They probably didn't even have 144Hz enabled.I'look into the cards some more when I get home.
I saw the vg248q at B&H yesterday when I went to buy the SSD and honestly was not impresses. Maybe it was the way they had it set up idk.
They probably didn't even have 144Hz enabled.I'look into the cards some more when I get home.
I saw the vg248q at B&H yesterday when I went to buy the SSD and honestly was not impresses. Maybe it was the way they had it set up idk.
I'm planning to get this Asus GeForce GTX 780,, because my current GPU (kennah's AMD Powercolor HD6850) isn't enough anymore.
It has served me very well, but I want to be able to run titles like Watch_Dogs in 1080p and at least 30FPS (preferably 60FPS) and I was wondering, if I'm set with that one?
Appareantly, these are the minimum specs, if that helps somehow.
Also, reposting, because it's still happening and I don't know, what to do...
Like every time, help would be appreciated. Thanks.
(it's Disk 3)
Does that drive have any data on it you want to keep?Not sure if this is the best thread (if there's a better one, I'd love to know), but I'll ask anyway.
A friend dropped my external hard drive about a week ago and I'm trying to get it working. I've got it plugged in to my laptop at the moment, and this is what I see after going to My Computer --> Manage:
But it doesn't show up in explorer... I've googled around, but can't find a situation exactly like mine. Any ideas? I don't want to lose all the data on it if I don't have to (wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but it would verrrrry inconvenient)
The possibility of cheap Windows via /r/softwareswap has gotten me excited about saving ~£50, and being under £900 makes me happy. With that in mind, what do you think?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.20 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£246.94 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.89 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.83 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £845.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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There's your standard 4670k, 212 EVO, 840 EVO, 1TB Caviar Blue. and cheap DVD drive. Should they be fine? I haven't looked much into the 840 EVO, but it seems to be liked. And cheap.
I'll swap the green LP Vengeance for a more sightly colour that isn't listed but is the same price.
Gigabyte apparently have a nice RMA policy in the UK so they get top pickings. Is a 770 the way to go?
Could happily change the PSU, but I was recommended that before on here.
I don't know if that's a good motherboard choice, but then again, I'm not sure about what case I want. Do I go with the quiet choice in the R4, something a bit smaller and cheaper in something like the Bitfenix Shinobi, or do I go for a mini ITX board and case? Are there any good new cases on the market?
This must be at least the 4th build I've posted on here without actually buying a PC in a year or so. Don't hate me Gaf.
Yep yep.
But, overclocking is really easy, and the chips are intended to be overclocked. It'll pay off if you play a lot of multiplayer games.
Does that drive have any data on it you want to keep?
still torn between R9 280x and GTX 770 :
maybe I should just wait for a decent R9 290 non-reference card deal
I'll look into it, thanks.Almost the same rig as LordAlu build for me. As motherboard he recommended the Gigabyte Z87.
I dunno, that nearly doubles the SSD price and I have some money tied up elsewhere at the moment (although I can put it off if necessary). Would it not be okay to use something like Steam Mover for whatever I'm playing at the time? I have the 1TB in there to handle the bulk of my storage, or at least that's the plan.SixFourMike, could you go for a 240GB SSD? A 120 won't get you many games installed before you run out.
if you are looking for a card for watch_dogs, it probably makes the most sense to just wait until near when the game is out. It's a nvidia partnered game so I'm betting they will probably package it with new gpu's around when its out.
That's awesome. I'm glad it is still kicking! Pay it forward to another gaffer when you upgrade!
Yeah, but I wonder why I only have 194GB of those 232GB - Windows 7 can't take up that much space. Do I have any old installs of Windows on it? There's a "Windows" folder on it I see.My bad(I thought it was 232GB at first. No wonder why the number was odd lol). Yeah, 232GB usable space from 250GB.
But then it won't start up as quick it says.NoRéN;104112225 said:disable hibernate if you haven't done so.
