The Computer Megathread

[Extrude]

How would I overclock it?

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[HerpaDerp]

How would I overclock it?

You need a decent CPU cooler first to make sure you get good temps and stable OC's. I recommend buying a Hyper 212. And then you can edit BIOS settings and rations and crap. Better to just check your drivers and all.

[dkamm65]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCbOleqKg4

I came. Asus makes some great stuff.

[Ethan]

I have a Gigabyte Radeon 6950, and an AMD Phenom II X4 995 processor, but I get major performance issues in GTA IV, which is a very buggy game anyway, but it lags a lot more then it should.

Is my CPU holding back my graphics card or is this just a problem with GTA.

The 995 should be fine with that game. I really can't see what would be holding it back.
It is a super buggy game, but there are old Athlons with crappy $50 GPUs that can run it medium detail no problem.

[Robo Dude]

You're forgeted unless you can get the update/firmware on a USB device (most motherboards have a feature that installs it for you, unsure of one that doesn't.)
Internal
External USB 3.0 and backwards

That will do plus I'll just buy a eyefi anyways. Could you find the internal in black?

[devildogelite]

What would be a good 128gb ssd to get? Are hdd prices still all forgeted up?

[Ethan]

What would be a good 128gb ssd to get? Are hdd prices still all forgeted up?

SSD's aren't rising, as the companies aren't in Thailand or whatever.

[KoopaScooper]

That will do plus I'll just buy a eyefi anyways. Could you find the internal in black?

What.
Most CD/DVD/BD drives have colouring schemes like that, and they look perfectly fine.
The internal has a black/silver switchable front panel.

[aludane]

I have a Gigabyte Radeon 6950, and an AMD Phenom II X4 995 processor, but I get major performance issues in GTA IV, which is a very buggy game anyway, but it lags a lot more then it should.

Is my CPU holding back my graphics card or is this just a problem with GTA.

Is it windows 7?

[HerpaDerp]

http://1saleaday.com/

Should I go for that 5850?

[SPooK]

Ethan, put this computer building tutorial in the thread. It's so good and accurate, and it shows EVERY STEP needed to build one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUY0tP5jYIo

[devildogelite]

SSD's aren't rising, as the companies aren't in Thailand or whatever.

I was wondering about normal hdd's because I wanna get a sata 6b/s hdd too

[Ethan]

http://1saleaday.com/

Should I go for that 5850?

Where the forget do they think RRP is $500? LOL

[dawngaward0110]

No.
First number is series. Second number is family. Say you have a HD4850. They make a HD5850, which is an updated version of it, and is better.
However I must comment that a HD6850 isn't better than a HD5850, but it's just an uncommon exception.
That's really bad for the price. Get this and the rebate and you can play your game:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150564

Ah, thank you so much for the advice and recommendation. Is every video card compatible with every computer?
Also, since Newegg doesn't ship to Europe, is this one (http://goo.gl/maK1D) the same/just as good?

[Slugger]

My computer has a 350 Watt PSU and I assume its holding back my HD 5450, so I was wondering if this would be good. PSU


Going to upgrade my GPU after seeing this http://www.anandtech.com/show/2931