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On June 16 2014 01:58 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On June 15 2014 09:25 Jer99 wrote:Updated again, here it is + Show Spoiler +http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kLjRgs
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $245.00
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler $84.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $134.99 (-$20.00) $114.99
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $79.99
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $79.99
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card $374.99 (-$15.00) $359.99
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $58.02
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $84.05
Base Total: $1127.96
Mail-in Rebates: -$35.00
Shipping: $14.06
Total: $1107.02 I think it's better to go with a Noctua NH-U14S for ~$70 and a Fractal Design Define R4 for ~$70 / Corsair Carbide 300R for ~$65. Rosewill Capstone 450 for $85... not worth it. EVGA SuperNova G2 700w is like $15 more (and basically same price or even less expensive after mail in rebate). XFX XTR 550 is also $90 but that's been out of stock forever.
what's the point of paying extra for a 700w PSU when you're not going to be using that extra power? the very slim odds that he'll choose to SLI at some point in the future and still be able to use that PSU?
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On June 16 2014 02:21 Antoine wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2014 01:58 skyR wrote:On June 15 2014 09:25 Jer99 wrote:Updated again, here it is + Show Spoiler +http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kLjRgs
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $245.00
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler $84.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $134.99 (-$20.00) $114.99
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $79.99
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $79.99
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card $374.99 (-$15.00) $359.99
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $58.02
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $84.05
Base Total: $1127.96
Mail-in Rebates: -$35.00
Shipping: $14.06
Total: $1107.02 I think it's better to go with a Noctua NH-U14S for ~$70 and a Fractal Design Define R4 for ~$70 / Corsair Carbide 300R for ~$65. Rosewill Capstone 450 for $85... not worth it. EVGA SuperNova G2 700w is like $15 more (and basically same price or even less expensive after mail in rebate). XFX XTR 550 is also $90 but that's been out of stock forever. what's the point of paying extra for a 700w PSU when you're not going to be using that extra power? the very slim odds that he'll choose to SLI at some point in the future and still be able to use that PSU?
Might as well get a better PSU if you're paying $85 anyway (overpriced) instead of $20-40 for a low cost "decent" tier unit
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Well you are paying $15 for 3 extra years of warranty and full modular. It's not like you're just paying for 250w more power.
Plus there's a mail in rebate that puts it at the same price.
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Can you try to look for a different RAM kit? You might have overlooked the sections in the shops with the 2133 MHz and 2400 MHz kits for example, thinking that 1600 MHz is always cheapest, but there's sometimes cheap deals for the higher speeds. Faster memory does not do much for performance, but it's still worth it if you'll only pay something like $5 more for example.
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Canada8159 Posts
The motherboard says it only supports 1333/1600
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I don't know exactly why it's like that. There's this organization that does the standards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JEDEC
In the JEDEC standard, speeds for DDR3 RAM top out at 1600 MHz. That's probably where the motherboard's specifications come from.
There's another "Intel XMP" = "eXtreme Memory Profile" extension to the method that's used to get the configuration for the memory sticks into the board. That XMP stuff allows the higher speeds.
If you buy a 2133 MHz kit for example, the memory sticks will come with support for all kinds of speeds. They will support JEDEC 1333 MHz and 1600 MHz, but they will also support 2133 MHz through XMP.
If you don't touch anything in the BIOS, that example memory kit will run at 1333 or 1600 MHz. If you look through the BIOS screens and search for the "XMP" option and enable that, it will start running at its 2133 speed. I suppose it's technically some sort of overclocking, even though everything will be set up automatically for you. Because it's technically overclocking, the board and CPU will get sold as only supporting 1600 MHz RAM
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I don't know exactly why it's like that.
To run faster than 1600mhz you have to overclock the memory controller on the CPU. That's not officially supported, nor are frequencies above that, and clocks you can hit vary chip to chip. On Haswell it's usually like 2400-3200 24/7 (usually 2400 without tweaking more advanced settings), but many ivy bridge and weaker for example had trouble at 2133-2400.
