Tech: Computers

Haha, definitely wanna aim for a bad ass cooler cause after dealing with all this overheating bullshit on my laptop, I ain't gonna make the same mistake.

xGavin wrote:

Haha, definitely wanna aim for a bad ass cooler cause after dealing with all this overheating bullshit on my laptop, I ain't gonna make the same mistake.

Laptops are different tho
My laptop was hot as hell to, and i wasnt even playing very gpu intensive games. Infact, the only 2 games i played were TF2 and Lineage2. So i bought one of those notebook coolers for it. About 5-6 months ago the screen suddenly went black and on an extern monitor the screen was full of artifacts.. graphics card burned. There goes €1300 seeing as Toshiba refuses to fix it It was only 15 days over its 1 year warranty, and even after that you should have a minimum of 3 years warranty on the hardware.

Lunatic wrote:

xGavin wrote:

Haha, definitely wanna aim for a bad ass cooler cause after dealing with all this overheating bullshit on my laptop, I ain't gonna make the same mistake.

Laptops are different tho
My laptop was hot as hell to, and i wasnt even playing very gpu intensive games. Infact, the only 2 games i played were TF2 and Lineage2. So i bought one of those notebook coolers for it. About 5-6 months ago the screen suddenly went black and on an extern monitor the screen was full of artifacts.. graphics card burned. There goes €1300 seeing as Toshiba refuses to fix it It was only 15 days over its 1 year warranty, and even after that you should have a minimum of 3 years warranty on the hardware.

Lol damn.

Yeah my system is known to spontaneously combust from time to time haha. My screen gave out too, but it wasn't cause of the video card. The little light thing at the bottom died out. It was an oddity in it's own I guess.

And I totally understand that compacting a bunch of gadgets in a tiny easy to carry case would render it any easy target for overheating. Just don't want my small tiny room to heat up like a sauna. Haha.

Re-touching this because I think I'm gonna start purchasing parts.

How hard do you think it would be to assemble by myself, with no knowledge?
Or is there somewhere local I could go to and they could put it together. (ie, bestbuy/etc)

So far, I'm taking the advice on mostly what Luna has suggested.
However the motherboard he mentioned is discontinued.
And instead of a dual core, I insist on going quad.

Also, Necro, any suggestions on a PSU? Just want to see my opinionated options.

lol @ overheating.

Aw the good ol' days xD

Does anyone know any way of making the Quad core more efficient than the Dual?

Or should I still just aim for the Dual?

From what I googled here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/254391-28-what-makes-dual-core-quad-core-gaming

Dual does beat Quad in gaming, but people are saying that the Quad can clock up to and be just as good as a dual, and still has two cores unused which would suit other applications.

Which in theory should benefit me, since I will be multitasking with other things... right?

did not understand...

Gibjab wrote:

did not understand...

Then gtfo.

Ordering parts!

Upgraded to a 750 watt PSU instead of the 650.

Fan - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

HD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288

PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 X

CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136047

Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

Ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231145 X

Vid Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

Dvd Burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106228

Just switched out a few parts, but staying close to what Luna suggested.

beast of a super computer

So I just got my PSU and Ram today.
And I was getting to some thinking...

Don't I need a sound card?

my pants need some wind

DO I?!

xGavin wrote:

DO I?!

unless ur vent sounds like mine

Ahaha, i'ma sound like you now?

All parts have been ordered!

Any tips on how I'm gonna install it, please let me know!

Otherwise I'm wingin' it.

xGavin wrote:

All parts have been ordered!

Any tips on how I'm gonna install it, please let me know!

Otherwise I'm wingin' it.

I would get some Arctic Silver thermal compound for the cpu heatsink, because the compound they give you with the heatsink is probly not the best. Also I suggest getting some thermal compound remover/cleaner just in case you don't get it right the first time or have to remove the cpu heatsink for some reason.

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

Compound remover/cleaner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100010

Here's instructions on how to apply the thermal compound: http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_quad_wcap.pdf

ooooooooooooooooooooooooootay.

My brother also sent me this tid bit of a guide.
Seems pretty neat.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_a_kickass_800_gaming_pc

yes yes

So much harder to put together than I imagined.

Know any pro's that can?

Putting in the CPU was the least of my worries, it's a snap in pin deal.

Had way more troubles with wiring...

No clue how to connect mobo to the DVD burner.
Maybe got the HD to connect to the mobo
PSU > mobo might work.

The front panel (on/off, usb, audio/mic) is a fucking mess, no clue if I got any of it right.

My manual is a piece of shit.

And my mobo didn't come with a plug for the monitor?
I don't even know how to check to see if I installed/connected anything right..

its christmas screwww that