EPTFuck, I need to reactivate Windows, do I need the CD for that?
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SilentchiLL
Germany1405 Posts
Fuck, I need to reactivate Windows, do I need the CD for that? | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
On June 20 2014 05:42 SilentchiLL wrote: How Do I find out which driver I need? I could download it with my phone http://www.msi.com/support/mb/H97_PC_Mate.html#down-driver&Win7 64 That's your board, right? Click the second download "Realtek PCI-E Ethernet Drivers". That's assuming you have 64-bit Windows 7 installed. | ||
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SilentchiLL
Germany1405 Posts
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
EDIT: Here's the download link I see in my web browser, maybe clicking on this here with the phone works: http://download.msi.com/dvr_exe/realtek_pcielan_7_mb.zip | ||
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SilentchiLL
Germany1405 Posts
I still need to reactivate windows though. Holy shit it feels amazing to be able to type again. (will make some calls to get the key again) | ||
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Leon1das1
United States71 Posts
i5 4670k | ||
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Fraggle
Norway105 Posts
I have searched a bit around and come up with a preliminary build but would like to hear your feedback on it. I am planning to use my ssd,hd's, and gpu from my old computer I already own a case i want to use aswell. Part List New parts Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus VII Hero CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo RAM: Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 8GB(2400mhz) PSU: Cooler Master V650S, 650W Old parts Case: Fractal R4 GPU: Radeon HD 4890 (using my old gpu for now, planning to upgrade later) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro HD: 2x Western digital Caviar black 1tb OS: Windows 7 64 bit I am buying all my parts from Komplett (norwegian site) The Ram is what I am wondering about the most; 1. I have read people saying that the intel chipset is designed for ram with voltage at 1.5 and using anything above that will void the warranty and shorten the life of your system, but reading a bit more it seems fine to use ram at 1.65v? 2. 1600 mhz vs 2400 mhz price difference seems negligble, is there any reason not to buy 2400 mhz if not for the price? 3. 8gb vs 16gb Will I see any performance difference if I go for 16gb of ram? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
2. There is no reason to not buy 2400 MHz if you disregard the price. 3. This would depend on your usage. For gaming, there would be absolutely zero difference. If you are buying high-end, you should buy high-end everything and not get a shitty Hyper 212 EVO. Instead, get a Noctua, Thermalright, or Phantek. | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20342 Posts
4790k is only like 15% faster for video encoding etc, it's hard to make it relevant for almost any game or streaming scenario. but it costs quite a lot extra and you have to account for the 10c added temperatures when it's using that extra performance in highly threaded workloads | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20342 Posts
On June 20 2014 09:12 Ropid wrote: The motherboard you have on your list will not get you anything extra compared to much cheaper boards. Something for about two-thirds the price will have the same performance. Overclocking depends nearly completely on the luck you have with the particular CPU you end up with, and the expensive board does not help at all. Unlike with z87, a lot of the cheaper boards are not really ideally suited for running 1.35-1.45v level overclocks. The z97-k, z97-a and maximus VII ranger are all 4-phase boards, a lot of the z97 boards cost significantly more than the "entry level" z87 boards while being worse on the VRM side under the hood. I don't know how much it affects stuff on the atx boards, but i've heard bad things about some of the asrock? z87M boards cutting 200-300mhz from OC, and/or requiring significantly higher input voltages than other boards. If you want to run 1.25v it's probably fine, 1.35-1.45 then maybe not. Honestly pretty much the same thing as Ivy Bridge. There's almost no reviews for this kind of thing, because it seems like all of the review sites are too lazy to learn how to do anything more than adjust vcore and core multiplier and hope for the best, blaming luck or silicon quality if it doesn't work, so there is little documentation putting boards apart, but from what i've seen of running a Haswell chip on z97 (not broadwell) then it seems like the M VII Hero isn't really a bad choice if you're looking to max out OC's. If you're not, there's money to be saved. It's hard to get a good board below that price point and asus has some nice options, as well as some controls that gigabyte lacks, such as disabling HPET or being able to run an uncore speed other than 8x-40x (configurable) without locking it in place with a static voltage 24/7 | ||
