lol @ linus tech tips, he's friggin hilarious. I almost caved in to send in an application to work as his cameraman D:
AMD's Llano platform is a great choice.
Also I'll throw another +1 for Mushkin ram. Solid stuff!
The ONLY problem I have with the Llano platform is the FM1 socket means very little room for improvement but that's a non-issue for people who don't tinker and upgrade their computers every so often.
So far they're only releasing like one new A8 processor but if they do start pushing out more then it'll start looking even more promising.
Need A New PC Build.
Need a new PC build.
Ramuh.Yarly said: »
lol @ linus tech tips, he's friggin hilarious. I almost caved in to send in an application to work as his cameraman D:
AMD's Llano platform is a great choice.
Also I'll throw another +1 for Mushkin ram. Solid stuff!
The ONLY problem I have with the Llano platform is the FM1 socket means very little room for improvement but that's a non-issue for people who don't tinker and upgrade their computers every so often.
So far they're only releasing like one new A8 processor but if they do start pushing out more then it'll start looking even more promising.
AMD's Llano platform is a great choice.
Also I'll throw another +1 for Mushkin ram. Solid stuff!
The ONLY problem I have with the Llano platform is the FM1 socket means very little room for improvement but that's a non-issue for people who don't tinker and upgrade their computers every so often.
So far they're only releasing like one new A8 processor but if they do start pushing out more then it'll start looking even more promising.
Yeah it's limited but given his budget it's honestly the best route IMO.
And yes Linus is one goofy Canadian.
Edit: Mushkin ftw. Also form what I've heard their process for RMA isn't bad if you were to have an issue. Like Corsair it has a lifetime warranty it just isn't nearly as much of a burden to RMA if you have an issue.
Ramuh.Yarly said: »
lol @ linus tech tips, he's friggin hilarious. I almost caved in to send in an application to work as his cameraman D:
AMD's Llano platform is a great choice.
Also I'll throw another +1 for Mushkin ram. Solid stuff!
The ONLY problem I have with the Llano platform is the FM1 socket means very little room for improvement but that's a non-issue for people who don't tinker and upgrade their computers every so often.
So far they're only releasing like one new A8 processor but if they do start pushing out more then it'll start looking even more promising.
AMD's Llano platform is a great choice.
Also I'll throw another +1 for Mushkin ram. Solid stuff!
The ONLY problem I have with the Llano platform is the FM1 socket means very little room for improvement but that's a non-issue for people who don't tinker and upgrade their computers every so often.
So far they're only releasing like one new A8 processor but if they do start pushing out more then it'll start looking even more promising.
Thanks for the back up here, not that I didn't trust Uri, it's just nice to hear from multiple people something's good.
Edit: And I don't plan on doing much tinkering/upgrading. My current build is like 6 years old, I typically just get bummed about not being able to play new games after a while then get a new one entirely.
Ramuh.Urial said: »
However more importantly if we were to shave off on the CPU/Mobo or somewhere else, you could spend slightly a little more on the graphics card to get a gtx 550ti or ATI 6770
Well with that set up if you have any issues a couple years in the future you could just upgrade power supplies and graphics cards and still be set.
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
However more importantly if we were to shave off on the CPU/Mobo or somewhere else, you could spend slightly a little more on the graphics card to get a gtx 550ti or ATI 6770
Given the performance though the 550ti and the 6770 aren't any better than the Llano platform + a 6670 running in dual graphics mode. Also intel boards are far more expensive so it would end up hurting the total price for minimal CPU gain.
asrock motherboards suck marbles, had one blow several caps in less than regular use in about a year.
Hm actually given some benches I'm seeing the A6 actually out performs the intel 2100. Maybe biased though since the 2100 is dual-core vs the A6 being quad-core.
Ramuh.Urial said: »
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
Anyhow I found one for almost the same price if you include mail-in rebate:
ATI HD 6770
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
Anyhow I found one for almost the same price if you include mail-in rebate:
ATI HD 6770
Lol thats the card I just ordered for my new pc.
The problem being you're looking at just the 6670 instead of the 6670 in dual graphics. Which gives a noticeable increase to performance.
