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Re: New comp spec
Reply #15 on: August 13, 2013, 17:57:04 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico on August 13, 2013, 17:53:22 PM
get a mac

hes not got enough money for a good one.
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #16 on: August 13, 2013, 18:52:25 PM
Quote from: bytejunkie on August 13, 2013, 17:56:01 PM
ssds not big enough. supposed to keep them 40% free. or is it 30%.

I think that's a bit of a myth depending on the controller, etc. GC and TRIM work very effectively now on most SSDs now so you don't have to keep them any more than maybe 5% free I would say. Bigger is better (and faster though).
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #17 on: August 13, 2013, 19:28:22 PM
Corsair 240GB Neutron Series GTX SSD
http://www.ebuyer.com/450928-corsair-240gb-neutron-series-gtx-ssd-cssd-n240gbgtxb-bk

Better? Probably pushing my upper budget there.

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Re: New comp spec
Reply #18 on: August 13, 2013, 19:33:20 PM
GTX is a good SSD.
A lot of really good 1's nowadays.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-162-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394 is fantastic
for the price.
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #19 on: August 13, 2013, 20:08:27 PM
Write speed is half that of the GTX though?
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #20 on: August 13, 2013, 20:13:44 PM
Is everything else on that list ok? Nothing glaringly under or over powered compared to everything else?
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #21 on: August 13, 2013, 20:30:47 PM
Quote from: zpyder on August 13, 2013, 20:08:27 PM
Write speed is half that of the GTX though?
Very true under perfect conditions.
Mixed data can make a big difference in the real world.
I do tend to read up on several reviews to see how they perform , plenty
of tricks to make components appear really good in known tests.
GTX is a really good SSD  , not knocking it , just i,m really wary of the figures
quoted.Bit like the old OCZ SSD's , super fast sequentially but through in some random
writes & then they slowwwweeeeddd.
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #23 on: August 15, 2013, 02:42:41 AM
Your list looks ok I upgraded my gaming comp last month and have the same chip except the K version currently running  happily at 4.4Ghz its only 6 quid more for the K so would go for that.
 
I wouldn't go for that graphics card tbh you can get a 7850 for a tenner more and it is a far better  card http://www.ebuyer.com/390921-sapphire-hd-7850-oc-2gb-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-11200-14-20g

Have you thought about a cooler these chips do run hot when underload? 
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #24 on: August 15, 2013, 09:33:29 AM
Wanted to get an nvidia card as I've had a few issues with ATI cards in the past. The one in my old comp would make a high pitch whining noise whenever anything graphical was happening. Figured it was a bad resistor or something.

Wish I'd seen the K chip but oh well, chances of me overclocking it are remote to non-existant though! Should mean I won't need a different cooler, but will see.
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Re: New comp spec
Reply #25 on: August 17, 2013, 09:29:21 AM
Well, everything is set up and working perfectly.

Annoyingly the only issue I have is that it appears my old 1TB samsung drive is failing SMART on spin up time. Bit annoying as it was a backup drive with windows and office ISOs etc. Just have to transfer things across, 3.5TB is still plenty I guess for now :D (coming from a 500gb laptop for the last 3 years!)
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