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

[Alteration]

can you find out somehow?

I've smooshed it against several parts of it, nothing is working.

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[Marcem]

Does anyone know how to mount an iso to a flash drive using Windows 8's iso tools?  I can't figure it out through google, as I'm only getting results for putting windows 8 on a flash drive.

[AfterShock]

How'd I do with this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WFkO
Should I go with dual 7870's, or a single 7970? Also, how is the monitor? I don't know stuff about those.
I'll be using my hard drives and optical drive from my current computer. Almost decided on recycling RAM, but felt it's a bad idea.

[Treynolds416]

How'd I do with this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WF1Q
Should I go with dual 7870's, or a single 7970? Also, is the monitor? I don't know stuff about those.
I'll be using my hard drives and optical drive from my current computer. Almost decided on recycling RAM, but felt it's a bad idea.

$71 for 8gb ram is overpaying

[AfterShock]

$71 for 8gb ram is overpaying

I just kinda grabbed the first one I saw. $20 is only a minor difference though. But yeah, wasting $20 is pointless.

[J MASTER]

Is it worth waiting to buy this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iBUYPOWER+-+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/6979823.p?id=1218818465504&skuId=6979823#tab=overview


Or to just buy this now and  upgrade it?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iBUYPOWER---Desktop---8GB-Memory---500GB-Hard-Drive/6979787.p?id=1218818468711&skuId=6979787

[¥ola³]

How'd I do with this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WFkO
Should I go with dual 7870's, or a single 7970? Also, how is the monitor? I don't know stuff about those.
I'll be using my hard drives and optical drive from my current computer. Almost decided on recycling RAM, but felt it's a bad idea.

With a computer that powerful, recycling HDD's isn't a good idea.
Chances are you'll recycle a 5400 or 7200 RPM HDD, which is going to suck richard.
Best bet is to boot from a 32GB SSD and then use your current HDD's as mass storage

[aludane]

Mini-itx
Intel Atom
Very little noise
Very low power (under 150w)
dual cat-5 ethernet ports, 10/100, 10/100/1000
500GB 2.5" HDD

No DVD drive
Cabling is arse but it's the best I can do
Front USB 3.0 port shall never work (because motherboard simply doesn't support)
stuffty amount of RAM.


It's really a media PC motherboard but it's got the things I need for really low power and low noise with no fans (no cpu fan, no graphics card fan etc). The NIC will be used for connecting to my development computer/raspberry pi while the main ethernet port will go to my room network switch (more computers, internet).

[AfterShock]

With a computer that powerful, recycling HDD's isn't a good idea.
Chances are you'll recycle a 5400 or 7200 RPM HDD, which is going to suck richard.
Best bet is to boot from a 32GB SSD and then use your current HDD's as mass storage

I have a 120GB SSD that I'll be using to boot from, then a 2TB HDD for mass storage.

[Brian Smithers]

Is it worth waiting to buy this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iBUYPOWER+-+Desktop+-+8GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/6979823.p?id=1218818465504&skuId=6979823#tab=overview


Or to just buy this now and  upgrade it?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iBUYPOWER---Desktop---8GB-Memory---500GB-Hard-Drive/6979787.p?id=1218818468711&skuId=6979787

The second one is near Identical to my system, afaik same CPU GPU and amnt of RAM, and I run every game on ultra except ARMA 3.


might be worth while if you REALLLY wanna play arma on ultra.

[Marcem]

The second one is near Identical to my system, afaik same CPU GPU and amnt of RAM, and I run every game on ultra except ARMA 3.


might be worth while if you REALLLY wanna play arma on ultra.

as long as you also want to make music to go along with some 3d renders as well.

[Elecro]

might be worth while if you REALLLY wanna play arma on ultra.

please be satire.

Mini-itx
Intel Atom
Very little noise
Very low power (under 150w)
dual cat-5 ethernet ports, 10/100, 10/100/1000
500GB 2.5" HDD

No DVD drive
Cabling is arse but it's the best I can do
Front USB 3.0 port shall never work (because motherboard simply doesn't support)
stuffty amount of RAM.


It's really a media PC motherboard but it's got the things I need for really low power and low noise with no fans (no cpu fan, no graphics card fan etc). The NIC will be used for connecting to my development computer/raspberry pi while the main ethernet port will go to my room network switch (more computers, internet).

might have been a good idea to get a usb 3.0 supported motherboard. also, how much did this cost you?

[Mr.jacksaunt]

please be satire.

might have been a good idea to get a usb 3.0 supported motherboard. also, how much did this cost you?

It's $54000, what do you think?

It's got an atom, what do you think?

[Elecro]

It's $54000, what do you think?

It's got an atom, what do you think?

i never heard of atom, is it some new intel cpu?

[NalNalas]

The second one is near Identical to my system, afaik same CPU GPU and amnt of RAM, and I run every game on ultra except ARMA 3.


might be worth while if you REALLLY wanna play arma on ultra.

10/10 would buy again