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KapsyL
Sweden704 Posts
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KapsyL
Sweden704 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On December 14 2013 23:55 Goldfish wrote: + Show Spoiler + Need help with building a computer for a friend ($1000 budget). Few questions: 1. Intel processors still preferred over AMD nowadays? 2. Anything to note in regards to latest video cards and motherboard (which to not get, get etc)? Is Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W still good nowadays (even for recent games) or are there better CPUs for the price range (I looked it up on newegg and it's $224 which was the same when I bought it a little more than a year ago)? 1. Yes, Intel CPUs are faster and more power efficient than AMD's. 2. Not really. Check benchmarks for video cards. Currently, some of the higher-end video cards seem to be price inflated because of cryptocurrency mining or something. Get a compatible motherboard. Prices don't drop on CPUs generally (for Intel) when new generations are available. Not sure why you wouldn't pick the newer i5-4670k and Z87 motherboard unless that's somewhat significantly more expensive. On December 15 2013 03:19 KapsyL wrote: I see RAMs are either 1.65 or 1.5v which 1 is better and why? what diffrence does it make? mine is at 1.5 but is it better to keep it at 1.65? how much can you acutally put your ram at before it breaks Lower voltage is better, uses less power / puts out less heat. It doesn't affect performance. Technically you're not supposed to go much over 1.5V on modern Intel processors for the sake of the integrated memory controller, but 1.65V is definitely in the range of *wink wink* okay. If you want to overclock RAM for marginal performance gains, a higher voltage may be necessary to have it run stably. As for what it can take and what the memory controller can take, it depends on the RAM (which modules are being used) and the CPU. Generally it's not much worth tweaking unless you like doing it as a hobby. | ||
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Goldfish
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I didn't know about that and I didn't really check any other CPUs yet (I was just checking what I bought and going from that). Good to know and thanks  . | ||
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
i know it has something to do with AMD CPU's though. | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
APU is what AMD calls their CPUs with integrated graphics. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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billy5000
United States865 Posts
Nevermind, posting this on TL reminded me of newegg's PSU calculator, which I totally forgot about. I somehow made the connection because TL was my first top to building my computer . And the result came out to be around 250W, which is much lower than the gpu's requirement. yay! | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
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Daghdha
Ireland26 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
USB adapter is out of the question, or what? | ||
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olabaz
United States298 Posts
+ Show Spoiler [My Rig] + 1280x1024 Windows 7 Home Premium BIOSTAR Group H61MGC x64-based PC Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz RAM 8.00 GB Nvidia GT 240 512MB | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
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olabaz
United States298 Posts
On December 19 2013 03:15 Cyro wrote: GPU probably, maybe PSU with it. Screen also Is there a GPU you would recommend for <100$? I have a 430W PSU btw. | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37055 Posts
What does this mean? My computer won't boot up  | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
On December 19 2013 06:19 olabaz wrote: Is there a GPU you would recommend for <100$? I have a 430W PSU btw. Not sure on US market at that price range PSU quality is way more important than rated wattage | ||
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AxelTVx
Canada916 Posts
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olabaz
United States298 Posts
SAPPHIRE Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (100326UL) | ||
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