There must always be a Speccy thread.
Should I consider suicide?
>>54548890
You should buy a quad core Phenom II like the X4 965 on eBay for $20 fampai. Still decent CPUs for most tasks.
>>54548939
I was thinking of splurging on one of the FX-series, either an 8350 or 6300.
>>54549004
Waste of money at this point. Wait for Zen to deliver us from Intel's 5% a year kikery.
>>54548839
>those high as fuck timings
Makes me not want to jump to DDR4
>>54549004
Your motherboard only supports 95W CPUs at most. So the 8350 is ruled out. But the 6300 is a possibility. Just make sure it is updated to the latest BIOS. 6300s are still somewhat expensive though so you may just want to wait for Zen and do a motherboard, cpu, RAM, etc.
>>54549093
>doesnt understand how RAM works
It's not all about the timings.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bJ6d8d
I want to buy this, and i plan on buying a 1080p 144hz monitor with it.
Y/N?
>>54549302
If you can spare any money i'd recommend 2666mhz RAM or faster as it actually seems to make a difference for some games (GTA 5 is a big one)
>>54549328
But h170 mobos dont support anything higher than 2133mhz. And getting a z170 just for the ram is kinda dumb.
>>54549211
I know, it's about frequency and ram timings.
Higher frequencies don't mean shit if the latencies are really high, they will just cancel each other out
>>54549360
>don't mean shit if the latencies are really high
ahem
>>54549449
What do you keep posting? How does that prove anything
>>54549483
AIDA64 memory scores, first post was Read speed, second post was Latency.
You're claiming DDR4 has shit latency even if frequency is high. I'm proving you wrong by showing you that isn't the case compared to other setups.
>>54549541
So higher on the chart to the top means a higher score?
built today
CPU is at 4.7GHz with 1.38V
>>54549650
Can you not read a basic chart? It's all labeled mate.
I also cut it off fairly short, the list extends further down.
>>54549668
Can you cook some steak for me on that gpu? Well done please, but that shouldnt be a problem.
>>54549664
Did you pirate windows? And why no gpu?
>>54549714
That's just coming off a benchmark. Normally it idles at around 45c.
>well done
Get out.
>>54549702
So the latency is a function of the clock speed and the timings?
>>54549736
yes and the integrated graphics appear to be sufficient - to my surprise
>>54549784
Yes
>>54549784
Yes. You can have higher timings with higher frequencies because the end result is no more latency than low timings with low frequencies, but you also get the massively increased bandwidth.
SAVE ME
>>54550192
>he fell for the Intel meme
>>54549927
Does the increased bandwidth help with gaming?
>>54550192
4,000 gb of ram
dam dude
>>54550382
it clearly says 400GB.
Which is still a shitload.
What the fuck that comma is doing in there, I don't know.
>>54550379
some games yes, most games no.
>>54550418
Europeans use commas to denote decimal places for some stupid reason.
>>54550379
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er_Fuz54U0Y
TL;DW: The Witcher 3 benefits more from faster memory than a CPU overclock. GTA V likes it too. Most games don't care.
>>54549668
Solid/10
>AMD GPU
My nigga
>>54550566
Cool
>>54550474
At least we dont live in poverty. What 3rd world country are you from mate?
>>54550968
uhh, the global superpower one.
that invented the internet and RAM.
>>54550994
Oh that 3rd world nigger country near canada? You dont have the right to talk about our system.
>>54548839
Hi guys,How old could my computer be according to my spec? I forgot completely when i build It.
Every day until new computer
>>54551227
2012 most likely. That's when the 3570K was released and the GTX 500 series was two generations old by 2013.
come at me
considering an upgrade - what's the first thing to replace?
>>54551357
Also speccy lies, it's 3.2GHz, not 2.3.
Same for RAM clock but it lies about that on every system.
>>54551304
Yeah I thought It is 3 or 4 years, Maybe I upgrade next year because Zen n stuff could make it cheaper.
I did not feel real need to upgrade tho[and I do game] but new games try to run on old machines for better sales.
My real issues is over-heating at summer.I use just stock spinning machines and one very little pre-build in my computer case. [no space for more]
Fite me
>>54551457
H-How d-d-did you 10gb ram? Do they even sell 5gig rams or 4x 2.5
>>54551457
What the fuck is this shit
>mfw I don't even game
Man, shit sure does compile fast...
>>54551490
8gb + 2gb
Is not that hard anon.
>>54551586
A program that shows PC specifications screenshot.
>>54551609
8+2? I did not hear good things about mixing ram.
