Cilph Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 TLDR: Im moving out and have a budget to replace my 5 year old university laptop which is on its last legs. I have three days to decide whether I should get the following build:https://www.4launch.nl/shop/#p-4-productid-141686Processor: Intel Core i5 4670K Quad-Core (3.40 GHz)Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43Memory: 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM, Kingston HyperXGPU: MSI GeForce GTX760 Twin Frozr OC 2 GB VRAMHarddisk: 1TB SATA 7200rpm, Western DigitalOptical: Lite-On DVD BranderSSD: 128 GB SATA600, PlextorCooling: Cooler Master Hyper 412SCasing: Cooler Master CM 690 II AdvancedPSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 620 W ModulairCost: €949 incl. assembly and shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 -snip- It looks like a good build. What do you plan on doing with it?, I would assume you would use it for mostly gaming and Classwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cilph Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 It looks like a good build. What do you plan on doing with it?, I would assume you would use it for mostly gaming and Classwork.Programming and gaming, mostly. Current system is struggling running various IDEs browsers and servers concurrently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammoe Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 What do you guys think of the Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB card? The system I'm buying soon comes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric S Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 What do you guys think of the Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB card? The system I'm buying soon comes with it.For purposes of playing any game I currently play, it would be overkill, but that's mostly because of the games I play. It's good for the price it sells at, which means its a good card for normal gaming, but not up to extreme gaming. If you want 60 FPS on a 4K display with the most demanding game, it probably won't pull it off. It probably will manage about 50-60 FPS at HD resolutions (1920x1080) for most games at medium settings, usually beating Radeon cards at or below its price point. If I needed a better but not great graphics card, it's probably what I'd upgrade to at this point, but I'm waiting for something with the performance it has but with a lower thermal footprint before I'd consider it a solid upgrade for my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Leonov, any more thoughts?(I'm unsure if I've altered the list from the last time.)http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Galacticruler/saved/1Lbmmight as well bookmark that Leo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) -snip- If you can save up ~$29USD more. This in my opinion is a better idea.I like the board being able to take AM3+ which means you can go to a FX later down the road. Look over the changes, Let me know. Edited August 3, 2013 by Leonov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterfocker Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hey guys, I need a laptop that can run KSP on max (Or at least decent) settings with good FPS. I'm going off to college soon, so the laptop is gonna double as a school laptop. But, I do love me some KSP Anyway, I really have no budget, just looking for recommendations that are cheap and will fit what I'm looking for. I tried searching myself, but nothing conclusive. Hope you guys can help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Hey guys, I need a laptop that can run KSP on max (Or at least decent) settings with good FPS. I'm going off to college soon, so the laptop is gonna double as a school laptop. But, I do love me some KSP Anyway, I really have no budget, just looking for recommendations that are cheap and will fit what I'm looking for. I tried searching myself, but nothing conclusive. Hope you guys can help!Try out Lenovo for custom-ish gaming leg roasters..err...laptops.EDIT:Leonov, any idea which of these I can force end without many issues? Edited August 5, 2013 by Galacticruler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanTehFennec Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Try out Lenovo for custom-ish gaming leg roasters..err...laptops.EDIT:Leonov, any idea which of these I can force end without many issues?Well, Kevin, you should probably be able to kill AVG entirely, and DTSRVC since Samsung is dumb about bloatware, even with their monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Kill AVG?Why?and the DTSRCV came with both my samsung and HP monitors, the HP being newer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanTehFennec Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Kill AVG?Why?Because it's un-needed for the most part. It'll sap RAM and CPU usage away when you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Meh, seems to work for me...I had Avira free before, but the ads got annoying.I refuse to shell out cash for protection money, but will not download MSE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobious44 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Meh, seems to work for me...I had Avira free before, but the ads got annoying.I refuse to shell out cash for protection money, but will not download MSE.Try Avast Antivirus. its free and its pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galacticruler Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Try Avast Antivirus. its free and its pretty good.But headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themohawkninja Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Will constantly upgrading your video card give you diminishing returns on performance so long as you never upgrade your processor, or will you always have a relatively given performance increase?Another way of looking at this, is: Is there a point when upgrading your video card, without upgrading your processor won't really give you better performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexspaceboom Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Does this build look any good for 500 USD budget http://pcpartpicker.com/user/rstaehly/saved/29lZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexspaceboom Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Yes Bottle Necking Will start to occur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joppiesaus Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I have a question:I have a Intel i5 3570k processor and I want to replace my stock cooler(stock coolers are not good coolers).I want a good cooler(I am considering to overclock to 3.8 or 4 ghz) that is not to expensive.Anyone tips for me? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 Does this build look any good for 500 USD budget http://pcpartpicker.com/user/rstaehly/saved/29lZWhy an 8320? Why not a FX-6350, or FX-4350. Maybe lower the processor to one of the aformentioned and put a little more into the GPU. You do realise your build as it stands is over 500USD. I have a question:I have a Intel i5 3570k processor and I want to replace my stock cooler(stock coolers are not good coolers).I want a good cooler(I am considering to overclock to 3.8 or 4 ghz) that is not to expensive.Anyone tips for me? Thank you! You can get a Closed Loop watercooling solution or a Heatsink/Fan Solution. How much room do you have in your case?, Is noise a concern?, What is your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockerGamer Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Hey,I really like KSP, and want to play it, and am planning to buy a mac mini as a new pc to replace my old 2000 emachine.The problem is I don't know if KSP will work on it.Here are the specs:2.5GHz Mac mini2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i58GB RAM500GB hard driveIntel HD Graphics 4000OS X Mountain LionWill this set up work? -Shocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeGrey Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Probably not, I'm afraid. The CPU and RAM are probably alright but the onboard graphics chip is going to struggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Most definitely it will.My Macbook is quite similar - 2.3 Ghz Core i5, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD 3000.Don't expect great levels of performance, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joppiesaus Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Why an 8320? Why not a FX-6350, or FX-4350. Maybe lower the processor to one of the aformentioned and put a little more into the GPU. You do realise your build as it stands is over 500USD. You can get a Closed Loop watercooling solution or a Heatsink/Fan Solution. How much room do you have in your case?, Is noise a concern?, What is your budget?My budget is € 50(66,40 USD), I have many room in my case(190 cm width), A heatsink with a fan would be nice. Noice is OK as long it is no vacuumcleaner I do not prefer water cooling, but it is an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonov Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 This should work. I have the bigger model of this and it keeps my my FX-8350 at ~22C while gaming. The fans are whisper quiet and are PWM so they spool down when your not doing anything. The mounting system is very well made. The cooler is made out of Nickle plated copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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