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

[suburb]

why a 32 bit os?

4gbs of ram, I didn't quite plan to upgrade so soon but it's not a very full install so I don't really care.

Edit:  I have 64 bit Win 7 pro, I just choose to go with my 32bit instead as a temp install.

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[ABlockOfCheese]

You will need more ram if you are planning to game with the A10.  I would actually recommend the fx 6300 CPU and a dedicated gpu.

[psychomutt]

updated. any other suggestions.

any suggestions or anything? this is my first build by the way.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qHj8

[Blockzillahead]

4gbs of ram, I didn't quite plan to upgrade so soon but it's not a very full install so I don't really care.

Edit:  I have 64 bit Win 7 pro, I just choose to go with my 32bit instead as a temp install.

So... why 32-bit? 1GB is going to be wasted. 32 can see up to 3GB.

[ABlockOfCheese]

updated. any other suggestions.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qIvO

It's better to just go ahead and get a dedicated gpu.  The FM2 sockets are on the way out and the fx series requires an AM3+ mobo. You will be better off withy a dedicated gpu and separate CPU in the long run.

[Flush535]

Got my ssd installed. God I hate cable management,

btw, is it normal for drives to power down when not in use?

[awesomebread]

How well could I run Skyrim with Intel HD 3000?

[Cut Glass]

How well could I run Skyrim with Intel HD 3000?

Low if anything.

[Georges]

Ok, so a while back I asked if you guys could come up with any good reasons for me to upgrade from 4GBs of RAM to 8, even though all the games I play run just fine at like max settings, save Blockland, which I sometimes have to turn down from max settings. Everyday computing couldn't be much faster either, quite frankly. I never got an answer to this question, so I'm assuming nobody had any reasons why this might be good?

Also, I'm planning on ordering the value pack of cooler master blue led fans (they're near the top when you search newegg for blue led fan). So, I was wondering how would you switch a fan from exhaust to intake, and should I even put an intake fan on the front of my tower? I think it might have a dust filter, or if it doesn't, it's defiantly the best area at keeping dust out, I think.

[Cut Glass]

Ok, so a while back I asked if you guys could come up with any good reasons for me to upgrade from 4GBs of RAM to 8, even though all the games I play run just fine at like max settings, save Blockland, which I sometimes have to turn down from max settings. Everyday computing couldn't be much faster either, quite frankly. I never got an answer to this question, so I'm assuming nobody had any reasons why this might be good?

Also, I'm planning on ordering the value pack of cooler master blue led fans (they're near the top when you search newegg for blue led fan). So, I was wondering how would you switch a fan from exhaust to intake, and should I even put an intake fan on the front of my tower? I think it might have a dust filter, or if it doesn't, it's defiantly the best area at keeping dust out, I think.

Turn the fan around.

[Georges]

Turn the fan around.

oh. That's easy, ok.

[Blockzillahead]

Ok, so a while back I asked if you guys could come up with any good reasons for me to upgrade from 4GBs of RAM to 8, even though all the games I play run just fine at like max settings, save Blockland, which I sometimes have to turn down from max settings. Everyday computing couldn't be much faster either, quite frankly. I never got an answer to this question, so I'm assuming nobody had any reasons why this might be good?

Upgrading from 4GB to 8GB will save you trouble with applications. Example like Minecraft, as the world loads more blocks on it, it will eat up even more RAM. The more RAM you have available, the easier everything will go. Or your browser, the more tabs you open, the more RAM is being taken up which equals lag if you don't have enough free memory. There's lots of applications that do that. Video editing, games, rendering, anything that's intense and takes a lot of processes. + in some instances it can boost FPS.

[Cut Glass]

I might start up a YouTube channel with a friend now that I got OSX on my computer again and I have access to my editing programs, I need to know, what would be the best video recorder for gaming on windows? A lot of people say Fraps but is there anything else I should use?

Edit: My budget is $50.

[Georges]

Ok. I suppose sometimes I do wish I had more chunks loaded at once in minecraft. But like I said, just everyday computing couldn't get much faster, I think. I've had like 15+ tabs open at once in chrome and it wasn't even beginning to slow down. Unfortunately, it seems the price of RAM seems to have gone up since when I bought mine. :/ What I might do is just get 2 more gigs instead of 4. What would you think about that?

[Blockzillahead]

I might start up a YouTube channel with a friend now that I got OSX on my computer again and I have access to my editing programs, I need to know, what would be the best video recorder for gaming on windows? A lot of people say Fraps but is there anything else I should use?

Microsoft Encoder 4 - Pretty great, large raw files but once it encodes the video files they become incredibly small with good quality.
Bandicam if you have nVidia because they have an encoder that uses CUDA cores. It's pretty great.
Dxtory if you have a fast hard drive.
Another one is Action! by Mirillis. That one's also very good. Good quality + it encodes files also and they become small.

Ok. I suppose sometimes I do wish I had more chunks loaded at once in minecraft. But like I said, just everyday computing couldn't get much faster, I think. I've had like 15+ tabs open at once in chrome and it wasn't even beginning to slow down. Unfortunately, it seems the price of RAM seems to have gone up since when I bought mine. :/ What I might do is just get 2 more gigs instead of 4. What would you think about that?

So 6GB on three channels? Yeah sure