Posts by crimsonstag84

It’s not quite put together right... give me a second.

Btw, what's the PC actually for? Gaming?

They put them together and handle the shipping $27, plus you'll obviously need Windows unless you're planning on buying official licenses for $283 😁

lonepuma67 said:Honestly, you could probably build something decent in America too if you've got $3,500 to work with.
I just wish the case looked a bit nicer.

LC Power CPU Cooler LC-CC-95 - 90mm
MS MAVERICK case (no PSU)
Crucial module 8GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800, CL11
AMD CPU Kaveri Athlon x4 840 (3.1GHz,4MB,65W,FM2+) box
GIGABYTE Main board desktop AMD A68M-DS2
XFX AMD Radeon R7 265A 2GB DDR5, XFX-R7-265A-CNF4
Super Flower FX 450W - 80 Plus Bronze power supply (SF-450P14HE) P/N: NESF-041
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 3.5''

Total: $1139 Centro

Are you looking to get into gaming? If you're living in a major city, you might be able to score a used bundle—CPU, GPU, and power supply—for around $600-$233.

Otherwise, check this out:

The processor might be a bit too weak for it, and while the power supply isn't great, it should probably be fine.

For $500 nothing 😛 For $433 R9 270/R7 370, for $567 R9 280/GTX 960

The integrated graphics on this processor is basically the bare minimum if you're looking at 4K editing; honestly, you'll want to focus more on the CPU and your RAM. It should work okay, I guess.

$1000For a machine like that—or really any setup meant for serious work—it's a bit light, unfortunately.

1 x Asrock H81M-HDS, s1150, Intel H81, M-ATX, dual Channel 2 xDDR3
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz, 1MB, 6MB, 84 W, 1150) Box
1 x FORTRON 400W Power Supply, HEXA plus 400, 12cm fan
1 x MS KNIGHT midi tower case, no PSU included
1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Kingston, HyperX Fury, 1866MHz, CL10
1 x Seagate 1TB HDD, SATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003

$1101 ADM

If there's any way to add those $100... otherwise you might have to look at an FM2+ platform (which I guess is noticeably weaker than the i5)

My old X4 620 at 2.6GHz hit 3.26GHz (it would crash at 3.28) without any voltage increases 🙂

Adam Moore3 said:Overclocking? With a locked CPU, a cheap motherboard, a generic power supply, and I'm guessing a stock cooler?

The motherboard isn't garbage; people have pulled absolute miracles out of Athlon chips on A55 FM1 boards.😬 I guess if you don't go crazy with the voltage—just stick to stock or maybe a tiny bump—you could probably hit around 3.7GHz.

Maybe wait until you grab some better parts before trying to overclock, rather than doing it now.

Chris Robinson25 said:It probably isn't worth putting money into that build; maybe if you overclocked the CPU, it might make sense.

You're making it sound like an old single-core Celeron on a Socket 478 board with an AGP slot.😬

The processor is pretty much on par with an AMD Phenom II x4 955... I guess with a little overclocking, it could actually handle an R9 270. That card is more than twice as fast and should hold up fine until he upgrades his whole setup, which hopefully won't be for at least another year.

Chris Robinson25 said:Honestly, I’d probably just stick to upgrading the RAM and leave everything else alone. Maybe that's all it needs.

Bryan Taylor6 said:Signature

That alone probably won't fix the stuttering; I guess you'll just see fewer hiccups and maybe a few extra FPS here and there.

Adam Moore3 said:That feels steep, $433 considering you can grab a 270 at other retailers for basically the same price.

Actually, I guess there are plenty of $17 XFX R9 270 cards out there with shorter warranties and weaker coolers, and honestly, the performance gap is pretty slim—maybe just 5-15%.

ASUS Radeon R7265-DC2-2GD5 Kingston ValueRAM DDR3 SDRAM Non-ECC
KINGSTON ValueRAM DDR3 SDRAM Non-ECC (4GB,1600MHz(PC3-12800),Single Rank,Unbuffered) KVR16N11S8/4
LC Power CPU Cooler LC-CC-95 - 90mm
Corsair SS-400ET, 400W, bulk

$631 Centro

What kind of power supply and graphics card are you running exactly?

Susan Anderson said:I’m not worried about the power supply; I'm more concerned about whether the CPU can actually keep up with the GPU.

The GTX 750 ti 2 is definitely a step up. Honestly, the Radeon 5850 used to be incredible, but lately, it's been tanking to like 20-30 fps when it used to hit 100.
I'm open to suggestions for a new card up to about $433. A Radeonko would work too.

Your PSU has barely been working at half capacity this whole time, and it'll probably stay that way even with a new card. 😉

Are you using a stock CPU cooler? If so, maybe grab this as well:

You might even get a little overclock out of that processor.

In that case, you might want to grab this along with your GPU:

Just double-check if it actually fits in your case (it's 152mm tall).

I'd probably just skip all of that... you can find a slightly better HD 3650 AGP on eBay for $67, so it's really not worth the investment. For $333, you could honestly pick up a used rig that's five times more powerful.

EDIT: I guess I left out a few things...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/pc-computers-tablets-laptops/15804315

Assuming the monitor isn't included, you should get it for $217.

http://www.amazon.com/msi-video-card-...-d-retail.aspx

Are you running the stock cooler on that CPU?

1 x Gigabyte GTX750Ti OC 2048 GDDR5 128bit
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL11, Value
1 x Fractal Design Integra M 450W, 80+ Bronze Modular, 36mo warranty

$611 ADM

The GPU has 2x DVI and 2x HDMI ports and only draws about 70W, so I guess some cheap, low-end power supply could probably handle it. But if you’re planning on upgrading later and want peace of mind, just go for it.

You could also grab a 120GB SSD, though it might be a bit slower than its full potential since your motherboard lacks SATA3. It's worth it if you don't mind reinstalling Windows and everything else. 😬

$333 It's actually lower than the one above for Normal settings.