PC Gaming?
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Topic: PC Gaming?
Posted By: StormyKnight
Subject: PC Gaming?
Date Posted: 24 May 2013 at 10:58am
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The console post had some comments about PC Gaming being. We obviously have a member or three that build if not upgrade their systems. I'm sure I posted something about a rig I built this time last year. Anyone else want to share their builds and throw some performance numbers up? Cooler Master HAF-932 Case OCZ Champion Series Fatal1ty 750W PS Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 Sandybridge Motherboard 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD2003FYYS 7200rpm OCZ 60GB Vertex3 SSD used in S.R.T. mode 8GB G.Skill DDR3-1866 Ripjaws X RAM (2) Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 (2GB GDDR5 RAM) video cards in Crossfire mode 23" LG Flatron IPS236 LED monitor I have a stable overclock of the cpu to 4.53GHz on room air. I'm not nearly a confident to try overclocking the gpus as they provide plenty of performance. 3DMark 11 Single GPU Crossfire Score: 5221 9318 Graphics: 4875 9846 Physics: 8556 8219 Combined: 4963 7758 ------------- 
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Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 24 May 2013 at 12:21pm
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My computer was built in 2006 and I don't really remember the full specs. Since then I have added more RAM and changed video cards because my first died on me. I could look inside the computer to find some information but meh. Lian Li Case I am on my 4th power supply AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.21 GHz Some ASUS MOBO 6 GB or RAM My video card was bought on one of those deal of the day websites. It was $50. I have two internal hard drives that equal 1TB 23" LCD Samsung monitor. EDIT: Ran 3d Mark Vantage and it told me some more info. Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 MOBO: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2N32-SLI DELUXE RAM: OCZ DDR2
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 24 May 2013 at 4:18pm
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AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 Eight-Core 3.5GHz AM3+ Processor - AM3+, Eight-Core, 3.5GHz, 16MB, 125W, Unlocked Kingston HyperX Red KHX16C9B1R/4 4GB Memory Module - 1600MHz, 9-9-9, DDR3, CL9, 1.65V, Unbuffered (X2) Toshiba HDKPC03 DT01ACA100 1TB Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200 RPM, SATA, 3.5" LG GH24NS95R 24X Internal DVD Burner - M-Disc Support, Silent, SATA Interface, Jamless Play, 48x CD Write Speed, 0.75MB Buffer Thermaltake SMART M750W SP-750M Modular Power Supply -750Watt, 140mm Fan, 80 PLUS Bronze, Active PFC Thermaltake VN40006W2N Commander MS-I Snow Edition Tower Case - ATX, Mid-Tower, 3x 5.25" Bays, 5x 3.5" Bays, 7x Expansion Slots, USB, USB 3.0, Security Lock, White Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 990FX/SB950, DDR3 1866 MHz, SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe 2.0, CrossFireX Ready XFX FX-775A-CGFV AMD Radeon HD 7750 Core Edition Video Card - 1GB, DDR3, PCI Express 3.0, Display Port, Dual-link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, CrossFire, DirectX 11 Logitech 910-002484 M310 Wireless Mouse - 2.4GHz, Plug-and-Forget Nano Receiver, Ambidextrous, Labyrinth Modtek Modtek-IK-B Slim Acrylic Illuminated Keyboard - USB, Blue Backlighting, Illuminated Keys, Black my monitor is: ASUS VE258Q 25" Class Widescreen LED Backlit Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 50000000:1 Dynamic, 2ms, HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort, Energy Star also have a Turtle Beach PX21 head set. ------------- 
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 24 May 2013 at 10:30pm
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Mine is just a cyber power with a Corsair because Cyberpowers crap PSUs destroy hardware. Intel i7 3770 16G RAM GeForce 670 (SLI incoming after I find a jerb) Water cooler 500M SSD 2 TB HD 2 TB WD external HD Blu Ray drive Touchscreen fan controls The only real test games I've done have been BF 3, Skyrim, Arkham City, Skyrim, and Guild Wars 2. BF 3, Arkham, and Crysis 3 run 40-60 FPS all settings maxed. I have about a dozen visual mods on Skyrim including full HD textures, injector with all settings maxed, DoF, etc etc and I average around 48 FPS Guild Wars 2 is a hog-all settings maxed with supersampling I'm usually at 40 FPS. Sims 3 runs at a smooth 250 FPS ;) My one weakness is the lack of SLI-modern features like SSAO and PhysX are a big drain on the GPU. Temp wise the water cooling system is great-CPU runs at 29c under full load and GPU never goes above 60. The whole setup is run to a 42" 120hz LED Samsung with both a surround sound bar and a great set of surround headphones whose manufacturer slips my mind. Honestly, the headphones are a lifesaver I use them for everything now. No more subtitles at night! ------------- 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 25 May 2013 at 10:45am
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Commodore 64 with not one, but two, disk drives and a modified Atari 2600 controller.
