to find right now.


The liquid cooling is not custom. Its purely for CPU cooling. I pretty much only bought it because it was half price, thus making it cheaper than the zalman fan i was looking at first. So far my CPU hasn't gone above 40C ^^




Another edit: The store i buy from say they will have 680s on the 31st of may. Is it worth the wait?
God is dead.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
April 12 2012 16:38 GMT
#20499
On April 13 2012 01:25 ued_anklebreak wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
On April 13 2012 01:12 skyR wrote:
No you can't.

Athlon x2 4600+ is like ancient and you don't have sufficient upload.

edit: oh bw, you might be able to achieve a low quality 360p, maybe 240p stream?



what's the minimum CPU i need to stream in 720p? thanks


A modern quad core, preferably an Intel core i5.
anklebreak
Profile Joined February 2012
92 Posts
April 12 2012 16:47 GMT
#20500
On April 13 2012 01:38 skyR wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 13 2012 01:25 ued_anklebreak wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
On April 13 2012 01:12 skyR wrote:
No you can't.

Athlon x2 4600+ is like ancient and you don't have sufficient upload.

edit: oh bw, you might be able to achieve a low quality 360p, maybe 240p stream?



what's the minimum CPU i need to stream in 720p? thanks


A modern quad core, preferably an Intel core i5.



ok thanks. last question. would an amd II x3 445 or 440 be ok or must i get a modern quad core? i saw it in the OP.
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