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^ I have that monitor. Came from a macbook pro and a toshiba qosmio 1600x900 (17.3")

I have to say, gaming is leaps and bounds better in 1080p, even in minecraft the game of freaking pixels. I HIGHLY recommend it, especially since your budget has room for one.

This was a good laugh xD

Why would you wear this in the shower?!

Quote from Mutant_Doctor

It's true about the air going out of the back of GPU. Maybe a watercooling cpu cooler like corsair or another brand. It's nice to have directed airflow going out of the case. Maybe you can buy a shroud that can go on top of the case. I've seen one, just in case you want to mount the fans on top of there.
Some people don't recommend water cooling like Corsair since it's a lot of money and air coolers can do the job as good as it but sometimes people don't like to take up more room with a air cooler.

Also, that 670 is a bit expensive... I doubt you'll need 4gbs of Vram, unless you have a Eyefinity setup.

I try to avoid water cooling because it's pricey ($80-100), while air cooling has done just as good as a job. Do you think the zalman is good enough? I could always fall back on the Hyper 212 evo as that worked fine in my last build, but I wanted to try something smaller and a bit quieter.

I do need 4gb of vRam (or at least 3) as I found in my last build I ran out VERY quickly while playing a very heavily modded Skyrim. I was able to hit 2000mb of vRam according to GPU-z and I frequently saw crashing when entering new areas (meaning textures reloaded into the vRam). I was able to cure all of this by uninstalling some HD mods, but I would prefer to keep them all and then some that I didn't get a chance to install.
I do agree it is very expensive though, I've been debating a 7950 or possibly a 7970 if i can find one that's under $400 as almost all AMD cards come with a minimum of 3gb vRam if i'm not mistaken. (Any recommendations?)

I'll try to find another GPU, I'll give the cpu cooler a shot and I can always change out the stock fans or add water cooling later I guess.

Quote from Andq1

Theres 40$ dollar off on the Samsung 840 SSD, which is a very good SSD. its 128 gb and 99.74$
I dont know how long time the discount lasts.
http://www.amazon.co...msung 830 128gb
this is a veerrry good deal, if you live in the us.

The thing that scares me about that SSD is that it's write speed seems low at 130 mb/s. Better than a HDD, but I would prefer this SSD for $101 (120gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045

Hi!
I need some advice on this Mini-ITX build:


PCPartPicker part list /

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9500 AT Ball Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($33.84 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 4GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: SSD (later on)
Total: $1158.75


As you can see i'm doing a Prodigy build as I need to be able to take this to college with me in a year. I'm a bit worried about heat issues:
I want to OC my cpu to 4.7ghz and I'm not sure if the CPU cooler can take that.
I hear it's best to get a GPU that ventilates out of the back with this case but I'm not sure if that rings true.

Should I get a reference GPU and a different cpu cooler? In my other build (Now sold) I had an overclock of 4.7 and used the Hyper 212 EVO. Temps were fine, but in this case the Hyper 212 is massive 0.o

Does it have a ball for a scroll wheel like the old mac mouse? If so, take a clean piece of printer paper and put it on table, unplug the mouse, and then roll the scroll wheel around on the paper. This should clean it off and it will read properly (think of it as the old track ball mice but for the scroll wheel).

If that isn't your mouse then try the ideas from Xinverse

Quote from Xaanos

No it does not matter as sense SandyBridge the NorthBridge does not exist anymore as a entity on the motherboard.
What you are thinking of is the chip set and listen to Fm87 suggestion on it.

Oh I get it now, thanks! I read somewhere that Ivy bridge had a built-in north bridge but that didn't make much sense until I read your comment. I will try for that z77, thanks guys!

Quote from fm87

Yes.

Are you getting a 'k' series unlocked processor?

Regardless, if you are going Ivy Bridge you will want to try and get a Z77 motherboard. Not entirely necessary, but has the best features of all of them.