Z77 boards do.....But my prodigy had a limited choice of motherboards, and my z77 doesn't support overclocking. Moving up to one that did would have been a big jump in cost, so I am not overclocking
Not a good idea to set expectations on someone else's experience. It's all silicon lottery.I know it differs from card to card but i was wondering if there is a general baseline of how far people have been able to OC their 780 Ti on air ?
i am curently at +50 mhz for the GPU clock and 300 mhz for the memory clock.
So far so good but i would like a target to aim for , if possible.
Unless you are going to leverage use of G-Sync and Shadowplay, 280x is undoubtedly the better card, assuming you can get it for proper MSRP ($300).still torn between R9 280x and GTX 770 :\
maybe I should just wait for a decent R9 290 non-reference card deal
I'd say something like write speed problems on a SSD aren't really an issue. SSD fast is SSD fast.Amazon also has it around the same http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ8RHJ2/?tag=neogaf0e-20 For anyone who wants it outside the US.
(Does anyone have perfromance numbers on the 480GB model? does it suffer the same write speed problems of the 240GB?)
Hibernate is a sleep state that you won't really be using. From a cold boot, you should be up and running within 10 seconds. Saving 8 of those to use hibernate (which still draws power compared to when it's off) doesn't seem like a worthwhile benefit.But then it won't start up as quick it says.
You guys think its safe to have my PC about a foot and a half away from a 12 inch subwoofer? I'm a little worried the vibrations might mess up my mechanical drives.
How big is the Windows folder?Alright, I'll turn off Hibernate.
Though, I'm thinking of formatting my SSD, because I don't understand why there were only 194GB left of 232GB after installing Windows 7.
I also got a blue screen twice after updating from Windows Update but I guess that can be normal.
Z77 boards do.....
Not a good idea to set expectations on someone else's experience. It's all silicon lottery.
Unless you are going to leverage use of G-Sync and Shadowplay, 280x is undoubtedly the better card, assuming you can get it for proper MSRP ($300).
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I know it differs from card to card but i was wondering if there is a general baseline of how far people have been able to OC their 780 Ti on air ?
i am curently at +50 mhz for the GPU clock and 300 mhz for the memory clock.
So far so good but i would like a target to aim for , if possible.
280x has overclocking headroom, 3GB of memory, and a higher memory bandwidth. If you just increase the clock speed a bit, it can get neck and neck with 780s. So, it'll get better with age whereas the 770 will fall off faster. Plus the 770 is $50 more.http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1037
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/amd-radeon-r9-280x-vs-nvidia-geforce-gtx-770-which-is-fastest
I always thought it was a split between the two
Z77 boards do.....
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Overclocking
Without CPU voltage control, we didn't expect to set any overclocking records with our Core i7-3770K. And we didn't. With a Corsair H80 water cooler bolted to the CPU and a hot-clocked Asus Radeon HD 7970 riding shotgun, we pushed the CPU to 4.5GHz without any hiccups. That was as far as she would go.
At 4.6GHz, the system booted and occasionally made it to Windows, but the blue smilie of death was soon upon us, usually followed by a crash. Unable to give the CPU more power, we quickly gave up.
We've had the same chip running 400MHz faster on other Z77-based Mini-ITX boards, albeit with extra voltage, so the Z77N-WiFi clearly left some headroom on the table. That said, we did manage a respectable 600MHz jump over the CPU's maximum Turbo speed.
It gets a standard overclock just not an excessive one. You still gain an extra ghz. So like 25%Mine is a gigabyte z77n wifi. According to a review it doesn't have CPU voltage control.
So it looks like I should be able to get something out of it, but not a huge amount?
Yeah, but I wonder why I only have 194GB of those 232GB - Windows 7 can't take up that much space. Do I have any old installs of Windows on it? There's a "Windows" folder on it I see.
But then it won't start up as quick it says.
Yep
Edit: took the drive out, hooked it up internally and it doesn't show up in bios :/ I was hoping it'd work fine like that
I'd say something like write speed problems on a SSD aren't really an issue. SSD fast is SSD fast.
