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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 13 2012 12:00 Rachnar wrote: It's skyrim that's keeping me from sleeping, 5am here and i got to go to work tomorow .... gonna be a long day Yeah, I just started Tribes Ascend, but Skyrim has lost me it's fair share of sleep. Along with quite a few other games. | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
At least, it's running great, and can't wait to get my third screen and play in surround, though i'll probably have to sacrifice a few settings for that | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 13 2012 12:09 Rachnar wrote: I knew i shouldn't play it, knowing it what the price probably would be, but one day, the temptation was too great.... At least, it's running great, and can't wait to get my third screen and play in surround, though i'll probably have to sacrifice a few settings for that Especially if you're using the high rez texture pack. I can imagine it's sexy in surround, though, although it's pretty awesome just on a single huge display, too. | ||
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Chimonk
6 Posts
This is the build i'm going for. I want to know if this will work for mostly gaming and some slight overclocking in the future. I want to get the parts ASAP. | ||
Womwomwom
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
a friend told me about the water/buildings pack, but i'll just be patient (though i'll have to see if i can save my games on steam cloud) | ||
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Chimonk
6 Posts
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=66726&promoid=1207 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=71114&promoid=1207 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70541&promoid=1015 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=62756&promoid=1015 http://www.ncix.com/products/? sku=62047&promoid=1015 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=55445 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60491&promoid=1207 | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
Besides that, the build looks fine. My personal preference would be to switch the case and motherboard to a Silverstone TJ08-E and Asus P8Z77-M respectively. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
Very interesting, I might pick up a few for a NAS setup. | ||
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Xiniun
14 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + What is your budget? 800€ What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Gaming, no streaming, no recording. Would want to be able to play some higher graphics games such as BF3 and crysis 2, tho not on the highest settings. What is your upgrade cycle? 3 years When do you plan on building it? By the end of july when I get money for it Do you plan on overclocking? No Do you need an Operating System? No Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Yes, I plan on adding a second GPU for SLI in the future. Where are you buying your parts from? http://www.komplett.ie Another note: I would like an SSD harddrive if that's possible, because I have an external harddrive were I save all my heavy stuff, so I would like to have stuff like OS and starcraft 2 on the SSD. Thanks beforehand!  | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On July 13 2012 21:23 Xiniun wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Building from scratch! + Show Spoiler + What is your budget? 800€ What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Gaming, no streaming, no recording. Would want to be able to play some higher graphics games such as BF3 and crysis 2, tho not on the highest settings. What is your upgrade cycle? 3 years When do you plan on building it? By the end of july when I get money for it Do you plan on overclocking? No Do you need an Operating System? No Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Yes, I plan on adding a second GPU for SLI in the future. Where are you buying your parts from? http://www.komplett.ie Another note: I would like an SSD harddrive if that's possible, because I have an external harddrive were I save all my heavy stuff, so I would like to have stuff like OS and starcraft 2 on the SSD. Thanks beforehand! i5-3450 €182.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/intel_socket_1155/80005581/intel_core_i5_3450_3_1_ghz_6mb_lga_1155/details.aspx MSI H77M-G43 €89.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/intel_socket_1155/20154422/msi_h77ma_g43_socket_1155_micro_atx/details.aspx 8GB Kingston Value RAM DDR3-1333 1.5v €49.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ddr3_modules/20002423/kingston_valueram_8gb_1333mhz_pc3_10600/details.aspx Sapphire HD6870 €162.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ati__amd/20080832/sapphire_radeon_hd_6870_1gb_pci_e/details.aspx Crucial M4 128GB SSD €119.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ssd/80002930/crucial_m4_ssd_128gb_2_5_sata_600/details.aspx Cooler Master HAF912+ €79.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/midi_tower/80000961/cooler_master_haf_912_plus_mid_tower_no_psu/details.aspx Corsair TX650v2 €84.00 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/power_supplies/20076120/corsair_enthusiast_tx650_v2_650_watt/details.aspx DVD Burner €22.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/dvd/20096282/sony_optiarc_ad_5280s_5_25__dvd_rw_(_r_dl)/details.aspx Total: €792.65 The PSU only has 2x6+2pin connectors so when you add a second GPU down the road your going to have to use Molex to 6+2pin adapters. Also the selection on this website isn't the greatest. | ||
