Scrobbs Posted April 19, 2011 The dual core that's in mine was apparently the most overclockable of it's day, if that's any help to identify it. Maybe I should just do that! There's a huuuuuge heatsink on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted April 19, 2011 You can use this to find hardware information - http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted April 19, 2011 Ah, yeh. I think I've got that. PC is in sections at the moment, as have just moved house. I will check it out though. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted April 19, 2011 OK... so here's what I picked with very little research (as in selectively from "most purchased" parts of an electronics store): -Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 GHz -Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO B3 Intel P67 LGA1155 -Graphics card: Gigabyte GV-R695D5-2GD-B Radeon HD6950 2GB GDDR5 -Kingston Valueram 4GB (2x2Gt) 1333MHz DDR3, CL9 Some questions: Would I see a difference if I invested 50 euros or so more on HD6970? From what I gather it has about a hundred Stream-processors more than does HD6950 and slightly higher memory clock speed. Should I have more/faster RAM? Is it likely to be a bottleneck? What would be a reasonable output power range for the power supplies? Is 600-650W likely to be enough? Does anyone know a reasonably priced case that doesn't look like crap and is guaranteed to house the graphics card (which, apparently, is fucking huge)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted April 19, 2011 CPU GPU SSD I always spend hours studying Tom's Hardware when I'm about to upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted April 19, 2011 The hard disk will always be your bottleneck while you stick with spindles. SSDs are the way to go if you want tit-ripping speeds, but dig deep for a useful size, otherwise you will be stuck with just putting the OS and pagefile on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted April 20, 2011 Nappi said: I decided that I have excess money I have to spend somehow. I'm willing to spend a bit more on a PC that runs everything I throw at it well (within reason) and that I don't have to upgrade the following year. Say, 1200 euros or a bit more. Or less, in case it doesn't make sense to pay more. This is what I got: Intel Core i7 2600 (non-clockable) Gigabyte P67A-UD4 mobo NVIDIA 560 Ti Cooler Master HAF 932 case Corsair 750W PSU Kingston DDR3 2 x 4GB = 8GB RAM WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD cheap Samsung DVD Writer Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit totalling about 1280 € It's pretty damn good. Plays recent games like Portal 2 with maxed details (though I haven't tried something like Crysis 2), but my max resolution is 1280x1024. And it doesn't actually heat the room much. When the CPU is idle, the amazing airflow of that case makes the room seem colder near the PC. It's a big case though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted April 20, 2011 That is one sexy machine you have there! I'm pretty sure that'll play games for a long time to come. Should be able to handle Crysis 2 at max settings just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted May 8, 2011 So here's my current shopping list: Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO B3 Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Memory: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX 8 GB Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD6970 2GB Harddrive: OCZ Vertex 2 - 60GB 2.5" SSD SATA II Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATAII 64MB Optical drive: Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP Blu-ray Combo Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Power Supply: Corsair CX600W Totaling couple of euros short of 1300€. Anything really stupid about this plan? I'm still considering whether I should just buy HD6950 instead and save about 100€. On the other hand, I'm not sure if it is that big a deal looking at the total cost of the project. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted May 8, 2011 Just as a heads up, I've had only terrible experiences with OCZ SSDs. They seem to just stop working for no reason. If possible, I'd look into getting another brand, like Intel. As I said, this is based only on personal experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted May 8, 2011 Good to know. Thanks! I saw some kind of chart a while ago that listed OCZ quite high on product problems, but figured that it can't be that bad since they are so popular. Shame really, because the performance to price ratio seemed to be really good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted May 8, 2011 I think I recall that Anandtech has pretty good SSD coverage, because Anand is a bit of a junkie. That said, I've heard of issues from practically every SSD manufacturer, so I wouldn't really judge by brand rather by individual product (controller revisions also mean that a brand's quality can jump from generation to generation pretty quickly). