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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
On June 04 2013 22:24 Cyro wrote: Offset or manual, a lot of people jumped on adaptive though because of many reviews So basically, unless you are running stock settings with warranty up, don't touch adaptive =P So to over clock we'd be setting the offset to +.x volts? Now I'm glad I decided to buy haswell xD | ||
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Proxie
United States90 Posts
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Gumbi
Ireland463 Posts
On June 05 2013 03:13 Proxie wrote: Seems like the new AMD A10-6800k is out on microcenter and newegg, but i dont know shit about AMD cpus so i cant comment on it. I wonder how it fairs against Haswell's graphics performance. The 5800k was damn good value. | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Supposedly just a Trinity refresh with some process and clock / temp / power management improvements. I'm not sure what the rumors are from, but it'd be hard for just drivers and a slight clock bump to make it 30% better when the hardware is pretty much the same. Maybe for some specific workload, but probably not overall... then again, I haven't seen any benches, so my guesses could be way wrong. Sadly, the IGP should probably still be slightly worse than Iris Pro 5200 (maxed out GT3e Haswell graphics). Then again, you can't readily buy Haswell with that, and AMD's asking for a lot less money for that performance. | ||
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hrough
Germany212 Posts
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 (2,8 Ghz; Sockel 775; 3 MB L2-Cache) (ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GT) <-- the problem! OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 PLATINUM 4GB EDITION DUAL CHANNEL MSI P45D3 Neo-F Enermax Modu82+ 425W Now it seems to me that my GPU just died and i need a new one. A friend suggested to me, to look for an older highend GPU since i don't want to spend much money (and can't -.-) and an old highend GPU should be better/price than a newer lowend GPU. Thing is, i don't have the slightest idea what is low, high, new, old, it all reads like it is "the best GPU in the world" and i can't figure out which is what. I looked at the prices from the 1680x1050 GPUs in the OP of this thread but i really hoped to find something a bit cheaper which still allows me to play Dota 2 and watch Movies on my PC which is all i want. Has anyone an idea what i could get? TL,DR: need a new GPU What is your budget? < 100 € What is your resolution? 1680x1050 What are you using it for? Should be able to handle Dota 2 with high Resolution and low Details etc. What is your upgrade cycle? Hopefully near never. When do you plan on building it? Now now now! Do you plan on overclocking? nope Do you need an Operating System? nope! Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I don't know what that is so i am pretty sure "no" is the answer. Where are you buying your parts from? Somewhere in Europe, i guess it doesn't have to be Germany. Thanks in advance for your time! | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
No need to spend close to 100 €. This HD 6670 would easily run high settings for about half that. Actually, it's just a last-gen part that's a slight downgrade from a 9800 GT, but all this should be more than enough. http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/info/p835369_1024MB-VTX3D-Radeon-HD-6670-Aktiv-PCIe-2-1-x16--Retail-.html | ||
ZeromuS
Canada13389 Posts
Considering my lower budget and advantage of the bundle cost and not planning on SLI cards I don't lose anything by having gotten the cheaper motherboard correct? Last question before I post pics of my build once it comes in. And tons of thanks for the pc :D I noticed also some connectors ill never use like a multichannel audio out (sub etc) and esata on the back which I also have no immediate plans for. So saving 50 dollars on the bundle (100 if I waited for the UDH3 mobo to come in instead of the HD4 board) I think I saved the money well. | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
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ZeromuS
Canada13389 Posts
On June 05 2013 11:30 iTzSnypah wrote: No no no the main difference (well the only one I care about) is the power system. UD is a 12+8? phase and HD is 8+4?, which means you lose like 100/200Mhz max overclock. Oh, well I wasn't planning on overclocking anyway but for 300 I could get no chance to overclock or get a chance to do some overclock. In the end, I don't think 100/200Mhz is worth $100 dollars. I spent $830 after taxes, adding another $113 with tax in not worth that overclock. So cool, I am ok with that :D | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Z77X-UD3H is 6+2+1 and the HD4 is 4+1+1 (I think) for future reference. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
Resolution: 2 1920x1080 monitors Usage: Gaming (max settings), heavy coding and stress testing, running virtual machines, basic photoshop Upgrade Cycle: ~2-3 years Build Time: In 1 month Overclocking: Stock for now, will overclock when compile times become a pain OS: Already have SLI/crossfire: Single card now, will add in a second once the performance is not enough Purchase from: Online from US sites, will compare prices at time of purchase Current parts that I can carry over: PSU: Corsair TX 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF 920 RAM: 2x2GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 Some cheap optical drive To purchase: CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo RAM: 2x4gb G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 (to make 12gb total) Motherboard: Cheapest decent Z87 at time of purchase GPU: GTX 770, best deal at time of purchase HDD: Cheapest 2TB at time of purchase SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB How does everything look? | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