>>54551673
more RAM = more POWER
![61a6cb4d2f[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/b0s4Mpk.png "61a6cb4d2f[1].png")
r-rate
>>54551759
>1.60GHz
what the fuck
>>54551388
The graphics card is the only thing you need to replace in the near future. The rest will run any game out there fine.
Did I fuck up?
What should upgrade first?
>>54552349
Your PC
>I'll check the motherboard when I feel like it.
Anyways, I'm planning on adding a 600 Watt PSU to this pre-built and I'm wondering if the R9 380 4GB model is okay enough for some modest gaming.
>>54551700
Should've gotten 32 gigs then, senpai.
>>54550192
Toshiba laptop? I like it.
>>54552604
stop buying pre builts
>>54552979
I already have.
>>54548839
>>54548890
I had a 1.3Ghz singlecore CPU and a 16mb Video card, paired with a 10GB hdd in use.. later 2x512mb ram for years and an Athlon x2 3800+ and Linux 3d Desktop always worked fine :)
>>54548890
Bruh
just optimize what you got like I had to with that type of system
>>54552306
>single channel
Add another stick
>>54549803
Seriously, the HD 530 graphics chip is bretty gud. It's surprisingly powerful considering it was free.
>>54555853
Whoops, forgot to post my pile of shit. My SSD died and now I'm sure which one I should get to replace it.
>>54552306
>WD
>only one DIMM of RAM
Yep, you fucked up, but it's fixable.
>>54555097
what is your 4790k overclocked to? mine isn't overclocked atm and it idles at 32~c. what cooler do you have? or is it just cold where you are? jealous of your temps
Main system is just under 2 years old
Just built this today. I'm waiting for Polaris to be fully announced to get a GPU.
>>54556267
Lets hope AMD doesn't fuck it up.
what do /g/, it's never gone over 100
>>54558546
Take laptop apart, reapply thermal paste.
>>54552161
Nice one, cheers
Here's mine
>>54559397
It's gonna blow up soon
>>54559465
I hope not :D
built it this december
I guess I went overkill with it because the only games I play are crusader kings 2, heroes of the storm, wow and csgo.
meming it up
It's this thread full of tech illiterates again !
>>54548839
Boom
in yo face
>>54548839
Literally housefire
>>54559705
>MSI motherboard
>GTX 960
>sound card
Yep, you're not wrong.
>>54559781
All of those were bought for perfectly valid reasons
I'm late.
also I'm a Waitfag.
What's a good keyboard for low/mid/high priceranges?
>>54559897
>What's a good keyboard for low/mid/high priceranges?
All of them.
>>54559793
what reasons other than you're a fag?
>>54559397
do you make anime?
Desktop
>>54560327
Laptop
>>54560345
Server
>>54548839
>>54560357
>Server
>Windows
For what reason
>>54560414
Several
>>54560441
Name them, and especially why you would choose a desktop version of Windows over Server 2012 R2
>>54551131
>ATAPI iHAS124 E
>iHAS
NO I HAS!
>>54560451
Because there's literally no benefit to any other OS for what it's used for.
Laptop
How do i pull up the speccy screen?
Hello from 7 years ago.
>>54560480
So what is it used for then ?
>>54548839
600$
>>54560544
Power consumption.
need to get another second graphics card, r5 230 or some crap - old 5350 too dated for proper drivers alas.
>>54560657
ive got two R7-260x's just sitting here.
I should do something with them
Waiting for the i7-6950X. Also ordered a 2x16GB RAM kit, but, I need to either get a thinner radiator or remove the heat spreaders for them to fit.
>>54560672
Quite a bit of storage you got there.
I just updated a few parts last week, waiting for the 1070 to upgrade my GPU though. This is also the first time trying watercooling and I'm pretty surprised by the results. It's just one of those AOI coolers from Corsair.
>>54560710
Literal retard
>>54560698
>Quite a bit of storage you got there.
yeah, i'm working on uploading it all to a cloud backup service in case of a drive failure but it's taking ~5 months @1MB/s. 1 month down, 4 to go.
Mainly just my anime and TV i've collected over the past 3-4 years.
>>54560735
Is there really that much content that you can't just stream from another service like Netflix or Crunchyroll that makes it worth the effort? Genuine question, not trying to be a dick. I don't really watch much TV or movies, so, I don't know how much of what you watch is available on streaming platforms.
>>54560780
Content wise, you're able to get probably ~40-50% of it from streaming services. The rest is more difficult to find. But in all cases I will have higher quality than what is available to stream.
So while netflix might have the TV show or the movie, they wont have a good quality bluray rip. It will be much lower bitrate because you have to stream it.
