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On January 27 2012 09:46 Alisto wrote:
Thanks skyR....can always rely on you for fast,reliable responses. The release of the new Radeon's aren't going to drop the prices for the 6850's and 6870's are they? Also, the Ivy Bridge release will decrease the Sandy's by 10-15%? I'm just getting anxious on making my new rig and really don't know if waiting will be worthwhile. Let me know.
Intel has never dropped pricing on processors that are being replaced. The Radeon HD6850 and 6870 are not likely to drop in pricing since they are in at the $140-$200 segment, the Radeon HD7850 is expected to debut at $200.
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well i just went and bought the 6 pin pcie to molarex adapter..
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i don't know how to put it but it should be easy right
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On January 27 2012 10:48 AAyeR wrote:
i don't know how to put it but it should be easy right
Yeah just take a leftover molex extension and shove the adapter onto it. You dont have to worry about it otherwise. If you had multiple graphics cards I would tell you to spread the adapter to another rail if dealing with, but you dont have more than one card and you only have one rail that you are dealing with so there you go.
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theres a wire coming out of my powercord that looks like it has 3 do i attack both parts of the female parts to that cord and connect the 1 male 6 pin pci to my video card, also the cord does not say pci... so is this shit not gonna work either?1
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ok but the part looks like a Y, so i shoved the top part of the Y into some extra cable that it fit into, and the bottom part of the Y i attach to my video card, that should be enough?
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should i attach both parts of the top of the Y or just 1 part of the Y, 1 of them has like two little needles, and the other one has 3 little needle-like thingies..
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all 3 parts need to be connected. The one part the fits the video card, the other parts should fit the 4-pin connectors from your power supply. (The part from the power supply has 4 connectors for pins - the adapter has whatever pins it needs)) The stuff they connect to should be the only stuff that fits.
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Quick question, I'm about to buy an i5 2500k, but I need a new motherboard to work with it. My current setup has an Athlon II x3 445 and a GTX 460, and I really want to try some overclocking. Anyone got any suggestions for a motherboard? I'm playing at 1920x1080 res and I'm mostly playing games like SC2, Dota 2, TF2, and so on. I can do an in store pickup from Microcenter and I'm ready to buy any day now, so sales would be appreciated. My maximum budget is around $150 for the mobo, if that's possible.
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great it doesn't fit into the PCIe slot :/ i think she gave me a regular PCI not a PCI e
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On January 27 2012 10:59 ArcticVanguard wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Quick question, I'm about to buy an i5 2500k, but I need a new motherboard to work with it. My current setup has an Athlon II x3 445 and a GTX 460, and I really want to try some overclocking. Anyone got any suggestions for a motherboard? I'm playing at 1920x1080 res and I'm mostly playing games like SC2, Dota 2, TF2, and so on. I can do an in store pickup from Microcenter and I'm ready to buy any day now, so sales would be appreciated. My maximum budget is around $150 for the mobo, if that's possible.
Asrock P67 Pro3 for $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 is the best option.
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Im not understanding the question maybe.
Take any MOLEX extension, the PSU will have several of these coming out of it. The adapter goes onto one of them. This makes a MOLEX into a PCI-e adapter, also commonly called 75W or just 6 pin.
On January 27 2012 11:00 AAyeR wrote:
great it doesn't fit into the PCIe slot :/ i think she gave me a regular PCI not a PCI e
Oh if it doesnt fit then dont force it.
I forget though, are PCI devices connected to power differently?
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fuck great, ill be back in another hour, hopefully the store hasn't closed yet.
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well the PCI 6 pin part has a square in the middle instead of oblong square -like shape, so it is not letting me plug it into the video card.
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fukin a gonna go back there and see if i can get PCIe, im pretty sure i said 6 PIn only, instead of PCIe...
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On January 27 2012 10:36 Medrea wrote:
Yeah I should restate. Coil whine is a common, and natural, phenomenon. But whenever I have heard of people having an issue with it, its usually when playing a game, or any other time where there is a lot of draw, or at least more of it. From the sounds of it he is having a lot of whizzing right when he powers it up.
I think an Earthwatts 380D was more, and we were trying to squeeze out every dollar (not price equivalent to the others, i think it was $35 at the time?). Either way Ive seen us recommend a CX 430W fairly often so, what happened? When do i stop following the crowd?
Well at the $35 or $40 sale price (if nothing else is good at $40) I'd still be recommending CX V2 too. Nothing changed for me.
On January 27 2012 10:59 ArcticVanguard wrote:
Quick question, I'm about to buy an i5 2500k, but I need a new motherboard to work with it. My current setup has an Athlon II x3 445 and a GTX 460, and I really want to try some overclocking. Anyone got any suggestions for a motherboard? I'm playing at 1920x1080 res and I'm mostly playing games like SC2, Dota 2, TF2, and so on. I can do an in store pickup from Microcenter and I'm ready to buy any day now, so sales would be appreciated. My maximum budget is around $150 for the mobo, if that's possible.
Out of possible choices at Microcenter at prices I see online (which may not apply in store; don't they usually have CPU+mobo bundle deals?), AsRock Z68 Pro3-M ($110) and Asus P8Z68-M Pro ($130) were the best values for that. The fact that both are Z68 and not P67, have Pro in the name, and are MicroATX, are all coincidences.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0367879
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0375390
Make sure to also pick up an aftermarket heatsink while you're there, e.g. Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus. If you get a tower cooler like that, make sure your case has at least 160mm clearance between the motherboard and side panel.
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On January 27 2012 11:02 Medrea wrote:
I forget though, are PCI devices connected to power differently?
Pretty sure all PCI cards use floppy power.
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On January 27 2012 11:06 Myrmidon wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2012 10:36 Medrea wrote:
Yeah I should restate. Coil whine is a common, and natural, phenomenon. But whenever I have heard of people having an issue with it, its usually when playing a game, or any other time where there is a lot of draw, or at least more of it. From the sounds of it he is having a lot of whizzing right when he powers it up.
I think an Earthwatts 380D was more, and we were trying to squeeze out every dollar (not price equivalent to the others, i think it was $35 at the time?). Either way Ive seen us recommend a CX 430W fairly often so, what happened? When do i stop following the crowd? Well at the $35 or $40 sale price (if nothing else is good at $40) I'd still be recommending CX V2 too. Nothing changed for me.
Thank you, i knew I wasnt going crazy.
On January 27 2012 11:07 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On January 27 2012 11:02 Medrea wrote:
I forget though, are PCI devices connected to power differently? Pretty sure all PCI cards use floppy power.
I honestly cant remember all those years back, I seem to remember them taking either floppy or just being powered by the board iirc.
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@Myrmidon: My case is just a regular ATX, will a microATX motherboard still work? And yes, I plan to get an aftermarket heatsink if I can spare the cost.
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On January 27 2012 11:08 ArcticVanguard wrote:
@Myrmidon: My case is just a regular ATX, will a microATX motherboard still work? And yes, I plan to get an aftermarket heatsink if I can spare the cost.
Yes. mATX is smaller than ATX so it'll fit.
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