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An absolutely fantastic OP. So I recently finished my system, with these parts: CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Seagate Momentus 5400.6 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card Case: Silverstone PS07W (White) MicroATX Mid Tower Case (I got it for sale for <60, IIRC) Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50s Headphones Keyboard: KUL ES-87 (Cherry MX Brown) The Seagate hard-drives are salvaged from my past two laptops. When I got everything installed, I found that the case didn't really want to fit everything, and, due to the location of the drive bays, I had to give up organizing my cables. It's crowded, everything is stretched, I can't expand, and it's a pain in the rear end to deal with. Also it's just kinda ugly. Is there a recommendation for a nice case that would work well with all my drives, and my PSU? I'd be fine with an ATX case, and might actually prefer one, as I'm probably gonna want to SLI eventually, as well as run an audio card and a wireless card.
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# ¿ Oct 11, 2014 23:06 |
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Factory Factory posted:
Yeah, that was more of a down the road thing, in a couple of years. Be nice to not have to replace the case at that time. The Xonar DGX wouldn't fit, due to the wireless/bluetooth card already taking up the PCI-E slot. Are there any cards that would work with just the PCI slot?
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# ¿ Oct 11, 2014 23:26 |
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Massasoit posted:Reading the OP makes me a bit concerned about my power supply. Replace that power supply ASAP. If it starts failing it can take out the rest of your computer with it.
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# ¿ Oct 12, 2014 00:19 |
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Getting my MSI 970 into the PCI-E slot was a terrifying experience. For such expensive parts of equipment, the amount of force needed to get some of them in place is ridiculous.
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# ¿ Oct 14, 2014 21:30 |
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Deuce posted:Aren't 970s literally faster, cheaper, and use half the power of the 290x? Also quite a bit cooler, if I recall correctly.
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# ¿ Nov 18, 2014 05:13 |
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RiotGearEpsilon posted:I'm now thinking the following: The 710+ is a decent keyboard, but there are potentially better options for similar prices. If you don't need the media keys or the numpad, might be worth looking into a nice tenkeyless as well. Nice thing about the 710 though is that they tend to have them on display at Best Buy, so it'd probably be worth driving over and trying it out before you commit to anything.
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# ¿ Nov 23, 2014 02:23 |
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So I built my desktop some months ago using the previous iteration of this thread. I got my case (Silverstone PS07W) on sale for relatively cheap back when it was still recommended on the thread,, but as time has gone by I've grown to hate it. It's hard to work in when the drives are installed, to the point where I've removed them temporarily, the power supply is placed in a way that doesn't work well with the orientation of its plugs, and so that its fan does not go through the vent. Does anybody have any recommendations for a case that'd fit these parts relatively well? I'm alright with larger M-ATX and smallish ATX. Priority is cooling and ease of access to its parts. Previously the 450D was the recommendation but I'm guessing a few better cases have come out since I asked. I'm in the United States and price is not too big a concern. Availability on Amazon with Prime shippping is preferred. CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00) Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00) Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00) Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Seagate Momentus 5400.6 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (Purchased For $0.00) Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00) Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card (Purchased For $0.00) Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $0.00) everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 04:17 on May 2, 2015 |
# ¿ May 2, 2015 04:15 |
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OSheaman posted:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant You have a CPU designed for overclocking but a motherboard that can't overclock. If you intend to overclock, get a different motherboard. If you don't, get a non-K series CPU and no cpu cooler, the stock intel coolers are pretty great as is. The motherboard has a headphone amp and such built in it and is gonna be on par with the sound card anyway. There's no need to get a soundcard with that motherboard. Mouse is a Razer, which has had QC issues and tend not to last that long. If you're doing it because you're a fan of their products, then go for it. If not, then I'd heavily recommend looking into a Logitech mouse instead, the Mouse thread has some real good recommendations. Depending on what you want to do with it, I'd consider getting an IPS screen. A huge improvement in color quality and viewing angle, and nowadays with some pretty negligible latency, but if you're playing something like CSGO regularly than it might not be the best choice. Also MATX case and ATX motherboard. everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 23:59 on May 5, 2015 |
# ¿ May 5, 2015 23:57 |
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The Iron Rose posted:Actually, the i7-4790k comes with an extra .5 GHz clock boost over the non-k variant, making it a fantastic choice to pair with an H97 board. Keep the CPU cooler for sound control though, but get a Cryorig H7 instead of the 212 EVO. Zeron posted:No, stick with the i7-4790K even if you don't overclock considering it has a very large clock speed advantage over the i7-4790 for a very small price difference. Other than the ATX motherboard / mATX case mismatch that's already been mentioned. the only things really sticking out are the perhaps unnecessary sound card(which you've already given a reason for) and also that the mouse is probably a bit expensive. Okay yeah listen to these guys on the processor. There's no difference right now in price anyway so there's no reason not to. If you don't care too much about noise no need to get the cooler, but it's not that much different so if you do care then go for it. Stock coolers cool well but are a bit loud, yeah.
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# ¿ May 6, 2015 00:08 |
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OSheaman posted:My understanding that for gaming most of the best monitors in terms of price/performance are TN. Is that not true? I'm happy to go IPS but it's often a pretty significant jump in price and I'm not planning on doing any photo editing or any of that jazz. It really depends what kind of gaming you're doing. Are you primarily playing competitive shooters or fighters at a high level? Then you're gonna want a TN. If not, an IPS is not only going to look better, but also have a lower delay than most TV screens you'd use. Get a good IPS with low input lag, the monitor thread can recommend a good one to you. It's basically a "do I want to shave off a few ms of time in favor of getting better color and viewing angles." Edit: And if you're seriously that worried about refresh rate and input lag then I'd pick up a CRT screen. There's a reason that Smash players carry around CRT TVs with them wherever they go. This isn't meant to be a jab. CRTs are kinda awesome. everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 00:28 on May 6, 2015 |
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