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[Off-topic] mfsr98:
What do you guys think? Is this a good deal for 500$?

Case: Nox Coolbay SX Black

Power Source: Nox Urano 450w (AT-450P12P)

Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M LX Plus

Processor: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3Ghz 3MB

RAM: DDR3-1600Mhz 8GB (2x4GB)

GPU: Asus GTX650 1GB

Optical Drive: DVD-RW 24x Sata

Hard Drive: 500GB SATA III

I think I could build a better one with less money but what do you think lol

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500€* lol
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
hey guys which is better for cooling this

http://www.egprices.com/product.php?id=18204

or this

http://www.egprices.com/product.php?id=21120

I'm leaning to the first one as i'll have 2 120mm fans blowing on my gpu
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Check if it is spacious enough to house big GPUs.

If you can up your budget get a full tower.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I think it's gonna be enough for refrence 7970
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I was thinking about cooler compatibility actually, my bad. Read a couple of reviews, if the specs are same go for the one which looks better to your eyes.

I haven't compared those 2 closely.
[Off-topic] imilleson:
What are your suggestions for Video Editing laptop ? I want a dedicated HDD for media, SSD for OS, Nvidia graphics (3+GB of onboard gRAM), 16 GB RAM, and a beastly processor. LMK if anyone has any suggestions. :)
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
Get a macbook pro and you wont regret it
[Off-topic] slow_DC4:
Didn't know if to put it here or in the gaming thread, but I decided to put it here.

I'm looking at picking up a cheap headset for gaming from best buy because I have a gift certificate that I would like to use.

These are the three that I am currently looking at:

Logitech H390

Plantronics GameCon 307

Plantronics Audio 355

Of those three, which would you choose? If not any of those, what would you recommend for under $40? Thanks in advance.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
Wow you are tge first guy I see who doesnt want razer xD

I would go with the logitech
[Off-topic] slow_DC4:
Haha, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

The reasons I chose those three are because I don't want to spend too much and I don't really consider myself an audiophile. And also thank you for replying.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
its a good thing . Razer couple of years ago was a pretty good company. Now they changed to quantity instead of quallity products. I own 3 razer mice and 2 Razer keyboard and i regret that i bought them :(
[Off-topic] slow_DC4:
Ok, Thanks for letting me know.

I'll see if I can swing by tomorrow to pick up the headset in time for the steam summer sales.
[Off-topic] Braxton355:
Im not sure if this is considered good

But...

Os: windows 7 professional 64bit

Memory: 8gb ram 500gb ssd

Prossesor: intel i5pro 3320m 2.6ghz

Gpu: intel hd 4000

Its a laptop btw
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Better than mine
[Off-topic] Braxton355:
Its not built at all I've only added 4gb of ram
[Off-topic] imilleson:
Take a look at the stats I asked for. A macbook pro will never offer what I want. Dual drives, 16GB Ram, large GPU, bla bla. I own a macbook pro i7 3.4 GHz with Nvidia graphics (small card) and my PC desktop that I built smokes it. Apple is over priced and offers less value and less functionality. If you want a computer that's stable and expensive, sure macs are OK, but if you want more bang for the buck and are serious about video editing, get a PC. So back to it. I need a laptop with the above stats or similar
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Something similar to this http://m.dell.com/mt/www.dell.com/u...xDisable=1&un_jtt_v_page=TechSpec&#un_details .

Yeah, it's alienware, but those general stats seem to synch with what you're asking about.
[Off-topic] caiejay:
OK so i cleaned out the heatsink bought a cooling fan and formated the laptop and still gets overheated i need help :(
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
Take a look at clevo's/sagers. They're as powerfull as alienwares but cheaper and look professional instead of the over the top AW's. They come with one or two 780m's or 8970m's. They are as powerful as it gets. They come in 15 and 17 inch flavours.
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Sager week definitely save you a few hundred bucks over alienware.
[Off-topic] imilleson:
Perfect! Yes i like Alienware but again that price tag is hefty! i will check out the sagers

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Yep i'm in love. Good prices and excellent computers. Here is what I built:

:highfive:
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Now that's a laptop
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
It would be cool to get one of those laptops that are similar to a briefcase. There used to be one that was life that. 20" monitor. Anyone remember that?
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
If you have the money, please consider the 780m upgrade. It's 40-50% faster than the 770m.
[Off-topic] caiejay:
It is still not worth buying cuz it is a laptop i would suggest that you get a desktop pc

A lot more stronger and lasts way longer and doesnt overheat like a laptop
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
Yes it is, if you need mobility and power in the same package. Two 780m's have no trouble matching a gtx titan.

