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| RiSkysc2 August 13 2012 17:55. Posts 546 | Profile # |
| Can anyone recommend me a good 450W PSU for under £50? |
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| Shauni August 13 2012 19:00. Posts 3832 | Profile Blog # |
On August 13 2012 17:55 Lineridarz wrote:
Can anyone recommend me a good 450W PSU for under £50?
I suppose the most common choices are
Antec BasiQ VP450
CX430 V2
None of them are very good though. |
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| RiSkysc2 August 13 2012 19:02. Posts 546 | Profile # | |
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| Shauni August 13 2012 19:11. Posts 3832 | Profile Blog # |
On August 13 2012 19:02 Lineridarz wrote:
Why aren't they good?
They are stable units, but you asked for good. In terms of ripple, volt regulation efficiency, noise and so on they are at best mediocre. |
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| Gumbi Ireland. August 13 2012 19:16. Posts 379 | Profile # |
I'm not sure I'm allowed do this, but here it goes  Just posting to direct ye to my post on the previous page, lest it be buried. Thanks much |
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| Rachnar France. August 13 2012 20:01. Posts 1423 | Profile # |
| If you really want to play skyrim and crysis 2 on max at good fps, yes the 7950 is a good choice, the 7850/7870 would be enough for most games though (incluing skyrim, crysis 2 being more demanding) |
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| Gumbi Ireland. August 13 2012 20:14. Posts 379 | Profile # |
On August 13 2012 20:01 Rachnar wrote:
If you really want to play skyrim and crysis 2 on max at good fps, yes the 7950 is a good choice, the 7850/7870 would be enough for most games though (incluing skyrim, crysis 2 being more demanding)
Is what you're saying that it's a powerful, relatively future-proof GPU, with some nice breathing room for some over-clocking?
Any thoughts on my current CPU?
I'd like to be able to play Rome Total War 2 at max/near max when it comes out next year.
Thanks!
Edit: I'm aware that there are different "versions" of this card. Is the one I chose (XFX) a good choice? I am lead to believe that it is factory over-clocked and that it has some kind of fan that facilitates further over-clocking.
Thanks so much!Last edit: 2012-08-13 20:18:18 |
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| Rachnar France. August 13 2012 20:40. Posts 1423 | Profile # |
The cheapest, sapphire is usually a good choice with the dual-x solution, as it comes pretty cheap with decent cooling
and i'm just saying, specificaly for crysis 2, the 7950 is better then the 7870/7850 as these will not play it on max settings at good fps (well, the 7870 will normally, especially if OC'd, but the 7950 will for sure)
as for your cpu, for the games you want to play, it is decent enough still |
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| Gumbi Ireland. August 13 2012 20:55. Posts 379 | Profile # |
On August 13 2012 20:40 Rachnar wrote:
The cheapest, sapphire is usually a good choice with the dual-x solution, as it comes pretty cheap with decent cooling
and i'm just saying, specificaly for crysis 2, the 7950 is better then the 7870/7850 as these will not play it on max settings at good fps (well, the 7870 will normally, especially if OC'd, but the 7950 will for sure)
as for your cpu, for the games you want to play, it is decent enough still
Thank you. I intend to OC it though, seeing as I have (I think) a good cooler for it.
