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The PR-GX5 is a prototype command rover. Averaging around 20m/s and weighing 10 tons and having 90 parts she is not meant for combat instead she fills out a support role by providing radar and tracking coverage. She is armed with a single vulcan turret and a missile pod.
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Handling is pretty poor and I don't know how much of a use you will get out of it since it uses the new BD amory tracking stuff.
Company is H.L. 2.0
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It's a Xeon. Looks to be equivalent to an i7.
If I remember correctly aren't i7's basicly gimped Xeons?
@OP how much money do you have?
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Hello, guys.
My 4-year old laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad E430 with dual-core I5 3210M @ 2,4 GHz CPU, 8GB RAM and Nvidia GT 630M 2GB graphics card) has recently kicked the bucket (what a shame. It has been my buddy since my university years...), so I'm searching for a replacement. The thing is, Dell XPS 13 is too expensive in my country, the model listed at $899 at NewEgg is more like $1200 here, so I need to look elsewhere. I was thinking about two laptops, one being the Dell Inspiron 13 7000 (http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-13-7347-laptop/pd; would go for the $899 version, retailed at about $1000 here) and the other being the 13 inch MacBook Air 2015 (I5 CPU, listed at about $900 at one of the major retailers in my country).
Now I know that the MacBook is slightly overrated, but I've seen some impressive numbers in reviews. I plan on using the laptop mostly for video playback, some coding and light gaming (StarCraft II and KSP). The biggest concern for me is battery life, since it's forbidden to charge one's own electronics where I work, and I quite often find myself watching movies while waiting for a job in the ready room, especially during night shifts.
Could you please help me?
Ever thought about one of the Lenovo T4XX? Those are supposed to have pretty long battery lifes and are about the same price as the Dell.
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I have a Pentium G3258 and it performs quite well when overclocked. In single thread applications like KSP it will keep up with higher end i5s and i7s at a fraction of the cost, currently it is the best choice for a KSPer on a modest budget as there's nothing at that price point that comes close. If you're doing very heavily threaded stuff an AMD might be better, but most games aren't that heavily threaded (and Intel's better IPC can make up for the core count to some degree).
TechReport's rather glowing review: http://techreport.com/review/26735/overclocking-intel-pentium-g3258-anniversary-edition-processor
Hun. didn't know that.
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Depends on the game your playing, but probably. Gsync is way to expensive right now and if you ever use a AMD card then it's useless.
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One small step...
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What do you think of this build? It's mainly for lower-end graphics games like Besiege or Rocket League. I'm trying to keep the price down as much as possible.
CPU: Pentium Anniversary Edition G2358 (Planning on overclocking it because why would you not)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MicroATX)
GPU: EVGA GTX 950 2GB
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
PSU: EVGA 500W
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R (With a window, because... windows.)
Monitor: Acer S220HQL 21.5" LCD
Keyboard: Redragon S101 VAJRA
Mouse: Redragon CENTROPHOROUS (Not the best keyboard/mouse combo, but it's $27 USD for both and the closest thing to an FPS I'm going to play on this thing is Space Engineers)
I wouldn't get a pentium even overclocked it won't be that good.
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Some new faces here.
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The movie does say that it was caused by the protein cubes liquefying and sloshing around. It's the part where the Director and Kapoor are being interviewed by the news guy about the probe. I also kind of doubt that spacecraft have a self destruct button. It's just extra weight that you have to take up to space.
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I have the Fractal Define R3 (the R4 is a minor upgrade, almost identical) It's a pretty nice case. I bought mine for the 8 3.5" internal bays, but it's also very quiet (even with dual Xeons in it, though I did have to fabricate brackets for socket 771)
How hot do the internals get?
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Haha, I see you changed the video card to AMD. Everyone seems to prefer one or the other about the same way that we Americans vote republican or democrat.
I have no idea how soon I'll be able to make my purchase, and I expect a lot of possible price fluctuation almost daily, so it's good to have multiple options for each item in case one of them is on sale at the right time. I'm hoping to place an order later this week, but it may be next week before the money is available.
My biggest worry about a smaller SSD would be choosing which games to install on it and which to put on the HDD. I know the main benefit of the SSD is the OS, but with the 1 TB size I'm pretty sure I could fit the vast majority of my games on it. I'll have to think on that some more.
Also, regardless of which case I choose, I will likely buy a couple extra fans to help with the air flow. Each case only comes with 2 or 3 but has slots for around 7.
The GPU thing is a pretty accurate assumption.
Do think about the SSD while having games on it will give slightly better load time I can't really tell the difference.
I would hold off on the extra fans. On the higher priced cases the 2 or 3 that they come with are really enough and the extra slots are just marketing.
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How about either of these two cases then:
I would probably lean toward the Corsair one for having what looks like better air flow, but the Fractal one looks like it would be super quiet which would be nice too.
I'm also looking at a different PSU which had a good review at TomsHardware:
For the storage, I was looking at a 1 TB SSD mostly because I would want to install all my applications and games on it (my steam library is 100+ games, and I have more non-steam games in addition to that), and then use a regular HDD for data storage (photo, audio, video, etc.). This is mostly just a gaming computer, but I can see myself doing some video editing or streaming for game related stuff later on - this is why I wanted the separate big storage 3 TB HDD which is relatively cheap anyway.