Laptops like this do not overheat. They are designed for the most powerful laptop gpus and those of the coming years (upgradeable via mxm-slot). I frequent a notebook forum so I've read a lot of sager threads and user reviews. I know what they're capable of.

Although I agree a desktop will give you most performance I would like to see you take a plane with your tower and 30" monitor :P. Sometimes a powerful laptop just is the better solution.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
All laptops overheat when you play games
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
Actually no. I frequent that notebook forum A LOT. Most of the cpu's of the sager owners stay at 80 max and 70 max on the gpu with an overclock.
[Off-topic] caiejay:
What kind of notebooks do they have?
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Sager laptops that are designed to perform. They have synchs and fans designed for the closed space.
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
Gaming laptops. My 2 cm thick multimedia laptop with overclocked 8870m at 900/14 does not overheat in bf3. CPU at 85°C max. GPU never over 70
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
The CPU temp is a bit too close to tjmax, don't you think? Maybe a good job of TPaste will do.

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I do not understand the term "Stability" with Windows. Every single PC I built since the XP days has NEVER BSOD'd or crashed because of "Stability" issues

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Easy question I think I know the answer but meh I'll ask anyways. What do you guess is the remaining life for my EVGA GTX 570? By life I mean its ability to play latest games at least on med-ultra. I am using a 1080p screen.
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
Yes it's definitely not ideal but it normally stays between 75-80°C. 85°C is the absolute max. I really want to repaste the cpu, what thermal paste do you recommend? I think I'm gonna leave the gpu as it is because it runs pretty cool.
[Off-topic] imilleson:
Thanks for kind advice. Yes I require mobility. And I will do the 780m if I can. Is there a big difference in cuda cores ?
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
I like my new 2013 DA, why don't you anymore?

Also, I could take one of those keyboards off your hands, should you want me to :D.
[Off-topic] Samak:
Guys is 3rd gen core i3 3220 good for gaming?
[Off-topic] matgras:
Depends on which games you want to play and your gpu
[Off-topic] Samak:
I wanna built a budget gaming pc.. If I paired it with hd 7790, then can I play upcoming games like battlefield 4?
[Off-topic] matgras:
I dont think so... but i can be wrong,

I've heard that amd had a upcoming hexacore for $160. I haven't seen benchmarks or the specs but you can look it up
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
you will but go for a 3rd or 4th gen i5 cpu
[Off-topic] Tlcoman:
Hello XDA!

I have a big question, and i don't know where to put it, so i put it here, here it starts:

I build an own pc, with everything included etc. and at first it worked great, until one moment when it just stopped working great and fast, and started freezing randomly.

At first i thought it was when i was watching an video, but now i know that's not the case, because i found out it is freezing at random moments,

I searched much, since december or so, but could not find any similar things.

I tried Dual-boot, with Windows 8 and Ubuntu running both, to see if windows 8 was the problem, it wasn't, because it did the same with Ubuntu.

I tried System reset ( Erase whole windows + All files), Did not work.

I updated all driver software, did not work.

at the end i tried chkdsk, because i thought, maybe it is the Disk, but everytime i do chkdsk, it freezes at 28%

last week i did something else, and it said that it found errors on the disk and i had to type chkdsk /f to fix it, when i did, it said No Write Permission on disk.

I also erased the whole disk with cmd ( All volumes, partitions etc.) but still, the odd thing is, it says everything is deleted, but still it shows the disk is 465GB big, which is odd because i have an disk of 500GB ( Now i know the disk itself takes up some space, but that's not 45GB, right?)

With freezing, i mean ''freezing'' by the way ( It wont start again, only when i press the power button) and when i watch a video or listen to music, i hear some annoying sound from the boxes too.

My specs are:

AMD A6-5400K ( APU)

Trinity", Black Edition

ASUS F2A85-M ( Motherboard)

Western Digital WD5000AAKX 500 GB ( HDD)

Corsair 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit ( RAM Memory)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX2 ( Power supply)

So.. Can anyone help maybe? Much appreciated!

