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Okay, but that should be the first thing that you replace, the CPU is fine.

What PSU tho?

Fluke wrote:What PSU tho?

Corsair VS550.

Leeward wrote:

Fluke wrote:What PSU tho?

Corsair VS550.

Eh not bad, not bad. Just be careful on going too HAM when you upgrade your GPU. The VS550 doesn't have the best voltage droop / ripple at higher current draws. That being said, you could easily, easily run a GTX970/980 off of that.

Cool, thanks for the suggestion.

Got my first laptop the other day and it's quite a nifty little thing if I do say so myself. So far it has been able to run absolutely everything I've tried.

I'm not sure if this thread is intended solely for custom-built desktops but I'll post the specs anyway.

CPU: Intel Celeron N2840 @ 2.16GHz
GPU: Intel HD Graphics
RAM: 2GB DDR3 @ 666MHz
HDD: 465GB Seagate (SATA)
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 2213
OS: Windows 8.1 and Linux Mint 17.1 (Both 64-bit)

Peripherals:
Mouse: BW-35 from A4 Tech
Unidentified earphones from Philips.

Soooo, my msi GT70 Died about a month ago.

I have been back with my family in JHB for the holidays and since my main rig is in CT I had to throw something together to meet my computing needs while I am up here. This will sort of be replacing the family PC when I leave to go back to CT.

so the specs are as follows:

CPU: Intel Pentium G3298 @ 4.5Ghz
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP @1600Mhz
MoBo: Asus Z97-C
GPU: Radeon R9-270
Cooler: CM Hyper D92
Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-2
Memory: 256GB Crucial MX100 SSD & 2TB WD Green HDD
PSU: Corsair VS450

Looks Nice & Clean Vox!!

The Otter Guy wrote:Looks Nice & Clean Vox!!

Thank you Mr Otter . I pride myself with good cable management.
Not much space in that case to manage cables but I made it work.

I made a bit of an error in the specs though. it is a Carbide Spec-1, not a Spec-2.

Okay, my turn.

I've got a laptop, but lemme say it anyways:

Lenovo Y50-70

Intel Core i7- 4710HQ (2.5GHz-3.5GHz)
8 Gb (2x4GB) 1600Mhz Ram
1 TB 5400rpm WD Blue drive
15.6" 1920x1080 led backlit matte display
Nvidia GTX860m Graphics card with 4Gb GDDR5 memory

Ah and peripherals:
CM Devastator Keyboard and Mouse combo
Deepcool Windpal Cooling Pad

Thats about it

ValkyrieMatt wrote:CM Devastator Keyboard and Mouse combo

I was thinking of getting that combo since it looks cool and its a lot cheaper than buying them separately. Does it work nicely?

Well... I love my GTX 770... But I think I need to focus on getting a 970, it has so much more potential!

GTX960/970/980 are so overpriced over here. Especially the GTX980.

I am not gonna bother with buying computer hardware in South Africa anymore.

Fluke wrote:GTX960/970/980 are so overpriced over here. Especially the GTX980.

I am not gonna bother with buying computer hardware in South Africa anymore.

Agreed wholeheartedly, which is why I have not upgraded my Hardware since I bought it in the US back in 2010.

I bought a lot of my stuff in Canada.

Just bought a new mouse, RAM, fans and some other small things thanks to some super special connections in Florida

May I benefit from your connections? My PC's age is giving me some troubles.

My new system:
Sades SA-708 Stereo Headset
CMStorm Devastator Keyboard and Mouse combo
Samsung S22D300H 54,61 cm (22 Inch) LED-Monitor
ASUS Z97-A Motherboard
Western Digital 1TB WD10EZEX Blue
Kingston, DDR3 8GB 1600-10 Hyper X Fury
Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 500W
Intel, CORE I5-4690K 3.50GHZ
Samsung, DVD+-R/RW/DL/RAM
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
Club 3D R9 280 3GB Royal KING
Sharkoon, BD28 MIDI ATX TOWER

Also big thank you to Fluke for picking out most of the parts (and Alexander for some advice), Goddy for giving a VGA to DVI adapter and Toumal for actually putting it together for me!
I'll try take better pictures next time.

Holy overkill PSU.
You're gonna be using like 400w peak load (when overclocked too lol)... You only needed 500-550w .-.

Coulda saved some money and got better idle / load low efficiency :p

Also if your case has feet on the bottom that raise it, flip the PSU around - oh and try organize the cables better. Like the CPU 8-pin behind the mobo tray etc.


edit- and don't use VGA - it's more of a sin than HDMI.

Fluke wrote:Holy overkill PSU.
You're gonna be using like 400w peak load (when overclocked too lol)... You only needed 500-550w .-.

