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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Harddrives don't need SATA 6gb/s. They barely reach the limits of SATA 3gb/s. Only SSDs will benefit from SATA 6gb/s @-Solitaire- If you use add-ons, its best to stick with 32-bit office as most won't work in 64-bit. 90GB should be enough for all of those programs you listed. Just remember to move the browser cache to ram or another HDD, same with temp folders, and document folders. | ||
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-Solitaire-
United States30 Posts
On November 30 2010 06:07 skyR wrote: @-Solitaire- If you use add-ons, its best to stick with 32-bit office as most won't work in 64-bit. 90GB should be enough for all of those programs you listed. Just remember to move the browser cache to ram or another HDD, same with temp folders, and document folders. Yeah plan on reading up ALOT on how to use the SSD correctly when it comes to temp folders and cache and such since im a newbie with it. Also, I'll probably stick with 32bit Office since i dont do any heavy number crunching anymore in excel. Thanks again. | ||
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maxchgr
United States122 Posts
Okay I ordered http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412 , although now I'm looking through older posts and realized Myrmidon had suggested http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131634 which would have saved me like $40 it seems...  Wish it was possible to cancel the order cause I only just did it.Thanks skyR, a176, Myrmidon, zzaaxxsscd, Disregard, anyone else I forgot that helped me. Edit: Actually, do you think I should buy that one that Myrmidon suggested? I suppose I can just return the GIGABYTE after I receive it..? Though it might cost to ship it back anyway :\ | ||
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Ethelis
United States2397 Posts
On November 26 2010 11:24 Myrmidon wrote: @xMiragex: + Show Spoiler + Core i5-760 and Asus P55 USB3 mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.552987 GTX 460 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121391 G.Skill 2x2 GB DDR3 1600 RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 Cooler Master HAF 212 and Samsung Spinpoint F3 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.543371 Generic Samsung optical drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151220 Seasonic S12IIB 520W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231378 Cooler Master Hyper 212+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 If you want to save money, you can ditch the SSD; however, that's a great price for a high-end 120GB SSD. The Hyper 212+ is only if you want to overclock. Otherwise, it's unnecessary. edit: nevermind http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6577362&Sku=A455-0466&SRCCODE=GOOAPI59012024&TId=3&SF=1 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Most any GTX 460 1GB GPU would be equivalent. There was nothing special about the original choice, other than the price tag it was at earlier and the fact that Asus is a decent brand name in general. The MSI Cyclone is a popular, relatively cool and low-noise model. It dumps most all the heat into the case, but that's fine since you're getting a HAF 912 and are not going with multiple of them. | ||
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Ethelis
United States2397 Posts
edit: i've only done the changes you said, the psu and the graphics card | ||
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deconduo
Ireland4122 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
It's just that the new CX and GS lines are worse than Corsair's previous offerings, so people's expectations were high. I don't think anything else needs to be swapped, but maybe somebody else should check on it. | ||
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Ethelis
United States2397 Posts
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Silentness
United States2821 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On November 30 2010 13:16 Silentness wrote: So if I wanted to try and overclock a i5-760 with GTX 460 1 GB to about 4 GHZ stable. What would be the best Corsair PSU? Seasonic X series or Corsair AX series. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
Consider the new Antec High Current Gamer models and the Silverstone Strider models as well. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
+ Show Spoiler [scope shot] + Given a realistic budget, the answer may change somewhat.  There are also other things to worry about, of course, like the CPU sample itself, the mobo voltage regulation (probably as important or more as the PSU in this regard, for similar reasons), and cooling. | ||
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Silentness
United States2821 Posts
On November 30 2010 15:11 Myrmidon wrote: Wouldn't you just be pretty much looking for really good +12V ripple and then regulation at about the wattage you'd pull? I think the AX1200 is the best unit in that regard? See the AC waveform of the +12V output at 238W: + Show Spoiler [scope shot] + Given a realistic budget, the answer may change somewhat. There are also other things to worry about, of course, like the CPU sample itself, the mobo voltage regulation (probably as important or more as the PSU in this regard, for similar reasons), and cooling. haha hell nah I don't need an AX1200... I think this Corsair PSU should be fine for overclocking a GTX 460/i5 760 combo though. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&cm_re=Corsair_HX-_-17-139-012-_-Product | ||
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distant_voice
Germany2521 Posts
+ Show Spoiler [original post] + I've been thinking. Maybe I shouldn't buy a whole new PC, maybe I can still upgrade my old one and be able to play starcraft. I currently have a 939-socket mobo with a single core Athlon 64 3800+ and an Nvidia 7600Gt. Would I be able to run Starcraft if I upgraded to an Opteron 170 to 185 (those seem to be the fastest 939 socket cpus) and a 8800GT? edit: I dug up some benchmarks. Whatever the Passmark numbers are worth, it looks like I can double the speed of my computer with these two upgrades. Opteron - Passmark 185 - 1462 180 - 1308 175 - 1138 170 - 1103 Athlon 64 3800 - 612 Geforce - Passmark 7600 GT - 396 8800GT - 944 | ||
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maxchgr
United States122 Posts
On November 30 2010 07:17 maxchgr wrote: @skyR Okay I ordered http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412 , although now I'm looking through older posts and realized Myrmidon had suggested http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131634 which would have saved me like $40 it seems... Wish it was possible to cancel the order cause I only just did it.Thanks skyR, a176, Myrmidon, zzaaxxsscd, Disregard, anyone else I forgot that helped me. Edit: Actually, do you think I should buy that one that Myrmidon suggested? I suppose I can just return the GIGABYTE after I receive it..? Though it might cost to ship it back anyway :\ It seems NewEgg lets you cancel orders. Should I get that cheaper one Myrmidon suggested or stick with the one I ordered? If the one I ordered is way better or something, that's fine I'll stick with it, but if it's like the same thing, I'd rather get the $40 cheaper one. | ||
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nyxnyxnyx
Indonesia2978 Posts
Have some spare cash and with Christmas round the corner, I thought I'd treat myself to a little something and upgrade my PC. I bought the PC 3 years ago, Nov 2007. I'm looking to spend about $300 on it, but I'm not sure which part is it I should be upgrading to give it the boost it needs. Specs are: Intel Quad Core Q6600 2.4ghz 1066mhz FSB/8MB L2 Shared Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 Intel P35 DDR2/SATAII/PCI-E/Audio/GBE Kingston 5300/667 1GB DDR2 (CL5) x 2 Leadtek PX8800GTS 640MB DDR3 PCI-E Coolermaster 650W Extreme Power PSU 12CM Fan I run Windows 7 32-bit. I can change to 64-bit if needed. Thanks in advance! | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
What boost do you really 'need'? | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14911 Posts
MAYBE get a new gpu....but even that's questionable where your bottleneck would end up | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
AMD's current processors are not any faster than the Q6600, clock-for-clock (see here). A Core i5-760 or whatever would not be a huge upgrade either. Anyway, if you were to upgrade to a higher-performing quad core CPU, you would need to spend about $200 on a CPU, $100 on a motherboard, and $70 on a set of 2x2 GB DDR3 RAM, which is over budget. Intel's next-generation CPUs should be a little better though, so maybe you could wait until January for that. If you really are looking to upgrade something, I'd get a 120GB (or whatever capacity) SSD to be honest. Most of the drives with the SandForce SF-1200 controller are good all around. | ||
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