The Computer Megathread

[ultimamax]

the arm went down. all is well

but youtube went down while i was in the middle of the newegg building video. loving brilliant.

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[Axolotl2]

Will the V8 cool down an Ivy Bridge i7, or do I have to go with the horribly bulky V10?

[Momentum]

holy overkill, batman!

this guy doesnt even get hot with my i5
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

[Axolotl2]

holy overkill, batman!

this guy doesnt even get hot with my i5
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

But Ivy Bridge processors are more hot than Sandy Bridge processors.

[Momentum]

the V8 still looks very overkill for it, unless you are looking to overclock.

[JPSC]

sell it and buy parts for a high end desktop

No.
Is NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M decent?

[Momentum]

No.

gay

[Mr.jacksaunt]

Is NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M decent?

what a waste

[Axolotl2]

No.
Is NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M decent?

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+650M

Don't expect it to run max shaders.

[JPSC]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+650M

Don't expect it to run max shaders.

i'm not looking for anything super, I just want to know if it will run games like minecraft, team fortress 2 or portal 2 normally

[Axolotl2]

i'm not looking for anything super, I just want to know if it will run games like minecraft, team fortress 2 or portal 2 normally

I think so.

the V8 still looks very overkill for it, unless you are looking to overclock.

What would you suggest?

[JPSC]

what a waste

I can't get a better one because I'm a poor alley boy! ;-;

[ultimamax]

wtf
where is the 6pin thingamabob
this is a radeon 7970 (sapphire)

[lcyGamma]

Well I'm just short of a CPU for my mid-range gaming mini-itx.

Mah fan came in the mail though. I'm sticking a 230mm fan at the front of the case that will pull cool air in , immediately hitting the hard drive (which is snug at the top) and I've removed the bays below it so the air will travel straight through. Nobody escapes the wrath of big fat fanz.

But yeah its c00t its the size of a small plate. You can see how it will take up the entire width and most of the height of the case.

If you're interested in the fan, its the BitFenix Spectre Pro Black 230mm non-LED.

It comes in LED versions. There is also a smaller 200mm with a similar design.

Noise level is <25.6dba.

[Muzzles56]

Whats the benefit of having 8 cores over 6?