Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I need to stop reading this thread, I'm psyching myself up for a new build and my bank really can't take that again this year! Yep, feeling the same.. The itch.. She is growing.. 1
Arreks Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Ubuntu as main OS and Windows for games in a Dual Boot setup That's my preference anyway!! +1, except I'm running arch linux instead. I want Windows 10 tech preview to fix their problems with Steam, then I might run that instead. The itch.. She is growing.. You sound like a cannibal
sonofsanta Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Yeah, I really can't afford any of this. But right now I'm reading reviews of that Fractal Design Define R5 and thinking this, this is the one, my beauty, my precious, come to me, be mine... Good job Skylake processors aren't out yet or I might be upsetting the wife with credit card debt. There's still time to save up though... there's still time... I'm impressed that we've stretched this out to 350 posts though. Can you tell it's the first week back after the holidays? 1
abillybob Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Just looking at Gaming mouses and keyboards and they do have some very cheap ones, which should make SunnyKnight happy as he was not pleased at me using Dell This mouse and keyboard bundle is great, I have the same at home and it's only £32. The keyboard has Cherry MX Mechanical Switches also and feels so nice to use. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Storm-Devastator-Full-Size/dp/B00CUBQH3G/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1420804164&sr=8-5&keywords=gaming+mouse+and+keyboard
Sunnyknight Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Wife's schools does not have EES so no cheap OS for us. 8.1 pro is to expensive so getting 8.1 home. OK, the list so far Intel Core i5 i5-4690K CPU (Quad Core 3.5GHz Processor, 6MB Cache, Intel HD 4600 Graphics, Socket H3 LGA-1150) http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KPRWB9...h_pcggrtest-21 £179 Gigabyte GTX970 WindForce 3 OC 4GB Nvidia (Maxwell) PCI Express Graphics Card Gigabyte GTX970 WindForce 3 OC 4GB Nvidia (Maxwell) PCI Express Graphics Card * Scan Exclusive * - GV-N970WF3OC-4GD - Scan.co.uk £283 MSI Z97-G43 Socket 1150 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard MSI Z97-G43 Socket 1150 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard - Ebuyer £77 Corsair 8GB DDR3 1866MHz Vengeance Kit Corsair 8GB DDR3 1866MHz Vengeance Kit - Intel Haswell - Ebuyer £73 Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5inch SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5inch SSD - Ebuyer £109 Corsair CSM 650W Semi Modular 80+ Gold Power Supply Corsair CSM 650W Semi Modular 80+ Gold Power Supply - Ebuyer £76 Fractal Design Core 3000 Fractal Design Core 3000 - Ebuyer £44 Windows 8.1- 32-bit/64-bit Eng Intl DVD Windows 8.1- 32-bit/64-bit Eng Intl DVD - Ebuyer £83 Total £924 Just looking at Gaming mouses and keyboards and they do have some very cheap ones, which should make SunnyKnight happy as he was not pleased at me using Dell HANG THE FRIDDLEY WODDLE UP What happened to the 600 budget?! Didn't i say near thr beginning of the thread youll hit near 1k.... F........ no one ever trusts me. Fffff RAGE Side note, good lad from ditching dell.
edutech4schools Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 I'm impressed that we've stretched this out to 350 posts though. Can you tell it's the first week back after the holidays? My wife asked if any of us do any work. lol Just trying to see if I can get everything from ebuyer. Currently GPU is with scan.co.uk and ebuyer do similar Gigabyte GPUs and I wondered what the difference is between these two. Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card - Ebuyer Gigabyte GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI 3 DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card - Ebuyer
LincolnE Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 This mouse and keyboard bundle is great, I have the same at home and it's only £32. The keyboard has Cherry MX Mechanical Switches also and feels so nice to use. Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - Full-Size Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo Bundle, Blue LED Backlit: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories That's only a membrane keyboard, certainly no mechanical switches from the amazon description or from cooler masters website.
abillybob Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 That's only a membrane keyboard, certainly no mechanical switches from the amazon description or from cooler masters website. Oops. Ma Bad. It feels all mechanically though Plus it makes a nice *click* nice whenever you type
Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 The keyboard has Cherry MX Mechanical Switches also and feels so nice to use. Look again.. The keyboard utilizes custom membrane keys I don't really see the hoo-hah about mechanical keyboards, but then again I've never used one. But at the cost of them there's no way in hell I'm dropping the money for them without ever experiencing them prior. Not a chance. Edit: Whoops. Beaten to it.
mac_shinobi Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) @Arthur Is there a Fractal Design case that will fit a 360mm AIO Rad / CPU Cooler , 4 hard drives ( 1 ssd, two wd red 3.5" in raid one and one 1tb sshd ) and be able to install one optical drive . I may look at getting fan controller and LED Lit fans at a later date so presumably enough space to do that unless I get an external fan controller similar to this which uses a PCI type card : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BB-000-NX Currently looking at the Corsair Air 540 Case Edited January 9, 2015 by mac_shinobi
Domino Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I can personally recommend Perixx as an excellent budget brand, I have this mouse and love it: [Driver Update] Perixx MX-2000IIB, Programmable Gaming Laser Mouse - Black - 8 Programmable Button - Weight Tuning Cartridge - Omron Micro Switches - Avago 5600DPI ADNS-9500 Laser Sensor - Ultra Polling 125-1000HZ: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessori I need to stop reading this thread, I'm psyching myself up for a new build and my bank really can't take that again this year! I've got one of those, very happy with it - especially for the money
Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Whilst we're on the topic.. I do want to get myself some of those fancy fans that have a controller that slips into an optical drive bay (or do regular ol' fans work with them? I assume they would so long as they're 4-pin, not 3-pin?) so I can see their speeds (temperature sensors would also be awesome).. Any recommendations?
