PC Tech/Gaming Info Thread

[stev]

have to upgrade my desktop soon.

still rockin an intel celoron 2.4GHz with 768MB RAM....currently being used as a machine that is always connected to the net for downloading and accessing files remotely. Ubuntu runs well on it though.

[firstchoicett]

have to upgrade my desktop soon.

still rockin an intel celoron 2.4GHz with 768MB RAM....currently being used as a machine that is always connected to the net for downloading and accessing files remotely. Ubuntu runs well on it though.

cool ....

[blaine]

loud pop like a firecracker? possible blown filter capacitor in the PSU....capacitors on a motherboard or card rarely blow (but it happens). do u have another power supply to try it out?

watch out for voiding warranty on any parts if u diggin up in search of the problem.

Ok so today I removed the power supply completely and tried it on another system and guess what...no juice. So I think I'm sure now its the power supply.
I don't have another to try out though. Just hope none of the other components are damaged.
Btw I need to order another PSU...any recommendations. Looking at the Corsair AX 850Watt.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Watt-Modular-AX850/dp/B003PJ6QW4/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1366672642&sr=1-4

Think I'll be good with this???
Recommend something...

[stev]

well i just got of the phone with a friend who wants a gaming PC built. hehehehe

his budget is $5000 TT so i have some playing around to do. (he already has a great monitor)

lookin to spend most on performance not style. i'm thinking AMD FX 6300 3.5ghz for $1350TT.....or should i go core i5?

[firstchoicett]

loud pop like a firecracker? possible blown filter capacitor in the PSU....capacitors on a motherboard or card rarely blow (but it happens). do u have another power supply to try it out?

watch out for voiding warranty on any parts if u diggin up in search of the problem.

Ok so today I removed the power supply completely and tried it on another system and guess what...no juice. So I think I'm sure now its the power supply.
I don't have another to try out though. Just hope none of the other components are damaged.
Btw I need to order another PSU...any recommendations. Looking at the Corsair AX 850Watt.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Watt-Modular-AX850/dp/B003PJ6QW4/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1366672642&sr=1-4

Think I'll be good with this???
Recommend something...

If you can afford the AX860I you should go with that power supply instead. we had a few for $2200.00 but i dont know if i still have in stock. The AX and AXi from corsair are one of the best lines of PSu in the world.

well i just got of the phone with a friend who wants a gaming PC built. hehehehe

his budget is $5000 TT so i have some playing around to do. (he already has a great monitor)

lookin to spend most on performance not style. i'm thinking AMD FX 6300 3.5ghz for $1350TT.....or should i go core i5?

I have these systems already build and ready to sell.

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD 8350 AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W
Corsair 16GB DDR3 1600 8GB X 2
ThermalTake V3 Mid Tower
ThermalTake 700W
EVGA 630 2GB DDR3
500GB SATA3
DVD RW
1 YEAR warranty on Board PSU Hard DRive Card
3 Years on CPU

ASKing $6500.00 NEG

BRAN NEW

[fouljuice]

Problem is today while playing FIFA 13, the screen went blank, then I heard a loud pop and now it wouldn't power up. The standby power light on the motherboard is on however, but when you press the power nothing happens. Plese help!!!!

A few years ago, some 'inexperienced' electricians were working by me. The computer was off and I hear them working in the next room. Then I heard a loud pop (in my room) and something like smoke came out the rear vents in the PSU, and the computer wouldn't come on after. But it was one of them generic cheap PSU though. I opened the PSU and a it was a capacitor that blew up and a little bit of sheit had leaked from it.
Went and got another one for about $100 in PRW and the computer worked.

Bottom line, if you have a spare PSU, try connecting it up and see if it solves the problem. Also you can check your motherboard to see if any capacitor is damaged.


And in other news: it looks like the Titan Ultra and Titan LE coming soon.

If that LE is really $599 I feel that might be my next upgrade



http://videocardz.com/40974/nvidia-also-to-launch-geforce-gtx-titan-ultra

[ruffneck_12]

I thinkin to get my old PC running and dedicate it to science

yall know of any programs that crunch numbers using both CPU and GPU (nvidia CUDA)?
Like protein folding or calculating pi or sumn

thanks in advance

[firstchoicett]

Problem is today while playing FIFA 13, the screen went blank, then I heard a loud pop and now it wouldn't power up. The standby power light on the motherboard is on however, but when you press the power nothing happens. Plese help!!!!

