Re: Build a PC!

by **FullArmageddon** Tue May 01, 2012 3:55 am

MikuHatsune wrote:oo nice, thanks bio, now to look up some computer building tutorials xD

by **MikuHatsune** Tue May 01, 2012 4:29 am

oh snap thanks guys for the help

by RavenDW Tue May 01, 2012 4:37 am

>dis thread

I'll have to return later this summer if I manage to get some work. I really need to build a desktop to replace the OLD one at home. My dad seems to think "more RAM" will speed it up.

by **MikuHatsune** Tue May 01, 2012 5:00 am

psh better than my parents, they think the bigger the screen the faster it is <_<

by **FullArmageddon** Tue May 01, 2012 5:22 am

MikuHatsune wrote:oh snap thanks guys for the help

np. That video is probably the best and most comprehensive tutorial for building a PC. The only thing is, I'm pretty sure in that video they use the spread method of applying thermal paste. I would not recommend that as that can create air bubbles if you don't spread it perfectly level. Personally, I prefer the dot method - the pressure from the heatsink distributes it pretty evenly.

Just a little fyi for new builders, too little thermal paste is better than too much. I've seen articles where they try different amounts of thermal paste and record the CPU temps, and the ones with less thermal paste have lower temps than the ones with too much. Also, you don't want the thermal paste to go over the border and leak into the socket.

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by Biokinetica Tue May 01, 2012 6:36 am

RavenDW wrote:>dis thread

I'll have to return later this summer if I manage to get some work. I really need to build a desktop to replace the OLD one at home. My dad seems to think "more RAM" will speed it up.

It could, but if you have 4 GB of ram already, it's not likely.

by Keck282 Wed May 02, 2012 6:51 am

RavenDW wrote:>dis thread

I'll have to return later this summer if I manage to get some work. I really need to build a desktop to replace the OLD one at home. My dad seems to think "more RAM" will speed it up.

Need to clean out the drive of clutter. Run CCleaner and Defraggler. CCleaner will fix your registry issues (if you haven't done this you very well could have more than 600 issues; I have a friend that had that many issues). Defraggler is a really good disk defragmenter that will replace the shitty one in Windows.

Maybe we should make a thread about Recommended PC software.

by **MikuHatsune** Wed May 02, 2012 12:54 pm

id second that (software stuffs)

by Biokinetica Fri May 04, 2012 9:36 am

Newegg unboxed the GTX 690. This thing has mini-liquid-cooling. Awat

by Keck282 Fri May 04, 2012 12:45 pm

DEAR GOD! That thing costs about as much as my initial PC build (had to swap out card and get a CPU cooler). I wonder what resolution it can display.

by **IeptBarakat** Fri May 04, 2012 1:02 pm

Keck282 wrote:I wonder what resolution it can display.

That's your only question in regards to the card?

God that's like someone asking how many songs an mp3 player can hold.

wtf

by **FullArmageddon** Fri May 04, 2012 1:05 pm

Both the AMD 7000 series and NVIDIA 600 series can display 4k resolutions (4096 x 2160).

by Biokinetica Fri May 04, 2012 7:37 pm

by **MikuHatsune** Fri May 04, 2012 10:04 pm

whats the most expensive PC build lol

by Biokinetica Sat May 05, 2012 4:18 am

One that includes that card, and these:

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PC gaming. Serious business.

by Keck282 Sat May 05, 2012 8:56 am

IeptBarakat wrote:
Keck282 wrote:I wonder what resolution it can display.

That's your only question in regards to the card?

God that's like someone asking how many songs an mp3 player can hold.

I already know the price. Sure there are other things, but with that much power I just want to know its maximum output. I am also interested in its multi-sampling and other rendering abilities.

by **MikuHatsune** Sat May 05, 2012 10:49 am

well next year imma buy the most bad ass computer parts id be set for 10 years lol

by GhostCell Sun May 06, 2012 5:40 am

Still can't believe the GTX 680 has been out of stock for so long I had to settle!

by Biokinetica Sun May 06, 2012 6:39 am

How has it been out of stock? I'm finding dozens of them.

by GhostCell Sun May 06, 2012 7:09 am

Biokinetica wrote:How has it been out of stock? I'm finding dozens of them.

Where?

by **MikuHatsune** Sun May 06, 2012 7:41 am

earth

:3c

by GhostCell Sun May 06, 2012 7:45 am

MikuHatsune wrote:earth
:3c

by **MikuHatsune** Sun May 06, 2012 8:13 am

by Biokinetica Sun May 06, 2012 9:08 am

Seriously, they're everywhere. A card like this is too expensive to 'sell out'.

by GhostCell Sun May 06, 2012 9:46 am

I aint buying a dam thing from ebay. Plus most of those are a good bit over msrp. The rest I'm almost certain to get outbid by someone else =/

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