EPTOn March 08 2012 15:05 tylervoss4 wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
can anyone recommend me a decent board to oc my i5-2500k on ?
budget: $100ish
budget: $100ish
Asrock P67 Pro3 is $100.
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Asrock P67 Pro3 is $100. | ||
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oo_xerox
United States852 Posts
Noob Edit: ↓ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308280 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 08 2012 15:42 oo_xerox wrote:+ Show Spoiler + what should i look for in a monitor? im planning on buying a 24´ for my build, i googled the 120hz thing, which makes a big diference apparently, but besides that, anything else i should consider?i mean it would really suck to buy a good gpu and not having a decent monitor to pair it with... Refer to the monitor thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308280 | ||
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maritini
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Shauni
4077 Posts
So yeah, Nvidia hyping it up by saying that they were surprised by AMD 7xxx poor performance was mostly just bullshit PR. Well, as i understand it, they'll release another series of more high end kepler later in the year (GK110), but then again by that time AMD might have updated their GPUs to be less underclocked... | ||
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TheMooseHeed
United Kingdom535 Posts
On March 08 2012 12:55 EtherealDeath wrote: CPU: i5 2500k + 8gb ram Motherboard: Asrock P67 Cooler: Cooler Master 212 GPU: MSI 560ti 1gb PSU: XFX 450W Case: Cooler Master case HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb DVD: some dvd Wireless: some wireless Total comes out to $892.91 with shipping. Comments? Trying to keep it below $900. I am thinking I may steal this build as it sounds good  minus the wireless card. Is an aftermarket cooler necessary or is it only needed if overclocking is being done?Also will overclocking reduce the life of my rig? | ||
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Nabutso
351 Posts
If you aren't OCing, you want an h67/61 mobo and a non-k suffix processor. And it depends on your voltages and temperatures | ||
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Shauni
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TheMooseHeed
United Kingdom535 Posts
On March 09 2012 10:23 Nabutso wrote: You need an aftermarket cooler to OC. If you aren't OCing, you want an h67/61 mobo and a non-k suffix processor. And it depends on your voltages and temperatures Is it difficult to overclock and is it worth it? | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On March 09 2012 10:24 TheMooseHeed wrote: Is it difficult to overclock and is it worth it? Sandy Bridge is easy to overclock, it is worth it. If you are too afraid you can opt for the $20 insurance Intel provides that covers the chip in case you break it while overclocking, which you wont do as long as you arent reckless. | ||
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iKill[ShocK]
Vietnam3530 Posts
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xsksc
United Kingdom1044 Posts
On March 06 2012 08:23 skyR wrote: 7850 and 7870 will be available during the 2nd last week of March. The 7850 has a MSRP of $250, so similar to a 6950. Though I expect DirectCu II, Twin Frozr III, Double D, etc variants will be closer to $300. So it may not be worth it if you can get a GTX 560 Ti for around $200. You can check out the various articles to see comparisons between the various cards and learn more about it to help in your decision making: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625 , http://techreport.com/articles.x/22573 I can't find a GTX 560 ti for under £160, unfortunately, which is well over $200. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 is only £134 and seems to do fairly similar on the benchmarks from those articles. Are either of these worth it at their current prices? | ||
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SleepTech
United States222 Posts
I want a laptop for work that can play swotr. I already have a great desktop at home. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 09 2012 22:41 xsksc wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On March 06 2012 08:23 skyR wrote: 7850 and 7870 will be available during the 2nd last week of March. The 7850 has a MSRP of $250, so similar to a 6950. Though I expect DirectCu II, Twin Frozr III, Double D, etc variants will be closer to $300. So it may not be worth it if you can get a GTX 560 Ti for around $200. You can check out the various articles to see comparisons between the various cards and learn more about it to help in your decision making: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625 , http://techreport.com/articles.x/22573 I can't find a GTX 560 ti for under £160, unfortunately, which is well over $200. The Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 is only £134 and seems to do fairly similar on the benchmarks from those articles. Are either of these worth it at their current prices? I'm unsure of UK pricing but components over there are generally more expensive. Both the 7950 and 7970 are well over their MSRP of $450 and $550 as well. | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
