REVscene - Vancouver Automotive Forum


Welcome to the REVscene Automotive Forum forums.

Registration is Free!You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.


Go Back   REVscene Automotive Forum > Vancouver LifeStyles (VLS) > Computer Tech, Gaming & Electronics

Computer Tech, Gaming & Electronics THIS SPACE OPEN FOR ADVERTISEMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ADVERTISING HERE!
Silicon Valley.
Tips & tricks, tech support, home theatre, online gaming, reviews, latest news...

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 11-25-2012, 09:24 PM   #1401
To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
 
underscore's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Okanagan
Posts: 16,697
Thanked 9,388 Times in 4,088 Posts
Failed 427 Times in 225 Posts
Good idea, I forgot about eBay. Thanks! I'll wait until I get my parts and then figure out where I want to run lights and how long of a strip I'll need.

I've just ordered:

Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHZ (TigerDirect)
Case: Thermaltake Versa II (TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 (TigerDirect)
Memory: 2x Corsair XMS3 4GB PC10666 (TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Ultra LSP550 (TigerDirect)
Graphics Card: ASUS Radeon HD 7750 V2 (NCIX)
Storage: 60GB Corsair Force Series GT SSD (MemoryExpress)
Disc Drive: Lite ON 24X DVDRW (TigerDirect)
Cooling: Zalman CNPS14X 140mm CPU Cooler (NCIX)
Fans: 6x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120MM (NCIX)

All the TigerDirect stuff was in a bundle that I just couldn't pass up, I know none of it is amazing but I didn't feel like spending a tonne right off the bat as my current PC is perfectly fine for 90% of what I want to do.
Advertisement
__________________
1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed]
Quote:
Originally Posted by maksimizer View Post
half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp View Post
reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa View Post
OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:

Last edited by underscore; 11-25-2012 at 09:34 PM.
underscore is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2012, 11:00 PM   #1402
reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
 
Mr.HappySilp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 10,645
Thanked 2,191 Times in 1,131 Posts
Failed 929 Times in 340 Posts
I save so much more since going laptop all the way =D. Can't really upgrade a laptop much after you got more RAM and SSD.
Mr.HappySilp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 12:20 AM   #1403
What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Van
Posts: 166
Thanked 221 Times in 32 Posts
Failed 29 Times in 6 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
Do all games crash, or just that one? And the obvious question, is it pirated?
Managed to fix the situation by raising the voltage from 1013mV to 1025mV. Tested it at 772/2004 clock settings but I think it's also stable at its factory 800/2048
neo_geo74 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 12:58 AM   #1404
Rs has made me the man i am today!
 
EndLeSS8's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 604
Posts: 3,055
Thanked 707 Times in 218 Posts
Failed 64 Times in 22 Posts
Bought this on Black Friday, been looking to buy this thing for months, but was just saving up money, and waiting for the price to go down....

XOTIC PC | Sager NP9150 / Clevo P150EM - Special Edition

So happy.
EndLeSS8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 08:35 AM   #1405
Banned By Establishment
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Infiniti
Posts: 2,457
Thanked 2,121 Times in 669 Posts
Failed 850 Times in 230 Posts
hey guys, I m trying to build a new system and so far this is what I got..
any feedbacks will be appreciated as I m a tech noob and I m pretty much only building one where I can run two monitor, 1 for gaming and 1 for movie + forum etc.
computer will be running 24/7/365
also on the forum monitor I usually have many many tabs running at once as well.
and I really dont like lag or w.e. I like fast responses..

will this system do? or is it overkill?
(honestly I think 1200 is a bit much but if its what it takes to do what I m looking for then let it be.)

NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i7 3770 CPU & MSI Z77A-G43 DDR3 CrossFire Motherboard
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 OC 980MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
Antec HCG-620M 620W ATX12V Modular SINGLE-RAIL 48A 80PLUS Bronze 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5in Internal Hard Drive
Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5in SSD MLC 25nm SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive Retail Maple Crest
Kingston 16GB 4X4GB 1600MHz DDR3 NON-ECC CL9 XMP Quad Channel Memory Kit

Thanks !
xilley is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 03:44 PM   #1406
Banned (ABWS)?
 
AzNightmare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,290
Thanked 4,050 Times in 1,728 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
Patriot Viper 3 Series, Black Mamba Edition DDR3 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit at Memory Express

Does anyone know if these are any good?

Patriot
Viper 3 Series, Black Mamba Edition DDR3 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit


How do these compare to the Ripjaws X F3?
I was going to get the Ripjaws (once I find a good deal for them), but the price of these Patriot RAM is pretty tempting.

Although I'll have to buy it online as there is no more stock in the store,
so I'm not sure how the rebate goes. Cause I won't get them before the rebate date expires...