Also: If someone knows how to make it writable again, let me know ( I tried one command what should do the trick, but cmd said Failed.)

PS: Is Not writable the same as Read only?

PPS: I overclocked my PC, yes, but that should not be a problem, because i resetted it multiple times.

PPPS: I changed the registry once, so it may be messed up a little, but the registry is resetted too when resetting windows, right?

Thanks!

If you guys need more info, Ask!
[Off-topic] MarcquisDale:
Hello catfish avatar guy
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Well, I have used about every single TP that's out there, ranging from super expensive $25 thermal paste to cheap $5 Arctic Silver Ceramique. To be honest, it never made a difference for me. Currently in my rig, I am using $5 Arctic silver Ceramique and it is doing the same as ACMX-4 which is one of the expensive ones. Take out the CPU and clean the top with Isopropyl alcohol if you can, if not a SMALL amount(quarter a tsp) of perfume/body spray works too. Just make sure to put a dot in the center with a circumference no bigger than 4mm-5mm as you are using a laptop. That stuff is supposed to be non conductive, but who knows what will happen if your motherboard decides to chew up some TP for fun? :P

Oh and make sure to run the laptop for at least half an hour on prime95 to make sure the paste spreads.

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If you are building a PC for gaming, consider AMD CPUs. My buddy's rig with an i7 4770K and My rig with an FX 6300(Best CPU IMO for gaming) has absolutely no difference while playing BF3, Crysis 3, GRID 2 and basically any other game. I should note that both of us have the same GTX 570 from EVGA.

I know, someone would say to check online benchmarks and see the results, but after using online benchmarks and comparing with real world performance on over 20 machines, I can safely say online benchmarks are more or less moot(for games as there are factors like RAM, OCing, etc)

Regarding the 7790, it really depends on your resolution. If you are on a 1080p screen like me, I would save up a bit and get a better card. Plus, the 7790 will struggle to play on low settings, if on a 1080p or even a 720p screen. My GTX 570 gets 50 to 70 frames on High settings.
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Been using Arctic Silver 5 without problems. Seems to do the job just fine. Looks like I'll be using it again soon though. Just swapped cases and may have disturbed the CPU cooler too much. Temps are up about 10c more than usual.
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
I say airflow, do you have air coming in from the front and pushed away from the back?
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Old case was a CM 590 with 2 x 120mm fans up front, 1 x 120mm exhaust. New case is a Fractal Arc Midi R2 with 2 x 140mm up front, 1 x 140mm exhaust.

Edit: The 120s were CM SickleFlows, the 140s are Fractal Silent Series R2
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
That's probably why.
[Off-topic] replica9000:
These are the specs:

SickleFlows:

2000 RPMs

19 dBA

69.69 CFM

Silent Series:

1000 RPMs

18.5 dBA

66 CFM

Wouldn't think 4 CFMs would make such a drastic difference.

Edit: This could be it.

Fractals Specs differ from Newegg's greatly:

800 RPMs

9 dBA

38.6 CFM
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Exactly. 2K RPM vs 0.8K RPM is just a no brainer
[Off-topic] replica9000:
I want to redo wire management again anyways. I'll swap them out and see what happens.
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
This is my Rig:
[Off-topic] replica9000:
This is what I have going right now. My next PSU will definitely be modular.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Tlocman,

Revert your change to the registry. 465 free of 500gb is correct since disk manufactures measure Kb as 10^3 while computers measure Kb as 2^10. Obviously 1000 =/= 1024 so disks have less free space than labeled.
[Off-topic] replica9000:
I really wish manufactures stuck with 1GB = 1024MB, instead of being misleading and needing the gigabyte/gibibyte BS.
[Off-topic] michaelsplus:
[MENTION=5025989]Hidden Username[/MENTION]

Thanks a lot for all your help. I'll go with arctic silver 5 then. I was definitely going to go pea method. It's horrid to see what some youtubers do on their build a pc videos, spreading their paste like they would on a sandwich :P. Thanks a lot too for the advice on the amount. I had no idea how much since it's a laptop.