Basic photoshopping and gaming don't benefit from an i7 over an i5. | ||
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LFHaunt
United States102 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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S3ph
Germany76 Posts
On June 03 2013 05:46 S3ph wrote: Hello, everyone. My system has finally broken down, so Im looking for a new one. Im a total noob, so dont go too harsh on me.  What is your budget? Actually, Ive got a birthday gift of 2000 Euros for PC issues, but I never plan to use them all. LOL... So my budget is around 1000 Euros. Might be slighly more, because of dual monitor wish. What is your resolution? 1920x1080. In plan, because I don't have sutable monitor(s) yet. What are you using it for? Would be nice to play modern games like Crysis 3, Far cry 3, Sc2 Hots, etc - on max with decent fps. Other than that - a simple typewriter and Internet. No streaming or 3d-Max'ing or video rendering. What is your upgrade cycle? I would say 4-5 years. So yeah, I need decent stuff from the start. When do you plan on building it? June-July 2013. Do you plan on overclocking? Though I have read articles and saw videos how to make it, Im just a bloody noob. Plus, I dont have time to run Prime95 for 24 hours without BSOD. So OC'ing other than muliplier - no. Do you need an Operating System? Yes. Windows 7 Extreme (Home edition? Somebody?) Windows 8? NO! Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Im planning to use only 1 grafik card. A decent one. So SLI - no. Where are you buying your parts from? hoh.de or notebooksbilliger.de or drivecity.de or compuland.de. I'd rather avoid buying stuff from mindfactory or hardwareversand. Still got no respond. CPU: Intel i5-3550? No OC'ing intented. Motherboard: no idea... Z77? Z87? Other? GPU: no idea ...GTX? RAM: 2 x 4 Gb Corsair Vengence 1600 cl9? Monitor: 2 x 1920x1080 monitors Case: no idea PSU: no idea SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB HDD: any 2 TB HDD Could someone help a noob out? | ||
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Gumbi
Ireland463 Posts
You never answered my question originally, not that I've seen anyways. Why don't you want to buy from probably the two most competetively priced computer components' websites in the EU??? 8 GB of RAM is plenty. Samsung 840 pro 128/256 GB is a good buy. You can install Windows and your favourite games and programmes onto that for ease of use. SSDs really are great. Movies and media can be stored on a TB HDD. | ||
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IPS.Blue
Germany309 Posts
On June 04 2013 03:30 Cyro wrote: http://www.overclock.net/t/1390686/which-z87-motherboard-tickles-your-fancy Interesting poll.. I'm a bit torn on motherboard, think i'l end up overspending.. What do you look for in an expensive motherboard? Overclocking capabilities, cooling, elecontronic components quality, better on-board sound or better network chips? | ||
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S3ph
Germany76 Posts
On June 05 2013 19:39 Gumbi wrote: 1500 will be enough to get what you need. At that budget, you should DEFINITELY overclock, you'll get a very nice boost in FPS from both graphics card overclocking and CPU overclocking. Intel OCing is all multiplier. Just change the number and run a stability test. Many forums will guide you through the process. Doing it for a graphics card is even easier. The problem is that I: - never experienced with OC'ing - need a nice aftermarket cooler (not a slightest idea which one) - dont have time to run Prime95 for 24 hours Because I never did OC'ing in the past, Im sure I'll do something stupid and kill CPU.This will cause further expenses and delay. Plus I have to search for those sites with a detailed info about OC'ing - no time for this for sure. On June 05 2013 19:39 Gumbi wrote: You never answered my question originally, not that I've seen anyways. Why don't you want to buy from probably the two most competetively priced computer components' websites in the EU??? Im sorry. I must have missed your question. The reason is because I have read a lot of complaints about the service, when something goes wrong: i.e. wrong delivery, delivered broken parts and its a warranty issue, even sold retour parts on these sites!!! I dont wanna risk some BS like that. HOH.de is slightly more expensive, but I have never read something like this about HOH.de So I'd like to purchase there. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
On June 06 2013 00:03 blueslobster wrote: What do you look for in an expensive motherboard? Overclocking capabilities, cooling, elecontronic components quality, better on-board sound or better network chips? Everything, i plan on pushing harder than the vast majority of OCers so i'd spend more than reccomended to pretty much anyone for safety and just to have it if nothing else | ||
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