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05-03-2012, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Hehe  You don't really feel all the much in gaming (more like none)
When you have a lot of memory, you could start experimenting stuff... like running a little server off your machine, Photo editing, model building (CAD)... etc.
And 16GB allows you to pretty much do all that simultaneously with no noticeable decrease in performance because moving all that data on HDD/SSD is slow... but memory have GB/s of transfer rate, so everything just flow better. | LOL thanks for the clear up. I almost went to buy more ram.
I only maybe have like a few browsers/tabs open at a time. I don't really notice a slow down.
Maybe will just upgrade later so down the road it's not a pain in the ass to find. I think buying the SSD would be more beneficial first. Decisions decisions.
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05-03-2012, 05:49 PM
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#702 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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not really sure where to ask this other then here but what are some good tech sites that'll give up to the minute(ish) news as to when the new and or updated laptops are released with ivy bridge?
already know of notebookcheck and notebookreview ... but those aren't really news sights.
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05-03-2012, 09:18 PM
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So I'm looking to upgrade my film editing rig. I'm currently running a Q6600 that's been OC'ed to 2.9. Have 4gb of ram (no idea what kind... lol). Video card is a Radeon HD 2600 Pro. The hard drives are 3x 2tb spinners of no real note.
I'm looking to spend up to roughly $1500, provided it will last me a long time. Ideally I'd like a SSD for the OS and a video card that can handle two monitors (though I think my current 2600 should theoretically be good for my future needs). Apart from that, I've been so long out of the computer building game that everytime I try to read up on what's new, my eyes glaze over and I lose interest. Any help would be nice.  | |
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05-03-2012, 09:23 PM
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#704 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Core i7 3770K
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
16 GB Kingston DDR3
Integrated video
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
3TB WD Black (or keep your current HDDs)
Define R3 case
Corsair 500W PSU
Blu-Ray reader/DVD Burner
DONE. That will probably be under $1000
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05-03-2012, 09:24 PM
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#705 | | nuggets mod
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Originally Posted by Canadian Rider not really sure where to ask this other then here but what are some good tech sites that'll give up to the minute(ish) news as to when the new and or updated laptops are released with ivy bridge?
already know of notebookcheck and notebookreview ... but those aren't really news sights. | When I was tracking notebooks with an ivy bridge/GTX 660m combo, i just bookmarked the search 'ivy bridge 660m' on google news. worked out pretty well for me..
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05-03-2012, 10:43 PM
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#706 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by Canadian Rider not really sure where to ask this other then here but what are some good tech sites that'll give up to the minute(ish) news as to when the new and or updated laptops are released with ivy bridge?
already know of notebookcheck and notebookreview ... but those aren't really news sights. | the verge
not a new site but overclock.net hardware news forum is pretty damn fast too
so the benches for GTX 690 are out
i guess this is what happens when you overclock a $1000 card running three 1920x1200 monitors  
but still can't do 60fps crysis dx11 maxed out on three 1920x1080  
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05-04-2012, 12:01 AM
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#707 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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cheers for all the info guys
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Originally Posted by freakshow I got it from xoticpc. | How was your experience with xotic? Did you get it shipped directly to your house? or P/U from the states?
I was just browsing their site again tonight and to my astonishment they have my fucking computer I've been waiting for! well at least available for preorder. ASUS N56VZ-DS71 - XOTIC PC - Asus 15.6" Notebook  | |
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05-04-2012, 03:22 AM
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#708 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Core i7 3770K
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
16 GB Kingston DDR3
Integrated video
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
3TB WD Black (or keep your current HDDs)
Define R3 case
Corsair 500W PSU
Blu-Ray reader/DVD Burner
DONE. That will probably be under $1000 | If I go 3570K + the same ingredients + HD7850 or 660Ti, what kind of psu do I need?
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05-04-2012, 04:23 AM
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A system like that will probably use no more than 100-200W at load, so 500W is more than enough, just make sure to get something that is 80% efficient or more. It's better to get a high quality low wattage PSU than a low quality one with high wattage capacity you don't need.
