You built that PC yet, /v/?

>tfw back hurts from all this pc gaming
I'll stick to consoles from now on, thanks. You can't beat comfy couch gaming with a controller like it was intended.

I want to build a second PC but it wouldn't make sense until ddr4 is cheap.

>>271072625
>his back hurts from keeping it straight
Quasimodo, is that you?

Sure have.
$1800 4chan and SS13 machine.

>>271072625

>not keeping your rig on your TV unit
>Not gaming on a 50 inch screen
>not sitting on your recliner with a laptop table on your lap for KB + M

Top pleb

fuck off

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>>271072415
Yup

Waiting for the backplated Gigabyte GTX 970s to restock though.

I wish. My PC broke down a few days ago and now I'm struggling to find the funds to either repair it or build a new one completely. Ffffffffffffuck.

>plug in some shit in and screw in a fan
>omg look at my amazing build guys i built it myself

>>271073089

are those intel HD graphics good for anything? what games can you run with it?

>>271073467
I can run most games on medium-high at stable 30. They're actually very impressive with updated drivers, plenty to hold me over. I haven't encountered any games in my library that I couldn't run decently. I'm playing New Vegas right now and I get 30+ at max settings, though I guess that's not saying a ton.

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>doing maintenance on my computer since last month
>running through the entire checklist of possibilities
>finally check the thermal paste on my CPU after a month of struggling with trying to figure out what the fuck is happening
>fucking gunk as fuck
>mfw $120 on new parts and all it took was $5 worth of thermal paste all along
I know I'm the dumbass here but damn it feels good to fix that shit

>>271073874
in other words it's better than the ps3

>>271072415

>posting an empty case in a PC building thread

Reported.

>>271073852
nah, wait until you have 700$ not including the monitor

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Yup, serving me quite well right this second, got a game going on my other monitor right now which is why the graphics temp is high. Superb 1080p60 without a frame drop in sight.

>>271072415
Anyone that has bought a 970 have really bad coil whine? I want to get the Gigabyte one because I have never had an issue with their cards but I just keep reading about coil whine being pretty bad. And I would like to get one from Newegg with their whole, get a free game with the card deal.

>>271073923

Cleaning your PC is a fucking death trap.

>Do summer maintenance since PC is starting to slow down
>Reapply thermal paste, remove all removables and clean them with rubbing alcohol, blow out all fans with compressed air
>GPU dies, either because it's shit or because the motherboard socket is fucked, now I can play even less games than before
>no money for new GPU, no motivation to dismantle PC and install new motherboard, no way to find out which of the two I even need to do.

>>271074592

but Radeon has a 3 games at every card you buy deal :-)

>>271072415
Yes, stop fucking asking.

>>271074456
that 500$ rig will let you play everything until now I guess, but invest in the gpu more

>>271074456
not even worth it then, may as well get a console. Until you can max all games at 1080p at 60fps which should be the bare minimum for PC gaming then you should drop some cash

>>271073874

>Integrated GPU is better than consoles

lel

Yeah, like 3 months ago.

>>271074664

I just blow compressed air in to my computer, does the job

>>271074920
you don't need 1080p

No I bought a good prebuilt. It was only 350. And it can play almost every 8th gen game from now to the end of the gen.

>>271072625
I spent $1200 on a computer build. And $500 on monitors. And I miss console gaming. I'm probably going to get an xbox one in the coming months

Still wondering what to get.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dXLyQ7
How's this?

>>271072998
wow you sound really cool

>>271073089
Why did you get a Z97 Motherboard, but not a K CPU?

>>271074727
I've just had nvidia cards for the longest time so I'm a bit more comfortable with them.

>>271074664
You're a fucking idiot. Jesus christ.

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>>271075474
>It was only 350

specs pls

>>271075242

I figured I'd give my computer a treat since I'd been neglecting cleaning duties. Turns out I should have just to the compressed air like a sensible person.

>>271072415
moving to a new place by the end of the month so I'm steadily putting together pieces for a new desktop build to update my current fossil from like 2007.

Got a crazy-good clearance price on a Sabertooth z87 a few weeks back, steadily picking up bits and pieces to build around it.

>>271075474
yeah i'm sure it can "play" them or at least run them but have fun playing them on low settings and barely getting 30fps

>>271075717
Core i5, 8 Megabyte Ram, GTX 970

>>271075708

I am a great man, but not a good man.

How often do you guys upgrade? My PC was good ($1600) 3 years ago but I feel I should start upgrading, beginning with a new hard drive. Is SSD worth it? How about 144Hz vs 60Hz, is it worth $300+?

>>271075531
>http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dXLyQ7

the PSU seems overkill?other than that it's solid

>>271072415

I would, but there's nothing to do with it afterwards except watch porn. I stick to consoles for real gaming.

