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Hardware upgrade; For my desktop PC
Topic Started: Nov 5 2011, 10:02 PM (1,168 Views)
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Recently my 1TB HDD screwed up. Now I have too much money and too little time to reinstall the system before I've upgraded the hardware. So here is what I want to get:
- A new motherboard and CPU. I prefer Intel CPUs and it should be a quadcore.
- A new graphics device. It has to be an nVidia card, because I want CUDA support and the fancy nVidia development tools.
- One or more new HDDs with ca. 1TB in total. I'd rather have a relatively fail-safe HDD than a cheap or big one.
- An SSD drive with at least 60GB, preferably 100GB. I want to have my sources and binaries on it to reduce compile times.

Everything else is already available. I've got 8GB RAM, optical drives, a 650W power supply, a tower with good air cooling and some additional HDDs. Though I may replace my 19" LCD by a larger one, if somebody can come up with a good recommendation.

The system should be particularly fast at compiling and offline rendering, so the CPU is quite important, but the GPU should be decent anyway. I thought of investing around 500 Euros, but it may be more or less dependent on what it gets me.

So let me know what you'd recommend ;) .
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Nov 27 2011, 11:36 PM
[*]Gigabyte GV N560UD-1GI (based upon a GeForce GTX 560 Ti chipset) for 184,90 EUR.
TROOL NOW I READ THAT O.O, consider me just a spammer xD
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Nov 5 2011, 10:02 PM
Everything else is already available. I've got 8GB RAM, optical drives, a 650W power supply, a tower with good air cooling and some additional HDDs. Though I may replace my 19" LCD by a larger one, if somebody can come up with a good recommendation.
Check out this LCD. Just click where it says "Informacion Tecnica". The rest you need is all english.
http://www.tranza.com/softis/pv/4774/PHILIPS-229CL2SB-LED/Philips/_22_-_229CL2SB_1920X1080LED_Full-HD.html
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In case it turns out that I really do need more graphics power I can still go SLI :) . The board and the card support it.

Where would I purchase that nano suit? I heard Crynet systems decided not to go for the retail market with it to avoid that Koreans get even more of them ^_^ .

Regarding the display I will probably not purchase a new one right now. My 19" LG display is good, it's just a little small. Maybe it would be best to wait for OLED displays to become affordable. Also, I would rather get a 5:4 or 4:3 display. Widescreen does not help a lot when you are programming.

BTW: Please avoid double posts. You can edit your posts, if you need to add anything.
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Yes its hard to program on wide screen and that's one of the reasons i left ogre and went back to game maker,
which is MUCH more comfortable to the eye haha!
I didnt know, from now ill edit my posts if i have to add something. Sorry. :$

You can get a nanosuit in the black market hahah
Edited by UCallMeExo, Nov 28 2011, 03:24 AM.
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I like to program with widescreen, I have my program window in the middle, skype on the right, and internet on the left (and largely occluded by the programming window.)
Edited by Reikyrr, Nov 28 2011, 09:08 AM.
~Inspirational quote~
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Nov 28 2011, 09:08 AM
I like to program with widescreen, I have my program window in the middle, skype on the right, and internet on the left (and largely occluded by the programming window.)
Multi-screen for the win.
I even told my boss if i only have one screen on my desktop he can get someone else to sort out his hardware nightmares.
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So does that mean that nobody sees a problem with my purchase plans ;) ?
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Nov 28 2011, 11:48 AM
So does that mean that nobody sees a problem with my purchase plans ;) ?
Thats is a good selection of parts MR. B

But i don't like the GF 560 ti.. but considering the driver issue's with current 6??0 radeon HD cards.. i would rather take the GF.
Also... intels SMD's are very... very old architecture.

Also SDD... between the OCZ agility and the OCZ vertex 3.. performance differences are tiny.. but prices are odd.
Edited by luenardi, Nov 28 2011, 12:27 PM.
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Cool, it is good to know that you can confirm that this is a good selection.

As I already said I want an nVidia card anyway, so I think the 560 ti is the best I can get in this price-class.

SMD=Surface-mounted device? If so I do not see how that would effect me, because the only component that comes directly from Intel is the CPU.

I also noted the odd pricing differences between Agility and Vertes SDDs. Though I guess all of these prices will appear ridiculously high compared to what we will have by April of 2012 (due to NAND based memory).
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Nov 28 2011, 12:43 PM
Cool, it is good to know that you can confirm that this is a good selection.

As I already said I want an nVidia card anyway, so I think the 560 ti is the best I can get in this price-class.

SMD=Surface-mounted device? If so I do not see how that would effect me, because the only component that comes directly from Intel is the CPU.

I also noted the odd pricing differences between Agility and Vertes SDDs. Though I guess all of these prices will appear ridiculously high compared to what we will have by April of 2012 (due to NAND based memory).


Sorry... SNB's... -_-
We have a AMD bulldozer at work running at 4.6Ghz on stock cooling also boasts the 1866MHz FSB speed. It's bloody fast, makes Intel's current 1333MHz SNB's look like antique equipment.

AMD cooler was able to sufficiently cool the 8150 at speeds of up to 4.6GHz. Intel's CPU's can't do that while remaining stable enough to run benchies...

Also AMD's stability has come on par with intel's..
Edited by luenardi, Nov 28 2011, 01:09 PM.
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Well, I'm not a fan of overclocking at all. In my opinion it is always trading stability and endurance for performance and I prefer stability over performance. Reference clockrates are based upon detailed knowledge of the hardware and can guarantee correct behavior. You lose such guarantees (and the warranty) by overclocking.

And without overclocking current AMD CPUs are slower than SNBs according to the benchmarks I've looked at. At least in this price segment Intel seems to provide better value for money.
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Nov 28 2011, 01:54 PM
Well, I'm not a fan of overclocking at all. In my opinion it is always trading stability and endurance for performance and I prefer stability over performance. Reference clockrates are based upon detailed knowledge of the hardware and can guarantee correct behavior. You lose such guarantees (and the warranty) by overclocking.

And without overclocking current AMD CPUs are slower than SNBs according to the benchmarks I've looked at. At least in this price segment Intel seems to provide better value for money.

Well... then the i7 will serve you well.
Both chips have their pro's and con's it all depends on how you benchmark.


-:sorry.. BTW..
Perhaps look for a chip with a lower TDP..
Considering the current global environment 130W chips feel the burn...
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The i7 has a max. TDP of 95 Watts. Can you recommend one with similar computing power and pricing that has a lower TDP? And would I need a better CPU cooler than the boxed one for the i7?
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Nov 28 2011, 04:37 PM
The i7 has a max. TDP of 95 Watts. Can you recommend one with similar computing power and pricing that has a lower TDP? And would I need a better CPU cooler than the boxed one for the i7?
A max TDP of 95 is fine.
Coolermaster V8 heat sink should be perfect for the build.
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Nov 28 2011, 06:08 PM
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Nov 28 2011, 04:37 PM
The i7 has a max. TDP of 95 Watts. Can you recommend one with similar computing power and pricing that has a lower TDP? And would I need a better CPU cooler than the boxed one for the i7?
A max TDP of 95 is fine.
Coolermaster V8 heat sink should be perfect for the build.
Apparently this one is not available for socket 1155. Only for socket 1156. Do you really think that I need to purchase an extra CPU cooler, if I do not intend to overlock? My tower has relatively good cooling.
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