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

[Miga]

there's a new version of the nzxt h440 in matte black

this thing is love

I still absolutely love my H440 in white

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[shitlord]

im a lot more skeptic about the power supply like pecon said but i dont really have the proper tools to do a proper test on it to really see

i have a 430w ready, and i looked up the power requirements of a GTX 970, it uses 145 watts, and the cpu is an Intel Pentium so it only uses like 60 watts, and i dont have anything else on the PC besides an optical drive

wouldnt that be running the 430 too high?  it would only be for a few days while i order proper testing equipment instead of just looking at all the voltages on voltage equipment and comparing it to the info on the box

all of the symptoms of the things that were happening to the computer before it just completely stuff itself are power supply failure symptoms but im not seeing anything like it on this new system with the same PSU, and there were no memory management blue screens after i changed the ram out, only system service exceptions

should i continue to run the 1000w while i get the equipment or just run the 430?  i know theres nothing wrong with the 430 as it had run the mini itx as a server and it would stay on for multiple weeks at a time, but im not seeing any issues on the new mobo with the 1000w, and everything is running smoothly, and surprisingly faster than before.  i would never think that an Intel Pentium could outdo my 6350 at 4.5 ghz

[AtlasBlue]

My local RadioShack was having a clearance sale and I got all of this stuff for about $100. Probably would have gone with a different keyboard but hey, it was $20.

[shitlord]

is that mechanical

[AtlasBlue]

is that mechanical

Probably not, doesn't feel like it.

Oh well, keyboard switch type really doesn't bother me that much.

[Kochieboy]

Probably not, doesn't feel like it.

Oh well, keyboard switch type really doesn't bother me that much.

I have that keyboard... It's nice

[Miga]

so I just tried installing the original Halo on Win7



it claims to have 0 MB of RAM, Java got the message and freaked out

[shitlord]

yeah it was the power supply :/
last night it made a loud squeeling noise so its out of action until i can get my test equipment
im going to run a 970 and a 60w processor on a 430w until then
its a silver rated 430w by EVGA so i'm sure it can take it for a little while, i dont have any other peripherals that i plug in besides hdd and a fan

this looks like a loving amazing replacement for my 1000w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139137

hdd was making a weird noise, games were stuttering and at one point i actually heard the volume on audio go up and down so this squealing noise has pretty much topped it off that its ABSOLUTELY the power supply

[Nal]

so I just tried installing the original Halo on Win7



it claims to have 0 MB of RAM, Java got the message and freaked out

compatibility mode?

[Bisjac]

Pcpartpicker guesses a build to be 415watts out of the 500w psu im using.
This is before any overclocking i will do.

Is that enough psu?

[Pentium]

What are the specs of the computer you're building?

[Bisjac]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bisjac/saved/nVkZxr

Oh yeah also no account for the mobo itself since i manually added it. Though they dint tend to need much for the count.

My other plan was to scrap the harddrives for 1 of these http://www.excaliberpc.com/636626/samsung-950-pro-512gb-nvme.html

Remove the hd cage andbput in a full size psu in its place.
That will require some hardcore modding though xd

[Miga]

compatibility mode?

Not needed, it works perfectly fine with the exception that it can't read how much RAM the system has

[Pentium]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bisjac/saved/nVkZxr

Easily; the one that comes with the case is more than powerful enough, even with some overclocking.

[Sheepocalypse]

So I'm thinking of choosing this board http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h61mdgs but the "form factor" numbers don't match. Should I be concerned? This is my board.