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 Roy Koopa My name is Sanger Zonvolt. I am the Sword that cleaves evil! Level: 155    
Posts: 1043/7703 EXP: 46527355 Next: 889865 Since: 01-04-12 From: Sweden Last post: 1299 days Last view: 1262 days |
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 385/1354 EXP: 3429495 Next: 56373 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2211 days Last view: 1719 days |
I have already ordered all the parts. In fact, I have half of my parts already.
When it comes down to it, I would prefer to have the more powerful CPU and less powerful video cards, since I will be more likely to replace the latter sooner rather than later. As for PSU, I am aware that I will need something better somewhere down the line. I will cross that bridge when I need to upgrade the video cards. In any case, the machine I have now is from 2004 and as I've said before, the CPU is so degraded it barely plays YouTube vids properly anymore. So I M happy with whatever results come out of this setup. |
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Roy Koopa My name is Sanger Zonvolt. I am the Sword that cleaves evil! Level: 155
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 389/1354 EXP: 3429495 Next: 56373 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2211 days Last view: 1719 days |
It just made sense to go with a better CPU since sometimes you have to upgrade the mobo alongside it. And even the RAM sometimes. Video cards? Shit, you could wait a few months and the one that was $600 comes down to like $200, and you could just get two of them. PSU's aren't that hard to upgrade either. All I'm saying is if there's a bottleneck, it'll be easier to fix it going this route. On top of that, I only had a certain amount of money, so I did what seemed to be the most logical thing to do. |
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Roy Koopa My name is Sanger Zonvolt. I am the Sword that cleaves evil! Level: 155
Posts: 1049/7703 EXP: 46527355 Next: 889865 Since: 01-04-12 From: Sweden Last post: 1299 days Last view: 1262 days |
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 393/1354 EXP: 3429495 Next: 56373 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2211 days Last view: 1719 days |
Alright, I got all my cabling and routed it where I want it. I put it all in 1" plastic tubing. All I have to do now is mount it to the ceiling of my bed frame so it looks a bit better. There are two tubes; one for the power cables for the monitors, and the other for video cables. Two HDMI cables, a DVI cable, and a serial cable for the touch monitor.
After I get home from work I'll have the rest of my supplies and I'll be able to start building my machine! |
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Scryforce - A place that still exists. Neat. Level: 86
Posts: 190/2020 EXP: 6117346 Next: 24761 Since: 07-18-12 From: USA Last post: 1013 days Last view: 995 days |
Glad to see you are getting things together now. Good luck building it and hopefully it will serve you well. |
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 399/1354 EXP: 3429495 Next: 56373 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2211 days Last view: 1719 days |
Got the machine built; had to get another means of storage (180GB Intel 520 SSD) because the 500GB HDD I have had a partition error. Windows install went haywire and had to hard boot it. So now, the drive is stuck in "expecting operation" mode and will not respond. Oh well. |
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 405/1354 EXP: 3429495 Next: 56373 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2211 days Last view: 1719 days |
Alright, done with my machine. Posting from it now.
Now I'm just working out all the kinks, such as fuzzy display. I haven't tried much. Two things I could try is to switch the cables between my two monitors. the 1080p screen with HDMI connected is the screen that looks like shit, while the 1280x1024 monitor looks nice and sharp with DVI. I'm sure I'll notice right away if it's the cable or if it's the monitor. If I don't notice a difference, then it's probably the 1080p monitor, in which case I'll try to see if there's an auto-adjust setting somewhere (I don't think this one has one) and go from there. I'm also trying to figure out why the fuck I'm getting a 179kb transfer rate from my USB3.0 external HDD to my internal SSD. I'm transferring all my IRC logs and mIRC over. Shouldn't be that slow, it should be blazing fucking fast. What the hell, man? |
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Banned permanently: Doesn't get how interacting with people actually works. Level: 24
Posts: 5/106 EXP: 73585 Next: 4540 Since: 07-11-12 Last post: 3451 days Last view: 3072 days |
Posted by KP9000 Didn't you say your using your old laptop hdd in your computer? What speed is it and what connector does it have ? I personally recommend you look into a 500gb seagate or western digital SATA. Might be iffy, but make sure the usb cable is not worn down or it will go in and out if you move it after a long while, that can cause alot problems when using external hdd transers. |
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 407/1354 EXP: 3429495 Next: 56373 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2211 days Last view: 1719 days |
Nah, that old thing? The HDD is an 80GB IDE. I'm not using that. I've got a 500GB WD drive, which I'm not using because it has a partition error in it. Not even attempting to format it works. Right now I'm using an Intel 520 series 180GB SSD. I've got two external drives both at 500GB, one of them USB3.0.
And yeah, fixed the video issue too. |
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