Posts by Robert Rodriguez2

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.

Zachary Hernandez4 said:To be honest, I wouldn't give a damn what my neighbor thinks.

You're gonna be struggling just to get anything running on a dual-core Pentium.🤣

crimsonstag84 said:MSI B85M motherboard, LGA 1150
Intel Core i5-4460 (6MB Cache, up to 3.40 GHz), LGA 1150
EVGA GV-R938XG1 graphics card, 4 GB DDR5, 256-bit, 970/5700 MHz
EVGA 500W Raider power supply, 12cm fan, Active PFC, Efficiency: 88%, Connectors: 6x
Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard: Standard ATX / micro ATX. PSU standard
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, 3.5", 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, SATA3, ST1000DM003
8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz CL11 Kingston Value, KVR16N11/8

Total: 6,$25(rating) Dell

Specs listed above. Built an identical rig myself. 👍

analogtiger19 said:Setting aside what jadebison17 posted, how much overclocking headroom are we actually looking at with an LC-CC-120?☕

It's plenty if you aren't trying to set a world record. Like the other guy mentioned, hitting 4.2-4.3 GHz should be easy enough.

None of your points hold water compared to what I already laid out above...

wiredotter14 said:lol, I've got two office HPs with solid cases, great airflow, decent coolers, and i5 chips, but the power supplies have proprietary connectors. That basically locks me into using a GTX 750Ti.

So what? 😁 A 750Ti still holds its own. 😁

Kenneth Hayes60 said:Well, as the title suggests, I am on the hunt for the absolute best value proposition currently available for my budget—I really want to make sure I’m getting the most bang for my buck here! It honestly doesn't matter to me whether I go with an AMD or an Intel build; I am certainly no hardware fanboy, so I don't feel the need to pick a side just for the sake of it. The primary goal is gaming. One specific detail to keep in mind—and please bear with me as I ramble a bit—is that I am planning to repurpose some DDR3 RAM from my old machine, so the motherboard really needs to support that specific standard. Also, if it isn't too much trouble, I would love to find a board that allows for some overclocking—just a little something extra to play with, you know? As for the power supply, I already have a Corsair 500W 80 Plus unit ready to go. Thanks so much for the help! 👍

You can't upgrade a motherboard. You can only swap out the CPU, the GPU, or the RAM. 😁

😬

ovako nesto:
One ASUS Z97-P motherboard. It’s an ATX board running the LGA 1150 socket with DDR3 support. Comes with USB 3.0, SATA III, LAN, and standard DVI/VGA/HDMI outputs. Also has a USB 3.0 header.
Just an Intel Core i5-4690K (3.50GHz, 1MB, 6MB, 88W, 1150) box and some Intel HD Graphics 4600.
One LC POWER LC-CC-120 liquid cooler. Fits both Intel and AMD setups. 120mm with PWM.
Total: $1054

Look, Futura, if you can't pull that off, you might as well just throw the fridge out the window too.

swiftfalcon89 said:How much do you think prices for cards like the R9 380, the 380x, or even a GTX 960 will actually drop once all this new hardware starts flooding the market?

A ton, usually. But here in the States, I wouldn't count on much.

Speaking from experience, the 750 Ti is a beast. I’ve been running mine for months now and it handles everything I throw at it on high settings without breaking a sweat. 😁

The only catch is that the card is way out of your price range. 😳 😛

Here he goes again with his teraflops obsession🤦

@questioner
so, what kind of budget are we looking at for the GPU?

crimsonstag84 said:NVIDIA GeForce GTX series 8GB/512bit, PCI-E 3.0 x16, DP, HDMI, Dual HDMI) Retail
Western Digital Blue 1TB (3.5", 64MB, SATA III-600)
Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen processor
Crucial Module 8GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800, CL = 16, Buffered, NON-ECC
Corsair mid-tower case black without PSU P/N: ZAL-Z1 NEO
SanDisk X300 256GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s, Read/Write: 520 MB/s / 470 MB/s, Random Read/Write
Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3-A
EVGA power supply, 550W

Total: $2504 Centro

I'm leaning toward this one👍

The only thing is you could maybe swap in an RTX 3060 for the GPU, but this is 👍

I I'm all for getting rid of the perm 😁

Alexander Moore67 said:This person has been talking trash about anyone who doesn't share their exact opinion for several years now.

You're acting like an expert when you clearly don't know what you're talking about. Have you actually used any of those CAD programs? Do you know how they handle hardware firsthand? No. So stop rambling.

In 2D and basic 3D, there's zero difference between a standard dual-core CPU and an i5... or even an AMD Athlon X4 or X6.

The gap only matters once you get into heavy 3D modeling. The OP never said that's what they were doing.

Matthew Anderson said:Just checked the numbers because I was getting a bit anxious. Everything's looking slightly higher than it should be, and now everyone is acting like total idiots. How do I fix this?

The top only has holes for two fans. One question: the case front has space for two, but it comes with three by default—two on top and one in the front. If I buy an extra fan, will it be the same setup? I could also add one to the bottom or the side panel.

That’s what happens when you slap a heavy card in there. Back in the day, cases actually came with dedicated support brackets so the thing wouldn't just sag and snap, but nobody bothers with that anymore.

Alexander Moore67 said: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.

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.

Thomas Howard18 said:Ended up pulling the trigger on a Fortron. The price paired with that 5-year warranty just made sense... Now I'm stuck wondering if I should grab the Hyper 700 or the Hyper 600 w modular one. Any advice? Not really looking at cable aesthetics here.
The 700W version is $186, while the 600W modular is $196, so budget isn't the issue.

Build specs: i5-4590, Z170 motherboard, Intel SSD, Barracuda HDD, 8GB 2800MHz DDR4, Zalman Z3 Plus case, GTX 960

Either PSU has enough juice for this setup. Anyone have a reason to pick one over the other?

Go 600W modular. Honestly, even a 500W modular would be plenty.

jaderider18 said:i5 3330 3.0 Ghz
8 GB DDR3 RAM
Z77SD3H motherboard
Dual-X Radeon 7790 OC
500 W PSU

I want to run The Division and the new NFS. Is just upgrading the GPU enough, or do I need a new CPU too?

Just the GPU. What's your budget?

crimsonstag84, he doesn't need 16GB of RAM. Especially if he isn't doing heavy 3D rendering.

8GB is plenty for AutoCAD.

I've been using AutoCAD for over 10 years, and it runs smooth as silk even on basic integrated graphics with just 2GB of RAM—handling 2D work, even massive blueprints, and the occasional 3D task.

CATIA ran perfectly fine for me on 2GB of RAM.👍

crimsonstag84 said:Almost there...

Intel Core i7 motherboard desktop
GIGABYTE Main Board Desktop Intel Core i7 motherboard desktop
2x Adata DDR3 4GB 1333MHz, AD3U1333B2G9-B, bulk
NVIDIA GeForce RTX video card 4GB/256it, 980MHz/5700MHz, PCI-E 3.0 x16, DP, HD
SanDisk X300 256GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s, Read/Write: 520 MB/s / 470 MB/s
EVGA 550W power supply
LC Power CPU Cooler LC-CC-95 - 90mm

Total: $5,043.45

It won't cost much more, and you can fit a better cooler in there too. To me, that's the smarter play if you ever decide to try overclocking 😁 so you aren't stuck shelling out extra cash later on.

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Douglas Fisher78 said:lol, they'll find a way to screw it up 😁

If not now, then definitely in a few years 🤣🤣🤣