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Alice Saki
TAFF AS NAILS
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Posted - 2013.07.11 11:42:00 -
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COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS
Intel-« CoreGäói7 Six Core Processor Extreme i7-3970X (3.5GHz) 15MB Cache
ASUS-« SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP
240GB INTEL-« 335 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIESGäó TX850 V2-80 PLUS-« BRONZE
So... Again I know next to nothing about PC's
Is this a decent setup that will last me 3 to 4 years?
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Mizhir
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.11 11:53:00 -
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You know nothing J¦¦o¦¦n¦¦ ¦¦S¦¦n¦¦o¦¦w¦¦ Alice Saki
sorry, couldn't resist. We will never forget you Saede!
I bet you dont see things like this so often in EVE |
Jonah Gravenstein
Balius and Xanthus Traditional Gunsmiths
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Posted - 2013.07.11 13:03:00 -
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You should be good for a while with that Alice, the question is "can it play Crysis?"
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad." |
Michael Hickey
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.11 15:32:00 -
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Alice Saki wrote:COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS
Intel-« CoreGäói7 Six Core Processor Extreme i7-3970X (3.5GHz) 15MB Cache
ASUS-« SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP
240GB INTEL-« 335 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIESGäó TX850 V2-80 PLUS-« BRONZE
So... Again I know next to nothing about PC's
Is this a decent setup that will last me 3 to 4 years?
It's a nicer setup than what I have. That's for sure. But, I can play EVE just fine with what I have. |
My Forum Alt
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.07.11 16:15:00 -
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Unless you are using half a dozen of screens i think two 770s are a waste right now. One should be fine for now and if you need to upgrade later it will be cheaper to buy a second one. For me futureproofing computers has always turned out to be more expensive then needed.
Probably the same story with the expensive CPU, although i havent followed pc components a lot since my last upgrade. Buying the most expensive stuff that is way more powerful than needed is not really a good idea with technology constantly and rapidly improving.
And i would get a different case. While you might think now that a "gamer case" looks cool you will soon realize who silly they are. And more often then not they are unnecessarily loud and they often require regular cleaning because they have no dust filters. Well at least those are the main reasons i ditched my Antec 900 for something more sensible. I am currently using a Fractal Designs Define R4 and i would fully recommend it (+an extra 140mm fan in the front)
And you should definately look for a good cpu cooler. (i.e. the thermalright true spirit 140 is great value for money)
I am not totally sure about the power requirements of all the components but that PSU might be a bit oversized (definately is if you drop to one gpu). But Corsair is a good and common choice for a PSU and i would not recommend using a cheap and crappy PSU.
And assemble your PC yourself. Its quite easy, cheaper, doesnt take that long and you will learn abit more about computers so you can diagnose and maybe fix potential problems on your own. |
Frank Millar
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Posted - 2013.07.11 16:38:00 -
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I am waiting for something similar to be delivered, only with an overclocked i5, 8GB of RAM, a 180GB SSD and one 2GB GTX770.
Your proposed setup will be more than sufficient. |
jason hill
The Riot Formation Unclaimed.
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Posted - 2013.07.11 17:44:00 -
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I would go for a solid state drive |
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
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Posted - 2013.07.11 20:39:00 -
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Jonah Gravenstein wrote:You should be good for a while with that Alice, the question is "can it play Crysis?"
I thought it was now "But can it play Metro?"
Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings? |
Hrothgar Nilsson
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Posted - 2013.07.11 21:48:00 -
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My desktop is an Core 2 Duo e7300 w/8GB DDR2 800, Asus P5N-D, an 8800GTS, and a 500GB WD Blue.
Runs most things just fine today, and that's a 5-6 year old set up. I don't see any problems you'd have with your setup in 3-4 years time.
But to have purchased a whole new Ivy Bridge setup with Haswell having arrived, was highly inopportune timing imo. You've invested a lot of money in a dead socket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzA_xesrL8 |
Alpha Eri
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.07.12 02:58:00 -
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That thing must have a very bad price/value ratio, to be honest.
The CPU is overkill for almost any task, and an I5 would give everyone, but the superuser, the same experience. The motherboard is nothing worth over a low-end board, if you do not plan on overclocking, which you probably won't do, since you stated you don't know anything about computers, Jen. (bad pun)
The 2 graphics cards are a great way for the retailer to get some serious cash for nothing, unless you plan on using 3 high-resolution screens in surround mode. On top of that, SLI scales very bad in many games, games like Skyrim even loses performance in SLI.