If you go out and buy a 2400mhz RAM kit and it doesn't run on your system, as long as the modules themselves are fine, you can't really send it back because there's nothing wrong with them, even if you can't run faster than 2133 for example due to CPU IMC
I'm sure you know most/all of this, just to expand for thread
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With the NZXT H440. Is it possible somehow to control the fans via a program or something?
Is it possible to remove the base fans of the case and buy new fans instead that can be controlled?
They sound quite high from what ive read. At around 38DB(dunno the speed)
Any other case that would fit me better perhaps?
With the nzxt phantom 530 you can appaearntly control your fans and according to some reviews i found, at lowest speed they dont sound anything at all.
Havent found tons of info yet of the phantom 530, it looks like it doesnt have any sound dampening?
Wouldnt mind a big case if it means i get it more silence.
Thanks.
Btw, if its any help i prefer to go with Noctua NH-U14S than liquid coolers.
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A program's not going to be able to make hardware do something it can't. You need a fan controller or a motherboard that has fan speed regulation on enough headers (well, you could also use some fan splitters in conjunction with fan headers with control). As for which do, it's hard to tell on most boards as it usually isn't advertised. The H440 has a fan hub, but I think it's just a distribution point for +12V with no control.
If you're replacing the case fans, it's probably not worth the price and you may as well pick a different case to begin with. In fact, maybe you should consider other options anyway, especially for an air cooling build.
Supposedly Asus Z97 (and H97? maybe a lower cutoff?) boards do both PWM and voltage control on all fan headers, and a kind of mid-high range Z97-A or higher should have 6+ fan headers.
If you don't mind fixed control or flipping a switch to get the different speed, you could just use a Fractal Design R4. That has a built-in 5V / 7V / 12V fan control switch.
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Hey, thanks for the reply.
Yeah, the fan hub dont let you control the fans.
Plenty of options here. So if i buy a motherboard that can control the fans of a case, i can then actually set them all to low rpm speed?
Like i can actually control all fans without any problem? No exceptions?
That sounds like the best option.
I guess if it works well, they should be able to get down to a good db level.
If it dont work well, then i might have to switch case...
Anyone have any experience with this case when you control the fans yourself?
Possible to lower them to 5V?
Would it be possible having them at 5V at all time? I mean so the case dont overheat or anything like that.
Possible to shut a fan down to btw?
I have watched the comments in this thread, it seems the Noctua NH-U14S is just really good in that its quiet and do his job well.
Think i prefer this one over the cooling build(which i dont know much about anyway)
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Given the following motherboard/PSU:
650W tesla PSU (http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/power-supplies/discontinued-products/tesla-650w-80-plus)
motherboard gigabyte H61M-D2-B3 (http://www.gigabyte.se/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3773#ov)
Is the geforce gtx 770 (http://www.hwcompare.com/14660/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-geforce-gtx-770/) compatible with above setup?
1) It mentions PCI express 3.0 x16. My motherboard mentions PCI-e 2.0 - so I guess that's a no-no?
2) It also seems to use 6+8 pin power cords. My PSU says it has "2x PCI-express 8-pin(6+2) cable" - does that mean each cable can be used as either 8 or 6pin?
If it turns out my motherboard isn't up to the task... any suggestions?
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You don't have to worry.
1) The card works in both PCI-E 2.0 and 3.0. + Show Spoiler +The difference is that PCI-E 2.0 runs at half the speed, but that's not bad and still fast enough. I think there's no benchmark that detects a difference for a single card. With multiple cards, that "x16" gets split into x8 and x8 for example, and that's where it can get interesting as PCI-E 3.0 x8 = PCI-E 2.0 x16.