So you're saying the sapphire 7950 is bette than the XFX one? I thought the XFX had the "double-dissipation" cooling? |
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| Rachnar France. August 13 2012 21:22. Posts 1423 | Profile # |
| No, i'm saying the cheapest is theb est usually, but sapphire usually is among the cheapest, and has dual cooler solution, which normally will place it amongst the best brand |
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| Gumbi Ireland. August 13 2012 21:28. Posts 379 | Profile # | |
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| Rachnar France. August 13 2012 21:35. Posts 1423 | Profile # |
Why is it the best? Because simply it's as good as the ones that cost more
only the cooling differs, which is why sapphire, with low prices and dual-x cooling, is usually one of the best |
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| Gumbi Ireland. August 13 2012 21:48. Posts 379 | Profile # |
On August 13 2012 21:35 Rachnar wrote:
Why is it the best? Because simply it's as good as the ones that cost more
only the cooling differs, which is why sapphire, with low prices and dual-x cooling, is usually one of the best
Thanks. But like I said, I thought it was the XFX with the dual cooling? |
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| Morpheus.EU Netherlands. August 13 2012 22:13. Posts 24 | Profile # |
| I think what Rachnar is trying to say is that you should get the cheapest version with dual cooling. Multiple brands offer this, not just XFX, and most of the times, Sapphire is the cheapest dual cooling solution. |
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| Gumbi Ireland. August 13 2012 22:15. Posts 379 | Profile # |
On August 13 2012 22:13 Morpheus.EU wrote:
I think what Rachnar is trying to say is that you should get the cheapest version with dual cooling. Multiple brands offer this, not just XFX, and most of the times, Sapphire is the cheapest dual cooling solution.
Thank you. This is a bit clearer
I'm still open to some comments about OCing my CPU. Things regarding my one specifically, how far I should go etc Thanks very much, ye are all so helpful. |
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| fOrTT United States. August 13 2012 22:25. Posts 105 | Profile Blog # |
On August 13 2012 08:19 skyR wrote:
You're missing an aftermarket heatsink for overclocking.
ASUS P8Z77-V LK is overpriced.
Why a GTX 560 Ti? 7850 is all around better.
Corsair Vengeance often overpriced as well.
Why Diablotek? They don't make good anything.
After reading more reviews about cases. I think I've decided to get the Cooler Master Storm Scout, seems like it has a lot more room and better ventilation as well as an awesome look. Though it is $71 compared to the Diablotek $33.
I didn't think the Corsair was that much more expensive than the other SSDs... I know there faster ones for a little bit cheaper but they seemed to have reliability issues, so that's why I picked the Corsair.
I forgot about the heatsink, thanks. Don't want to spend a huge amount on a heatsink, so I'm going with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ($30)
The 7850 does indeed seem all around better for the same price. Thank you for this, totally missed that. |
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| ThatGuy89 United Kingdom. August 13 2012 23:53. Posts 1966 | Profile # |
Helping my friend build his own pc
Thanks in advance for the help
What is your budget?
£700
What is your resolution?
no monitor, gonna use his tv which is a samsung 32"
What are you using it for?
mainly gaming, software design
What is your upgrade cycle?
year and a half to 2 years
When do you plan on building it?
asap
Do you plan on overclocking?
nope
Do you need an Operating System?
yes
Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire?
yes
Where are you buying your parts from?
anywhere that delivers to uk - amazon/cyberpower/http://www1.hardwareversand.de/home.jsp?lbLast edit: 2012-08-13 23:54:06 |
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 Dephy Lithuania. August 14 2012 00:55. Posts 163 | Profile # |
1 x Z77PRO4 MB Z77 S1155 ATX/Z77 PRO4 ASROCK
1 x CSSD-F120GB3-BK SSD Corsair Force 3 120GB SATA3, Sparta 550/510MBs
1 x KVR16N11/8 Kingston 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL11 DIMM
1 x LT-01B-OP CHIEFTEC LIBRA LT-01B MIDI TOWER W/O PSU
1 x IT-SL700_12CM Power Supply INTER-TECH SL AC 230V, 50Hz, DC 3.3/5/±12V, 700W, Retail, Active PFC, 1x120
1 x BX80637I53570K Intel Core i5-3570K, Quad Core, 3.40GHz, 6MB, LGA1155, 22nm, 77W, VGA, BOX
these are the stuff im thinking of getting, if enyone can suggest better hardware for same/lower price, dont be shy,
i will be ocing my cpu, i picked z77pro4 cuz of the features and that virtua thing. I think 8gb ram is plently of enough? im not buying gfx because im waiting for price drop or something. |
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| aBstractx United States. August 14 2012 01:23. Posts 244 | Profile # | |
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| skyR Canada. August 14 2012 01:28. Posts 11171 | Profile # |
Yes, a Hyper 212 EVO is good enough for a moderate overclock.
A bigger case does not equate to better cooling. |
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