>_>
Spoilered for Rarmony's sake.
>_>
Spoilered for Rarmony's sake.
Ramuh.Urial said: »
The problem being you're looking at just the 6670 instead of the 6670 in dual graphics. Which gives a noticeable increase to performance. Also from personal experience, avoid XFX. The cheap out on GPU's to make the lifetime warranty affordable for them as a business.
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
The problem being you're looking at just the 6670 instead of the 6670 in dual graphics. Which gives a noticeable increase to performance. Also from personal experience, avoid XFX. They cheap out on GPU's to make the lifetime warranty affordable for them as a business.
The APU has an active graphics built in. That pairs with the GPU to increase the graphics output. Dual graphics is AMD's new revolution to hybrid cross-fire. Posted a video showing it's performance last page.
Ramuh.Urial said: »
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
The problem being you're looking at just the 6670 instead of the 6670 in dual graphics. Which gives a noticeable increase to performance. Also from personal experience, avoid XFX. They cheap out on GPU's to make the lifetime warranty affordable for them as a business.
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
The problem being you're looking at just the 6670 instead of the 6670 in dual graphics. Which gives a noticeable increase to performance. Also from personal experience, avoid XFX. They cheap out on GPU's to make the lifetime warranty affordable for them as a business.
The APU's only work with up to the 6670 GPU. They don't do anything beyond that. So effectively having the APU + a 6670 performance wise is like having a 6770.
I also second the XFX avoidance. I'm using two right now... never again.
I have a XFX Radeon HD6850... the stock cooler was louder than a jet engine so I replaced it with an aftermarket cooler. It's now quieter and cooler.
My other XFX card is some GeForce GT 240 I got for like $20 to replace a dead video card on a spare computer. BSOD after a whiles... once again the stock heatsink was the culprit. No more BSOD after replacing it with an aftermarket cooler.
I have a XFX Radeon HD6850... the stock cooler was louder than a jet engine so I replaced it with an aftermarket cooler. It's now quieter and cooler.
My other XFX card is some GeForce GT 240 I got for like $20 to replace a dead video card on a spare computer. BSOD after a whiles... once again the stock heatsink was the culprit. No more BSOD after replacing it with an aftermarket cooler.
Ramuh.Yarly said: »
I also second the XFX avoidance. I'm using two right now... never again.
I have a XFX Radeon HD6850... the stock cooler was louder than a jet engine so I replaced it with an aftermarket cooler. It's now quieter and cooler.
My other XFX card is some GeForce GT 240 I got for like $20 to replace a dead video card on a spare computer. BSOD after a whiles... once again the stock heatsink was the culprit. No more BSOD after replacing it with an aftermarket cooler.
I have a XFX Radeon HD6850... the stock cooler was louder than a jet engine so I replaced it with an aftermarket cooler. It's now quieter and cooler.
My other XFX card is some GeForce GT 240 I got for like $20 to replace a dead video card on a spare computer. BSOD after a whiles... once again the stock heatsink was the culprit. No more BSOD after replacing it with an aftermarket cooler.
They just make cheap cards :/
By cheaping on the board they also limit the chips capability which makes me ; ;
mortontony1 said: »
Question still remains, would that ^^^ be better/similar than what you originally recommended?
Just checking ^^
wow this is tempting, i could really use a new desktop...
but 400 is quite a chunk of change for me atm =/
but 400 is quite a chunk of change for me atm =/
Meh. Idk. It was cheap. If it goes out, I'll switch out the graphics card from my current PC until I can get a replacement.
I coulda went cheaper on the case I bought, but I just fell in love with it so much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
I. love. that. case.
I coulda went cheaper on the case I bought, but I just fell in love with it so much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
I. love. that. case.
Ramuh.Urial said: »
The APU's only work with up to the 6670 GPU. They don't do anything beyond that. So effectively having the APU + a 6670 performance wise is like having a 6770.
Obviously the performance was going to improve, its just not really comparing much outside of cpu vs cpu+gpu.
My reason for being dubious is because the performance was only 10-6(20 with the witcher2) + FPS just by adding the card with the cpu, which overall can be negliable, but again it was just numbers he was taking off the screen and not avg fps. Could be a better story with that with averages.
