The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[Daniel Sudakov]

Well, I looked over my list, and since I don't want to have "a lot" of power.

Does anyone know if a i3-4330 will not or will bottleneck with a gtx 770? And I'll change it up to the Node, it looks better in size. And change it with a SSD instead of a HDD.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Well, I looked over my list, and since I don't want to have "a lot" of power.

Does anyone know if a i3-4330 will not or will bottleneck with a gtx 770? And I'll change it up to the Node, it looks better in size. And change it with a SSD instead of a HDD.

I think it would...

 

[Onus]

Depends on the game and settings. I'd think not in graphically-demanding games, but in any that aren't, especially if they're well-threaded (any such beasts?), maybe a little.

 

[g-unit1111]

You came out with your teeth intact :lol: even CorsairGeorge would've had something to say 😛 ... Speaking of CorsairGeorge, There is a new Graphite series case out for launch round June of this year.

One in full tower and another in a mini itx version. I can't find the long removed facebook silhouette pic of the 2 cases side by side but they look to have handles at the bottom of the case similar to the Cosmos case line. The last thing George revealed was that BMW design works USA were involved in the case development project so expect much epic wow 😛

...Then again, the choice of case to build in is totally up to the end user not the company! If I had the opportunity to have clients with deeper pockets, I'd advice on building a couple of systems in a Fractal case. Namely the Node 304 and the R4 Black out edition.

Yeah I totally agree that the choice of case is up to the builder themselves. That's the nice thing about being able to design the perfect PC yourself. It's the freedom of choice. I've usually been a big Corsair guy but with companies like Fractal Design and NZXT I have had a different tune lately. Unless you're using crap like Raidmax, Xion, or Xclio then that's a different story. :lol:

 

[Lutfij]

Shhhhhh! There are budget builders on Tom's too

DS - The CPU would bottleneck your GPU considering you'll likely be taxing the GPU to its max sans an overclock on the GPU side.

I see you going for a non K i5 to compliment that rig...

 

[RussK1]

Well, I looked over my list, and since I don't want to have "a lot" of power.

Does anyone know if a i3-4330 will not or will bottleneck with a gtx 770? And I'll change it up to the Node, it looks better in size. And change it with a SSD instead of a HDD.

I have to agree with Onus. For the most part it would be fine but there would be times it may have trouble...

Edited, because most people may not know that Onus = Joe.

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Made some recent upgrades one was the PSU. The old TX 650 crapped out, Corsair was nice enough to send me a new one. Also purchased a like new 670 from a friend for a steal and bought a 256gb Seagate 600 SSD for cheap last November. Plus I added some Dayton bookshelf speakers with a small Lepai amp which sounds fantastic. Sorry for the cell phone pics, but the LG G2 doesn't take too terrible pics for the bad lighting:









Specs:
i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Hyper 212 Plus
Corsair XMS3 8gb @ 1600mhz
Asus GTX 670 Direct CUII (not overclocked, yet)
Corsair TX650
WD 640gb Black HDD
Seagate 600 256gb SSD
Antec 1100
Dayton Audio B652
Lepai LP-2020A+
Logitech G500s

 

[Lutfij]

Nice system there Daily driver machine?

* What keyboard is that?

 

[Onus]

I tend to steer budget builders to Rosewill cases. I've bought quite a few different ones over the years, and regretted none of them.
Disclaimer: None of my current cases are Rosewill; Omega is in an Enermax Hoplite I bought from Gabriel Torres after he reviewed it, Phoenix is in a Fractal Designs Define Mini because quiet was a primary goal, and Gypsy is in an Inwin mini-ITX because I wanted small and this one was smaller than Rosewill's "breadbox" style, has better cooling, and included a usable PSU (decent per c. hegge at Hardware Insights).

 

[tiny voices]

I have a Rosewill R5 and I could not be happier with it.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I have some crappy OEM made case. WITH screwed up USB. If you plug in anything to a certain USB port, the wireless dongle I have craps out and all other USB devices.

 

[Lutfij]

Grounding issue on the USB case or the wiring inside it may be wonky...?

Onus - I agree , budget builders require a little compromise. I'm also looking towards In-wins Mitx lineup for a couple of office machines and right about now a case with a built in PSU is the primary goal(no 80+ certification is necessary) alongside a B85 chipset mobo I hope. If the project does go ahead, I'll shoot some pics over here. Speaking of pics, I'll also try and post pics of my office space for systembuilding.