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>>271075717
8 Core AMD custom CPU
Frequency: 1.75 GHz
8 GB Ram
GPU
Clock Speed: 853 MHz(originally 800 MHz)
Shader Cores: 768
Peak Throughput: 1.31 TFLOPS

>>271075835
Actually it can play them all at 1080 p 60 fps

>>271075531
Bretty good, I don't like the size of full cases and I find most look really ugly but that's going to be up to personal taste

>>271075728

yeah, the most you'd need to do would be to re aply thermal paste if you notice high temps, other than that some compressed air is all you need, my motherboard power cable is fucking stuck its like some one super glued it in, glad I'll never have to take it out

>>271076073

it is if you are retarded

>>271076124
>8 Core AMD custom CPU
>Frequency: 1.75 GHz

nice Jaguar cores m8

>Peak Throughput: 1.31 TFLOPS
a little below the Xbone

looks like you are set for next gen :-)

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>>271076124
You cheeky cunt

>>271076124

how come sadfrog is never sad anymore? did he make it bros?

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>>271074420
Good god son get some fans happening on your shitty third world GPU before you set fire to something.

PIC RELATED is my dope as fuck rig.

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>>271076701
he became smug

>>271076701
>implying he was ever sad in the first place
It was just /r9k/ faggotry that made pepe like that.

>>271074592
I have a 970 and it's quiet. as. fuck.
has some bullshit where the fan(s) don't spin when not required. I don't like it, but silence aficionados will.

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>>271074420
>80 degrees

global warming is real

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>>271076952
>>271076701
Forgot picture

>>271076816
>that bootleg win7
ayy
>no ssd
lmao

>>271075864
bullshit, a gtx 970 costs $450 MINIMUM.

>>271077098
> $450 MINIMUM

it does in slav land
anyway>>271076124

>>271073089
>GTX 970
>1440x900
r u srs right now

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>>271077098
what are you smoking?

>>271075571
speccy lists 4690k as 4690

>>271077091
It's not bootleg. I bought it from a friend. He lost the cover, and the CD was blank and purple underneath, but he said that's how it came. Who am I to not believe him?

Also, why the fuck do I need an SSD? so windows boots .3 of a second quicker? I have one in my drawer, but I ran out of sata cables and actual storage is more important.

>>271077495
Ahh, OK. I have a 4670k so I wouldn't know.

>>271076973
What maker of card is that?

>>271077460
AU Crew checking in. Still, one of them wouldn't be in a $350 machine, even in your worthless currancy, would it?

>>271077363
lel.

>>271077726
Galax.

;_;

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I hate my pc, I literally never used it for games. Biggest waste of 700 bong ever.

>>271077589

There is no extreme edition of windows.

Enjoy your botnet

>>271077942

oh look, a faggot that hates RTS/Grand strategy games

>>271077942
Someone must be techtarded

>>271078083
how did you know

My 970 is coming on Monday but I still need to get a mobo and the CPU and I'm all set.

>>271072998

That looks retarded.

And you wonder why people make fun of PCfats.

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>>271076816

enjoying your bitcoin miner bro?

>>271077934
Is Galaxy any good? I heard most of their shit is low-medium tier.

I already have the CPU, the RAM and the SSD.

CPU: i7 4790K
RAM: Some 2x4GB kit from G.SKILL
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB

>built it last month
>all these black friday deals

How dumb am I?

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>>271072415
around 2 months ago

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Is that a good build?

>>271078587
Somewhat.

>>271078650
>amd
no

>>271078650
>seagate
>AMD

>>271077934
I had never heard of it either. it was like, 70$ cheaper than the competition, same size, same speeds, I get consistent good temps, and I have not had a single issue with it to date. Good cooling, came with drivers and shit, I am more than happy with it.

Only thing I am worried about is when I go to SLI it they won't make them any more.

>>271078650
amd cpus need an aftermarket cooler, just get an i5 and call it a day
but the GPU is nice

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>>271078650
>700 euros for amd trash

What OS do you guys use? The time has come for me to build a new PC and I'm having no issues with W7.

>>271072415

No, I kept an eye on the local classifieds until some guy put up his machine he built a year ago and doesn't use anymore for way less than it was worth.

Seriously if I tried to rebuild this PC right now it would cost me double what I paid for it, I highly recommend this approach. When you're looking through the ads it'll all seem like the same old shit until one day someone just wants quick cash by selling their rig

>>271079131
8.1
Then get StartIsBack on piratebay

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my current 'rig'
my new build should be arriving sometime next week
>tfw it's gonna be great

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>>271072415
Yes.

>>271079131
Windows 8.1 is fine.

>>271073953
>>271075072

Yes, easily.

I have an Xbox but I hardly touch it anymore, once GTA V sees PC release, I'll likely sell it.

Currently stuck wtih:

1100t
6870 HD

Waiting for the new line of Intel processors before I dive in.

>>271072415
What case is that, anon?

>>271079131
win 8.1 for gaymen purposes
bubuntu virtual box for work

you cant really use anything other than microshit os for vidya as of now. we can only hope the push for steamos forces devs to release unix ports

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sup /v/

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>>271079401
>Intel HD Graphics 4600

>>271075481

Why the One rather than a ps4 or wii u?

