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

[SpreadsPlague]

Can http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-cpu-cooler-9500a cool off a stock-clocked i7-3770k?

if you're keeping it at regular clock why would you need an aftermarket cooler? unless your case has poor air flow or it's very hot where you live I don't see a reason for that

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[MegaScientifical]

Checking the reviews for the drive, 20% is lowest rating because it breaks easily or sounds like it will break. Given, a majority is top rated, but the second highest percentage being worst isn't very encouraging. Are you all sure you can't find me a specific, trustworthy drive? Because the ones I find seem to be possible stuff.

[devildogelite]

Checking the reviews for the drive, 20% is lowest rating because it breaks easily or sounds like it will break. Given, a majority is top rated, but the second highest percentage being worst isn't very encouraging. Are you all sure you can't find me a specific, trustworthy drive? Because the ones I find seem to be possible stuff.

Jesus it's not that hard. You were even recommended a specific drive.

[deathrider]

my new computer parts cpu psu and screen are on their way!

1   Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case, Gunmetal Black Colour
1   Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CML16GX3M2A1600C10 DDR3 1600MHz CL10 LP Vengeance Unbuffered DIMM Memory with X
1   Asrock Z77-EXTREME4 Z77/4 x DDR3/2 x PCI-E3.0/4 x SATA3/6 x USB3.0/HDMI/D
1    Corsair 128GB 2.5" Force Series GS SSD 560MB/s Read 535MB/s Write, fast Toggle NAND.
OCZ ZX-Series 850W Full Modular PSU 80+Gold
1   Intel Core i7 3770K/3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/LGA1155 Ivy Bridge
1   Asus VS247H 23.6",LED, 5ms,1920x1080,50M:1,250nits,DSUB,DVI-D,HDMI
1      Asus GTX680 DirectCU II PCI-E 3.0, 4GB 256-bit DDR5, Base: 1006 boost: 1058/6008 MHz, 2x -DVI,

[MegaScientifical]

Jesus it's not that hard. You were even recommended a specific drive.

I listed some I found, one was recommended. I was getting ready to buy it, flipped Feedback, "20% 1 Egg." I check, the second most people have fatal problems with it sometimes before it even arrives. That's why I'm hoping you guys could help. I do wish I knew what happened to Ethan, since he helped find my entire rig, but he's not around anymore.

[Zacks]

Youtube is starting to piss me off recently I've formatted both of my hard drives and reinstalled xp to make my computer faster. I'm using 13gbs of space. Anyways when ever I watch video on youtube it randomly freezes and theirs nothing I can do about it. I have firefox clear all my data on exit.

[PrototypeCow]

Youtube is starting to piss me off recently I've formatted both of my hard drives and reinstalled xp to make my computer faster. I'm using 13gbs of space. Anyways when ever I watch video on youtube it randomly freezes and theirs nothing I can do about it. I have firefox clear all my data on exit.

wowe noob get a new pc

[Zacks]

nooo im a proud owner of a potato

[Trymos]

i want to get a raspberry pi but there are a few problems where most of them reside to the case.

the case, case, case.
CASE

i want a custom made case tuned to a portable raspberry pi.

and there's a problem with this: where do i get the materials?

i could pay to have it 3d printed but how do i know if i get it at the correct dimensions?
for all i know it could be incorrect i could be out for forget knows how much money.

and the other problem is and not major at all: how do i know via software if an external battery pack is low on battery?

[Treynolds416]

I've counted up all the monies I've been saving over the past few years, and it came down to £420


Time to buy new parts, hooray!

Do you guys have any good monitors to suggest?

Read the title silly

[MegaScientifical]

• Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail kit

The first one crosses the border of my personal price range, so I'd need to do something else for that. But it is better rated. Although it is just the drive and I'm not sure I have the cables, or the screws, so the second one might be it. The second one has a lot of reviews mentioning noise, heat, and breakage, which makes me nervous.

[Decepticon]

Okay, well I just went to the store today and looked at the computers, all I could find was just "AMD ATI Radeon HD 7310", is that still good though? They may have just ran out if the other one said "7750/7770"

[AfterShock]

• Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail kit

The first one crosses the border of my personal price range, so I'd need to do something else for that. But it is better rated. Although it is just the drive and I'm not sure I have the cables, or the screws, so the second one might be it. The second one has a lot of reviews mentioning noise, heat, and breakage, which makes me nervous.

Pro tip: Most of the reviewers are the people who got a forgeted up drive, and chose to complain about it.
I'm willing to bet you'll get one that works properly, despite the reviews. They're almost fully inaccurate since the drive they received was messed up.

Okay, well I just went to the store today and looked at the computers, all I could find was just "AMD ATI Radeon HD 7310", is that still good though? They may have just ran out if the other one said "7750/7770"

Looked for a benchmark, you'll get 9 FPS on Skyrim on the lowest setting. It'd mostly depend on what you want to do with it, I suppose.

[KoopaScooper]

• Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Retail kit

The first one crosses the border of my personal price range, so I'd need to do something else for that. But it is better rated. Although it is just the drive and I'm not sure I have the cables, or the screws, so the second one might be it. The second one has a lot of reviews mentioning noise, heat, and breakage, which makes me nervous.

If you get a bad drive, just RMA it. You'll have to pay for the return shipping to Newegg, but I think Seagate might pay the return shipping for you if you file the RMA with them instead of Newegg.

[Decepticon]

Looked for a benchmark, you'll get 9 FPS on Skyrim on the lowest setting. It'd mostly depend on what you want to do with it, I suppose.

The main things I want a video card to do:
Run Blockland at maximum everything smoothly
Run Battlefield 3 with a smooth FPS on medium+ settings
Run GTA IV on Medium+ with a smooth FPS.