Bismarck.Rharmony said: »
Meh. Idk. It was cheap. If it goes out, I'll switch out the graphics card from my current PC until I can get a replacement.
I coulda went cheaper on the case I bought, but I just fell in love with it so much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
I. love. that. case.
I coulda went cheaper on the case I bought, but I just fell in love with it so much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
I. love. that. case.
Not the prettiest case but performance wise it's a monster.
Odin.Hitoseijuro said: »
Ramuh.Urial said: »
The APU's only work with up to the 6670 GPU. They don't do anything beyond that. So effectively having the APU + a 6670 performance wise is like having a 6770.
Obviously the performance was going to improve, its just not really comparing much outside of cpu vs cpu+gpu.
My reason for being dubious is because the performance was only 10-6(20 with the witcher2) + FPS just by adding the card with the cpu, which overall can be negliable, but again it was just numbers he was taking off the screen and not avg fps. Could be a better story with that with averages.
Eh way I see it AMD as of late just gives more bang for the buck. Intel out performs them by miles on high end though.
But since we're talking a strict lower budget PC I have to say the AMD Llano platform is the way to go.
I just wish I had waited for 1155 socket rather than 1366. But I had to buy when I did since my last CPU completely fried :/
I was looking into building my gf a pc about a month ago and came up with this list (tried making it public but it's not showing it yet)
Case
3 sata cables
motherboard
2 video cards
modular psu
cpu
4 sticks of this ram
a ssd (for use with a chipset feature)
2 of these to raid
2 of these monitors(now out of stock)
blu ray burner
speakers
subtotal was $2,134.60
never did pick out a keyboard and mouse though, will probably pick some logitech bundle.
(in case anyone was wondering about the specs, she wanted an alienware cuz of the hype, I told her I could build one with a funky case with the same/better specs for less, and that alienware are just painted up pos dells, to not waste her money.)
Case
3 sata cables
motherboard
2 video cards
modular psu
cpu
4 sticks of this ram
a ssd (for use with a chipset feature)
2 of these to raid
2 of these monitors(now out of stock)
blu ray burner
speakers
subtotal was $2,134.60
never did pick out a keyboard and mouse though, will probably pick some logitech bundle.
(in case anyone was wondering about the specs, she wanted an alienware cuz of the hype, I told her I could build one with a funky case with the same/better specs for less, and that alienware are just painted up pos dells, to not waste her money.)
the 1155 with a z68 or next year's q77 (I think) is/are going to be amazing...
Bahamut.Jetackuu said: »
I was looking into building my gf a pc about a month ago and came up with this list (tried making it public but it's not showing it yet)
Case
3 sata cables
motherboard
2 video cards
modular psu
cpu
4 sticks of this ram
a ssd (for use with a chipset feature)
2 of these to raid
2 of these monitors(now out of stock)
blu ray burner
speakers
subtotal was $2,134.60
never did pick out a keyboard and mouse though, will probably pick some logitech bundle.
(in case anyone was wondering about the specs, she wanted an alienware cuz of the hype, I told her I could build one with a funky case with the same/better specs for less, and that alienware are just painted up pos dells, to not waste her money.)
Case
3 sata cables
motherboard
2 video cards
modular psu
cpu
4 sticks of this ram
a ssd (for use with a chipset feature)
2 of these to raid
2 of these monitors(now out of stock)
blu ray burner
speakers
subtotal was $2,134.60
never did pick out a keyboard and mouse though, will probably pick some logitech bundle.
(in case anyone was wondering about the specs, she wanted an alienware cuz of the hype, I told her I could build one with a funky case with the same/better specs for less, and that alienware are just painted up pos dells, to not waste her money.)
That case... ........
I wish I had seen that. I woulda instabought that on looks alone.
I don't like the front panel myself, then again I hate the *** doors.
Aside from that I'm only worried about the quality of the material, and wondering if I can easily find pink led lights instead of blue...
Aside from that I'm only worried about the quality of the material, and wondering if I can easily find pink led lights instead of blue...
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