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Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
On November 23 2015 16:59 bluegarfield wrote: ^ RIP T____T I want a cube case but wobbling is something I cant stand. I guess I have to go back to CM HAF XB any other cube that is worth looking at? I like the Carbide Air 540, it's really good. I don't have one myself but I've been looking into it to replace my current one if I feel the need. | ||
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
not sure about other cases but the gpu clip works very securely on the mentioned case | ||
fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
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bluegarfield
Singapore1128 Posts
it's always easy to help my friends choose parts and case, but I've never been able to decide on my own case yet | ||
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dabom88
United States3483 Posts
On November 23 2015 15:22 IceHism wrote: I'd go with this one http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBkVNG mostly cause it has a pretty good liquid cooler that can oc better than the evo 212 and has skylake. may want to get ddr4-3000 memory but meh, not too much difference at the end. The thing is that you can get a computer that does what you want ranging from 1300-1800. It's not like you need an i7 for streaming and since you only want 60 fps on 1080p resolution, then you don't necessarily need a fury x or 980 ti but those are really good cards for future proofing. With local capture at the same time? I really don't know the spec requirements for streaming/capturing at different resolutions. I'm also planning on doing some video editing on it. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
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carmon
United States220 Posts
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Panzemek
13 Posts
I'm going to go cheap where I can, but I still don't have a great sense of what pitfalls I will run into by doing so. My best guide when deciding quickly right now are the online reviews. | ||
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fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
But everything else looks decent enough to work at first glance, even the cheap MB (compatibility is fine, features seem fine for your spec) You get what you pay for and for this money its a damn fine spec :0 | ||
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St_Michael
United States73 Posts
I just have a quick question... A while back I built my first PC thanks to the amazing help I got from this thread (thanks again!), but I recently read about new GPUs using Pascal (someone posted about it a few pages back). I ended up going with a GTX 980 in my build, because I figured it would stay relevant for a while. I understand that new tech is coming out all the time, but what I've read about these new GPUs makes it sound like they are way better or something. I have been shopping around for a 4k screen as well, and I want to play games like Star Wars in 4k if possible, but I had hoped the 980 I have would be sufficient. Anyway, I just wanted to know the truth about these Pascal cards, and if they are even priced to be consumer gaming cards, and are they going to be necessary for running games in 4k and stuff in the near future? Thanks! | ||
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fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
HBM is going to hike the prices up for its novelty and most probably only feature on the highest end cards in the lineup. | ||
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whobbes
1 Post
Budget - $1000 but if something is really needed I am willing to pay a little more Monitor - I plan to get a 22 inch monitor I plan to play League and sc2 on high settings I do not intend to overclock I do not intend to SLI / Crossfire I do not need an operating system I do not need any other peripherals besides the monitor I do not have any brand preferences I will be buying parts in the U S of A, I would prefer to buy stuff on Newegg altogether but anywhere is fine Thanks for all your help! | ||
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Panzemek
13 Posts
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bluegarfield
Singapore1128 Posts
On November 24 2015 10:31 Panzemek wrote: What would I regret if I got this build? PC Part Picker list I'm going to go cheap where I can, but I still don't have a great sense of what pitfalls I will run into by doing so. My best guide when deciding quickly right now are the online reviews. from pcpartpicker: "Unable to verify the Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case has sufficient space to fit the Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card." I check both website, no idea either. the drive cage may block it. with H81 motherboard, you need to update bios in order to use it with 1231v3 i think. So that might be troublesome if you don't want to do it or don't know how to do it. little info on the power supply either. but i doubt it will catch fire or anything. On November 24 2015 14:18 whobbes wrote: Hey, I am planning to build a computer but I do not know much about what are the best parts. I just want nice general computer. Thanks Budget - $1000 but if something is really needed I am willing to pay a little more Monitor - I plan to get a 22 inch monitor I plan to play League and sc2 on high settings I do not intend to overclock I do not intend to SLI / Crossfire I do not need an operating system I do not need any other peripherals besides the monitor I do not have any brand preferences I will be buying parts in the U S of A, I would prefer to buy stuff on Newegg altogether but anywhere is fine Thanks for all your help! Something like i5 + R9 380 should fit the needs and budget. Something generic like this could do http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GNGvrH | ||
