Hello guys,
I ordered one MSI 3060 Ventus 2X OC about 380 euros, but then I found 6700XT is a lot better choice at the same price and I canceled the order to buy 6700XT. However I am kinda confused which brand to pick, I know it's -+ about the same perfomance but mostly wondering about Coil whine and Noise / Temps.
Could someone help me to pick the best gpu from these options: (all these are about the same price of 380-390euros) Does anyone tried any of these?
1. Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Pulse
2. ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Challenger
3. MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Mech 2X OC
4. PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Fighter
5. Asrock RX 6700 XT Phantom Gaming D 12GB OC (405euros)
It will be combined with Intel Core i5-12600KF Processor, 32GB G.skill RAM 3200, 1440p 155 Monitor and it will replace MSI 1660 Super Gaming X.
Thanks in advance.
In my opinion, OC versions are better constructed for increased heat dissipation.
At the same time, you do not need to use OC at all.
ze7zez said:
In my opinion, OC versions are better constructed for increased heat dissipation.
At the same time, you do not need to use OC at all.
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I found 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB and Asus RTX 3060 Ti 8GB Dual V2 OC LHR both used in excelent condition with warranty 330€, so I am thinking to buy one of these two. Which one you think? I am close to 6700XT Red Devil as I hear is top tier.
Retrial said:
I found 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB and Asus RTX 3060 Ti 8GB Dual V2 OC LHR both used in excelent condition with warranty 330€, so I am thinking to buy one of these two. Which one you think? I am close to 6700XT Red Devil as I hear is top tier.
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A lot depends on what your usage preferences are. GForce drivers for linux are very limited as NVidia does not disclose the codes to build them. For this reason and more RAM, the 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB is the better choice of both cards, although it consumes 30W more power at peak. However, in video (movie) processing for Windows, the Titanium chipset may be more efficient.
Be careful when buying a card from a cryptocurrency miner. The warranty won't help if the cards were overheated. Their performance drops.
ze7zez said:
A lot depends on what your usage preferences are. GForce drivers for linux are very limited as NVidia does not disclose the codes to build them. For this reason and more RAM, the 6700XT Powercolor Red Devil 12GB is the better choice of both cards, although it consumes 30W more power at peak. However, in video (movie) processing for Windows, the Titanium chipset may be more efficient.
Be careful when buying a card from a cryptocurrency miner. The warranty won't help if the cards were overheated. Their performance drops.
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Well my usage is mostly for gaming and slightly other stuff.
Luckily the card is not from crypto miner, I will probably get the red devil 6700xt
I think it will age better than 3060 ti.
Electronics are aging very fast!
ze7zez said:
Electronics are aging very fast!
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indeed well seriously 8gb vram of 3060 ti I don't think will last for long, instead 12gb vram of 6700xt have plenty time to age very well
For AMDs , Sapphire & Powercolor are way to go.
Red Devil is a good choice.
But there is also a thing about warranties.
Sapphire has weird warranty rules where I live.
I wouldn't go for used TBH. I would instead get a cheap new card rather than a used one.
If you can wait 2 months, the 7xxx series should be around June-July.
karandpr said:
For AMDs , Sapphire & Powercolor are way to go.
Red Devil is a good choice.
But there is also a thing about warranties.
Sapphire has weird warranty rules where I live.
I wouldn't go for used TBH. I would instead get a cheap new card rather than a used one.
If you can wait 2 months, the 7xxx series should be around June-July.
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I can take 6700XT new at 388€ but low tier models. Red Devil seems beast compared to these low tier cards.
The guy sent me a video and screenshots, the card is in excellent condition and he didn't used it a lot, mostly for editing videos etc. He will also give me all papers for warranty etc. + he could return me the money if I install it and I have problem.
The thing with 7xxx is would be kinda expensive when they come out at September and my budget will remain the same.
Now you make me wonder 6700XT or 7xxx I was already in dilemma about 6700xt or 3060 ti and about what model.
Retrial said:
I can take 6700XT new at 388€ but low tier models. Red Devil seems beast compared to these low tier cards.
The guy sent me a video and screenshots, the card is in excellent condition and he didn't used it a lot, mostly for editing videos etc. He will also give me all papers for warranty etc. + he could return me the money if I install it and I have problem. I attached few screenshot below.
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Red Devil is a good series and powercolor is top 2 AMD brands so they would perform good as long as it was not used to mine.
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The thing with 7xxx is would be kinda expensive when they come out at September and my budget will remain the same.
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7900 got a price drop in a month so I think there is hope. Nah they gonna gauge us, aren't they?
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Now you make me wonder 6700XT and 7xxx I was already in dilemma about 6700xt or 3060 ti and about what model.
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Oh man.
I went from 3060 to 6650 to 6700 XT to 3060 Ti then checked the models.
Apparently, there is a 3060 Ti with a GDDR6X which makes it equivalent to 3070.
Then the Hogwarts Legacy thing hit and 8GB ram is actually not enough anymore.
So back to 6700XT / 6750 XT.
Powercolor /Asus TUF : Out of stock
Gigabyte : Coil whine
Sapphire : Only pulse models. No nitros in stock
AsRock: Lot of complaints in my place.
Asus Dual/ MSI Ventus: Not good
And then nvidia announce RTX Remix yesterday.
NVIDIA RTX Remix Modding Platform
Sign up to be notified of RTX Remix availability.
www.nvidia.com
As an old game enjoyer, this is an enticing feature.
I am just going to wait I guess.
karandpr said:
Red Devil is a good series and powercolor is top 2 AMD brands so they would perform good as long as it was not used to mine.
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Indeed about Powercolor I hear very good things, I must be honest as an Nvidia users for years I didn't knew that brand but with a bit search I learned it's top tier Brand along with Sapphire.
What's wrong with used if it's in an excellent condition and not extremely used? The same card new here cost 515€ and I get it 330€ with warranty. I guess the discount worth it. Then again I wondering, is it good to buy new cheap low tier model or it's better used with better price, top tier in good condition?