>>271079753
Waiting for that 970 to arrive, yo.

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I plan to throw this together for my first PC
How good is it?

>>271079723
at least it runs speccy

>>271079863
I'd recommend a Western Digital HDD instead of that Seagate one. Also you can get much cheaper ram.

>>271078070
>http://www.win7extreme.project-os.org/

get educated, noob

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>all this people building PCs now when both AMD and Intel are getting ready to release new chipsets

For what purpose?

>>271079009
>>271078795
>>271078730
I've been using an AMD CPU for my old PC, is AMD really that bad?
>>271078879
What Intel CPU would you recommend?

>>271079863
go for samsung evo instead of crucial
idk about that hdd but w/e
i think you can find cheaper variants of z97 than msi
case a bit expensive, get define r4 instead

>>271078346
Sounds extremely jelly.

>>271080079
There's always going to be something new around the corner. You have to actually build sometime.

>>271079863
Quite good. Get a cheaper Motherboard ($150ish), cheaper RAM (80ish), get a Western Digital hardrive, and just get a Hyper 212 EVO for your heatsink. Also, you don't need a full tower.

>>271080172
>go for samsung evo instead of crucial
No.

>>271078650
>AMD
>SEAGATE
>RADEON
>ASUS WEIRD CHIPSET.
get h97 if you're a faggot or z97 if you're a badass or x99 if you hate money.
>8 GIG RAM LOL
>NO NAME PSU

are you aktuel retrerd? why waste your money.

>>271080246
not him but not in this case, ddr4 is what you should be building for in a year so you're set for several years rather than just for a couple.

>>271080079

>Want to build pc last year
>just wait bro
>wait
>nothing
>ask again
>nah bro wait for haswell
>I wait
>no has
>not even a well
>say fuck it and build PC 5 months ago
>what the fuck man? why didn't you wait for haswell?

nah fuck that

>>271080386
>Seasonic
>No name

You're the retard.

>>271079131
Windows 7 extreme edition.>>271079349
>>271079349
Gay

Are seagate hdds really shitty or just subpar? I have a spare 2TB lying around and I figured I'd use it in my build.

>>271080383
why? it outperforms it by a percentage equal to the price difference

>>271080449
But I can swap out the ram anytime.

>>271080246
Yeah, but next year is going to see huge advances with DDR4 and Skylake

>>271080641
you need specific cpu and mobo that supports it, right ow they cost a lot but late next year it should be good to buy.

>>271080167
>What Intel CPU would you recommend
get the cheapest 4th generation i5

if you have a tight budget, the FX-6300 is fine also
use this for benchmarks
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/699?vs=702
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6934/choosing-a-gaming-cpu-single-multigpu-at-1440p/5

>>271080502
yeah, right

>>271080747
>>271080662
My bad. Looks like I should do a bit more research into it.

>>271076073
>being a poor fag

kill yourself

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Yeah, like three years ago. Just upgraded it last month.

DUMB FAGGOTS PLEASE PAY ATTENTION:

You won't have to clean your PC so much if you have positive air pressure. You should have more air coming into your PC than blowing out or an equal amount. If you have more air coming in then every crevice becomes a fucking dust attractor.

>>271080819
It's not a huge deal but you'll be doing better with your money building a pc next year if you can wait or whatever. I plan on building an entire new system then.

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>tfw AMD all my life
>gonna upgrade to Intel early next year

W-what's it like bros?

>>271081319

>970

dat price for performance, I wonder how insane GPUS will be in 10 years?, will we all be 4k 120 fps?

>>271081541
good at emulation

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built it 3 weeks ago.
enjoying it so far

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>>271081581
>implying the world economy won't have exploded and you won't be eating rocks in 10 years

>>271081653
That exhaust on top isn't necessary bro.

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>>271080167
AMD is fine. It all boils down to AMD being cheaper and slightly worse, while Intel is slightly better and more expensive. They're both good for what they aim for. People just become bigger faggots about CPUs and GPUs than console war fags.

>>271080167

a better article
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/2

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>>271081870

>>271081870
AMD and Intel are relatively equal when it will come to play modern (post 2012) AAA games or console ports.

Intel crushes AMD in emulation though.

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>>271082048
ENJOY YOUR 6 FPS INTELFAGS HAHAHA

>>271082048
Good job posting emulator benchmarks. Everyone knows core per core Intel is better. Now post the heavily multi-threaded program benchmarks where AMD beats out Intel.

>>271081653
you happy with you sshd?

>>271082095
Has no one told you? Mustard race fanatics are just as bad as console warrior fanatics

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>>271076124
>1.75 GHz
Fucking what. Can that even play TF2?

>>271082371
>Good job posting emulator benchmarks
You do know we're on /v/ right. Pretty sure a big chunk of pc gamers emulate so you should always be sure to tell them AMD is shit for it.