Hibernate shuts down the system but dumps the RAM into a file (which it then loads back up into RAM).Hibernate is a sleep state that you won't really be using. From a cold boot, you should be up and running within 10 seconds. Saving 8 of those to use hibernate (which still draws power compared to when it's off) doesn't seem like a worthwhile benefit.
Mkenyon is the resident expert.how hard is it to put together a set up like this-
Does it take a ton of time and craftsmanship?
Loving the PC I just put together, but damn if it doesn't look like ass inside. Curious if anyone has ever put together a build like that with all the tubing and water cooling. Is it extremely hard?
It gets a standard overclock just not an excessive one. You still gain an extra ghz. So like 25%
how hard is it to put together a set up like this-
As Kennah said, it still OC's, just not to super high levels. They all can put the processors at 4.2GHz without excessive voltage.Mine is a gigabyte z77n wifi. According to a review it doesn't have CPU voltage control.
So it looks like I should be able to get something out of it, but not a huge amount?
That tubing in particular is really, really, really hard to deal with. The fittings that are required to use acrylic means that you have literally zero wiggle room when it comes to getting the bends just right. It took a friend and I basically a whole weekend to get just the tubing done on this, and we both are pretty experienced at modding:how hard is it to put together a set up like this-
Does it take a ton of time and craftsmanship?
Loving the PC I just put together, but damn if it doesn't look like ass inside. Curious if anyone has ever put together a build like that with all the tubing and water cooling. Is it extremely hard?
That's a molex connector, and it gets plugged into your power supply.I got everything working on my rig, except the case fans. I have the fans plugged into these receivers attached to the case. But they are not working and I think I found the culprit...I can't find anywhere to attach this connector and thus left it unplugged. How\ever, now I think I may need it. I don't know where it goes, or if there is even a place for it. Any ideas?
It's pretty much as standard as you get. Been in use for as long as I can remember.Do most modern power supplies have a spot for it?
how hard is it to put together a set up like this-
Does it take a ton of time and craftsmanship?
Just keep in mind it's really really expensive, and can get even more expensive than it first seems very quickly.
Startup time is hardly the most important difference between hibernate and cold boot; hibernate allows you to power down and resume without losing the state of your work.Hibernate is a sleep state that you won't really be using. From a cold boot, you should be up and running within 10 seconds. Saving 8 of those to use hibernate (which still draws power compared to when it's off) doesn't seem like a worthwhile benefit.
2500K is a beast processor, and will be fine through this gen. Just overclock it.
The 780 and 290/290x is where priceerformance stops being acceptable. The 780Ti and Titan are both overkill.
G-Sync is vastly superior to what has been proposed of FreeSync, as G-Sync has the variable frame rate mode, can go up to 120/144Hz, and also has ULMB (ultra low motion blur), which gives you CRT-like motion quality with zero blur. That being the case, I'd recommend the 780 if it's in your budget. The 760 is good too, especially for the price.
That reservoir is bigger than my case. We Should talk about sleeving. I'm swinging through town in a couple months.I'm the resident expert on the getting expensive stuff. Just to give you an example I spent $200 dollars on just a reservoir and pump last night to upgrade my loop.
Basic custom water loops are fun and not too too expensive if you want to make it a hobby. But if you go down the rabbit hole of, acrylic/copper tubes, sleeving, custom wiring, fan controllers, lighting controllers, aesthetic products (dinoc), etc it gets very expensive very quickly.
On a side note I have a XSPC Dual Bay D5 v2 Resevoir/Pump for sale (pump not included unless the MCP655B and MCP655 dont work together)
Price negotiable, looking for a good home more than anything. (Kennah......)
Did you plug it into your motherboard or video card?Okay I got everything installed properly I believe, but now I've come into yet another problem...The monitor isn't displaying anything. Does anybody have any idea what the culprit may be. The PSU seems to be working just fine.