DomesticDiscount wrote I bought a PC about a month ago, and I love it. (Thanks to your sticky. ) Anyways, it wasn't the best PC ever, a very strict budget. I really want to upgrade in the future, but what should I do? Should I buy all the upgrades at the same time, or one by one? For example, instead of making one big purchase at the end of the year, should I make multiple purchases over the course of 4 months? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

If it does everyhing you want it to as it is, there's no reason to upgrade. What are your current specs and what are you looking to get out of an upgrade? Better FPS in games? Better temps?

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DomesticDiscount wrote I bought a PC about a month ago, and I love it. (Thanks to your sticky. ) Anyways, it wasn't the best PC ever, a very strict budget. I really want to upgrade in the future, but what should I do? Should I buy all the upgrades at the same time, or one by one? For example, instead of making one big purchase at the end of the year, should I make multiple purchases over the course of 4 months? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

If it does everyhing you want it to as it is, there's no reason to upgrade. What are your current specs and what are you looking to get out of an upgrade? Better FPS in games? Better temps?

It does pretty much everything I want, at very reasonable performance, so I guess you're right on that, no need for an upgrade, haha. But I just don't like the case I have right now, it's the Cooler Master Elite 430, and I didn't realize the cable management was so terrible, there's literally no room for wires. Could you recommend any other case that's in the $50 - $75 price range? It's not like it's unbearable, but I feel the cables are blocking the way for good air flow. :/

DomesticDiscount wrote

r00t_b33r wrote

DomesticDiscount wrote I bought a PC about a month ago, and I love it. (Thanks to your sticky. ) Anyways, it wasn't the best PC ever, a very strict budget. I really want to upgrade in the future, but what should I do? Should I buy all the upgrades at the same time, or one by one? For example, instead of making one big purchase at the end of the year, should I make multiple purchases over the course of 4 months? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

If it does everyhing you want it to as it is, there's no reason to upgrade. What are your current specs and what are you looking to get out of an upgrade? Better FPS in games? Better temps?

It does pretty much everything I want, at very reasonable performance, so I guess you're right on that, no need for an upgrade, haha. But I just don't like the case I have right now, it's the Cooler Master Elite 430, and I didn't realize the cable management was so terrible, there's literally no room for wires. Could you recommend any other case that's in the $50 - $75 price range? It's not like it's unbearable, but I feel the cables are blocking the way for good air flow. :/

Oh man, I don't think we recommended that case. I hope we didn't at least. It's awful!

A nice upgrade would be the Antec Gamer Series One, Antec Illusion One, or Zalman Z9. To my knowledge, they're the best budget cases out there are exceptional for the price.

Haha you didn't, don't worry about it. I'm pretty sure it was either Generation or Overclocker who recommended the Z9, I was just being foolish and picked the 430 because of the big fancy window. xD
Thanks for the recommendations though! I don't look at my computer, so the window is now completely useless.

DomesticDiscount wrote Haha you didn't, don't worry about it. I'm pretty sure it was either Generation or Overclocker who recommended the Z9, I was just being foolish and picked the 430 because of the big fancy window. xD
Thanks for the recommendations though! I don't look at my computer, so the window is now completely useless.

Haha, I'm wondering why the CM430 is rated so well. Generation did a build in one, said it was a nightmare. You seem to agree, and looking at it it's easy to tell it's garbage.

Enjoy the new case!

Not sure if this is the right thread but I need help picking a graphics card, can go up to $400

Here's what I got so far, anything that I should change?

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Hey r00t!

So It turns out i will be getting a pc sooner than i thought, so i looked around the internet and looked at parts for PC's and want to know if you think its a good build?