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>>271081728
I couldn't put it anywhere else

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When you build a computer from scratch, do you have to buy a OS too?

>>271082746
>buying OS

>>271082540
I understand that, I have a 4670k @ 4.2 GHz. I just want people to have a good idea of what AMD can do as well. Not to mention the PS4 and Xbone have 8 core CPUs, so newer games are actually going to use more cores.

>>271082643
You don't need it.

You realize that your CPU fan blows air ONTO the heat sink and your exhaust is sucking said air out, right?

>>271082376
yeah i found it much faster than traditional hdds, definitely worth the extra bucks imho

>>271082940
>so newer games are actually going to use more cores.
lol.

>>271082746
If you want to guarantee no problems, yes.

>>271082371
Now post the heavily multi-threaded program benchmarks where AMD beats out Intel.
To play devils advocate here, most games are not 'heavily muti-threaded'. You're lucky if a game runs two threads.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7gNvNG

How's this for a poorfag build?

>All this maintenance

Too much effort. Had a 360 since 2008 and hasn't failed me once. And I'm a smoker. I'd rather not waste my time after busting my ass at work by coming home and doing 5 hour maintenance protocols, anti-virus scans and autistic driver updates just so I can brag about more pixels on my screen. What a shitty fanbase. Recently upgraded to X1. It feels good to just have everything laid out in front of me, without blue screens here and unexpected errors there.

>>271083087
Oh so it would have one programmed in already?

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>>271072415

Yep. Blew nearly a thousand bucks on the thing just to realize I'm not really into gaming anymore.

I've actually gotten back into it a little since Rebirth came out, but still I feel bored/tired usually after just one run and have to take a break.

So if you're going to commit to a PC at least make sure you're going to enjoy it.

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>>271072415
Guys, question here:

How cheap could I build a new PC that can run emulators and play my old vanilla WoW/BC servers? I don't need much, but my baby is dying.

>>271082940
It's really a clusterfuck right now.

AMD has given up on improving Bulldozer because they got (heh) Bulldozed by Intel.

Intel's Skylake is really just a slightly faster version of what they have now with DDR4 support and lower power consumption for laptops.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it won't matter which CPU you run this generation's console ports on once games. With that said, Intel blows AMD the fuck out in terms of emulation and any sort of normal stuff a gamer will do. I wouldn't be surprised if you can run anything on Dolphin at 100% speed with Intel in a year.

>>271083217
>autistic driver updates, anti-virus scans, 5 hour maintenance protocols

Is this like 2003

Help me !
Is this a good pc for 450 dlls?
RAM: 8GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE
HHD: 1TB
CPU: AMD ATHLON X4 QUAD 3.8
GRAPHICS: POWER COLOR HD 2GB 7859 256 BIT
MOTHERBOARD: MSI MILITARY CLASS 4

>>271083217
Congrats, you're a textbook moron

>>271083249
PC is generally a boring platform to play games. I thought I got tired of gaming too, I'm 22 years old, got an Xbox One and I've never played a console this much.

>>271083365
Cheapest i5 you can get your hands on + a midrange Nvidia GPU will crush anything emulators throw at it.

>>271083009
well maybe, but I don't think it's much of an issue, both cpu and gpu don't exceed 50-55°C after hours of vidya

>>271083569
Truth hurts doesn't it?

>>271083630
you don't even need a gpu

>>271079792

>Ps4

thatsthejoke.jpg

>>271083365

Well if you're emulating @ 1080p do not buy an AMD processor.

>>271083249
Here's a tip: a PC does a lot more than play games.

>>271083067
Give it a year or two, you will see.

>>271083228
No. But seeing as how you thought that, you should probably. just buy one.

>>271083376
Because the new consoles have 8 core CPUs (laptop ones at that), game developers are going to have to start using more cores to make game run properly, and that will mean better ports to desktop AMD CPUs. As I said everyone knows Intel is far better at emulation.

>>271083608

marketer pls

>>271083228
Yes. It's called the BIOS.

>>271083365

If you're emulating anything more intense than like N64 it can be surprisingly taxing on the CPU, so depends on how much you actually care

>>271081834
Looks like intake brohomo

>>271083935
why would anything change? there have been a dozen games made for next-gen/pc only already

>>271083217
>I haven't used a computer for anything except web browsing since '98 but I know for sure nothing has improved.

>>271072415

I don't know how.

>>271072415
How much PC pays you to shill on /v/?

>>271083753
Lmao you're delusional, kid.

>>271072625

why not just sit in a chair and put your feet up?

Non-PC fag here who's gonna buy parts build one soon.

So obviously if you build a PC, it won't an OS on it. Can I just pirate Windows 7/8 and somehow get that shit on built PC?

>>271084385
Plenty of guides out there to help. It's really simple. I was super nervous when I built mine but now I can't wait to build another.

>>271083909

Already had a laptop, so aside from gaming there's nothing my thousand dollar PC can do that I couldn't already do on my laptop. Or at least nothing I actually do.

