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

[Pentium]

i agreed with pretty much all of your stuff except this
the clock speed of the ram doesn't matter, it's the total latency that matters. The latency on the one you picked is actually higher than the original.

Yeah, and the total latency of the faster RAM is lower; the CAS latency that the RAM is marked with is relative to the clock speed. The actual latency for the faster RAM is 10ns vs ~13 for the slower.

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[ZERØ]

get an enthoo pro case brrooo

While that case is lovey as hell, I still think the Noctis is way better, only because its built off the amazing H440, then again the Noctis does restrict your color choices due to the NZXT logo and the underglow being non-rgb and only being available in white with blue underglow or black with red underglow... so the Enthoo might not be such a bad idea...

[espio100]

opinion on build? any parts i could improve on?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($102.88 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($624.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($117.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $1963.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 23:24 EST-0500

115 dollar for storage? You can just order 2 40 dollar 1Tb drives and set up a raid0. The benefits are you combines both capacity (1tb + 1tb = 2tb) and both speed so its twice as fast. And cheaper tho. The downside is if one drive fails all your data is lost
The mobo us p. Overkill. The msi z97s basicly does the same but is cheaper. Unless you care about looks ofcourse (but the msi is black and white tho ;) ).
For the gpu you can crossfire 2 R9 290X's. (AMD equivilant of the gtx titan). Unless ofcourse you want nvidia. The only reason I got nvidia was shield and nvenc. And the handy dandy control panel :)
Case is okay. Well I mean not like "its k" okay. Just I would get a cheaper one.
Your ram is perfect. The fastest the cpu can handle is 2133Hz anyways.

[Foxscotch]

its also not out of the question for someone to have a 3.5mm jack for a keyboard, anything is possible
is it practical?  no

can't you just admit that you were wrong? I mean, this is ridiculous

[espio100]

can't you just admit that you were wrong? I mean, this is ridiculous

Well im not saying hes right but I think its possible that a keypress could make a sound and the computer decodes it into a character. Ofcourse the noise is not audable and it just carried on the 3.5mm jack.
Altrough that would be stupid.

[Foxscotch]

Well im not saying hes right but I think its possible that a keypress could make a sound and the computer decodes it into a character. Ofcourse the noise is not audable and it just carried on the 3.5mm jack.
Altrough that would be stupid.

that's not what I'm talking about. I mean he's trying to make ridiculous excuses instead of just admitting that headphones with HDMI cables are a real thing

[plad101]

So I was given his Mac Pro G5 and I was wondering what I could do with it, I read up it is possible to make them good gaming rigs, but I'm not sure if that works with the G5

[Foxscotch]

So I was given his Mac Pro G5 and I was wondering what I could do with it

you can use it to browse the internet, make drawings, compose music, and run all kinds of other software!

[plad101]

you can use it to browse the internet, make drawings, compose music, and run all kinds of other software!

So this model is essentially trash then?

[Foxscotch]

So this model is essentially trash then?

uh... idk
I'm joking
it's a computer. it does things computers do

[espio100]

Its apple
Apple is asspensive
Sell it
The only reason I appreciate my laptop now is because it makes a good heater :)

[espio100]

Is it a good idea to set my BCLK to a 110%?
My CPU is a non-k so I cant OC it but im trying to reach 3.3Ghz to get the peformance of a 4590 (I have a 4430)

[Swat 3]

115 dollar for storage? You can just order 2 40 dollar 1Tb drives and set up a raid0. The benefits are you combines both capacity (1tb + 1tb = 2tb) and both speed so its twice as fast. And cheaper tho. The downside is if one drive fails all your data is lost

pfff

[espio100]

pfff

???

[Ninja Decoy]

???

Dunno what swat is going to say, but thats a WD black.
What you are suggesting is that he gets slower drives.