Official Building/Upgrading thread

[SkinnyPupp]

Report: VESA Accepts AMD's DP1.2a spec change - FreeSync is coming

[jcmaz]

As others have mentioned before, Crossfire depends on the developer's implementation in the game. I'm not sure what you expectations for FPS increase are, but Crossfire does not linearly increase FPS.

I'm not too sure how much the mobo costs, but selling the 1090T for $100 be possible.

Originally Posted by dhillon09

Hey guys, so I got back into PC gaming, and here's my cobbled together PC:

Spoiler!

Asus Crosshair IV Formula
AMD 1090T X6 Phenom overclocked to 4.2 ghz with a Corsair H80i
Crossfired 7850's, 2gb each
12gb of cheap Kingston HyperX 1600 mhz ram
M500 SSD + ordering 2x Seagate Barracuda 1 Tb for raid0
OCZ 600 watt PSU (needs to be replaced soon)
Zalman Z11 with 140mm fans and good airflow overall
Also run dual monitors (if it matters)

So ... I got a second card and my FPS increased, but nowhere near as high as I expected, and I'm assuming that's because my CPU is old as hell.

What do you guys suggest for a overclock friendly motherboard that can support crossfire? My only requirements are Crossfire support + Around the $100 mark
Right now I am considering the ASUS Z87M-PLUS + i5-4670K -- since the 4670K is unlocked I was just going to bump the multiplier up until I get 4.0 GhZ, but its micro-ATX form factor turns me off.

Also, what do you guys think is a fair price to ask for an Asus Crosshair IV Formula + 1090T Processor?


Don't do any heavy gaming aside from CS:S (which already gets a constant 300 FPS), CS:GO, and DayZ (Destroys my FPS)

[lilaznviper]

Originally Posted by Akinari

Upgraded my laptop drivers the other day and now my computer boots up in basic, then after one second the screen turns black for half a second and lights back in aero.

Couldn't really find any answers or resources online about this problem. Anyone care to shed some light about what the problem could be?

which drivers did you update?

seems like an issue with the video driver

[eurochevy]

Someone want to go on Pick Parts, Build Your PC, Compare and Share - PCPartPicker Canada and build me a comp for under 600 as awesome as you can make it ? no case needed and processing speed a plus and video card also decent

[ForbiddenX]

Starting to build a new gaming PC around a 4670k (on sale right now on amazon.com for $190)

Which motherboard would you guys recommend getting? Not looking to spend anymore than $200 and planning on OC'ing a little bit.

[CRS]

Originally Posted by ForbiddenX

Starting to build a new gaming PC around a 4670k (on sale right now on amazon.com for $190)

Which motherboard would you guys recommend getting? Not looking to spend anymore than $200 and planning on OC'ing a little bit.

I really like the Sabertooth.

Are you also looking for video cards?

[BrRsn]

Originally Posted by ForbiddenX

Starting to build a new gaming PC around a 4670k (on sale right now on amazon.com for $190)

Which motherboard would you guys recommend getting? Not looking to spend anymore than $200 and planning on OC'ing a little bit.

I just bought an MSI G45 Z87 and I'm very happy with it. Supports SLI/Crossfire with full-speed PCI-e slots, and I got my 4670 running at 4.2 ghz on stock volts with 45 degree load temps

[G]

Help:

System Information (local)
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windows version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601
windows dir: C: \Windows
Hardware: ASRock, Z77 Extreme3
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz Intel586, level: 6
8 logical processors, active mask: 255
RAM: 8470876160 total
VM: 2147352576, free: 1909301248




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Crash Dump Analysis
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Crash dump directory: C: \Windows\Minidump

Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.

On Wed 04/12/2013 2:38:29 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C: \Windows\Minidump\120313-4555-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ndis.sys (ndis+0x1580)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x20, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF88001499580)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C: \Windows\system32\drivers\ndis.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NDIS 6.20 driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.

[ForbiddenX]

Originally Posted by CRS

I really like the Sabertooth.

Are you also looking for video cards?

The sabertooth is a bit over my budget. Yea looking for video cards as well. Thinking about getting something mid/high range.

Originally Posted by dhillon09

I just bought an MSI G45 Z87 and I'm very happy with it. Supports SLI/Crossfire with full-speed PCI-e slots, and I got my 4670 running at 4.2 ghz on stock volts with 45 degree load temps

I'll look more into the G45.