>>271083608
Maybe, but after the buyer's remorse I'm feeling from the PC I'm definitely not dropping more cash on a console anytime soon. If bloodborne turns out ok maybe a ps4

kind of interested in a handheld though. as a kid i'd played my gameboy way more than any of my big tv consoles

only poorfags or underagefags haven't yet

>>271084510
look up windows loader

>>271078282
thats what my mom does to surf the web to pirate walking dead episodes. Normalfags do this.

>>271084529
Laptops are shit for doing anything besides web browsing though. A PC can do everything a laptop can do but better and more efficently (obviously)

>>271084510
of course you can anon, you just need your old PC and an USB stick

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Should I get a Nvidia card or am I good? Also, do you think any of these will go on sale for Black Friday/Cyber Monday?

>>271084714
Laptop are shit for that too. It's only good for netflix imo.

playing a game @ 720p on PS3 after playing on a PC is like one of those nostalgia minecraft levels.

>>271084771
You're good if youre on a budget. And by the looks of it you are on a really tight one

>>271084771
Buy a 970, you will regret not doing so.

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>that rob
too soon

>>271084510

pirate it

get daz loader from pirate bay and then download the iso from microsoft site
here

>http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/cannot-find-digital-river-download-site/66a8439b-0d16-4b70-92f7-1c8486a46ebf

just put the iso on a usb stick that you made bootable, I used wintobootic, boot from the usb and install windows, when it asks to enter your code just skip it, transfer daz loader and crack it

if you need to know how to use any of the programs just type it in to youtube

>>271083567
>>271083567
Help me solve this guys !

>>271082376
An SSD is defiantly worth it, keep you OS on it and your computer with boot up and shut down in seconds.

>>271084771
I think that GPU's good but, I have an AMD bias so yeah But yeah, with black friday/cyber monday so close it wouldn't really make sense to not wait, you may find some better things for around the same price on sale.

>>271072415
yup playing advanced warfare all setting maxed

http://speccy.piriform.com/results/nafmV1hOSJWpDQ3IOTQmKFZ

>>271072998
>50 inch screen

I bet it has a 12ms gtg.

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>>271082371

Games prefer architecture and clock rate over core count.

If Intel finds itself getting outperformed at 8 cores or whatever, it'll release an 8 core CPU just to spite AMD.

>>271076973

The Asus Strix also has this super silent feature.

>>271084267
Consoles are the main deciding factor when it comes to video game design, for better or worse. Consoles games also have better optimization than PC games, even with DX12 PC games will still be less optimized. The PS4 and Xbone have 8 core CPUs, to opimize for that developers will learn to take advantage of all the cores they can to keep console games looking as good as they can, because graphics actually do sell games. This will carry over into porting console games to PC.

>>271085493
Thank you.

>>271085493
The FX-9590 also requires 220 watts of power and runs so hot you pretty much have to water cool it.

Also how many of you faggots actually use Cinebench?

>>271072415
Yes, about 3 years ago. Still haven't had to upgrade anything, thank you "next gen" consoles!

>>271085735

optimization really doesn't do shit on console, the can optimize all they want but the games are still going to run awfully unless they pull out some fucking wizardry

>still on an i7 950

GOAT CPU

>>271085735
Consoles never have and never will be more optimized than pc games. Coding for a 100% documented API all developers go to school learning about is easier than coding to the shit console makers crap out.
If ports are unoptimized it's because they didn't even try but if they did crap PCs will run it better than consoles, most of the time.

>>271086015
Try to run Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360 equivalent PC hardware, try it.

>>271085735
In the case of consoles, Optimization is a fancy word that dev's use when they mean to say they are taking away every choice you could have in an interactive medium.
FPS
Resolution
Filters
Game versions
Mods

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>>271072415
yeah. like last year. get with my life and times, grandpa.

too bad about the nogames though

>>271081412
>You won't have to clean your PC so much if you have positive air pressure
>If you have more air coming in then every crevice becomes a fucking dust attractor.
You should make up your mind anon

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>>271085735
>to opimize for that developers will learn to take advantage of all the cores
the "8 core optimization" is always going to be a year away, we're never going to see the day intel cpus are weaker due to less cores, that's not how ports work.
intel/nvidia is better for everything gaming, that's fact.

>>271086354
the pc version and the console version aren't even the same games

I have £1000 saved up for my next build, I might save another couple hundred and go for the 980 instead

I'm going to use it for gaymen and video editing

That case is the "Phantex Enthoo EVOLV", and I can't find it anywhere for purchase.

Thanks for helping me out when I asked earlier, assholes.

>>271086072
I think the i7 950 may be the single greatest CPU ever.

>>271086015
>>271086328
>>271086895
>>271086929
Hmm... I wonder why I don't get replies like these as often midweek? I wonder if it being the weekend has anything to do with it? Inb4 shitposting.

>>271086624
This is the only decent reply.

