Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 08:53:31 c103d2 No. 3104
So I'm buying a PC. Might as well make a PC thread.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 11:42:41 a8551e No. 3120
Currently rocking pic related in a Bitfenix Colossus with a modded Raijintek Ereboss (replaced the fans by two NB-eLoop B12-P in push pull for better cooling and the fan fixation system with something custom made), an FSP aurum 750w PSU.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 13:42:05 33b27d No. 3123
>>3120 Holy shit, are you me?
My case ain't shit but this is the build I'm rocking right now. Might get something better than onboard sound soon, but otherwise this should hold for at least a year.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 13:47:13 a8551e No. 3124
>>3123 No offense but why'd you get a non-K processor with a mobo this good I mean there literally no reason to get one of those outside of OC.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 14:24:47 33b27d No. 3129
>>3124 It was a matter of price for power at the time, and
it was on sale. Which makes no sense, because I almost sprang for a Xeon instead. Not the best choice I could have made but it's doing its job.
This 750 was also a second choice. Almost went for a 980 instead, but this one was from an old build and still worked great. Didn't think it was worth trashing it yet. Pic related. Before this rig I was basically playing on a toaster.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 14:38:01 2471d3 No. 3130
I built my first PC last month, I'd say it turned out well for a first timer.I also do simulations for work . For now is using the standard cooler it comes with, but I figured out during video encoding that it can't sustain continuous full operation on all 4 cores so I need to get a better one. Considering the price of good radiators I'm tempted to get a all-in-one liquid cooler which are almost in the same price zone. Opinions?
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 14:39:24 a8551e No. 3131
>>3129 Well a GTX 960 might be more than enough actually I mean if you don't go 4k or multi screen GTX970 is already overkill and 980 is even worse.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 14:42:04 a8551e No. 3132
>>3130 >Considering the price of good radiators I'm tempted to get a all-in-one liquid cooler which are almost in the same price zone. Opinions? Pump die after a year (sometimes killing your CPU in the process) and barely better than a good aircooling solution that would also be cheaper.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 15:01:03 2471d3 No. 3134
>>3132 thanks for the tip. I should go for a noctua NH-U12S then?
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 15:08:50 c103d2 No. 3135
http://www.logicalincrements.com/ http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/ So I'm using these sites to begin planning it out. My budget lies in between 900-1200 $CAD. Can anyone tell me they aren't shit starting points?
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 15:09:40 a8551e No. 3136
>>3134 It's good but like everything Noctua it's overpriced and more geared toward silence than anything else (although don't get me wrong it's one good fucking CPU heatsink just you can get one as good for $20 less).
Personally I recommend just grabbing any heatsink you like and put two good PWM fans on it in push pull that's the best and cheapest way to get a top tier cooler that won't bend your mobo (I'm looking at you Alpenföhn everest & Noctua DH14).
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 15:15:16 2471d3 No. 3138
>>3135 nah, they're very good. Logical increments may be a bit outdated according to another anon on /v/, and to me pcpartpicker failed to scan amazon.it for certain parts. Naturally canada shouldn't have that problem.
>>3136 Ok, I'll do some extra research then, silence is a secondary fluff for me. And avoid big heavy things.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 15:24:37 a8551e No. 3139
>>3135 logical increments has some opinions I really do not agree with mainly case, PSU and mobo related.
PCpartpicker, is very good though but you need to know what you're doing.
Here have a quick build I threw together.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/pKwRhM
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 16:26:46 43f241 No. 3151
Wish I had more RAM but other than that I'm perfectly happy with my build. It plays everything that's not a shit port at high framerates just fine and will serve me for years to come.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 19:21:49 bbea8d No. 3175
Fair warning, once you build your PC, you will never ever be able to go back. You won't be able to see people that buy computers or only play consoles the same. Something about the process irreversibly changes your mind and you become a bit closer to a mustard by the process.
Anonymous 03/16/15 (Mon) 19:27:11 e91047 No. 3177
pic related is is my gaming laptop, a MSI GT780DX+R
Anonymous 03/17/15 (Tue) 01:19:52 aac449 No. 3312
non-k OC master race
Anonymous 03/17/15 (Tue) 18:05:53 c103d2 No. 3528
File: 1426615553630.jpg (56.36 KB, 583x720, 583:720, glorious pc gaming master ….jpg )
>>3138 I'll be sure to use pcpartpicker in conjunction with other sites to see if it misses anything.
>>3139 Thanks anon, I appreciate it.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 00:37:42 c103d2 No. 7527
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/84fFMp So how many mistakes did I make? Please berate me, I need to learn.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 00:49:43 3c0a11 No. 7531
Can somebody tell me if it's possible to get a build for around $500 nowadays that new games on max settings with no FPS drop? I got my current prebuilt 4 years ago for $900 and it can run Witcher 2 on high settings with a bit of FPS drops. In a year or two I'm going to probably just build my own.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 00:56:44 deb4f5 No. 7535
>>7527 Unless you plan to overclock right away, you shouldn't need that CPU cooler yet. The stock cooler that comes with the CPU is fine for starting out.