I have spent ~$600 on hard drives. If I were to buy all the media I have it would cost far more however.
There have also been occasions where I dont have internet for a few days when my ISP fucks up and it's great having thousands of hours of TV and movies and anime at my disposal.
>>54560826
I guess it makes sense then. My storage situation is pretty, as you can see with a 480GB SSD and the 6TB HDD. I have a small case, so I went with a big drive. But, due to it's spin-up time, I may just put it and a few other drives in a NAS. And maybe use the extra internal space on my case for a couple more SSD's. I really only need the storage for my music files and photos. FLAC is obviously very storage consuming, but my camera's RAW shoots are also like 45-65MB each, and I like to save all the shots, even the ones I don't actually edit or use.
>>54560909
Yeah i only have 2 more drive bays free in this rig right now. After that I will likely be setting up a NAS. I know your case is pretty restrictive, especially with that water loop going on, so SSDs might be a better option for you and just set up a NAS for HDDs.
>>54560936
What case are you using? Maybe you can get one with more HDD bays? Or check out some of Lian Li's NAS enclosures. They're a bit pricey, but very nice.
I think the NAS for straight storage might be a better idea, too. I'd like to have three of my SSD's, one being dedicated to OS and software, and the other two to games and some files I want to keep on hand. It'd make good for using this as a LAN box, too. But that's another like $500+ for two more of the same SSD's lol, plus more for a NAS enclosure for my HDD. Probably won't happen, but, just a thought.
>>54560968
Corsair 750D, you'll recognize it from the Guts thread.
I COULD use a 2x5.25" to 3x3.5" hotswap bay.
That would essentially let me expand up to ~35-40TB before needing a NAS.
>I think the NAS for straight storage might be a better idea, too
Even if I dont run out of space in my main rig I will probably have a home server setup in the next 6-12 months regardless. I can always add HDDs to it for a NAS at a later time.
>>54561025
Okay, I've seen that build before.
I've used some 5.25" to 3.5" adapters before. They work nicely, though mine weren't hotswap. I don't know about their reliability lately, either, but I've had some Seagate Barracudas in the past and they were pretty nice. I heard they either have them out now, or will be soon, releasing 8TB single drives. Might be something you want to look into. My 6TB WD is an excellent drive. It just has a (seemingly forever, but that's compared to SSD instant speeds) spin-up time. It's realistically maybe no more than 10 seconds. They run a little warm, but mine is also right under a GPU. Very good drive overall, just stupid expensive.
>>54561077
Yeah I have decided 4TB is the smallest density I will have in my computer. I was THIS close to ordering 8TB drives when i built this rig but figured 12TB was going to be more than enough for now. Then I filled 90% of that and decide to get a WD black 5Tb when it was on sale.
>>54548839
what do you guys think? first ever build and i want to get into gaming and possibly programming
:P
>>54561256
>gaming
>Lincux
>>54560463
Isn't that the disk drive used to burn xbox 360 games back in the day?
I'm in dire need of an upgrade, so I'll provide you with some cringe. this is a thrift shop build pretty much.
I am a poorfag and newb and I'm looking for some advice. I want to know if anyone thinks i should stick with this graphics card when upgrading or to replace it, i wanna cut costs where i can, and i already got my new cpu and mobo picked out, but I fell in love with overwatch, so I'm down to go without eating for the next week to get my setup playable if I gotta push it.
>>54565193
You can stick with that GPU in the short term, but it needs an upgrade too, just not as bad as your CPU does.
Anyone know what the "negative" RAM means?
>>54551104
Am I doing it right?
>>54566603
b-but NASA uses metric.
I need to look into sudoku
>>54565193
It's pretty bad by today's standards, but it'll do as a holdover until you can buy something better. It should run Overwatch on low at least.
>>54566840
only fairly recently due to the ISS
This pc was pretty baller almost 2 years ago, it's still fine but I want a gtx1080.
It's not much but it's something
>>54569024
i just finished building almost the same pc.
my mobo is just different.
is this pc still running good for you?
>>54568970
when I first tried during the open beta I had some workable fps in the tutorial, but once i got in a real game it was really chugging
I hope it was just my processor at fault and I can be a bit servicable now that I'm replacing it
>>54569330
yeah works great, 60fps in all games at 1080p. some newer ones have lag at 1440p, and 4k is out of the question except with previous generation games.
Only reason I want a 1080 is so I can make use of my screen's 4k capabilities in newer games, if I had a lower spec monitor I probably wouldn't need to upgrade for another couple years.
