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RaKooNs
United Kingdom397 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
On November 20 2011 22:47 RaKooNs wrote: I should really stop feeding trolls. Did you just call skyR a troll? He/she is one of the most frequent contributers to this thread and the tech forum in general. Maybe you should stop taking things so personal and listen to what it's being said instead. | ||
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RaKooNs
United Kingdom397 Posts
On November 20 2011 22:53 nihlon wrote: Did you just call skyR a troll? He/she is one of the most frequent contributers to this thread and the tech forum in general. Maybe you should stop taking things so personal and listen to what it's being said instead. He may be the most frequent contributer in this thread however what he is saying is absolutely absurd. | ||
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BergarnPersson
Sweden12 Posts
On November 20 2011 10:12 Myrmidon wrote: + Show Spoiler + (warning: I did not cross-check prices with alternate retailers) Core i5-2310 - 1599 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/intel-core-i5-2310-290ghz-6mb-s-1155/product/5010593978 Gigabyte H61M-D2 - 549 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/gigabyte-h61m-d2-b3-ddr3-s-1155-m-atx/product/5010611879 Kingston 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM - 399 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/dimm-ddr3-8gb-1333mhz-cl9-(2x4gb)/product/5010369693 (if needed) Samsung CD / DVD burner - 179 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/samsung-dvd±r-rw-ram-dl-22x-sata-bulk-svart/product/5010597713 You're looking for a new CPU probably, which requires a new motherboard. Motherboard in tern requires new RAM. Since DDR3 RAM is cheap now, may as well get 8GB since it's not much more expensive, and some poorly-written flash stuff might be memory hogs? Your old optical drive seems to be IDE (PATA), not compatible with most new cheap motherboards, so there's a SATA optical drive also. The old CPU is not terrible though. I would consider just using it for a while longer. See below comparison for a rough idea, and note which benchmarks make use of all cores and which don't (most games and things you will do, will not use all cores). E7500 is just slightly faster than the E7400, while the i5-2400 is slightly faster than the i5-2310. The E7400/E7500 are the same chip, and same for i5-2310/i5-2400, just at different clock speeds: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/87?vs=363 So go for a new CPU which requires a new mobo, new RAM, new DVD. And you're also saying that my CPU isn't all that bad. So basically, if I understand you correctly, you're saying that I should wait and when I do upgrade I should upgrade Mobo,RAM,CPU and DVD all at once. So maybe wait until the i5 2500K has dropped in price and go for that one? Seems that everybody all over the place is getting that one. | ||
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
On November 20 2011 22:54 RaKooNs wrote: He may be the most frequent contributer in this thread however what he is saying is absolutely absurd. Not really. Maybe you should provide with some evidence or clarification to what you are trying to get across instead of calling one the more knowledgeable posters on this subforum a troll... | ||
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RaKooNs
United Kingdom397 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On November 20 2011 23:07 RaKooNs wrote:+ Show Spoiler + I would literally have to go through each VOD of destiny playing for the last 2-4 weeks. If what I'm saying is absolutely absurd than please provide literal evidence of someone playing Battlefield 3 on max settings at constant sixty or even Starcraft II on max settings at constant sixty. This evidence isn't exactly hard to provide if what you say is true so I'm not sure why you dodging this. Hey look, it didn't even take me a minute to show that your goal isn't possible: http://www.twitch.tv/steven_bonnell_ii/b/300053812 He drops to 30 at ~11:10 and this isn't even at 100 supply and the funny thing is he's hovering at 30-60 for the rest of the game... and this isn't even Metro 2033 or Battlefield 3... Trolls are fun. I'm going to go back to dota2 now and someone can help him with a configuration since he doesn't want my help. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On November 20 2011 22:59 BergarnPersson wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On November 20 2011 10:12 Myrmidon wrote: + Show Spoiler + (warning: I did not cross-check prices with alternate retailers) Core i5-2310 - 1599 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/intel-core-i5-2310-290ghz-6mb-s-1155/product/5010593978 Gigabyte H61M-D2 - 549 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/gigabyte-h61m-d2-b3-ddr3-s-1155-m-atx/product/5010611879 Kingston 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM - 399 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/dimm-ddr3-8gb-1333mhz-cl9-(2x4gb)/product/5010369693 (if needed) Samsung CD / DVD burner - 179 SEK http://www.dustinhome.se/samsung-dvd±r-rw-ram-dl-22x-sata-bulk-svart/product/5010597713 You're looking for a new CPU probably, which requires a new motherboard. Motherboard in tern requires new RAM. Since DDR3 RAM is cheap now, may as well get 8GB since it's not much more expensive, and some poorly-written flash stuff might be memory hogs? Your old optical drive seems to be IDE (PATA), not compatible with most new cheap motherboards, so there's a SATA optical drive also. The old CPU is not terrible though. I would consider just using it for a while longer. See below comparison for a rough idea, and note which benchmarks make use of all cores and which don't (most games and things you will do, will not use all cores). E7500 is just slightly faster than the E7400, while the i5-2400 is slightly faster than the i5-2310. The E7400/E7500 are the same chip, and same for i5-2310/i5-2400, just at different clock speeds: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/87?vs=363 So go for a new CPU which requires a new mobo, new RAM, new DVD. And you're also saying that my CPU isn't all that bad. So basically, if I understand you correctly, you're saying that I should wait and when I do upgrade I should upgrade Mobo,RAM,CPU and DVD all at once. So maybe wait until the i5 2500K has dropped in price and go for that one? Seems that everybody all over the place is getting that one. The 2500k is for overclockers. You would also need to save up more for an aftermarket heatsink and a P67 or Z68 motherboard. And yes it would be wise to save up to upgrade the three components (cpu, memory, motherboard) all at once because the LGA775 socket is old and there isn't anything worthwhile you can get for it that isn't outperformed by a current processor (which requires a new motherboard and new memory). | ||
