Old card vs new for size comparison.
After shot. Would look much better if I had a modular PSU.
After shot. Would look much better if I had a modular PSU.
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Twitch
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That's what I'm doing now. My heads starting to swim a bit with all the research. I would like to stay around 1,000 max $1,500. I want something serious enough to handle multiple 3D drawings and renderings but I haven't been a real gamer in years.
I will get a bigger case eventually its not in the budget currently. New card generates some heat. I may have to evaluate my fan placement.You need a bigger case my friend. Both of us need to work on cable management. lol
No need to worry about space in mine
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it's so long it looks like it'd be essentially blocking all air from above/below that card the way the case is built.
There is an intake fan drawing air into the bottom of the case by the hard drives. There is also a fan on the side of the case pushing hot air out right by where the card sits. The CPU is watercooled and has its own fan/radiator setup.
LizBot
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I gotta bookmark this. I'm about to starting tinkering with my PC whenever we get it moved over from being the media center for the Living Room to having me use a proper desk.
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bootyluvr
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23-26C -> idle
60-65C -> gaming (of course rocket league it doesn't go above 35-40C[emoji14])
What program are you using to get the GPU temp. I have one for the CPU but thats it. CPU runs about17-23 C at idle. 38 C under full load.
Michal006
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It's MSI afterburner. You can also watch temps when gaming
Michal006
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My old 1998 computer could gandle that game.
littleshak
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That's how i felt when i started looking for my gaming rig. But after a few weeks i figured it out.
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bootyluvr
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EVGA Precision X
That's great. You should buy it and play with me
Michal006
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That's great. You should buy it and play with me
I'm good... I'm thinking of getting Trackmania turbo. Still waiting to see if Battlefield 5 is going to be about WWII
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bootyluvr
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EA/Dice.... **** will be ****** up again.
Twitch
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Thanks for this link. Very informative and a great resource. Ive got something together now and Im getting close to pulling the trigger. What do you guys think of this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nHDFwP
I'm still debating between the i7-6700k and the i7-5820k. This is a workstation build that requires more CPU power than anything else. The GTX 970 + 16GB of RAM should be overkill for my needs. Do you guys have any experience or recommendations?
Also, really stupid question.... What other things do i need to buy to get this together? Would i be missing a cable or should i get extra case fans? I know there are SATA cables with the MOBO and power cables with the PSU... am i missing something really basic?