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Offline oboe

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2016, 02:50:42 PM »
Yes, but the 280 requires about 250W and the 970 only requires 145W.  For an upgrade, to an existing system, the 970 will usually slip right in, without requiring a power supply upgrade.

I know my home system would need a new power supply to use the 280, but will not need one for the 970, if I go that route.

Hopefully the next generation of AMD/ATI products will get the power back under control.  For the longest, they did a better job than NVidia did, in that area.

That's true, and that's one of the drawbacks of the 280.   I think I upgraded to a 750W Corsair PS when I built the system.   

I can't recall the site I used back when I built the system, but you could pick out all the components and it would find good prices on them for you and also show you the power requirements of your components.

Found it:  http://pcpartpicker.com/ 

Looks like its been updated since I used it last.   It does hardware compatibility checks for you and estimates your power requirements.  It also has suggested gaming builds at different price levels, plus links to Youtube build guides, etc.  Very useful site. 
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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2016, 06:41:45 PM »
No kits, you simply purchase each component from something like new egg.

Box
Power Supply
Mother board
cpu  possibly cooling fan may or may not be included.
memory.
Drives
Operating System
Possibly video card, most intels come with on board video.


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The magic of a concise list... This I could do. The fettling part after I snap together the Legos will be the part that takes time, no doubt. That Intel on board vid is junk, usually, yes? I thought that you typically want a discrete card..?

Newegg... Been there. I'm going to price a second platform from components. The dream of the virtual flight arena, Mano a Mano on the Jacobean bamboo, is a powerful dream that must be brought to life, even if it costs me a second platform. I bet you guys do that and yell at each other across the office all the time. It's probably pretty damn fun.

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2016, 06:46:30 PM »

Found it:  http://pcpartpicker.com/ 

Looks like its been updated since I used it last.   It does hardware compatibility checks for you and estimates your power requirements.  It also has suggested gaming builds at different price levels, plus links to Youtube build guides, etc.  Very useful site.

Excellent, oboe... The build guides are great as a ref for inter-component compatibility. Dale gave me enough rope to hang myself. Checking the build guides may get me back to standing on the chair noosed.
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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2016, 06:53:55 PM »
The 970 has lower power requirements than most nVidia cards and definitely AMD under it.  I'm running it on triple monitors 5760x1080. Baby smooth with defaults.
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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2016, 04:32:00 AM »
@PJ_Godzilla: The most time consuming part of building a computer is the planning, i.e. figuring out brands and models to the items on HiTech's list. PcPartPicker has a good tool for that especially when you make it show only compatible items. It also can make a copy-pasteable listing which you can send here for evaluation.

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2016, 06:23:38 AM »
Do not cut corners on the power supply.  A noisy power supply will lead to shortened component life, more heat, more noise and reduced stability.
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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2016, 08:15:31 AM »
Skuzzy knows who builds solid power supplies.  I think I remember Him recommending SeaSonic as being very well constructed with quality components.


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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2016, 08:56:38 AM »
Seasonic makes some of the best power supplies in the industry.  They also have a cheap line, which is not so good (all things being relative as their worst supply is better than some of the others best supplies).  They also make most every decent supply available from Corsair, Thermaltake, and a hundred other power supply sellers.
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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #23 on: January 28, 2016, 09:11:40 AM »
And when picking cases QUITE is a VERY BIG DEAL!

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2016, 07:22:50 PM »
my case has 2X 8 inch side case fans, and its very quiet!! What's noisy is the 4 internal fans and the 5 drives I have hooked up to it! but I play the game so much, I cant hear the fans with my Logitech G35 headset hehehehe

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #25 on: January 29, 2016, 11:03:23 AM »
There are dedicated "quiet" cases out there, but I've found that the ones that have side windows are never quite as quiet (get it quite/quiet) as the windowless type.  I have a Noctua dh14 and a 15, and combined with 2 video cards, along with 5 case fans - it's still possible to control the sound with the right settings with a fan controller. 

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2016, 11:57:37 AM »
You can get cases with noise cancelling foam. Power supplies that don't have a fan or one that's "ultra quiet". Video cards and processors could be liquid cooled with oversize radiators and Noctua ultra quiet fans.


Use http://pcpartpicker.com/ to pick all of your parts and the tool will make sure everything is compatible. Use Amazon or Newegg to order your parts. Amazon has free two day shipping if you use their free prime trial.

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #27 on: January 29, 2016, 12:09:31 PM »
Fractal Design has some very quiet cases that are well designed.
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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #28 on: January 29, 2016, 04:37:52 PM »
Fractal's stuff is elegant too, I really like their cases despite being a Corsair fan boy.

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Re: Invidia 970
« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2016, 04:00:40 PM »
Will this card get it done? I don't want to have any issues regarding framerate or graphics settings. I currently have a GTX 750 Ti and it fell on its rear end last night @ 19 frames on the deck.

Your input is appreciated, thanks.

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i got a 750ti 16gb ram on a rubbish a8-5500 and get 60 easy with couple sliders lowered