EPTComputer Build Resource Thread - Page 295
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Legatus Lanius
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Required efficiency at 20%, 50%, and 100%: 80 plus - 80 80 80 Even a 10% change in efficiency wouldn't change your power bill much, and that's the only direct benefit of higher efficiency. Higher efficiency means that less heat is generated by the PSU, so there is less heat to expel. Some high-efficiency PSUs take advantage of that by using lower-airflow, quieter fans or less aggressive fans speeds for less noise, but this isn't always true. There are a lot of mediocre to bad power supplies that are 80 plus bronze, 80 plus gold, etc. because they simply focused on high efficiency and cut corners on power output quality, build quality, and internal components. | ||
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Legatus Lanius
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
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xdthreat
United States95 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On May 25 2011 07:36 xdthreat wrote: To everyone looking for builds, I just wanted to recommend the i5-2500k that everyone else is recommending. I just built my system last week, and with 4gigs of ram I can stream 4v4's on highest in game settings with 720p/25fps. Of course the day before my parts came I developed some carpal issues so I can't even play... For future reference, could you elaborate on the i5-2500k clockspeed (did you overclock it? how much?), codec used, streaming program used, bitrate, quality settings, game fps, etc.? Thanks. Sorry to hear about the wrist. | ||
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xdthreat
United States95 Posts
On May 25 2011 08:00 Myrmidon wrote: For future reference, could you elaborate on the i5-2500k clockspeed (did you overclock it? how much?), codec used, streaming program used, bitrate, quality settings, game fps, etc.? Thanks. Sorry to hear about the wrist. Will edit in more details once I am home from work, and I will see if the same performance comes from a stock clockspeed: i5-2500k overclocked to 4.2k. xsplit -> justin tv. quality is set at 7 or 8. Using a 4?meg bitrate. I haven't yet pushed any limits with the OC or streaming, just punched in some numbers and they worked. http://www.justin.tv/xdthreat/b/286481815 example of quality if you can judge from the VOD. My work computer can't handle watching it lol. Discalimer : Trying to get adjusted to new mouse/keyboard/monitor/desk setup with a hand in a splint. | ||
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Progamermatt
United States79 Posts
On May 23 2011 10:03 Progamermatt wrote: I was going with this build, but im buying within the next 2 days and it says the psu is out of stock. Any replacements? Or should I really just wait? Still waiting on money to transfer to my paypal account. One of my teachers said I'd need at least a 500watt psu for this build. True? I was going with the evergreen 380watt. (any difference if I were to ever overclock?) | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Progamermatt
United States79 Posts
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Progamermatt
United States79 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.642509 GSkill 2x2GB 1333MHz @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231253 MSI Radeon HD6850 Cyclone PE @ $157 ($137 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127576 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB @ $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769 XFX Core Edition 450w @ $55 ($45 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012 Coolermaster Elite 330 @ $40 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119115 DVD Drive @ $21 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 Windows 7 Home Premium x64 @ $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 That was the build given to me by SkyR. I'm changing the PSU to everwatt green 380watt, though, since this one is out of stock. I was told that was fine. However, the ram must be purchased as a combo, so I switched it with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277. That alright? Thanks. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
Better price on RAM. | ||
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Progamermatt
United States79 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Progamermatt
United States79 Posts
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Umilard
Sweden38 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082 Just to make sure the earlier comment about the PSU was a typo, you're looking for the Antec Earthwatts Green EA-380D ($40): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033 | ||
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Progamermatt
United States79 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
is a better choice for a psu :p | ||
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Gemini_19
United States1251 Posts
Everything seems to be working fine, the fans are working etc. What could be the problem..? | ||
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