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snakenobi on 24 March 2012
Trentonater said:
You should really have a stronger power supply.


nope 650watts is more than enough

GTX 680 is a 28nm CPU and other parts don't consume much more



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thranx on 24 March 2012

as someone who skimped on my harddrive(7200 rpm also) and got one that is not quick enough i would recommend what thetonestarr is saying. Its far too long for my pc to load stuff compared to how fast it is at other things.



snakenobi on 24 March 2012
thetonestarr said:
snakenobi said:
thetonestarr said:

B+. Heavily held back by HDD speed. Recommend tossing on a 128GB SSD to install the system and frequently used programs onto, then use the HDD for less frequently used programs and all storage.


i don't use anything big frequently so the SSD system drive won't make much use here

 

I would like faster drive but for all things in my computer not jst programs

till then i might use SSD SRT solution for Z68 motherboards

First, if you have any possible reason to need the rest of the power in that system, then you 100% have a ton of use for a SSD. There is absolutely never a situation in the world in which you'd need that CPU, GPU, and RAM and not benefit massively from a SSD.

Second, regardless of what you're doing anyways, absolutely anybody and everybody's system would benefit tremendously from having a SSD.

More recently, I've not run anything much outside of WMP, Firefox, Photoshop, and Minecraft on my PC and even with just those programs, I see worlds of differences achieved by having a SSD. If you're running anything more complicated and data intensive than those programs, then I guarantee you that you're going to see massive improvements from using a SSD.

And unless you plan to be frequently organizing and reorganizing hundreds of gigabytes of videos or whathaveyou, there is absolutely zero need whatsoever to have a faster drive "for all things in your computer not just programs", so a 128GB (or MAYBE 256GB, if you expect to have a shit-ton of programs) is absolutely more than necessary. I have my system on a 64GB, and everything installs onto it, and it's still enough, so I really can't think of any reason you'd need anything bigger than a 128GB unless you're planning to be able to be a lazy unorganized piece of trash.

 

My system is a couple years old, but I'm running on an AMD Phenom 2 X4 quad-core 3.0GHz, 8GB RAM, 4TB of HDD space (currently about 2/3 full), and an outdated videocard that I'm working on replacing. I most certainly have a lot that's gone on in this system, and a lot that goes on outside of the SSD. But if you organize the system right, there's absolutely no reason ever that the size of the SSD would hold you back.


SSD only makes a difference for the programs that are on it

 

if i use an SSD for system dive and programs

 

it won't affect the 1080p 17mbps bit rate HD files i have on my PC

 

I will try the SSD SRT solution though

 

i will try to get 1tb os SSD next year though for my system drive



Andrespetmonkey on 24 March 2012

Very nice. Now please give it to me.



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averyblund on 24 March 2012

Nice kit, but I'll 3rd getting an SSD even a small on just for OS and browser. Enjoy it.



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JEMC on 24 March 2012
usrevenge said:
the 680gtx only uses like 200w of power, the cpu another 200 or so, HDD plus mother board and fans won't use more then 200w, which means your fine
corsair makes awesome PSU's so your fine.

it's a great PC but way overkill for most games.

It depends. If that 27" Asus monitor is 2560x1440, he needs every bit of power of that GPU, but if it is 1920x1080 then yes, an GTX 580 is enough.



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thranx on 24 March 2012
JEMC said:
usrevenge said:
the 680gtx only uses like 200w of power, the cpu another 200 or so, HDD plus mother board and fans won't use more then 200w, which means your fine
corsair makes awesome PSU's so your fine.

it's a great PC but way overkill for most games.

It depends. If that 27" Asus monitor is 2560x1440, he needs every bit of power of that GPU, but if it is 1920x1080 then yes, an GTX 580 is enough.


i think he meant the actual power supply was overkill. not the spec of the pc or any part. just that he could use a smaller power supply



JEMC on 24 March 2012
thranx said:
JEMC said:
usrevenge said:
the 680gtx only uses like 200w of power, the cpu another 200 or so, HDD plus mother board and fans won't use more then 200w, which means your fine
corsair makes awesome PSU's so your fine.

it's a great PC but way overkill for most games.

It depends. If that 27" Asus monitor is 2560x1440, he needs every bit of power of that GPU, but if it is 1920x1080 then yes, an GTX 580 is enough.


i think he meant the actual power supply was overkill. not the spec of the pc or any part. just that he could use a smaller power supply

It could be, but in that sentence he mentions the PC, not the power supply.



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snakenobi on 24 March 2012
JEMC said:
usrevenge said:
the 680gtx only uses like 200w of power, the cpu another 200 or so, HDD plus mother board and fans won't use more then 200w, which means your fine
corsair makes awesome PSU's so your fine.

it's a great PC but way overkill for most games.

It depends. If that 27" Asus monitor is 2560x1440, he needs every bit of power of that GPU, but if it is 1920x1080 then yes, an GTX 580 is enough.


its actually a GTX 680 with 28nm Kepler chip

 

Peak usage sits around 175watts and 195watts with turbo boost overclock

 

at max it can go upto 225watts

 



JEMC on 24 March 2012
snakenobi said:
JEMC said:
usrevenge said:
the 680gtx only uses like 200w of power, the cpu another 200 or so, HDD plus mother board and fans won't use more then 200w, which means your fine
corsair makes awesome PSU's so your fine.

it's a great PC but way overkill for most games.

It depends. If that 27" Asus monitor is 2560x1440, he needs every bit of power of that GPU, but if it is 1920x1080 then yes, an GTX 580 is enough.


its actually a GTX 680 with 28nm Kepler chip

Peak usage sits around 175watts and 195watts with turbo boost overclock

at max it can go upto 225watts

Sorry if what I posted wasn't clear.

What I ment to say is that you don't need a GTX680 to play modern games at 1920x1080, a card like the GTX580 is enough. But if you play at 2560x1440 (assuming it is 16:9), then a GTX580 is not enough, you need the GTX680 to have smooth framerates.

I read the GTX680 on your OP, that's why I said it was a very nice build.



Please excuse my bad English.

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