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

[Zacks]

SATA 6Gb/s is SATA III, 3Gb/s is SATA II. At least as far as I know

Thanks, also my new computer is going with a classic red/black theme so is the Asus Sabertooth a good board? Seems pretty overkill to me and I didn't hear much good reviews about the msi board, sooooooooo.. yeah.

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[ABlockOfCheese]

I'm still on the fence for what parts I should upgrade first. What do you guys recommend?

You seem to have some relatively slow ram.  That's really all I could justify upgrading.

[Tokthree]

I wonder how long it will take for people to understand that 1333MHz dual-channel RAM is listed as 667MHz in these programs

[SPooK]

You seem to have some relatively slow ram.  That's really all I could justify upgrading.

Stop quoting that image, we have already establish that his RAM is not slow.

[SPooK]

I'm thinking about replacing my video card, and I'd like to get some advice from you guys.
I currently have a GTS250 (1Gb version), which is starting to struggle in some newer games.

This is what I have besides the graphics card:
Mobo: ASUS P5KPL/1600 (PCI-E 1.1, two 16x slots, speed similar to PCI-E 2.0 x8 or 3.0 x4)
Processor: Intel Xeon X3350 (actually a rebranded Q9450) @ 2.9 GHz (will hopefully be overclocked further to 3.2 once I get a better cooler)
RAM: 4Gb (2x2Gb) DDR2-800 @ 880MHz (have been run at ~1000MHz before without issues)
PSU: ACE -something-, 620W (don't know what leads it has, though I assume I can get an adapter if I have to)

I've been thinking about getting either a GTX660 or a 760, but I don't know how well they fare against AMD's cards. Here's the prices at the computer store I'll be buying it from:

GTX660 2Gb: $226 - $245
GTX760 2Gb: $329 - $360
R7 260X 2Gb: $217
R9 270 2Gb: $251 - $271
R9 270X 2Gb: $264 - $308 (4Gb version)

Any thoughts?

760 out performs all of them except the 270X in some games at higher resolutions.

http://techgage.com/article/amd-radeon-r9-270x-graphics-card-review/1/

Go here and select the dropdown menu where it says Introduction and then proceed to the benchmarks.

[Manchild]

Hi.

I have an ATI Raedon HD 5800 Series Graphics card, and I'm looking for an upgrade.

I found a site, and I want to know what would be a respectable upgrade.

(Site: http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=c&p=video_cards)

[Treynolds416]

GTX660 2Gb: $226 - $245
GTX760 2Gb: $329 - $360
R7 260X 2Gb: $217
R9 270 2Gb: $251 - $271
R9 270X 2Gb: $264 - $308 (4Gb version)

Any thoughts?

Wtf, that is a truly ridiculous markup. Just buy it from an online store, you can either save yourself $100 or you'll be able to buy a 770 for the same price

[SPooK]

What price point are you looking at? Same as the price as when you got a 5800 series card?

[Nikolan]

You seem to have some relatively slow ram.  That's really all I could justify upgrading.

1333MHz ram is still quite high

[Manchild]

What price point are you looking at? Same as the price as when you got a 5800 series card?

Nothing over $300 NZD

[SPooK]

Nothing over $300 NZD

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=VGAEVG2667&name=EVGA-GeForce-GTX-660-SC-version--2GB-192bit-GDDR5-

[Manchild]

How much better is this

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=CPUIT4440&name=Intel-Haswell-Core-i5-4440-3.1GHz-6MB-LGA1150--(H8

Compared to my Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600

[|Shadow]

http://www.ebuyer.com/290082-ocz-zt-series-750-watt-80plus-bronze-performance-fully-modular-power-supply-ocz-zt750w-uk

y/n

[Zacks]

How much better is this

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=CPUIT4440&name=Intel-Haswell-Core-i5-4440-3.1GHz-6MB-LGA1150--(H8

Compared to my Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600

If you live near an microcenter you can pick up a i7 4770k for the same price. Also do you plan on overclocking?

[Manchild]

If you live near an microcenter you can pick up a i7 4770k for the same price. Also do you plan on overclocking?

No, I don't plan on overclocking.

Also, I live in New Zealand and that is in NZD. Just keep in mind.