EPTOn December 26 2013 06:00 skyR wrote:
You don't need Intel RST
You don't need Intel RST
works for me, heh.
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
On December 26 2013 05:59 wptlzkwjd wrote: Hey guys, is a EVGA Supernova NEX750B 750W ATX EPS12V Power Supply enough to power this build and overclock? ASUS Z87-A ATX SLI Motherboard Intel Core i5 4670K ZOTAC GTX 770 770 average draw is well under 200w, peak maybe a hair higher; 4670k you won't get really more than 120w without heat issues, you should probably have a good quality ~430-450w unit | ||
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Leeoku
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McTeazy
Canada297 Posts
It says in the OP you can pretty must trust the manufacturer to have equipped their card with sufficient VRAM. That's fine/makes sense, but it also seems like you're pushing it right the limit with some of the higher end titles. Is going with a 7970 over a 770 worth it for 20 dollars and an extra gig of VRAM? Also, How is Zotac as a brand, one of their 4gb 770s is on for 340 | ||
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Fallen750
United States43 Posts
I currently have a prebuilt PC, and I was trying to decide if it is worth upgrading or just sucking it up and working towards building myself a new one here soon. Here are the specs for my PC Asus CM850.Manu Link. On the Manufacture's link it doesn't show the graphics card that I bought my PC with. I have GT530 2gb. What is your monitor's native resolution? Native resolution for my monitor is 1680x1050 Why do you want to upgrade? What do you want to achieve with the upgrade? It would be more of a QoL upgrade right now if I did it. If possible I would like to improve the streaming capability of my PC. I would like to be able to stream ~30fps at a decent quality, just seems my frames in game drop currently if I try. What is your budget? I have a budget of around $300 What country will you be buying your parts in? United States, there is not a MicroCenter of Fry's electronics near me. If you have any brand or retailer preferences, please specify. No retail preference. Thanks for any help, I think the main thing I am wondering is if you think it would be worth it to upgrade or just save up and go new. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
On December 26 2013 06:12 Leeoku wrote: how much wattage does the other components take up? I know my gpu takes ~250 and cpu takes ~84. So on average non OC (or look at previous post for build) how much wattage would the rest take up ( I read the sticky about PSU's and know about the recommendation that manufactures give) You are quoting TDP, for the 770 is is 230w and for the 4670k it is 84w. That's not actual power usage though, for example the 4770k has the same tdp as the 4670k even though it draws ~15% more power under an 8 thread load The 680 and 770 are the same GPU - yet 680 had ~170w tdp and 770 had ~230w tdp. TDP is not power usage, it is "thermal design power" which means god knows what Your actual power draw will be different, and you will never overload a good 430/450w unit or even come close to it with a single 4670k and 770, even a 780 without bios mod (which has 50% more cores and 50% wider memory bus to feed them - essentially 50% more power draw at the same voltage) You have a 4670, not 4670k, so way lower power draw under typical loads; no need to worry, and most other components are marginal for power; ssd consumes like a couple watts, hdd a little when spun up, fans a bit, nothing to worry about really On December 26 2013 06:18 Fallen750 wrote: Hey all. I currently have a prebuilt PC, and I was trying to decide if it is worth upgrading or just sucking it up and working towards building myself a new one here soon. Here are the specs for my PC Asus CM850. What is your monitor's native resolution? Native resolution for my monitor is 1680x1050 Why do you want to upgrade? What do you want to achieve with the upgrade? It would be more of a QoL upgrade right now if I did it. If possible I would like to improve the streaming capability of my PC. I would like to be able to stream ~30fps at a decent quality, just seems my frames in game drop currently if I try. What is your budget? I have a budget of around $300 What country will you be buying your parts in? United States, there is not a MicroCenter of Fry's electronics near me. If you have any brand or retailer preferences, please specify. No retail preference. Thanks for any help, I think the main thing I am wondering is if you think it would be worth it to upgrade or just save up and go new. GPU/PSU stands out, maybe limiting performance (2600 is still good) | ||
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ShalanRz
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On December 26 2013 05:12 Ata wrote: What do you plan to use it for? Assuming gaming, which games/setting/resolution. Edit: ram, psu seems overpriced. (also hhd but im not sure). maybe cheap out on the case a little and buy a better gpu. I tried to find cheaper ram in particular was hoping to find something around 64.99 but wasn't able to at all on any of the canadian sites. I did have a cheaper psu but it was 400w and I wanted a little bit of headroom, think I can drop it at all? Also it is for gaming at 1080p. Mostly SC2, LoL or Dota2 type things. Nothing too hard. | ||