A few years ago, some 'inexperienced' electricians were working by me. The computer was off and I hear them working in the next room. Then I heard a loud pop (in my room) and something like smoke came out the rear vents in the PSU, and the computer wouldn't come on after. But it was one of them generic cheap PSU though. I opened the PSU and a it was a capacitor that blew up and a little bit of sheit had leaked from it.
Went and got another one for about $100 in PRW and the computer worked.

Bottom line, if you have a spare PSU, try connecting it up and see if it solves the problem. Also you can check your motherboard to see if any capacitor is damaged.


And in other news: it looks like the Titan Ultra and Titan LE coming soon.

If that LE is really $599 I feel that might be my next upgrade



http://videocardz.com/40974/nvidia-also-to-launch-geforce-gtx-titan-ultra

Ways guess I will have to sell my 2 Titan later this year to get the ultra

[ichiniisama99]

Check this out guys...

2 x Xeon® E5-2620 Six-Core Processors
2 x AKASA Venom Voodoo CPU Coolers
EVGA Classified SR-X Motherboard
KINGSTON 32GB (4 x 8GB) ValueRAM™ Dual-Rank PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz Memory
EVGA GeForce® GTX 680 Superclocked Signature 2 GPU
SEAGATE 2TB Barracuda HD
ASUS BW-12B1ST Black 12x/16x/48x BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray Disc™ Burner w/ Lightscribe
ENERMAX Fulmo GT Black Full Tower Case]
LEPA Gold G1600-MA 1600W PSU
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Saw this on the EVGA page on fb thought I'd share.

[Soul Collector]

well i just got of the phone with a friend who wants a gaming PC built. hehehehe

his budget is $5000 TT so i have some playing around to do. (he already has a great monitor)

lookin to spend most on performance not style. i'm thinking AMD FX 6300 3.5ghz for $1350TT.....or should i go core i5?

I not up to date on all the latest PC stuff since I built mine a few years back but all I will say is - Intel all d way

[ruffneck_12]

Check this out guys...

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2 x Xeon® E5-2620 Six-Core Processors
2 x AKASA Venom Voodoo CPU Coolers
EVGA Classified SR-X Motherboard
KINGSTON 32GB (4 x 8GB) ValueRAM™ Dual-Rank PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz Memory
EVGA GeForce® GTX 680 Superclocked Signature 2 GPU
SEAGATE 2TB Barracuda HD
ASUS BW-12B1ST Black 12x/16x/48x BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray Disc™ Burner w/ Lightscribe
ENERMAX Fulmo GT Black Full Tower Case]
LEPA Gold G1600-MA 1600W PSU
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Saw this on the EVGA page on fb thought I'd share.

Needs to be watercooled , more GPUS, better ram, more HDDs, and a SSD
Overkill FTW

[firstchoicett]

That look like something I will run .. Got the 4GB FTW version of those card a d they work flawless .

[Chiney]

Check this out guys...

920818_10151512205638956_1917554245_o.jpg

2 x Xeon® E5-2620 Six-Core Processors
2 x AKASA Venom Voodoo CPU Coolers
EVGA Classified SR-X Motherboard
KINGSTON 32GB (4 x 8GB) ValueRAM™ Dual-Rank PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz Memory
EVGA GeForce® GTX 680 Superclocked Signature 2 GPU
SEAGATE 2TB Barracuda HD
ASUS BW-12B1ST Black 12x/16x/48x BD/DVD/CD Blu-ray Disc™ Burner w/ Lightscribe
ENERMAX Fulmo GT Black Full Tower Case]
LEPA Gold G1600-MA 1600W PSU
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Saw this on the EVGA page on fb thought I'd share.

this is very similar to my next build

i started sweating when i read the specs

[firstchoicett]

So you using the E5-2250 chip ?

[iM@st@1]

well i just got of the phone with a friend who wants a gaming PC built. hehehehe

his budget is $5000 TT so i have some playing around to do. (he already has a great monitor)

lookin to spend most on performance not style. i'm thinking AMD FX 6300 3.5ghz for $1350TT.....or should i go core i5?

Performance > Intel

[firstchoicett]

Nice review here with FX Vs Intel

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx- ... ,3407.html

[stev]

thats a great review....making a run for some hardware on Saturday...will post what I plan to buy. would like a second opinion from u guys cuz i was out of the PC building for about 2 years.

[Chiney]

So you using the E5-2250 chip ?

there is no such thing.

[firstchoicett]

So you using the E5-2250 chip ?

there is no such thing.

Meant 2650.

[firstchoicett]

thats a great review....making a run for some hardware on Saturday...will post what I plan to buy. would like a second opinion from u guys cuz i was out of the PC building for about 2 years.