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WindWolf
Sweden11767 Posts
On June 19 2014 03:26 skyR wrote: I believe both the EVGA Super Nova G2 and Coolermaster V are both far better than the RM550 and RM650. I think the RM750 and RM850 are a bit better but RM series as a whole is not that good compared to the competition. Can I just ask why on this point? Not that I'm locked to corsair rm when it comes to the PSU, just wondering. (And it don't have to be a fully modular PSU either, just nice if it was doable) Coolermaster V550s is not listed on their website though. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
EVGA also has a 10 year warranty whereas Coolermaster V and Corsair RM has 5. | ||
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WindWolf
Sweden11767 Posts
On June 20 2014 12:35 skyR wrote: Both the Seasonic and Super Flower platform used in the Coolermaster V and EVGA Super Nova G2 respectively are better than the CWT / Chicony platforms used in Corsair RM series. Plus both power supplies use 100% Japanese caps whereas the Corsair RM does not. EVGA also has a 10 year warranty whereas Coolermaster V and Corsair RM has 5. Ok. The thing about those EVGA PSUs is that the least wattage is 750, which seems a tad to much compared to my needs. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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WindWolf
Sweden11767 Posts
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billy5000
United States865 Posts
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
Phase count is important when considering which motherboard to get, which is why I like the GA-Z97X-Gaming 5. It's the cheapest board I could find with a phase count of 8. Not sure what 6 gets you but I'm guessing that you'll come closer to the motherboard's limits than you'd ideally want to with 6 phases? http://cdn.overclock.net/e/ef/900x900px-LL-ef2b19d5_1.png Though the GA-Z97X-G5 is still a bit more expensive than a good Z87X board from "before". Cyro had a better list than the one I posted in terms of VRMs and phase count. Can't find it, though it was good since it compared Z97 to Z87. E: google actually led me back to cyro's post, lawl http://sinhardware.com/images/vrmlist.png E: so yeah the GA-Z87X-D3H has a phase count of 8 and it's a bit cheaper than the G5. Though you get a 4670k instead of a 4970k. Honestly, I haven't seen enough evidence personally that makes an overclocked 4970k better than a 4670k, the stock clocks are higher yes but that's mostly it? Hard to justify an extra €20 on the G5's cost over the D3H. Then again, haven't seen what Devil's canyon can really do yet since no one on forums have gotten their hands on one yet afaik. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20342 Posts
On June 20 2014 16:05 Incognoto wrote: I almost entirely disregard reviews when looking at motherboard overclocking because it seems that people on forums like oc.net know how to do it better than reviewers do. Phase count is important when considering which motherboard to get, which is why I like the GA-Z97X-Gaming 5. It's the cheapest board I could find with a phase count of 8. Not sure what 6 gets you but I'm guessing that you'll come closer to the motherboard's limits than you'd ideally want to with 6 phases? http://cdn.overclock.net/e/ef/900x900px-LL-ef2b19d5_1.png Though the GA-Z97X-G5 is still a bit more expensive than a good Z87X board from "before". Cyro had a better list than the one I posted in terms of VRMs and phase count. Can't find it, though it was good since it compared Z97 to Z87. E: google actually led me back to cyro's post, lawl http://sinhardware.com/images/vrmlist.png E: so yeah the GA-Z87X-D3H has a phase count of 8 and it's a bit cheaper than the G5. Though you get a 4670k instead of a 4970k. Honestly, I haven't seen enough evidence personally that makes an overclocked 4970k better than a 4670k, the stock clocks are higher yes but that's mostly it? Hard to justify an extra €20 on the G5's cost over the D3H. Then again, haven't seen what Devil's canyon can really do yet since no one on forums have gotten their hands on one yet afaik. They're not released yet. It's worth over 4670k without delid, but low end z97 not being good is annoying | ||
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Foxxan
Sweden3427 Posts
Good with the 4970k at stock and good if i wanna overclock it further, I will overclock it to max 4500. That has the "new" gaming feature. It makes the ping better~ That can control the case fans, set them either by Volt 5,7, 9, 12~~ or set it rpm or w.e its called(forgot name now). price: $150-300 Anyone can guide me here? Is the mboard case fan controller better than lets say NZXT SENTRY LXE Aluminum External fancontroller? | ||
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