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 25 May 2013 at 4:46pm
you sir are at the cutting edge of technology. well played. -------------
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Mack wrote:Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 26 May 2013 at 3:20pm
You are buying complete junk power supplies or doing something tragically wrong. |
Posted By: pntbl freak
Date Posted: 26 May 2013 at 3:28pm
I always figured it was a combination of cheap power supplies, letting it run almost 24/7 and dust. ------------- |
Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 27 May 2013 at 11:00am
With water cooling, are you overclocking that thing? If so, how much? -------------
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Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 27 May 2013 at 6:35pm
I overclocked my GPU on my laptop just because it struggled (I hate lappy GPUs) but haven't with this one yet. That's just standard clocking temps. -------------
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Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 27 May 2013 at 10:34pm
It's the el cheapo power supply. I run PCs 24/7 and I'm sure I have dust. Unless you are sucking in so much dust that the machine can't breathe at all. Either way, I think all hobbyist PC builders figure at one point that a power supply is all the same, as long as all the connections are there. I worked in electronics for 10 years. They aren't all the same. The cheap power supplies just aren't built of quality components, and they die early. For what you spend on stacks of junk power supplies, you could buy one good one and be done with it. |
Posted By: stratoaxe
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 1:42am
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Much truth in what Shub is saying. I did a lot of research on my rig when I bought and what I learned is that cheap power supplies don't usually have a ripple suppressor in them. These ripples over time wear down your electronics and also don't allow the PC to perform. There are a lot of stories in the Internet of bad PSUs messing up expensive GPU. I got my Corsair 850 watt for 140 bucks, way to cheap to risk a 300 dollar GPU (or worse if you're SLId) -------------
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Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 03 June 2013 at 11:53pm
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Antec DF-35 case OCZ Fatal1ty 750W PS intel core i5-2310 2.9 Ghz Gigabyte z77x-d3h motherboard 2 terabyte hard drive 8 gig DDR3-1600 G.skill ripjaws ram gigabyte geforce gtx660 2048mb gddr5 20" hp monitor ------------- Skillet: I've never been terribly fond of the look of a vagina |
Posted By: Bunkered
Date Posted: 04 June 2013 at 4:15pm
This. I build electronics currently, and I can tell you that those "cheap" parts made in "low-cost regions" are all P's of S. The quality of solder on a $12 part and a $10 part is obvious at a glance. And that's medical equipment; I'd hate to see what the consumer industry's quality standards are. Buy a soldering iron, the power supply can probably be repaired. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rofl_Mao
Date Posted: 26 June 2013 at 11:55pm
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Just got pretty much all my parts put together now for my rig. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/15PVV" rel="nofollow - PCPartPicker part list / http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/15PVV/by_merchant/" rel="nofollow - Price breakdown by merchant / http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/15PVV/benchmarks/" rel="nofollow - Benchmarks CPU: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k" rel="nofollow - Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX) CPU Cooler: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2" rel="nofollow - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada) Motherboard: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xd3h" rel="nofollow - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ NCIX) Memory: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3p1k28g" rel="nofollow - Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.46 @ DirectCanada) Storage: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003" rel="nofollow - Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo) Video Card: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn780d53gdb" rel="nofollow - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($662.23 @ Newegg Canada) Case: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011016ww" rel="nofollow - Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Memory Express) Power Supply: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu650hx" rel="nofollow - Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Memory Express) Optical Drive: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas" rel="nofollow - Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Canada Computers) Total: $1454.18 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 23:54 EDT-0400) |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 27 June 2013 at 7:51am
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 27 June 2013 at 8:51am
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Posted By: StormyKnight
Date Posted: 27 June 2013 at 11:47pm
Nice! -------------
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Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 28 June 2013 at 2:42am
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My first new computer since buying a laptop in 2007... 24" Dell IPS, 8gb ram, 120gb SATA 3 SSD, 2GB Sapphire HD7850, Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz Feels amazing to have a real screen again, I can't believe I was editing photos on my laptop screen for all that time. Being able to play all the new games on max settings has also renewed my interesting videogames, which had fallen off quite a bit. |