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SleepTech
United States222 Posts
Here's the whole video: Here's a link to the RAM part. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nP8Q-7Mdztg#t=899s At 14:58 mark, the guy starts to talk about WHY he has the 64GB RAM and how he can convert it to memory like a hard drive and it blows the SSD speeds out of the water. My question is: How is this achieved? I think it'd be pretty sweet to try out and see how it works. | ||
Womwomwom
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Legatus Lanius
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a 6950 will play bf3 on high @ 60fps, and you might be able to touch ultra if you turn off shit like AA, SSAO, post processing or whatever else they have going. on average, sure, but youll never constantly maintain it | ||
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Merkd
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Legatus Lanius
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olabaz
United States298 Posts
On November 20 2011 17:31 olabaz wrote: What is your budget? $600 What is your resolution? 1280x1024 but might upgrade in a Year What are you using it for? Would like to play sc2 on high/ultra and stream and run music software such as Steinberg Cubase What is your upgrade cycle? I could upgrade 1 component every year ie: resolution year after purchase, gpu year after, CPU year after that When do you plan on building it? Hopefully by 1st week of December Do you plan on overclocking? Probably not, sounds dangerous Do you need an Operating System? I can get one from school so no Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I don't know what this means or if I should. Where are you buying your parts from? CompUSA, tigerdirect, newegg, amazon Bump! | ||
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Logsaysned
United States5 Posts
What is your budget? Looking to spend up to $700 US though I need an OS as well (Windows7) so that leaves about $600 for the comp. What is your resolution? I’m going to be getting a new monitor, running 1920x1080. Looking for monitor recommendations in the $175 price range as well. What are you using it for? Mostly SC2 and eventually D3. Some FPS and racing games as well. Hoping to run SC2 at high with 60ish fps What is your upgrade cycle? About 3-4 years. When do you plan on building it? I’d like to buy parts within the next week. I can wait until black friday if that will save me some $$. Do you plan on overclocking? I haven’t overclocked before but I’d consider it if it fits within my budget. Do you need an Operating System? Yes, I will be getting windows 7. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Nope. Where are you buying your parts from? likely NCIX and/or newegg for their prices. Also I have a Fry’s store nearby. | ||
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poopman
Canada83 Posts
On November 21 2011 01:13 olabaz wrote: + Show Spoiler + On November 20 2011 17:31 olabaz wrote: What is your budget? $600 What is your resolution? 1280x1024 but might upgrade in a Year What are you using it for? Would like to play sc2 on high/ultra and stream and run music software such as Steinberg Cubase What is your upgrade cycle? I could upgrade 1 component every year ie: resolution year after purchase, gpu year after, CPU year after that When do you plan on building it? Hopefully by 1st week of December Do you plan on overclocking? Probably not, sounds dangerous Do you need an Operating System? I can get one from school so no Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I don't know what this means or if I should. Where are you buying your parts from? CompUSA, tigerdirect, newegg, amazon Bump! Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard: Biostar H61MGC Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($56.97 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg) Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($156.28 @ Newegg) Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 6790 1GB Video Card ($124.00 @ Amazon) Case: Rosewill R218-P-BK ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: Antec 380W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.00 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $532.22 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated 2011-11-20 12:16 EST-0500) could try this | ||
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olabaz
United States298 Posts
On November 21 2011 02:20 poopman wrote: Part list permalink / Part price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard: Biostar H61MGC Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($56.97 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg) Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($156.28 @ Newegg) Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 6790 1GB Video Card ($124.00 @ Amazon) Case: Rosewill R218-P-BK ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: Antec 380W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.00 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $532.22 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated 2011-11-20 12:16 EST-0500) could try this Wow great price. Can anyone confirm if this would be ideal for what I want to do? | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
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imJukin
United States47 Posts
But as far as playing on the resolution you suggested that computer would work pretty well. | ||
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