joppiesaus Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 ... 1 GB? Impossible. How would you install Win7 on that? Even with Windows ME is it almost impossible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tataffe Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I wonder if AMD will release a successor to the FX 8350 this year. Does anyone here have information about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnrdingo Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I wonder if AMD will release a successor to the FX 8350 this year. Does anyone here have information about that?Codenamed steamroller, not much is known as of yet.http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1668859/successor-amd-8350.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tataffe Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Codenamed steamroller, not much is known as of yet.http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1668859/successor-amd-8350.htmlThanks for the info. I guess current MBs will be capable of handling these CPUs, if the socket remains the same.Edit: Same site, more info: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/352312-28-steamroller-speculation-expert-conjecture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 The two new CPUs will be the FX-9370 and the FX-9590.Some decent info on them, Not much.They both have a TDP of 220W. There arent many boards that can handle that kind of juice going through the socket. I dont think they are worth it as they are going to be priced very high. Just get an FX-8350 and OC it to 5Ghz, Its more than capable if you have a good cooling system and power supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tataffe Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 They both have a TDP of 220W. There arent many boards that can handle that kind of juice going through the socket. I dont think they are worth it as they are going to be priced very high. Just get an FX-8350 and OC it to 5Ghz, Its more than capable if you have a good cooling system and power supply.Wow, that is actually more than my graphics card o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfx Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Codenamed steamroller, not much is known as of yet.http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1668859/successor-amd-8350.htmlThere will be no steamroller this year and it may well be that the current FX are the last enthusiast CPUs we'll see from AMD. The server successor of the current "8" core vishera part will be a "4" core APU part. Hardly what a PC enthusiast wants.http://i.imgur.com/ARd5YWA.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/vagRJAv.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkinator Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I have a fairly crappy machine I'm planning on improving and I would like some suggestions.First off, the specs:System: Dell Dimension C521Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHzMemory: 1024MB RAMOperating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bitGraphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE (Onboard video card)I just bought 2 gigs of ram for it (in the mail as of the creation of this post), what are some suggestions to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 -snip- It would be relatively hard for the consumer market to find a board that can handle 220w through the socket without having problems. Let them tinker with it for another year, maybe. -snip- Maybe get an SSD and a Dedicated Graphics Card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Galacticruler/saved/1LbmRevised again, just got a 20" monitor today, so I dropped the smaller one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanTehFennec Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Galacticruler/saved/1LbmRevised again, just got a 20" monitor today, so I dropped the smaller one.Still gonna' want a cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Still gonna' want a cooler.I'll just use the one in the box.the case alone has 5 120mm fans to help offload the heat taken from the CPU quickly, that should help, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFLCopter64bit Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I've had a gaming rig for about 2.5 years now, and I think it needs renewing rather than upgrading.Try this: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/ROFLCopter64bit/saved/1UvO(Ignore the graphics card and the OS, I have those already)Also, would adding a 128GB SSD be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 There was a good discussion of SSDs in the begining of this thread. Im on the fence about SSDs. I bought an SSD for my rig. Ill make my mind up when I see it in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZothTek Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Just refurbed my pc!Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bitLanguage: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: BIOSTAR GroupProcessor: AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHzMemory: 4096MB RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFLCopter64bit Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I'm not really sure if I want to go through with getting it, but for now a hack-and-slash reinstall should be enough for now.Also, if anyone is starting a new system (whether it be old or new) use Ninite to download all the necessary programs all at once. It's helped me before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMavi Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I've got a laptop, but about how much money do i need for an OK gaming rig (if i build it myself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) -snip- Ive been using that for a while and its a very good service. I've got a laptop, but about how much money do i need for an OK gaming rig (if i build it myself)You can build a decent gaming rig for ~$550 USD. AMD Option.Intel Option. Edited July 10, 2013 by Leonov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) I've had a gaming rig for about 2.5 years now, and I