I already built my computer, but a friend has offered me $1500 for it, so i want to build another one and pocket the money xD
This time I'm looking at a mini-itx build, a lesson well learned is I need to be able to bring this thing to college. Another lesson learned is I need 3+ gb of vRam, skyrim heavily modded went over 2gb in a heart beat 0.o And one final lesson learned is that while i may only need 500gb of space, for $20 more the 1TB could be nice

I will be getting a K series cpu, I want to overclock my gpu again to 4.7, it makes a massive difference in skyrim (compared to 3.4). Here's my current build, it's missing a psu and a mobo, I'm still looking for both. If you're interested in checking out what I have so far:


PCPartPicker part list /

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Galaxy GeForce GTX 670 4GB Video Card ($439.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $907.93


It's inspired by this amazing build: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/zqq
I won't be doing custom water cooling though, I will see about getting a cpu water cooler though I haven't look too much into things yet.

Even after my first build, the answer has eluded me: When buying a motherboard should I care what north bridge it has if i'm buying an Intel Ivy Bridge i5?

Quote from FarZK

from what I've heard the ducky shines are quite good keyboards, I haven't used one myself though unfortunately. I have a Filco Majestouch 2 with cherry blue switches that replaced my POS razer blackwidow and it's great, if you have filcos at a store you purchase from you might want to look into them.

I'll most likely have to buy online, but I'm going to try my hardest to try the any cherry mx switches in person. Filcos was another brand I saw while browsing around, I haven't looked too much into them but I've read great things about them. I'll keep my eye out for one, and side note, how do you like Cherry Blue switches? Would you say they are tailored more for gaming or typing? Or is there really no difference?

Hi!

For Christmas I got a razer death stalker keyboard, the old one without the stupid little screen thing. I've used it lightly so far and have come into a big issue with it already: the keys are sticking and become unresponsive very easily. Luckily it hasn't been a week since the purchase, so I can return the keyboard and I can get a full refund. So i'm now in the market for a new keyboard.

All my life I've used flat key - laptop style keyboards, it's what i'm used to using. However I find my fingers get cramped, tired and honestly in pain after typing an essay or roaming the lands of Skyrim for a few hours, so I think it's time to ditch this flat key nonsense and try something new. I can't try out any mechanical keyboards in store, as the only store near me is a best buy that doesn't sell a single mechanical board, but I've decided I want Cherry Mx Blue switches after reading review after review after review (along with tons of video comparisons).

Here's the issue:
That has left me with one thing left to figure out: the brand. Das keyboard makes great ones I hear, but I quickly discovered Ducky Shines after looking on the Overclock.net guide to Mechanical Keyboards. There are very few reviews of the keyboards, can anyone attest to their quality and gaming/typing experience?

Did you download the latest amd drivers? My friend just got his 7950, it was underperforming and I had told himt o update the drivers. He thought he did until I came over and I downloaded the beta drivers for him. Now the thing gets around 200+ fps easily. So double check you have the latest Beta.

Edit: I also just wanted to throw in there that FPS is fine, Vsync it anyways you won't see a difference.

Quote from bowserchomp

I've made an Intel build here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v7L6

Any suggestions? Would the motherboard be good for an Ivy Bridge i5 (in case I want to upgrade)?

Upgrading a cpu is probably going to be a ***** to do, I wouldn't even waste the money on a Pentium processor, I guess if your really tight on funds go with an i3 2130 or a fx-4300 like the other guy said. If you can afford an i5, get the i5 3470. It's not great for OCing, but your budget may not be large enough for a good OCing build

Quote from Kruzzik_Kel

Using a TV as a monitor isnt ideal the input lag will cause significant difficulties while gaming I would suggest you get something like an Asus PA238Q

Seconded. But if a monitor is really out of the question okay, just realize your games may not look the the full extent you had originally expected.

As for the "best build," the third one IMO, as you won't be overclocking and therefore won't need a K series cpu or a cpu cooler. I don't see anything wrong with that build, it should do exactly as you asked for.

Do you plan on overclocking? Do you need a monitor (the 1st build includes one the last says your tv)?