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wptlzkwjd
Canada1240 Posts
On December 26 2013 06:48 ShalanRz wrote: I tried to find cheaper ram in particular was hoping to find something around 64.99 but wasn't able to at all on any of the canadian sites. I did have a cheaper psu but it was 400w and I wanted a little bit of headroom, think I can drop it at all? Also it is for gaming at 1080p. Mostly SC2, LoL or Dota2 type things. Nothing too hard. http://products.ncix.com/detail/seagate-barracuda-1tb-7200rpm-64mb-sata-6gbps-3-5in-internal-hard-drive-oem-ce-65701-1051.htm $60 1TB HDD but for $40 more, you can get a 3TB HDD http://products.ncix.com/detail/toshiba-hdkpc08-3tb-sata3-7200rpm-32mb-cache-3-5in-internal-hard-disk-drive-hdd-a9-77086-1051.htm | ||
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Ata
Canada356 Posts
On December 26 2013 06:48 ShalanRz wrote: I tried to find cheaper ram in particular was hoping to find something around 64.99 but wasn't able to at all on any of the canadian sites. I did have a cheaper psu but it was 400w and I wanted a little bit of headroom, think I can drop it at all? Also it is for gaming at 1080p. Mostly SC2, LoL or Dota2 type things. Nothing too hard. Ram: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX34251 Didnt look too hard, might be better deals. RipjawsX Series 8GB 2133 MHz 11-11-11-30 @ $70 (cheaper than your $85) You might want to look into overclocking the cpu then (for sc2 and dota2). Its gonna be alot more expensive thought, so I dont know. that psu is regulay @ $50-20MIR which is fine at that price if you value MIR. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX41858 And the case, its a personal thing and I would either spend ~10$ more on a quality case or ~$20 on a cheaper but still fine case. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40046 | ||
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ShalanRz
6 Posts
The RAM and PSU both have 20 dollar MiR's with them and are also free shipping. For whatever reason ca.pcpartpicker doesn't seem to acknowledge memoryexpress it seems? I will probably end up getting a Fractal Define R4 case. Thank you for all your input! | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
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Leeoku
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sevia
United States954 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On December 26 2013 10:55 sevia wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Hello all. I think this is a pretty cookie-cutter build, but if someone could just give it a quick thumbs-up, I'd appreciate it! Thanks.
If this is US then: Rosewill Capstone 450 from Newegg for $60 is better than the XFX. NCIX US has the Samsung 840 EVO 120GB for $85, better than the Sandisk. NCIX US has the Define R4 for $70. You're missing a heatsink. DVD burner sort of expensive. | ||
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sevia
United States954 Posts
On December 26 2013 10:59 skyR wrote: If this is US then: Rosewill Capstone 450 from Newegg for $60 is better than the XFX. NCIX US has the Samsung 840 EVO 120GB for $85, better than the Sandisk. NCIX US has the Define R4 for $70. You're missing a heatsink. DVD burner sort of expensive. Okay, swapped the PSU and the SSD. Found them for the same price on Amazon (free 2-day shipping, Prime member). Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 120mm ($32.59 @ Amazon) Probably just going to pick up a cheaper optical drive from Microcenter when I get the case. Thanks for the feedback | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
the fuck? they're two seperate windows install | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
On December 26 2013 20:44 Incognoto wrote: Windows on the SSD will only boot if my HDD is plugged in, otherwise it won't. the fuck? they're two seperate windows install The master boot record is on the HDD. You need to have the MBR on the SSD. That's what it sounds like. What kind of error do you get? | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On December 26 2013 21:42 felisconcolori wrote: The master boot record is on the HDD. You need to have the MBR on the SSD. That's what it sounds like. What kind of error do you get? "plug in boot device and then press a key" something like that. master boot record is on the hDD eh? how do you put that sucker on the ssd? | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
When you plug everything back in, put the SSD's SATA cable into the number one slot in front of the HDD (I don't know if that's really needed). | ||
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McTeazy
Canada297 Posts
1) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8228920&CatId=7387 2) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8208321&CatId=7387 | ||
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