And has anyone dealt with Memory Express shipping before? Are they quick?
__________________
__________________________________________________
Last edited by AzNightmare; Today at 10:09 AM
AzNightmare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 04:10 PM   #1407
I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
 
twitchyzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,107
Thanked 9,870 Times in 3,925 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
just compare speed/timing/warranty/cooler clearance
ME takes 3-5 business days

xilley your build looks good but go with a core i5 mobo combo instead...you won't make use of the i7 from browsing/gaming
twitchyzero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 09:06 PM   #1408
Banned (ABWS)?
 
AzNightmare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,290
Thanked 4,050 Times in 1,728 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
Does Memory Express not ship to the store when they have no stock in store?

These RAM have 10+ in stock for Online Store:
But Out of Stock in store... but their option to do local pickup is N/A.

They don't have a warehouse that ships orders to stores like NCIX?

But just to test it out, I chose another item that wasn't on a promotion price, and had stock in both online and in-store.

And it still had the "Pickup In Store" N/A.

__________________
__________________________________________________
Last edited by AzNightmare; Today at 10:09 AM
AzNightmare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 09:28 PM   #1409
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by xilley View Post
hey guys, I m trying to build a new system and so far this is what I got..
any feedbacks will be appreciated as I m a tech noob and I m pretty much only building one where I can run two monitor, 1 for gaming and 1 for movie + forum etc.
computer will be running 24/7/365
also on the forum monitor I usually have many many tabs running at once as well.
and I really dont like lag or w.e. I like fast responses..

will this system do? or is it overkill?
(honestly I think 1200 is a bit much but if its what it takes to do what I m looking for then let it be.)

NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i7 3770 CPU & MSI Z77A-G43 DDR3 CrossFire Motherboard
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 OC 980MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
Antec HCG-620M 620W ATX12V Modular SINGLE-RAIL 48A 80PLUS Bronze 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5in Internal Hard Drive
Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5in SSD MLC 25nm SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive Retail Maple Crest
Kingston 16GB 4X4GB 1600MHz DDR3 NON-ECC CL9 XMP Quad Channel Memory Kit

Thanks !
That's fine. You can save a couple hundred bucks by going with a Core i5 and lowering your video card to a 660 Ti or even 660. If you're gaming on 1080p that is more than enough.

For mechanical drive, I would go with WD Red
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 11-26-2012, 09:56 PM   #1410
Rs has made me the man i am today!
 
cctw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Richmond
Posts: 3,259
Thanked 160 Times in 93 Posts
Failed 14 Times in 11 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by AzNightmare View Post
Does Memory Express not ship to the store when they have no stock in store?

These RAM have 10+ in stock for Online Store:
But Out of Stock in store... but their option to do local pickup is N/A.

They don't have a warehouse that ships orders to stores like NCIX?

But just to test it out, I chose another item that wasn't on a promotion price, and had stock in both online and in-store.

And it still had the "Pickup In Store" N/A.

they turned off in store pickup for black friday and cyber monday..it says so in the banner.

Try tomorrow and you'll be able to do in store pickup
cctw is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 11-26-2012, 10:05 PM   #1411
Banned By Establishment
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Infiniti
Posts: 2,457
Thanked 2,121 Times in 669 Posts
Failed 850 Times in 230 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
That's fine. You can save a couple hundred bucks by going with a Core i5 and lowering your video card to a 660 Ti or even 660. If you're gaming on 1080p that is more than enough.

For mechanical drive, I would go with WD Red
so even with core i5 it could still achieve the stuff I want to do?

I just dont want to get something lower and end up needing to upgrade in a short period of time again.
xilley is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2012, 10:42 PM   #1412
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by xilley View Post
so even with core i5 it could still achieve the stuff I want to do?

I just dont want to get something lower and end up needing to upgrade in a short period of time again.
i5 and i7 are the same, the i7 just has HyperThreading. So they both have 4 cores, but the i7 can run 8 threads.
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2012, 07:34 AM   #1413
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts


OCZ Introduces Vector SSD, Featuring Proprietary Barefoot 3 Controller
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2012, 08:38 AM   #1414
I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
 
FerrariEnzo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: somewhere
Posts: 7,906
Thanked 2,485 Times in 1,007 Posts
Failed 1,234 Times in 307 Posts
hmm.. I thought OCZ was filing for bankruptcy..
__________________
My Buy&Sell Feedback, Thanx
FerrariEnzo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2012, 08:44 AM   #1415
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
They never filed for bankruptcy, they fired their CEO and other management
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 11-27-2012, 09:23 AM   #1416
I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: -
Posts: 1,593
Thanked 370 Times in 178 Posts
Failed 27 Times in 11 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by xilley View Post
hey guys, I m trying to build a new system and so far this is what I got..
any feedbacks will be appreciated as I m a tech noob and I m pretty much only building one where I can run two monitor, 1 for gaming and 1 for movie + forum etc.
computer will be running 24/7/365
also on the forum monitor I usually have many many tabs running at once as well.
and I really dont like lag or w.e. I like fast responses..

will this system do? or is it overkill?
(honestly I think 1200 is a bit much but if its what it takes to do what I m looking for then let it be.)