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7900 got a price drop in a month so I think there is hope. Nah they gonna gauge us, aren't they?
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Hehe, well I am sure, here I am gonna pay more if I go for new 7000 series plus I am gonna wait for more months, they will release at September, I expect local shops here to have them around Oct. Even now 6750XT new not the best tier costs ~450€+.
karandpr said:
Oh man.
I went from 3060 to 6650 to 6700 XT to 3060 Ti then checked the models.
Apparently, there is a 3060 Ti with a GDDR6X which makes it equivalent to 3070.
Then the Hogwarts Legacy thing hit and 8GB ram is actually not enough anymore.
So back to 6700XT / 6750 XT.
Powercolor /Asus TUF : Out of stock
Gigabyte : Coil whine
Sapphire : Only pulse models. No nitros in stock
AsRock: Lot of complaints in my place.
Asus Dual/ MSI Ventus: Not good
And then nvidia announce RTX Remix yesterday.
NVIDIA RTX Remix Modding Platform
Sign up to be notified of RTX Remix availability.
www.nvidia.com
As an old game enjoyer, this is an enticing feature.
I am just going to wait I guess.
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Lmao I feel you.
I ordered 3060 new gpu but then I canceled the order since I saw 6700XT had similar perfomance with 3060 ti - 3700 plus 12GB VRAM and Hogwarts came to my mind.
Now I am about to buy used 6700XT Red Devil but 2 days ago I saw the new Nvidia VLC upscaling feature + RTX Remix you show me now.... I also found a guy in reddit saying Ray Traycing/DLSS doesn't worth in 3060 ti cards and also AMD's FSR 3.0 is around the corner and nvidia will lock DLSS 3 only to 4000 series.
I am gonna cry...I don't know what to choose.
Retrial said:
Indeed about Powercolor I hear very good things, I must be honest as an Nvidia users for years I didn't knew that brand but with a bit search I learned it's top tier Brand along with Sapphire.
What's wrong with used if it's in an excellent condition and not extremely used? The same card new here cost 515€ and I get it 330€ with warranty. I guess the discount worth it. Then again I wondering, is it good to buy new cheap low tier model or it's better used with better price, top tier in good condition?
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Nothing wrong I guess. Unless it is used by miners. Who sometimes swap components on cards. That's the main issue I believe.
And yes the top cards are better usually.
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Hehe, well I am sure, here I am gonna pay more if I go for new 7000 series plus I am gonna wait for more months, they will release at September, I expect local shops here to have them around Oct. Even now 6750XT new not the best tier costs ~450€+.
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Oh wow. That's a huge difference. Here the difference between 6750 XT and 6700XT is around 20-30 euros.
Retrial said:
Lmao I feel you.
I ordered 3060 new gpu but then I canceled the order since I saw 6700XT had similar perfomance with 3060 ti - 3700 plus 12GB VRAM and Hogwarts came to my mind.
Now I am about to buy used 6700XT Red Devil but 2 days ago I saw the new Nvidia VLC upscaling feature + RTX Remix you show me now.... I also found a guy in reddit saying Ray Traycing/DLSS doesn't worth in 3060 ti cards and also AMD's FSR 3.0 is around the corner and nvidia will lock DLSS 3 only to 4000 series.
I am gonna cry...I don't know what to choose.
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6700 XT has better performance than 3060 Ti. It's near 3070 in everything except Raytracing.
IMO any sort of upscaling looks weird.
nvidia has better software features and support for AI.
AMD just makes good cards. They last a while.
karandpr said:
6700 XT has better performance than 3060 Ti. It's near 3070 in everything except Raytracing.
IMO any sort of upscaling looks weird.
nvidia has better software features and support for AI.
AMD just makes good cards. They last a while.
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Since you have used both, at this point at the same price, which one you suggest and worth more?
I mostly use it for games, yuzu emulator, watching movies/series locally (nvidia released vlc upscaling :S) and generally slightly other things.
Most people telling me to go with 6700XT.
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Since you have used both, at this point at the same price, which one you suggest and worth more?
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Mostly I have been around people who have those. . And a lot of Reddit trawling.
Retrial said:
I mostly use it for games, yuzu emulator, watching movies/series locally (nvidia released vlc upscaling :S) and generally slightly other things.
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That's the tough question.
AMD Pros:
The games on 6700 XT look better. It's a personal opinion tho. No FSR btw.
Also, IMO Xbox and PS5 ports will perform better since both have AMD chips. e.g Horizon games.
Better Linux support, cos Steam has AMD chip as well.
AMD Cons
You cannot run Hackintosh on 6700 XT.
You can do it on 6600 XT/6650 XT/ 6800 .
Goodluck trying to do any AI development.
Nvidia Pros
Raytracing performance is great. Cyberpunk looks dope on nvidia system.
If you do code and are interested in AI modeling, nVidia is the way to go because most libraries are targeted toward Nvidia. And 3060 12GB is a better choice than 3060 Ti/3070/3070 Ti due to more Ram.
Moonlight uses Gamestream but nvidia is shutting down. So I think they will be moving to sunshine which has support for AMD. But I dunno.
Nvidia's AI noise cancellation thing is really cool if you use Mic for calls/recording.
Nvidia Cons:
You cannot run Hackintosh on any nvidia card.
8 GB is not enough for the 1440p system.
A lot of Nvidia software is bound to newer cards.
karandpr said:
Mostly I have been around people who have those. . And a lot of Reddit trawling.
That's the tough question.
AMD Pros:
The games on 6700 XT look better. It's a personal opinion tho. No FSR btw.
Also, IMO Xbox and PS5 ports will perform better since both have AMD chips. e.g Horizon games.
Better Linux support, cos Steam has AMD chip as well.
AMD Cons
You cannot run Hackintosh on 6700 XT.
You can do it on 6600 XT/6650 XT/ 6800 .
Goodluck trying to do any AI development.
Nvidia Pros
Raytracing performance is great. Cyberpunk looks dope on nvidia system.
