If I recall correctly, the reference Radeon RX 5700 sits right in the same ballpark as the GeForce RTX 2070, but at a much more reasonable price point. Plus, if the AiB Radeon RX 5700 comes with those slightly higher clock speeds, it’s looking like a total best buy.
I was just checking out a review for the Dell S2419HGF monitor; I saw it listed over at Best Buy for $500. It's a 24" 1080p screen with a 144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and it supports FreeSync.
What’s the point of spending that much? Honestly, if I had that kind of cash, I’d just grab a solid pair of standard earbuds and a decent USB mic instead. To me, that combo beats a headset any day. Plus, you can wear earbuds for way longer without that annoying pressure buildup, though you do have to clean them more often.
Kenneth Hayes60 said:I was actually wondering about something before $100. Thanks!
You could go with the Hyper 212 EVO for $88, or if you really want something whisper-quiet, maybe look at the be Quiet Pure rock for $91. Just so you know, I pulled those prices from www.newegg.com
I’ve been chewing on something lately. I’m running a 120GB SSD, and I was wondering if there’s any way to set up an automatic clone from my SSD to my HDD. My thought process is this: if the SSD suddenly kicks the bucket, could I just clone my latest Windows configuration onto a new SSD and pick up right where I left off? Is that even a realistic thing to do, or does it not really matter since Windows lives on the SSD while everything else stays on the HDD? Basically, would it be enough to just grab a new SSD, slap Windows on it, and have everything work like it did before? I’m trying to avoid a massive headache. I've run into this before when I had two HDDs—I ended up having to reinstall all my software because they wouldn't run even though the files were still sitting there. I'd love to skip that whole process if possible.
swiftfalcon89 said:Is your buddy maybe Božo Petrov 😁? He seems incredibly indecisive.
Nah, but his last name is basically synonymous with being an indecisive former president. 😁
I think he's arguing that the A8-7600, which is half the price of the FX-8300, is actually better. His logic is that since the FX-8300 is an 8-core chip, it's more expensive just for that reason, even though it's only a 4-core vs 4-core difference in terms of frequency. And what about the L1, L2, and L3 cache? The FX-8300 has double the cache capacity there too. I just don't get where he's coming from. 😵
Maybe I'll send him that Linus Tech Tips comparison video and see how he reacts.
William Richardson12 said:He should just go walk into Best Buy, drop a grand, and grab some Skylake. At least those run at 2GHz stock... let him play with those instead.
Man, he’s acting like Intel is total garbage and calling this stuff junk. We were actually talking about how ridiculous his logic is over at the original TS forums. He’d honestly rather go with an A8-7600 over an FX-8300 just because it supports 2133MHz RAM... I don't know what to tell you. I have to put up with him until he finally pulls the trigger on a purchase, and frankly, I don't care how he spends his money. If he wants to buy trash, that's on him, as long as he doesn't come crying to me later. Personally, if you pair an FX-8300 with a Gigabyte GA-970 DS3P and some 1866MHz RAM, you really can't go wrong.
Anthony Hayes82 said:I told him the same thing about the RAM. Fine, I'll let him know those two options are even better if he's really serious about it.
EDIT: Man, I'm calling it quits. This guy is making zero sense. He wants to hit 2133MHz straight out of the box without any overclocking, which just isn't how it works. Whatever. Closing this thread.
I double-checked the measurements, and that Corsair H60 is definitely going to fit in the case. But the guy is being pretty picky—he’s insisting on using RAM clocked at 2100MHz. I had to break it to him that his Gigabyte GA-970 DS3P won't actually support those speeds. To give him some options, I threw an ASRock 990FX Extreme3 into the quote as well. Now it's on him to decide which way he wants to go by tomorrow.
That’s really what I’m getting at—I can't find any case dimensions listed anywhere online, so I was thinking about swinging by his place to measure it myself just to be sure. Honestly, I think he’d be much better off just grabbing a brand-new case, but hey, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. At the end of the day, the components are perfectly fine, and I actually suggested that to him first, but apparently, he needs a hundred different people to tell him the exact same thing before he'll finally make a decision.