2) The way it's described as "6+2" cables for your PSU, that normally means it's a connector where you have a 6 pin connector with 2 extra pins hanging off to the side that are optional to use. If you have two of those kinds of cables, that means everything works fine for any strong single graphics card. It will work for 6+6 and 6+8 and 8+8 power needed by a card.
+ Show Spoiler +Getting a new motherboard does not really make sense as everything works fine for you. You said you had an i5-2500 if I remember right. That CPU is still super close to the current top CPUs for any normal program (except for maybe video encoding). I remember you wrote you had a 2500 but linked to a 2500K when you described your PC. I looked up the post: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/426532-computer-build-upgrade-and-buying-resource-thread?page=318#6353If that wasn't a mistake and you really have a 2500K, you could try to get into overclocking and then a motherboard for that could make sense. The 2500K would beat all current non-overclocked CPUs. An idea would be to try to hunt for a used board on ebay for €30 or so (and maybe a strong air cooler, but those aren't that expensive new). This makes sense if working on the PC is somewhat fun to you, otherwise it's probably a waste of time. 
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On June 16 2014 20:16 Ropid wrote:You don't have to worry. 1) The card works in both PCI-E 2.0 and 3.0. + Show Spoiler +The difference is that PCI-E 2.0 runs at half the speed, but that's not bad and still fast enough. I think there's no benchmark that detects a difference for a single card. With multiple cards, that "x16" gets split into x8 and x8 for example, and that's where it can get interesting as PCI-E 3.0 x8 = PCI-E 2.0 x16. 2) The way it's described as "6+2" cables for your PSU, that normally means it's a connector where you have a 6 pin connector with 2 extra pins hanging off to the side that are optional to use. If you have two of those kinds of cables, that means everything works fine for any strong single graphics card. It will work for 6+6 and 6+8 and 8+8 power needed by a card. + Show Spoiler +Getting a new motherboard does not really make sense as everything works fine for you. You said you had an i5-2500 if I remember right. That CPU is still super close to the current top CPUs for any normal program (except for maybe video encoding). I remember you wrote you had a 2500 but linked to a 2500K when you described your PC. I looked up the post: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/426532-computer-build-upgrade-and-buying-resource-thread?page=318#6353If that wasn't a mistake and you really have a 2500K, you could try to get into overclocking and then a motherboard for that could make sense. The 2500K would beat all current non-overclocked CPUs. An idea would be to try to hunt for a used board on ebay for €30 or so (and maybe a strong air cooler, but those aren't that expensive new). This makes sense if working on the PC is somewhat fun to you, otherwise it's probably a waste of time.
Clears it all up. Big thanks!
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On June 14 2014 03:03 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On June 14 2014 01:28 LeeJohnDong wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Heres the items I have chosen so far.+ Show Spoiler +Hi All, I've been searching for a while + thinking about getting a new gaming PC. the games I usually play are Starcraft 2, Battlefield 3, and usually any new games that come out like watch dogs/etc. Heres the hardware I was looking to get from hardwareversand: CPU - i7 4790 http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Sockel 1150/165485/Inteurol Core i7-4790 Tray.articleMOBO - ASRock Z87 Pro3 Socket 1150 http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/DDR3/79857/ASRock Z87 Pro3, Sockel 1150, ATX.articleRAM Kingston 2x8GB 1600MHZ DDR3 non-ecc http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/1600 Low Voltage/109476/16 GB-Kit Kingston 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM XMP.articleCASE Cooltek ATX midi tower http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Midi/53236/Cooltek X1, Midi Tower, ATX, schwarz, ohne Netzteil.articleGPU Inno3d Geforce GTX 770 HerculeZ 2000 http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/2048 MB/102743/Inno3D GeForce GTX 770 HerculeZ 2000, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort.articlePSU Be Quiet Pure power L8 530W http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/500 - 600 Watts/50970/be quiet! Pure Power L8 CM 530W.articleSSD Samsung SSD 250GB Sata 6GBps http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Solid-State-Disk/85974/Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 