Posts by Larry Ortiz5

Smartic, I actually appreciate it when you make things a little more challenging instead of just telling me not to mess with my 😍

That’s it—Benjamin King2 is going to be crying tears of joy! 😁

crimsonstag84, I had no idea you were an American English professor! 😬

Anyway, what’s your take on that Corsair Carbide Series 200R case? Since we're all agreeing there's really no need to upgrade the graphics card just yet...

Thanks 😉 , I think I'll hold off and wait for a few more pieces of advice—just to see if anyone else shares your take.

Benjamin King2 and the other mods, I hope you guys aren't annoyed, but I’m bumping my old thread because it feels silly to start a brand new one when I basically have the same question—I'm trying to save some space on the forums here. 😬

Anyway, getting straight to the point, here is my current setup:

I've been mulling it over for a few days now—maybe I should sell my current 7870 and add about $50$200 to pick up an NVIDIA GTX 760? But looking at benchmarks on AnandTech, they seem pretty much equal in performance, so that probably wouldn't be the smartest move, right? On the other hand, I've had my eye on a 7970 on eBay. I know it's an older card by now, but I don't think I can pull the trigger because my power supply is pretty weak. I looked it up online and saw it only puts out 408W on the 12V rail. If the GPU pulls 250W, plus my CPU at 84W, and maybe another 50-60W for everything else... that brings us to roughly 395W. That would be cutting it way too close. I don't have the cash to grab a new R9 280x along with a new PSU, either—that's just not in the budget since I spent most of what I had on my CPU and motherboard. Right now, I've got about $65$233 to work with. So, what do you think I should get? Buying a new CPU cooler isn't really on the table right now, since I'm not interested in overclocking yet—would be a waste of money, wouldn't it? And one last thing: ever since I saw the Corsair Carbide Series 200R, I've been in love with it. It's seriously 👍. But my current case is actually fine; it has good airflow and the PC is super quiet. Basically, if you were in my shoes, what would you do? Do you think going for the NVIDIA GTX 760 would just be a total bust?

Patrick Miller8 said:That’s the honest truth; I was digging through Game Debate earlier and found that the 760 only offers about a 6% performance bump—wow, truly groundbreaking stuff! xD I completely agree that it isn't worth it when it's $167 more expensive just to get a measly 6% improvement.

Regarding Game Debate, honestly, don't let those numbers trip you up. That site is pretty much useless—just total nonsense. I originally thought the GTX 760 was more expensive, and to be fair, it is slightly more powerful than the R9 270X, but still, those $167 small gains don't justify the price-to-performance ratio.

I honestly don't get why the GTX 760 is priced so high when its rival, the R9 270X, is actually $500. In any case, I still feel like the GTX 760 is the better card... though at this point $167 it probably isn't even worth dropping the cash
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Honestly, it would be a real shame to grab a processor without the K suffix—especially since you’ve got a Z77 motherboard sitting there, which was practically built for overclocking. There's usually about a $50 price gap between the K-series and the non-K models. If you ever decide to mess around with overclocking down the road, you might regret not having that extra headroom, since it'll be much harder to push a standard chip. My two cents? Just go for the K. When you're buying new gear, it's hardly worth passing up the chance to save a little more later just to miss out on that performance for maybe 150-$53. That's just how I see it, though—it's totally up to you what you want to do.

Well, if you ended up picking up that option from Amy Vaughn12, you’d probably see about a 50% jump in gaming performance thanks to the CPU upgrade. On the other hand, grabbing that SSD would just make the whole system feel snappier overall—and you'd definitely notice that speed boost in your day-to-day use.

You’ll end up paying $30$13 for shipping via FedEx if he doesn't cover it himself—though I honestly doubt he will. You could also go through The New York Times, but you'd have to wire him the money upfront first. Honestly? If I were you, I'd just stick with the USPS option—that way, you don't pay a dime until the package is actually in your hands.

cosmicseal98 because of Benjamin King2, could you please take some photos of the PC once it arrives and post them here? It would really make his day 😍

That would be $200.

Are you talking about those annoying ads that pop up while you're browsing the web? If so, you might want to just grab an adblocker—it makes life a lot easier. As for those Windows pop-ups that hit you every time you launch a program—you can actually tone those down. Just click on that little flag icon by the clock, open the Action Center, and then head over to where it says "change User Account Control settings."

You’re really going to need a solid motherboard that actually supports overclocking—plus, don't even think about using that basic stock cooler that came in the box. You'll definitely want to pick up a decent aftermarket heatsink instead.

NVIDIA GTX 760 and we're all set 👍

Here’s a quick video tutorial—honestly, you won't find an easier way to do this 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3t1FDPtT7I

You haven't given me quite enough to go on here. It could be anything—just some dust buildup inside the case, a malware infection, who knows? First off, could you walk me through exactly what you're doing on the PC? Also, have you tried running a scan with something like Malwarebytes yet?

Seriously though, who on earth suggested pairing an i7 and 16GB of RAM with a weak GT 640? You won't even be able to run a basic video smoothly, let alone tackle any actual demanding games.

Are you looking for a monitor and other peripherals too, or just the tower itself? Also, will you be paying with cash or using a card?

They have the GTX 660 in stock at Micro Center for $503, but if you can swing a little extra, I’d definitely recommend grabbing the MSI GTX 760 760 instead for $653. Since it's an MSI card, you get that solid 3-year warranty—which is always a nice safety net—plus it actually pulls about 50W less power than the "old" card. If your budget allows for the upgrade, why wouldn't you? It also comes with a really top-tier cooler 👍
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http://www.microcenter.com/product_info.php?c...ducts_id=13349