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Craton
United States17274 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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azngamer828
United States137 Posts
On February 11 2013 13:51 Rollin wrote: Where are you buying from? The list is atrocious so far, as is the list of powersupplies. EDIT: And you've spent a lot of money on the ability to overclock your cpu but you don't even have a cooler. Are you even going to overclock? well im sorry that im not as tech savvy as you the powersupplies that are listed are just those that my friend is giving to me so i was only thinking that i wouldnt have to buy one. also i did not SPEND a lot of money because i was only THINKING about it. but to answer your question, no im not going to overclock it. | ||
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azngamer828
United States137 Posts
On February 11 2013 13:29 skyR wrote: For gaming, you will only need 2x4gb @ 1600MHz. The ASUS P8Z77-V Pro is also a high-end board that would probably be a total waste of money for you. Kingwin doesn't have any good 600w units. OCZ has multiple 600w units, all of which are old and bad by today's standards. Thermaltake TR2 is bad. CX500 is shit compared to your motherboard choice. CX750 is overkill. GS is overkill. the power supplies were going to be given to me by a friend so for now i was going to use one of these and later by a better one. but in your opinion, which would be a pick if you had to choose? how much watts do you i think i actually will need if im not going to overclock? which brand do you recommend for psu? Thanks for your help :D | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
On February 11 2013 13:19 azngamer828 wrote: I was wondering if you guys could help me how much watts i need to build a custom desktop. right now, i am thinking with these: processor: i5-3570k ivy bridge motherboard: asus P8 z77 V-pro RAM: 8gb 1600 speed 2×4gb/stick or 16gb Patriot Viper 3 @ 1866 *** i probably will only need 8gb huh? can you help me decide which is more preferred for now these are my options: Kingwin 600watt OCZ 600 watt Thermal Take TR2 600 watt Corsair CX500 watt Corsair CX750 watt Corsair GS 800 watt much appreciation for everyone that helps :D Thank You~! I'd recommend filling out the questionnaire in the OP when you're ready to buy. As for PSU, what you need depends on what you're planning to build. An Intel system with a single graphics card (including overclocks on both) will do fine with any quality 450w. The issue is that you want a quality PSU. P.S. If you're not going to overclock, you really should revamp your planned parts list. It'll save you a bunch of money. | ||
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SoulWager
United States464 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
CX750 is the best-performing one of the bunch, unless the GS800 is the new version (flat slats fan grille, plastic color piece, 80 plus bronze). It's definitely an upgrade over some CWT DSA for the CX500. Like skyR mentioned earlier, none of the good Kingwins and OCZs are 600W. The Thermaltake could be okay if it's the newer 80 plus bronze model (TR-600P). Massive overkill wattage is not a problem other than (1) cost, (2) too many cables, and (3) relatively bad low-load efficiency. But a few percentage points of efficiency is no big deal, and these are being gotten free, or? | ||
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RiSkysc2
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On February 12 2013 01:52 RiSkyToss wrote: 750W enough for a overclocked i5 2500k (4.7ghz) and crossfired 7950s? Yes, with room to spare if the "750W" can properly do 750W. | ||
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upperbound
United States2300 Posts
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RiSkysc2
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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RiSkysc2
696 Posts
Is there any way of fixing this other than just sitting and waiting for AMD to release some decent drivers? ( i have updated them, fyi, it normally becomes unstable when watching multiple streams or even just a youtube video.. ) | ||
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azngamer828
United States137 Posts
On February 12 2013 01:41 SoulWager wrote: Can't really recommend a PSU unless we know what video card(s) he's using. sorry about that, guess i forgot to add that haha i was thinking of using an MSI/Gigabyte gtx 650 2gb gddr5 | ||
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Beardedclam
United States839 Posts
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Beardedclam
United States839 Posts
