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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Thread of reading the OP. Seriously. [Part 2]
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timetokill
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Guys, I need help!
I want to upgrade my machine to really run Battlefield 3 nicely. Here's what I've got so far:
- AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor
- 4.0 GB RAM
- GeForce GTX 260
What do you guys recommend as far as upgrades go?
ALSO, I'd really like to install a new cooling setup. My PC currently sounds like a goddamn jet, it's so loud. Any suggestions? I haven't really delved into cooling systems much with PCs.
I want to upgrade my machine to really run Battlefield 3 nicely. Here's what I've got so far:
- AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor
- 4.0 GB RAM
- GeForce GTX 260
What do you guys recommend as far as upgrades go?
ALSO, I'd really like to install a new cooling setup. My PC currently sounds like a goddamn jet, it's so loud. Any suggestions? I haven't really delved into cooling systems much with PCs.
Hawk269
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abuC said:
I would. Yes, the majority if not all games will not need more that 1.5 today, but that is today. I know that Crysis 2 with the Hi-Res Pack and DX11 will use more that 1.5, I beleive it will use up to 1.7 or so, but it also scales if you dont have more that 1.5. But that is again for games that our today. Who knows what the games coming out later this year will do and you can be one of those that likes to put an insane amount of AA in games and that also eats up some ram.
But if you can get a 3gb card for the price and even lower than a 1.5gb...I guess I need to ask....What are you waiting for?
Ridankulous
Neo Member
hey guys I need some help too!
ok so, I just upgraded my pc
cpu: i5 2500k
mobo: biostar tz68a+
ram: 8gb g.skill ripjaw
gpu: evga gtx 550 ti
psu: ocz 750w
hdd: old seagate 320gb
This is an upgrade over my old system I built ~ 6 years ago.
everything is new except for the hard drive and power supply.
So apparently they stopped putting in IDE slots on motherboards so I can't use my old optical drive to install windows.
Now I already had windows 7 on my previous build so it still loads up in the new system, however its the 32 bit version.
I'm trying to install windows from an external hard drive but I can't get it to work. I dl'd the 64 bit version and extracted the iso onto the external using undisk. I set the external to active and made sure it was formatted in NTFS.
My issue happens when I try to boot from my external. instead of getting the windows setup screen, I just get a black screen with that blinking white line at the top left. and it just sits there. I have no idea what the issue is.
any thoughts on what I may be doing wrong?
ok so, I just upgraded my pc
cpu: i5 2500k
mobo: biostar tz68a+
ram: 8gb g.skill ripjaw
gpu: evga gtx 550 ti
psu: ocz 750w
hdd: old seagate 320gb
This is an upgrade over my old system I built ~ 6 years ago.
everything is new except for the hard drive and power supply.
So apparently they stopped putting in IDE slots on motherboards so I can't use my old optical drive to install windows.
Now I already had windows 7 on my previous build so it still loads up in the new system, however its the 32 bit version.
I'm trying to install windows from an external hard drive but I can't get it to work. I dl'd the 64 bit version and extracted the iso onto the external using undisk. I set the external to active and made sure it was formatted in NTFS.
My issue happens when I try to boot from my external. instead of getting the windows setup screen, I just get a black screen with that blinking white line at the top left. and it just sits there. I have no idea what the issue is.
any thoughts on what I may be doing wrong?
Just make a bootable USB drive
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html
I didn't notice any posts about this, so here's an update for the OP, thread regulars, and anyone else who would benefit from this bit of news.
NCIX is expanding into the US in a major way, and there are some website changes to go along with that.
NCIX.com is now NCIX.ca
NCIXUS.com is now US.NCIX.com
For US members not only do you now have another option for deals, but one which price matches their competitors, and will no longer charge for shipping from Canada. Have to love competition. Happy hunting.
NCIX IS EXPANDING INTO THE UNITED STATES!!! Linus Tech Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B23CdQOlQyI
NCIX Opens New Distribution Center in United States!
http://forums.ncix.com/forums/?mode...id=2407129&pagenumber=1&msgcount=12&subpage=1
NCIX is expanding into the US in a major way, and there are some website changes to go along with that.
For US members not only do you now have another option for deals, but one which price matches their competitors, and will no longer charge for shipping from Canada. Have to love competition. Happy hunting.
NCIX IS EXPANDING INTO THE UNITED STATES!!! Linus Tech Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B23CdQOlQyI
NCIX Opens New Distribution Center in United States!
http://forums.ncix.com/forums/?mode...id=2407129&pagenumber=1&msgcount=12&subpage=1
Unknown Soldier
Member
Newegg's gonna have to choke a bitch.
What would be best graphic-upgrade-wise if i already have a gigabyte 6850? , buy another and CF? , what about "Micro stuttering" these days on new games?
