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Technology Thread: Building a Desktop Computer

TWDeac said:
Cookout, how you feel about the nvidia 970 fiasco?
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I'm not Cookout, but I'll tell you that it just doesn't matter. It's still a great card. If I didn't have a 770, I'd probably buy one.
 
Yeah, those temps seem excessive. I'm idling in the mid 20s right now, haven't run any stress tests yet.

No coil whine on the 980, either. I love how quiet this thing is. Way down the line, I might switch over to a water cooling setup to make it SILENT, but for now, this is great.

Also, the other advantage to x99 right now is dat DDR4. I haven't run any speed tests of my own on them yet, but there's supposedly a considerable bump over DDR3.

Now, if I could just access Origin, battle.net and uPlay remotely like I can with Steam, I could finish downloading games from work and be good to go tomorrow.
 
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bym051d said:
I'm not Cookout, but I'll tell you that it just doesn't matter. It's still a great card. If I didn't have a 770, I'd probably buy one.
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Seems pretty shady from nvidia and I have been a huge fan of them. This isn't an Intel/AMD situation. They don't have as much performance leeway and you'd think they'd treat their customers a bit better.
 
TWDeac said:
Seems pretty shady from nvidia and I have been a huge fan of them. This isn't an Intel/AMD situation. They don't have as much performance leeway and you'd think they'd treat their customers a bit better.
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Eh, I knew about it before making my purchase (I'm assuming we're talking about the misrepresented specs?), so it's not a big deal to me. The 970 is still a fantastic card for the price.
 
TWDeac said:
Seems pretty shady from nvidia and I have been a huge fan of them. This isn't an Intel/AMD situation. They don't have as much performance leeway and you'd think they'd treat their customers a bit better.
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I don't disagree. I want to believe that it's just an oversight.

Fortunately, none of that changes that the 970 is an awesome card.
 
Damn, so when I try to reset dis heatsink, do I need to use anything special to clean off thermal compound before re-applying new compound?

I'm thinking mehbe I put too much of that on the first time, only place I could have possibly screwed up since it's lined up and down really tight.
 
cookoutdeac said:
Damn, so when I try to reset dis heatsink, do I need to use anything special to clean off thermal compound before re-applying new compound?

I'm thinking mehbe I put too much of that on the first time, only place I could have possibly screwed up since it's lined up and down really tight.
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I always do the grain of rice application.
 
I would be pissed if I had bought one now. The Oculus will use significantly more vram when gaming and this will most certainly hamper performance.
 
TWDeac said:
I would be pissed if I had bought one now. The Oculus will use significantly more vram when gaming and this will most certainly hamper performance.
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Yeah but if you have two of them....
 
I am of the opinion that for my use case, DDR3 vs. DDR4 is not going to be a big deal for me. The truly faster DDR4 sticks seem to sell at a big multiple of the DDR3 sticks. I am not an aggressive overclocker, and my M.O. is to play games that are at least a year past their release date (often more) so I'm always operating behind the bleeding edge of gaming. Seems to me I should be OK with a DDR3 setup for the foreseeable future. Interested in hearing arguments to the contrary though.
 
bym051d said:
I always do the grain of rice application.
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Shit, I did a big pea sized lump. Hopefully that's the problem, I'd hate to have to RMA this heatsink if it has something else wrong with it.
 
Deacon923 said:
I am of the opinion that for my use case, DDR3 vs. DDR4 is not going to be a big deal for me. The truly faster DDR4 sticks seem to sell at a big multiple of the DDR3 sticks. I am not an aggressive overclocker, and my M.O. is to play games that are at least a year past their release date (often more) so I'm always operating behind the bleeding edge of gaming. Seems to me I should be OK with a DDR3 setup for the foreseeable future. Interested in hearing arguments to the contrary though.
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Yeah, you'll be fine for gaming, will hit bottlenecks elsewhere before the differences in RAM speed there make a difference I think.
 
cookoutdeac said:
Shit, I did a big pea sized lump. Hopefully that's the problem, I'd hate to have to RMA this heatsink if it has something else wrong with it.
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That's definitely your problem. Get some rubbing alcohol and remove the current paste and reapply.
 
Deacfan2009 said:
I told you building a new computer sucked.
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Eh, it's running everything perfectly right now, gets to 45-50 maybe when gaming. I'm just a perfectionist and also want to OC it, otherwise I'd just leave it as is.
 
cookoutdeac said:
Shit, I did a big pea sized lump. Hopefully that's the problem, I'd hate to have to RMA this heatsink if it has something else wrong with it.
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IIRC, last time I did a pea and used the pressure from the HSF to spread it out.
 
So a work friend wants me to install Windows 8 on his new laptop that came with a 30 day trial. Should I just help him upgrade (I'm assuming it asks you to purchase a product key after 30 days?), or buy a CD and install it for him?
 
Any chance a total computer nerd can ask a simple question? I bought a new Dell Desktop that came equipped with McAfee AntiVirus and now after a month they want $19.95 for a year protection. I don't do many complex things with the computer but do use Quicken and online banking so I would like some protection without paying an arm and a leg

Good deal or is there something else I should look into? Thanks.
 
I've always just used Avast + SpyBot for internet security. They're both free, and they get the job done pretty well.
 
DeacsPop said:
Any chance a total computer nerd can ask a simple question? I bought a new Dell Desktop that came equipped with McAfee AntiVirus and now after a month they want $19.95 for a year protection. I don't do many complex things with the computer but do use Quicken and online banking so I would like some protection without paying an arm and a leg

Good deal or is there something else I should look into? Thanks.
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Microsoft Security Essentials is good, but you could also go with AVG free.
 
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