PC Build - Recommended Systems Thread - February 2012

[Codex]

Once you go SSD you don't go back

Kind of like going white

[The Demon Lord]

SSDs really do make you happy in your Pants.

[Emrico1]

SSD > other upgrades

[Nostargate]

SSD > other upgrades

What about a W/C system that the coolant was replaced with jizz?

[Emrico1]

What about a W/C system that the coolant was replaced with jizz?

Could be better. You might even be able to overcock to five jizzabytes.

[Codex]

I thought a jizzaflop would be better

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

I thought a jizzaflop would be better

At least 1.21 jizzaflops!

[Xsannz]

what are you talking about a jizzaflop is after your processor has completed a jizzacycle.. then it flops waits a few cycles then it's ready to jizzacycle some more.

[The Demon Lord]

what are you talking about a jizzaflop is after your processor has completed a jizzacycle.. then it flops waits a few cycles then it's ready to jizzacycle some more.

Speak for yourself....

With some voltage tweaks, I have eliminated the Jizzaflop between Jizzacycles

[Nostargate]

Thread is finally back on track.

[Xsannz]

Speak for yourself....

With some voltage tweaks, I have eliminated the Jizzaflop between Jizzacycles

i heard that it's not voltage it is that with the little blue avigra tablets mixed into your watercooling mix?

[.osiRiS]

Attention everyone who posted after my initial post. Fuck You for being useless.

That is all. Now spend my money bitches.

[Codex]

Who let you out of alfs dungeon osi?

Thought chains could hold the god of farming!

[Kayne]

CAUZ IM N00B AND DONT KNOW COMPUTERS AND LIEK AM ALSO SPENDING 2 GRAND IN A WEEK OR TWO ON ONE

Which set up is better?

Spoiler :

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=375/ID=17393/SID=712334944/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=756/ID=17493/SID=105703998/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=235/ID=13589/SID=943766687/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=254/ID=15299/SID=306285679/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=599/ID=18457/SID=242841683/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=274/ID=18491/SID=726573037/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=181/ID=14862/SID=350581208/productdetails.html

Or

Decided to man up and just buy a computer instead.
Had my friend help me get the parts together, I don't want to post this in the Recommended build thread as i've posted too many "gone-nowhere" posts there.

Spoiler :

Was planning to spend the 300$ left over from 2nd option on a dell ultra sharp 23"

Edit : ahahaha, just read what I wrote in that old post. Lol'd

[Craigor]

Everything Kayne Said:

Spoiler :

CAUZ IM N00B AND DONT KNOW COMPUTERS AND LIEK AM ALSO SPENDING 2 GRAND IN A WEEK OR TWO ON ONE

Which set up is better?

Spoiler :

Or

Was planning to spend the 300$ left over from 2nd option on a dell ultra sharp 23"

Edit : ahahaha, just read what I wrote in that old post. Lol'd

What I Did:
TL;DR

[philo-sofa]

Oh for God's sake has no one taken this over already... Fine, I'll update the thread when I get, say five rep's. I'm not specifying positive or negative but everyone here has always been so nice I feel I don't need to.

CAUZ IM N00B AND DONT KNOW COMPUTERS AND LIEK AM ALSO SPENDING 2 GRAND IN A WEEK OR TWO ON ONE

Which set up is better?

Spoiler :

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=375/ID=17393/SID=712334944/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=756/ID=17493/SID=105703998/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=235/ID=13589/SID=943766687/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=254/ID=15299/SID=306285679/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=599/ID=18457/SID=242841683/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=274/ID=18491/SID=726573037/productdetails.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=181/ID=14862/SID=350581208/productdetails.html

Or

Decided to man up and just buy a computer instead.
Had my friend help me get the parts together, I don't want to post this in the Recommended build thread as i've posted too many "gone-nowhere" posts there.

Spoiler :

Was planning to spend the 300$ left over from 2nd option on a dell ultra sharp 23"

Edit : ahahaha, just read what I wrote in that old post. Lol'd

Take the second build by your mate, swap the frankly stupid CPU for this (the one OLWAG suggested): http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=/ID=17393/SID=712334944/productdetails.html

and the motherboard for this (OLWAG's suggestion there is... a bit overpriced): http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=/ID=17477/SID=916819817/productdetails.html

and that looks good to go for ~$NZ 1600 (sans monitor). Upgrades to ~NZ 2k : grab a GTX 670 (+$120) and a 240GB Intel 330 Series (+$200 ish).

[Kayne]

Should of told me last saturday

Bought my build, FINALLY, last saturday

Specs are..

 - Cooler master gladiator 600
 - AMD FX-8320 3.5ghz 8-core
 -  GIGABYTE 990FXA - UD3 AMD 990FX
 - 128gb Samsung 830
 - Seagate 2TB SATA3 7200RPM 6gb/s 64mb
 - 8gb RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 1600Mhz
 - Hyper 412slim CPU fan
 - EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB

[private_hell]

Oh for God's sake has no one taken this over already... Fine, I'll update the thread when I get, say five rep's. I'm not specifying positive or negative but everyone here has always been so nice I feel I don't need to.

you forgot to pass the mantle over before you left..... and the hundle masses were lost and wandered aimlessly for thosands of millennia - or 6 months what ever came first

[Cowwie]

What is a good mid range cpu cooler for ocing a 3750k?, other than the hyper 212 evo.

[Codex]

perhaps:
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=16349

[Mayhem_Lee]

What is a good mid range cpu cooler for ocing a 3750k?, other than the hyper 212 evo.

How much over-clocking are you wanting to do? The Ivy bridge run's a tad warmer then the old sandy minge

[Emrico1]

What is a good mid range cpu cooler for ocing a 3750k?, other than the hyper 212 evo.

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=/ID=16342/SID=976449007/productdetails.html

Don't fuck around... My good man.

[O-L-W-A-G]

Put that in a push pull config and you'll be set.

[Cowwie]

D[/URL]on't fuck around... My good man.

lol at first i thought that was a link to this thread

 http://www.gpforums.co.nz/thread/458730/?s=

Spoiler :

Knowing of Arctic Silver and that it's a good brand I went ahead and purchased some thermal cleaner and some new thermal grease (or so I thought). I made the very stupid mistake of buying (until two hours ago I never knew it existed) thermal adhesive instead of thermal grease. As I'm sure you can gather I used it on my heatsink/cpu... needless to say the heatsink didn't sit in 100% perfect and I knew I'd need to take it off and sit it properly.. my baby started crying and I went to help him... then I found out I was in the schtoop.

 

How much over-clocking are you wanting to do? The Ivy bridge run's a tad warmer then the old sandy minge

Nothing to extreme im sticking with plain old air cooling, im aiming for a moderate oc, Codex's suggestion pretty much matchs what im aiming for.

thanks for the suggestions so far

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

Is the 600 series worth it?