I don't know how good Toshiba's HDDs are, but I know Western Digitals work great if you want to switch that out. Black is the best, but pricier, and blue is standard. Up to you though. You don't need an SSD right away unless you just want one for the boot/load times.
And you could probably save some money by switching to a bronze rated PSU instead of gold.
Other than that, I don't see anything else. Just make sure your measurements are right. Don't forget an OS either if you don't plan on pirating windows or something.
When you got your shit set up and booted use
https://ninite.com/ to install shit you use a lot conveniently.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 01:33:00 deb4f5 No. 7553
>>7527 Oh wait, why are you paying so much for that ram? You might want to get something cheaper. If you plan to wait on the CPU cooler just make sure there's room later if you get ram with heatsinks.
And check your USB headers. It looks like you should be covered, but the specs only list the front ones and not the back ones for the case. From pictures it looks like you should be fine though. You could go cheaper on the mobo, but I wouldn't blame you if you want those extra USB connectors and shit.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 01:49:55 57fd31 No. 7555
I'm planning on getting a new rig on a month or two, but I heard that waiting for winter would be better for price drops and shit, is that true or actually important?The other half is literally getting 15 fps at best on FFXIV on the lowest settings, and being unable to do some shit.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 04:01:31 e841df No. 7586
Yeah, yeah - >linux
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 04:24:54 e53f1f No. 7594
Just buy the most reviewed stuff on newegg. Guaranteed to get the best deals and it all works together. That's what I did.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 04:40:37 6cbefb No. 7599
I haven't done anything overclocking.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 04:57:43 26c280 No. 7603
>>7599 christ anon, fix your cable management
also, checked
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 05:29:08 c103d2 No. 7611
>>7535 >Unless you plan to overclock right away, you shouldn't need that CPU cooler yet. The stock cooler that comes with the CPU is fine for starting out. I'll keep that in mind, thanks. I think I will be overclocking in the long run, probably not immediately so I'll think about holding off on it.
I'll compare the two and look for reviews between them.
I'm pretty set on the SSD, it'll be nice to have good boot/load times for once.
I'm gonna have to see if there's any major difference between the two. Since I'll probably upgrade it some time later I thought I'd invest in a better one with the long term in mind.
Thanks anon, I'll be sure to do so. And the program recommend is great.
Some of the reviews for the pieces say that the thermal paste they come with is kind of shit, so I'm buying some of my own. That's good right?
>>7553 >Oh wait, why are you paying so much for that ram? You might want to get something cheaper. If you plan to wait on the CPU cooler just make sure there's room later if you get ram with heatsinks. >And check your USB headers. It looks like you should be covered, but the specs only list the front ones and not the back ones for the case. From pictures it looks like you should be fine though. You could go cheaper on the mobo, but I wouldn't blame you if you want those extra USB connectors and shit. I'll look into it.
>>7531 I'd imagine that you should look at builds within your price range online, and compare them to the graphics requirements of the games you're looking at. Though I'm a noob so I might be speaking out of my ass here.
>>7555 I think there's the requirements for the PS2 emulator somewhere out there. Google will be your friend.
Thanks for the feedback guise. I'll review all the shit and probably come back with a final build. Ordering all my shit in about a week's time.
I think I'm going to put some green and blue LEDs on there.
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 14:35:35 d216dc No. 7693
my personal tip for buying a completly new computer:case, PSU and storage since those are the things you will keep the longest.lifetime warranty DO NOT GET SOMETHING CHEAP! buy accordiong to the level you want to keep e.g. ~1000W=enthusiast, with 2gpu and i7; ~750W=high, with big gpu and cpu; ~550W=mid, good graph and cpu
Anonymous 03/26/15 (Thu) 23:47:28 deb4f5 No. 7858
>>7611 The stock thermal paste is good enough if you plan on waiting on overclocking, but you'll want some more to replace it every now and then anway. I'd say you want to clean it and re-apply paste every 8-10 months or so I guess. Going ahead and using a better thermal paste from the start doesn't hurt anything though if you want to do that and it's not expensive. Arctic Silver 5 is like $10 US.
If you get your card from EVGA they let you open up their cards and mess with them, i.e. applying new thermal paste, without risking the warranty or whatever. Might have been a different manufacturer, but I swear I heard that somewhere.
The ratings on PSUs are what tells you the efficiency of it. As in, at x% of PSU's load, y% is added on as heat. The rating tells you how much heat will come out at various loads. At least I think that's what it is, maybe someone else can explain it better than I can.
Another thing you might want to consider is if you get into overclocking heavily is watercooling. I don't know shit about watercooling though so I can't help you out there.