Speaking of Rosewill, I'm yet waiting out on the Neutron case reveal... 🙁

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Grounding issue on the USB case or the wiring inside it may be wonky...?

Onus - I agree , budget builders require a little compromise. I'm also looking towards In-wins Mitx lineup for a couple of office machines and right about now a case with a built in PSU is the primary goal(no 80+ certification is necessary) alongside a B85 chipset mobo I hope. If the project does go ahead, I'll shoot some pics over here. Speaking of pics, I'll also try and post pics of my office space for systembuilding.

Speaking of Rosewill, I'm yet waiting out on the Neutron case reveal... 🙁

We have some in wins in the class, about 50 to be exactish. They don't sell em anymore, but they were around 30.

I believe it's grounding. Part of the port fell out and i put it back it. And I can't open the case up. It's screwed tight and it used some weird screw.

 

[mjmjpfaff]

Nice system there Daily driver machine?

* What keyboard is that?

Its a dirty old Dell media keyboard. Still works like a charm.

 

[nukemaster]

I remember those, they used to come with the XPS systems if I remember correctly.

 

[tiny voices]

We had those in my old GIS lab at WVU.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

We had those in my old GIS lab at WVU.

Ah GIS. I've only heard about that class. I have a few friends who were in it. It got canceled a year or so before I came to this place(Cali).

 

[tiny voices]

It is my minor. Lol.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I didn't say that it was your minor... I mean that I did not have the opportunity to take that class.

 

[tiny voices]

I understand what you said. I was simply commenting and saying that GIS is my minor.

I think it is pretty interesting. There are SO many aspects of it that relate to my major (Petroleum Geology).

 

[Turb0Yoda]

ahhh. Also, I found that keyboard on Ebay and a model number in 5 min. I love the internet.
Model no is Y-UK-DEL1

 

[tiny voices]

Alright everyone its "I need an opinion" time.

I gave my i5 to my GF and I now have her i3 2130. My plan was to pick up a used Sandy Bridge i5 for like $140.

BUT, I have a Phenom 2 x4 965 BE and a Gigabyte ga-78lmt-s2p sitting around. My new idea is to pick up an fx-8320 from my local MicroCenter who is having a sale where it is $110. This would give me the opportunity to overclock (a hobby I would like to pick back up). I would use the Gigabyte board and the CPU at stock clocks until I bought a new 990 chipset board.

So option 1: get used i5. Boring but less expensive.

Option 2: get 8320. Cheaper up front and more fun and interesting, but a bit more expensive in the long run (motherboard).

I mainly game and yes I know that an old Sandy Bridge i5 will generally beat an 8320 even when overclocked in most games.

Thanks for the opinions.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Alright everyone its "I need an opinion" time.

I gave my i5 to my GF and I now have her i3 2130. My plan was to pick up a used Sandy Bridge i5 for like $140.

BUT, I have a Phenom 2 x4 965 BE and a Gigabyte ga-78lmt-s2p sitting around. My new idea is to pick up an fx-8320 from my local MicroCenter who is having a sale where it is $110. This would give me the opportunity to overclock (a hobby I would like to pick back up). I would use the Gigabyte board and the CPU at stock clocks until I bought a new 990 chipset board.

So option 1: get used i5. Boring but less expensive.

Option 2: get 8320. Cheaper up front and more fun and interesting, but a bit more expensive in the long run (motherboard).

I mainly game and yes I know that an old Sandy Bridge i5 will generally beat an 8320 even when overclocked in most games.

Thanks for the opinions.

What socket it that one again? 1156 right?

I need some help too. Looking at my pc(sig), I NEED a new gpu. Options are uber limiter as my psu is 230(TAKE PITY ON ME). Does anyone think that I can put in a geoforce 210 if i take an unused NIC out? I did some calculations, and i'm get 215 watts max, but I want to make sure.

before you say anything about how crappy that gpu is, look at the specs first. I'm using a LGA 775 Pentium with a g33 chipset.

 

[tiny voices]

No, Ivy bridge and Sandy bridge are on 1155. 1156 is older.

And you could easily buy a 350w PSU and get a gtx750ti. That's what I would do.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

No, Ivy bridge and Sandy bridge are on 1155. 1156 is older.

And you could easily buy a 350w PSU and get a gtx750ti. That's what I would do.

I can't find a 350 watt psu. My psu factor is BTX or something like that.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01869211&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=3999463Also, It says I can have 800 Mhz RAM. Can someone confirm this. It would be an improvement over 400 Mhz Right?