Need: cpu, mobo, graphics cardMust: be able to run games. Not after crazy next-gen stuff, would just like to be able to run HL2 no problem.Want: to spend around ukp400?
I get so bored of trawling round tomshardware every couple of years or so trying to relearn all this stuff.
― ledge, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
i guess what i really need to know is stuff like - amd? intel? dual core? quad core? octuple core? nvidia or ati? (running quiet is something of a priority here too.)
― ledge, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
i tried building one and was never happy with it.May i direct you to newegg?http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2032280010%201308920938&bop=And&Order=PRICE
― WOOKIE JOHNSON (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I went to a good store in SF that is frequented by IT dudes who need parts, and basically told them what I use my computer for and asked them to help me out. I love the computer I bought there, though it's getting old.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18017
― Jeff LeVine, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
^ borken?
If I didn't not need a hard drive and psu I would think about getting a pre-built. However that would mean I wouldn't have to faff around trying to steal a copy if windoze. However I would I presume be forced to go Vista.
― ledge, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 21:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Have been pointed to some good arsetechnica guides though so they should help me figure stuff out.
― ledge, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
If you're not going to steal a copy of Windows, is it even worth building it yourself? There are a million places that will do it for you now, and not even charge a huge premium over what you'd have to spend yourself. Maybe this was always true and it's highly likely I have a crotchety attitude about it, but unless you're willing to spec and bargain hunt every component, and you still love putting the things together, it's not really worth doing it yourself...
See if maybe your new system will come with some kind of cheap upgrade to Windows 7...
― Nhex, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 21:23 (fifteen years ago) link
In the states you can get a decent rig for about 600 bucks, pre built with windows. That assumes you don't need a monitor.
― WOOKIE JOHNSON (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
best: http://shsc.info/PCPartsPickingGuide
― kingfish, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 08:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Don't build a gaming rig! They're going to be obsolete in a few months, cos of this:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/video-onlive-streaming-game-demonstrated/
― JimD, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 10:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Too good to be true! Hard to imagine how someone could pull a 500-fold increase out if thin air. I can't even *guarantee* error-free music streaming over my connection.
― ledge, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 10:32 (fifteen years ago) link
cheers kingfish btw, great link. think i will go the build-yer own route, yet again, just 'cause i don't actually need a complete system.
― ledge, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 10:52 (fifteen years ago) link
streaming gaming discussion continued here:THE END OF CONSOLES
― ledge, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 11:36 (fifteen years ago) link
sooo on line gaming didn't happen. I need a new gaming rig.
I could build one or I could buy this one from Amazon:
I7 6700Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 5 MotherboardNvidia GTX 980TI 6gb16 GB DDR42TB Seagate HDWin 10
It's got very good reviews, but for £1300 is it better to build my own?
I know there are 1080 gfx cards now but I think a 980 is sufficient for myself
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Saturday, 16 July 2016 13:27 (eight years ago) link
Ignore that, it's completely out of balance. I'll find another.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Saturday, 16 July 2016 13:35 (eight years ago) link
ok, this one. Didn't require the 2tb hard drive at all. and realised that 980 gfx card may as well have been a 1070 one. So I've dropped down to a 970 which is still well within my needs.
Freshtech Intel Core I7 4790 1tb 8gb 1600Mhz GTX 970 4gb Galaxy Computer Gaming PC Gigabyte H81M-S2H Motherboard 8GB DDR3 1600mhz Performance Ram Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 4gb VR Ready Corsair CX600 80 Plus Bronze Certified 600w Power Supply 1tb Western Digital WD10EZEX 64mb Cache 7200rpm
at £747
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Saturday, 16 July 2016 13:59 (eight years ago) link
(£832 with Win 10)
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Saturday, 16 July 2016 14:00 (eight years ago) link
so having bought an old (rtx 1660 super) gfx card which ostensibly should sit easily into my old (h310m pro) mb and even having bought a new (650w) psu to ensure that the extra juice wont be an issue, what i have is fan spinning but system doesnt recognise the new card in device manager, boot/UEFI, nowhere
next stop, bios update
after that....have i bought a dud?
― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Monday, 9 September 2024 12:11 (three months ago) link
never actually got through bios uodate, the latest version wouldnt twke so i might have to try going incrementally and i havent had the weekends
anyone out there with any experience here
― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Tuesday, 15 October 2024 20:47 (two months ago) link
does the card itself light up?
― 龜, Tuesday, 15 October 2024 21:19 (two months ago) link
the fans spin, theres no lights on it that im aware (this is like 2019 tech)
hi btw
― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Tuesday, 15 October 2024 22:44 (two months ago) link
bios updates feel like a way to go but i’m also wondering if the card itself is installed correctly and has all the right power supply cables etc going to it
hi!
― 龜, Wednesday, 16 October 2024 00:11 (two months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FixH59RUZR4
at about 2:48 this guy seems to say leds on the card should light up if theres power
― 龜, Wednesday, 16 October 2024 00:16 (two months ago) link
i *think* it is but bios first then ill review, ta
― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 October 2024 08:05 (two months ago) link
system doesnt recognise the new card in device manager, boot/UEFI, nowhere
What’s your monitor plugged into at this stage? New card or the video output from the motherboard? If it’s the new card then you can rule out “complete dud” at least.
― JimD, Wednesday, 16 October 2024 19:24 (two months ago) link
alas it doesnt take any output from the card
― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 October 2024 20:27 (two months ago) link
ie only working from the mobo
― tuah dé danann (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 October 2024 20:28 (two months ago) link
I’d probably just return it then tbh rather than keep banging your head against it.
― JimD, Thursday, 17 October 2024 06:13 (two months ago) link
dud
― Allen (etaeoe), Thursday, 17 October 2024 14:01 (two months ago) link