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I thought I heard someone say to switch out the mobo, as it was designed for the pentium k anniversary edtion? The ASrock z97 pro 3 or pro 4 are both options, but 20 bucks up.
I can't tell you what fps you will get but it will certainly be quick.
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You will want a z97 chipset for overclocking. About the i7, unsure. an i7 is actually overkill when you could take an i5 and have some g-skill ram instead.
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OK i went into the partpicker, this is what I personally would buy:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TRLkyc
I have a p67 fatal1ty pro, its a beast.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TRLkyc
I have a p67 fatal1ty pro, its a beast.
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Scroll to the right on PCPartpicker and click price break down by merchant and scroll down until you see prices by different companies
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Apologies, must have skipped over the budget at the start!
SLI can be added later, only picking one gpu now doesn't mean ruling out SLI.
But for $100 price difference for the i5 I don't see how the i7 is worth it.
Budgeting would bring me back to the Asrock z97 pro4 and 8gb Ram.
SLI can be added later, only picking one gpu now doesn't mean ruling out SLI.
But for $100 price difference for the i5 I don't see how the i7 is worth it.
Budgeting would bring me back to the Asrock z97 pro4 and 8gb Ram.
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I think of it as future proof i mean unless he is getting in to rendering and editing. I dont know. I think getting one GPU and seeing how it performs should be fine
Im going to get a better psu and fan when i get a little more money lol n whats overclocking im a noob remember right now i got a crap gateway pc with a gtx650 graphics card so this will out do thay with the fan n psu 4 now There upgradeable parts but not in my budget yet the motherboard isnt as easily replaced as a psu n fan
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Ok when building you need these supplies
Screwdrivers and nut drivers.
You should have available, at a minimum, small- and medium-sized Phillips and flat screwdrivers and a 1/4" nut driver.
Needle-Nosed Pliers
Very small needle-nosed pliers are very handy for removing and inserting jumpers on motherboards and hard drives. (A pair of tweezers or surgical forceps also works well for this purpose.)
Cable Ties
Plastic cable ties are useful for neatly bundling wires and cables away from fans and other components inside the computer. If you can't find them, electrical tape is an acceptable substitute.
Anti-Static Wrist Strap
This is a little elastic strap connected to a wire with an alligator clip on the other end. The alligator clip is attached to a metal part of the computer chassis, and the elastic band slipped around your wrist. Better-quality anti-static kits also include a rubberized mat that connects to the wire and is placed under the computer being worked on. This provides extra static protection, and also protects your tabletop from scratches. Click here for more information about anti-static precautions.
Heat Sink Compound
This is usually included with processor fans, but may be purchased separately. It is applied neatly to the area where the processor contacts the heat sink to improve cooling efficiency. (Some heat sinks have the compound "built-in" behind a little peel-off label.) I like Arctic Silver.
Canned Air or Canless Air
Compressed air is used to blow dust out of the nooks and crannies of your computer. Never blow into a computer with your lips to remove dust. Your breath contains too much moisture (and maybe other things depending on what you ate for dinner). Use canned air instead. Or better yet, check out the O2 Hurricane by Canless Air Systems and never buy canned air again.
Pill Bottle
You'll need a pill bottle or other small container to hold the various screws, jumpers, and other small parts used to assemble and configure a homebuilt computer.
Screwdrivers and nut drivers.
You should have available, at a minimum, small- and medium-sized Phillips and flat screwdrivers and a 1/4" nut driver.
Needle-Nosed Pliers
Very small needle-nosed pliers are very handy for removing and inserting jumpers on motherboards and hard drives. (A pair of tweezers or surgical forceps also works well for this purpose.)
Cable Ties
Plastic cable ties are useful for neatly bundling wires and cables away from fans and other components inside the computer. If you can't find them, electrical tape is an acceptable substitute.
Anti-Static Wrist Strap
This is a little elastic strap connected to a wire with an alligator clip on the other end. The alligator clip is attached to a metal part of the computer chassis, and the elastic band slipped around your wrist. Better-quality anti-static kits also include a rubberized mat that connects to the wire and is placed under the computer being worked on. This provides extra static protection, and also protects your tabletop from scratches. Click here for more information about anti-static precautions.
Heat Sink Compound
This is usually included with processor fans, but may be purchased separately. It is applied neatly to the area where the processor contacts the heat sink to improve cooling efficiency. (Some heat sinks have the compound "built-in" behind a little peel-off label.) I like Arctic Silver.
Canned Air or Canless Air
Compressed air is used to blow dust out of the nooks and crannies of your computer. Never blow into a computer with your lips to remove dust. Your breath contains too much moisture (and maybe other things depending on what you ate for dinner). Use canned air instead. Or better yet, check out the O2 Hurricane by Canless Air Systems and never buy canned air again.
Pill Bottle
You'll need a pill bottle or other small container to hold the various screws, jumpers, and other small parts used to assemble and configure a homebuilt computer.
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Anti-Static and Safety Precautions
Have you ever walked across a carpeted floor and gotten a shock when you touched a doorknob, table, counter, or even another person?
That little shock you got was a result of static electricity. It was also many times what is needed to destroy some computer components.
You see, humans can't feel a static shock until it is several thousand volts strong, but it takes less than 30 volts to damage a sensitive computer component, such as a stick of RAM or a processor.
That's why computer technicians and home computer builders have to guard their computers against the deadly ravages of static electricity, as well as take steps to avoid injury to yourself. A shock that you can't even feel can seriously damage your homebuilt computer before you're even finished building it.
Safety and Anti-Static Rules
When possible, try to avoid working in carpeted areas. Carpeting greatly increases static buildup within your body.
