Official PC thread.

[sladewilson]

I'd say check again with another PSU first.

it was the PSU it burned out i had a 1000 cheap PSU that i paid 85.00 for , now i have some other cheap one =D i have 5.8 overclock on h100 after 3 hours it blue screens though

 

[zk1mpls]

^ Good to know your rig works, bruh. But if I were you, I'd invest in a better-quality/rated PSU -definitely don't go cheap on that. Expensive components are at risk.


By the way, forgot to mention that Cooler Master sent in my replacement fan control assembly. Not like my current one isn't working, but it's good to have a spare lying around. Planning to mod this new one before I install it in my rig, though.

 

[sole vintage]

QuakeCon Steam deals revealed: 'Skyrim,' Fallout and more marked down

By Griffin McElroy on August 2, 2012 05:49 pm
steam discount

Bethesda and id Software's catalog of titles on Steam have been discounted to a tremendously marked down price point of $99.99 for the duration of this weekend, as part of the annual QuakeCon event.

The bundle, which is marked down from $456.59, includes all the Dooms, Quakes and Elder Scrolls titles on the platform, but does not include the recently released Dawnguard DLC pack. By pre-ordering Dishonored on Steam, you can actually mark the bundle's price down to $79.99 — and grab a free copy of Arkane's Arx Fatalis for free, to boot.

Each day during QuakeCon 2012, which runs from today through Sunday, August 5th, a different game or franchise will see its own sizable discount.

Thursday: The Elder Scrolls Sale, with up to 66 percent off
Friday: Rage 50 percent off
Saturday: All Fallout titles, including DLC, are 66 percent off
Sunday: All id games are 75 percent off

In addition, all of id Software's iOS titles have been marked down to $0.99 for the duration of the event.

from the verge

 

[sladewilson]

 

[zk1mpls]

^ Nice Switch 810. Definitely a fan of that case.

 

[whyhellothere]

@ windows 8 leaking and microsoft not being able to call that pile of horse feces metro anymore

 

[whyhellothere]

regret buying that 6950 a couple months ago. The 660ti looks sick.

windows 8 still sucks

 

[zk1mpls]

This thread fell asleep for a while. High time for some updates.

Called off the liquid cooling loop build indefinitely, since I don't need the extra cooling for now, as it still isn't necessary to overclock. Maybe next year.

Just got myself a ButtKicker Gamer 2 for my racing sim rig from Amazon. Sim racing experience is definitely much, much better now. Even improved the feel of the shifter somewhat. Not to mention it kicks @#$ in movies and on Battlefield 3.

Currently have it mounted sideways (not-recommended) in my rig. Planning on doing a minor mod on the rig soon, so I maximize its potential.

 

[sladewilson]

H20 cooling is simple sometimes

 

[carver]

I was debating on a 7970 or a 660ti running only two monitors potentially 3 any suggestions? 

 

[trueprada]

i need a good fast but reaso able pc (good one) any suggestions?

 

[mantequilla]

My (future) rig:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/eZsd

My monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

Ordering the last few parts (Video card, processor) in two weeks.

 

[spidermachine916]

i'm looking to build a pc that can play BF3 on ULTRA\HIGHEST settings possible
what do i start off with?

 

[sladewilson]

My (future) rig:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/eZsd


My monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

Ordering the last few parts (Video card, processor) in two weeks.

video card and power supply is garbage

 

[sladewilson]

i'm looking to build a pc that can play BF3 on ULTRA\HIGHEST settings possible
what do i start off with?

CPU Motherboard Graphics RAM
Intel i7 2700k Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z eVGA GTX 670 FTW 16 gb G.Skill Ripjaw

 

[jackieboy]

i'm looking to build a pc that can play BF3 on ULTRA\HIGHEST settings possible
what do i start off with?

Get a lot of cash.

 

[whyhellothere]

My (future) rig:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/eZsd


My monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

Ordering the last few parts (Video card, processor) in two weeks.

might be better off with a 7850 rather than that 560ti

 

[mantequilla]

video card and power supply is garbage

What do you recommend instead?

 

[sladewilson]

670 FTW card and 850 PSU so if you need more power in the future you can go SLI easily

 

[sladewilson]

What do you recommend instead?

on craigslist you can get 580 cards for 250.00

 

[mantequilla]

Only games I'll be playing will be, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Skyrim.

For what I have I think I'll be okay.

 

[milestailsprowe]

Been thinking about getting 2 7850s or waiting to see what the 650tis do. The 650tis are supposed to be the $200 card from nvidia and crossfire I heard is a headache.

Plus Green team has been the best team

 

[mantequilla]

I can't exceed $300 for the video card, I'm already past my budget.

 

[sladewilson]

Only games I'll be playing will be, Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Skyrim.

For what I have I think I'll be okay.

dont you want to be able to play fallout 4, 5 ,and 6 and Skyrim 2, and 3 without upgrading

 

[mantequilla]

I'll just have to upgrade when the time comes.

In about a year or so those video cards will be a bit cheaper and I'll buy them then.