Is there anything better in terms of price to performance and reliability in the 500(+)gb SSD range than the 500 gb samsung 840 (non-pro)?
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
My buddy built a system not too long ago, dat cable management lol..
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Welcome :P

I know for a fact that crucial and OCZ(anything made after 2012 June as their prior models had rare problems on the controller) makes AWESOME SSDs, but Samsung is still a great brand, and no better/worse than a Crucial/OCZ. Price? About the same, not too much to worry about there, max you'll save is maybe $30 for a no name brand but it isn't worth it. ADATA makes good SSDs, but I have no personal experience with them.

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-10/10 for cable management LOL what if one of them get tangled with a fan?

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You mean, the 1TB HDD I got isn't actually 1 TB? WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS? :P
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Agreed lol it's horrendous. I told him to tidy it up in there but I don't know if he actually did or not. He's begging for issues with loose cables like that hanging around a few fans.
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
That SSD is in a pretty bad position

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For sure it is one of the following:

GPU(Which is inside the CPU)

Motherboard(Maybe it gets sloppy when lots of data is being pushed to the southbridge)

HDD(99% sure as obvious signs of damage is shown)

Try this--Change the port that is connected to the HDD and try the port closest to the north bridge/graphics card.
[Off-topic] mfsr98:
Damn you laptop...

Do you think installing Windows 7 would diminute this? I'm just afraid I don't five the drivers... (5 yo laptop) BTW, what drivers do you need? GPU and what else?
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Not the best place for it, but it stays put.
[Off-topic] mfsr98:
It gets worst...
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Still same PC just 16GB of ram , and 256GB 840 SSD for OS. HDD for games and other things. And upgraded corsair 140mm fans.

Was considering getting a GTX 770 to replace my 660ti, but my power supply is only 650w.

Old pic

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Off-topic] Tlcoman:
Tried it, re installed windows, and still freezing, just directly after i installed it. Every time with a re-install, The installation goes okay, but after it, it holds max 10 minutes or so
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Can you borrow an HDD from someone, boot off it in safe mode and tell us what happens? Also do the same with the current one and see if it freezes.
[Off-topic] XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX:
Hey guys I upgraded my mobo and I reinstalled windows 7 but it wont activate. ¥.¥ so I tried the phone activation option and that didnt work either so im not sure what to do. Help guys :eek:
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Get Linux, it's free, no need to activate it. :D
[Off-topic] bbrad:
You can't play bf3 and black ops on Linux wish I could though windows sucks.
[Off-topic] XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX:
Eww.. call of duty. Lol. But anyway I have windows on one drive and linux mint on another. and I have a crapload of games on my windows install. Not really looking forward to reinstalling them when windows runs out of its trial period.
[Off-topic] matgras:
You can use "wine" to run windows sotware on linux and mac
[Off-topic] sparx180:
Anyone got a Bitfenix Prodigy case? Im looking to move to a small form factor build and i'd like your opinions on this build, whether it will fit and whether the case is big enough to cool all this.

Bitfenix Prodigy case

i5 3570k

GA Z77n WiFi motherboard

8GB 1600mhz Crucial Ballistix RAM

OCZ Vertex 3 120gb

1TB Seagate 6gb/s HDD

MSI HD 7970 3GB GHz Edition

I have everything but the CPU and the case, and all but the motherboard is in my AMD micro-atx system at the moment.
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Now that Steam is on Linux, hopefully more games will become compatible.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Nice build how's the 7970 GHz edition doing
[Off-topic] sparx180:
Great so far. I've only had a chance to play through BioShock infinite with it because I had to RMA it a few weeks ago, the fans were stuck on full so it was too unbearably loud to use. My monitors letting it down though, even with vsync on It tears constantly, it was the same when I had a 560 ti.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Sad to hear that hope you get a better one this time I'm planning on getting the Sapphire Vapor-X HD 7970 GHz edition myself still waiting though
[Off-topic] bbrad:
Anybody here with a10-6800k if so how does it perform in games at 1080p?
[Off-topic] deathblade:
Win7 64 bit

8GB ram

Gforce 550 TI 1GB

5TB of HDD space

I7 3.5GHz quad core processor
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Dude we have the same username base? How often do you find someone with that? Dx
[Off-topic] thousandecibels:
[MENTION=4392037]deathblade[/MENTION] Curious* how well your rig does on crysis 3 max, mid settings.

