Official Building/Upgrading thread

[Cman333]

Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

Go into the BIOS and make sure you have the correct drive set as the #1 boot drive in the order. The SSD should be at the bottom

Yeah, it's booting from the HDD.

I think i'm gonna throw in the towel. I really don't want to reinstall the OS.

Anyone have any suggestions

[lilaznviper]

if anyone wants a OCZ revo drive, its half off right now at newegg

Newegg.ca - OCZ RevoDrive RVDHY-FH-1T PCI-E 1TB Hybrid Solid State Drive PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

[twitchyzero]

^ saw that last week...great deal for those who don't have SATA 6gbps ready mobo

[StylinRed]

can I use these Kingston HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) at Memory Express together with Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) w/ Intel XMP at Memory Express ?

the numbers look the same but they seem to be different model lines and im clueless

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by StylinRed

can I use these Kingston HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) at Memory Express together with Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) w/ Intel XMP at Memory Express ?

the numbers look the same but they seem to be different model lines and im clueless

Both DDR3 so it will work.

[J.C]

memory express has the black widow regular + spectre mouse for like $50 again

[lilaznviper]

Originally Posted by StylinRed

can I use these Kingston HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) at Memory Express together with Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB DDR3-1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB) w/ Intel XMP at Memory Express ?

the numbers look the same but they seem to be different model lines and im clueless

Make sure the times are the same as the one you had before and it will be good to use

[twitchyzero]

Originally Posted by jc95

memory express has the black widow regular + spectre mouse for like $50 again

how do they afford to sell it at such low costs more than once now

[Purely]

Originally Posted by jc95

memory express has the black widow regular + spectre mouse for like $50 again

Just got it today in the morning haha. Good thing I went early.. there was a 15+ ppl line up. Half of the people bought the keyboard combo, and half bought the gtx560 ti.

I like the keyboard, but I'm using my old DeathAdder over the Spectre.

[J.C]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

how do they afford to sell it at such low costs more than once now

they're just getting rid of stock i guess
there's the 2013 widow and the spectre is just crap

[FerrariEnzo]

Originally Posted by lilaznviper

if anyone wants a OCZ revo drive, its half off right now at newegg

Newegg.ca - OCZ RevoDrive RVDHY-FH-1T PCI-E 1TB Hybrid Solid State Drive PCI-Express 2.0 x4 MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

how is the revodrive compared to a reg SSD?

[G-spec]

Purely out of curiosity, where it sits now is super chilly with cold icey air hitting directly the side of the case constantly, I just wonder how much cooler it wound run if I opened up the side of the case ome kind of panty hose dust filtery ype of material over the whole side of the case to keep dust out.

Is it safe to test this out with the side case open for a few hours guys ?
wanted to do a before and after temperature pic

[lilaznviper]

its better if the intake fans are facing the window so it will suck in the cold air, in this case, the front of the case should be facing the window.

It is better to have the side panels on as it helps with the air flow to all your components.

[!MiKrofT]

Originally Posted by G-spec

Purely out of curiosity, where it sits now is super chilly with cold icey air hitting directly the side of the case constantly, I just wonder how much cooler it wound run if I opened up the side of the case ome kind of panty hose dust filtery ype of material over the whole side of the case to keep dust out.

Is it safe to test this out with the side case open for a few hours guys ?
wanted to do a before and after temperature pic

Your temperatures are pretty good already. Why bother messing with pantyhose and the sorts? Unless it's overheating during gaming or something I wouldn't bother.

[twitchyzero]

Originally Posted by G-spec

if I opened up the side of the case ome kind of panty hose dust filtery ype of material over the whole side of the case to keep dust out.

and temps under load are more important than idle

[G-spec]

hah, i didnt literally mean panty hose, just something like it that keeps dust out..
but yea i know, absolutely no need for it, I was just curious as to how much cold cool air really affects the various temps... I know those are good enough already, and those are my daytime temps too, I'm usually on the computer at nights since I work in the day, I just took another pic of my temp now and what it looks like on cool nights...
so would it be fair to say that lets say I'm playing a game or doing something intensive to put the PC under load, the temps under load at night would look like my daytime temps ? or are they even higher than that ?

[bobola]

I think it does affect it a bit??

Playing battlefield 3 in summer : hitting around 55~60 C max temp
playing in cool room temp today : hitting around just below 49 C max temp

i5 3570k @ 3.8ghz

[belaud]

I'm at 5.1ghz with a 2600k HT ON.

I hit about 80c maximum under full thread load. Yours is super chill sir.

[G-spec]

^ oh well shit, lol I'm only doing the automatic overclock asus thingy for like 4.2 ghz... not gangster enough yet to mess around with manual settings like you guys, but this thread is teaching me more and more

New related article on Cracked btw

12 Dangerously Irresponsible Steps to Building Your Own PC | Cracked.com

[belaud]

Turn up the jelly.







Coolermaster Cosmos 2
Asus Extreme IV
Intel 3960X
32GB DDr3-2400MHZ G.Skill RipjawZ
2x GTX680 Lightning @ 1176mhz
Xonar Phoebus
Adaptec 6085 8port RAID
6x 3tb Seagate Constellations Raid 5EE
2x 512GB Vertex 4 Raid 0
Noctua NH-D14
6x ScytheGentle Typhoon 1850RPM
1x 140mm Hydro Bearing Cougar
2x 120mm Hydro Bearing Cougar
Lamptron FC9
Corsair AX1200i

Total cost on this badass on a plane? $12k.
Real specs :P

[twitchyzero]

for even half of that budget i'd expected a beast of a custom WC system

does your customer usually just say build me a system with this budget or do they research and pick out the parts themselves?

[belaud]

He specifically wanted air cooling, didn't want to do any maintenance whatsoever, and I'm not a fan of the H100's sad excuse for watercooling.

[G-spec]

Originally Posted by belaud

and I'm not a fan of the H100's sad excuse for watercooling.

gotdang 12k!
and how much does that depreciate in let's say 1 year ?

[J.C]

ncix warehouse sale oct 20

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thanks.