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Windows 7 - Uber Thread of Hardware Questions. |
07-22-2011
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit |
Uber Thread of Hardware Questions. Ohai.. You may remember me asking about my rig I was proposing.. This is my new build! - Amazon.co.uk
Here we go -
One, Is everything compatible? I've looked.. Socket correct, RAM Supported, Graphics card suitable, and PSU is what I think is correct, considering I'm OC'ing the i5 to 4.5ghz.
Two, Can you push the CPU above 4.5Ghz? And is 4.5Ghz Stable?
Three, Can anyone find a reasonably priced case that'll fit everything? OR, will my current case ( http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...wfm0pbknfabf4f)
Four.. Any other reccomendations that'd be better for cheaper/same price? It's a pretty tight buget. I was going to go for an XFX HD5850, but.. The £93 version had sold out and I didn't want to pay full price off other vendors.
Amazon links would be good, or products that are on Amazon would be better. Thanks <3 | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Awful PC FTL OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit CPU Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz Motherboard Cuba MS-7301 Memory Crucial 2x1GB 333MHz DDR2 Single Channel Graphics Card Radeon X1650 256Mb Sound Card On Board Monitor(s) Displays 19" Dell Monitor Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard Emprex Gaming Keyboard Mouse Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse Cooling Stock 320W Hard Drives 320Gb SATA
1Tb Portable Internet Speed 13mb Other Info Shit until I get my future build. |
07-22-2011
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#2 | | |
I see one problem:
You've selected an H67 motherboard. That doesn't allow changing the multiplier on a k-suffix Sandy Bridge. (Basically, no overclocking.) If you wish to overclock, you'll need a P67 or Z68 motherboard.
A 500W power supply is the minimum recommended for the Radeon 6870. The Corsair one you specify may be OK, but you might want a bit more margin.
I don't own one, but the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ heatsink/fan is supposed to be among the best in its price range: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Cooler: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
The Arctic Silver is a traditional favorite, but their Matrix product: Arctic Silver Incorporated - Céramique 2
is all-dielectric. I think that it may not require as long a break-in period as the Artic Silver. I imagine that the thermal compound that comes with the heatsink is more than adequate, if you wish to save a few quid.
Will the 6870 fit in your case? (A part number would have been better than the low-res picture that you linked to.) The card is 26.2 cm long, which is fairly long.
You could consider a 6850 for the graphics card, such as: XFX RADEON HD 6850 - Graphics adapter - Radeon HD 6850 - PCI Express 2.1 x16 - 1 GB GDDR5 - DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
You'll give up some performance, but it ought to be in the same class. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number homegrown OS Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 CPU Intel Core I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card eVGA GTX680 Sound Card Creative X-Fi Titanium Monitor(s) Displays As PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard cheap Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB PSU PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire Case Silverstone FT02 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black Internet Speed 6Mb cable Other Info Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
Monsoon 5.1 speakers |
07-22-2011
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#3 | | Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 and Mac OS X 10.7.3 |
Buy the corsair h70. It is the best cooler on the market. The joy of water cooling without the headacks. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus OS Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 and Mac OS X 10.7.3 CPU Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E at 5.00 GHz Motherboard ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Memory 4 x Corsair Dominator GT 4GB DDR3 @1866 Overclocked @2000 Graphics Card MSI R6870 Sound Card HDMI on GPU and ACL898 Monitor(s) Displays 32" Sony EX-500 120Hz Screen Resolution 1920x1080P Keyboard HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Mouse HP Wireless Elite Mouse PSU Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 Case Corsair 800D Cooling Corsair H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Hard Drives 1 x Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F60GBGT-BK (OS)
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata III 750GB (Raid 0)
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata III 1TB (Media)
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata II 640GB (Raid 0) Internet Speed Cable, VisionTek Bigfoot Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Other Info 4 x GELID Solutions FN-TX12-15 120mm Case Fan with Superior Temperature Control
1 x Corsair 140mm Case Fan
1 x SilverStone FP55B Aluminum front panel 5.25" to a 3.5" bay converter
1 x Ultra Card Reader
1 x Sony Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B |
07-22-2011
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#4 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by Beta Buy the corsair h70. It is the best cooler on the market. The joy of water cooling without the headacks. Noctua NH-D14 (air) is supposed to outperform the H70, as long as we're speaking of expensive cooling solutions. (The Noctua is absolutely humongous, of course.) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number homegrown OS Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 CPU Intel Core I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card eVGA GTX680 Sound Card Creative X-Fi Titanium Monitor(s) Displays As PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard cheap Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB PSU PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire Case Silverstone FT02 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black Internet Speed 6Mb cable Other Info Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
Monsoon 5.1 speakers |
07-22-2011
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#5 | | MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit |

Quote: Originally Posted by A Leopard Ohai.. You may remember me asking about my rig I was proposing.. This is my new build! - Amazon.co.uk
Here we go -
One, Is everything compatible? I've looked.. Socket correct, RAM Supported, Graphics card suitable, and PSU is what I think is correct, considering I'm OC'ing the i5 to 4.5ghz.
