I'm trying to decide if I should get a new power supply for the computer I'm pricing out, or if I can just reuse the one from my current computer. That power supply (a "Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular") has been working steadily for five years; is it safe to just pull it out and shove it in the new build, or is it better to buy a brand-new one (that doesn't have five years' worth of wear on it)?
My instinct says that it's probably OK, and I can just wait until it actually dies to replace it, but I just wanted to check in with someone who has more experience.
I'm trying to decide if I should get a new power supply for the computer I'm pricing out, or if I can just reuse the one from my current computer. That power supply (a "Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular") has been working steadily for five years; is it safe to just pull it out and shove it in the new build, or is it better to buy a brand-new one (that doesn't have five years' worth of wear on it)?
My instinct says that it's probably OK, and I can just wait until it actually dies to replace it, but I just wanted to check in with someone who has more experience.
Unless you've been experiencing problems with it that would give you pause, there's no reason you can't reuse it in a new build. Unless, obviously, it wasn't beefy enough to support the build -- but I don't think that's likely to be a problem here.
I picked up one of the DDR3 16GB Corsair kits that was on sale, over the weekend. Waiting for the slow truck to get it here. I've only got 8GB in the system now, and $62.99 was reasonable. I figured I'd add more wiggle room before prices start going up due to inventory shortages.
I've got Corsair in my build currently, but I think they are a slightly different SKU. Still gonna try out both sets at the same time and see what happens (Asus Z87 Plus).
I'm still running DDR3 and I bumped up from 8 to 16GB a while ago because more RAM literally never hurts and DDR3 will only go up in price from here on out.
Bumping up to 16GB made me actually have to edit my pagefile settings though, since that's a lot of space to be allocating on an SSD.
I'm still running DDR3 and I bumped up from 8 to 16GB a while ago because more RAM literally never hurts and DDR3 will only go up in price from here on out.
Bumping up to 16GB made me actually have to edit my pagefile settings though, since that's a lot of space to be allocating on an SSD.
That's not a bad idea. I'm already up to 16 GB of DDR3 on my motherboard through two sticks, at some point I might want to go for another 16 GB. The performance upgrades associated with DDR4 weren't really a great justification for an entirely new motherboard either, especially given the high cost of DDR4 at the time.
I can get another two modules for $80 on Amazon, and possibly cheaper elsewhere.
I'm still running DDR3 and I bumped up from 8 to 16GB a while ago because more RAM literally never hurts and DDR3 will only go up in price from here on out.
Bumping up to 16GB made me actually have to edit my pagefile settings though, since that's a lot of space to be allocating on an SSD.
I like corsairs, but just looking for a new one and looking for recommendations.
I would like something that has super easy wire management and SSD support, and can fit a 1080.
The Fractal Design R5 is a pretty common recommendation in this thread, and it was great to work with when I built mine a few weeks ago. It has SSD support (two spots) and shouldn't have any problem fitting a 1080.
I'm still running DDR3 and I bumped up from 8 to 16GB a while ago because more RAM literally never hurts and DDR3 will only go up in price from here on out.
Bumping up to 16GB made me actually have to edit my pagefile settings though, since that's a lot of space to be allocating on an SSD.
Did you peg it at 1GB instead of a percentage?
800MB base (the minimum required for crash dumps) with a max of 4GB.
As long as you have Velcro tape (or double sided tape), you can put SSDs wherever their cables can reach.
Yeah that's what I'm doing now.. I find it ugly though.
Edit: Do these support the corsair closed loop AIO thingies?
Any case that has a fan mount within like six inches of where the CPU will be on your mobo will support a closed loop cooler.
Also a lot of newer cases have spots for hiding SSDs behind the motherboard plate completely, which is cool if you're going minimalist but then no one can see your rad SSD when you take guts pictures.
If you feel like going mITX, I am fond of my new NZXT Manta. It's big for an ITX case so there's plenty of room for all the comforts of a mid tower case.
I stopped running a pagefile once I bumped up to 8GB on the last PC. I never really breached 5GB used at any one time.
I may reconsider, but I sure don't do anything that taxes the 16 I currently have. And fuck Windows for dumping an unmovable file in the middle of my drive.
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edited July 2016
Got my full rig ordered! Should be here Friday to next Wednesday.
I decided to go with two 16 gig sticks rather than 4 8 ones because that was cheaper for some reason and now I can upgrade to 64 in the future if I have to.
edit: Got my first "Did you actually buy this?" phone call from the bank ever.
