Best bang for the buck I’ve found is Gigabyte.
I’m super sad right now, though, because the graphics card I’ve been saving up for just went out of stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125767
Know of any other good computer building supply sites?
Best bang for the buck I’ve found is Gigabyte.
I’m super sad right now, though, because the graphics card I’ve been saving up for just went out of stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125767
Know of any other good computer building supply sites?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-1085MHz-1163MHz-DL-DVI-D-Graphics/dp/B00I602S92/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
uh oh… PC backed out of the OCCT test, lasted 1 min before CPU went over 85. AMD heatsinks are terrible, easy conclusion.
I’m planning on building my own computer this summer (hopefully, but college is a b**** to my wallet).
Planned parts list:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b13kFiLmJEJTH54ga4SXxhsh8fwwyMN7fpk2H4-vb4I/edit?usp=sharing
We’ll see if this actually happens or not, hopefully no unexpected costs hit me next semester.
go amd lol. i’m a purist. AMD is just so much better per $. my quad core costs 100 bucks and outperforms some 250 dollar i5s. I mean that’s pretty good. I recommend AMD as always. I know a bunch of intel employees and even they admit that for gaming, amd is better. really high end is where intel shines! *sparkle sparkle*
CPU cooler is good, i have it on my amd and i got my cpu down to 9c lol. my furnace was broken but it’s california lol.
Also, i haven’t done the math but for an i7 with a good gpu, it seems like 500 watts might be a lil low. make sure it’ll work.
go amd lol. i’m a purist. AMD is just so much better per $. my quad core costs 100 bucks and outperforms some 250 dollar i5s. I mean that’s pretty good. I recommend AMD as always. I know a bunch of intel employees and even they admit that for gaming, amd is better. really high end is where intel shines! *sparkle sparkle*
CPU cooler is good, i have it on my amd and i got my cpu down to 9c lol. my furnace was broken but it’s california lol.
Also, i haven’t done the math but for an i7 with a good gpu, it seems like 500 watts might be a lil low. make sure it’ll work.
oh i’ve done all the math. 500W power supply is plenty for an i7 and GTX 970 combo.
Also, Intel>AMD for quality. AMD may be less expensive, but it is also less reliable. Intel will last you for a lot longer than AMD.
CPU cooler is good, i have it on my amd and i got my cpu down to 9c lol. my furnace was broken but it’s california lol.
chances are you have a faulty temperature sensor then. If you got a running PC down to 9Celcius, your house must’ve been below zero. A PC produces about, what, 20C heat at minimum? Your house must’ve been at -10 if that’s a true reading.
I have a sensor on the board that’s reading -3, no idea why. There’s one that says -128 too but I’m guessing that’s a software fault
oh i’ve done all the math. 500W power supply is plenty for an i7 and GTX 970 combo.
Also, Intel>AMD for quality. AMD may be less expensive, but it is also less reliable. Intel will last you for a lot longer than AMD.
AMD do some nice stuff. One thing i will say is that AMD often don’t have the need to phaff about trying to over/underclock. It’s usually just in the bios. Every intel i’ve used has been a farse for that.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-1085MHz-1163MHz-DL-DVI-D-Graphics/dp/B00I602S92/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
uh oh… PC backed out of the OCCT test, lasted 1 min before CPU went over 85. AMD heatsinks are terrible, easy conclusion.
My suggestion too everyone, Never use the heatsinks that come with the processors. Never.
My suggestion too everyone, Never use the heatsinks that come with the processors. Never.
i’m changing it asap
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6922CZ0078
intel sometimes do good heatsinks with theirs I must admit. Amd are pretty naff.
go amd lol. i’m a purist. AMD is just so much better per $. my quad core costs 100 bucks and outperforms some 250 dollar i5s. I mean that’s pretty good. I recommend AMD as always.
No. AMD is fine for everyday web surfing. that’s about it. An AMD to Intel = Celeron to i7 .
Also, i haven’t done the math but for an i7 with a good gpu, it seems like 500 watts might be a lil low. make sure it’ll work.
i74970k requires 84W so with a medium/good GPU you are ok. More is always better though depending on the number of drives and peripherals.
No. AMD is fine for everyday web surfing. that’s about it. An AMD to Intel = Celeron to i7 .
i74970k requires 84W so with a medium/good GPU you are ok. More is always better though depending on the number of drives and peripherals.