The Intel SSD is quite the low-end SSD, which strikes me as pretty strange, given that SSD's are crucial to "perceived speed", longevity.
TL;DR: Given you don't know much about computers, a 1k USD cheaper computer would give you the same experience.
But you'll like the computer, for sure. It is quite a beast, especially if you are upgrading from something at least slightly old.
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Hrothgar Nilsson
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Posted - 2013.07.12 06:57:00 -
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Intel SSDs, AFAIK, have a great reputation for stability/not dying, or at least they did the last time I bought an SSD in 2010. I got an OCZ which at the time had a huge performance lead (and I think still does), and I've heard that OCZ has come a really long away, as in 40% of the drives they ship out no longer fail within a month or two.
In regards to what a previous poster said about CPU cooling, I don't know what the model is for the CoolerMaster Hyper212, but I had a great experience with it. I would recommend their current equivalent.
I mounted an 80mm fan centered on the inside of my 2nd and 3rd 5.25" bays (perfect fit), with an 80mm fan duct attached to it that directly piped room temperature air directly to my Hyper212. I then had a 120mm fan on the back of my case. Basically cold air was shotgunned in from the front, and exited the case very quickly.
The result was, with an e8400 OCed to 3.6Ghz, 38C under 100% load using Prime95, and 22C idle, while room temperature at 18-19C. Total cost $45 for the cooling components.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzA_xesrL8 |
Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
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Posted - 2013.07.12 07:13:00 -
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Coolermaster CM Storm Scout
Power Supply - Corsair 650W TX V2
Processor - Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz
Processor Cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev2
RAM - 8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3 1600Mhz/PC12800
Motherboard - ASUS P8P67 REV3.0
Graphics card - Nvidia GTX 460 768MB SE
Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive 7200rpm 32MB Cache
This is what I have Atm.
2 years old, I want something new
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Jonah Gravenstein
Balius and Xanthus Traditional Gunsmiths
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Posted - 2013.07.12 08:07:00 -
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Can I have your old rig Alice? It's newer than my own, and a little bit better as well.
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad." |
Alpheias
Euphoria Released Verge of Collapse
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Posted - 2013.07.12 09:01:00 -
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Just get a new graphics card and a SSD, and you are set. Allow me to be frank. You will not like me. You will not like me now, and you will not like men++ a good deal less as we go on. |
My Forum Alt
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.07.12 10:22:00 -
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Alice Saki wrote:Coolermaster CM Storm Scout Power Supply - Corsair 650W TX V2 Processor - Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Processor Cooler - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev2 RAM - 8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3 1600Mhz/PC12800 Motherboard - ASUS P8P67 REV3.0 Graphics card - Nvidia GTX 460 768MB SE Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive 7200rpm 32MB Cache This is what I have Atm. 2 years old, I want something new
like Alpheias said, get a SSD and a graphics card. The SSD alone makes a great noticable difference in speed during many tasks like starting programms and will make it feel like you have a new rig.
If your CPU turns out to be a bottleneck (i dont think so) just get a proper cooler and overclock it. And dont put a 80mm fan anywhere unless you want your computer to sound like a vacuum cleaner.
For me the best upgrades i made were the SSD and making my PC quiet :) |
Kali Maat
PVP FAST
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Posted - 2013.07.12 12:47:00 -
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some people suggested you a CPU cooler but having a CPU that powerful you will probably never push it to the max unless you unzip multiple several gig files at the same time or some other ridiculous CPU intensive task that you do twice a year.
If the PC is too loud look for quality fan that have reduced noise and put a lot of them at low speed. |
Hrothgar Nilsson
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Posted - 2013.07.12 20:20:00 -
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Well, thank god you didn't buy that rig then. I thought you had.
Don't throw any money at getting another Ivy Bridge system. It's a dead socket, get a Haswell if you must buy a new computer.
And I really, really can't imagine what the problem is with your current machine. Unless you have money to burn, getting a new computer b/c 2 years and you feel like it isn't a good idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzA_xesrL8 |
Hrothgar Nilsson
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Posted - 2013.07.12 20:51:00 -
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Kali Maat wrote:some people suggested you a CPU cooler but having a CPU that powerful you will probably never push it to the max unless you unzip multiple several gig files at the same time or some other ridiculous CPU intensive task that you do twice a year.
