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[Computer Build Thread] - Did you remember to plug in the CPU power cable?
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With my Asus, I can literally hit turbo from bios and it OCs it. I didn't do it that way, but I'm pretty sure most vendors now have a quick/easy OC option in the bios to push out like 3.8-4.0 on air, which is completely safe.
On my Gigabyte board, it was just a matter of going into the BIOS and changing a dropdown menu from "3.5" to "4.6" and saving. Instant overclock!
Same (on an ASRock board). Although I only went to 4.0 Ghz.
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If you let us know what country you're in, it'll make it easier to recommend something. But generally, the cheapest (~$100USD) decently OCing boards are from ASRock (either the P67 Pro (non-SE), or Z68 Extreme3 Gen3). Then there are a bunch of good choices from ASRock, ASUS, and Gigabyte in the $160-$190USD range.
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Waiting for real numbers and pricing on kepler is still a good idea but right now amd has got some great cards out.
Anyway, I have this old WD3200 Caviar SE Serial ATA HD and I'd like to take a look at what is on it. I have this little Coolmax HDD to USB converter that I can connect to the Mac, but I have no idea if I can access the drive or if I could, how to go about doing it. Does anyone know if this is possible? Any help is appreciated dudemeisters!
The UK, thank you kindly *tips hat*
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if I have a big ass heat sink and I'm not sure if I have a removeable motherboard tray (let's say I don't) then what is the customary order of operations?
Should I assemble the entire mainboard first (minus GPU) and then drop it in the case, or should I put the motherboard in the case and slap parts in from there?
It feels great. I'm more thrown off than I expected to be by the lack of key legends, but I'm already adapting to it pretty quickly. I'm only really finding myself slowing down now when I have to input passwords, because most of my passwords are over 10 characters and involve fairly random digits. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though.
As far as the feel, it's amazing. Cherry Browns. They've got a bit of the feel of blues without the loud clacking (which keeps the wife happy). More satisfying to type on than reds. I also added key dampeners, which mute the sound from bottoming out, and give it a softer feel at the bottom of each keystroke.
So, so happy with this keyboard.
I like to put everything on before I put the mobo into the case. Well, except PCI cards, of course. But CPU, RAM, and heatsinks all go on first while the mobo is flat on my kitchen table where it's muuuuch easier to work with.
@Jasconius what kind of cooler do you have? All the tower style air coolers that I've installed you can and should install the backplate with the board outside the case, and then the actual heatsink can be dropped in and screwed in place once everything is installed and plugged in.
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That is a wonderful looking keyboard, Filco?
Nope. I went one from (much easier to actually buy) WASD Keyboards. http://www.wasdkeyboards.com
It's a dude in California that makes them. You can totally customize every single key. Color, printing, everything. With your choice of Cherry MX switches.
Because it's a Razer Naga.
This one:
The grid on the thumb side has the 1234567890-= buttons, which are your hotkeys in an MMO. It's a handy little thing.
I thought it was a WASD at first, but I thought they all had letting on the outward facing side of the keys. Neato.
I've been debating one of those for quite a while now, what's your overall opinion?
I like it a lot, actually. I basically can't imagine playing an MMO without one. Super handy for Starcraft, too, but it really shines in SW:TOR. The thumbgrid is perfectly laid out, so after the first couple of days, I almost never hit the wrong button.
Ever since I started running CFX occasionally a cold boot fails to get the display to initialize and everything stays shut off. Unplugging one of my displays and rebooting always fixes it, and I can plug it back in and triple display works fine once things have started rolling. This never happens from sleep either, just cold boots.
I've got one display running on the miniDP, one on the HDMI and one in the dual link DVI. Had this setup on my old single 6950 with no problems ever, and when I was just running a single 7970 I had no issues.
It's not a massive issue as it's pretty easy to fix it. I was just wondering if there was some setting I could tweak somewhere to get it to function right all the time.
DP seems to be a kind of finicky connection in a lot of ways though so if it's just the nature of the beast I'll live with it.
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Until All Are One...under the Newell
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Yep, those are the ones I'm looking at. I don't completely understand what you're saying. Which of those should I go for?
- Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache OEM Processor
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev 2 Socket 775, 1156, 1155, 1366, AM2, AM3 Heatpipe CPU Cooler
- Asus SABERTOOTH P67 R3 P67 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard
- Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered
- CM Storm Enforcer Case
- Coolermaster 650W GX PSU
- EVGA GTX 580 SuperClocked 1536MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
OR
- Gigabyte GTX 570 OC Windforce3X 1280MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card
Comes in at £870 with the GTX580 or £770 with the GTX570. Would the 650W be suitable while doing the basic i5 OC brought up on the last page?
edit: please ignore the lack of HDD, dont require one.
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650W is more than enough. As far as a graphics card goes, pick a price range you're comfortable and then get the card in that price range. So, if you can afford the 580 you might as well. Although I'm not sure if it's better to go with something from the 7900 series over it.
I have the GTX580 Superlocked...love it.
Runs BF3 @ 1080P on Ultra settings.
I wanted to wait until Kepler came out and they dropped the price on the 580, but by then...I would have missed out on many mans being shot & shenanigans.
Once Kepler does come out and prices dropped, will probably pick up another 580 for SLI.
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listen buddy I don't give a damn what you do with your Aero. In other news a mate of mine purchased a 590 GTX and is not pleased with the performance.