Or should i go with a 6950? , games im planning on playing is Skyrim and Batman, in 1080p resolution. My rig is a i5-2500k, 8GB ram and a intel 320, 120GB SSD drive.
Or should i go with a 6950? , games im planning on playing is Skyrim and Batman, in 1080p resolution. My rig is a i5-2500k, 8GB ram and a intel 320, 120GB SSD drive.
So I just bought the sound card that Hazaro recommended and 4GB of ram which brings my desktop total memory to 8GB. Next thing I'm thinking of getting is a SSD. I'm planning to use the SSD to install os/programs(steam, rainmeter, etc) while games, pictures, and photos will be stored on a regular internal harddrive. Is this a good move and will the speed of the SSD be affected?
Any game you are currently playing should be installed on the SSD. Steam has a very handy backup utility that will archive your game/saves so you don't have to re-download them. Try to get at least a 120/128 GB drive so you've got room to have a few games installed at a time.
But as far as photos/movies/music, definitely keep that on a mechanical HDD. There's no benefit to putting them on an SSD
But as far as photos/movies/music, definitely keep that on a mechanical HDD. There's no benefit to putting them on an SSD
First time poster and I am in need of your help Gaf! I recently joined the master race and have been enjoying the great gaming PC has to offer. However my new rig randomly restarts mid game. It only seems to happen with system hog type games. GTA4 and Bad Company 2 are the main culprits.
I should add that this happened more often with my old heat sink. I upgraded to a better unit and now it only happens under high load gaming.This is the new unit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003
Here are my specs.
GTX 560 ti
Intel i5-2500K 3.3
4gb ddr3 memory
Gigabyte mother board
500 watt power supply
Memory corruption? Over heating? Not enough power? I am lost. Like I said I am new to this PC stuff. Any input would be awesome.
I should add that this happened more often with my old heat sink. I upgraded to a better unit and now it only happens under high load gaming.This is the new unit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003
Here are my specs.
GTX 560 ti
Intel i5-2500K 3.3
4gb ddr3 memory
Gigabyte mother board
500 watt power supply
Memory corruption? Over heating? Not enough power? I am lost. Like I said I am new to this PC stuff. Any input would be awesome.
·feist· said:I didn't notice any posts about this, so here's an update for the OP, thread regulars, and anyone else who would benefit from this bit of news.
NCIX is expanding into the US in a major way, and there are some website changes to go along with that.
NCIX.com is now NCIX.ca
NCIXUS.com is now US.NCIX.com
For US members not only do you now have another option for deals, but one which price matches their competitors, and will no longer charge for shipping from Canada. Have to love competition. Happy hunting.
NCIX IS EXPANDING INTO THE UNITED STATES!!! Linus Tech Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B23CdQOlQyI
NCIX Opens New Distribution Center in United States!
http://forums.ncix.com/forums/?mode...id=2407129&pagenumber=1&msgcount=12&subpage=1
Wow, price matching Newegg? How much do they charge to build your PC for you? That might be worth the $50 or so if they really do price match on the components.
BoomBap said:
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13788
Since your problems are happening under load, I would bet on the PSU. Even though 600w should be enough, that brand is very poorly regarded.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
MrOogieBoogie said:
Same here bro, scared the shit out of me. I had read that it involved a fair amount of force, but I didn't expect that it would need that much. I actually stopped mid-way through because I heard a "click", but I figured it was just the locking mechanism.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Power supply is definitely suspect, but check temps on the GPU and CPU before replacing anything.BoomBap said:
OCCT has both a CPU and GPU test so you can run them from the same program to get load temps. Since the PSU is possibly an issue I wouldn't recommend running the PSU test. Not sure what the consequences could be if it fails by "too much."
Yeah I was surprised by that too. The first time I started pushing the bracket lever down I stopped because I thought I must have placed something wrong. Everything looked right so I gave it another go and gave it some nice and firm force. Also the slight grinding/crunching noise as the pins made contact with the cpu was a little unsettling.rhfb said:Wow, 2500k cpu takes a ton of force to install. And the noise the pins makes made me so nervous. Installing windows now though
Tonner Cyn
Member
Tonner Cyn said:It is official - I will be picking up my new machine tomorrow. Right now I am using an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2 gigs of RAM, an nforce 4 mobo (NF-CK804 per cpu-z), and a 9500 GT. I am going to an i5 2500k, 8 gigs of Kingston Hyper X RAM, a Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 mobo, and an EVGA Superclocked GTX 570 with an 80 gig Intel 320 ssd to boot. I also bought a 23.6" 1080p monitor to replace my 19" 1440x900 ViewSonic. I think it would be fair to say I will notice a difference, right?
