Computer Build Resource Thread - Page 1255

On October 16 2012 20:06 .kv wrote:
Ok I'm thinking about upgrading my comp and this will be the first time I upgrade my comp

According to my score, I need to upgrade my graphics card compared to my other specs. My other specs are pretty good I think.

Intel i5-2500k
BIOSTAR TZ68A+RCH LGA 1155 Intel Z68
Radeon HD 6790
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W
120GB SSD + 500GB HDD
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)

My question is what should I get? I would like to convert to Nvidia instead just b/c of the positive feedback I heard about them. The Radeon sometimes stop responding randomly.

I want to upgrade this and don't really want to spend over $300

Also is there anything I need to do once I do convert it to a Nvidia graphics card like uninstall AMD programs I assume, etc?

On October 17 2012 02:33 Myrmidon wrote:
Pretty much any decent 300W+ PSU should be plenty okay with that. i.e. any decent retail PSU, because nobody sells anything lower. Rosewill Capstone, Seasonic G Series, OCZ ZS / ZT, PCP&P Silencer Mk III / Antec High Current Gamer / XFX Core Pro, Antec Earthwatts / Neo Eco / Corsair CX400, Rosewill Green Series, Corsair CX V2, etc. (roughly from preferred to less preferred, many options not listed, ignoring options above $70)


But wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.

You want to get Trinity (half the die is an onboard GPU) with a discrete graphics card? I know there's the hybrid Crossfire option, but that doesn't actually work a lot of the time.

What's the 16GB of RAM doing? I'm glad you want to adopt an extra two sticks and give them a nice new home, but you're not actually going to be able to use them at all unless you're leaving out some very specific applications you'll be running. Why get 1866 MHz RAM unless you're actually using the integrated graphics?

Corsair Force is really outdated and relatively unreliable. You don't want that.


By getting a lower-end motherboard, ditching the CPU cooler, and toning down the RAM (keeping 16GB if somehow you actually need all that), you can just get an Ivy Bridge i5 instead, which is significantly better, even assuming the A10-5800K gets overclocked...

On October 17 2012 02:35 skyR wrote:


Getting a dGPU defeats the entire purpose of getting Trinity. Throwing money out the window.

Getting a dGPU also defeats the purpose of getting 1866MHz memory so that the IGP performs better... so you're just throwing money out the window again here. What's the purpose of 16gb if all you plan on doing is playing two games that won't even make use of 1/4 of that memory?

Majority of players that play League of Legends have piss poor computers that take ages to load. I can't imagine how an SSD is worth it in your case. Corsair Force is also like old, uses second generation Sandforce, and not price competitive.

You can easily afford a core i5 but you have your priorities wrong.

On October 16 2012 20:17 Medrea wrote:
nVidia's entry in the $300 range is the 660ti which is a very very strange card as the 660 performs similar to it for way cheaper. Or it performs same as a 7950. Performance seems to be all over the place.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550?vs=647

You can go ahead and pick whichever. If $310 simply won't do, your next option is the 7870, or the 660 of which the 7870 is really strong.

On October 16 2012 21:28 Fragile51 wrote:


From someone who went from an radeon 6850 to a GTX560TI all you need to do is install the new drivers from the nvidea website. The drivers that come with the card are usually outdated. Removing the old AMD drivers is of course recommended but it's not like your nvidea card stops working if you don't.

On October 17 2012 03:05 skyR wrote:
If you want to salvage the 9800GT, dvd drive, hdd, and case than yes all you essentially need is a cpu, mobo, ram, and psu. You can add the capture card later on.