Robert Rodriguez2 said:If you cut out that metal mesh in the front, maybe a single 120mm will fit but otherwise, no way. The space out front is designed for 4x60mm fans I'm just saying, lol
Maybe an 80mm fits in the back, but there's no chance he's packing that many fans.
He's claiming they're all 80mm. Honestly, I might have to swing by his place once he picks up his parts because he isn't going to know how to put this thing together. My main worry right now is that the CC 120 liquid cooler probably won't fit in that case, so he might end up having to grab the LC 90 instead.
Robert Rodriguez2 said:That case belongs in a scrap yard. I have the exact same one, and there’s zero way to cool it down—you can't mount a fan in the back, you can't mount a fan in the front.
It's basically a bucket. You can't get any bigger than that.
Then he goes on about having four fans in the front, two in the back, and one on the side, claiming it blows like a hurricane... 🤦
I told him straight up: if budget is the issue, just pick up a Cooler Master z1 at the very least.
swiftfalcon89 said:Look, I don't have anything beefier than an FX8300 lying around. Honestly, most of those other FX83xx chips are just overclocked FX8300s anyway, which feels like a total waste of cash. You can easily bump up that 8300 clock speed to something like an 8350 yourself. You might as well pocket that extra 450-$167 or put it toward a decent SSD. If someone really wants to push the overclocking, they’re going to need a more expensive motherboard and maybe a better GPU, like a GTX970—though I wouldn't bet on that recommendation until we know what kind of power supply they're actually running...
So, if we're talking about an OC build, it could look something like this:
1x AMD X8 FX-8300 Processor 1x LC Power CC 120 CPU Cooler - 120mm Intel/AMD 1x ASUS GA-970-Gaming 1x Corsair DDR3 HyperX Fury, 1866MHz, 8GB Black HX318C10FB/8 1x ASUS Radeon R9 380 x G1 gaming, 4GB GDDR5
TOTAL: $1436
I could definitely make it happen if I could just talk him into it... Anyway, with that motherboard and a cooler like the CC 120, hitting 4.0GHz should be a breeze. I'm running mine at 1.27V without any issues on the exact same DS3P rev. 2.0 board. I checked the power supply and sent over a photo—it's an EVGA 600 W 80 plus bronze.
swiftfalcon89 said:I’d say the power supply and the case are both solid enough:
1x AMD X8 FX-8300 processor 1x LC POWER LC-CC 120 CPU Cooler, Intel/AMD, 120mm, PWM 1x ASUS GA-970-Gaming, AM3+, R2.0, 4+1 Phase, 125W CPU 1x Corsair DDR3 HyperX Fury 8GB 1866MHz CL10 Red 1x ASUS Radeon R9 380 x G1 gaming GDDR5 4GB, 256bit
TOTAL: $1417
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I actually suggested a similar setup to him, except it had an XFX R9 380 4G card instead. I told him, "Look, I recommend this; I'm running the exact same CPU." I even offered to help him with some overclocking since he clearly doesn't have a clue how to do it. His response? He goes, "But I don't want the same thing, I want something better." 😁 And honestly, you can't win with people like that. 😵
swiftfalcon89 said:What kind of case is he running? And what's the exact power supply model? We really need those details before we start throwing suggestions his way.
I tried asking, but he wouldn't give me a straight answer about the case—he just said it looks "sexy," which isn't exactly helpful. As for the PSU, he doesn't know the brand, just that it's some EVGA 600 W Gold plus.
EDIT: He still doesn't know the case model. He just mentioned the power supply is mounted at the top and it fits ATX boards. I have no idea what the max GPU length is, though he did say if it's too long, he'll just cut out the HDD bracket. Man, what kind of guy says there's a "Z" on the front and thinks that's an answer? Like, maybe a Cooler Master z1, but that doesn't help us build anything.