It's really nice. The stock fans are great and silent, and it looks so pretty.
Setting it up is a bit of a pain when you're working near the bottom of the motherboard as the box for the PSU and assorted cables is right there, but that's life in any mid tower case really. Always gonna have somewhere that's a bit weird.
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edited July 2016
As an alternative to the NZXT H440, I think the NZXT S340 is way nicer. Cleaner interior layout, equally great wire management, PSU shroud/cover, plenty of SSD mounts, and it's a little smaller.
Edit: not that the H440 is bad. It's super slick. I just like the more minimal design of the S340 a little better, and the lack of the traditional giant wall of HDD mounts at the front of the chassis.
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What's the advantage of the behind-the-mobo SSD mounts? I understand that it tucks them out of the way for a more minimalist and less cluttered interior, but doesn't that also tuck them out of the way of airflow? Or do SSDs not really need any cooling?
What's the advantage of the behind-the-mobo SSD mounts? I understand that it tucks them out of the way for a more minimalist and less cluttered interior, but doesn't that also tuck them out of the way of airflow? Or do SSDs not really need any cooling?
They don't really need cooling.
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What's the advantage of the behind-the-mobo SSD mounts? I understand that it tucks them out of the way for a more minimalist and less cluttered interior, but doesn't that also tuck them out of the way of airflow? Or do SSDs not really need any cooling?
They don't really need cooling.
Unless you place them right next to the CPU or something.
Define R5 cable management is a breeze right out of the box. This was achieved with basically zero effort - the MB has 2 power plugs, 4 SSDs, 3 fans and 4 front panel headers connected, but you would be hard pressed to tell from looking:
why is your video card bending towards the bottom of the case? I've never seen that happen before.
GPU sag is a real issue and it affects lots of guys.
Mostly ones with bigass coolers and heavy backplates. Even my liquid cooled 980 Ti on a brand new motherboard has a tiiiiny bit of sag. But yeah, it also looks like the USB 3.0 cable may be pushing it. And also, consider flipping the SSDs around so you can plug them in at the back and hide those cables. Otherwise it's pretty nicely built!
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Anyone else fiddling with their 1070/1080 via overclocking utilities? So far i've noticed that MSI's Afterburner software seems to be providing a more stable overclock than EVGA precision XOC(odd since I have an EVGA card).
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Playing some warframe, suddenly notice my computer is emitting a worrying sound. Armed with smartphone flashlight and canned air, I crack open the side and take a look around, dusting while I'm at it.
Turns out one of the simple two-wire cable things for probably the front case buttons had managed to wiggle itself so it was nudging against one of the GPU fans.
It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing... And take away its pain.
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why is your video card bending towards the bottom of the case? I've never seen that happen before.
GPU sag is a real issue and it affects lots of guys.
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I have the all-natural solution (hey, steel and aluminum is nature-made, right?) for GPU sag! No creams or ointments needed, either! Just need a case that has the motherboard mounts rotated 90-degrees. Voila! No more sagging when the card is mounted perpendicular to the floor (so the vents and ports are pointing firmly skyward).
Since cards and their fancy-pants coolers just seem to be getting heavier, I'm starting to really appreciate these 90-degree rotated motherboard mount cases. Sure, they're definitely not the quietest...but boy-howdy do they sure make it worth the slightly extra noise.
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so does that mean you end up with the ports and stuff at the top?
I never knew who made my favourite case. I just loved that I could pull the front panel off and the sides would open up. Which was so much better than the old way of trying to fit the whole external panel over the frame.
I like my current 760T because it opens much the same way and has a nice window to view inside. I still miss that old case, though.
so does that mean you end up with the ports and stuff at the top?
Yep. It makes for great vertical airflow, too. Most of the good vertical cases will have some sort of top cover that hides the ports and routes the cables out the back, like the one my company makes.
Another good solution are the cases that mount the GPUs parallel to the motherboard, attached with a ribbon cable, as they put zero stress on the PCI slot, like this:
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My instinct says that it's probably OK, and I can just wait until it actually dies to replace it, but I just wanted to check in with someone who has more experience.
Unless you've been experiencing problems with it that would give you pause, there's no reason you can't reuse it in a new build. Unless, obviously, it wasn't beefy enough to support the build -- but I don't think that's likely to be a problem here.