Before I started hanging out and reading this thread, I would never have considered overclocking. Now, I am thinking I want to give it a shot. Earlier today, at a different forum, I actually had the first person tell me to not bother. His explanation was that boosting the i5 wouldn't really change all that much. Another guy told me one of the first things I should do is bump the cpu to 4 ghz. I'm confused :-/. Is it as simple as getting into the bios and changing the core speed to 40? If it is, I don't see why I wouldn't. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
I had the machine built by Cyperpower and they are supposed to have put it through quality control, but would it be a good idea to download Prime95 and see how it holds up?
Reposting in the hopes of getting some input. I'll probably head out to get it in about 3 hours and then I'll have to wait until tonight to get it up and running.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
You may or may not have to change the voltage for 4GHz, I haven't used one myself.
And for a 24/7 OC you will want to stability test it with Prime/OCCT/whatever, even though you're pretty much guaranteed to be fine at that speed with a decent cooler.
But yeah, unlocked multipliers make overclocking extremely simple since you don't have to deal with stability for other components.
And for a 24/7 OC you will want to stability test it with Prime/OCCT/whatever, even though you're pretty much guaranteed to be fine at that speed with a decent cooler.
But yeah, unlocked multipliers make overclocking extremely simple since you don't have to deal with stability for other components.
About once every 14 days i will wake up to see a error screen on my computer saying it detected a power surge and my computer shut down and is on the error screen. Anyone have any idea what this is? Next time I'll write down the full message, i usually just reset and ignore it.
opticalmace
Member
Hi, I'm wondering if I should put money into my slightly aging laptop. It's a Dell Latitude D630.
It has a 1.8ghz core 2 duo (t7100) with 3gb of ram and a (really nice) 14" 1440x900 display. I put an SSD in it which I would transfer to a new computer if I got one.
The battery has gone kaput and it would require about $100 for an OEM replacement for the 9-cell battery (should get around 5 hours when new). Also, it's only running XP and Linux, and I would consider ditching XP for 7 for another $100.
So basically -- is it worth putting $200 into this laptop or should I just wait and put the money towards something a lot faster/newer? I think I would ideally prefer a macbook air or "ultrabook" but I'm not sure right now.
It has a 1.8ghz core 2 duo (t7100) with 3gb of ram and a (really nice) 14" 1440x900 display. I put an SSD in it which I would transfer to a new computer if I got one.
The battery has gone kaput and it would require about $100 for an OEM replacement for the 9-cell battery (should get around 5 hours when new). Also, it's only running XP and Linux, and I would consider ditching XP for 7 for another $100.
So basically -- is it worth putting $200 into this laptop or should I just wait and put the money towards something a lot faster/newer? I think I would ideally prefer a macbook air or "ultrabook" but I'm not sure right now.
MadraptorMan
Member
Why don't people OC their Intel chips via the Turbo Boost? You can increase the mutlipliers for each core in the BIOS and benefit from not having the chip run at the OC'd speed constantly.
Or am I missing something?
Or am I missing something?
MadraptorMan
Member
Should be fine as long as the CPU is under load, right? AKA whenever you need the extra power, it automatically scales up. That seems to be how it's working for me anyway.
It seems like the results just aren't quite as good as overclocking in practice.
There's a review with benchmarks here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/turbo-boost-overclocking,2512.html
edit: I really need to read these things fully before I post. Nevermind, they didn't actually specify the Turbo multiplier in these tests.
There's a review with benchmarks here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/turbo-boost-overclocking,2512.html
edit: I really need to read these things fully before I post. Nevermind, they didn't actually specify the Turbo multiplier in these tests.
MadraptorMan
Member
Yea I can't tell if they actually manually set the multiplier or just left it at the default settings. Oh well.
With manually overclocking, it goes from idle or full overclock speed on all 4 cores. For example, my 2600K@4.5GHz runs at 1.6GHz (idle) or 4.5GHz (load).MadraptorMan said:
With turbo boost, how it overclocks depend on the amount of cores used, highest is 1 core and lowest are with 4 cores. For example, with a 2600K, 4 cores = 3.5GHz, 3 cores = 3.6GHz, 2 cores = 3.7GHz and 1 core = 3.8GHz.
Obviously, manually overclocking is much better here since you can run all 4 cores faster.
Load up Task Manager Performance tab, run CPUID, and then, run Prime95. You will see CPU speed and see how many cores are under load.MadraptorMan said:
20% off memory, cases, video cards, power supplies at microcenter http://www.overclock.net/online-deals/1113075-micro-center-20-off-various-pc.html
Stalfos said:
Do you have anything little detail that annoys you? Such as the shift button being to small, no notification that caps lock is on, etc?
Also, I don't know what you mean by "chiclet". Does it make a lot of noise, or does it feel like you are pushing down on something squishy? I'd like a little bit of noise and also have that feeling of "oh yea, I just pressed that key and it worked" rather than "I'm pushing down on something soft and don't know how far i have to push it down in order for it to work."
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