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z0rz
United States350 Posts
I've been eyeballing that case for a while, probably gonna go that route. How do you feel about using the rear fan as an intake and putting a CPU radiator up top to exhaust? It seems like, without manually offsetting RPMs, it's hard to get positive pressure with the 540. Probably not a big deal either way, just curious. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20344 Posts
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aBstractx
United States287 Posts
no specific budget. best bang for buck? What is your monitor's native resolution? i have a 1080p and a 1440p monitor What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings? league is the only specific game, anything else, future games etc. What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming? gaming Do you intend to overclock? no Do you intend to do SLI / Crossfire? no Do you need an operating system? no Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget? i need a keyboard/mouse/headset. currently have a deathadder and a ducky, might purchase again. any specific headphones worth looking at? ive only used the siberia frost blues before. i do own a pair of astros with my ps4 tho so i could always use those. If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify. no. What country will you be buying your parts in? us If you have any retailer preferences, please specify. microcenter for the cpu mobo ram combo. im an amazon prime member. will use newegg/ncix also if necessary so far i was thinking a i5 6600k, gtx 1080, i think just a small ssd for os, and a big hdd for everything else, currently have a h440 case, ive had a fractal r4, i like both of these cases but am open to others. noctua heatsink nh us14 with some extra noctua fans. motherboard/ram/psu i dont really have a clue. is the 6th gen cpus worth it? or no? | ||
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TheChostoProject
Mexico96 Posts
What is your budget? I'd like to stay below €800, the cheaper the better. What is your monitor's native resolution? I'd like a 1080p monitor. What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings? I mainly play Dota, Sc2, overwatch, and old Total War games on like medium/ high settings. What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming? Music production and programming. Do you intend to overclock? no, only because unlocked cpu's cost more. Do you intend to do SLI / Crossfire? no Do you need an operating system? no Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget? I need a monitor, and keyboard. Also I don't know if I need a surge protector/ voltage regulator. I'm unfamiliar with european electricity. If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify. no. What country will you be buying your parts in? Finland If you have any retailer preferences, please specify. I'd rather pay a bit more for better customer support and peace of mind if I run into any troubles. I would also prefer to have as few shipments as possible. English speaking sites or local shops would be ideal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 7850 GPU that I plan to reuse to save money, and it will hopefully survive the flight. I've been thinking about a build like this although the exact prices might vary: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/HpwRkT CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (€218.07 @ Mindfactory) CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€30.79 @ Aquatuning) Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€94.44 @ Amazon Deutschland) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€44.88 @ Amazon Deutschland) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€82.75 @ Mindfactory) Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (€64.87 @ Mindfactory) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€45.94 @ Mindfactory) Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (€108.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Total: €689.74 What do you guys think? | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20344 Posts
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Zooper31
United States5713 Posts
Standard 1080p on a single monitor. Mostly playing some Overwatch, random games on Steam, looking forward to Battlefield 1. Would like to run things on high for BF1, have to do med/high atm for Overwatch in order to maintain 60fps. Don't really intend to overclock or run sli, but if the option is there for a reasonable price increase why not, this motherboard will be with me for awhile. Budget isn't really too huge, may increase in the future (recently got promotion/raise). Thinking around $200? Currently using a computer build from several years ago and I need to replace my motherboard in order to go any further sadly since my processor is super fucking old (i5-2400 3.1ghz) and nothing new nowadays is compatible while also being good. Running a gtx 650 as well with 8gb of 1600mhz ram (pretty sure my motherboard doesn't even support that speed now that I think about it but it was a super good deal at the time and I needed to upgrade from 4->8.) I'll be going up to 16gb after I deal with other more important items first. So basically a new motherboard that allows me to re-use my current GPU (with no issue going up to a 1060/1070 in the future) and 16gb ram. Will be replacing my processor at the same time I do my motherboard, probably a 5th gen i7 upgrade or 6th gen, depending on pricing (have super cheap accomodations through my workplace through intel). edit: almost forgot about size. Standard ATX, will be re-using my current case but with an upgraded PSU that I alrdy have bought. | ||