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05-04-2012, 07:14 AM
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#710 | | nuggets mod
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Originally Posted by Canadian Rider How was your experience with xotic? Did you get it shipped directly to your house? or P/U from the states? | it's been good.. so far. They assign a support rep to you throughout the entire process so you have a specific person to email regarding updates.
i say its been good so far because there really hasn't been much communication. I ordered, they said it's delayed by Asus till mid may (which I knew already), so I'm still just painfully waiting around.
I'm getting it shipped to the states because there is no duty on notebooks, so i'll only need to pay tax (which i have to do in canada anyways)
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05-04-2012, 04:07 PM
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#711 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Lomac So I'm looking to upgrade my film editing rig. I'm currently running a Q6600 that's been OC'ed to 2.9. Have 4gb of ram (no idea what kind... lol). Video card is a Radeon HD 2600 Pro. The hard drives are 3x 2tb spinners of no real note.
I'm looking to spend up to roughly $1500, provided it will last me a long time. Ideally I'd like a SSD for the OS and a video card that can handle two monitors (though I think my current 2600 should theoretically be good for my future needs). Apart from that, I've been so long out of the computer building game that everytime I try to read up on what's new, my eyes glaze over and I lose interest. Any help would be nice. | Your specs might be the same as mine:
i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz CPU
Windows 7 Enterprise 64Bit
12GB Ram
Asus P6T
650W Corsair PSU
NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GTS
Samsung 500GB 7200RPM
Antec 900 Case
Dell 2410
But I just bought a 120GB Intel SSD for $140 and a EVGA GTX 580 3GB for $450 off ebay to upgrade my C: and vid card. Except I'll be handling multiple CAD software simultaneously when I'm rendering designs.
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05-04-2012, 04:27 PM
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#712 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by freakshow it's been good.. so far. They assign a support rep to you throughout the entire process so you have a specific person to email regarding updates.
i say its been good so far because there really hasn't been much communication. I ordered, they said it's delayed by Asus till mid may (which I knew already), so I'm still just painfully waiting around.
I'm getting it shipped to the states because there is no duty on notebooks, so i'll only need to pay tax (which i have to do in canada anyways) | cheers man
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05-04-2012, 06:28 PM
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#714 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Lomac and anyone else..get this before it runs out.
$200 for a reliable, well-reviewed 256GB SSD
best SSD deal i've seen thus far Buy the Crucial m4 256GB 2.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s SSD at TigerDirect.ca | |
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05-04-2012, 07:42 PM
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#715 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by tegz | Do not get an AMD processor.
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05-04-2012, 08:26 PM
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#716 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Do not get an AMD processor. | The cpu/mobo is about $220 combined. I'm running a slighter (0.1 ghz) faster 1055T OC'd to 4.0 ghz on my current rig and it seems to be doing just fine, although I do miss my old 4.2 OC'd i7 920, the thing was about 2x in price back in the day.
What would be a good intel counterpart to my choice?
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05-04-2012, 08:32 PM
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#717 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Actually I thought that was an FX.. For $220 combined it should be decent once OC'd
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05-04-2012, 08:33 PM
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#718 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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BTW if anyone in HK needs to buy performance DDR3 PM me
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05-04-2012, 09:18 PM
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#719 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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you can get us awesome deal? what type? will need a pair of good 1600 in mid June
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05-06-2012, 12:35 AM
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#720 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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Scored a 256GB crucial M4 ssd for $183 at ME
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05-07-2012, 03:25 PM
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05-07-2012, 06:34 PM
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Just reviewing the 256GB M4 right now... It may have a low write speed on paper, but when you take the compression hit into account, it's actually just about as fast as any Sandforce drive. Not quite there in terms of performance, but if you consider the potential reliability issues of Sandforce...
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05-07-2012, 07:37 PM
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#723 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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i think i paid closer to like $189 for the 128gb M4 when i got mine like 5 months ago
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05-07-2012, 07:41 PM
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#724 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Just reviewing the 256GB M4 right now... It may have a low write speed on paper, but when you take the compression hit into account, it's actually just about as fast as any Sandforce drive. Not quite there in terms of performance, but if you consider the potential reliability issues of Sandforce... | Did you installed the latest firmware? It's suppose to increase speeds by a considerable amount
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05-07-2012, 07:46 PM
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#725 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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that reminds me.. i still need to update my M4 due to that firmware problem.. uhg
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