Budget- Around 1k might not even need that much because I just play on playing games at high-max quality with high FPS. Resolution- 1920x1080 and upgrade to 2560x1440 later on. Mostly for high end gaming. Upgrade cycle- My last 2 laptops lasted about 3 years. So I would say about 3 years full overhaul buying and upgrading some parts here and there. When? A week to a month depending on how easy this is Overclocking? Not sure. If it's recommended than sure. If I can get max performance on most games without it than there is no need. OS- Might be able to get college discount. Xfire/SLI - No idea what that is lol. Where am I buying? I plan to get most from newegg unless I can find better deals somewhere else. I have been looking at upperbounds setup and stole a few parts I liked from that. Remember I am completely new at this so I need a lot of help. I honestly just want to be able to play most games at max settings with great FPS. I also will upgrade to 120hz (maybe some 3d movies but not too much 3d gaming) monitor later so keep that in mind. I am mostly looking for my best bang for my buck while being ready to upgrade to newer parts easily. So far I got this Case- Cooler Master HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 (59$) CPU- Intel Core i5-3570K(219$) Mobo- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H (149$) RAM - Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX 8GB Desktop Memory Kit(44$) SSD- or HDD?Kingston SH103S3/120G HyperX 120GB Solid State Drive and Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive Video Card- Heatsink- Cooler Master RR-B10-212P-GP Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler30$ PSU- Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply64$ 895$ so far without checking for best deals yet Thanks a lot for all the help. Sorry but I am new at this. :D | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
On February 12 2013 02:10 azngamer828 wrote: sorry about that, guess i forgot to add that haha i was thinking of using an MSI/Gigabyte gtx 650 2gb gddr5 dont get a gtx 650 2gb it costs more then the 1gb variant for nothing for a bit more then that you could even get an hd7850 1gb | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On February 12 2013 06:18 Beardedclam wrote:+ Show Spoiler + So my Bday is coming up and I haven't bought a new setup in a while. I am just currently using a laptop. I want to make my on CPU (no experience but I am pretty tech savy in general). Budget- Around 1k might not even need that much because I just play on playing games at high-max quality with high FPS. Resolution- 1920x1080 and upgrade to 2560x1440 later on. Mostly for high end gaming. Upgrade cycle- My last 2 laptops lasted about 3 years. So I would say about 3 years full overhaul buying and upgrading some parts here and there. When? A week to a month depending on how easy this is Overclocking? Not sure. If it's recommended than sure. If I can get max performance on most games without it than there is no need. OS- Might be able to get college discount. Xfire/SLI - No idea what that is lol. Where am I buying? I plan to get most from newegg unless I can find better deals somewhere else. I have been looking at upperbounds setup and stole a few parts I liked from that. Remember I am completely new at this so I need a lot of help. I honestly just want to be able to play most games at max settings with great FPS. I also will upgrade to 120hz (maybe some 3d movies but not too much 3d gaming) monitor later so keep that in mind. I am mostly looking for my best bang for my buck while being ready to upgrade to newer parts easily. So far I got Case-COOLER MASTER HAF 912 CPU- Not sure what I need. I have an i7 on my laptop but I know desktops are much stronger. Mobo- Again not sure RAM - Not sure SSD- or HDD? Video Card- + Show Spoiler + But sold out. Any other suggestions? Heatsink- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212Do I need this? PSU- Not sure Thanks a lot for all the help. Sorry but I am new at this. :D Keep in mind that there are no 120Hz 2560x1440 monitors. For gaming, you will be looking at either the core i5 3570 and a B75 / H77 motherboard if you will not be overclocking or the core i5 3570k and Z77 motherboard if you are. 2x4gb 1600MHz memory. An appropriate size SSD (~120gb or ~250gb) depending on how much games / software you want to have on your primary drive and a secondary HDD for storage purposes. Not sure what video card you were going to link but you'd probably want a 7870 or 7950 for 2560x1440 or 120Hz. You don't need an aftermarket heatsink like the Hyper 212 if you aren't overclocking. Power supply will be the Rosewill Capstone 450. | ||
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Beardedclam
United States839 Posts
On February 12 2013 06:26 skyR wrote: Keep in mind that there are no 120Hz 2560x1440 monitors. For gaming, you will be looking at either the core i5 3570 and a B75 / H77 motherboard if you will not be overclocking or the core i5 3570k and Z77 motherboard if you are. 2x4gb 1600MHz memory. An appropriate size SSD (~120gb or ~250gb) depending on how much games / software you want to have on your primary drive and a secondary HDD for storage purposes. Not sure what video card you were going to link but you'd probably want a 7870 or 7950 for 2560x1440 or 120Hz. You don't need an aftermarket heatsink like the Hyper 212 if you aren't overclocking. Power supply will be the Rosewill Capstone 450. Thanks for the help. Would you recommend overclocking for what I am looking for? Is it worth the extra money for the extra performance or will I not need that much power anyways? | ||
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azngamer828
United States137 Posts
On February 12 2013 06:20 Rachnar wrote: dont get a gtx 650 2gb it costs more then the 1gb variant for nothing for a bit more then that you could even get an hd7850 1gb this cant really be helped, my friend is giving that to me  | ||
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