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Hey guys, after i looked into it alittle it turns out i wouldn't have been able to buy my other needed stuff so i did alittle searching and found this one. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TV1T. How good is it? i edited it alittle for some of the stuff i want but otherwise ya. the only thing im worried about is the motherboard


Hey guys, after i looked into it alittle it turns out i wouldn't have been able to buy my other needed stuff so i did alittle searching and found this one. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TV1T. How good is it? i edited it alittle for some of the stuff i want but otherwise ya. the only thing im worried about is the motherboard
getting a cooler is useless since you are not going to be able to overclock that CPU model, just use the stock cooler which comes with the cpu or buy a cpu that is overclockable

and a suggestion, I would recommend replacing the SSD and that slow HDD with a 2 TB western digital black, it should get job done

I don't know if you guys remember or not - but a while back I was trying to fix my front USB ports. I found the fix, if anyone is interested.


Diagnosis

You have just built your system, installed a fresh copy of Windows and installed all your drivers. Try as you might, USB 3.0 on your case will not work.

1. USB 3.0 cables only : No response
2. USB 2.0 cables only : ports function as USB 2.0
3. USB 3.0 and 2.0 cables together: Windows doesn't recognise devices

To confirm you have the same problem. Test to see if your USB 3.0 ports on motherboard itself are functioning correctly. If you have the same problem they will either get no response or they will run at USB 2.0 transfer speeds.

Hypothesis

Chances are, when you installed Windows you had one or more USB devices plugged in while you were doing it. Probably a USB keyboard and/or mouse. Because of that, Windows has installed a generic USB controller driver to allow you to use those devices in windows.

When you try to install your motherboard's USB controller drivers over that, they are not overwriting the ones that windows has installed.

Solution

You need to delete all the USB controller drivers on your system and reinstall them.

Step 1 - Find/borrow a PS/2 Keyboard and plug that in.
Step 2 - Activate Mousekeys.
Step 3 - Unplug all your USB peripherals
Step 4 - Go into Device Manager, expand the Universal Serial Bus Controller section.
Step 5 - Uninstall everything under that section.
Step 6 - Reboot.
Step 7 - Reinstall your USB drivers as provided by your motherboard manufacturer.
Step 8 - Reboot as instructed.

You should now have fully functional USB 3.0 in the front and back. Ensure that only the USB 3.0 cable from your case I/O is plugged in (ziptie up the USB 2.0 controller for tidyness). Disable mousekeys and enjoy your Bitfenix build! :)



Hey guys, after i looked into it alittle it turns out i wouldn't have been able to buy my other needed stuff so i did alittle searching and found this one. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TV1T. How good is it? i edited it alittle for some of the stuff i want but otherwise ya. the only thing im worried about is the motherboard
My onion is that the CPU could be better. That'll have to last you longer than most other parts will.

morning grogginess

oh god that is a strange problem. is the room very humid in the morning?
nope :/

My onion is that the CPU could be better. That'll have to last you longer than most other parts will.
My onion is an onion.


Does anyone have any experience with standalone mics and have a good one to recommend? I had a really good one that died, and since then I've bought three different mics and they're all just stufftastically quiet, with every volume and decimal boost turned up.

Headset mics aren't an option because my room gets very hot and I have a fan running a lot and headset mic just picks it up too much.

EDIT : I wasn't clear at all what i'm using it for. All I need it something that picks up my voice well for skype and other VOIP apps. I don't need something studio quality
« Last Edit: April 30, 2013, 05:07:25 PM by Headcrab Zombie »

Does anyone have any experience with standalone mics and have a good one to recommend? I had a really good one that died, and since then I've bought three different mics and they're all just stufftastically quiet, with every volume and decimal boost turned up.

Headset mics aren't an option because my room gets very hot and I have a fan running a lot and headset mic just picks it up too much.
i use a Blue Yeti, it's really nice.

Does anyone have any experience with standalone mics and have a good one to recommend? I had a really good one that died, and since then I've bought three different mics and they're all just stufftastically quiet, with every volume and decimal boost turned up.

Headset mics aren't an option because my room gets very hot and I have a fan running a lot and headset mic just picks it up too much.

Shure SM57/58. The 57 is an industry standard in studio recording and the 58 is very very popular with live settings, but makes a cool vocal studio mic. I've got both, and I personally prefer the 58 for vox, but the 57 is a good rounded mic for vox and instrument mic'ing. They're both $100.
« Last Edit: April 30, 2013, 02:30:47 PM by ShadowsfeaR »

Hey guys, after i looked into it alittle it turns out i wouldn't have been able to buy my other needed stuff so i did alittle searching and found this one. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TV1T. How good is it? i edited it alittle for some of the stuff i want but otherwise ya. the only thing im worried about is the motherboard

3570K is the only i5 card you should get. It's the newest and best card in the series.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/26Kzd8C.png[ /img]i found this

Type "Help I'm 1" and you will get some good results

i use a Blue Yeti, it's really nice.
Shure SM57/58. The 57 is an industry standard in studio recording and the 58 is very very popular with live settings, but makes a cool vocal studio mic. I've got both, and I personally prefer the 58 for vox, but the 57 is a good rounded mic for vox and instrument mic'ing. They're both $100.

Those are a bit too much and look rather big. I've had <=$20 mics that worked perfectly for my uses
EDIT : I wasn't clear at all what i'm using it for. All I need it something that picks up my voice well for skype and other VOIP apps. I don't need something studio quality