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TheBoss122
4 Posts
On August 20 2016 08:45 TheChostoProject wrote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a 7850 GPU that I plan to reuse to save money, and it will hopefully survive the flight. I've been thinking about a build like this although the exact prices might vary: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/HpwRkT CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (€218.07 @ Mindfactory) CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€30.79 @ Aquatuning) Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€94.44 @ Amazon Deutschland) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (€44.88 @ Amazon Deutschland) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€82.75 @ Mindfactory) Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (€64.87 @ Mindfactory) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€45.94 @ Mindfactory) Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (€108.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) Total: €689.74 What do you guys think? The shipping costs from Germany to Finland are quite high, Im not really sure why you picked that when moving to finland  | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1852 Posts
https://shopineer.com/laptops/Acer-Aspire-V-Nitro-VN7-571G-50VG-NX-MUXAA-004 Especially between these two: https://shopineer.com/laptops/Lenovo-IdeaPad-700-80RU00D7US https://shopineer.com/laptops/Acer-Aspire-V15-V5-591G-56AS-NX-G5WAA-003 I've got a breakdown of the rest of my needs below: Total budget and country of purchase: The absolute most I would be willing to spend is $1000. I will be buying in the USA. I'll be programming on this computer every day and using it for music production most days. It isn't important that the computer has a sound card because I will be using an external audio interface. Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications to your requirements for the money? Pick or include any that apply. I don't care about 2 in 1 either way. Good battery life would be very nice, but I plan on using it near a plug usually. It is important that the computer has a lot of RAM to run music production software. I would be willing to buy a cheaper computer and add another slot of RAM if that is cheaper. Additionally I would like to store large sample libraries on the computer-- It would be SUPER awesome if the laptop had two mass storage drives: an SSD and a HDD. How important is weight to you? Ideally less than 6-7 lbs? I will have to carry it to and from work every day. Which OS do you require? Windows, Linux, Mac. I plan on installing Windows and using virtualbox with Ubuntu for work. Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. Less than 16" Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. If you have no requirements, put N/A. Ableton Live Melodyne Native Instruments Komplete Eclipse (Virtual box ubuntu) ipython notebook (Virtual box ubuntu) Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable business grade build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good inpu devices (keyboard/touchpad)? good keyboard would be awesome. I could get an external one though. When I am using music production software I will be plugging in a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Having more than 2 USB ports would be useful, but I NEED 2. | ||
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
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SlayerS_BunkiE
Canada1717 Posts
I currently have everything on a 1TB HDD. I plan on buying a 480GB SSD. What's the best/easiest way to transfer my OS to the SSD? Reinstalling the OS on the SSD should be pretty straightforward. But obviously I would like to avoid redownloading a lot of the games that are on the 1TB HDD. Doing a clean install of the OS on the SSD is preferable, but not a necessity. I have also considered buying an extra HDD (since I probably would need one in the future anyway). This alternative plan involves transferring most of the programs (mostly games) on the existing HDD into the new one. And then when the only thing that's left on the original HDD are the OS, MS office, etc. I'll wipe it clean and do a clean install on the SSD. Will this work and is it a better/easier option? I appreciate the input. | ||
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gluten
Peru2 Posts
So i need your help and tell me which motherboards have hd radeon integrated graphics to run dota at minimum graphics1280x720. If theres another good motherboard that can run WoW Legion also, would be really nice to know too.PLEASE help me. Sorry if english is broken or if i posted in the wrong place. | ||
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Zooper31
United States5713 Posts
