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Medrea
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apm66
Canada943 Posts
mb : http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/msi-motherboard-z77ag45 cpu fan : http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu9bse2 However, here's where I'm a bit concerned. It says that the motherboard is LGA1155 and fan is compatible with LGA1156, but where the cpu goes (motherboard), it says LGA115X ? Can X be 6? EDIT: Not sure if this will help, but the backplate of the fan fits fine on the back on the mb | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On October 05 2012 10:02 apm66 wrote: posted here last time to get suggestion on build and was suggested: mb : http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/msi-motherboard-z77ag45 cpu fan : http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu9bse2 However, here's where I'm a bit concerned. It says that the motherboard is LGA1155 and fan is compatible with LGA1156, but where the cpu goes (motherboard), it says LGA115X ? Can X be 6? From the CPU cooler page... Supported Sockets AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1366 It's fine. | ||
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Zona
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Keltanokka
Finland279 Posts
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On October 05 2012 16:31 Keltanokka wrote: I'm planning on upgrading my PC in the next few weeks, but I only really need a new mobo and a new CPU since all the other stuff is still relatively new compared to the rest of it. I was thinking of getting an i7, but noticed that there are 2 variants. What's the difference between the 3770 and the 3770k? and how would it affect which mobo I would have to buy? K is unlocked and therefore you can overclock it. If you got the K version you would need a Z77 motherboard, but only a H77 if you got the regular version. Getting an i7 for the sake of getting an i7 is a good way to spend 50% more than you need to. An i5 is literally the same as the i7 for all but a few tasks (streaming, video encoding, other demanding heavily threaded applications). Also if your RAM is DDR2 you will have to upgrade to DDR3. | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
On October 05 2012 16:31 Keltanokka wrote: I'm planning on upgrading my PC in the next few weeks, but I only really need a new mobo and a new CPU since all the other stuff is still relatively new compared to the rest of it. I was thinking of getting an i7, but noticed that there are 2 variants. What's the difference between the 3770 and the 3770k? and how would it affect which mobo I would have to buy? The K-processors have an unlocked multiplier, which means that they can be overclocked. If you buy such a processor and plan on overclocking, make sure to grab a motherboard with a Z77 chipset, to have the full range of overclocking settings in the BIOS. In addition, buy a third party cooler, since the stock Intel one doesn't work too well when overclocking. If you're not overclocking, buy the non-K processor, grab a cheaper motherboard and consider sticking with the stock cooler (it might be a bit more noisy than third party coolers). | ||
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Keltanokka
Finland279 Posts
On October 05 2012 17:15 iTzSnypah wrote: K is unlocked and therefore you can overclock it. If you got the K version you would need a Z77 motherboard, but only a H77 if you got the regular version. Getting an i7 for the sake of getting an i7 is a good way to spend 50% more than you need to. An i5 is literally the same as the i7 for all but a few tasks (streaming, video encoding, other demanding heavily threaded applications). Also if your RAM is DDR2 you will have to upgrade to DDR3. I mainly want to get an i7 to future proof myself, but I also want to be able to stream/record games that are demanding on the CPU, which I can't right now. So I think I might invest in the 3770k and a cooler, just to be good for the next 3-5 years. Thanks for the advice. | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On October 05 2012 19:16 Keltanokka wrote: I mainly want to get an i7 to future proof myself, but I also want to be able to stream/record games that are demanding on the CPU, which I can't right now. So I think I might invest in the 3770k and a cooler, just to be good for the next 3-5 years. Thanks for the advice. i7 != future proof, but it does cost more if that's what you're into. It would probably be a boon in streaming though, which a nice overclock will help even more with. Both the i7-3770k and the i5-3570k will be rather obsolete in ~3 years. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 05 2012 21:02 Rollin wrote: i7 != future proof, but it does cost more if that's what you're into. It would probably be a boon in streaming though, which a nice overclock will help even more with. Both the i7-3770k and the i5-3570k will be rather obsolete in ~3 years. What the ... No they won't be obsolete at all in 3 years. They are barely fully utilized by most things even now. They're going to last far longer than 3 years, or even 5 years. | ||
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Ata
Canada356 Posts
edit:100$ being 50% more than the i5 is huge. | ||
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FinBenton
Finland870 Posts
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Ata
Canada356 Posts
On October 05 2012 12:18 Zona wrote: Just wanted to chime in to say thanks to Ata and Myrmidon for the build you guys gave me awhile ago. The new computer runs quite well and I'm quite pleased with what I ended up with. Good to hear  | ||
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guitarizt
United States1492 Posts
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QzYSc2
Netherlands281 Posts
im planning to run games like sc2, gw2, WoW etc on the highest settings around 70-80 fps at least -while streaming-. my budget is around 1800 euro. no overclocking, only plan it to use it for gaming and streaming /watching video's. since i suck at building computers, i've been looking at this, http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra_SCYLLA_SE/ what motherboard should i take if im planning to go with a cpu: AMD fx 8150 graphics card: radeon HD 7970 RAM: 8x2 gb kingston hyperx | ||
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On October 06 2012 22:31 QzYSc2 wrote: hello, total newbie here. im planning to run games like sc2, gw2, WoW etc on the highest settings around 70-80 fps at least -while streaming-. my budget is around 1800 euro. no overclocking, only plan it to use it for gaming and streaming /watching video's. + Show Spoiler + since i suck at building computers, i've been looking at this, http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Ultra_SCYLLA_SE/ what motherboard should i take if im planning to go with a cpu: AMD fx 8150 graphics card: radeon HD 7970 RAM: 8x2 gb kingston hyperx These goals are conflicting with each other: running SC2 smoothly (much less consistently 70-80 fps—70-80 fps in early parts of the game is trivial but impossible in others) and no overclocking. The individual CPU cores in the FX-8150 are much too slow for what you want for SC2. You want the highest-clocked modern Core i5 or i7 possible. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17189 Posts
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 Quad-Core 965 Black Edition, Socket AM3, 3,4GHz, 8MB, 125W, BOX Motherboard: AM3 MSI 870AG54 (FX), AMD 870, DualDDR3 1333, SATA3, GBLAN, ATX RAM: Patriot 2X2GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM kit GPU: Gainward GeForce GTS 450, Green Edition 1GB GDDR5 (128 Bit),HDMI, DVI, VGA PSU: Corsair 500W Builder Series™ CX500 V2, ATX, 80 PLUS Case: Cooler Master Centurion 534 Light silver HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green, 3.5'', 500GB, SATA/600, 64MB cache Cooling: Arctic-Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 ~$610 Is that any good for at least some of the modern games? I think it should handle most of them at max settings, but you can never be too sure... | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
if you answer the quesitons in the OP we will be able to help you, if you don't well, we can't know exactly what you need | ||
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