Two, Can you push the CPU above 4.5Ghz? And is 4.5Ghz Stable?
Three, Can anyone find a reasonably priced case that'll fit everything? OR, will my current case ( http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...wfm0pbknfabf4f)
Four.. Any other reccomendations that'd be better for cheaper/same price? It's a pretty tight buget. I was going to go for an XFX HD5850, but.. The £93 version had sold out and I didn't want to pay full price off other vendors.
Amazon links would be good, or products that are on Amazon would be better. Thanks <3 I wasn't asking at all.
However, Ueber is the correct word.
karl | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L305D laptop OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64, 2100 Mhz, 2 Cores Motherboard TOSHIBA Portable PC (Socket M2/S1G1) Memory 4.0GB (2x2GB) DDR2 @ 333MHz 5-5-5-15 Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics (Toshiba) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor @ 1280x800 Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 Keyboard standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410 Hard Drives 125.03GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device (IDE)
Depending upon testing, organized as 1,2, or 3 partitions with/without a 100mb system partition at the front. Internet Speed What the local pub, local coffee shop offers. Other Info Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N ATA Device
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed. |
07-23-2011
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#6 | | Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 and Mac OS X 10.7.3 |
With the Corsair H70 I can overclock a AMD Phenom 2 B55 to 4.5 GHz with a very high vcore (1.60 volts) with all cores unlocked. The multiplyer is at 22.0. Idle temp is 37C and the max under extended full load is 59C. It has been running at this since the end of april and no issues.
Installing the cooler takes sometime and takes two people regardless what Corsair says. Took 3 tries the first time I used that cooler for a build I built for someone else. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus OS Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 and Mac OS X 10.7.3 CPU Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E at 5.00 GHz Motherboard ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Memory 4 x Corsair Dominator GT 4GB DDR3 @1866 Overclocked @2000 Graphics Card MSI R6870 Sound Card HDMI on GPU and ACL898 Monitor(s) Displays 32" Sony EX-500 120Hz Screen Resolution 1920x1080P Keyboard HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Mouse HP Wireless Elite Mouse PSU Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850 Case Corsair 800D Cooling Corsair H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Hard Drives 1 x Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F60GBGT-BK (OS)
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata III 750GB (Raid 0)
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata III 1TB (Media)
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata II 640GB (Raid 0) Internet Speed Cable, VisionTek Bigfoot Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card Other Info 4 x GELID Solutions FN-TX12-15 120mm Case Fan with Superior Temperature Control
1 x Corsair 140mm Case Fan
1 x SilverStone FP55B Aluminum front panel 5.25" to a 3.5" bay converter
1 x Ultra Card Reader
1 x Sony Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B |
07-23-2011
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#7 | | |

Quote: Originally Posted by karlsnooks However, Ueber is the correct word.
karl I thought it was über. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number homegrown OS Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 CPU Intel Core I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card eVGA GTX680 Sound Card Creative X-Fi Titanium Monitor(s) Displays As PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard cheap Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB PSU PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire Case Silverstone FT02 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black Internet Speed 6Mb cable Other Info Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
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