Anti-static kit.Always use an anti-static wrist strap when working on a computer except when working on monitors: more about that below. One end is an elastic band that fits around your wrist and which is connected to an alligator clip by a wire. The clip connects to a metal part of the computer chassis, which equalizes the voltage between you and the computer, thus avoiding static sparks.
Better anti-static kits also include a rubberized anti static mat that is placed below the computer while you are working on it. This not only provides better anti-static protection, but also protects your table from scratches.
Another option is to use anti-static gloves when handling delicate electronic components. (Thanks, Jeremy.)
Always grasp a metal part of the computer chassis with your bare hand before you touch anything inside. Do this even if you are wearing an anti-static wristband.
Always handle electronic components by a non-conducting (non-metallic) edge. Don't touch the pins or other connectors.
Never plug an ATX power supply into AC power unless it is connected either to a computer's motherboard or to a dummy test load.
Always use a UL-approved surge protector or an Uninterruptible Power Supply that incorporates surge and spike protection.
Never eat, drink, or smoke while working on a computer.
Never Use a Wrist Strap while Working on Monitors
Even though this site is not about repairing computers, our site stats indicate that a lot of people find this page by searching for the phrase "anti-static precautions." So it's important that I mention the one exception to the rule about always using an anti-static wrist strap:
Never, ever, ever use an anti-static wrist strap while working on an old-fashioned CRT monitor, even if it is unplugged. CRT monitors operate on very high voltages -- sometimes as high as 40,000 volts -- and can hold these voltages for a long time even when they are unplugged.
Or in other words, to put things very simply: If you happen to touch a CRT monitor's charged flyback transformer or its anode while you are grounded to the monitor's chassis by a wrist strap, even if the monitor is unplugged, you probably will die.
No joke. I'm very serious about this. So don't do it.
Professional computer technicians rarely work on CRT monitors, and you shouldn't, either. Call your neighborhood TV repair shop instead. Most TV repair shops are happy to repair computer monitors, and they're more likely to have any needed parts on hand.
An LED or LCD monitor doesn't require nearly as much voltage, but you should probably leave monitor repairs in general to a pro unless you're an advanced sort of geek. Although they tend to be easy to actually fix, the diagnosis of flat-panel monitor problems can be tricky, especially on laptops. Most problems are either a failed inverter or a failed back-light bulb, but telling which one is the problem can be a bit tricky.
(Go back up to Safety and Anti-Static Rules)
Have you ever walked across a carpeted floor and gotten a shock when you touched a doorknob, table, counter, or even another person?
That little shock you got was a result of static electricity. It was also many times what is needed to destroy some computer components.
You see, humans can't feel a static shock until it is several thousand volts strong, but it takes less than 30 volts to damage a sensitive computer component, such as a stick of RAM or a processor.
That's why computer technicians and home computer builders have to guard their computers against the deadly ravages of static electricity, as well as take steps to avoid injury to yourself. A shock that you can't even feel can seriously damage your homebuilt computer before you're even finished building it.
Safety and Anti-Static Rules
When possible, try to avoid working in carpeted areas. Carpeting greatly increases static buildup within your body.
Anti-static kit.Always use an anti-static wrist strap when working on a computer except when working on monitors: more about that below. One end is an elastic band that fits around your wrist and which is connected to an alligator clip by a wire. The clip connects to a metal part of the computer chassis, which equalizes the voltage between you and the computer, thus avoiding static sparks.
Better anti-static kits also include a rubberized anti static mat that is placed below the computer while you are working on it. This not only provides better anti-static protection, but also protects your table from scratches.
Another option is to use anti-static gloves when handling delicate electronic components. (Thanks, Jeremy.)
Always grasp a metal part of the computer chassis with your bare hand before you touch anything inside. Do this even if you are wearing an anti-static wristband.
Always handle electronic components by a non-conducting (non-metallic) edge. Don't touch the pins or other connectors.
Never plug an ATX power supply into AC power unless it is connected either to a computer's motherboard or to a dummy test load.
Always use a UL-approved surge protector or an Uninterruptible Power Supply that incorporates surge and spike protection.
Never eat, drink, or smoke while working on a computer.
Never Use a Wrist Strap while Working on Monitors
Even though this site is not about repairing computers, our site stats indicate that a lot of people find this page by searching for the phrase "anti-static precautions." So it's important that I mention the one exception to the rule about always using an anti-static wrist strap:
Never, ever, ever use an anti-static wrist strap while working on an old-fashioned CRT monitor, even if it is unplugged. CRT monitors operate on very high voltages -- sometimes as high as 40,000 volts -- and can hold these voltages for a long time even when they are unplugged.
Or in other words, to put things very simply: If you happen to touch a CRT monitor's charged flyback transformer or its anode while you are grounded to the monitor's chassis by a wrist strap, even if the monitor is unplugged, you probably will die.
No joke. I'm very serious about this. So don't do it.
Professional computer technicians rarely work on CRT monitors, and you shouldn't, either. Call your neighborhood TV repair shop instead. Most TV repair shops are happy to repair computer monitors, and they're more likely to have any needed parts on hand.
An LED or LCD monitor doesn't require nearly as much voltage, but you should probably leave monitor repairs in general to a pro unless you're an advanced sort of geek. Although they tend to be easy to actually fix, the diagnosis of flat-panel monitor problems can be tricky, especially on laptops. Most problems are either a failed inverter or a failed back-light bulb, but telling which one is the problem can be a bit tricky.
(Go back up to Safety and Anti-Static Rules)
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So buy those tools i stated above and you should be fine. Remember avoid touching the circuit on like the motherboard on there
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