250GB SATA 6Gb s.articleChipfan ThermalRight HR02 Macho PCGH http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Intel AMD/78119/Thermalright HR-02 Macho PCGH-Edition.articleWin7HP64b Windows 7 64bit http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/OEM-Software/34092/OEM Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit inkl. Vorinstallation.articleI was thinking about getting dual monitors set as well but that'll be in the future sometime. probally 2x Benq 24inch.. Any thoughts/Recommendations for swapping anything out? Your oppinions are greatly appreciated  Ive opted for them to put it together and activate windows also, it brings the total to 1108 euro. 1100 What is your monitor's native resolution?1080p What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings?SC2 / BF3/4 Highest settings What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming?Programming Java/C# etc Do you intend to overclock?No Do you intend to do SLI / Crossfire?No Do you need an operating system?Yes Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget?Not to be part of, but looking at some 24inch benq monitors that i can get at a later date. If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify.Windows What country will you be buying your parts in?Ireland If you have any retailer preferences, please specify.Was going to use Hardwareversand but am open to suggestions. You don't need a Z series board if you are not overclocking, an H or B series board is fine. A Core i5 4690 also requires a 9 series board or a 8 series board with an updated BIOS but since you are getting them to assemble, I'd pressume they would update the BIOS on the 8 series board for you. You also do not need an aftermarket heatsink aka the Thermalright Macho if you are not overclocking. Most GTX 770 are at least 10.5 inches in length. Not sure if that will fit in that case you have selected as that case seems pretty low-end / shit. Get a Crucial MX100 instead of the Samsung 840 EVO, similar performance at a lower price.
Thanks SKYR
Much appreciated.. I have updated my basket using your recommendations and changed the graphics card to a r9 290..
Here is the basket now:
+ Show Spoiler +CPU http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Sockel 1150/165474/Intel Core i5-4690 Tray.articleMOBO http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/DDR3/79856/ASRock B85 Pro4, Sockel 1150, ATX.articleRAM http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/1866 Low Voltage/159707/Kingston HyperX 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM.articleCASE http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Midi/166506/Special item: Antec One, ATX, ohne Netzteil.articleGPU http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/4096 MB/162035/Special item: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 OC, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort.articlePSU http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/600 - 700 Watts/50968/be quiet! Pure Power L8 CM 630 Watt.articleSSD http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Solid-State-Disk/101091/Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6GB s 6,4CM (2,5) 7mm.article
New price: 875,62 € * Without Windows/assembly costs/etc
Also, have you used the reddit softwareswap? Someone recommended I get windows 7 Home premium for 10 bux on that??? doesnt sound legit at all..
Thanks,
LJD
Also: I received this message on another building forum:
+ Show Spoiler +I'd get this if I was you. HV20T46KDE Intel Core i5-4670K Tray,3,4 GHZ, 6MB Cache, LGA 1150, VGA 197,39 € HV1143ICDE Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3, Sockel 1150, ATX 94,76 € HV30TH08DE Thermalright True Spirit 90 M Rev.A 23,63 € HV20MI48DE 8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9 64,34 € HV203O15DE Corsair Carbide Series 200R, ATX, ohne Netzteil 53,28 € HVR500CXDE Corsair Builder Serie CX500 V3 Non-Modular 80+ Bronze, 500 Watt 52,28 € HV12SEV2DE Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 109,99 € HVZPCDE Rechner - Zusammenbau 11,00 € Total value: 606,67 € The processor should be the same price as the i5 4690k when it comes out so it's just there for reference. Then buy this for amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-TRI...eywords=r9 290 Should perform great in gaming and overclock a small bit as well, otherwise maybe get the noctua cooler. This build will allow you to get those dual benq's and also allow you to upgrade in the future with a futureproof motherboard and your not splashing it all now. 8gb ram is more than enough!
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The H440 has a fan hub, but I think it's just a distribution point for +12V with no control.