I've got Corsair in my build currently, but I think they are a slightly different SKU. Still gonna try out both sets at the same time and see what happens (Asus Z87 Plus).
Bumping up to 16GB made me actually have to edit my pagefile settings though, since that's a lot of space to be allocating on an SSD.
That's not a bad idea. I'm already up to 16 GB of DDR3 on my motherboard through two sticks, at some point I might want to go for another 16 GB. The performance upgrades associated with DDR4 weren't really a great justification for an entirely new motherboard either, especially given the high cost of DDR4 at the time.
I can get another two modules for $80 on Amazon, and possibly cheaper elsewhere.
Did you peg it at 1GB instead of a percentage?
I like corsairs, but just looking for a new one and looking for recommendations.
I would like something that has super easy wire management and SSD support, and can fit a 1080.
The Fractal Design R5 is a pretty common recommendation in this thread, and it was great to work with when I built mine a few weeks ago. It has SSD support (two spots) and shouldn't have any problem fitting a 1080.
Yeah that's what I'm doing now.. I find it ugly though.
Edit: Do these support the corsair closed loop AIO thingies?
800MB base (the minimum required for crash dumps) with a max of 4GB.
Any case that has a fan mount within like six inches of where the CPU will be on your mobo will support a closed loop cooler.
Also a lot of newer cases have spots for hiding SSDs behind the motherboard plate completely, which is cool if you're going minimalist but then no one can see your rad SSD when you take guts pictures.
Not a lot of bells and whistles, but has some nice tool-less snap-in slots for SSD's and normal HD's, as well as room for a radiator up top.
I may reconsider, but I sure don't do anything that taxes the 16 I currently have. And fuck Windows for dumping an unmovable file in the middle of my drive.
Got my full rig ordered! Should be here Friday to next Wednesday.
I decided to go with two 16 gig sticks rather than 4 8 ones because that was cheaper for some reason and now I can upgrade to 64 in the future if I have to.
edit: Got my first "Did you actually buy this?" phone call from the bank ever.
The NZXT looks really nice.
Setting it up is a bit of a pain when you're working near the bottom of the motherboard as the box for the PSU and assorted cables is right there, but that's life in any mid tower case really. Always gonna have somewhere that's a bit weird.
Edit: not that the H440 is bad. It's super slick. I just like the more minimal design of the S340 a little better, and the lack of the traditional giant wall of HDD mounts at the front of the chassis.
They don't really need cooling.
Unless you place them right next to the CPU or something.
GPU sag is a real issue and it affects lots of guys.
Mostly ones with bigass coolers and heavy backplates. Even my liquid cooled 980 Ti on a brand new motherboard has a tiiiiny bit of sag. But yeah, it also looks like the USB 3.0 cable may be pushing it. And also, consider flipping the SSDs around so you can plug them in at the back and hide those cables. Otherwise it's pretty nicely built!
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Playing some warframe, suddenly notice my computer is emitting a worrying sound. Armed with smartphone flashlight and canned air, I crack open the side and take a look around, dusting while I'm at it.
Turns out one of the simple two-wire cable things for probably the front case buttons had managed to wiggle itself so it was nudging against one of the GPU fans.
Warframe/Steam: NFyt
I have the all-natural solution (hey, steel and aluminum is nature-made, right?) for GPU sag! No creams or ointments needed, either! Just need a case that has the motherboard mounts rotated 90-degrees. Voila! No more sagging when the card is mounted perpendicular to the floor (so the vents and ports are pointing firmly skyward).
Since cards and their fancy-pants coolers just seem to be getting heavier, I'm starting to really appreciate these 90-degree rotated motherboard mount cases. Sure, they're definitely not the quietest...but boy-howdy do they sure make it worth the slightly extra noise.
Yup!
I never knew who made my favourite case. I just loved that I could pull the front panel off and the sides would open up. Which was so much better than the old way of trying to fit the whole external panel over the frame.
I like my current 760T because it opens much the same way and has a nice window to view inside. I still miss that old case, though.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9281/the-silverstone-fortress-ft05-case-review
Yep. It makes for great vertical airflow, too. Most of the good vertical cases will have some sort of top cover that hides the ports and routes the cables out the back, like the one my company makes.
Another good solution are the cases that mount the GPUs parallel to the motherboard, attached with a ribbon cable, as they put zero stress on the PCI slot, like this:
I just don't trust myself enough to do it, nor have the money in case shit goes wrong and I fuck up warranties