CPU:
Intel i5 2400 (4 x 3.1 GHZ)
RAM:
Corsair 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHZ
Hard Drive:
240 GB OCZ Agility 3 SATA-III SSD
Case:
Cooler master HAF X V2
Graphics Card:
2 x ATI Radeon HD 7950 - 3 GB
Optical Drive:
22x Dual Layer DVD/CD Re-Writer
Power Supply:
Cosair 800W PSU
CPU Cooling:
Corsair H60 Liquid Cooling
Motherboard:
Asus Sabertooth Motherboard
Sound:
7.1 HD Sound
USB Ports:
6 x USB 2.0 & 2 x USB 3.0

Adds up to 1546 pounds :/ Just asking, btw i know there is a lot of ram and a lot of power in the GPU's... :/


Edited case and CPU

DerpinDolphin wrote
CPU:
Intel i5 2400 (4 x 3.1 GHZ)
RAM:
Corsair 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHZ
Power Supply:
Cosair 800W PSU
CPU Cooling:
Corsair H60 Liquid Cooling
Motherboard:
Asus Sabertooth Motherboard

I'm quoting stuff I think you should change around. This is obviously a gaming pc, so you don't need 16GB RAM, so bump that down to 8GB. With the money you save on ram, you should be able to get the i5 2500k, the best price/performance gaming chip out there. Never skimp on a power supply! I'm not sure if 800w is adequate for two 7950's, but I could be wrong. I'd recommend 850w just to be safe. As far as your cooling, there are better air cooling solutions for the price over the Corsair "water cooling" series, such as the Noctua DH-14. Lastly, the Asus Sabertooth isn't the best choice. It's overpriced for what features it has. I highly recommend this Gigabyte board (Z77x-UD5H), [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] . It's an amazing overclocker from my experience and overall a board worth its price. I know I'm not r00t, but I figure it would be worth my input.

7erruko wrote Not sure if this is the right thread but I need help picking a graphics card, can go up to $400

Here's what I got so far, anything that I should change?

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You're definitely on the right track, but I'd still change just about everything!

Here's what I came up with.

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-DVD Drive for a cheaper one

-Single 3TB drive for less and at a higher RPM

-More appropriate PSU because 750w is enough for 680s in SLI and the more expensive unit is hard to justify

-Better RAM, see this which I copied from the other topic

SAMSUNG 30NM RAM

-Switched motherboard to the Z77 Extreme4 which is better for the money

-Stepped the CPU down to the 3570K because there's a 95% chance you won't use Hyperthreading. Tell me if you will, though. Comes in a combo with the PSU for quite a bit off!

-Swapped SSD for the Crucial M4 which is too good of a deal in that combo to pass up

-Included a case and cooler, you can upgrade the cooler to a Noctua NH-D14 or Phanteks PH-TC14PE if you want and of course the case is up to you

-Graphics card is a 670 with a 680 PCB for better performance

DerpinDolphin wrote Hey r00t!

So It turns out i will be getting a pc sooner than i thought, so i looked around the internet and looked at parts for PC's and want to know if you think its a good build?

CPU:
Intel i5 2400 (4 x 3.1 GHZ)
RAM:
Corsair 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHZ
Hard Drive:
240 GB OCZ Agility 3 SATA-III SSD
Case:
Cooler master HAF X V2
Graphics Card:
2 x ATI Radeon HD 7950 - 3 GB
Optical Drive:
22x Dual Layer DVD/CD Re-Writer
Power Supply:
Cosair 800W PSU
CPU Cooling:
Corsair H60 Liquid Cooling
Motherboard:
Asus Sabertooth Motherboard
Sound:
7.1 HD Sound
USB Ports:
6 x USB 2.0 & 2 x USB 3.0

Adds up to 1546 pounds :/ Just asking, btw i know there is a lot of ram and a lot of power in the GPU's... :/

Edited case and CPU

Stuff's just a little off, like the case is overkill, the mobo is overpriced, the CPU needs to be a 2500K or 3570K, 8GB RAM is more than enough, OCZ SSDs that are not the Vertex 4 are awful, depending on which games you play the 660 Ti in SLI might be a better choice, sealed liquid coolers just suck, I'm assuming that's the GS 800 which is very meh... Just post when you're ready and I can re-do it from the ground up. This gives me a good idea of what your priorities will be, though.