If you do code and are interested in AI modeling, nVidia is the way to go because most libraries are targeted toward Nvidia. And 3060 12GB is a better choice than 3060 Ti/3070/3070 Ti due to more Ram.
Moonlight uses Gamestream but nvidia is shutting down. So I think they will be moving to sunshine which has support for AMD. But I dunno.
Nvidia's AI noise cancellation thing is really cool if you use Mic for calls/recording.
Nvidia Cons:
You cannot run Hackintosh on any nvidia card.
8 GB is not enough for the 1440p system.
A lot of Nvidia software is bound to newer cards.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed post.
I know RT looks great on Nvidia but it comes with FPS loss + is 3060 cards really worth the RT? ofc some titles look and run great like Cyberpunk. What about the future? I don't believe 3060 will run that much great in new titles.
I don't do AI dev, so pretty much for everything else winner seems is AMD between these cards.
Anyways, I think I am over thinking it, 6700XT looks dope especially the beast Red Devil.
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Ok I need a new laptop as my 17" Pavillion dv9410us is starting to die.
what I'm looking for.
1080p or 1080p capable display.
Blu Ray Drive.
15.5" - 18.8" screen
Lots of storage (needs lots of room for all those roms xD)
full size keyboard.
Good hardriver & videocard.
64bit.
I'll be using it for light gaming, doing stuff to my hero, and Video & Audio editing.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is what a Quad Core is generally used for. I might do a little multitasking.
My budget is $1000 try to keep it under that, but I'll take a look at stuff up to 1.1k, but no higher.
Thanks, oh yah OS doesn't matter I'm going to put Win 7 Ultimate 64bit or Linux when I get it.
Do not get anything with an intel chipset. I dont care if its a 5.0 ghz quad core laptop. The reason being is because Intel has generic graphic drivers also infamously responsible for the intel 945 chipset which is subpar Geforce 2 mx 4000 quality graphics. When looking for laptops always get Nvidia or Ati chipsets with modern graphics cards inside them such as the Ati HD series or Geforce 9 or Geforce GTX series video cards. If you end up with intel chipsets you will have a bottlenecked PC. I dont care what anyone else says to you if you get a intel chipset you just wasted money lol.
Gotta agree with him, ATI is the way to go. I'd recommend an HP laptop, just because..... they don't suck as much as Dell or others.
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Ok I need a new laptop as my 17" Pavillion dv9410us is starting to die.
what I'm looking for.
1080p or 1080p capable display.
Blu Ray Drive.
15.5" - 18.8" screen
Lots of storage (needs lots of room for all those roms xD)
full size keyboard.
Good hardriver & videocard.
64bit.
I'll be using it for light gaming, doing stuff to my hero, and Video & Audio editing.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is what a Quad Core is generally used for. I might do a little multitasking.
My budget is $1000 try to keep it under that, but I'll take a look at stuff up to 1.1k, but no higher.
Thanks, oh yah OS doesn't matter I'm going to put Win 7 Ultimate 64bit or Linux when I get it.
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i have the Asus - Laptop with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor G60JX-RBBX05
its got everything but the blue ray its a beast of a laptop for 899 check bestbuy
If you are willing to spend some decent money, I can highly recommend a Sager. I got a NP8690 and have had no problems with it, and it plays everything I throw at it on max (L4D2, BC2, SC:C, etc.) I spent just about 2 grand and got a 820QM processor, 8gb of memory, a 5870M (dx11 graphics card).
Best laptop I have ever used, I doubt I will ever buy from a mainstream (dell, apple, hp) company again. ODM companies are the way to go.
Edit: And if I can speak from personal experience for a minute here, while I don't actually have anything against HP, they were the highest percentage of laptops I fixed during this past year at college. That could be that the people that tend to use them are idiots, or that there are more of them floating around, or it could be that they just suck. I don't know. Just saying. Never had one for myself, so I can't really say.
edit2: sorry, I missed the part about your budget. But I still think Sager is worth a gander, they have really REALLY great machines.
I've got a Toshiba Satellite A505-6033 that I got at Best Buy (A505 also available elsewhere). It's got an Intel chipset, but it's also got nVidia mobile graphics card that runs the games I've thrown at it so far very well. Those games would be Warhammer, Ultima Online (lol), and....well I guess that's it
It's got a quad core Core i7 720M and 4GB RAM with a 500GB HDD
afazel said:
I've got a Toshiba Satellite A505-6033 that I got at Best Buy (A505 also available elsewhere). It's got an Intel chipset, but it's also got nVidia mobile graphics card that runs the games I've thrown at it so far very well. Those games would be Warhammer, Ultima Online (lol), and....well I guess that's it
It's got a quad core Core i7 720M and 4GB RAM with a 500GB HDD
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I really wanted a 1080p so I can watch 1080p Movies on my laptop
I was looking at A Sony Vaio Laptop that was 1080p.
So should I be looking at an ATI processor, and an Nvidia GPU?
This one is 1080p and I liked it, the screen was a little small though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834127087
chococrazy said:
I really wanted a 1080p so I can watch 1080p Movies on my laptop
I was looking at A Sony Vaio Laptop that was 1080p.
So should I be looking at an ATI processor, and an Nvidia GPU?
This one is 1080p and I liked it, the screen was a little small though.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834127087
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Bang for the buck you are still better off with Intel processor and Nvidia graphics. Intel is still ahead of AMD in the processor dept...I am hoping AMD will come back as I was a big fan until the dual and quad core's from Intel came out and just smoked em......
I got this in March and have been very happy with it.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=sony+vpcf115fm&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16969849650323262583&ei=57f5S8n4H8OC8gbTgbW0Cg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ8wIwAg#
Sorry, just saw your price range. WOuldn't be surprised if you found one for $1100 or cheaper since they're about to refresh that series.
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Sorry, just saw your price range. WOuldn't be surprised if you found one for $1100 or cheaper since they're about to refresh that series.
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How's the fan on it?
Everyone says it's loud on the reviews.