If the PC is too loud look for quality fan that have reduced noise and put a lot of them at low speed. It's not a bad idea to have added cooling whether one OCs or not. Obviously, cooler core temps equals a longer processor life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzA_xesrL8 |
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2013.07.12 23:45:00 -
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You're spending WAY too much cash after just 2 years of usage from your old machine. I'm going to echo the "just get a new graphics card and a SSD" sentiment.
However I also recommend a RAM size doubling to go with it.
Also, a 4GB GTX 770 is sort of overkill (both price and power usage, you might need a new PSU for it, which you'd best leave alone for now). Better just get a 2GB GTX 760 instead. It's still twice as fast compared to what you have, so that's enough of a performance jump IMO, and no need to change the PSU since they have almost the same power draw, just 10W extra.
You can keep the old video board inside, but move it on the x16 slot that throttles down to x4 when there's two x16 capable video cards in, do not enable SLI mode. Use it either to drive a separate monitor on which you keep lighter graphics loads, or simply just for PhysyX support. P.S. You can also sell it second-hand to recover some of the cost, but, meh, probably not going to get a lot of cash for it.
P.P.S. At the amount of cash you're willing to invest on a new machine, best wait until at least next summer (if not the one after that) to get a brand new one. http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/User:Akita_T Build your own EVE PC http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=1559734 |
Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
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Posted - 2013.07.13 07:28:00 -
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Oh ok...
Erm... I'll think I'll just upgrade then ^_^
Oh well...
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Alpha Eri
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.07.13 15:53:00 -
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Alice Saki wrote:Oh ok...
Erm... I'll think I'll just upgrade then ^_^
Oh well...
Great choice! Your motherboard and CPU will be sufficient for years to come, in terms of gaming.
You should look for a GTX 770 or 780, depending on how much you are willing to spend. And do NOT get a version with high GB, just 2 or 3 is sufficient for almost every possible scenario. You won't even need to upgrade your power supply.
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Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
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Posted - 2013.08.23 11:52:00 -
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I just got the 760 GTX 2gb, It has just arrived along side 120gb SSD
Now for the fun part of fitting them....... :(
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Mizhir
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2013.08.23 12:00:00 -
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Alice Saki wrote:I just got the 760 GTX 2gb, It has just arrived along side 120gb SSD
Now for the fun part of fitting them....... :(
Why a sad smiley? It's fun to fiddle with computer stuff.
But, I just got a 128GB!!!!!! SSD and a GTX 760 4gb will be comming soon so HAHA! We will never forget you Saede!
I bet you dont see things like this so often in EVE |
Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
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Posted - 2013.08.23 12:05:00 -
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They told me 4gb is too much :|
And No I don't Like fiddling with the Computers guts xD
RAM upgrade is on order, should arrive tues.... I should end up with 24 gbs in total.
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Mizhir
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2013.08.23 14:58:00 -
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Hmm, just one of my RL friends who told me that 4GB was great for multiple monitors. Did some research and figured out it was overkill.
And it turned out that the 4GB verison is nowhere to be found and will first be in stock in October. So F that. Order canceled and a superclocked 760 2GB ordered instead: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-2765-KR We will never forget you Saede!
I bet you dont see things like this so often in EVE |
Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
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Posted - 2013.08.23 15:04:00 -
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I got this one
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Mizhir
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2013.08.23 15:30:00 -
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Roughly the same performance as the one I will be getting :) We will never forget you Saede!
I bet you dont see things like this so often in EVE |
Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
85124
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Posted - 2013.08.25 00:02:00 -
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.....Doesn't Fit... had to purchase a new case....
But I did go a little over the top on the case...
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Sheimi Madaveda
Arma Purgatorium Templis Dragonaors
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Posted - 2013.08.25 18:00:00 -
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Define over the top. Arma Purgatorium - For the State, For the Corporation Faction Warfare, PvP, Industrial - Open for Recruiting http://armapurgatorium.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/arpur_recruit1.png-á |
Alice Saki
Mind Games. Suddenly Spaceships.
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Posted - 2013.08.26 10:38:00 -
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-ú130 for the Case....
Couldn't help it.... It has Removable dust trays
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