I’ve run my calculations. My GTX 970 video card needs 184W, the i7 needs 84W, and then add to that a 128GB SSD and a 1TB Internal Hard Drive and the few other bits and bobs and the whole system comes out needing about 300-350W at the most.
No. AMD is fine for everyday web surfing. that’s about it. An AMD to Intel = Celeron to i7 .
Good Troll.
Btw that’s tdp not the real power consumption. Don’t base psu watt on tdp value.
Good Troll.
Btw that’s tdp not the real power consumption. Don’t base psu watt on tdp value.
I totally agree with this… If you think a 500W power supply is enough for every thing, you obviously never built a PC of your life and know nothing of the amp on the +12v rail requirement of your video card. Beside, your in for some poor GTX970 performance on a 500W PSU and alot of problem.
My 500W will run everything with 50 ish watts to spare, however I can’t upgrade without invalidating the warranty
My 500W will run everything with 50 ish watts to spare, however I can’t upgrade without invalidating the warranty
50 watt to spare is terrible, never run your PSU wit higher than 70% load even if it s “gold rated”
And I mean that your peak consumption should not exceed 70-75% region
I totally agree with this… If you think a 500W power supply is enough for every thing, you obviously never built a PC of your life and know nothing of the amp on the +12v rail requirement of your video card. Beside, your in for some poor GTX970 performance on a 500W PSU and alot of problem.
I said a medium/good GPU. I don’t consider a GTX970 a medium card. My recommendation would be 650-750W for that setup. It also depends greatly on the quality of the PSU. I was more responding to Arctics comment.
And yes I have built many. MANY. computers.
In fact I would say I have built a plethora.
I said a medium/good GPU. I don’t consider a GTX970 a medium card. My recommendation would be 650-750W for that setup. It also depends greatly on the quality of the PSU. I was more responding to Arctics comment.
And yes I have built many. MANY. computers.
In fact I would say I have built a plethora.
Fiou ! 
Good Troll.
Btw that’s tdp not the real power consumption. Don’t base psu watt on tdp value.
A little yes. :012j:
And yes that is tdp. Unless there is a cooling issue or overclocking it’s close. As xKostyan said you really shouldn’t cut it so close that more 15w should matter.
the 70% or 50% rule, as far as i understood it, means, that the psu runs in the most efficient spot; this means, buying a 750W psu for a 450W setup eats less power, than using a 500W one (as opposed to the assumption of people, that using a lower watt PSU will save you power, or have less demands, or be less hot, and so on)
Besides the point, that 50W spare is horrible, since it means, your PSU isn’t just running hot, it also means, if there are demand fluctuations, your PSU is going to burn through, and there are almost no PSUs i know of which run efficient above 90% load…
however if you only have a below 50% setup, like 200W, the 750 would drain more, so there the 500W is asked for.
usually you can look up the efficiency rating of your psu, sometimes with a graph for different loads. you want some psu which has 80-90% efficiency in the watt area your rig is usually running. you should take the maximum load as 70% of the watt of your psu, so if you need 450W, you should go with some psu around 750-800W. However don’t take 1000W since that’s overkill and will be inefficient most likely and draw more power than needed to supply especially at low load.
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chances are you have a faulty temperature sensor then. If you got a running PC down to 9Celcius, your house must’ve been below zero. A PC produces about, what, 20C heat at minimum? Your house must’ve been at -10 if that’s a true reading.
I have a sensor on the board that’s reading -3, no idea why. There’s one that says -128 too but I’m guessing that’s a software fault
AMD do some nice stuff. One thing i will say is that AMD often don’t have the need to phaff about trying to over/underclock. It’s usually just in the bios. Every intel i’ve used has been a farse for that.
9c is 48f. my house was pretty cold and i wasn’t doing prime 95 lol. with prime 95, it usually is about 40c i think.
I’ve run my calculations. My GTX 970 video card needs 184W, the i7 needs 84W, and then add to that a 128GB SSD and a 1TB Internal Hard Drive and the few other bits and bobs and the whole system comes out needing about 300-350W at the most.
dirk. 500 watts is bare minimum. just don’t plan on ocing at all.
i would go 750 or higher.