The Computer Megathread

[Mulch]

I need to upgrade my CPU, I have a Nvidia GTX 460 (Hey, don't laugh at me, i brought it when it was cutting edge and stuff :c) but I haven't been able to push it to it's full potential.

First thing anyone will ask for is your budget. By the way did you mean GPU and not CPU?

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[devildogelite]

also we need to know the mobo socket

[HerpaDerp]

I looked it up and it only has a pcie x16 almost all graphics cards you can buy new now are pcie2.0 x16. So yes probably

What are you talking about? PCI E 2.0 cards are compatible with normal x16 slots.

B

[devildogelite]

What are you talking about? PCI E 2.0 cards are compatible with normal x16 slots.

B

My B yo, I thought it would bottleneck the card. I'm bad at older stuff.

in that case
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24606187

[Doomonkey]

???
im not really giving much advice
and i started on pg. 334.
thats 6 pages back.
EDIT:
forgot i changed my GPU.
the price is mostly the processor, motherboard, GPU, and monitor

The price is the ridiculously over-priced things you are picking. You manage to find all of the worst deals on some of these products and end up putting parts in your list that are way worse than a normal part but way more expensive.

In your new $1500 build, the RAM is ridiculous. I went on Newegg and every single set of 4x2GB DDR3 RAM is nearly $100 cheaper than the RAM you picked. Some of the RAM on Newegg will even stomp yours into dust. You can find some overclocked at 2400MHz for still $50 cheaper than yours.

In the build before that I hear that the hard drive was insanely overpriced. Shop around before you start deciding on parts.

[Mr.jacksaunt]

I've got a question.
If you bought two Nvidia gtx 680 cards, what wattage would be required for the PSU?

[BlockFry]

im gonna be an idiot and put 32gbs of ram

lolno, to expensive.

[Uncle Bengs]

I've got a question.
If you bought two Nvidia gtx 680 cards, what wattage would be required for the PSU?

http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html

[LeetZero]

Would getting more RAM help my computer be faster? I know those kind of questions are stupid but I actually feel like it's not enough, 1.9 GB of my ram is used on a normal basic, with my browser on and all my stuff. When I start Gaming it roughly decreases to around 1.4 GB after I close my browser.

However sometimes for some reason it feels like the games I run, or at least at the settings I run, require more RAM than I currently have, the game stuttering.

I have the adequate system specs for the respective games however.

I have 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM. After selling it I plan on getting 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM.

I searched for benchmarking done with RAM, but I've seen them on programs like Photoshop and such, which do have an improvement. (Considering I also use such programs I could also use more RAM...), but I did see nothing related to games.

Is it worthy of upgrading to 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz? I am planning on getting Corsair Vengeance.

[BlockFry]

Would getting more RAM help my computer be faster? I know those kind of questions are stupid but I actually feel like it's not enough, 1.9 GB of my ram is used on a normal basic, with my browser on and all my stuff. When I start Gaming it roughly decreases to around 1.4 GB after I close my browser.

However sometimes for some reason it feels like the games I run, or at least at the settings I run, require more RAM than I currently have, the game stuttering.

I have the adequate system specs for the respective games however.

I have 4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM. After selling it I plan on getting 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM.

I searched for benchmarking done with RAM, but I've seen them on programs like Photoshop and such, which do have an improvement. (Considering I also use such programs I could also use more RAM...), but I did see nothing related to games.

Is it worthy of upgrading to 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz? I am planning on getting Corsair Vengeance.

Artists, movie : 16GB of DDR3 RAM   Gaming, and etc: 8GB of DDR3 RAM

[Doomonkey]

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What are your other specs because RAM may not be the problem. I upgraded the RAM on my machine a long time ago, before I knew about computers, and was disappointed about how it did pretty much nothing.

[LeetZero]

What are your other specs because RAM may not be the problem. I upgraded the RAM on my machine a long time ago, before I knew about computers, and was disappointed about how it did pretty much nothing.

Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS
Bios updated on 3 March 2011.
Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 4096 MBytes DDR3 Corsair (1333 MHz)
Display: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1Gb: Palit Sonic Platinum
Display mode: 1920 x 1080 (60Hz, 1080p)
Monitor: LG Flatron E2360 Widescreen
Network Adapter: Atheros
Hard disk: 2 Terrabytes total - Kingston

[Doomonkey]

Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS
Bios updated on 3 March 2011.
Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2300 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 4096 MBytes DDR3 Corsair (1333 MHz)
Display: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1Gb: Palit Sonic Platinum
Display mode: 1920 x 1080 (60Hz, 1080p)
Monitor: LG Flatron E2360 Widescreen
Network Adapter: Atheros
Hard disk: 2 Terrabytes total - Kingston

RAM might help then. If the games say you need it, it is worth a shot.

[Legodude77]

Is there anyway of erasing everything on a computer except the OS? Basically restoring it to factory settings? I have a PC with windows vista on it and it's just cluttered with junk and needs to be reset. If I installed Windows 7 on it are there options to format the hard drive before you install?

[HellsSpot]

Is there anyway of erasing everything on a computer except the OS? Basically restoring it to factory settings? I have a PC with windows vista on it and it's just cluttered with junk and needs to be reset. If I installed Windows 7 on it are there options to format the hard drive before you install?

Format?