NCIX Gaming Bundle Deal Intel Core i7 3770 CPU & MSI Z77A-G43 DDR3 CrossFire Motherboard
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 OC 980MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
Antec HCG-620M 620W ATX12V Modular SINGLE-RAIL 48A 80PLUS Bronze 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5in Internal Hard Drive
Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5in SSD MLC 25nm SATA3 Solid State Disk Drive Retail Maple Crest
Kingston 16GB 4X4GB 1600MHz DDR3 NON-ECC CL9 XMP Quad Channel Memory Kit

Thanks !
If you want to save some money, you could get the i5 3570k (save $100, and you could overclock easily if you wanted to) for gaming instead. Also, the Intel 330 Series 180gb SSD was on sale for $103 @ NCIX(USA) during Cyber Monday, and $99(Memory Express) during Black Friday, so I'm sure you could get a better deal instead of paying $259. For the Mechanical HDD, I would look for a cheaper one as well.
Purely is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 11-27-2012, 09:51 AM   #1417
I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
 
FerrariEnzo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: somewhere
Posts: 7,906
Thanked 2,485 Times in 1,007 Posts
Failed 1,234 Times in 307 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
They never filed for bankruptcy, they fired their CEO and other management
that means no sale on their stuff..
__________________
My Buy&Sell Feedback, Thanx
FerrariEnzo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2012, 03:06 PM   #1418
Rs has made me the man i am today!
 
bobbinka's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 3,226
Thanked 4,085 Times in 982 Posts
Failed 130 Times in 33 Posts
i5 3570k only $170 at TD

PM at Memory Express for even more savings! (only 4 left in stock)

Intel Core

Last edited by bobbinka; 11-27-2012 at 03:12 PM.
bobbinka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2012, 07:36 PM   #1419
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
It looks like all of OCZ's advertisers reviewed the Vector... Here's Anand's, he does a good job with SSD reviews

AnandTech - OCZ Vector (256GB) Review

Still waiting to get mine, but it sure looks promising
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-28-2012, 03:22 AM   #1420
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
BTW I am testing a 512GB Crucial m4 and performance is really good, at least compared to the 256GB drives I have.
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-28-2012, 03:37 AM   #1421
Banned (ABWS)?
 
AzNightmare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,290
Thanked 4,050 Times in 1,728 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp View Post
BTW I am testing a 512GB Crucial m4 and performance is really good, at least compared to the 256GB drives I have.
How so?
I thought the specs are all the same, besides just one having more storage space.

btw, I'm just about to use my first SSD...
is it as simple as plug and use, like a normal HDD?

I'm planning to do a fresh windows8 install on it.
__________________
__________________________________________________
Last edited by AzNightmare; Today at 10:09 AM
AzNightmare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-28-2012, 03:42 AM   #1422
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
Like I always say, a bigger SSD is always faster than a smaller one

Also I think there might be something up with my 256 m4. I am talking to Crucial about it now.

And yeah an SSD is just like an HDD. Just make sure your BIOS is set to AHCI or RAID, and if you are on Intel make sure you are using the correct SATA port with 6 Gbps
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 11-28-2012, 03:48 AM   #1423
Banned (ABWS)?
 
AzNightmare's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,290
Thanked 4,050 Times in 1,728 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
noob here...
what's AHCI or RAID?
I heard of them, but no idea what it does.

I assume neither one is default settings. (and my normal HDDs are on a default setting?)
Posted via RS Mobile
AzNightmare is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-28-2012, 03:51 AM   #1424
Hacked RS to become a mod
 
SkinnyPupp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,366
Thanked 24,421 Times in 8,495 Posts
Failed 1,535 Times in 683 Posts
In the BIOS

Modern motherboards SHOULD have AHCI as default, but not all do. I know Gigabyte defaults to IDE for some stupid reason
SkinnyPupp is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 11-29-2012, 08:32 PM   #1425
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
ForbiddenX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: YVR
Posts: 4,518
Thanked 1,275 Times in 434 Posts
Failed 62 Times in 24 Posts
I'm planning on building a new gaming PC around the i7 3770k (retail edge).

Would you guys recommend the motherboard that they have bundled with it which is the Intel® Desktop Board DZ77GAL-70K Extreme Series. Or getting something like the the ASRock Z77 Extreme?

I'm not in that much of a rush to get all of the parts since my PC is still working. Just trying to figure out what motherboard to go with first.
ForbiddenX is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Revscene.net cannot be held accountable for the actions of its members nor does the opinions of the members represent that of Revscene.net