You could alwyas customize a compaq cq61z to your likings here
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Its kind of loud, but I don't notice it anymore. Plus, no heat issues which is a problem with a lot of other i7 laptops.
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5725517&CatId=4001
How does this laptop look to you guys.
I might be able to get it if i work for my Dad.
It doesn't have a blu ray drive, but it does have nice specs. If you can find one like this with a blu ray I'll love you
Here's a toshiba version, blu ray driver, but the HDD is half the size.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114804
chococrazy said:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5725517&CatId=4001
How does this laptop look to you guys.
I might be able to get it if i work for my Dad.
It doesn't have a blu ray drive, but it does have nice specs. If you can find one like this with a blu ray I'll love you
Here's a toshiba version, blu ray driver, but the HDD is half the size.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114804
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...517&CatId=4001
The tiger direct laptop doesnt spicify that it has a Sata hard drive, To me thats a potential deal breaker. Its got all the horsepower but the drive speed can bog down the computer and bottle neck it. also doesnt have a blueray player.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114804
This laptop doesnt have quadcore but it has all the bells and whistles you would need for extreme gaming like the GPU ram has GDDR 5 . i would look for a laptop that has quad core with blue ray and video card with GDDR5 memory. also either SSD or SAta drive.
Powers16 said:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...517&CatId=4001
The tiger direct laptop doesnt spicify that it has a Sata hard drive, To me thats a potential deal breaker. Its got all the horsepower but the drive speed can bog down the computer and bottle neck it. also doesnt have a blueray player.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114804
This laptop doesnt have quadcore but it has all the bells and whistles you would need for extreme gaming like the GPU ram has GDDR 5 . i would look for a laptop that has quad core with blue ray and video card with GDDR5 memory. also either SSD or SAta drive.
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The tigerdirect is not Sata
I'm really liking the Asus, butt my friends over at Tech geeks online said that if I disable my page file it wont matter. He said I'd only experience slow deleting & file moving.
If someone can find me one with the Asus specs but sata I'd love them.
Blu ray is now optional.
Um.. dont ever disable the page file system.. Unless you have 8gb of ram you should always keep your pagefile even if you disable it and use a 8gb flash drive for swap you still need a swap no matter what. They probably suggested that you disable pagefile because you are possibly getting 8gb of ram with your laptop. Even then, there is no reliable reason why the pagefile should be disabled its there for a reason.
Ok guys I have narrowed it down to the Final 3.
Do not stray pick the best one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...20-704^34-220-704-TS,34-220-695^34-220-695-TS
chococrazy said:
Ok guys I have narrowed it down to the Final 3.
Do not stray pick the best one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...20-704^34-220-704-TS,34-220-695^34-220-695-TS
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SONY VPCF117FX/B 16.4" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit NoteBook
This one has blue ray, Geforce GT vid card, Sata drive 6gb of ram though but its worth the goodies you get, the expensive laptop in the list is mainly ram and hard drive and no blue ray player which is shocking i would go with the SONY VPCF117FX/B 16.4" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit NoteBook and upgrade the ram on it to 8gb it will be worth the money and its a powehouse machine.
I know that some of you are avid Gamers so even thought it's not a phone related post .I know some of you won't mind.To get to the point, i received a BATTLEFIELD 3 alpha invite for the pc version of the game but i don't have a pc powerful enough to run the damn thing so being the great EVO XDA lover that i am ,i decided to give it away to one of you guys .
all you need to do is post a pic of your PC rig and all the specs and i'll choose a winner .
It's that simple !!!!!
thanks and have a great day
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I7 processor overclocked to 4 GHZ
EVGA X58 mobo
4 Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB
EVGA GTX 295 GPU
all water cooled with all DangerDen water blocks.
The pump is actually a pond water or aquarium pump lol
Pics are a little old and its all dusty right now
hazakins said:
I7 processor overclocked to 4 GHZ
GTX 295 GPU
all water cooled
Pics are a little old and its all dusty right now
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your pc looked like it should be in a HELLRAISER movie.lol
haha, thats all thread. I took a heater core out of a old Chevy for the radiator and jammed it through the all thread. Don't worry I cut them down.
My PC
Well I'm not going to lie. Looking for a battlefield key brought me to this site. Man, am I glad it did though! This site rocks!
I built my desktop with size in mind. I wanted to get a lot of power packed into a small case. Also the best bang for my buck..
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 (Not AM3+ but a good MoBo for the price)
AMD Phemon II X6 1055T OC to 4 GHz (Grabbed this because it's a great OCer for half price of a i7)
GeForce GTX 550Ti (Next upgrade. I really want the HIS IceQ Turbo Radeon HD 6970)
Kingston HyperX 8GB RAM
I literally built this PC with Battlefield 3 in mind. So I'm sure you understand how it feels to see the amount of people getting keys except me. The guy that has been a loyal battlefield player since I was in 9th grade lmao I'm 23 now just to put things in scope.
That being said I'm totally fine with playing BFPlay4Free until October 25th
Hardware
CPU
Phenom II X4 3.40 GHz 4000 MHz AM3 4 x 512KB Desktop
RAM
Corsair DDR3 8 gigs
Graphiccard
GeForce 9800 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Mainboard
ASUS MB M4A77TD
Soundcard
n/a Keyboard
Razer Tarantula
Mouse
Logitech G9 Monitor
HP F2105
Mousepad
n/a
Operating System
Windows 7 x64 Pro/Ubuntu 10.5 (Dual Boot)
Internet bandwidth
AT&T DSL
Ramulan said:
Well I'm not going to lie. Looking for a battlefield key brought me to this site. Man, am I glad it did though! This site rocks!
I built my desktop with size in mind. I wanted to get a lot of power packed into a small case. Also the best bang for my buck..
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 (Not AM3+ but a good MoBo for the price)
AMD Phemon II X6 1055T OC to 4 GHz (Grabbed this because it's a great OCer for half price of a i7)
GeForce GTX 550Ti (Next upgrade. I really want the HIS IceQ Turbo Radeon HD 6970)
Kingston HyperX 8GB RAM
I literally built this PC with Battlefield 3 in mind. So I'm sure you understand how it feels to see the amount of people getting keys except me. The guy that has been a loyal battlefield player since I was in 9th grade lmao I'm 23 now just to put things in scope.
