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Post by Fayde on Nov 21, 2011 20:27:14 GMT -8
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Post by Vincent on Nov 22, 2011 4:28:03 GMT -8
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Post by Waspman on Nov 22, 2011 10:20:34 GMT -8
From my understanding a PSU is absolutely the last thing you want to cut corners on because not only is a budget PSU less power effecient (more power consumption/the PSU would be working a lot harder), system instability, overheat or worst comes to worse it can blow up on you. Like the case with Justin's PSU overheating/burning. In the long run you're just better off getting a good PSU and then cut corners elsewhere.
People recommend 80 Plus certified PSUs, maybe like an Antec, Corsair or Seasonic PSU.
And yeah you generally don't need a lot of power unless you plan on building a PC with dual high end monster video cards.
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Post by Waspman on Nov 22, 2011 11:05:03 GMT -8
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Post by Waspman on Nov 22, 2011 12:14:55 GMT -8
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Post by Fayde on Nov 22, 2011 14:04:43 GMT -8
Nice finds, especially on the 2 gig sticks! I forgot about the 80 Plus standard. Defiantly want to get a nice PSU. I would almost opt for the 1600 RAM personally, but I wonder if he'd ever use the mail-ins.  Yeah, I would go for the cheaper GPU, since you cannot cut corners on the Power. Fantastic finds, Jay. Thanks! ^^ |
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Post by Fayde on Nov 22, 2011 14:08:43 GMT -8
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Post by Waspman on Nov 24, 2011 19:33:54 GMT -8
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Post by Fayde on Nov 24, 2011 22:48:32 GMT -8
GeForce GT 520...? Eh, I think he still would be better off building his own. Plus, just think of all the crap Windows comes bloated with when buying from dealers. Still that is a heck of a deal.
need to get me some of that RAM... Still, 8 gigs just sounds like a waist. What would I possibly need 8 gigs of ram for? ^^;
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Post by Waspman on Nov 26, 2011 18:30:43 GMT -8
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Post by Fayde on Nov 27, 2011 19:44:34 GMT -8
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Post by Waspman on Nov 28, 2011 8:27:29 GMT -8
Not too bad. Only having 1 PCI slot is a definite issue if Justin wanted to get a 2nd PCI card for his PC, as the PCI slot is definitely going to be used by the wireless card. But for what Justin needs it should work just fine and he should be able to run games on medium or high on low resolution depending.
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Post by Waspman on Nov 30, 2011 19:48:06 GMT -8
Ok Justin says he can't use the PCI slot because the video card is taking up all the room, which I thought was really weird because it looks completely different in the pictures on newegg. Which means he can't use the wireless card. As far as USB Wifi options there's like a billion out there but something with an antenna would probably be better I would imagine: TP-Link TL-WN722NRosewill RNX-N180UBEFirst one is cheaper on Amazon. Both got really good ratings on newegg. Personally I'd try out the one on Amazon. Netgear has a bunch of USB adaptors too but they're pretty pricy and I dunno if the range would even be that great, $20 for just a normal adaptor: NETGEAR WG111 |
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Post by Waspman on Nov 30, 2011 20:37:19 GMT -8
As for Josh's CPU troubles (at least Justin said it was the CPU?) there's three major problems that could cause a CPU to overheat from my understanding: 1) Supposedly the most common problem, poor conduction between the heat sink and the CPU. In which case, you're gonna have to remove the heat sink. Remove the processor, COMPLETELY clean the old thermal paste off the heatsink and CPU with alcohol (90%+ Isopropyl, higher the better. Don't use anything lower) and a lint free cloth. Reapply new thermal paste (people recommend Artic Silver) - would be best to watch videos on how to do it. You don't want to apply very much JUST A PEA SIZED AMOUNT, you don't want any on the board, and also you want the CPU to be as sterile as possible. Any smudges, debris, fingerprints or lint will completely ruin the contact. It's a real pain but I had to go through it because when I took the CPU out of the box I didn't realize what I was doing and touched the bottom and had to redo the thermal paste. 2) Something wrong with the heatsink fan. Like if you open the case and see the fan isn't running, or is running funny or is making funny sounds. In which case you just buy a new fan. 3) Don't know too much about it but supposedly having the CPU set to the wrong/too high voltage can cause it. Basically overclocking it to death. Might be worth looking at the BIOS but I'd assume it'd just be set to Auto. |
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Post by Waspman on Nov 30, 2011 20:52:05 GMT -8
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