>>271077589
>.3 of a second quicker

It's okay to tell yourself that. Really, anon, I don't mind, whatever makes you feel better.

>lol pirating an OS is so easy bro anyone can do it rofl xd
>ok you need to have a flash drive and use this program with another program to boot the OS onto a new PC, but also if you don't activate the flux capacitor it won't authenticate and the whole thing blows up. GL!
Fuck you

>>271087415
What the fuck?

>>271086714
Sorry, more air blowing out = more dust because more air is sucked into the computer rather than expelled.

I didn't make that very clear.

Intake > exhaust = positive air pressure = less air getting sucked in through other areas (vents, crevices, etc)

>>271078603
What the hell is that shit above the graphics card?

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>tfw Radeon will never relive the glory days of the 9800 Pro and has gone to absolute shit since the 6800 days.
>tfw Nivida is back to the TI 460 days and 9800 GTX

Feels good to be Nvidia/Intel master race.

>>271087492

>Some tries to help
>cant understand so he goes into tard rage

if you cant pirate windows you probably wouldn't be even able to put together a pc

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>>271087869
Ditching my 6770 for a GTX 970. Feels good man.

>>271086895

I don't see why that's worth saving. I've only ever used nvidia cards and I still get graphical fuckups occasionally.

Fucked up clouds in minecraft, fucked up fog in all stars racing transformed (fixed with recent drivers though), fucked up tessellation in DXHR causing black dots on people's faces (also seems to be fixed with recent driver updates) fucked up sleeves in new vegas and fucked up glass transparency in payday 1 and 2 making it green along the edges.

Saying "I've never seen anything like that" is a non-reply

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>>271088267
fuck off cuckfag.

>>271072415
I got my first part-time job a few weeks ago and now I'm just waiting to build up the funds.

I make roughly $130 a week. Right now I'm wondering if I'll want to aim for a $650 280x build or wait a month longer and go for a 970 build., considering I think the 280x would probably be more than enough, but hey, it'd feel nice to be high class.

Are intake and exhaust fans actually physically different from eachother?

Or do you just buy a fan, and you set it to go clockwise/counterclockwise depending on if you want it to be an intake or exhaust?

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>>271087492

>>271088626
Why are the balloons upside down?

>>271088168
>tfw I almost always manage to luck out and pick the best card/performance of each generation

I think I went like Geforce 4600 > Radeon 9800 Pro > 8800 GTX > HD 6870 > GTX 970

>>271088519
Oh anon you sound so silly

>>271088519
You turn the fan around.

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>there's people who care about what the inside of their computer looks like
cmon now. you guys are getting ridiculous.

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So GTX900fags

DSR? Does it really make a difference with some older games? Tried experimenting with it a little today but unsure what to be looking for.

Pic related: My Rig's Specs

>>271088958
I've never built one before, and I don't want to make the fans work backwards.

>>271088998
It's that simple?

>>271088519
>>271088626

Is $1500 a bit too much for a rig?
I've been meaning to build one for awhile and now that I have the money, Im not too sure if that's enough. And with Cyber Monday coming around the corner, now is a good time to start.

I'll be using it for 3d modeling as well

>>271072415
No. I don't want unoptimized ports and to get games years after everyone's already played them.

>>271089147

It fucks up the hud 9 times out of 10, that's something.

Nah really it does look nice for some older games, or games that don't offer proper antialiasing like human revolution.

>>271078587
yah I am waiting for the deals to roll in, black friday and cyber monday.

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>>271089156
Fan blows in, fan blows out. You can't explain it.

>>271089147

hello my 8350 brother

what did you upgrade from? i'm running a 7950 but have been eyeing the 970 for christmas

>>271089147
DSR is just a resolution unlock in the control panel, it's nothing new. It's just OGSSAA. You do know what that is don't you? I bet you don't.

top=exhaust
rear=exhaust
front=intake
side=intake
bottom=intake

Correct?

>>271089682
Goddamn you people are pretentious

Motherboard and RAM should arrive soon, after that all I need is the HDD and the CPU. Getting excited

Poorfag here, a i3 4130 + r7 265x it's enough for me.

>>271089156
There are arrows on the fan showing which way the site will be blowing and the rotation of the blades, yes it's that simple. But not all fans are equal, some are made for heat sinks or places hard for air to get in, static pressure fans, and some are good at moving lots of air. So you also have to get the right fan for the right place

>>271087492
Are you fucking stupid?

>>271089569
I upgraded from My Y510p Laptop.

I'd say the 970 was defiantly worth the purchase though. been plowing through most of the games my SLI 750m Were chugging on.

>>271088867
I went Nvidia > AMD > Nvidia > AMD and now back to Nvidia.

>>271087492
What are you going on about?

>>271089689
2 fans = front intake, back or top exhaust
3 fans = 2 front intake, 1 back or top exhaust
4 fans = 2 front in take, 1 side intake, 1 back or top exhaust

This is all excluding your power supply of course.