That being said I'm totally fine with playing BFPlay4Free until October 25th
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I feel you man . I've been a battlefield player for quite awhile on both pc and consoles .I stopped PC gaming a long time ago now i'm solely a console guy might comeback to pc when DIABLO comes out.
Anyway all i can tell you guys is that soon after i sign up to ea's new site " origin.com" the next day i got an invite to the beta
i'll be picking a winner @ 10 pm .good luck to everyone and if one of you manage to snag a console beta invite please think of me.
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Intel i5 2500k
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GIGABYTE P67A-UD3-B3
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OH MY GOD MEM EMEMEMEME!!
MSI GTX 570
Intel i5 2500k
G SKILL RIPJAWS 4 GIG DDR3
GIGABYTE P67A-UD3-B3
My case is an Antec Skeleton
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no worries man . i really dont get why people ***** about all caps post .stupid really .one more thing 4 people to ***** about i guess. cool case
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I feel you man . I've been a battlefield player for quite awhile on both pc and consoles .I stopped PC gaming a long time ago now i'm solely a console guy might comeback to pc when DIABLO comes out.
Anyway all i can tell you guys is that soon after i sign up to ea's new site " origin.com" the next day i got an invite to the beta
i'll be picking a winner @ 10 pm .good luck to everyone and if one of you manage to snag a console beta invite please think of me.
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I can't wait for Diablo either! well I'm I have my PSN account and my Xbpx live account both linked to my EA account so hopefully i get double the chances for console invite. They would def be coming your way tho.
Congratulations!! You are one lucky guy! I hate your guts tho. No offense LMAO jk
Am I late to the party anyway I have no pictures but words are enough
Intel celeron processor at 2.1 ghz one core
enough said I think I deserve that code
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I have a question doe, how do you recieve the code? like do they email it to you ? because i was expecting one too
Eh... I didn't care for the Alpha test... Kinda bored me after 5 minutes... Nothing too exciting... Other than updated graphics (felt like the medal of honor game)
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do these parts work together
motherboard: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355242271&sr=1-1
2 graphics cards: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11...V8SI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355241889&sr=8-3
case: http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Vantage-Gaming-Audio-Reader/dp/B0071KZNUY/ref=pd_sim_computers_1
psu: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Mast...AKOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355242153&sr=8-1
ram: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ...1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355242548&sr=1-2
cpu: http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Bulldoz...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355242232&sr=1-1
hdd: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST3...AGSO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355242411&sr=8-3
are the specs good enough to run battlefield 3 smoothly on high settings
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do these parts work together
motherboard: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355242271&sr=1-1
2 graphics cards: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11...V8SI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355241889&sr=8-3
case: http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Vantage-Gaming-Audio-Reader/dp/B0071KZNUY/ref=pd_sim_computers_1
psu: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Mast...AKOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355242153&sr=8-1
ram: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ...1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355242548&sr=1-2
cpu: http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Bulldoz...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1355242232&sr=1-1
hdd: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST3...AGSO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355242411&sr=8-3
are the specs good enough to run battlefield 3 smoothly on high settings
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Your build is very similar to my current one. The mobo, case, cpu, psu and ram will all be fine. But you will not be able to run two gpus on that system. It only has one pcie x16 slot and can only take one graphics card. You'd be better off getting something like a 6850 or gtx 550/560.
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Your build is very similar to my current one. The mobo, case, cpu, psu and ram will all be fine. But you will not be able to run two gpus on that system. It only has one pcie x16 slot and can only take one graphics card. You'd be better off getting something like a 6850 or gtx 550/560.
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I would add that, as a general rule, if you don't do any video-editing or high-GPU intensive calculations (gaming is not one), a 2-cards setup is rarely worth it. You usually have a better deal by buying one high-end graphic card than 2-medium.
Of course, if you don't care about money, two 600$ cards will do wonders
Motherboard?¿ really good parts
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I'm not a huge fan of the case, you'd be better off having the PSU at the bottom of the case, not up top like it looks like. Tom's Hardware has a great article about air cooling set-ups that really helped me plan my set-up.
I'd also go for one better GPU than two, like roninfight said. Look up cards and how they run BF3 at your resolution. BF3 is gpu-dependent from what I remember, so the CPU isn't such a big issue for that particular game, but can be for others like Skyrim. Dual GPU can lead to micro-stuttering and other issues, even with the top-of-the-line cards - so unless you have a compelling reason to need the processing power, it's not really worth bothering with.
If you're looking for a gaming machine, I'd look at Intel processors. Unless things have had a big shake-up in the AMD camp (which I wouldn't really guess since AMD has publicly announced they're going to focus on the mobile market instead of desktop - but maybe they had something in the line). For most of the games I was planning on playing, the testing done put Intel CPUs ahead on pretty much all of them. I don't have hardware loyalty
If you were going with that set-up, I'd question if the PSU was enough - also, I would check out if it has enough connectors for two GPU. I'd have to look at it in-depth, but it seems from a glance that you'd be cutting it close and might only support one card, but I didn't go track down the specs on it.
Are these parts better http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/P4J2K9GHTWJ9
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Are these parts better http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/P4J2K9GHTWJ9
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PSU needs to be at least 500w and i recommend you get a single gpu instead of sli. It really isn't worth the hassle unless your running three screens or 2560x1600 resolution.
Change PSU to corsair as they're much better and I'd suggest nvidia instead as nvidia drivers are still better than amd's at the moment.
I'd also change from the 8 core amd to a quad core intel. I have a 2500k and its brilliant. make sure u get 64 bit os aswell!
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your build is all ok and puts well together in every aspect
Yes those are better
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IPCPARTPICKER is a great website that checks for compatibility and finds the best prices for your build. It uses many sources: Amazon, Newegg, etc.
Check it out, enter your build there.