The Corsair one will in general run cooler but louder while the Fractal Design one will run softer but hotter. I'd take the Corsair since the noise levels won't be much anyway. SSDs are still rather expensive right now so I wouldn't recommend a 1tb one for your budget I'd get something like 250 or 500gb. Here's one I put together.
It has a better motherboard, slightly better RAM, A better GPU, a good PSU(yes it's 750W but it's cheaper than the 550W), and a smaller but faster SSD.
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I searched for PSUs based on this link that someone posted in a different thread: http://i.imgur.com/tgrbCnr.jpg, and according to that the CoolerMaster V series is in the top group and it is right around the price I feel comfortable with.
For the case I don't care as much about the appearance, I care mostly about the ease of installation and the quality of the air flow. I'd prefer a mid tower over a full tower and the one I selected is $100 less than the one you mentioned.
I've never heard of QNIX either, but it had good reviews on Newegg and apparently uses Samsung PLS panels, whatever that means. I'm still looking at monitors though, I may want to visit some local stores to look at them in person to help me choose, but I'll still buy it online.
The case you choose won't be very easy to do cable management in since the area behind the motherboard looks rather small.
Looking at the Monitors in person is a good idea.
The PSU is not somewhere you want to skimp money on. Because if that goes everything else does too. That picture is also a bit wonky.
Do you really need a one TB ssd? What are you using the computer for?
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Even 450W would be enough with a big margin, this hardware is very efficient and doesnt need much power.
briansun1:
Why the MSI 390? As far as i know the Sapphire version has a way better cooler...
The MSI is cheaper and it's a company I like and trust.
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Thanks for the feedback! I just spent the past couple hours to come up with this PC Part List. I selected a 27" 1440p display monitor, but am not certain that is the right one to get, but I know that I want something in the $250-350 price range, 1440p and 27"+. I didn't bother picking the small stuff, but I will need all the peripherals too (mouse, keyboard, etc.) - I'll figure that stuff out later. I'd like to keep the whole thing close to the $1800 range that I've already reached on that list. The PSU is about $79 and the monitor is $269 right now, the pc part list doesn't show those prices.The case looks pretty good for this build. On Newegg they have a video review of it so I can see all the innards and what to expect.
You guys feel confident that 550W will be sufficient? CoolerMaster has a 650W version of the same series in case I need to bump it up a notch.
I would get a better PSU one from Corsair, Seasonic, or EVGA. I'd also get a nicer case. Maybe something like a NZXT 630. Don't know about the monitor, but I've never heard of QNIX.
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If it's your first overclock I suggest leaving the voltages alone as well as all the other fancy settings, just keep it simple and see how far you can push the CPU multiplier up. I expect you'll hit around 4.5 GHz. That CPU cooler is very widely used and well regarded. Nowadays air coolers are really good and the advantage of liquid cooling is somewhat reduced.
A GTX 970 will handle 1440p or similar resolutions, but it's not enough performance for 4K gaming so keep that in mind.
I assume briansun1 already has it. But if you are buying an Ivy Bridge CPU I'd have a look for second-hand ones, it's not worth paying over the odds.
It's what I've already got.
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That old Sandy Bridge i5 is so expensive compared to its Haswell successor that you could buy a new LGA1150 motherboard with the savings.Was actually surprised by how expensive they were now. Maybe I should sell it or something.
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I'm looking at doing some upgrades to my computer. Here's the PCpartpicker link
It will be used mostly for gaming and trying to spend as little as possible.
I have a XFX 7870 and Am looking at getting a MSI 390.(Important)(at most $400)
I'm looking to add another 8gb of RAM to bring the count up to 16gb.(not very important)
And my PSU right now is a 500W and I'm looking to go up to a 600-700W.(if needed)
I'm also looking at a newer IPS monitor to replace my old TN one. (important)(24 inch 1920x1080 / 1920x1200) (about $200)
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I agree with both RIC and Elthy. I would strongly recommend an i5. I would skip the hybriad drive as those are more for people without an SSD. Instead I would just grab an HDD with a large cach size like this one . Everything else looks good.
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I'm looking for 1920x1080 / 1920x1200
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Corsair and Seasonic make good PSUs. I've also heard good things about EVGA but can't comment directly on them.
16:10 is going to be hard to find these days.
That's good to know. What about 16:9 then?
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So, what would you guys consider reputable PSU companies? Also looking for a 24' 16:10 monitor.
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And now I want you to rip off the entire top portion.
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Would it be possible for you to release the missile test stand thing used in the video?
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Well, according to one unreliable source, the Model M went for $150-250. And that was in the late 80s, it's more like $400 in today's money. While a mechanical keyboard is still a decently expensive bit of kit it's a lot cheaper than it used to be. My only minor gripe is how the "gaming" side of things has encouraged over-flashiness.
On the topic of mechanical keyboards, how do people think about adding O-rings? I think I do bottom out on most keystrokes when typing, possibly because I have to use other keyboards at work, and my fingers and family might appreciate the o-rings. But I know some people say they're a bad idea because they just encourage bottoming out all the time.
(I've a Gigabyte Aivia Osmium with MX Browns, by the way)
I don't like them, but then again I like the clicky sound they make.
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Got a Ducky Shine 4 over the summer and it really is true what they say about Mechanicals vs membranes.
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So, I recently I bought a logitech 3d pro joystick and I have 2 questions. First do any of you know of a good flight simulator? And right know the stick tend to want to center slighy up on the y axis. do I just need to set the deadzone slightly larger?