think it needs renewing rather than upgrading.Also, would adding a 128GB SSD be worth it?Yes. You have a system that is quite fast and adding an SSD will improve the experience a lot. I currently own a 128 GB SSD (the Samsung 830) and I can say it is more than enough for the OS and a lot of applications. I use a number of large software packages and this is no problem - I have room to spare. When you also want to install you games you will probably need a bigger SSD, but most games hardly benefit from a SSD anyway. Most of the speed gains will be in booting, starting applications and everyday use.Long story short; if you are only installing the OS and a bunch of applications 128 GB is enough, if you want to put all your games on it you'd probably need 250 GB or more. Either way, an SSD is pretty much the biggest upgrade one could imagine.As a reference: I called my drive Unicorns and bacon in response to its performance There was a good discussion of SSDs in the begining of this thread. Im on the fence about SSDs. I bought an SSD for my rig. Ill make my mind up when I see it in action.Which one did you buy? Edited July 11, 2013 by Camacha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Which one did you buy? I aquired a Samsung 840 Pro in the 128GB flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) I aquired a Samsung 840 Pro in the 128GB flavour.That should do nicely Faster than pretty much anything and with a - up until now - great reliability. Edited July 12, 2013 by Camacha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz66boy Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I don't know if I can post parts here, but recently I made a couple different computers (virtually) from these parts:$600 buildCPU:AMD quad core 3.6Ghz socket AM3+ $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996Mobo: ASRock 1 GPU slot $70http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157366PSU:Corsair 430 Watt $40http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026GPU: Radeon HD 7750 $92http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202021Memory: G.Skill 8Gb $70http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314HDD: Seagate Barracuda Refurbed 750Gb $45http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148789Case: Black and Red ATX $90http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353010Monitor: Acer 21.5" 1080p $130http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009316Total Cost: $637$1000 buildCPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5Ghz quad core LGA 1155 $320http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501Mobo: Biostar Full ATX 1 GPU slot $85http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138356PSU: Logysis 750W $70http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170029GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 $195http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133470Memory: G.Skill 8Gb $70http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314HDD: Seagate Barracuda Refurbed 750Gb $45http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148789Case: Black and Red ATX $90http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353010Monitor: Acer 21.5" 1080p $130http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009316Total Cost: $1005$1500 buildCPU: Intel Core i7 4770 3.4Ghz quad core LGA 1150 $320http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116900Mobo: MSI Full ATX 3 GPU slots $190http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130692PSU: Thermaltake 750W $90http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153174GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 $195http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133470Memory: G. Skill 16Gb $120http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231486HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB $70http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840Extra fanciful HDD (if you have $): 120GB Samsung SSD $110http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147188^|This one should be bought in addition to the other HDDCase: Black and Red Coolermaster ATX $155http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160Monitor: 32" 1080p tv $200http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889313001Total Cost WITH SSD: $1450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Why the crazy power supplies? 750 watts is really overkill for pretty much any single GPU system. If you have a decent PSU from a decent brand (that is way more important) 400 watts should be more than enough, considering the GPU will do something around 150 watts under load and the CPU will not even make it to a 100. The rest is a couple of watts here, a couple of watts there.Besides that, do you have a question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) -mega snip-Oh my...try this site, it does most of the work for you:http://pcpartpicker.com/Also if your part is not there there is a custom part option where you input the info needed.EDIT:Honesty the $600 one is a little overkill too.Try this one or the one Leonov suggests afterwards.http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Galacticruler/saved/1Lbm(No monitor though, which explains the low cost.) Edited July 12, 2013 by Galacticruler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I will repeat what I said before:I feel builders often have pretty massive flaws. They do not take into account all the compatibility/QVL's, give weird (often excessive) advice on power supplies, limit the user in ways that are really not necessary or miss that something will physically not fit, as is sometimes the case with bigger coolers/RAM and other parts.I do not know this specific builder, but I must say I have not found one yet that should be taken as more than a rough guideline. Manual checking is always required and it is not seldom better to just do that from the start.Nothing beats some proper manual checking and comparing (combined with benchmarks where necessary of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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