Posts by Alexander Moore67

Everything is looking good! 100%

Your motherboard is uATX, which means it's actually Micro-ATX, so you won't have any issues with the case at all—everything should fit just fine.

Sell off that ASUS motherboard if you're planning on overclocking, and grab an 8+2 phase board instead $233futura-it.us

http://www.dell.com/en-us/p/dell-24-monitor-p2414h/pd
this one comes with DVI if you'd rather use that instead of HDMI

Adam Moore3 said:A bit off-topic, but does anyone have any actual news on Pascal? They mentioned a release in Q1 2016, but we're already halfway through February and I still haven't heard anything concrete 😕

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvi...ascal-gpu.html
just nothing concrete

Running The Witcher 3 on ultra settings with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 would likely dip below 50fps, so I’d say this upgrade is just throwing money away. My advice? Just wait.

Dell PowerEdge R230 E3-1220v3/4GB/2x1TB NHP SATA$2397
http://www.supernet.com/servers

Robert Rodriguez2 said:Don't bother explaining. I've been running AutoCAD and CATIA since 2002. I know my way around CAD software, so I know what I'm talking about.

This person has been talking trash about anyone who doesn't share their exact opinion for several years now.

It isn’t just about AutoCAD; several other civil engineering programs were mentioned too, so I'd say the NVIDIA GTX 750 is really your best bet here. I can walk anyone through my reasoning if they need more detail.

It has some great reviews, but it's pretty tough to find here in the States.

Paul Clark80 said:It doesn't seem to matter much anymore; you should just browse some price lists. It really depends on what kind of graphic design work you're doing. There are plenty of solid, budget-friendly NVidia options out there, including both new and used GTX series cards. You can even find some powerful older workstations at stores like Best Buy that run perfectly on Windows 7—mostly because people are trying to avoid the overhead of Windows 10 on older 1155 socket processors.

I caught the first half of the post, but the second part was written in pure tech jargon.🎉

Paul Clark80 said:👍
In that case, you should definitely steer clear of: Micro-ATX motherboards, 1155 socket CPUs/motherboard combos, and installing Windows 10.
What you really need is: a decent quad-core Pentium, a motherboard that runs cool (minimal heat issues), a strong graphics card (ideally an NVIDIA Quadro), an SSD, a reliable power supply, and a high-quality monitor.

Hey genius, why don't you clarify which specific quad-core Pentium you mean and what the cheapest Quadro card would cost?

http://www.newegg.com/graphics-cards/p/12345
That card is a significant step up from a 970 for the type of work you're doing. If you want, I can explain why having Maxwell gives you such an edge.

Adam Moore3 said:A bit more than that. 5800-$2000.

Not really, $500 more like a 5000 budget

Swap that i3-4170 for the cheapest Celeron G1820 you can find. Unlike what $233 says, just grab a 250GB SSD now, then in a couple of years, pick up a used i5. In my opinion, $333 isn't worth it—no dual-core processor is. Most importantly, I've tested it, and FIFA 16 runs perfectly on the G1820.

That power supply is really intended for office PCs. Could you let us know exactly what your specs are and if you have a budget limit of around $700?

It’s not garbage, per se, but it's definitely outdated. Running a hundred miles on this stuff would be a disaster.

Ryan James60 said:I didn't even overclock anything; I just reset everything back to factory defaults... my Core 2 Duo is stock at 3.0GHz

You should probably grab a better cooler though, especially since they're so inexpensive right now.

Adam Moore3 said:That PC has a graphics card that's half as powerful and doesn't even have an SSD. By what logic is that thing considered a good deal? 😛 Other than having a processor that's somehow 1.85% faster? 😬

Where on earth did you get 1.85%🤣 from?

Your setup won't even hit 400 watts at most.

Timothy Kim60 said:Sure, but you can grab an inexpensive Fortron Aurum 600W or 700W over at Best Buy.

This Antec unit is much higher quality.