>>54569391
how long do you think you would last with the 970? if you weren't upgrading
i have a 1080p monitor :p
>>54569391
nvm
> couple of years
>>54569417
970's should be fine for high to max settings in the newest games at 1080p for another 2+ years I think, and if you don't mind ending up in medium to low settings it'll be fine for another 5+ imo.
pls rate
>>54569545
decent/10
>>54569545
probably unhealthy interest in gay men/10
rate my laptop
>>54560710
Which one exactly? What are your ambient temps?
>>54548839
Is there any program that actually reads AMD temperature sensors accurately?
Pretty standard really, will be upgrading my GPU and PSU sometime thought. Also i may get a bluray drive sometime but that's not that important.
>>54570098
Try HWMonitor maybe. Maybe something from your motherboard's manufacturer's website.
>>54550192
why no 64-bit?
I don't know why people hate clevos. I've had zero issues with mine so far
come at me 4chan!
>>54548839
waiting on the new gpus
>>54555925
You think WD is bad? Get the fuck of /g/.
>>54556050
Not a fan of widescreen or mixing monitor sizes as much as you did and your RAM could stand to be faster, but otherwise good choices other than your strange choice of storage devices. Wouldn't mind hearing more about that.
>>54556319
They fuck up every single release though.>>54560166
How does it feel knowing that my laptop runs cooler than most desktops after playing gta v for 2 hours.
>>54559781
Whats wrong with MSI boards?
Do you guys think I should get a second 970 or get a 1070/1080?
I don't think my motherboard supports SLI so I would need to replace that as well if I decided to get another 970.
>>54572268
>"do i want another 3.5"
>>54571783
As an owner of an MSI board my main complaint is their BIOS layout for OCing is retarded and everything is much more confusingly labeled than gigabyte or asus or others.
The other BIOS settings are also more of a pain in the ass than asus or similar, but not as bad as the OCing section.
SOON. Waiting for Computex to see if anything worthwhile is announced otherwise this is it.
>>54571463
The VSX-21 is mostly for audio, but it's connected to an Epson 8700UB projector.
I decided to go for lower timings on the RAM instead of 3200+, they're 2800 sticks so 3000 @ CL14 1T is a happy medium.
Storage is two 1TB 850 pros and a leftover 240GB Sandisk from my old build. The oddballs are just externals I'm using for extra music storage outside the NAS.
>>54559397
>swap usage not 0%
consider adding more ram and turning off swap altogether, it's uselessly slow on a HDD and shortens the life of an SSD.
Meh Why not.
>>54573111
two 980tis use like 600w at full draw with an OC'd i7 CPU.
1080s are supposed to use even less power than 980s. And you're buying a 1000w PSU....why?
700-800w gold/platinum/titanium unit is more than enough.
1000w is overkill and probably ends up wasting more electricity (idle power draw on 1000w PSUs is dick)
>>54573225
Yeah that's an older shot I never updated. I changed around the storage and PSU. I wasn't sure how much power 1080s would require at the time. I'll probably get 750 or 850.
>>54573306
also is there a reason for the $400 motherboard? Do you need the features its giving you? From what I can see you wouldnt even need more than a $200 motherboard. The only reason to spend more money on a motherboard is if it offers features you will use or need for your build. Since you are getting a closed loop cooler not a custom water loop, buying a super expensive OCing motherboard is just money down the drain. If you had a custom water loop, or were doing LN2 cooling, then sure. Get that motherboard as it is meant to be used for extreme OCing. But otherwise you're just spending money because you can.
>>54573375
>also is there a reason for the $400 motherboard? Do you need the features its giving you? From what I can see you wouldnt even need more than a $200 motherboard.
I upgrade yearly and do a fresh build every 3 years so I always future proof a bit. I might do something more useful with it down the line but at the moment, no it's not really needed.
>>54573588
Well there will be a platform change by the time you upgrade next and you'll need a new motherboard.
I can pretty much promise if you drop $400 on that motherboard you will never use any features you wouldn't find on a run of the mill $150-200 board.
The number of times I hear customers telling me they will upgrade eventually or future proof this, blah blah blah. It's crap, buy what you can afford now that makes sense for the price. Save the rest of your money and plan on upgrading the GPU in ~2 years and the whole platform in 4-5.
>>54548839
>>54548890
I got a Phenom II X4 for 20 €. Also you get 8 GB RAM nowadays for 20 €.
Suicide for Windows 10.
>>54573696
I just wanna live my life.
>>54573839
I feel you man, I just hate seeing people spend money they could invest.
>>54573929
Fool and his money...
>>54548839
Here's what I'm workin with at the moment
