EPTand can someone recommend me a motherboard, one that I can overclock and that is compatible with the new processors? So I won't have to get a new mobo when I upgrade in a year.
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Makaveli1
United States118 Posts
and can someone recommend me a motherboard, one that I can overclock and that is compatible with the new processors? So I won't have to get a new mobo when I upgrade in a year. | ||
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skyR
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Makaveli1
United States118 Posts
I am ordering a i5 2500k or a i7 2600k in a couple days I need somebody to recommend me a lga 1155 motherboard that I can overclock, and if possible, upgrade to the new processor generation (Ivy Bridge or w/e) in a year or so. (not even sure if this is possible) | ||
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skyR
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iKill[ShocK]
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Makaveli1
United States118 Posts
i5 2500k (newegg) Cooler Master Hyper 212 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 And should I get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271 or should I get something else? | ||
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skyR
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Pwnographics
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
* As in mileage may vary, I was referring to sandy bridge specifically, not various cpu architectures. | ||
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Mesha
Bosnia-Herzegovina439 Posts
-3 GB RAM -Radeon 6790 , 1 GB RAM -Core2Duo E7500 @ 2,93 GHz Is this processor bottleneck of the configuration? What settings should this configuration be able to run @ 1920x1080? What about 3x3 team game? What do you think? Thanks. | ||
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HotCookies
Greece149 Posts
i5 2500k Z68MA-D2H-B3 4gb 1333mhz DDR3 gts 250 1gb | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 24 2012 23:52 HotCookies wrote: anyone knows how many ghz can a stock cooler support if i oc? i5 2500k z68 4gb 1333mhz gts 250 Depends on the case, ambient temp, and your individual CPU, but the correct answer is "don't OC with that stupid piece of shit". | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On April 24 2012 23:52 HotCookies wrote: anyone knows how many ghz can a stock cooler support if i oc? i5 2500k Z68MA-D2H-B3 4gb 1333mhz DDR3 gts 250 1gb I did 4 gHz with a heavy undervolt at 65C max with prime on a hot day, which is only a noticeable improvement for multithreaded applications, which are few, as turbo goes up to 3,7 gHz afaik with single thread loading. My hyper 212 only allowed me to get up to 4.5 with the same temps with a quite a good voltage lottery, so it may not be that shit (the stock cooler I mean). Suggestion: Spend $25 on a cooler. | ||
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alQahira
United States511 Posts
However, when looking on newegg, all the 2x1gb kits of this type are really expensive! Is the issue that there isn't much of this older 184 pin RAM around, so they can ask for more money? Any other places to look for it? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611 600006065&IsNodeId=1&Description=pc3200&name=2GB (2 x 1GB)&Order=BESTMATCH | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 25 2012 00:46 alQahira wrote: Old computer RAM compatibility question. So my work has an old compaq presario with only 512mb of RAM and it runs super slow, I suggested they add some RAM to speed it up and they asked me to see how much it would cost. I went to the crucial compatibility machine and it recommended PC3200 DDR 400 RAM. However, when looking on newegg, all the 2x1gb kits of this type are really expensive! Is the issue that there isn't much of this older 184 pin RAM around, so they can ask for more money? Any other places to look for it? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611 600006065&IsNodeId=1&Description=pc3200&name=2GB (2 x 1GB)&Order=BESTMATCH You're better off upgrading to H61, G620, and 4GB DDR3 1333. Huge performance gain, under $200. And yes, obsolete parts are expensive due to supply and demand. Or lack of both, really. Mind you, that's if you can con them into making the machine all around not suck as bad, instead of just sucking slightly less. | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
On April 25 2012 00:46 alQahira wrote: Old computer RAM compatibility question. So my work has an old compaq presario with only 512mb of RAM and it runs super slow, I suggested they add some RAM to speed it up and they asked me to see how much it would cost. I went to the crucial compatibility machine and it recommended PC3200 DDR 400 RAM. However, when looking on newegg, all the 2x1gb kits of this type are really expensive! Is the issue that there isn't much of this older 184 pin RAM around, so they can ask for more money? Any other places to look for it? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611 600006065&IsNodeId=1&Description=pc3200&name=2GB (2 x 1GB)&Order=BESTMATCH Are you actually sure that it's DDR? If that's as old as I think it is, it could very well use SDR SDRAM. It was pretty common for pre-built PCs in the early 2000s as it was a cheaper, though slower, alternative to DDR. Check if the dimm has 2 notches on the bottom, if so it's not DDR. | ||
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StarDrive
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
On April 25 2012 02:12 StarDrive wrote: The http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035 500w is more expensive than the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044 650w psu. I am a complete novice when it comes to hardware so I was wondering why would people buy the 500w PSU? It's a sale thing, Antec or New Egg may have overstock and need to get rid of some of the EA-650 models. You can see the MSRP on Antec's site for the models, and the 650 is usually $10 more. Does the 650W psu still consume the full 650W even when the computer only needs say 500W (i.e. power supply is underutilized). No. Antec actually reports the efficiency of the EA-650 model as about 5% higher, meaning it would theoretically use less power. Also, if I know my system will need about 500W of power, is it a good idea to buy a 650W supply for more upgrade leeway in the future or is it bad to have a PSU that is much higher than what you actually need? Without knowing your system specs, I can't speak to how much power you actually need, but 500 is usually sufficient. If you are actually using near to 500 and are adding more hardware in the future, then I would definetly say buy a larger one. But in this case, it's pretty moot since both are the same price. Go for the 650. | ||
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XXhkXX
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Also based off of these specs and that the laptop has 8GB of RAM, would the laptop be able to run SC2 well at low settings? Edit: ^at 1366x768 resolution additionally here is the laptop I am referring to: https://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cart_detail.do?pageLink=true&bvLoadCart=1&action=add&disp_msg=0 | ||
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