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y0su
Finland7871 Posts
On November 24 2015 15:38 bluegarfield wrote: from pcpartpicker: "Unable to verify the Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case has sufficient space to fit the Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card." I check both website, no idea either. the drive cage may block it. with H81 motherboard, you need to update bios in order to use it with 1231v3 i think. So that might be troublesome if you don't want to do it or don't know how to do it. little info on the power supply either. but i doubt it will catch fire or anything. bios might need to be updated... however my brother purchased the exact mobo about a year ago and ran with an i7-4790k out of the box. double check the manufacturer's website but i'd expect them to be up to date. (i've also been using the same mobo for 3 years without issue) | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
On November 24 2015 02:01 [UoN]Sentinel wrote: Currently looking at GTX 970 and either i5-4690 or i7-4790. In the current moment, I'm of the mind that i5 is the better value. But if I'm planning to sit on whichever CPU I get till at least 2020, is investing the extra $100 worth? Like are games heading towards being able to make use of 8 cores/hyperthreading in the near future, or does the i5 still win out? If you're keeping it for 5 years and not overclocking, you probably don't care about some game running 10% or even 20% faster on different hardware (at the cost of a loss of performance/dollar) On November 24 2015 09:46 carmon wrote: Which video card do you guys think is the better deal? The r9 290 for 175$ or the r9 390 for 255$? 290 wins perf/dollar by a mile, 390 is a rebrand of the same GPU that doesn't add anywhere near enough to justify charging 46% more On November 24 2015 10:53 St_Michael wrote: Hello guys, I just have a quick question... A while back I built my first PC thanks to the amazing help I got from this thread (thanks again!), but I recently read about new GPUs using Pascal (someone posted about it a few pages back). I ended up going with a GTX 980 in my build, because I figured it would stay relevant for a while. I understand that new tech is coming out all the time, but what I've read about these new GPUs makes it sound like they are way better or something. I have been shopping around for a 4k screen as well, and I want to play games like Star Wars in 4k if possible, but I had hoped the 980 I have would be sufficient. Anyway, I just wanted to know the truth about these Pascal cards, and if they are even priced to be consumer gaming cards, and are they going to be necessary for running games in 4k and stuff in the near future? Thanks! Pascal is just the codename for the next generation of GPU's. Progress has been kinda slow recently - everybody has been using the same 28nm process for 3 full years. Pascal (and arctic islands? I forgot the AMD codename) is the gen that goes to ~16nm with hbm2 memory on the high end and probably gddr5x on the low end and is expected to be a big performance increase for both low power and high power GPU's. It's very plausible for it to be twice as fast as current high end (which is already ~1.4x stronger than 980) and VRAM capacity will probably go to 16GB on the high end too, as the tech can support 32GB. Here's an example of performance change the last time a node change was done with significant architectural improvements too: http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1444?vs=1441 And an example of performance change recently, when Nvidia switched from Kepler to Maxwell without a new node and without access to any more memory bandwidth: http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1441?vs=1496 Since they're getting a LOT more bandwidth (3x) and new node, the changes in Pascal wouldn't even have to be very good to have closer to 2x performance instead of 1.4 - 1.5x over 980ti (which would put it twice as fast as a 980 anyway). Pascal cards have just been announced It's actually been coming for a really long time, was just talked about a little more recentlyYou don't -NEED- a high end recent GPU to play at 4k, but a lot of people like to use them for increased settings and FPS on more demanding games. Playing on something with half or even one third of the performance of the latest flagship does limit your options a bit. GPU's generally stay relevant for a while, but not as long as other hardware - and the 970/980 in particular were never real flagships or using new tech. | ||
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Parametric
Canada1261 Posts
DDR3 DRAM: 1333MHz Timing: 9-9-9-24 CAS Latency: 9 Voltage: 1.5V would it be possible to add in more RAM of a different brand that has all the same characteristics except for a DRAM frequency of 1600MHz and not have anything go wrong? | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
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carmon
United States220 Posts
edit- the 290 reference cards are back in stock and I can pick one up for 150$. From what I hear these get hot and are picked up if one plans to get an aftermarket cooler or water cooling. I don't really want to dish out additional money for either (rather get a 390 instead if that is the case), so anyone with experience on how big of an issue it is to stick with stock cooling? | ||
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