The Computer Megathread

[KoopaScooper]

how much space does a single piece of history on your browser use? im trying to figure out how much space i have used up for history inthe last 6 months.

not even 4KB
it saves a link, favicon, title, and date
that's about it
now if you don't customize the cache size, that's where lots of space goes

[Ad Bot]

[Treynolds416]

I'm getting a second 7950 soon to crossfire. Higher frames for me.

jesus christ

[allyorbase]

I upgraded to windows 8 last night, and I'm not hating it! Couldn't live without Start 8 though.

The speed improvements are great! Everything feels much faster, and my boot time is crazy fast.

[FireFish]

I'm on a ~$450 budget and I was wondering if there was anything wrong about this build, and how to improve it while staying in this price range.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811192289
Mobo/RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128540
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822015
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625

I can take the DVD drive from my current build, but if you have any other suggestions or corrections let me know.

[ShadowsfeaR]

I'm getting a second 7950 soon to crossfire. Higher frames for me.

Holy stuff

[PrototypeCow]

I'm on a ~$450 budget and I was wondering if there was anything wrong about this build, and how to improve it while staying in this price range.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811192289
Mobo/RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128540
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822015
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625

I can take the DVD drive from my current build, but if you have any other suggestions or corrections let me know.

holy tits that psu is way too big for your current build. get a 500 watt one.

[ultimamax]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  Asus P8Z77-V LE ATX  LGA1155 Motherboard  ($131.98 @ NCIX US)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage:  Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.22 @ Amazon)
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card  ($386.97 @ Newegg)
Case:  Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive:  Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)  ($91.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1129.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-19 00:11 EST-0500)
rate my build? i already bought the i5/mobo. also if somebody could help me pick out a PSU i would love them forever :3

[KoopaScooper]

holy tits that psu is way too big for your current build. get a 500 watt one.

Uh, I'll say this again, but my computer has a 650W power supply and only takes 247W on idle, 407W on load. Having more power is greater than not having enough, but yeah it's a bit overkill.

[Jerome]

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A corsair 650w minimum, but you should really go for a 750w for any upgrades. Otherwise, good build.

[Treynolds416]

Uh, I'll say this again, but my computer has a 650W power supply and only takes 247W on idle, 407W on load. Having more power is greater than not having enough, but yeah it's a bit overkill.

You don't want too much overheard, the efficiency goes down

[Isjix]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

if you had to choose, which brand would you take? i'm aiming towards the sapphire because it's cheaper

[Freeze]

Can someone link me to the cheapest possible laptop that could run TF2 at mid settings with 60 fps and binding of isaac at lowest settings at a decent fps?
Thanks

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[devildogelite]

I upgraded to windows 8 last night, and I'm not hating it! Couldn't live without Start 8 though.

The speed improvements are great! Everything feels much faster, and my boot time is crazy fast.

Im not upgrading until i get a new computer which is at least a year away or possibly not until Im out of college and have a job
and a newer os will probably be out by then




also this is littledude not devildog, just realized I didn't sign out of his account

[Treynolds416]

also this is littledude not devildog, just realized I didn't sign out of his account

are you guys brothers or something?

[KoopaScooper]

You don't want too much overheard, the efficiency goes down

at around 65% load the efficiency should be at it's peak,

but yeah it's a bit overkill.