Official "Upgrade Help" Thread

[Mikit0707]

OK rad, thanks Wesley. Had no idea about Trim so shot for the heads up.

[Sylar_dl]

How many watt psu will I need to run a rig with a core i7 3777, a HD6950, 16gb ram, 7 fans, one coloured lights sleeve, 2-4 HDD and 2 DVD drives

[Wesley]

How many watt psu will I need to run a rig with a core i7 3777, a HD6950, 16gb ram, 7 fans, one coloured lights sleeve, 2-4 HDD and 2 DVD drives

Aim for a 600watt PSU with a single 12v rail and a 80plus rating. Have a look at the Cooler Master GX550 and GX650 (Not the Lite versions), Antec's V650P and HCG620 and Silverstone's ST60F-ES 600W. All will be enough to power the rig with a decent level of overclocking as well.

[Sylar_dl]

Aim for a 600watt PSU with a single 12v rail and a 80plus rating. Have a look at the Cooler Master GX550 and GX650 (Not the Lite versions), Antec's V650P and HCG620 and Silverstone's ST60F-ES 600W. All will be enough to power the rig with a decent level of overclocking as well.

If I didn't want to do OC could I run a 550w and also I want to put in a fan control thingy mabobby

[charly]

Anyone know a good GPU for 3k?

[Sylar_dl]

Anyone know a good GPU for 3k?

I saw this when I was looking for mine and I am getting one myself, its a good card, a year old but when it came out it was 3th best ATi card, HD 6950 recommend the gigabyte oc version, rebel tech has the best price I seen, If your rig good you can play any game even crysis 2 on max everything, goes for about 2600

[charly]

I saw this when I was looking for mine and I am getting one myself, its a good card, a year old but when it came out it was 3th best ATi card, HD 6950 recommend the gigabyte oc version, rebel tech has the best price I seen, If your rig good you can play any game even crysis 2 on max everything, goes for about 2600

ty
What do you guys think about this LED Display?

[Toxxyc]

What do you guys think about this LED Display?

Yes. Excellent price as well. I've got a 23" LED and let me tell you - it's the best buy I ever made for my PC. Literally, nothing else compares.

[charly]

Yes. Excellent price as well. I've got a 23" LED and let me tell you - it's the best buy I ever made for my PC. Literally, nothing else compares.

Checked out the reviews on newegg and they are all good :)

[Wesley]

If I didn't want to do OC could I run a 550w and also I want to put in a fan control thingy mabobby

That you could, but just make sure that the PSU you're choosing comes with a eight and six-pin PCI Express connector.

Anyone know a good GPU for 3k?

Hang on, didn't you ask this a while ago?

ty
What do you guys think about this LED Display?

LEDs are great buys and most Samsung screens are going to be made/assembled 100% locally by the end of the year. Plus they generally have the longest warranties.

[H3R3T1C]

Guys are Western Digital - Caviar Green - 750GB SATA 64 MB Cache (WD7500AZR) any good? takealot.com you can get a 750GB for R 649 with Shipping Included.

[H3R3T1C]

Anyone know a good GPU for 3k?

Try this: Leadtek WinFast GTX 560 - GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card - 2GB @ R 1,999 Shipping Included

[Wesley]

Guys are Western Digital - Caviar Green - 750GB SATA 64 MB Cache (WD7500AZR) any good? takealot.com you can get a 750GB for R 649 with Shipping Included.

Its a SATA6 drive so its still pretty new technology. Not a bad price, actually.

[Toxxyc]

Guys are Western Digital - Caviar Green - 750GB SATA 64 MB Cache (WD7500AZR) any good? takealot.com you can get a 750GB for R 649 with Shipping Included.

Very good actually. Even better considering the 2 year warranty, other than the usual Seagate or other manufacturers these days only delivering a one year warranty.

[Obi Two Kenobi]

Guys are Western Digital - Caviar Green - 750GB SATA 64 MB Cache (WD7500AZR) any good? takealot.com you can get a 750GB for R 649 with Shipping Included.

Did a build with that drive for a buddy a few weeks ago. Totally worth it.

[Cranky]

if you dont use it as a Boot drive as its only 5900RPM

[Wesley]

Giblets: Intel's Core i7-3970X arrives in Q4, 2012

Remember the Core i7-3960X that Neo spoke so highly of when reviewing the i7-3930K? Well, on the LGA2011 platform the highest-SKU chip you can buy currently is still the i7-3960X but have no fear if you were looking for an upgrade. Intel has confirmed that the i7-3970X is on the way, boasting defaul clock speeds of 3.5Ghz, a Turbo Boost limit of 4.00Ghz, 15MB of L3 cache, six cores with Hyper-threading and an unlocked multiplier.

Linky

[Wesley]

Giblets: Nvidia's GTX650 specs have been leaked

According to a DonanimHaber report, the GeForce GTX 650 will be based on the new 28 nm GK107 ASIC, which is derived from the GeForce Kepler architecture. The chip will pack 384 CUDA cores, and a 128-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, which holds 1 GB of memory. The same report pin-points the launch date to 17th September, which means that the GTX660 is on schedule for a mid-to-late August launch this year.

Linky

[Wesley]

In another report by Donanimhaber, the GTX650Ti will sport 960 CUDA cores, a 192-bit interface, 1GB and 2GB versions and is based off the GK106 architecture as opposed to GK107 for the GTX650.

[@@GJC@@]

Hi guys,

So I need a new mouse and headphones since my old ones don't work anymore (both broke in the same week, quite convenient :|), but anyway. The wire on my headpones always seems to be getting in my way so this time I want to try 'n wireless pair. I'm not too fussy about sound quality as long as it sounds decent and doesn't distort etc. I looked at these Corsair Vengeance 2000's. They look quite good to me and the reviews I've read so far are good.

For the mouse I really have no idea what to get. I mostly only care about it being comfortable en looking decent, the amount of buttons doesn't really matter to me. It would be a bonus if the mouse has a high DPI but it's not a necessity. The only mouse that I don't want is the Roccat Kone [+] (very nice mouse, but a friend has it so I don't really want to get the same mouse he has). I am looking at spending about R700, so what would you guys recommend?