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Thanks alot Lee, Skyr and Myrmidon for helping me with the pc for my brother. I assembled it, and only had to take it apart once to check plugs etc, the PCI-E power cables seems to have gotten loose when i put on the side of the case, and my trying different sata ports for my 1gb, when i did something as simple as not formating it in windows setup. (I know that for next time now atleast :p )
A minor bug i encountered was that the XFX Radeon 6950 HD, the monitor would only plug to one of the two outlets on the back of it, Anyone have any idea what's the problem? I checked system settings and all components are plugged into the MB and the GFX card is recognized as the proper one. All other components are working perfectly as well. but the fact that only one of the GFX outlets don't work is bugging me, the only theory I have is that one is for monitor 1 and other is monitor 2 but no matter what I plug it into it should still be detected by the monitor no? I think it is a BENQ 2400 monitor (I am not completely sure though.)
Now for an upgrade question of my own, (Build is around 2 years old)
The components I currently have are :
MB: M4A79 Deluxe
Processor: Phenom II x3 720 BE 2.8 GHZ (Oc'ed to 3.2)
GPU: Radeon HD 4890
RAM: DDR2 800 MHZ 8gb
HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
HD2: WD Caviar black 1tb(but an older version)
It may just be my imagination but games seem to go slower than before or i have to lower my graphics, to play at the same frame rate I did a year and a half ago. I recently installed W7 a month ago on a new HD i bought so i doubt it is windows. ( I updated and checked all drivers too :p
I pretty recently installed speedfan and the processor was running on 75c after playing games so i downlocked it to 3.2(had 3.4) Currently it may go up to 67-73C or so after an intensive gaming period. can it be that due to the high temperatures i get the pc downclocks or performs worse if the temperatures are too high? I found out after some googling that the max temperatures(for my processor) full load should be 75c and the absolute max temperature before it the processor gets fried was around 85c.
I am considering buying a processor cooler as I am still using the stock one that came with my processor. With a new cooler I can overclock more, and still maintain a low-ish temperature(plus i can use in on any eventual new processor I get)
I am looking at a cooler one of you guys recommended earlier
Cooler Master Hyper 212:
http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=494649#extra
As I do not think it is worth to upgrade my processor to one of those Phenom II x4 processors(Think I'll wait for bulldozer and see if the prices change.
My MB can't run ddr3 ram either, so i was looking at an upgrade for my gpu but i found out that it was actually pretty good compared to the lower priced gpu's. My GPU runs at around 67-70C (during graphic intensive games)which after some googling seemed to be a pretty normal temperature, (so i don't think i have a cooling problem there) I overclocked it a bit but i seemed to get some artifacts in games(random black spots etc), so I had to lower the overclock a bit
And the last problem I currently have is that the picture kind of ''stops or lags'' for a split second even though i have 100 fps, i tried with vertical sync on and off but it still happens. I tried it also in different games) but other than those small hiccups every 5-10 seconds the game will run flawlessly. I theorized that its the fact that my windows seemed looked at 59hz and i can't change it to 60hz(my monitor is capable of 60hz)
So anything I can upgrade to that won't ruin my budget? :p Or should i just wait for the bulldozer and see how things go from there?
( I ran a Far cry2 benchmark with everything on lowest just now and i don't seem to have the stuttering problems with the screen where the image stopped for a split second. ( I recently installed my monitor drivers) So the problem may be fixed, I'll check other games though.
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Oh ok, I didn't know that i'd be paying extra for the RAM just for the heat spreaders (didn't even know those were hear spreaders hehe).
Does that combo have a time limit or anything or is it available for a while?
And also is there a GPU that you recommend within that price range?
Thanks for the quick response
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Oh, damn I totally missed the Canada thing. My bad. skyR's build is quite awesome. Don't use my links, as the shipping would wreck the point.
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Holy shit, That seems like a solid build, with that Price I may just consider upping to a i5, that would be great. I'll consider buying the PSU within a day or two since it seems to be at a very good price.
I thank you guys for your help!! 
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Make sure you get the i5 2xxx non-K. K signifies an unlocked multiplier for overclocking, and requires a different motherboard, and the 2xxx signifies fitting the socket.
Bear in mind, going from 2 to 4 cores won't help for gaming, but will if you stream or encode video.
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With this week bad sale at NCIX...
should i just stick with
I5-2500k
and
Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Z68 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 HDMI DVI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
or is there a GPU that is worth my money (remember, looking to set up eventually an eyefinity)
If another board is better, lmk
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There's no good deals on high-end cards or motherboards at NCIX this week. There usually isn't unfortunately =\
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so just stick with the cpu/mobo combo?
Only gaming, and i think you recommended I5-2500k for its ability to OC ^^
Would a p67 be better, if i dont use the integrated GPU?
Will possibly crossfire, unless of course its not needed (i want to set up an eyefinity for BF3). If not needed, i guess i could go with a cheaper mobo
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The Z68 for sub $130 is a good price regardless if you want to use the IGP or not. The only full ATX p67 board that is less expensive and capable of CrossfireX would be the P67 G43.
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Some of the higher model seems to have the heatsink around the cpu socket. Does it grant any real advantage over the 'lower' z68?
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On June 09 2011 12:39 XenOmega wrote:
Some of the higher model seems to have the heatsink around the cpu socket. Does it grant any real advantage over the 'lower' z68?
Chipset cooling is generally a bit nitpicky of a detail, and more relevant with big OC's.
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Heatsinks keep the mosfets cool so you can achieve a higher overclock.
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Alright,
so is the
MSI P67A-G43 (B3) P67 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E 2PCI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3 Mot @ 124 - 15$ mir = 109$
the best choice over
Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 ATX LGA1155 Z68 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 HDMI DVI SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard @ around 130$
considering that :
I have no intention of using the integrated GPU (still have my 5770 and will evolve to 6xxx when i can)
I have no intention of using a SSD anytime soon (it would appear that Z68 has something that the other model does not with SSD cache or something.... read this on wiki)
And I want to save as much as possible, while not sacrificing quality
ty!
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Yes, the G43 would be the best option.
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Ty skyr and everyone. Much much appreciated ^^
Now the question is : Asus vh236h at 159$ + 20 mir for 139 = good deal or not. ^^
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