Author Topic: Computer build, opinions. (Read 949 times)

Georges · August 14, 2014, 11:33:33 PM

Quote from: Ipquarx on August 14, 2014, 11:30:53 PM

Don't do this, you'll never need more than 1TB

this is not necessarily true

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Ipquarx · August 14, 2014, 11:33:37 PM

Quote from: Foxscotch on August 14, 2014, 11:32:54 PM

that is incredibly subjective

This is ducky duck we're talking about

I doubt he's storing hundreds upon hundreds of hours of HD video

Headcrab Zombie · August 14, 2014, 11:52:14 PM

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/adam487/saved/NYmmP6
GTX 760 instead of a GT 740
Slightly newer cpu
No handicapped expensive cooler (stock is fine if you're not overclocking)
A much cheaper blu ray drive
$0.90 cheaper

EDIT: Hang on, problems with that case
EDIT2: Fixed that. That brought the price up about $20 from what you posted. You could shave that $20 back off by switching from a blu-ray drive to a dvd drive

Quote from: Blockzillahead on August 14, 2014, 10:04:10 PM

you didnt include a HDD or PSU so im assuming you already own those

However, you should post the PSU model number so we can check compatability

Dionysusan · August 15, 2014, 12:01:04 AM

Quote from: ZER� on August 14, 2014, 09:59:55 PM

Never knew the Fx series didn't ship with a cooler, all the A-# series ship with a stock cooler.

FX processors do ship with a cooler as far as I know. I don't use it. But I do have it, and the box my 6300 came in came with one. It's a little bitch heatsink/fan though lol

hyper212 gang or dont bang

ZER� · August 15, 2014, 12:08:24 AM

Quote from: Dionysusan on August 15, 2014, 12:01:04 AM

FX processors do ship with a cooler as far as I know. I don't use it. But I do have it, and the box my 6300 came in came with one. It's a little bitch heatsink/fan though lol

hyper212 gang or dont bang

Someone already answered my question, though I was talking about the fact it told him to select a cooler even though his came with one.

I'm still running my stock cooler on my A8, I may get something else as it does get noisy during gaming, though I am considering just switching to water cooling as my case has mounting points for a radiator.

ABlockOfCheese · August 15, 2014, 12:14:09 AM

Quote from: ZER� on August 14, 2014, 09:59:55 PM

Never knew the Fx series didn't ship with a cooler, all the A-# series ship with a stock cooler.

my fx 4300 came with one. It's fine if you plan on keeping the CPU at stock speed.

Also the R9 270 is p good. I have it as well. I can run planetside 2 at med-high settings hardly ever dipping below 50fps.

APUs are fine but nothing beats having a dedicated graphics card separate from your processor. I was originally going to get an a10, but I after seeing the FX4300, and the R9 series of graphics cards come out, I changed my mind completely.

Dionysusan · August 15, 2014, 12:20:38 AM

Quote from: ZER� on August 15, 2014, 12:08:24 AM

Someone already answered my question, though I was talking about the fact it told him to select a cooler even though his came with one.

I'm still running my stock cooler on my A8, I may get something else as it does get noisy during gaming, though I am considering just switching to water cooling as my case has mounting points for a radiator.

just a tip from me, if you want a quiet but extremely effective cooler, go with the CM hyper212. It's cheap as hell, easy to install, and you can add/swap fans to/from it as you please. Really good with airflow whether pushing or pulling. I have my AMD Phenom II 965 (stock 3.4ghz) overclocked to 4.0 ghz and it doesn't skip a beat or get hot.

But, I completely understand if you wanna try out liquid cooling cause I do too. I just don't have a spare buck to buy me a quality one at the moment. It's also really cool for show and tell :)

Ducky duck · August 15, 2014, 09:22:08 PM

I do have an HDD already, 1TB.
Two as a matter of fact,

And I just forgot to include a PSU so thanks for telling me.

Quote from: Ipquarx on August 14, 2014, 11:33:37 PM

This is ducky duck we're talking about

I doubt he's storing hundreds upon hundreds of hours of HD video

True, very true.

Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on August 14, 2014, 11:52:14 PM

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/adam487/saved/NYmmP6

Woah thats a nice build, thanks.

According to calculator base total should be $740 not $766 and I should be getting this for $711. But I am bad at math so I could have done that wrong.

Also I have a 170GB (about) HDD that I am not using with Windows XP pro previously installed and it is from my school's computer so It has Microsoft Office stuff like Word and Publisher pre-installed and activated.

I might be able to sell it, just PM me. Im not going too expensive but ill go like $20-50.

Headcrab Zombie · August 15, 2014, 09:35:33 PM

Quote from: Ducky duck on August 15, 2014, 09:22:08 PM

but ill go like $20-50.

You can get a brand new 500-1tb hard drive for this price

Ducky duck · August 15, 2014, 09:37:21 PM

Quote from: Headcrab Zombie on August 15, 2014, 09:35:33 PM

You can get a brand new 500-1tb hard drive for this price

So how much should I sell it for?

ZER� · August 15, 2014, 10:36:10 PM

Quote from: Dionysusan on August 15, 2014, 12:20:38 AM

just a tip from me, if you want a quiet but extremely effective cooler, go with the CM hyper212. It's cheap as hell, easy to install, and you can add/swap fans to/from it as you please. Really good with airflow whether pushing or pulling. I have my AMD Phenom II 965 (stock 3.4ghz) overclocked to 4.0 ghz and it doesn't skip a beat or get hot.

But, I completely understand if you wanna try out liquid cooling cause I do too. I just don't have a spare buck to buy me a quality one at the moment. It's also really cool for show and tell :)

Bump

Well I would buy the CM Hyper 212, but I have a 200mm case fan and a Mid-tower case, It doesn't fit unless I remove it.

Ducky duck · August 16, 2014, 01:26:06 PM

Bump,

There seems to be a lot of computer
Related help threads.

Just so you know, I'm not planning on spending $800 on this. Only about $770 max