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted May 8, 2011 Bought a new laptop last week, ASUS Eee PC 1215P. So far it's ok, the purpose of this laptop was to be small, have a good battery time, but also usable for more than just browsing/emailing. Sadly, it's quite shit for gaming. Not even minecraft or darwinia produce a decent framerate. It doesn't matter a lot, considering I would only bring this laptop with me to places where I probably won't play games much anyway. It set me back 370 euros, so it's not that bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gwardinen Posted May 8, 2011 It's actually surprisingly difficult to run Minecraft on non-gaming laptops, in my experience. I've used a laptop that will run Torchlight on more or less full settings at a solid 50+ FPS, but stutters and shakes on Minecraft on low. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 9, 2015 Necro bump! I'm hopefully going to be offered a job tomorrow which will require me to work almost entirely from home. So I need to buy an entire office probably pick up a desk and chair from ikea. I'll sit on everything to make sure I get something comfortable. Money is/isn't a factor.... We don't like skimping, BUT, this job is a rolling 6 month contract so potentially I could be out of work in 6 months and then end up in an office job again with no need of a computer at home. I'm an email designer/developer, so all I need it for will be Photoshop and dreamweaver. I flirted with the idea of getting one of those 5K 27" Mac's as that's what I was using in my last job, then I woke up and realised that would be the stupidest idea ever, they're like £1600. Don't really want to blow an entire months wages on my office. PC is the way to go as I can upgrade it if needs be. These guys are only 10mins up the round from me, I guess I can go in there a discuss with them what I need http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/workstations/ Also, monitors, mice and keyboards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted September 9, 2015 Definitely pop into Novatech if they are close by and anywhere close to as good as they were a few years ago. Also ask which of their computers are free of conflict minerals? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denial Posted September 9, 2015 On 9/9/2015 at 8:43 PM, Mington said: I'm hopefully going to be offered a job tomorrow which will require me to work almost entirely from home. So I need to buy an entire office probably pick up a desk and chair from ikea. I'll sit on everything to make sure I get something comfortable. Not strictly ontopic, but Ikea's Markus saw me through a long stint of working from home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted September 9, 2015 Everything I've gotten from Ikea has been great and lasted me a long time. I would recommend shopping around office stores for a nice chair though. My computing life improved greatly when I splurged on a quality big and tall chair. Even though I'm not tall and only a little big, there's an extra sturdiness and padding there that was well worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted September 10, 2015 I bought this Origami Desk and I've really liked it. Easily holds two 24" monitors with room to spare. Could probably do 2 27"s? Also incredibly simple to put together. I can't complain about Ikea, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted September 10, 2015 Just buy a cot and lie down while watching Law and Order. That's how you work at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mangela Lansbury Posted September 10, 2015 On 9/9/2015 at 10:43 PM, Denial said: Not strictly ontopic, but Ikea's Markus saw me through a long stint of working from home. I am imagining that you had a friendly Ikea employee named Markus come by at night and make you dinner and do some cleaning, maybe leave a few fresh flowers in the vase on your table every Sunday, just because he was a nice guy and wanted to help you succeed. Ikea's Markus is a really swell guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xchen Posted September 10, 2015 For slightly more than ikea price I recommend the go cart desk from cb2. $150, sturdy, clean lines. Good size but if you want a huge one they make a bigger one too. I found myself in the need for a Windows laptop this week. I'm an unapologetic Mac fanboy but I quite like Windows 10 and the laptop. I got one of the new Acer Aspire E15 with an i5 for $379. Popping in a 2nd 4gb stick today and an SSD I had laying around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 10, 2015 I shouldn't need a particularly big/fancy desk. As long as it has space to swing a mouse. ni need for any draws or what have you, as long as it's a comfortable height and flat, I'm easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted September 10, 2015 Replace the dog with a cat and he will swing the mouse for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 10, 2015 Funny you should say that. Upon hearing that I 'might' be working from home my wife has become obsessed about getting a dog. Our own little D dog We want a alaskan klee kai (mini husky)... I just found out bloody miley Cyrus has one. But there's like no breeders of them in this country apparently :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