P.S. if got time do post some some benchmarks comparing other games too.
[Off-topic] deathblade:
I could test c3 tomorrow just got it today haven't messed with settings yet but runs perfect on default but most game run perfect with maxed out settings so I don't expect Abby different from c3
[Off-topic] thousandecibels:
Thanks, yeah it seems obvious, but lets be practical shall we? :D
[Off-topic] bbrad:
What case us that look pretty nice?
[Off-topic] sparx180:
I noticed that the other day but couldn't remember what thread I saw you in. I use the username Sparx69 for quite a few other things as well. What are the odds of that :p
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Haha I use Sparx639 for everything, Sparx for Sparx and 639 is my lucky number.
[Off-topic] deathblade:
i really couldnt tell you, i bought it something like 4-5 years ago (well before building the computer) but it is an off brand and i dont think its being produced anymore
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I think i'm starting to like that case, should fit your build nicely! :good:
[Off-topic] deathblade:
just tested At MAX while recording there is only slight lag while moving the camera but without the recording it seems to work great, though with that being said i think im gonna have to upgrade some parts soon :(
[Off-topic] scapper:
Win 7

i7 3517U

8 GB RAM

1 TB HDD

32 GB SSD

Geforce 610m

Not the greatest but I gotta live with what I have :)
[Off-topic] thousandecibels:
Dude relax, your system is pretty much good. When it comes to crysis3 many system give up or get over-heated.

Wonder how much fps you lose while recording the gameplay.
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
well i should be more to the point.

Installing Win8 won't make some of my games/apps incompatible, now would it?
[Off-topic] Theonew:
Most of them should work just fine (some even better). Others which are not optimized for Windows 8 may have a few issues, but you should be fine (even if they aren't optimized, most if not all will still work). Drivers are the main things which may have issues.
[Off-topic] vj_dustin:
well then i guess it won't hurt trying.. :p
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
Can anyone help a n00b with linux? I having issues getting my 5Ghz network to max out in linux mint 13... My hardware is an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300

I have tried installing the latest compat wireless drivers, installing the backports, and doing some other aircrack stuff I read.... The 2.4Ghz will max out just fine...

http://www.speedtest.net/result/2186240218.png

the 5ghz will periodically jump up to 60 or 80, but is completely unstable, timing out, and freezing... Windows will hit close to 110...

Any suggestions?

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So after much searching, it seems to be an unsolved issue with the mainline 3.2 kernal, and the iwlwifi driver...
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Rerouted my cables a bit better. Used extension cable for front audio connector, don't have the cable going across the motherboard. I also added some cable grommets, and installed a additional 140mm fan
[Off-topic] TheMuffStuff:
People still use towers these days?
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
Nice

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[Off-topic] runtohell121:
Yes. Who wouldn't use tower PC unless you're a college student with limited space? Tower PC, people usually build it to their need (if you build it that is). Not everyone likes using laptops for gaming or casual browsing.
[Off-topic] TheMuffStuff:
Well I figured all-in-ones are the new craze, but I see if your one of those builders or modders, youd need a tower.
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
Sent from my HTC Rezound
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
The all in ones usually use mobile CPUs, and you'd be very lucky to get a low end dedicated gfx card.

Also, last time I checked, they were ridiculously expensive. For terrible hardware.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
If I had the money I'd build a Mach V from Falcon Northwest and use it to control everything I could...
[Off-topic] TheMuffStuff:
I have an All-in-one from like 2009 and it still has a quad core AMD, nothing spectacular but it gets the job done easy. The GeForce 9200 in it, sucks ass though. What do you mean mobile CPU's. Intel i3's ect. Are mobile CPU's? Do they even make desktop CPU's? Last I knew, most towers have Intel chipsets as well.
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
Intel usually releases two versions of many CPUs.

A more powerful desktop one, and a slower, less energy consuming mobile version, usually denoted by an "m" at the end of the name. (I think they are making a "u" series that uses less power than the "m".

Of course, Intel's top of the line doesn't exist as mobile variants.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[Off-topic] TheMuffStuff:
Xeon? And I gotcha. My question is, What the hell do you guys do, that you need to have Xeon chips, or at least quad core i7s, when an i5 or i3 ivy bridge work fine. How much computing are you guys doing lol.
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
I'm actively hacking all gov't agencies instead of just one...
[Off-topic] TheMuffStuff:
We know B, we know. :P

While your hacking, get Romneys tax returns. :good: