computer broke.

2010-10-27 05:16:28

#151

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6900|Devon, England

Lol

2010-10-27 08:13:39

#152

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

Dilbert_X wrote:
You need a toothbrush to make sure the paste gets right to the bottom of the pins.

im not a retard

i just have apprehensions of putting a pc together after feeling utterly incompetent at troubleshooting my last broken pc

admittedly something minute has broken on the motherboard and im not a hardware junkie, nor do i have any desire to solder shit

but, still. just rather do without the building part. but oh well.

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2010-10-27 08:28:45

#153

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6662|The Twilight Zone

Uzique wrote:
it's all fucking stupid now, though, with graphics cards

the 6870 and 460-470 are termed 'mid-range' cards... but they still play all new DX11 games on max settings, max AA/AF

there was a time when 'mid range' card meant 'will satisfy recommended settings on a game'

now it seems as though the 480's and whatnot are just pointless waste... by the time games reach that standard, there will be a new generation of affordable 'mid-range' cards to deal with them just fine. does that make sense?

they are called "mid range" because there are cards that are even better. Current mid range cards can play everything on high just like high end cards. The question is how smooth will the gameplay be (framerate).

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2010-10-27 09:12:30

#154

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

60fps+ on max res max AA sounds good to me

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2010-10-27 11:54:09

#155

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6662|The Twilight Zone

Uzique wrote:
60fps+ on max res max AA sounds good to me

60 fps for a game that has no explosions or other effects is fine. But when there' s an explosion and your framerate goes to down to 10 you will be forced to reduce your settings or you will watch the explosion that is supposed to last 3 seconds much longer than that. You know what I mean? 60 fps on solitaire is fine, 60fps on BC2 not so much.

2010-10-27 11:56:43

#156

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

the mid-range cards get 60fps average, minimum like 15fps on max-res, 16x/4x etc.

sounds fine to me

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2010-10-27 12:03:45

#157

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6662|The Twilight Zone

15fps sounds like win

2010-10-27 12:08:42

#158

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6864

.Sup wrote:
15fps sounds like win

I played bf2 at a max of 15fps on my first comp for a few years.

2010-10-27 12:11:37

#159

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

.Sup wrote:
15fps sounds like win

15fps MINIMUM RECORDED on MAX SETTINGS

sometimes for such an intelligent tech-geek, it's surprising how you can't read benchmark-site graphs

average 60, 15 lowest recorded. does that make sense to you? jesus h. fucking christ.

you know, sometimes, on 2x8800GTX's... crysis would slow down and nearly freeze for me. < 10 fps.

did i throw out my entire computer in disgust because of those 1-2 second 'slow downs'?

would you?

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2010-10-27 13:36:56

#160

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6662|The Twilight Zone

I'm just having a conversation. I'm not saying you have to buy the best, hell I still have my 8800GT in for 3 years now and it performs decently. I'm just saying with a "high end" card your FPS won't drop as low as with a "mid end" card, that's all.

mt that's cool. I'm grateful I never had to play BF2 at 15FPS.

2010-10-27 16:51:17

#161

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

i literally cannot think of a game to be released in the last 2 years that makes me give a shit about framerate

bad company 2 came close... but it's still fucking awful

team fortress 2 ran fine on my 1x 8800GTX and q6600

really not fussed

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2010-10-29 09:36:49

#162

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

alright... FUCK SAKE

i just went and picked up my old computer (RIP) from the store. i was told the motherboard had died.

with that knowledge i was simply planning to use the corsair 850w PSU from it on my new build.

BUT now they tell me that the power-supply is totally broke, as well as the mobo

SO i need a new PSU for my above spec. i5 760, 4Gb, ATI 6870 blah blah.

please recommend a reliable one with enough power. gonna buy immediately. problem after problem with this shit!

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2010-10-29 09:44:02

#163

Brasso: member; +1,549|6839

lol

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2010-10-29 09:45:31

#164

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

i know, right. this has been a month-long headache. fuck computers!

p.s. i prefer corsair for my psu's, just from experience

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2010-10-29 11:00:06

#165

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

anyone? i really want to order asap

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2010-10-29 11:04:25

#166

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6170|Places 'n such

Budget?

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-10-29 11:07:15

#167

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6170|Places 'n such

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/850w-cor … r-warranty

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-10-29 12:15:20

#168

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

do i need 850w for 1x 6870 and an i5? i had 850w before with 2 8800GTX's in SLI...

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2010-10-29 12:22:46

#169

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6170|Places 'n such

Uzique wrote:
do i need 850w for 1x 6870 and an i5? i had 850w before with 2 8800GTX's in SLI...

Nope 500W would do, thought you wanted another 800 one for some reason. 600W would leave you room to add, if its a good one.

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-10-29 12:27:51

#170

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6662|The Twilight Zone

Corsair or Enermax is my preference. all models from them should be 80+ efficient

2010-10-29 12:47:39

#171

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6918|England. Stoke

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … =CA-035-CS

2010-10-29 13:06:50

#172

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

thank you, sorted

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2010-10-29 15:19:04

#173

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,813|6315|eXtreme to the maX

http://www.corsair.com/psufinder/default.aspx
There is no harm, and not much cost in overspecing.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2010-10-29 15:19:40)

Fuck Israel

2010-10-29 16:42:07

#174

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6680

really not fucking impressed with this Akasa Nero-S heatsink

the fucking thing 'holds' the fan on by threading 4 rubber bits through fan-casing

it just keeps falling off... no screws or anything, just this FUCKING annoying rubber-thread technique

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2010-10-29 16:46:02

#175

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6951|London

my Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme had some really annoying clips to attach the fan, they seem to do the job but i would have thought they could have designed something better

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