I think i heard that you can wire it to be 7v, not sure if that's particularly easy
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hey guys. a few weeks ago i already posted a configuration, but then i wanted to overclock. now because of a lack of time/nerves i decided i wont be oc. (and i think with the games i want to play i wont need to oc)
thanks for any help in advance!!
What is your budget?
~800€
What is your monitor's native resolution?
will be buying 2 monitors.
1x 24"
1x 18,5"
What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings?
dayz, lol, d3, csgo. similar games in the future.
What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming?
normal everyday stuff (browsing, watching movies etc). maybe at some point stuff with photoshop.
Do you intend to overclock?
not anymore :x
Do you intend to do SLI / Crossfire?
no
Do you need an operating system?
nope
Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget?
will be buying 2 monitors. but budget above is only for the pc.
If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify.
should be able to let me play most future (2 years ahead maybe) games on good graphics. no need for ultra settings.
What country will you be buying your parts in?
germany
If you have any retailer preferences, please specify.
hardwareversand or mindfactory probably. will compare once i know excactly what parts i need.
my previous build
i5 4670k
gigabyte ga z87x d3h
corsair vengeance pro 2x4gb ddr3 1866 --> is it even worth getting a 1866? or will be a 1600 enough?!
asus gtx 750ti
super flower golden green hx 80plus gold 450w
thermalright hr-02 macho --> guess i won't be needing such a strong cooler without oc?! any good/silent alternatives?
crucial m500 240gb ssd (or mx100 256gb if its better)
wd blue 1tb
bitfenix shinobi core midi tower
so now i need advices/help to switch out the parts (processor+mobo?!)
and i would like to know if everything else is compatible with each other then(especially if everything fits in the case).
thanks for your time!
cheers
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Hi, I came here a while ago requesting a pc build but did not have the sufficient funds saved up yet. What I'm wondering now is that if a simple GPU upgrade can enable me to run in sc2 at at least high settings. Right now my CPU is an i5 750 2.66 ghz and my GPU is a 3850 HD. I have 8gb of ram. The reason I came to ask this is was because I was researching on SC2 system requirements and apparently a simple upgrade to a gtx 260 might let me run sc2 at high (post suggests even ultra). Here is the post : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/blizzard-entertainment-starcraft-ii-benchmark,2611-6.html Now of course this was before HotS but all I want is to be able to run at high settings at decent FPS. Now I don't have my exact specs yet because I am currently on my phone but once I get back on my PC I'll be able to tell you my specs. Also, is League more on CPU like sc2 or is it more on GPU? ATM I can run SC2 on high textures medium graphics at an average 24 FPS and League at highest settings on character models and everything else very low at 42 FPS ( would like to be able to run league at highest settings for character models and everything else on medium decently). Gtx 260 is around $50 but if you can finds better card for under $80 I'd be up for that too.
EDIT: Also the computer I have right now is a prebuilt. You can still remove/add parts on prebuilts right?
EDIT: Ok so on my PC now first off my current graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series not a 3850 HD. Here are the rest of my PC specs according to systemrequirementslab: Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 2.7 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
Dedicated Memory 512 MB
Total Memory 4.0 GB
Memory 8.2 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1
Size 64 Bit
Edition Home Premium
Display Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
DVD HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N ATA Device
CD HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N ATA Device
Drive
Size 581.5 GB
Free 207.9 GB
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My prebuilt is a Studio XPS 8000 and all I'm really looking to change is the GPU as in above : ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_studio_xps_desktop/studio-xps-8000_User's Guide_en-us.pdf
So will I be able to switch out my current graphics card for a gtx 260 or a similar/better card for under $80?
