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 Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 01:14 Post subject: new PC almost done, but which ram and PSU? |
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cpu: i5 2500K
mobo: asus sabertooth P67 (B3) or P8P67 rev3
gfx: ati 6950
now i know jack shit about the current memory situation, which one would be a good idea to go for? (probably gonna need 4-8gb)
and about the PSU, will my 5 year old one (decent 500W piece, currently running an OCed amd x2 3800, ati 4850 and 4 hdds just fine) suffice for this setup or should i go for a new one?
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 01:29 Post subject: |
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IMO: Anything G.Skill or OCZ, memory wise, and it depends what PSU you already have. A decent, branded, 500w PSU should be more than capable for the i5-25k and a 6950 -- but you should never skimp on the PSU. Of ALL the components in your machine, that's the one you should aim for getting CLASS.
Again, IMO, Corsair TX/VX series would be great.
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 01:36 Post subject: |
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PSU is a 500W seasonic, but the question is, would it also be enough if i flash the 6950 to a 6970 and OC the cpu a bit?
and regarding, memory, just go with any 1333mhz cl9 1.5v, from what i've googled so far?
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tonizito
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 01:46 Post subject: |
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| human_steel wrote: | Pick up a PSU that would be enough and reliable even in the future. Cooler Master 800W+ Silent Pro Gold series or Corsair 850HX, for instance. You don't want to be constantly on the edge as of power especially seeing as you're getting parts that are highly overclockable. Take something that'd put your mind at peace. Besides, you might wanna upgrade in the future and the PSU could become a real bump for that matter.  |
Hahaha. 
Werelds has been summoned! 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 01:48 Post subject: |
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tonizito
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 01:54 Post subject: |
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Hmm, I'd say that 800-850 are overkill, 1000-1200 serious overkill and that 600-650 will be the sweet spot for bushwacka's system.
But just wait for Werelds's post.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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tonizito
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:02 Post subject: |
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| bushwacka wrote: | | hmm would a corsair TX 650 be good and enough for OCing that setup? |
That's been my PSU for the past ~3 years now.
Handled an overclocked Q8300 + a stock HD4890 without any problems so I'd say... yes.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:05 Post subject: |
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Take some Corsair Vengeance Kit for your system. Or G. Skill's Ripjaws. Awesome memory solutions. Plus, they're perfectly compliant with Sandy Bridge.
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:19 Post subject: |
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I wouldn't go with OCZ ram. The failure rate of OCZ sticks seems to be relatively high. Stick to G.SKill or Mushkin
ASUS Maximus XII Formula | Core i9 10900k @ 5.2Ghz | 32GB G.Skill DDR4 4200Mhz | EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper | ASUS ROG PG35VQ
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:20 Post subject: |
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Mushkin... now there's a name I've not heard for years.
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:23 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:39 Post subject: |
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| bushwacka wrote: |
oh ffs, yesterday i was like "let's build a new pc for 500€, should be easy enough!" and now i'm closing in on almost double that last one was the same, wanted to build a system for 800 and ended at 1600...but then again, it lasted for more than 5 years, so why not |
Same thing happened to me. I was planning to buy I think a dell back in November 2009 for like $300 and Sabin and iNatan convinced me to build my own. The initial plan was that I was going to save so much money. Since then, Ive spent close to 2 grand on my rig by now. Its like a drug addiction 
ASUS Maximus XII Formula | Core i9 10900k @ 5.2Ghz | 32GB G.Skill DDR4 4200Mhz | EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper | ASUS ROG PG35VQ
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:40 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 02:51 Post subject: |
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oh and what about SSDs, is the OCZ vertex 2 (60gb) still on top? since that shopping list cries for one
here's my list so far:
i5 2500K
asus P67 sabertooth rev3
8GB corsair vengeance CL8 1600
sapphire radeon 6950 2GB
corsair TX 650W
noctua NH-D14
OCZ vertex 2 60GB
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Werelds
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 09:02 Post subject: |
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God, don't you people sleep? 
First of all: a 500W Seasonic is more than plenty for that hardware. A 980X @ 4.4 GHz with an overclocked 6970 sits around 475W, so you're not gonna get anywhere close to that. Even with good overclocks, you're gonna be sitting at 400 under very heavy load. Your CPU is a lot less consuming than a 980X. If you still wish to leave a bit more room, 650 is plenty even for a 2x6950 setup. With a decent build PSU that's more than fine, even noise wise; most notably Seasonic have their cooling in order, and I never hear my X-650.
Quick note about the TX-series btw: make sure you get the "V2" ones, they are Seasonic builds and far superior to their "V1" CWT builds.
While I'm all for leaving a bit of room (hence me going for an X-650), don't overdo it. Under 20% and over 80% load PSU's get exponentially more inefficient, which results in more heat and thus more noise. I can show you the math, but you probably care more about the actual numbers so the "sweet spot" for any reasonable setup (read: no 480's/580's and i7 980X's) is between 550 and 750W depending on the total setup. With a PSU in that range, you'll sit just above the 20% load when idle, and will only reach 80+% when putting a ridiculous load on your components (Furmark/Linpack).
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 12:36 Post subject: |
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meh, the V2 tx650's are nowhere in stock here atm, so i'll just go with the HX650
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tonizito
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 13:43 Post subject: |
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| Werelds wrote: | | Quick note about the TX-series btw: make sure you get the "V2" ones, they are Seasonic builds and far superior to their "V1" CWT builds. |
You mean the TX750 and the TX850, right?
My TX650 is a Seasonic build, and I bought it all the way back in ~2008.
Regarding that 6950 to 6970 bizness you might as well try and PM Frant, I think that he flashed his.
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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Werelds
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 15:28 Post subject: |
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| tonizito wrote: | You mean the TX750 and the TX850, right?
My TX650 is a Seasonic build, and I bought it all the way back in ~2008.
Regarding that 6950 to 6970 bizness you might as well try and PM Frant, I think that he flashed his. |
Well yes and no. Yours is the true "V1", but that was discontinued a year later. After yours, they came with a TX-650 that was a CWT build, and the "V2" now is a Seasonic build again. Yours has a basic 80+ certification, the CWT one has no 80+ cert, and the current "V2" has an 80+ Bronze cert, so they're very easy to tell apart
| wizarD. wrote: | | I've flashed my HD6950 to HD6970, however when I put the ATI Overdrive utility on maximum on every option ( save for the cooling, which is on auto ) the card tends to hang up, is this a cooling problem or is it not amiable with an "overclocked" HD6950? |
Don't use Overdrive, it's fine for minimal overclocks just like NVIDIA's nTune or whatever they call it now. Download and install MSI Afterburner, by far the best tool to overclock ANY videocard these days. Just make sure to enable "Unofficial overclocking" and enable voltage control. To do that, install it, run it, enable the voltage thing through the normal settings dialog and then shut it down. Head to the installation folder and edit the .cfg file - at the bottom is the unofficial overclocking setting, set it to 1 instead of 0 and you're done
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Mar 2011 15:34 Post subject: |
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forget the ocz ram, I thought they had stopped making ram now and focusing on ssd's....
would make more sense to go with a brand that is actually still making such modules.
thats not saying ocz is not good btw, i use them right now but for common sense purposes id go with another brand.
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