What would be the best components to upgrade on my setup
Intel Core i5-8400
8GB RAM
1TB HDD
4GB Intel Optane
Nvidia GTX 1050
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What would be the best components to upgrade on my setup
Intel Core i5-8400
8GB RAM
1TB HDD
4GB Intel Optane
Nvidia GTX 1050
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Hello,
that depends on what you want to do with your PC. The mainboard is the base and limiter for all other components except the power supply(in most cases).
Well, i only have a acer pre-built the motherboard is acers....
I want to use it for video rendering or gaming
It can run pretty much anything I think I've seen people upgrade it to an rtx and stuff
@Kenora_I if it was me, and I just did this upgrade 2 weeks ago and am loving it, If your 1tb of storage isn't a Nvme/M.2 I would do that. I had a 2.5 in sata had and for $80 on Newegg I got a WD 1TB sata m.2 and it's night and day difference. Boots in like 15 secs, instant response when multitasking etc. And I just use PC for everything but gaming. So coding/compiling is a mind blown difference lol
If I was you I would start saving for a new built to be honest, aim for a B550/B550M with a Ryzen 5600X for example. Video rendering and gaming will soon become a stretch on that system if it isn't already.
Assuming the power supply is non standard and not easily upgraded, the only real bottleneck that can be remedied is storage. Agree an M2 ssd would be best upgrade likely available.
CamoGeko said:
If I was you I would start saving for a new built to be honest, aim for a B550/B550M with a Ryzen 5600X for example. Video rendering and gaming will soon become a stretch on that system if it isn't already.
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I have the money, but I just hate the price inflation due to the chip shortages.
Dont wanna end up like one of those people with less RAM performance that LTT demonstrated in one of his vids
Kenora_I said:
I have the money, but I just hate the price inflation due to the chip shortages.
Dont wanna end up like one of those people with less RAM performance that LTT demonstrated in one of his vids
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I would build new since you have several things that could use an upgrade in the next year or two. Adding upgrades to an older oem board is just money you will never recover for an end result of a PC still in need of a mobo upgrade.
Building new doesn't have to be that expensive nor does it have to be overpriced ryzen. I threw together an example here . Room to expand RAM by 2 slots later if needed. Less than $600 bucks and could use your GTX 1050 until you get an email that it's your turn to buy card at MSRP.
EVGA's notify list works, may take 2 or 3 months but you can get a card at MSRP.
In my opinion it would be best to wait until prices falls down to regular prices.
But you may consider getting SSD and HDD as you've mentioned you would be playing games and 1TB isn't sufficient.
You can look for case or better case fan if needed.
Mechanical keyboard and Mouse can be consider too.
You haven't mentioned about the PSU you may also consider that if you are looking forward to getting power hungry GPU in future.
Get a cooler if needed if prices are fair enough for it. (if you get one then get one where you don't have to buy one if you choose to upgrade to latest CPU.
In my opinion this are some possible upgrade you can make with your currant build.
If in case you choose to make new build in future then don't upgrade anything in this build presuming that you don't have any issue with currant build and your build gets job done.
In short upgrade if needed or just don't upgrade besides storage.
tek3195 said:
EVGA's notify list works, may take 2 or 3 months but you can get a card at MSRP.
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I have been on the EVGA list since beginning of the year, the only email I got from them was to tell me they're swapping the model I actually wanted to a low hash model. Thanks EVGA, how about you just make me a GPU. It's been 6 months.
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I have been on the EVGA list since beginning of the year, the only email I got from them was to tell me they're swapping the model I actually wanted to a low hash model. Thanks EVGA, how about you just make me a GPU. It's been 6 months.
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Must depend on model. I signed up in Feb. and didn't have the money when 1660 ti came up, resubmitted for 1660 super and got it a couple of weeks ago. It's gotta be model, location shouldn't matter I wouldn't think. I don't know how they do it, but 6 months sucks.
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I have been on the EVGA list since beginning of the year, the only email I got from them was to tell me they're swapping the model I actually wanted to a low hash model. Thanks EVGA, how about you just make me a GPU. It's been 6 months.
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lol
ohjabarn said:
Tempted to upgrade my 2080 ti to a gigabyte 3080 ti so got it from NEWEGG however not certain my PSU would be adequate. PSU and everything (I imagine) that draws power are recorded underneath:
1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
1 x Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
1 x Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit
1 x Samsung 2TB 860 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 64 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive
6 x Corsair ML120 Pro RGB 120mm Premium Fan with Lighting Node
1 x Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 air cooler
Cheers generally functioning admirably.
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You should be good, 750W is what EVGA Power Meter recommends for the components you listed. There are quite a few power supply calculators available online.
So, it really depends on what you want to do with your PC. Do you want to make your PC more suitable for gaming or work? As an example, I use editing software from Movavi and it requires a lot of good components such as SSD, high-end processor and of course a lot of RAM. From my point of view, you need to change your HDD to SSD and add more RAM, so you'll have a very powerful machine.
Now would be the time to start looking at things as prices are falling.
Hey, here are the specs of my current desktop. I bought it back in June 2018, and since only added more ram and an HDD, also most of my peripherals.
Specs :
CPU : Intel i5 8400
CPU cooler : Be quiet, I don't know what exactly
RAM : 16 GB Dual-Channel "DDR4 Ballistix" @ 1366MHz --> 2 at 2400MHz and 2 at 2666MHz each 4096 MB
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING
GPU : 3071 MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (EVGA)
Storage : - 232 GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250 GB (SATA (SSD))
- 931 GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)
- 931 GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)
Power supply : I don't know, but I remember it being good 500-650W, 80+Gold, I think.
I want it to be better, any ideas on what should I update first ?
Noe367 said:
Hey, here are the specs of my current desktop. I bought it back in June 2018, and since only added more ram and an HDD, also most of my peripherals.