Anonymous 03/27/15 (Fri) 02:42:00 4ba3c1 No. 7906
Have some recent Dell Insperon I got from someone recently. I know its not really meant for anything gaming whise but I do want to at least get a graphics card for it. Its plays stalker and most older games fine but I would at least like the option of playing more modern titles. Doesn't need to be anything fancy. its only got a 300W powersupply so it actually CANT be anything fancy unless I upgrade that. Still miles ahead of what I was using before. Its tough trying to learn everything.
Anonymous 03/27/15 (Fri) 04:05:51 6d984f No. 7922
Well, I have this prebult here I got from Wal-Mart back in 2010, but I've added a few things to it. I need a better CPU, but I'm gonna wait on that until I get a better mobo, preferrably with an AM3+ socket. Unfortunately, I dunno what I should get. Perhaps you guys could recommend me something that would fit an ATX case?
Anonymous 03/27/15 (Fri) 05:53:59 f7e258 No. 7953
>>7922
Anonymous 03/27/15 (Fri) 09:23:11 79f5a2 No. 7999
Haven't found much it struggles with.
Anonymous 03/27/15 (Fri) 22:49:26 6cbefb No. 8260
>>7693 RAM + CPU cant fuck up hard and you can usually buy them used.
Luckily Ram and cases is interchangeable unless you're going for
>i7 cpus which the 5-xxxx cpus use ddr4 ram.
Anonymous 03/29/15 (Sun) 02:18:28 c103d2 No. 8780
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FbB4hM Ok so I switched out:
>RAM for something a bit cheaper. >SSD switched out for a more cost effective one. >Looking at other PSUs. >Went from mid-tower to full tower My current questions are:
If I'm going to be doing video editing and software dev, is an i7 worth it? I've been told it is but I'm not so sure.
Is the 970 worth it? Or should I stick with the 960?
Any other mistakes I've made?
Anonymous 03/30/15 (Mon) 19:42:44 a69d30 No. 9319
>>8260 Speaking of buying used, I was looking up Ebay and acting cautiously to have a passable rig. How cheap is too cheap?
Anonymous 03/31/15 (Tue) 00:13:06 c899bd No. 9417
What are your thoughts on GTX 980's? I may buy 2 for a bat shit insane build I'm planning.
Anonymous 03/31/15 (Tue) 00:18:44 c899bd No. 9421
>>7906 Casually reading one of these on your spare time will teach you an immense amount on computers in general.
http://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/comptia-a-certification-all-in-one-exam-guide-8th-edition-michael-meyers/1117354665?ean=9780071795128 I'm sure there's a pdf for it somewhere, I own a physical copy from when I took that shit.
Post last edited at 03/31/15 (Tue) 00:25:59
Anonymous 03/31/15 (Tue) 01:14:33 27a56b No. 9442
>>9417 >>9421 To my knowledge it's better to use a 700 for similar results while being substantially cheaper. If you have a budget around 1k I do recommend it, however, and skim on the RAM for now (for video games 8 will do anyway), as you can easily supply more later. Depending on your operating system, there are also "tricks" to increase the space of your drives, meaning you can make cost cuts there as well.
(Also, if you're going to edit your post you might well put on your stamp, Rayray-sempai.)
Anonymous 03/31/15 (Tue) 01:57:48 c899bd No. 9460
>>9442 Alright, I didn't really have a budget as long as it's not over the top.
I don't like using my BO tag outside of announcements or in the meta thread, I was hoping someone would assume I was a voulenteer or something.
Anonymous 04/07/15 (Tue) 02:27:56 91d8a1 No. 11747
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g38hTW This is going to be my second build. Planning on buying all the parts and building it by next month.
Any thing I can get better performance with for a marginal price increase?
Thoughts on the case?
Anyone have any mx brown keyboards to recommend?
Even some general advice regarding any of the parts?
Anonymous 04/07/15 (Tue) 06:34:47 48fd38 No. 11776
>>11747 Ducky Premier DK9008P/9008G2, if you can find one. They come with very nice PBT dye-sub caps that will probably never wear out. I have a G2 with Green switches and it makes my old Model M and Extended II keyboards seem a little flimsy.
At work, a couple of people have Rosewill mechanical keyboards and they're pretty decent.
Anonymous 04/07/15 (Tue) 07:05:58 48fd38 No. 11779
Oh, and avoid the 840 Evo. It has slowdown bugs that aren't 100% squished and likely never will be.
Anonymous 04/07/15 (Tue) 11:42:03 560435 No. 11812
>>11747 That's your second build? I shudder to see the first one. You need a mandatory hardware class or something.
Anonymous 04/07/15 (Tue) 22:27:52 f82d5b No. 11944
>>11792 I am aware the psu is overkill, especially with the new nvidia cards, but I plan on using this build for a few years hence the flexible case, mobo, and psu. I also didn't realize I hadn't put the unlocked i5 in there.
>>11779 I did not know about that, thanks.
>>11812 An entirely awful build, hmm? Everything should be compatible with plenty of room for more, no? I said I planned on building it next month, but it's not set in stone. I'll likely do more research on the individual parts and alternatives in said month.