On March 09 2012 22:43 SleepTech wrote: What gpu for a laptop would be good for swtor to play comfortably on low or medium settings? I want a laptop for work that can play swotr. I already have a great desktop at home. gt540m or 6770m at least i'd say | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
There's actually no solid "safe" suggestions for SW:TOR, the engine is an unoptimized pile of dog shit. Find reviews for individual laptops, or nothing is guaranteed. I frequently hit slideshow framerates in that game before I gave up on Bioware completely, and they weren't heading in any directions I liked. And that's on my desktop. Tried all kinds of downclocks, and anything that might be reasonable, it was just the engine refusing to work. | ||
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TheMooseHeed
United Kingdom535 Posts
This is what I have got so far. CPU- Intel Sandybridge i5-2400 Core i5 Quad-Core Processor MotherBoard- Asrock P67 PRO3 REV 3.0 1155 Motherboard GPU- Still undecided. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated PSU- Corsair CMPSU-430CXV2UK Builder Series CX430V2 - 80 Plus Certified Power Supply CASE- Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus - Mid tower - ATX - no power supply ( EPS12V/ PS/2 ) - black - USB/Audio/E-SATA HDD- Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive DVD- Sony 24x Internal DVD Rewriter - Black Would a 1GB GPU be adequate or would more be needed? If anyone has cheaper alternatives or sees a glaring issue advice would be appreciated. Thanks | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 10 2012 05:06 TheMooseHeed wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Ok so after totaling up the total cost of my build and nearly having heart attack (prices in Europe are soo much more!) I have decided to scale back and not bother overclocking my build. I am looking to be able to play new games on mid-high for at least a few years. This is what I have got so far. CPU- Intel Sandybridge i5-2400 Core i5 Quad-Core Processor MotherBoard- Asrock P67 PRO3 REV 3.0 1155 Motherboard GPU- Still undecided. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated PSU- Corsair CMPSU-430CXV2UK Builder Series CX430V2 - 80 Plus Certified Power Supply CASE- Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus - Mid tower - ATX - no power supply ( EPS12V/ PS/2 ) - black - USB/Audio/E-SATA HDD- Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive DVD- Sony 24x Internal DVD Rewriter - Black Would a 1GB GPU be adequate or would more be needed? If anyone has cheaper alternatives or sees a glaring issue advice would be appreciated. Thanks If you are not overclocking, you can go with a H61 or H67 motherboard instead such as an Asrock H61M-VS: http://www.amazon.co.uk/H61M-VS-Micro-ATX-Motherboard-Onboard-ASRock/dp/B004S9JXPW/ A Radeon HD6870 or GTX 560 Ti is adequate for reasonably high settings on most games at 1080p. If you can't overclock than you can't afford a 2GB or 3GB GPU such as a 7850 or 7970. If you're looking to reduce costs further, you can get a Bitfenix Merc Alpha instead of a HAF912: http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-Merc-Alpha-Tower-Chassis/dp/B005JRICNG | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
The VRAM on the video card is generally not a limiting factor, unless you're playing certain texture-heavy games at resolutions higher than 1920x1200 and cranking up antialiasing and other settings. You're focusing on one of the least important things with regards to video cards. Some kind of HD 6850 or HD 6870 model should still be the best value, or maybe a GTX 560 if it's the same price as a HD 6870. P67 and Z68 motherboards are for overclocking. You can pick something a lot cheaper if you won't do that, particularly if you don't need 4 RAM slots / SATA3 / USB3 / other things. HAF 912 Plus is kind of expensive. In NA we get the non-Plus version, which has less fans and is usually a good value, but in Europe the 912 Plus is just not as price competitive (the extra cooling is really not that useful in general). | ||
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TheMooseHeed
United Kingdom535 Posts
On March 10 2012 05:11 skyR wrote: If you are not overclocking, you can go with a H61 or H67 motherboard instead such as an Asrock H61M-VS: http://www.amazon.co.uk/H61M-VS-Micro-ATX-Motherboard-Onboard-ASRock/dp/B004S9JXPW/ A Radeon HD6870 or GTX 560 Ti is adequate for reasonably high settings on most games at 1080p. If you can't overclock than you can't afford a 2GB or 3GB GPU such as a 7850 or 7970. If you're looking to reduce costs further, you can get a Bitfenix Merc Alpha instead of a HAF912: http://www.amazon.co.uk/BitFenix-Merc-Alpha-Tower-Chassis/dp/B005JRICNG Ok so I will go with a H61 mobo Ahh so a 2GB CPU wouldn't give any considerable difference in relation to cost Unfortunately after looking the HAF non-plus version doesn't seem to be on amazon. | ||
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