Depends on your budget .

[blaine]

loud pop like a firecracker? possible blown filter capacitor in the PSU....capacitors on a motherboard or card rarely blow (but it happens). do u have another power supply to try it out?

watch out for voiding warranty on any parts if u diggin up in search of the problem.

Ok so today I removed the power supply completely and tried it on another system and guess what...no juice. So I think I'm sure now its the power supply.
I don't have another to try out though. Just hope none of the other components are damaged.
Btw I need to order another PSU...any recommendations. Looking at the Corsair AX 850Watt.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Watt-Modular-AX850/dp/B003PJ6QW4/ref=sr_1_4?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1366672642&sr=1-4

Think I'll be good with this???
Recommend something...

Ok, so i got me a new power supply Corsair AX850, installed it and it works perfectly. Thanks

[firstchoicett]

Yes very nice PSU.

[stev]

thats a great review....making a run for some hardware on Saturday...will post what I plan to buy. would like a second opinion from u guys cuz i was out of the PC building for about 2 years.

Depends on your budget .

the guy's budget is $5000. no monitor needed.

[firstchoicett]

AMD 965 Quad Core about 1000.00
990FX mainboard Asus/gigabyte about 1000.
16 GB RAM --850
ThermalTake 500 watts and case about 1300
500GB---450
DVD RW --150
610 2 GB DDR3--595

That should do fine cost a little more.

[iM@st@1]

AMD 965 Quad Core about 1000.00
990FX mainboard Asus/gigabyte about 1000.
16 GB RAM --850
ThermalTake 500 watts and case about 1300
500GB---450
DVD RW --150
610 2 GB DDR3--595

That should do fine cost a little more.

For gaming tho That's gonna be a pretty mediocre system for gaming, gonna hada rock games on low-med settings.

I'd suggest looking at a micro atx build and a gpu with at at least 2GB GDDR5 for today's games.

[Chiney]

no less than a 650

[Anna J]

well i just got of the phone with a friend who wants a gaming PC built.

610 2 GB DDR3--595

[firstchoicett]

AMD 965 Quad Core about 1000.00
990FX mainboard Asus/gigabyte about 1000.
16 GB RAM --850
ThermalTake 500 watts and case about 1300
500GB---450
DVD RW --150
610 2 GB DDR3--595

That should do fine cost a little more.

For gaming tho That's gonna be a pretty mediocre system for gaming, gonna hada rock games on low-med settings.

I'd suggest looking at a micro atx build and a gpu with at at least 2GB GDDR5 for today's games.

The guy is on a budget
EVGA 650 2GB DDR5 --179TTD that will be over 1300 landed.

Let me hear what build you and Chiney will recommend for 5000.00.

[Anna J]

Gaming on a budget and you would recommend a 610??? Not even an APU?

Anyways, I see newegg has that same cpu for US$80 but it may be for today only.
He could also get MSI 970 board for US$80 too.
I would probably suggest he get 8Gb RAM first and then add more (IF the need arises) Saw some 8GB in the misc.section for around TT$300
500GB for TT$450 is ok, DVDrw drive $150 too.

PSU - choose to suit the video card. corsair CX600 is currently US$65
Total so far usd(80+80+65) = $225 which shouldn't be more than TT$1800, then add TT(300+450+150) =900
Total $1800+$900 = $2700, leaving him with $2300 to choose a video card and case.

These parts are not bad, but I'm not actually recommending them. I just selected them to show an alternative.

I would suggest that he not try to cut costs on the GPU though. If his budget is slightly flexible, I would say nothing less than a gtx660.

[firstchoicett]

Gaming on a budget and you would recommend a 610??? Not even an APU?

Anyways, I see newegg has that same cpu for US$80 but it may be for today only.
He could also get MSI 970 board for US$80 too.
I would probably suggest he get 8Gb RAM first and then add more (IF the need arises) Saw some 8GB in the misc.section for around TT$300
500GB for TT$450 is ok, DVDrw drive $150 too.

PSU - choose to suit the video card. corsair CX600 is currently US$65
Total so far usd(80+80+65) = $225 which shouldn't be more than TT$1800, then add TT(300+450+150) =900
Total $1800+$900 = $2700, leaving him with $2300 to choose a video card and case.

These parts are not bad, but I'm not actually recommending them. I just selected them to show an alternative.

I would suggest that he not try to cut costs on the GPU though.

Agreed but take under consideration my price was base on the current prices in Trinidad. I don't know if Steve was planning to shop online.