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| Spikey2005 |
  Posted 2nd Aug 2013 5:49pm |  |
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Thank you Ric  . I knew someone with good AMD knowledge would come along to offer some advice. In addition to my computer, I want to try and get an Nvidia Titan, but have you seen how much they cost lol... |
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| Sephiroth_RIC |
Posted 4th Aug 2013 5:04pm |
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I recently brought a new card: ASUS HD 7870 2GB - It's not bad, was on a budget when i got this card, as Swedish beer is expensive...
It overclocks really well, I'm running it at: CPU Clock:1135MHz and Memory Clock: 1340MHz.
A picture of it here (Mine is the lower card, The top one is my old one).
http://postimg.org/image/v6xs6w2v7/
Sorry for bad picture quality, the PS Vita camera is CENSORED .. |
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| Spikey2005 |
Posted 5th Aug 2013 4:27pm | |
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Looks almost the same as mine, except mine is the Nvidia GTX 680. |
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Posted 6th Aug 2013 8:42pm |
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I would recommend sticking to Intel, since they offer a lot more for your money going in. Of course, if you don't do a lot of video encoding, etc. you won't need hyper threading so can drop down to a 3570k or 4670k.
(For price example you could go cheaper and get a 3770k, they can be had for $230 or lower)
If you are a big FPS gamer, I would recommend sticking to nVidia cards and getting a monitor with Lightboost2 (nVidia technology). If you ever gamed with Quake or CS on a CRT monitor, Lightboost will bring back that old nostalgia of crystal clear play without motion blur and the smoothness. Best 2 TN monitors with Lightboost available on the market right now are the ASUS VG248QE and BenQ XL2411T. Outside of that if you simply don't care about lightboost, check out the Korean IPS monitors, I guarantee you will not find anything better for the price you pay.
Yamakasi Catleap, Achieva Shimian, and Crossover Q27 are some examples of the korean IPS panels selling on ebay. They are LG panels that these korean companies got ahold of in mass shipments and simply set them up with a cheap "frame" and stand. $300 vs the exact same panel from Dell that goes for $700+.
Oh, and be unique with the build, make it yours Here is a spare setup still running a 3770k @ 4.5 and a GTX 680 Lightning:
http://www.simplifiedstyle.com/IMG_20130729_174434.jpg
http://www.simplifiedstyle.com/IMG_20130729_023300.jpg
I must mention, don't go by "this power supply has more wattage so it's ok". There are a lot of crap PSUs on the market, 300watt units rebadged as up to 700watt. Good rule of thumb is to stick with Seasonic and Corsair (Corsair uses Seasonic OEM and CWT for their units). JonnyGuru.com can help you with good selections.
If you decide to go with a custom loop watercooling, the Phantek Enthoo Primo is said to hit the market next month, http://www.maximumpc.com/phanteks_enthoo_primo_chassis_will_hit_market_next_month766
Their first entry into the case market and making a huge splash with this case, as it takes cues from the Corsair 900D and NZXT's Phantom and Switch 810 cases. Will certainly be the best watercooling case on the market. |
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| sobe |
Posted 8th Aug 2013 2:38am |
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| Quoting REDxFROG | What does FPS gaming have to do with nvidia exactly? Nothing.
And don't go for watercooling if you aren't about to watercool the GPU as well. For gamers thats money thrown out the window. |
LIghtboost has to do with motion clarity, most noticeable in FPS games. Nvidia has a proprietary technology which is the aforementioned Lightboost, which primarily focuses on FPS, but is noticeable in everything, even your Windows desktop.
Watercooling your cpu allows cooler operating temps for higher overclocks w/voltage at lower temps near ambient. Watercooling the gpu would be good, if it did not already have a good cooler (Currently the EVGA ACX are the way to go until MSI releases their Lightnings or you could go for an ASUS DC2 TOP model).
Of course, for gamers, you don't even need an SSD. In fact, you could keep the stock cpu cooler if you were to go along those lines of "for a gamer". Just depends what you want, and what is offered for the amount you have to budget. |
| "Apparently, Plaintiff believes that he could sue an egg company for fraud for labeling a carton of 12 eggs a dozen, because some bakers would view a dozen as including 13 items." - Western Digital 2006 |
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| Spikey2005 |
Posted 8th Aug 2013 3:47pm | |
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I agree with Sobe about the water cooling. I think water cooling has shown some good results over the past few years, espically the Corsair Hydro Series, which is what I use in my current machine. When I had a fan on my 3770k without overclocking, I was reaching tempatures of 70ºC - 90ºC when stress testing. Installed the Corsair H100i and stress tested again and got 50ºC - 70ºC. Its a dramatic drop and gives me room for overclocking. Further more, my computer does not feel like an oven when I put my hand in it. If your not overclocking then yeah, waste of time getting one. But if you have temp issues with a stupid cpu fan and buying another different cpu fan and having the same issue. Then ive just invested in something that is very helpful and solved my issue :-). Obviously not everyone would have the same issue I had mind but its an example I guess. |
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| Sephiroth_RIC |
Posted 8th Aug 2013 9:58pm |
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This guys on a budget. doubt he'd want water-cooling. |
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| sobe |
Posted 9th Aug 2013 12:30am |
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| Quoting Spikey2005 | | I agree with Sobe about the water cooling. I think water cooling has shown some good results over the past few years, espically the Corsair Hydro Series, which is what I use in my current machine. When I had a fan on my 3770k without overclocking, I was reaching tempatures of 70ºC - 90ºC when stress testing. Installed the Corsair H100i and stress tested again and got 50ºC - 70ºC. Its a dramatic drop and gives me room for overclocking. Further more, my computer does not feel like an oven when I put my hand in it. If your not overclocking then yeah, waste of time getting one. But if you have temp issues with a stupid cpu fan and buying another different cpu fan and having the same issue. Then ive just invested in something that is very helpful and solved my issue :-). Obviously not everyone would have the same issue I had mind but its an example I guess. |
Well, I meant a real water cooling loop, not an AIO. But, you bring up a great point, the H100i for example can be used to replace a large tower heatsink that puts stress on your board(also offers better load temps), however, if we are talking about All-In-One kits, the only one I could recommend is the Swiftech H220, which atm, is unavailable in the U.S. until the end of the patent war between Swiftech and Asetek (the company who makes the Corsair, NZXT, etc. AIO units). Asetek is mad that a real watercooling company is entering into it's turf with a premade kit that is expandable.
I didn't see his budget so was throwing out recommendations, if he wants to overclock on a smaller budget (because obviously you will be spending $300+ on water cooling parts alone), the H100i if you are in the states, which Spikey mentioned, is a great unit for what it is. Unless, of course, you can get the Swiftech H220 from somewhere for about that same price.
naraku KOTB, if you are doing a full setup, what kind of budget do you have? That would best help us, to help you. |
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| Spikey2005 |
Posted 9th Aug 2013 4:32pm | |
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I did consider a real water cooling loop system, but I am a bit anal on installing it. I would hate myself if I did not secure something properly and ended up with a leak which would completely destroy my computer. The full loops do look awesome though. Many different various combinations of heat sinks for different hardware and very nice color tubing too. It is something I would like to consider in the future but only if I feel patient for it. At the moment, I do not feel patient lol. I am happy with how my computer is for the moment anyways. The H100i is proving to be a life saver for low temps. My computer when idle is a cool 23ºC. |
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