>>271089689

Yes, I only use front and back though, no need for that many fans, I coververd up the resy

>>271090131
That's exactly what I went.

>>271082095
its more so you are wasting money on something a console could do better

>>271089916
I'm actually not pretentious, you're just a max level pleb. You right now to me would be like ps2 fans thinking the playstation invented online gaming.

Nvidia put a name on something that has existed for decades and you think it's some new tech worth talking about and have no idea how it works or what it is. You're completely idiotic and ignorant.

>>271072415
yeah

>>271080662
not him but I have a pc with shit built over 6 years ago and I play most modern games fine at medium/high graphics. When I upgrade this month I sure as fuck wont bother getting the most bleeding edge shit as anything I get will be better then what I have now.

since i built my comp 3 years ago, ive never been able to run more than 4 gigs of ram, even though my comp is able to read far more than that. i thought i had a faulty stick, so i got two more sticks of 4gig ram. my comp reads the ram in ever slot, but just not two at a time. really wanting to finally fix this issue. any ideas /v/?

Last night I was in a very heated 4chan discussion and, unusually for me, I was in a losing position.

I got very frustrated and slammed my fist on the table. My water bottle spilled onto my keyboard and TV remote, but thankfully no damage happened. However my right hand is still at this moment quite sore and noticeably swollen. I can't move my pinky very well.

Do you think it's fractured? Should I go to the doctor?

>>271091936
btfo

>>271091386
You don't have 32 bit OS, right?

Considering building a Mini ITX with my next few paychecks.

Is it worth it?

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I'm going to set up this build to upgrade from a ancient i5 430.

>>271091936
>Last night I was in a very heated 4chan discussion and, unusually for me, I was in a losing position.
When that happens to me, I admit I messed up in the thread and then leave it.

>>271092540
>not just calling the other person mad and winning by default

>>271092415
Very good build. I hope you don't run into any problems.

>>271092650
ISHYGDDT

>>271092757
mad as fuck

>>271092757
Every day I wait for it to arrive I worry a bit more about something wrong happening.

I dunno if I can survive till then.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_26&products_id=12957

or

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_26&products_id=20057

Or it doesn't matter which?

>>271082527
It's a xbox one

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So currently I've got a fairly old build. The motherboard (K9A2 Platinum), processor (Amd Phenom 9950), and RAM (8 GB, no idea what brand), are all from 2008. The video card is a bit newer (Radeon HD 6870, upgraded from a 4870 that I had when I first built it). The hard drives (320 GB primary, TB I added on when the first one got full) are pretty slow as well.

What's the first thing I need to upgrade? I get the impression that any CPU newer than this one isn't going to be compatible with my motherboard.

>>271092950
Chances are high that nothing will go wrong. Don't worry about it.

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>>271087492
>not being in comp science classes at your local community college and getting free access to Microsoft Dreamspark

>>271092314
nope, 64 windows 7 home prem. ive tried most everything i can think of. :(

>>271083087
A different anon

I don't want to spend money on an OS, if I torrent am I at risk from viruses or something, because if I was seeding an OS I'd fill it with malware

>>271094347
If you torrent anything, you have a chance of getting a virus.

>>271094347
Just install Linux Mint

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>>271094524

>>271093852
When it boots, does it read all 16gb whatever amount of ram? If not, then either faulty motherboard, faulty mem controller, or a setting in bios.

If it does read all the memory, then it is a setting in bios.

>>271093619
dreamspark has windows 7? i think i got 2008 server and visual studio from it.
visual studio sucks

>>271073089

Your in the same boat as me pretty much. Though I'm just waiting for one more paycheck before I get it and I'm getting this one. My cpu runs is overclocked and runs at 3.9.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NVODXR4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2KS4IM66AH6U5&coliid=I1N5OC1GU1TNRS&psc=1

>>271094986
Visual Studio does the job anon, whats wrong with it?

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>>271095474

forgot specs

BenQ XL2430T

y/n

>>271095604

Also just ordered this today.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009642

>>271088168
>tfw on dual R9 290x's
>literally a jet taking off in my computer when ever i play a game
>10 billion degrees

seriously considering jumping ship as this is just plain ridiculous how loud and hot they are.

>>271072415
wat pc case?

So I'm using an i7-2600 for LGA 1155. I think my CPU is going bad as I've been having issues lately. Would it be recommended to just get a new mobo and upgrade to a 1150 CPU? Or should I still be able to get decent performance if I get something like an i7-3770. I really don't know much about CPUs.

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?

>>271096072
Why would you ever purchase a reference cooler design from any manufacture ?

>>271096316

Just get the 970. Practically same performance and much cheaper.

>>271096316

Also, don't need all that ram or that expensive of ram.

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Feels good mang, just assembled it last week.
Last PC was a 7 year old piece of garbage.

>>271096393
i thought they looked cool

i've learnt my mistakes here

>>271096316
Go with what >>271096475 said.

>>271096635
Why did you not get a 4690k?