Specs :
CPU : Intel i5 8400
CPU cooler : Be quiet, I don't know what exactly
RAM : 16 GB Dual-Channel "DDR4 Ballistix" @ 1366MHz --> 2 at 2400MHz and 2 at 2666MHz each 4096 MB
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING
GPU : 3071 MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (EVGA)
Storage : - 232 GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250 GB (SATA (SSD))
- 931 GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)
- 931 GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)
Power supply : I don't know, but I remember it being good 500-650W, 80+Gold, I think.
I want it to be better, any ideas on what should I update first ?
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That's not a bad system in any way! The question is, in which application should your PC be better? A game? Video rendering?
And What is your resulution of your monitor(s) where your GTX1060 has to deal with?
strongst said:
That's not a bad system in any way! The question is, in which application should your PC be better? A game? Video rendering?
And What is your resulution of your monitor(s) where your GTX1060 has to deal with?
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I mostly play game, but also use a lot of cpu in others programs, so the CPU is often at 100% because of the types of games and multitasking, the GPU is also often overused, but it can be changed by reducing in game graphics but a bit annoying. Also, I have two monitors, one 2560*1440 @ 144Hz and the other is 1920*1080 @ 75Hz. I know right now GPU are a bit expensive, but if I want to change CPU I will most probably have to change the motherboard too.
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I mostly play game, but also use a lot of cpu in others programs, so the CPU is often at 100% because of the types of games and multitasking, the GPU is also often overused, but it can be changed by reducing in game graphics but a bit annoying. Also, I have two monitors, one 2560*1440 @ 144Hz and the other is 1920*1080 @ 75Hz. I know right now GPU are a bit expensive, but if I want to change CPU I will most probably have to change the motherboard too.
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Yeah, the 1060 can't handle >1080p gaming at 144hz good, that's the main part you should update. You can check my Ryzen build here where I'm using similar resolutions for the monitors.
The 3060ti might be a good choice. I don't talk about the current prices at all, you know...
You can update to an i9-9900k which is ~30% faster than yours. But your processor isn't that bad, it might be more the lot of multiple tasks where you should think about more cores (10/16) in general
If you have more available bandwidth and ports consider adding more drives for the OS.
Depending on the Intel firmware there may be some interesting Raid options.
Explore your page file/drive options as well.
Just make sure to clone the OS drive for easy restore, clone before installing antivirus apps.
Keep the data off the OS drive, just apps.
Never clone data drives; copy only! Cloning media files can cause you to lose needed null marks.
strongst said:
Yeah, the 1060 can't handle >1080p gaming at 144hz good, that's the main part you should update. You can check my Ryzen build here where I'm using similar resolutions for the monitors.
The 3060ti might be a good choice. I don't talk about the current prices at all, you know...
You can update to an i9-9900k which is ~30% faster than yours. But your processor isn't that bad, it might be more the lot of multiple tasks where you should think about more cores (10/16) in general
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Thanks a lot ! Very useful
blackhawk said:
If you have more available bandwidth and ports consider adding more drives for the OS.
Depending on the Intel firmware there may be some interesting Raid options.
Explore your page file/drive options as well.
Just make sure to clone the OS drive for easy restore, clone before installing antivirus apps.
Keep the data off the OS drive, just apps.
Never clone data drives; copy only! Cloning media files can cause you to lose needed null marks.
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I might buy a .m2 drive
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I might buy a .m2 drive
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I not up to date at all on the new mobos and drives... I run dinosaurs
ID your bottlenecks.
Research it thoroughly, even then it will be by trial and error.
Playing with the page file (maybe adding another fast dedicated drive) may yield good results with minimal expense/effort.
blackhawk said:
I not up to date at all on the new mobos and drives... I run dinosaurs
ID your bottlenecks.
Research it thoroughly, even then it will be by trial and error.
Playing with the page file (maybe adding another fast dedicated drive) may yield good results with minimal expense/effort.
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Yeah, thanks !!
Noe367 said:
I mostly play game, but also use a lot of cpu in others programs, so the CPU is often at 100% because of the types of games and multitasking, the GPU is also often overused, but it can be changed by reducing in game graphics but a bit annoying. Also, I have two monitors, one 2560*1440 @ 144Hz and the other is 1920*1080 @ 75Hz. I know right now GPU are a bit expensive, but if I want to change CPU I will most probably have to change the motherboard too.
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Go for a mobo with all solid state caps and preferably no electrolytics which invariably fail with age.
Gigabyte has been making all solid state mobos for over a dozen years.
blackhawk said:
Go for a mobo with all solid state caps and preferably no electrolytics which invariably fail with age.
Gigabyte has been making all solid state mobos for over a dozen years.
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Again, thank you, very helpful
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Again, thank you
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You're welcome.
Don't skip on the power supply*. Get the best you can find. A failed supply can be a real pain to troubleshoot.
Make sure it's minimum rated output supports your devices on that rail. Probably not an issue but be aware of it.
Most importantly make sure you have lots of head room on all the supply rails especially the lower voltage ones. Leave room for expansion.
Overrate by at least 20% of expected maximum surge demand for all rails.
Look closely at build quality. Does it look well built using epoxy PCBs and heavy wires?
A clean, neat layout?
Quality fans and excellent ventilation that conform to your case layout/venting needs?
Enough direct outputs to minimize preferably eliminate daisy chaining?
Long enough for the mobo and graphics card?
Note the exit point for cables, do they integrate well with your case design/layout?
Fun times
*a good case is a joy to work with and helps to protect your investment.
blackhawk said:
You're welcome.
Don't skip on the power supply*. Get the best you can find. A failed supply can be a real pain to troubleshoot.
Make sure it's minimum rated output supports your devices on that rail. Probably not an issue but be aware of it.
Most importantly make sure you have lots of head room on all the supply rails especially the lower voltage ones. Leave room for expansion.
Overrate by at least 20% of expected maximum surge demand for all rails.
Look closely at build quality. Does it look well built using epoxy PCBs and heavy wires?
A clean, neat layout?
Quality fans and excellent ventilation that conform to your case layout/venting needs?
Enough direct outputs to minimize preferably eliminate daisy chaining?
Long enough for the mobo and graphics card?
