EPTI want to upgrade to 8GB of RAM, from my current 4, but beyond that I'm pretty much clueless.
I don't know much about what it takes to run replays, and it isn't something which seems to be discussed very much. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Gfire
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I want to upgrade to 8GB of RAM, from my current 4, but beyond that I'm pretty much clueless. I don't know much about what it takes to run replays, and it isn't something which seems to be discussed very much. Any help would be greatly appreciated. | ||
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Rachnar
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On December 19 2011 04:45 Gfire wrote: Hey everyone. I'm looking to get a new computer sometime in the future to run SC2 better. I have trouble watching replays at x8 or even x4 without major lag. I might also be interested in streaming in the future. I play on lowest settings, 1920x1080. I want to upgrade to 8GB of RAM, from my current 4, but beyond that I'm pretty much clueless. I don't know much about what it takes to run replays, and it isn't something which seems to be discussed very much. Any help would be greatly appreciated. tell us what your complete settup is | ||
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Gfire
United States1699 Posts
Well I'm currently on an Alienware M15X laptop, but my priority has changed from going to lans to viewing replays. What about my setup do you need to know to advise me in getting a new computer? I'm not going to lans anymore so I pretty much use it as a desktop, which is not very efficient at all. I've plugged it into a monitor, which is a Samsung SyncMaster B2230, and I use a Daskeyboard ultimate, and a Razer Deathadder Black mouse. And Steelseries Siberia headset and earphones, if you need to know. And I guess I use my Intuos3 Wacom Tablet from time to time. That's as complete as I can think of. Anyways, I'm mostly wondering about what it takes to run the replays at x8 without much lag. | ||
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skyR
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skyR
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The best option for an inexpensive case is a Bitfenix Merc Alpha for $35. | ||
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Gfire
United States1699 Posts
On December 19 2011 05:24 skyR wrote: Lag = stutter? Lag = FPS drop? You can watch it x8 speed without stuttering but FPS is going to be abysmal. Yes, stutter. Every few seconds it halts for a bit. | ||
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
1x Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case $99.99 1x Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52500 $209.99 1x MSI H67MS-E23 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $79.99 1x CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B $46.99 1x CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $59.99 1x Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $129.99 1x EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1461-KR GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $199.99 TOTAL WITH DISCOUNTS: $714 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.791298 | ||
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skyR
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xDaunt
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skyR
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$12 of this accounts for wasting money on 1600MHz memory when your motherboard can't even support such speed. $10 accounts for the price of the 2500 since a core i5 2500k can be had for $200 and a core i5 2400 which is only 100MHz slower can be had for $180 (as opposed to $210 for the core i5 2500 on Newegg). $100 case for such a low-end build? Basically $50 of the discount? $20 accounts for wasting money on a pre-overclocked EVGA -KR. A Seagate Barracuda 1TB for $130 is overpriced, the Samsung Spinpoint F3 is $110 until Dec 21st - you'll be dumb to not pick this up if you were buying from Newegg. | ||
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Medrea
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I mean what are you doing with the case : / I have old WANG computer cases from the early 80's still hanging around. | ||
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skyR
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Medrea
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I mean what do people do with cases? Use em for keggers? Make a bong out of them? Build a dirtbike jump with it? | ||
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spscannon
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Getting a 1 tb hitachi SATA 2 HD, i52400, coolermaster 212+, 2x4 GB ram(i dont think 1333 or 1600 ram matters as the motherboard will max out at w.e it can handle right?), HD radeon 6870, antec neo eco 520W power supply, cheapest cd/dvd drive i can find, not sure on monitor yet(but i dont think motherboard choice affects that right, correct me if im wrong). Fitting all this into a coolermaster 430 case trying to decide between a h67 or a h61 (probably going to get a h61 as its about 30-40 cheaper, unless any one can tell me the advantages of getting the h67 with what i have currently listed as my parts, or in general) what i'm trying to choose between in spoiler. What are the advantages of paying more, as they all seem to be similar. And Cant they handle the graphics card I've chosen? + Show Spoiler + Gigabyte GA-H61M-USB3-B3 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361414 89.99 (74.99 with rebate) Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2H http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0371994 74.99 (64.99 with rebate) Asus P8H61-M LE/CSM R3 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0365088 69.99 Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0377387 62.99(52.99) BioStar H61MLB http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0375838 54.99 Thanks for any help you guys can give me. This thread has been very helpful | ||
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