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DanceCommander
United States1808 Posts
2500k + MSI P67A-G43 (B3) for $230 + tax at micro center, such a good deal... some quick questions tho: is the motherboard good enough for OCing? and i should reinstall my OS after i put in the new board right? I plan on using the same stuff in my case right now: haf 922 6950 2gb 8gb DDR3 1600 hyper n520 700w corsair | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Kinetik_Inferno
United States1431 Posts
On November 19 2011 08:40 skyR wrote: No. X650 for $100 is one of the best options right now for an high end configuration http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139031 Is this what you're talking about? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Is it idle power, or does nVidia sleep the card? I just want a loose idea. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On November 19 2011 13:15 Womwomwom wrote: "Sleeping the card" doesn't exist because its plugged straight in a PCIe slot and directly connected to the PCIe plugs. It will draw as much power as its typical idle load. By sleeping i mean downclocking the card to something like 200 mhz. | ||
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imJukin
United States47 Posts
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067 Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492 ASUS P9X79 PRO LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492 Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226272 SAPPHIRE FleX Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102956 Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233 XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082 CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W (Re using from current computer) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 non build related ordered: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard RK-9000 with Cherry MX Blue Switch http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201040 Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104318 Dell UltraSharp U2412M (469-1137) Black 24" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260047 Thanks for your help skyR, I took most recommendations and applied them to the build. Should be here next wednesday or friday (thursday is thanksgiving). I'll let ya know how the assembly goes. | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
These downlocking/upclocking driver tricks for power management are actually the reason why AMD card can crash during medium loads like Flash. The clock and memory speeds are incorrect so the drivers don't know what to do. Its also the reason why plugging two different monitors into nVidia cards causes a huge spike in power draw - the cards are tricked into thinking they're running a 3D game and thus are clocked accordingly. If you want something better, the best thing to do is hope that nVidia brings that Optimus technology to desktops. | ||
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ChefStarCraft
Canada350 Posts
The cards I have been looking into are: GTX 570 1.2 GB x2, GTX 570 2.5GB x 2, HD 6950 x2, HD 6970 x2. I will be using a z68 chipset with sandy bridge i7-2600 Also what are the pros and cons of running two SSD's in raid over one larger SSD. | ||
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Sansai
Austria188 Posts
On November 19 2011 15:57 ChefStarCraft wrote: Hello all I am replacing my old vista and hope I could gather some opinions regarding what would be the best choice, money isn't that big of a issue, but I would rather get the best cards for a reasonable price. I will be running crossfire or sli, with the following monitors: 27" Widescreen 1920x1080 and my current 22" 1023x768 The cards I have been looking into are: GTX 570 1.2 GB x2, GTX 570 2.5GB x 2, HD 6950 x2, HD 6970 x2. I will be using a z68 chipset with sandy bridge i7-2600 Also what are the pros and cons of running two SSD's in raid over one larger SSD. make sure to get 2600 K, if you also get z68 chipset for overclocking!! pros: none, maybe more "combined space" or just theoretically more longetivity due to less read/write operations on 1 SSD cons: performance loss due to crappy raid controller most of the time, get 1 SSD for system/starcraft/etc. and 1 7200rpm HDD for all non-important games, photos, music etc... | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On November 19 2011 15:57 ChefStarCraft wrote: Hello all I am replacing my old vista and hope I could gather some opinions regarding what would be the best choice, money isn't that big of a issue, but I would rather get the best cards for a reasonable price. I will be running crossfire or sli, with the following monitors: 27" Widescreen 1920x1080 and my current 22" 1023x768 The cards I have been looking into are: GTX 570 1.2 GB x2, GTX 570 2.5GB x 2, HD 6950 x2, HD 6970 x2. I will be using a z68 chipset with sandy bridge i7-2600 Why SLI with a such a small resolution. Also, what happened to that computer you bought with the SLI GTX580s? | ||
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ChefStarCraft
Canada350 Posts
On November 19 2011 17:33 Womwomwom wrote: Why SLI with a such a small resolution. What would you recommend ? | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
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ChefStarCraft
Canada350 Posts
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kef
283 Posts
I did have a question though, when I was building my computer an experienced friend of mine was helping me out and he recommended I get an aftermarket heatsink/fan for my i5 2400, he said that the heatsink/fan that comes with it is really crappy. What's your opinion on this? I have decided that I will overclock sometime in the future so I'm probably gonna get an aftermarket fan anyways, what price range do you guys suggest I should go for with the heatsink? Also, I asked this probably 30 pages back but if I wanted to get a sound card for gaming with some nice Bose headphones (the same kind day9 uses, actually) what kind of soundcard do you guys suggest? | ||
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FinBenton
Finland870 Posts
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kef
283 Posts
On November 20 2011 01:48 FinBenton wrote: Im pretty sure you are not really overclocking i5 2400. thanks for the input, but what heatsink do you suggest assuming that i dont overclock then? | ||
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Sansai
Austria188 Posts
On November 20 2011 02:08 kef wrote: thanks for the input, but what heatsink do you suggest assuming that i dont overclock then? EKL Brocken is quite a good deal | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
On November 20 2011 02:08 kef wrote: thanks for the input, but what heatsink do you suggest assuming that i dont overclock then? The stock heatsink/fan is fine if you don't overclock, which you can't with the i5 2400. If you're having heat problems, then either the heatsink isn't mounted properly or the airflow through the case is very poor. But under normal circumstances, there's no need to replace the stock heatsink except if the noise is too high for your taste. | ||
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