Arreks Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Whilst we're on the topic.. I do want to get myself some of those fancy fans that have a controller that slips into an optical drive bay (or do regular ol' fans work with them? I assume they would so long as they're 4-pin, not 3-pin?) so I can see their speeds (temperature sensors would also be awesome).. Any recommendations? I'm using a NZXT Sentry 2, average priced but does the job perfectly! all fan controllers are pretty easy to set up! I used to use one which showed temperatures as well, but the little temperature gauges kept coming loose so I gave up on it. 1
Sunnyknight Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 I'm using a NZXT Sentry 2, average priced but does the job perfectly! all fan controllers are pretty easy to set up! I used to use one which showed temperatures as well, but the little temperature gauges kept coming loose so I gave up on it. Second this. Theres a few others out theyre, but theyre stupidly priced.
LosOjos Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Second this. Theres a few others out theyre, but theyre stupidly priced. If they're stupidly priced to @Sunnyknight then they're definitely a no-go! 3
Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) If they're stupidly priced to @Sunnyknight then they're definitely a no-go! I thought exactly the same thing! Mr. Make-it-rain says it's expensive? That's got to be on the silly side of silly. Edit: Looking at it, that looks perfectly sufficient for the job. Shame it doesn't have a display for all of them simultaneously, though. That would be optional. Looking at a (rather bad) YouTube video quickly, it showed someone skipping through all the fans, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.. Then pressing quickly twice, so it skips a setting by the looks of it.. Am I right in assuming that the setting after Fan 5 would be a 'cycle display through all fans'? (one would hope it was that.. that would be useful.) Edited January 9, 2015 by Garacesh
abillybob Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Mr. Make-it-rain says it's expensive? Whenever you guys keep saying that I keep singing this in my head. God damn you all. 1
Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Make it raaaiiin @Sunnyknight's wallet in lots of pain Make it raaaiiin A new PC to build and play some games Make it raaaiiin He says he'll stick with this one for a while Make it raaaiiin But we all know that's not really his style Make it raaaiiin....... 2
X-13 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Make it raaaiiin @Sunnyknight's wallet in lots of pain Make it raaaiiin A new PC to build and play some games Make it raaaiiin He says he'll stick with this one for a while Make it raaaiiin But we all know that's not really his style Make it raaaiiin....... (I move away from the mic to check specs) 3
Arthur Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Is there a Fractal Design case that will fit a 360mm AIO Rad / CPU Cooler, 4 hard drives (1 ssd, two wd red 3.5" in raid one and one 1tb sshd) and be able to install one optical drive. Most of their larger cases (Define R4 & R5, ARC Midi R2 & ARC XL) I may look at getting fan controller and LED Lit fans at a later date so presumably enough space to do that unless I get an external fan controller similar to this which uses a PCI type card Maybe it's just me, but I can't see the point of getting an extra fan controller when you can automatically control the fans via programs like SpeedFan. www.silentpcreview.com/SpeedFan
Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Maybe it's just me, but I can't see the point of getting an extra fan controller when you can automatically control the fans via programs like SpeedFan. So I can keep an eye on what's going on whilst gaming without having to run an overlay, second screen, or alt tabbing. 1
Sunnyknight Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 LMAO You people are nutters!! loooooooolll You could also give the NZXT Sentry LX? Or LX2 is it? Not sure which one, a try. Also look at lamptron? I heard Aqua is better quality than most, but cost quite a bit more? I dunno? Don't Aerocool do one? Or Zalman? They're all your low end priced ones, ranging from £50 - 100 *Still LMAOing xD* @LosOjos @Garacesh @X-13 @abillybob 2
Arthur Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) So I can keep an eye on what's going on whilst gaming without having to run an overlay, second screen, or alt tabbing. What is there to keep an eye on though? On my PC when gaming, the fans speed up to cool the CPU and GPU and when not gaming the fans slow down automatically to almost inaudible levels. I don't need to touch or look at anything. With adequate cooling neither the CPU or GPU will overheat/throttle itself. Edited January 9, 2015 by Arthur 1
LosOjos Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Got to be honest, I'm with @Arthur here - at the risk of being flamed out of the thread, surely physical fan monitors serve no more purpose than to make your PC look cool? I can understand buying a hardware fan controller if you have a lot of fans in the case to keep in sync, but does anyone ever really go "ooh, fans are at 80%, better boost that up a little!"
Garacesh Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 What is there to keep an eye on though? On my PC when gaming, the fans speed up to cool the CPU and GPU and when not gaming the fans slow down automatically to almost inaudible levels. I don't need to touch or look at anything. With adequate cooling neither the CPU or GPU will overheat/throttle itself. Got to be honest, I'm with @Arthur here - at the risk of being flamed out of the thread, surely physical fan monitors serve no more purpose than to make your PC look cool? I can understand buying a hardware fan controller if you have a lot of fans in the case to keep in sync, but does anyone ever really go "ooh, fans are at 80%, better boost that up a little!" I'm extremely nosey and I like to know what's going on in my system. Nothing else to it, really
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