It's between the MSI G45, Gigabyte UD4H, or the ASRock Extreme6 right now.

[DragonChi]

Originally Posted by G

Help:

System Information (local)
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windows version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601
windows dir: C: \Windows
Hardware: ASRock, Z77 Extreme3
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz Intel586, level: 6
8 logical processors, active mask: 255
RAM: 8470876160 total
VM: 2147352576, free: 1909301248




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crash Dump Analysis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crash dump directory: C: \Windows\Minidump

Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.

On Wed 04/12/2013 2:38:29 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C: \Windows\Minidump\120313-4555-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ndis.sys (ndis+0x1580)
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x20, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF88001499580)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C: \Windows\system32\drivers\ndis.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NDIS 6.20 driver
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system that cannot be identified at this time.

Maybe RAM. Prime95 for awhile, swap out ram modules. IRQL could be anything...

Googled:
Bad hardware

This issue is commonly caused by memory related issues. If you've recently installed any new memory into the computer, it's recommended that it be removed to verify it's not the cause of the issue. If after removing the memory this issue no longer occurs, you have either bad memory or it's mismatched with other memory currently installed in the computer.

If you have not installed any new memory into the computer recently, it's also possible that the memory currently installed in the computer is bad.

[G]

^ I was recommended to do a memtest, is that the same thing as prime95?

[DragonChi]

memtest is the one. sorry, prime95 is for CPU test.

[ForbiddenX]

So far this is what my partlist is looking like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $968.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 21:29 EDT-0400)

[fs604]

^ careful those are american prices, so you might still get hit by duties/taxes.
Posted via RS Mobile

[ForbiddenX]

^I'm in the USA now so won't have to worry ^_^

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by ForbiddenX

So far this is what my partlist is looking like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $968.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 21:29 EDT-0400)

I would switch to Crucial or G.Skill ram, it will be cheaper and perform just as well with a lifetime warranty.

I also usually recommend Gigabyte boards for Intel. A Z87-UD3H would be good in this case.

[ForbiddenX]

I'll take a look at the Crucial or G.Skill ram.

I've also been looking at the UD3H and seems promising.

How about the ASRock Extreme4? It's $114 AR on newegg.

[SkinnyPupp]

Without looking specifically, I would not recommend an ASRock board.

[Akinari]

Originally Posted by lilaznviper

which drivers did you update?

seems like an issue with the video driver

My laptop has the dreaded HD4000 + HD7xxxM switchable graphics. I'm almost 100% positive it's something wrong with the Intel drivers...

My laptop starts up the home screen in Win7 Basic, then after a second or two switches to Aero. Can't find any resources online about this issue. I've completely removed both drivers (and removed all traces of the drivers) and reinstalled multiple times but the issue still persists.

This is especially bugging me because I'm switching to an SSD very soon, and the last thing I want is this issue to carry over to my SSD.

[terkan]

gtx 780 or gtx 780ti? or wait for the gtx 780 6gb or possibility of a gtx 780ti 6gb?

[Taxmonkey]

Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

I would switch to Crucial or G.Skill ram, it will be cheaper and perform just as well with a lifetime warranty.

I also usually recommend Gigabyte boards for Intel. A Z87-UD3H would be good in this case.

Gigabyte Boards have become very well built over the last several years. They're affordable and perform spectacularly. If you can afford it, the ROG boards are great for their performance and options.

[Taxmonkey]

Originally Posted by RX_Speed_7

Lol Awww the poor nerds need to upgrade their computer so they can actually see a naked woman sines all you fags bitch like women on here. Women already have one pussy they don't need another one
Posted via RS Mobile

What are you using to post your garbage?

[z3german]

Originally Posted by RX_Speed_7

Lol Awww the poor nerds need to upgrade their computer so they can actually see a naked woman sines all you fags bitch like women on here. Women already have one pussy they don't need another one
Posted via RS Mobile

Lol, yet youre typing on some type of computer, probably some shit phone as well.

Keep up with last years tech, we wont give two shits.

[SkinnyPupp]

That was one seriously butthurt troll, looking through his latest posts. Good riddance

[twitchyzero]

intel drives known for reliability usually dont see sales like these
http://www.amazon.com/INTEL-Internal...4d590130200962

Originally Posted by terkan

gtx 780 or gtx 780ti? or wait for the gtx 780 6gb or possibility of a gtx 780ti 6gb?

at least state the resolution, games, and the pricepoint of each card