Posts by Alex Phillips4

crimsonstag84 said:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm HDWD110UZSVA
EVGA SuperNOVA 550W - 80 Plus Bronze power supply
Intel Core i5-4460 processor
ASUS H81M-K motherboard
Kingston DDR3 1600MHz,C11, 8GB, KVR16N11/8
PowerColor Radeon nitro R9 380X 4G GDDR5
Cooler Master Midi Tower

Total: $1823 Centro

Looks solid. That slightly beefier Radeon R9 380x is a nice touch. Everything's good, though I'm not sure if that power supply can actually handle it.

Hey guys, what's the verdict on these builds? Is the new Intel Core i5 6400 actually a huge step up from the Intel Core i5 4460? Thanks!

BUILD 1:
Intel Core i5 6400
Gigabyte GA-150M-DV2
be quiet SYSTEM POWER 8 550W
AMD Radeon R9 380
Crucial 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz
Zalman Z1
WD BLUE 1TB
price:$1864

or maybe for around $100 less, this one:

BUILD 2:
Intel Core i5 4460
ASRock H81M-HDS R2
AMD Radeon Nitro R9 380
Corsair VS 550W
Kingston HyperX / Seagate Barracuda
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Zalman Z1 Neo
price:$1790

analogtiger19 said:Look, even with that cooler, you aren't exactly going to hit massive overclocking numbers...☕

True. If I end up grabbing a new mobile setup, I'll definitely budget for a better cooler too. Probably just grab a Cooler Master T4. Thanks for the heads up! 🙂

Alexander Moore67 said:Sell that ASUS motherboard if you're planning on overclocking and grab one with an 8+2 phase setup instead.$233futura-it.us

That's what I was thinking. Totally botched my build by not picking up a better mobile board from the start. Thanks!

Hey. Running an Intel Core i7 on an ASUS motherboard with everything at stock settings. This board has this "Red Bull" auto-OC feature, but whenever I toggle it on, the whole system just freezes up. I have to hard reset the rig, and once I turn that garbage off, it runs fine again. I was thinking about trying a manual overclock, but if even this useless ASUS auto-overclock can't handle it, what's the deal? Could it be my power supply acting up? Thanks.
The rest of my build:
Intel Core i7
EVGA power supply
ASUS motherboard
EVGA GeForce GTX series
Apple SSD 250GB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
LC Power LC CC 97
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4gb 1600MHz

Haven't pulled the trigger on the order yet, alright, thanks for the heads up!

darkowl72 said:Just swap out the case. A Zalman Z1 is built from way better materials and already comes with two 120mm fans plus a dust filter over the PSU shroud—something MS doesn't even bother providing...

Thanks man, I'm ditching the case and ordering everything else. Honestly, I'm done overthinking every single part. This is the final build. Appreciate it!

Just threw this build together myself! Will it actually run? Any advice on compatibility or if I need to toss in an extra fan or something? It’s my first time building a PC, so I'm praying I didn't screw anything up. Thanks!

CPU: AMD FX-Series X8 8300 3.3
MB: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P, AM3+, AMD 970 SB950, 4x DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866
GPU: Sapphire R9 380 NITRO
HDD: WD 1TB, Caviar blue, SATA3, 64 MB
PSU: FORTRON 500W, HEXA plus 400
DDR3: CORSAIR 4GB, 1600 MHz
Case: MS Raider RED

Thinking about grabbing a PC for some gaming, nothing crazy though. Budget's around $4,500.

Hey. Need some help picking between these two builds. They're pretty close, but if anyone’s got a better idea, let me know. Which one would you grab? Thanks!