On August 26 2016 21:42 SlayerS_BunkiE wrote: Hi guys, I currently have everything on a 1TB HDD. I plan on buying a 480GB SSD. What's the best/easiest way to transfer my OS to the SSD? Reinstalling the OS on the SSD should be pretty straightforward. But obviously I would like to avoid redownloading a lot of the games that are on the 1TB HDD. Doing a clean install of the OS on the SSD is preferable, but not a necessity. I have also considered buying an extra HDD (since I probably would need one in the future anyway). This alternative plan involves transferring most of the programs (mostly games) on the existing HDD into the new one. And then when the only thing that's left on the original HDD are the OS, MS office, etc. I'll wipe it clean and do a clean install on the SSD. Will this work and is it a better/easier option? I appreciate the input. You're alternative plan is the best course if you really don't wanna redownload everything on the SSD. Start by getting the OS on your SSD then transfer things you don't want to lose, or don't care about being on the SSD to the extra HDD. Then once you have only the things you want on the SSD on your original 1TB drive, transfer everything to the SSD. Once that is finished, transfer the remaining extra stuff on that extra HDD back onto your 1TB drive. At the end you have the OS on everything, only the programs you want on the SSD, the rest of your stuff on your 1TB HDD, and then an extra HDD that has nothing on it (provided you aren't using it as a backup). | ||
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Wrath
3175 Posts
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SlayerS_BunkiE
Canada1717 Posts
On August 27 2016 05:17 Zooper31 wrote: You're alternative plan is the best course if you really don't wanna redownload everything on the SSD. Start by getting the OS on your SSD then transfer things you don't want to lose, or don't care about being on the SSD to the extra HDD. Then once you have only the things you want on the SSD on your original 1TB drive, transfer everything to the SSD. Once that is finished, transfer the remaining extra stuff on that extra HDD back onto your 1TB drive. At the end you have the OS on everything, only the programs you want on the SSD, the rest of your stuff on your 1TB HDD, and then an extra HDD that has nothing on it (provided you aren't using it as a backup). Stupid question -- is there no issue with plugging in two drives with OS installed on both? Coz in this case I would have Win10 installed on the SSD and my orig HDD, at least in the beginning. Anyway, my original alternative plan, step by step would be this: (please let me know how this compares to what you said). I plug in the extra HDD and boot my PC. I transfer everything I want to keep from the orig HDD to the extra HDD (which is basically everything except Win10, MS Office, and random programs that would be easy to reinstall). I then power my system down. I unplug the orig HDD and plug in the SSD. I then go about installing Win10 on the SSD. With any luck, that goes smoothly and everything works exactly as back when the OS was still running on the orig HDD. Now, the only thing left to do would be to wipe the data from the orig HDD (which still has Win10 installed on it) so I can use it again. Which I guess brings me back to my original noob question -- that if I plug in two drives with Win10 installed on both, would that be an issue? If not, then after installing Win10 on the SSD and making sure that everything is running smoothly, I power down my system, plug in the orig HDD, turn my PC on (do I get to pick which Win10 the system will boot from? obviously I want it to boot from the SSD), and proceed to wipe the orig HDD clean. In the end, I have Win10 on the SSD, all my "data" on the extra HDD, and a blank orig HDD. Thanks bud. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
So I've had a 2012 MacBook since... well, 2012. This thing is and has been a beautiful powerhouse that does what I need it to do, but its on it's way out. So I'd like to replace it. I need this machine to be my workhorse. Total budget and country of purchase: $1,000 - 1,200USD (preferably more towards $,1000USD Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications to your requirements for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Battery life isn't critical but is a plus, best specs for the money is nice, but I would rather a bit more on a more reliable brand. Preferably nothing from Dell (not hard on that, but I've heard shit things) How important is weight to you? Not hugely, it'd be nice if it was light but I'm not particularly worried about the weight. Which OS do you require? Windows, Linux, Mac. Windows. Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15" for certain. 13" too small, 17" too big. Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. If you have no requirements, put N/A. Game asset creation and rendering, in particular using: Zbrush, Maya, 3DS Max, Substance Painter, Marmoset, and the Adobe CC Suite (primarily Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) Games: Heroes of the Storm, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Binding of Isaac, Overwatch Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable business grade build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good inpu devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Trackpad is important, I have a MacBook and I love this thing's trackpad beyond measure, so as close to a MacBook trackpad as possible. Good keyboard is very nice. Preferably a nice looking build (MacBook is my standard here), don't want or need a touch screen, don't care at all about finger-print reader, and I don't need an optical drive. Trending towards Acer 'cause support SC2 and all that good jazz. I hatehatehate those weird buttons around a trackpad that function as a double-click and left click and what not. EDIT: My MacBook also already has 16GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM, so if thats a way to cut costs that wouldn't significantly affect my ability to work comfortably with my modelling programs than that would be preferable, thanks. :D | ||