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Chimonk
6 Posts
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FakePseudo
Belgium716 Posts
On July 13 2012 22:20 iTzSnypah wrote: i5-3450 €182.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/intel_socket_1155/80005581/intel_core_i5_3450_3_1_ghz_6mb_lga_1155/details.aspx MSI H77M-G43 €89.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/intel_socket_1155/20154422/msi_h77ma_g43_socket_1155_micro_atx/details.aspx 8GB Kingston Value RAM DDR3-1333 1.5v €49.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ddr3_modules/20002423/kingston_valueram_8gb_1333mhz_pc3_10600/details.aspx Sapphire HD6870 €162.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ati__amd/20080832/sapphire_radeon_hd_6870_1gb_pci_e/details.aspx Crucial M4 128GB SSD €119.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ssd/80002930/crucial_m4_ssd_128gb_2_5_sata_600/details.aspx Cooler Master HAF912+ €79.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/midi_tower/80000961/cooler_master_haf_912_plus_mid_tower_no_psu/details.aspx Corsair TX650v2 €84.00 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/power_supplies/20076120/corsair_enthusiast_tx650_v2_650_watt/details.aspx DVD Burner €22.95 http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/dvd/20096282/sony_optiarc_ad_5280s_5_25__dvd_rw_(_r_dl)/details.aspx Total: €792.65 The PSU only has 2x6+2pin connectors so when you add a second GPU down the road your going to have to use Molex to 6+2pin adapters. Also the selection on this website isn't the greatest. I might seem like a total hardware noob...but i don't understand why you should use a Mobo that allow OC and an aftermarket heatsink while running on a non OCable i5. Either Spend the extra cash for an i5-3570k, either go for a B75 and a stock fan, am i wrong? | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
I didn't buy it until well after they theoretically fixed all the early troubles. To clarify, I think it's acting like some sort of SF2 trash, even though it should be a marvell controller, IIRC. | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
If you didn't back up the drive, this little program should help you reinstall programs for you. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
But yeah, I bought this thing in 2011, while the C300 was in the top price/performance range, and was highly suggested for reliability. Should have been well after the bricking issues at launch were fixed, that's why I'm so perplexed and pissed that it suddenly lost half of my windows files. Right before I went to bed last night it just froze completely, and when I rebooted it wouldn't find the bootloader, so I said fuck it until this morning cos I didn't want to wake up the kid trying to find my discs. I hate when shit like this happens. Got to re-index D, reinstall a million and a half drivers, and trying to game before all these updates finish would be moronic. And it just happened again. Fucking piece of shit. | ||
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Jaegeru
United Kingdom676 Posts
Current build: - AMD Phenom II x4 955 - Sapphire 6870 - 6GB DDR3 - 1333 1.5v Kingston Ram - 1TB HDD - 750 Watt PSU - Can't remember what my motherboard is but it's really old and is in dire need of replacement. Can anybody recommend an Intel CPU and motherboard since it's been ages since I last updated my PC. Edit: I was thinking of maybe an i5 2500 but I have no idea on what motherboard I should get. | ||
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GoShox
United States1845 Posts
On July 13 2012 10:53 Ata wrote: I think going with the one I suggested should be good enough for you, I dont see why you should spend more, its 10$ less than the 550Ti ($110 after MIR), comes with free game and as you can see in benchmarks, its better/cooler/more power efficient. and its going to be much better than what you have now, so I dont think you will be disappointed. but incase you are interested, the next price points are 6850 at $150, 6870 @ $170 and the 560ti at $200. edit: and to answer your multi display question, you will connect one monitor via HDMI and other via DVI the 550Ti you posted has 2 DVI and one mini HDMI. (still only 2 screen outputs i think) I see. Thank you very much for the help! After looking around, I might get the GTX 560 SE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130770). It seems that across the board it beats out the 7770 HD by a little bit for only $10 or so more. It consumes more power, but with a 650 W PSU I don't really think it's something I'll have to worry about. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On July 14 2012 02:02 Jaegeru wrote: + Show Spoiler + I'm needing to replace my motherboard and CPU, looking to spend around £200 - £275 Current build: - AMD Phenom x4 955 - Sapphire 6870 - 6GB DDR3 - 1333 1.5v Kingston Ram - 1TB HDD - 750 Watt PSU - Can't remember what my motherboard is but it's really old and is in dire need of replacement. Can anybody recommend an Intel CPU and motherboard since it's been ages since I last updated my PC. Edit: I was thinking of maybe an i5 2500 but I have no idea on what motherboard I should get. Phenom II X4 955 is really not that bad. Why is your motherboard in dire need of replacement? If you're really going to upgrade, you might as well get the latest generation, an Ivy Bridge processor and 7 series chipset motherboard. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-406-IN http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-216-MS | ||
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