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

[Steve5451²]

I'd hardly consider 20 bucks a high value mouse. :S

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[carolcat]

Case is way too expensive for a budget build, don't get a Z97 board if you're not going to overclock, the WD Blue is cheaper than the Black yet has nearly identical performance and you can get a better-quality PSU for half the money. Try this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/#view=w8PD4D

yoo thanks

edit: how's this look?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y2tQsY

[Pentium]

Get the EVGA card from my build since it's cheaper and higher clocked, otherwise it's good.

[Jasa]

So i'm sitting here literally with 3 GPU's on my desk deciding which one to put in my spare rig.

Left is the GeForce GT 545 1.5GB DDR3, middle is the Radeon HD 5670 2GB DDR3, right is the Radeon HD 7570 1GB DDR3

I'm thinking of going with the 5670 simply because 2GB since that's the only thing that stands out. It's so hard to find benchmarks since they're so old.

[Steve5451²]

The 545 is probably your best bet.

[Jerome]

lol a 5670 isn't ever going to take advantage of 2gb, go with the gt 545

[Foxscotch]

not gonna lie, I liked the style of the old one and I kinda got attached to it but this new one is supposed to be better or something lol I don't even give a shout anymore I'm busy glad that my grandparents d were willing to get me a gift I think I wanna party em back some how like leaving some money around their house until over pretty Nick pursuits out ox

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[Pecon]

I'd hardly consider 20 bucks a high value mouse. :S

By 'high-value' I meant 'good for your money'.

It's an excellent mouse- gaming quality at standard cost. The only downside I've seen is that the scroll wheel is rather fragile, try not to drop it upside down.

[Oasis]

I just bought a Logitech MX Master because forget gaming mice.

[Frequency]

this got harder and harder to read as it went on

i was tired and gave up on trying to swipe over the correct letters on my phone lol

my b i corrected it now

[Bisjac]

5670

[Oasis]

Logitech MX Master

Amazon Prime 1 Day Shipping is pretty great, it's here.

Pardon my disgusting desk:

[matthewbim11]

Hey guys! I finally got my computer running, but I have a problem with the GPU. While running Grid 2 or any game for that matter, the GPU clock really isn't going to its full potential. It will maybe hit 600 or 700 MHz, but not the full 1080 I hit using FurMark. The activity % thing isn't going to 100%, but it did during the FurMark, so maybe that has something to do with it? Can I/Is it safe to manaully set the clock to 1080 and leave it there? Using AMD catalyst software, it will lower it down to 400 when I'm not running a game. Here is my Furmark score and the catalyst software.



I should note that yes, this is infact a problem. It gives me 20-30 fps in Grid 2 on just High, which is unacceptable compared to other peoples framerates for this card.

[Bisjac]

Why 1080? Thats an oddly specific number.
Your card doant look like it could even go that high. What 200 model is it?

Not all cards can go that high. Even the nirmal model titan x is stock about 1000mhz

[Tokthree]

Why 1080? Thats an oddly specific number.
Your card doant look like it could even go that high. What 200 model is it?

Not all cards can go that high. Even the nirmal model titan x is stock about 1000mhz

I think he's talking about boost clocks.

The problem I've found with boost clocks and utilisation on modern GPU's is that there's a falloff point for every resolution where it just won't give any more no matter how graphically demanding the game is. As an example with my GTX 970's in SLI I get about 40% usage on both cards and FPS between 45 and 60 with horrible stuttering in GTAV when running it at 1080p, however when using a 4k DSR to play the game at a 4k resolution I get solid 60 FPS, no stuttering whatsoever with about 70-80% GPU utilisation.
I don't really understand why this happens and I don't know if it's supposed to happen, but as far as I can tell it's something that does happen to quite a lot of people