Thanks in advance and sorry for the poor organization on this post as I was writing it up on my phone then edited and aded on it once I got on my PC. This computer is 4 years old :/ Will try to build a new one in the (hopefully near) future once I have $1000 to spare or so (I'm only in high school). Will probably not be able to get amount until next year though but I can get an "upgrade" (if you could even call it that) till then because all I play is SC2 and LoL and every now and then BF# but I don't mind running that at lowest settings and really low resolutions ( heck according to systemrequirements I don't even meet the minimum for BF3 but am able to run it at decent FPS at my current settings)
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Recently looked inside my prebuilt. Here is what it looks like: http://imgur.com/CHbbvhq
If you don't mind telling me what what is I'd really appreciate it because I'm a total n00b at this. Really all I need to know is where the GPU is and if I'll be able to switch it out.
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^ A gtx750 might work, or another card without pci-e power connectors
really not sure with that psu etc
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On June 18 2014 05:38 DroneDroneDrone wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Hi, I came here a while ago requesting a pc build but did not have the sufficient funds saved up yet. What I'm wondering now is that if a simple GPU upgrade can enable me to run in sc2 at at least high settings. Right now my CPU is an i5 750 2.66 ghz and my GPU is a 3850 HD. I have 8gb of ram. The reason I came to ask this is was because I was researching on SC2 system requirements and apparently a simple upgrade to a gtx 260 might let me run sc2 at high (post suggests even ultra). Here is the post : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/blizzard-entertainment-starcraft-ii-benchmark,2611-6.html Now of course this was before HotS but all I want is to be able to run at high settings at decent FPS. Now I don't have my exact specs yet because I am currently on my phone but once I get back on my PC I'll be able to tell you my specs. Also, is League more on CPU like sc2 or is it more on GPU? ATM I can run SC2 on high textures medium graphics at an average 24 FPS and League at highest settings on character models and everything else very low at 42 FPS ( would like to be able to run league at highest settings for character models and everything else on medium decently). Gtx 260 is around $50 but if you can finds better card for under $80 I'd be up for that too. EDIT: Also the computer I have right now is a prebuilt. You can still remove/add parts on prebuilts right? EDIT: Ok so on my PC now first off my current graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series not a 3850 HD. Here are the rest of my PC specs according to systemrequirementslab: Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 2.7 GHz Number of Cores 4 Video Card ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series Manufacturer ATI Chipset ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series Dedicated Memory 512 MB Total Memory 4.0 GB Memory 8.2 GB Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit Service Pack 1 Size 64 Bit Edition Home Premium Display Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080 DVD HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N ATA Device CD HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH50N ATA Device Drive Size 581.5 GB Free 207.9 GB _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ My prebuilt is a Studio XPS 8000 and all I'm really looking to change is the GPU as in above : ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_studio_xps_desktop/studio-xps-8000_User's Guide_en-us.pdfSo will I be able to switch out my current graphics card for a gtx 260 or a similar/better card for under $80? Thanks in advance and sorry for the poor organization on this post as I was writing it up on my phone then edited and aded on it once I got on my PC. This computer is 4 years old :/ Will try to build a new one in the (hopefully near) future once I have $1000 to spare or so (I'm only in high school). Will probably not be able to get amount until next year though but I can get an "upgrade" (if you could even call it that) till then because all I play is SC2 and LoL and every now and then BF# but I don't mind running that at lowest settings and really low resolutions ( heck according to systemrequirements I don't even meet the minimum for BF3 but am able to run it at decent FPS at my current settings) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recently looked inside my prebuilt. Here is what it looks like: http://imgur.com/CHbbvhqIf you don't mind telling me what what is I'd really appreciate it because I'm a total n00b at this. Really all I need to know is where the GPU is and if I'll be able to switch it out.
Pre built computers typically have pretty bad power supplies. Do compare the watts and the +12V rail to the power requirements of whatever graphics card you decide to go with.
Hey TL, I am considering an upgrade from my Gigabyte 6850 to either an MSI 760 or an ASUS R9 280. They are about the same price at about $250 USD. I play BF4, Titanfall, and Rome2. Can you guys help me decide which to go with?
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