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>>271096316
>980

>>271096829
Well the R9 290X did have a pretty cool design. At least you learned your lesson.

>>271083365
300? Or less. Assuming you already have the monitor, and speakers and whatnot.

Too poor, sadly.

>>271096980
yeah it does look pre rad. But fuck me is it terrible. Honestly thinking of getting some lightning 980's or the asus varient

>>271096316

Spending a lot of money needlessly.

>>271096838
4690k is over 30% more expensive where I am from.
I´m also stupid and didn´t do my Research.

>>271073097

That's what pushed me to upgrade. My computer would just bluescreen every 10 minutes. I went weeks without a computer. Would have had it a week sooner but I accidentally ordered the wrong motherboard.

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>>271074420

That's hot.

>finally upgrade RAM and video card
>despite rest of PC parts being 4 years old, everything runs unbelievably smooth and there was zero issue setting things up
>haven't played any game yet that doesn't run at consistent 60+ FPS

>>271074810

>not enjoying talking about your rig

>>271097756
What ever happened to her

>>271076816
>Extreme Edition

U Wot M8

>>271098075

Well her family is still richer than shit so I don't imagine she's to bad off.

>>271076073

I realized once I started buying the parts that it's most assuredly a more expensive route. But I think it'll be worth it when I'm playing AC:U in 1080 and hopefully 60fps and the better AA it'll have been worth it.

>>271073097

do you know what parts are fucked up? were insanely close to black friday so i'm sure you could find some really good replacement parts in a couple weeks.

>>271097536
If it's your first build then that's forgivable. I did my own research for two years before I built my first a year ago. Not everyone has time or patience to get everything right on their first try.

>>271098075
Uh she finally got the hint that Nobody gave a shit about her and just does drugs at home now

So what graphics cards would I need to run two 1440 monitors at a decent framerate? Would I be okay with a single 970 or am I going to have to quad SLI 980s just to make it not look like a slideshow?

>he bought a 4gb 970/980 when 8gb versions are due later this month
lol get fucked early adopters

>>271098075
replaced by kim kardashian. somehow paris was less shitty.

>>271097808

I'm surprised at how my gtx 460 is running with other boosted specs >>271095604.

I guess my old 2.4ghz was really bottlenecking my last system.

>>271098645

4gb is fucking plenty.

The 8GB are probably going to be obnoxiously expensive.

>>271098591
Two GTX 790s should be good.

>>271098925
I mean two 970s.

>>271098289

They released this so it looks like we may get a half decent version. At least if you have Nvidia.

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Yes, 4 months ago.

>>271099587

Mother fucker..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYfYekrAPAE

>>271099668

lel

>>271099668
>That monitor

are you me?

>>271099914

Maybe. Is it a 1600x900 too?

yeah, on thursday. it was my first one. i was so nervous. followed this video :

http://youtu.be/0zOYdNEHDQo

but now, after consoles... it's so much better
i could've done it a year ago instead of getting.

i actually play on fucking ULTRA with 60fps or more

now i know it's the way to go

>i5 3.3 ghz
>msi r9 280 twin frozr (holy shit the fans on this fucking thing are HUGE)
>8 gb ram
>rosewill galaxy atx case with 3 fans
>corsair 600 modular
>gigabyte mobo

so fucking happy. thanks /g/

>>271098645
>Going to overpay for something you will probably never use to it's full potential before replacing

Might as well buy SLI you silly goy.

I HAVE A 1GB 6870

SHOULD I GET A GTX 970 TO PLAY AT 1080p AND EVENTUALLY 1440p?

OR

SHOULD I WAIT FOR 20nm CARDS?

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What would it cost to build a PC comparable to the Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop?

It costs $4,549.00 and comes with shit keyboard and mouse

I never built a PC before but I love vidya gaems :/

>>271076816
>>goobi-pls
Confirmed faggot, nice rig but you still take thick cocks in your anus

>>271100487
>Buying an over priced chassis with subpar components

You can easly surpass it with a sub $1500 use logical increments.

>>271100487
>$4,549.00

You could pay around $1000 for a proper custom gaming PC. If you're American anyway as that's how it came out for me but a few weeks ago.

>>271100487
>3x 980 4gb
>i7 3.9
>16 gb ddr4
>256 gb ssd
>4tb hdd

shiggy.jpg

about $1500-2000 on logical incriments i think

>>271076816

That is pretty dope. Is your CPU overclocked? I have an overclocked 3.5ghz that runs at 3.9ghz and I could push it to about 4.2 manually if I wanted.

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>>271100810
Whadya mean by 'logical increments'?

>>271100984
http://www.logicalincrements.com/

>>271100984

Buying all the pieces over time so as not to stress your wallet too much. I bought the first $300 of mine over a few months. Then $500 all at once. Then $250 on a monitor. Then $350 on a GPU.

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>>271101267
>>271101407
That's pretty neat! How do you make sure all the parts are compatible with each other?

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Feels good man, wish I had games to play though :\