Note the exit point for cables, do they integrate well with your case design/layout?
Fun times
*a good case is a joy to work with and helps to protect your investment.
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Awesome !
This beast or similar. The power supply goes on the bottom.
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First of all, I don't want to offend anybody that has commented their suggestions already, but in my opinion most of the replies are pretty lackluster to say the least.
Now, I saw you mentioned that you mostly play games on your PC. I'd say your CPU is still perfectly fine for most modem games, the GPU is another story though. While the standard 1060 is still a decent card, your version only has 3 GB of VRAM. This is becoming more and more of a problem in modern titles and you should consider upgrading, I'd say at least to a 6 GB 1060. Of course, the current market is awful and you shouldn't spend too much money on that old of a GPU, but if you can find one at a decent price, it might be worth a buy.
Other than that, your system is pretty well specced out in my opinion, you might want to sort out that RAM situation and get a matching kit of DDR4 at a decent clock speed, your description seems a bit all over the place in that regard. 16 GB of RAM is still perfectly fine, I wouldn't recommend a capacity upgrade, but matching sticks with matching speeds can do wonders.
Furthermore, I'd consider a bigger SSD, but your current storage configuration should provide enough space and as long as the OS is located on the SSD performance shouldn't be too bad either.
Finally, whatever you do, getting a 9900k, like somebody suggested, is a bad idea in my opinion. If you don't want to do any serious overclocking or have to do **very** CPU-intensive tasks, your 8400 should still hold up well. If you go for a 9900k you might as well build a new system because you're probably gonna need a new motherboard, CPU Cooler and definitely a GPU upgrade so the 9900k doesn't have to live in bottleneck hell. Incase you absolutely want to upgrade the CPU, I'd say go for an i7 of the 8th generation, as you'll be able to expect better performance than from your i5 thanks to multithreading while not having to upgrade any others parts mentioned above.
So, to conclude: You should upgrade your GPU. Go for something like the 6 GB 1060 or better. Search around on the internet for GPUs that work well with your processor. Maybe get some matching RAM. If you still have money to spend, a bigger SSD might make everything a bit snappier. I wouldn't consider upgrading the CPU.
And, a last final note: Make sure you don't exceed your PSU's wattage, definitely check before buying any upgrades.
littlegamer757 said:
First of all, I don't want to offend anybody that has commented their suggestions already, but in my opinion most of the replies are pretty lackluster to say the least.
Now, I saw you mentioned that you mostly play games on your PC. I'd say your CPU is still perfectly fine for most modem games, the GPU is another story though. While the standard 1060 is still a decent card, your version only has 3 GB of VRAM. This is becoming more and more of a problem in modern titles and you should consider upgrading, I'd say at least to a 6 GB 1060. Of course, the current market is awful and you shouldn't spend too much money on that old of a GPU, but if you can find one at a decent price, it might be worth a buy.
Other than that, your system is pretty well specced out in my opinion, you might want to sort out that RAM situation and get a matching kit of DDR4 at a decent clock speed, your description seems a bit all over the place in that regard. 16 GB of RAM is still perfectly fine, I wouldn't recommend a capacity upgrade, but matching sticks with matching speeds can do wonders.
Furthermore, I'd consider a bigger SSD, but your current storage configuration should provide enough space and as long as the OS is located on the SSD performance shouldn't be too bad either.
Finally, whatever you do, getting a 9900k, like somebody suggested, is a bad idea in my opinion. If you don't want to do any serious overclocking or have to do **very** CPU-intensive tasks, your 8400 should still hold up well. If you go for a 9900k you might as well build a new system because you're probably gonna need a new motherboard, CPU Cooler and definitely a GPU upgrade so the 9900k doesn't have to live in bottleneck hell. Incase you absolutely want to upgrade the CPU, I'd say go for an i7 of the 8th generation, as you'll be able to expect better performance than from your i5 thanks to multithreading while not having to upgrade any others parts mentioned above.
So, to conclude: You should upgrade your GPU. Go for something like the 6 GB 1060 or better. Search around on the internet for GPUs that work well with your processor. Maybe get some matching RAM. If you still have money to spend, a bigger SSD might make everything a bit snappier. I wouldn't consider upgrading the CPU.
And, a last final note: Make sure you don't exceed your PSU's wattage, definitely check before buying any upgrades.
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Thanks, now I have the choice and many opinions to make my own choice
blackhawk said:
This beast or similar. The power supply goes on the bottom.
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I have an In Win, this is fine for me, for the moment. Will also see that !
Noe367 said:
I have an In Win, this is fine for me, for the moment. Will also see that !
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It's a real clean layout. Power harnesses run behind a steel inner panel for better shielding, out of sight and out of the way.
Plenty of cooling with the ability to expand cooling if needed. It's solid and heavy.
Antec cases come with a parts manifest as well.
blackhawk said:
It's a real clean layout. Power harnesses run behind a steel inner panel for better shielding, out of sight and out of the way.
Plenty of cooling with the ability to expand cooling if needed. It's solid and heavy.
Antec cases come with a parts manifest as well.
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Oh cool, will look into that when needed !
Noe367 said:
Hey, here are the specs of my current desktop. I bought it back in June 2018, and since only added more ram and an HDD, also most of my peripherals.
Specs :
CPU : Intel i5 8400
CPU cooler : Be quiet, I don't know what exactly
RAM : 16 GB Dual-Channel "DDR4 Ballistix" @ 1366MHz --> 2 at 2400MHz and 2 at 2666MHz each 4096 MB
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING
GPU : 3071 MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB (EVGA)
Storage : - 232 GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250 GB (SATA (SSD))
- 931 GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)
- 931 GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)
Power supply : I don't know, but I remember it being good 500-650W, 80+Gold, I think.
I want it to be better, any ideas on what should I update first ?
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gaming wise, GPU should be a priority
multi-tasking wise, buy the newest intel gen 10 or 11 also you can opt for AMD
Core i5 11th gen is a wise option
ryzen 5 3600 still good too
you'll need cpu and motherboard too