Whats your pc?

I've heard conversation coming out of animal pens that is more intelligent than what is going on in here.
Karma IT
Posts: 2
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:37 pm
Team: Privateer

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by Karma IT »

@ joe

you dont need anything more than a gtx570 to run just about anything.

and dont pay more than $350 odd for one either
yzmxer608
Posts: 15352
Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:30 am
Team: SYS
Location: Wisconsin, U.S.A

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by yzmxer608 »

It depends what resolution you're playing at, and how high of settings you want to use, but for most people the 570 is plenty.
TeamHavocRacing wrote:If I had a nickel for every time someone asked for this, I would have a whole shitload of nickels.
mace-x
Posts: 2303
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:53 am
Team: your sister´s fan!
Location: candy planet.

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by mace-x »

got 8 gb of ram (1333mhz) on my notebook, fuck yeah! :D
Image
Massacre ftw!

the human stupidity and the universe are unlimited, and im not totally sure about the universe...
haydugjr
Crushed Dissenter
Posts: 960
Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:22 pm
Location: Ohio

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by haydugjr »

mace-x wrote:got 8 gb of ram (1333mhz) on my notebook, fuck yeah! :D
You must overclock your ram by 4 mhz!
gocat199 wrote:see jlv. you need to do more thingies
Jones221 wrote: That was fucked up...Now I'll get hated for saying this, but I felt bad
mace-x
Posts: 2303
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:53 am
Team: your sister´s fan!
Location: candy planet.

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by mace-x »

what??? lol
1337mhz?
i´d love to have faster ram but i wont overclock it, i preffer to have a reliable computer and cant afford a system crash coz i could loose a lot of work :)
Image
Massacre ftw!

the human stupidity and the universe are unlimited, and im not totally sure about the universe...
Mikey
Posts: 7018
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:27 am
Location: Melbourne
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by Mikey »

Is this SSD good?

Corsair 120GB SSD Sata 3, reads 550MB and writes 510MB..
My photography work
www.mikeowenphotographer.com
Mikey
Posts: 7018
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:27 am
Location: Melbourne
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by Mikey »

And you also want to have an SSD that supports "Trim" with Windows 7 right?
My photography work
www.mikeowenphotographer.com
acid.
Posts: 41
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:42 am
Team: Acid Films
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by acid. »

Do you have an "Asus" motherboard?

Acid.
"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible"
Image
acid.
Posts: 41
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:42 am
Team: Acid Films
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by acid. »

*CORRECTION*

Is you're motherboard a "Sandy Bridge" chipset motherboard (Z68 series motherboard)?

Acid.
"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible"
Image
Mikey
Posts: 7018
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:27 am
Location: Melbourne
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by Mikey »

No. It's a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R.
My photography work
www.mikeowenphotographer.com
acid.
Posts: 41
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:42 am
Team: Acid Films
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by acid. »

Ok, the reason i asked is that, if you have an "Asus" Sandy Bridge chipset you have access to other features.

Anyways, Since you're Australian, by the looks of the website (http://www.techbuy.com.au) being an Australian website, presuming you're Australian, i would recommend (http://www.pccasegear.com), and here would be my recommendations for you Mikey.

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?mai ... s_id=17031)
Crucial M4 128GB (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?mai ... s_id=17685)

I would chose the Crucial M4, as per reviews, they seem generally better. Although the one you've picked is perfectly fine, it has features you wouldn't even care about, nor understand. If you want a more reliable, faster SSD, i would recommend the Crucial M4 128GB. If you're not to concerned about the extra $40, go for it. If that's what's holding you back from buying the Crucial M4, go for the Corsair if you're low on money.

Acid.
"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible"
Image
gocat199
Crushed Dissenter
Posts: 218
Joined: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:40 pm
Team: amature kx racing

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by gocat199 »

Mikey wrote:Is this SSD good?

Corsair 120GB SSD Sata 3, reads 550MB and writes 510MB..
i just brought a terabit hard drive
Mikey
Posts: 7018
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:27 am
Location: Melbourne
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by Mikey »

Yeah i am! But woah, thank so much dude! You're great help. :)


I also have a few more questions about W7 and SSD.

I have an Antect Case, the SSD can plug in at the top there externally?

And, would i have to reinstall Windows onto the SSD or can you make it boot up onto the SSD with the BIOS when it's hooked up?
My photography work
www.mikeowenphotographer.com
acid.
Posts: 41
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:42 am
Team: Acid Films
Contact:

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by acid. »

No problems, and thank you, for keeping me entertained on a very average and boring night.

Now it depends on what you wish to do, Have Windows 7 as your main drive, by that i mean (having Windows loaded on it, and a few applications etc).

If you want, back up everything from your drive, i mean everything you want. Then, reimage your hard drive, by that i mean wiping windows off of it. Next, get your SSD, make sure you're normal hard drive is unplugged, then plug your SSD in, then install windows. Then once it's done, turn your computer off, and plug in your old hard drive. Then reboot, it should detect your hard drive, and SSD. Then go into the BIOS, and change the boot priority to your SSD, and from then on, it should boot onto the SSD. Then of coarse copy everything from your safe source back onto your Hardrive or SSD, and happy incredibly fast boot times and quick application launches!

Also, i forgot to mention, if it's got a place it can plug into the top, yes it will.

NOTE:
Make sure, everytime you plug anything into you're computer, it's turned off. Trust me on that one! 8)

Acid.
"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible"
Image
Pumaxcs
Posts: 13226
Joined: Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:50 pm
Team: Kyle/Luiz
Location: Western, Kentucky

Re: Whats your pc?

Post by Pumaxcs »

Not really sure what you're doing here but i do love that you are here.

As I said last night I went hunting again and didn't exactly have a price range in mind just parts and cut back from there. Main reason I am posting parts is I would like someone to give a quick review over my stuff to make sure there will be no problems between chipsets or sockets, no bottlenecking, or maybe you have a better idea for what I could use. I did a pretty thorough check when picking stuff out but it will be my first build so just want to be safe. My goal wasn't to go over $1300 and including shipping my total is $1295. I will be willing to go over that by a few dollars if you guys think it is worth getting that upgrade.

Case - NZXT Tempest 210 (Comes with 1x120mm(Rear) and 1x140mm(top) fan)
Case Fans - 2x120mm fans (front) 1x140mm(top)
I know that getting that many fans probably won't be necessary but I plan on running them on low RPM to reduce noise and I'd rather it be to cold rather than to hot. Fans are cheap anyways.
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 AMD Motherboard
GPU - Galaxy GTX 560 Fermi 2GB SLI
CPU - AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor
PSU - Corsair 800W (80 Plus Certified)
Hard Drive - Seagate 500GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Internal
SSD - OCZ Vertex 60GB SATA II 2.5 Internal

The rest like the optical drive, speakers and such don't really matter so I don't feel the need to post them until everything is ordered and final. Will be running Win7.

My only reall question on what to do is the SSD. Should I go bigger? I have a 60GB PS3 and its isn't really close to full but i'm not sure what it saves onto it so I didn't know if that was a good gauge or not.

Thanks for the help in advance.
Image
Everytime you post something stupid, a baby gets punched in the face. Please be smart, for the children.
MXS Cares
jlv wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 1:09 am Pumaxcs would know better than I do.
Post Reply