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Zooper31
United States5713 Posts
On August 27 2016 22:01 SlayerS_BunkiE wrote: Stupid question -- is there no issue with plugging in two drives with OS installed on both? Coz in this case I would have Win10 installed on the SSD and my orig HDD, at least in the beginning. Anyway, my original alternative plan, step by step would be this: (please let me know how this compares to what you said). I plug in the extra HDD and boot my PC. I transfer everything I want to keep from the orig HDD to the extra HDD (which is basically everything except Win10, MS Office, and random programs that would be easy to reinstall). I then power my system down. I unplug the orig HDD and plug in the SSD. I then go about installing Win10 on the SSD. With any luck, that goes smoothly and everything works exactly as back when the OS was still running on the orig HDD. Now, the only thing left to do would be to wipe the data from the orig HDD (which still has Win10 installed on it) so I can use it again. Which I guess brings me back to my original noob question -- that if I plug in two drives with Win10 installed on both, would that be an issue? If not, then after installing Win10 on the SSD and making sure that everything is running smoothly, I power down my system, plug in the orig HDD, turn my PC on (do I get to pick which Win10 the system will boot from? obviously I want it to boot from the SSD), and proceed to wipe the orig HDD clean. In the end, I have Win10 on the SSD, all my "data" on the extra HDD, and a blank orig HDD. Thanks bud. No problem with OS on both, granted they are both the same OS of course. You explained it how you wanna do it. You just need to enter the Bios screen (hitting f12 on bootup) and arrange the boot order so your SSD is first and has priority. Then plug in your HDD and boot it up again. That way it boots from your SSD and you can take advantage of its speed. On August 27 2016 19:06 Wrath wrote: Will this RAM (4GB 1600MHz): Ali Express Link Fit nicely with my current setting? I have a laptop with 2 slots and this is the RAM currently I have: Why stick with 4gb? Just go for 8gb and have a much more noticeable difference. Speed would be double what you have, granted your motherboard can go that high. | ||
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Wrath
3175 Posts
On August 28 2016 14:36 Zooper31 wrote: No problem with OS on both, granted they are both the same OS of course. You explained it how you wanna do it. You just need to enter the Bios screen (hitting f12 on bootup) and arrange the boot order so your SSD is first and has priority. Then plug in your HDD and boot it up again. That way it boots from your SSD and you can take advantage of its speed. Why stick with 4gb? Just go for 8gb and have a much more noticeable difference. Speed would be double what you have, granted your motherboard can go that high. I'm going for 8GB. (2x 4GB). I already have 4GB and want to add another one as it will be cheaper than buying a single 8 GB chip. Also, I'm not interested in having 12 GB at the moment unless I don't have any other option if I don't get a match. | ||
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Zooper31
United States5713 Posts
On August 28 2016 16:33 Wrath wrote: I'm going for 8GB. (2x 4GB). I already have 4GB and want to add another one as it will be cheaper than buying a single 8 GB chip. Also, I'm not interested in having 12 GB at the moment unless I don't have any other option if I don't get a match. Sorry misunderstood your question then. Thought you had 4gb and were just replacing it with another 4gb but a faster version lol. Yes, do that, you want to fill both slots up preferably anyway, but having different speeds would be weird. | ||
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Wrath
3175 Posts
On August 29 2016 05:38 Zooper31 wrote: Sorry misunderstood your question then. Thought you had 4gb and were just replacing it with another 4gb but a faster version lol. Yes, do that, you want to fill both slots up preferably anyway, but having different speeds would be weird. different speeds? Where are you reading? Both will be 1600MHz. Anyway I just noticed that mine is dual channel and this one is single channel, also it is low voltage (1.35 and mine is 1.5) So I'm no longer sure if they are compatible. I'll have to search again  | ||
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Zooper31
United States5713 Posts
On August 29 2016 13:51 Wrath wrote: different speeds? Where are you reading? Both will be 1600MHz. Anyway I just noticed that mine is dual channel and this one is single channel, also it is low voltage (1.35 and mine is 1.5) So I'm no longer sure if they are compatible. I'll have to search again Sorry I replied super late at night and must've been really tired and read it as 800mhz lol. | ||
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