Coulda saved some money and got better idle / load low efficiency :p

Also if your case has feet on the bottom that raise it, flip the PSU around - oh and try organize the cables better. Like the CPU 8-pin behind the mobo tray etc.


edit- and don't use VGA - it's more of a sin than HDMI.

I think I got the 500W PSU from a different supplier for cheaper than the 400 and something PSU from Amazon. So I saved money and got more power for future upgrades.

Huh... I didn't notice that with power supply. Wonder why he put it that way.

I said to organize the cables better! But not all of them would've reached if they'd gone behind the motherboard. That was quite frustrating.

The screen only came with a VGA cable. But at the current settings I don't think there's likely to much point in changing it.

Rakuen Growlithe wrote: I think I got the 500W PSU from a different supplier for cheaper than the 400 and something PSU from Amazon. So I saved money and got more power for future upgrades.

Huh... I didn't notice that with power supply. Wonder why he put it that way.

I said to organize the cables better! But not all of them would've reached if they'd gone behind the motherboard. That was quite frustrating.

The screen only came with a VGA cable. But at the current settings I don't think there's likely to much point in changing it.

I read the PSU as 850w lol...

VGA->DVI is awful. You're going from analog->digital. Max 6-bit and some awful flickering (at least I always got) is bound to happen.

You can also buy cable extensions that are sleeved, look nice and help you tuck the cables behind your mobo tray.

Now that it's finally arrived, my new gaming PC!

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Black Mid Tower Gaming Case
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W Modular 80+ High Performance PSU
Processor: AMD FX 8350 (8 x 4.2GHz) Eight Core CPU
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 MB
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz High Performance Gaming RAM - Included
Graphics Card: MSI GTX 960 Gaming Twin Frozr V 2GB 128bit Overclocked
Hard Drive: 128GB SSD Upto 500MB/s+ Speed Solid State Drive
Hard Drive: 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD

After selling my GTX690 I installed this absolute beast of a GPU - 8600 GT

It can play a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ nothing at all

The Otter Guy wrote:My screen is actually my Tv ^..^ Running an Samsung 37inch HD Tv, because why not... (And cause my screen died on me XD)

Just noticed this now.

FYI why not to use a TV for a screen:

• Horrible PPI
• Horrible colours
• Horrible contrast ratio
• Horrible input latency on almost all TVs
• Don't go beyond 1080p
• Awful frame interpolation to make "120hz / 200Hz / 240Hz" etc.
• More expensive

Finally took some pics of my 295X2, just gotta wait on those black EK Vardars now

Fluke wrote:

The Otter Guy wrote:My screen is actually my Tv ^..^ Running an Samsung 37inch HD Tv, because why not... (And cause my screen died on me XD)

Just noticed this now.

FYI why not to use a TV for a screen:

• Horrible PPI
• Horrible colours
• Horrible contrast ratio
• Horrible input latency on almost all TVs
• Don't go beyond 1080p
• Awful frame interpolation to make "120hz / 200Hz / 240Hz" etc.
• More expensive

I'm not a computer person and my knowledge of these things is... limited but:
Viktor has a massive television screen linked up to his PC. of the things you said I understand contrast ratio and colour and he got no problems with those...

I dont understand the rest (goes way over my head) so I'll take your word for it...

Ravensong wrote:

Fluke wrote:

The Otter Guy wrote:My screen is actually my Tv ^..^ Running an Samsung 37inch HD Tv, because why not... (And cause my screen died on me XD)

Just noticed this now.

FYI why not to use a TV for a screen:

• Horrible PPI
• Horrible colours
• Horrible contrast ratio
• Horrible input latency on almost all TVs
• Don't go beyond 1080p
• Awful frame interpolation to make "120hz / 200Hz / 240Hz" etc.
• More expensive

I'm not a computer person and my knowledge of these things is... limited but:
Viktor has a massive television screen linked up to his PC. of the things you said I understand contrast ratio and colour and he got no problems with those...

I dont understand the rest (goes way over my head) so I'll take your word for it...

Like, using an already-existing TV for a computer monitor is cool - makes sense because it's cost-effective. But purposely buying a TV to use as a computer monitor is not what you should do.

It only took seven months but I finally got around to rearranging the inside of my PC.

Looking better! Still need to tuck that CPU8pin around behind the mobo tray :p

Fluke wrote:Looking better! Still need to tuck that CPU8pin around behind the mobo tray :p

I can't. :/ There's a gap for the wire to come from the back in the corner but the cables aren't long enough (or more accurately aren't flexible enough) to go around the back and twist to get in the right position.

Ah that sucks, maybe when you change cases...


Also I see your GPU seems to be sagging quite a lot, that could lead to issues in the future.

I'd suggest applying some upward force when installing it (so that the screws hold it properly) - or installing it when the case is flat on the ground.

Alternatively, or if the above doesn't help, you could ghetto-rig / make a GPU stand like this: