[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Vortex]

Um. Mine idled at 35C to 40C..
Why is my 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws way underclocked?

It isn't, 686MHz is 1600 clock RAM, I forget what RAM clock is measured in and the conversion but yeah

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[SquartleTurtle]

I have the AMD Athlon 64 and NVIDIA GeFore 4500 nForce 405 integrated. The OS It came with is a 2002 windows xp

[Cut Glass]

It isn't, 686MHz is 1600 clock RAM, I forget what RAM clock is measured in and the conversion but yeah

Well, i'm stupid.

[Vortex]

Well, i'm stupid.

i worked in computer hardware for probs 3 months before I figured that out, don't feel bad lol

[Cut Glass]

Um, my DVD player isn't reading disks...I inserted a movie and it doesn't detect it. I mean, the computer opens and closes the DVD player but it just wont detect it.. any ideas..?

[Anybody]

Um, my DVD player isn't reading disks...I inserted a movie and it doesn't detect it. I mean, the computer opens and closes the DVD player but it just wont detect it.. any ideas..?

is it just that disc, or any disc you try

[Cut Glass]

is it just that disc, or any disc you try

I tried the movie "Oblivion" and "Olympus Has Fallen". So pretty much every disc.
forget i'm handicapped. "OH YA LETS PUT A BLU RAY DISK IN A REGULAR DVD PLAYER HERP DERRRR".

[Treynolds416]

It isn't, 686MHz is 1600 clock RAM, I forget what RAM clock is measured in and the conversion but yeah

Um, pretty sure that it's all megahertz
DDR3 1600 ram should run at 800MHz. Most RAM manufacturers will downclock any ram higher than 1333 to ensure stability for system builders. In glass' link, quite a few people said they had to manually set the XMP settings and the speed of their ram in the bios after the first boot.

[Titanium Man]

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/vengeance/vengeance-extreme-memory-8gb-3000mhz-cl12-1-65v-ddr3-memory-kit-cml8gx3m2a3000c12r.html

mother of god

[Cut Glass]

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/vengeance/vengeance-extreme-memory-8gb-3000mhz-cl12-1-65v-ddr3-memory-kit-cml8gx3m2a3000c12r.html

mother of god

Why would anyone need RAM that fast? Holy crap that's fast.

[Blockzillahead]

Why would anyone need RAM that fast?

Why not? It's fast.

[KoopaScooper]

It isn't, 686MHz is 1600 clock RAM, I forget what RAM clock is measured in and the conversion but yeah

Typically it goes something like this:
clock of RAM / x channels / x sticks per channel
So 2 sticks of 1333MHz RAM, each on it's own channel, would equate to about 667MHz per channel.
Of course, technologies like Cool'n'Quiet and manufacturers change clocks for stability or temperature management, so don't be surprised if it's not completely accurate.

[Vortex]

Typically it goes something like this:
clock of RAM / x channels / x sticks per channel
So 2 sticks of 1333MHz RAM, each on it's own channel, would equate to about 667MHz per channel.
Of course, technologies like Cool'n'Quiet and manufacturers change clocks for stability or temperature management, so don't be surprised if it's not completely accurate.

thanks for the clarity, that knowledge will come in useful later I'm guessing lmao

but really, thanks

[Georges]

http://www.corsair.com/memory-by-product-family/vengeance/vengeance-extreme-memory-8gb-3000mhz-cl12-1-65v-ddr3-memory-kit-cml8gx3m2a3000c12r.html

mother of god

That cost more than my entire computer will cost. :o

Can someone help me pick a good $65-$70 GPU (yes I know that it will not be that great). If it helps, I will be using 4 GBs of RAM, an Asus M5A78L-M LX Plus Motherboad, and an AMD FX 4130 3.8 GHz Quad Core CPU.

[Georges]

Sorry for double post, but... is this a good GPU for the money? Or would I be better off with some form of Radeon 6670?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125425