Posts by Alexander Moore67

Timothy Kim60 said:That’s the GP3 series from LC Power—an NVIDIA GTX 770 will easily handle half of what Kurtz does.

Besides, from what I can tell, he already owns it.

Find a legitimate review.

feralrider92 said:I'm planning on picking up a Fractal Design North because I really love the aesthetic and the features it offers, but as usual, I want to make sure it'll work with my current parts. Here’s what I've got:

ASRock H61M-S
NVIDIA GTX 770 Gainward
LC6560GP3 V2.3 - GREEN POWER

I don't think I need to list the rest. Thanks in advance.

If you're actually planning to run an NVIDIA GTX 770 on that power supply, then honestly, good luck to you...

feralrider92 said:I'm thinking about picking up a Fractal Design North because I really love the look and the features, but I want to make sure it'll actually work with my current parts. Here is what I've got:

ASRock H61M-S
NVIDIA GTX 770 Gainward
LC6560GP3 V2.3 - GREEN POWER

I don't think I need to list the rest. Thanks in advance.

http://www.amazon.com/details/N/A
Personally, I think this one looks way better, but hey, to each their own...

graniteharbor85 said:😵 You guys are really something else...

What exactly is confusing you?

Are you even paying attention to which ASRock motherboard we're discussing here (not the post)? I didn't mention overclocking because this specific board isn't great for it anyway, regardless of availability.

I clearly need to spell everything out for you—I stated that Gigabyte isn't ideal for overclocking, and my post is actually responding to feralcanyon73, who is criticizing this board due to the FX 8320. If we're looking at the FX 6300, which draws less power and puts less strain on the board, a decent overclock of around 4.5GHz is doable, provided you have an adequate cooler like a Themis, Hyper 212, Prolimatech Basic 65, or something similar.

Just try finding a new 990 FX EX for $17 more than what the Gigabyte costs. 🤦

I wasn't talking about the 990, I was talking about

and the FX 6300. If there isn't going to be much overclocking, you don't need your Gigabyte; it's no better than this ASRock.

graniteharbor85 said:Your comment is totally irrelevant here. This person is looking for brand new gear, yet you're trying to push used parts that are practically extinct.

Gigabyte is the best budget choice alongside the ASUS M5A97 R2 if you're watching your wallet and don't care about overclocking.

You claim ASRock isn't good because of its overclocking potential, then you immediately contradict yourself...
For $17 more, the ASRock 990 FX Extreme 4 is actually an excellent board.

feralcanyon73 said:Intel enthusiasts.🤣😵

If you're struggling to overclock this processor on a motherboard where you're basically gambling on whether a BIOS flash will even allow it, I don't see that as enthusiasm—it just looks like being cheap.

I downloaded iCare data recovery from a torrent.

urbancyclist66 said:In that case, I might just sell my current setup and put some extra $167 toward an upgrade. Does anyone have recommendations for something under $500?

Just let us know what you're currently running first, and give us a specific budget for the part you want to swap. We need a bit more info to help you out...

Winter is coming, so if you need some extra heat around the house, two GTX 480s would actually work great for heating. You'd need to pick up a power supply of at least $233 like an EVGA 750W, but personally, I wouldn't touch that kind of setup for anything.

If we're looking at a 1155

Kevin Ortiz89 said:If you could just drop a link from Craigslist...

If anyone actually gives you an answer, then David Copperfield is a total pushover compared to him.

Timothy Kim60 said:If you look at all those silly details, it’s clearly just a standard quad setup. You should grab a proper utility like CPU-Z; check what it says regarding your RAM timings and paste that here. You can pull the rest of your PC specs using tools like Speccy or Everest Ultimate.

Just a quick heads-up, Everest is pretty much ancient history—AIDA64 is what everyone uses now.

Roger Mitchell4 said:Can you find anything decent for $800?$333What kind of gaming setup would actually look good on this? (Looking for something max 19 inches with Full HD resolution.)

Check out this BenQ GW2250 2 monitor review.
I've had my BenQ GW2250 2 for about two years now, and it hasn't given me any trouble at all.

Ryan Hayes82 said:What kind of power supply are you running? Honestly, just sell the CPU, motherboard, and GPU, toss that cash back into your budget, and grab some much stronger components. Just make sure you check what power supply you have first.

1 x Intel Core i5-4460 Soc 1150
1 x Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H,1150,iB85,D3,S3,U3,DVI,mA
1 x MSI Radeon R7 265 GDDR5 2GB/256bit
1 x Intel SSD 520 Series (120GB, 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s, 25nm, MLC) 9.5mm, OEM pack 3432,30

$1144
futura-it

His processor is about 15-20 percent weaker in games than your i5, so making the switch is definitely 🙂

http://www.newegg.com/p/product_info.php?products_id=14056
GPU and power supply

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/catalog/sst-st50f-es/

Just put the rest in your savings account; transfers go through pretty quickly. This should run you about $567.

What kind of future are you envisioning? My take is that they won't be making the FX series in 2015, and Intel will most likely drop the 1151 socket sometime that year.

ironridge352 said:Here is one example for you to look at
With roughly $3000 budget, do you think it would be possible to put together a build that is similar—if not actually more powerful—but just using a single GeForce GTX 970?

The GeForce GTX 970 is a laptop GPU, which is way weaker than the desktop version. You can't compare apples to oranges.

- Intel Core i5 4440
-Kingston 8GB DDR3
-Seagate Barracuda 1TB SSHD
-LG optical drive
-EVGA 600W PSU
-AOC 23" IPS LED monitor
-Logitech K400 keyboard
-Logitech G500 mouse
-AMD Radeon R9 290 Gigabyte
-MSI H81-P33 motherboard
-Logitech Z313 speakers
-Case TBD

This build costs less than $3000 and offers twice the performance of that laptop. You really can't compare a desktop to a laptop; they are completely different beasts.

I think 8GB is the sweet spot these days, and I feel like mellowtiger83 is just being a bit unlucky here..
Games like Watch Dogs and COD Ghosts really need more than 4GB of RAM, so please don't try telling me that 4GB will still be enough for these titles in 2015.