Latest tech purchase thread

CynthiaCrescent · 02-06-2013, 02:47 AM

The Dark Knight Rises?
Sexy indeed.

Captain Planet · 02-06-2013, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ChildLikEmperor

Very sexy!

Why thankyou

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Originally Posted by CynthiaCrescent

The Dark Knight Rises?
Sexy indeed.

Indeed, tis a very schmexy film :>

ASPRY · 02-06-2013, 04:35 AM

Considering a Noctua DH14 cooler, any better suggestions? I am looking for a very silent setup as my current PC is using CM Blizzard T2 CPU Cooler which makes a fuckton of noise especially at night, and occasionally makes grinding noise which was temporarily fixed by knocking the sides of the case.

Also, my wire management is shit, there's no back casing or anything to hide my wires. Any help?

SmellyJelly · 02-06-2013, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Xmarksthegank

FX-8320 also means that the computer can work as a heater.

My ivy i5 still does better job as heater than 8320 will , amd's have low tjmax therefor not exactly best heaters

Murie~ · 02-06-2013, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Planet

New 17.3" Asus N76 laptop. Given fantastic performance so far. I'm very happy with it. No more MacBook Pro 15"

Cost $1877 (that's Australian prices, tho, they're always inflated by around 25-50%

)

Nvidia GT650 with 4Gb, 8Gb RAM, i7-3630QM @ 2.4GHz and 1.5 terabyte HD (which is actually 4 harddrives). The OS and my personal stuff on 1 HD, Steam on another, movies have up their own and then TV shows are on the last drive. It also has a BluRay drive.

Unfortunately it came with Windows 8, but I quickly bastardised it into something resembling Windows 7 (Team Four Star logo for the Start Button :3) The fan is fantastic as well. It's both effective AND quiet which is amazing. Even better, it natively supports 1280x1024 so you can play Age of Empires II on the highest res without tweaking any system settings

To go with the laptop I have a set of Plantronics Gamecom USB headphones with Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound and a Cooler Master XORNET mouse.

Love it. Grats for the new lappy.

Captain Planet · 02-06-2013, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Murie~

Love it. Grats for the new lappy.

Thanks. My favourite part is still the ability to play Age of Empires II in glorious 1280x1024 res :> Nothing beats the classics. And what's more, I don't even have to use the "Close-Windows-Explorer-Then-Run-The-Game" work around in Windows 8 :O (I'm also running it in WinXP SP2 Compatability to be sure).

That and having (a smaller version of) this as my start button with Classic Shell:

SmellyJelly · 02-07-2013, 05:45 PM

:wheee

K a z e · 02-09-2013, 06:10 AM

Traded a friend for his Fractal R4 + cash for my 650D

Also added a H100i. I can't manage the back of my case for shit. Still need to work on that.

ChildLikEmperor · 02-09-2013, 06:48 AM

I heard the fans for the h100i are quite nice. Are you having any issues with noise under load?

SmellyJelly · 02-09-2013, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ChildLikEmperor

I heard the fans for the h100i are quite nice. Are you having any issues with noise under load?

They are good , under performance setting they are loud for some people though , comparing to my ex-Delta fans/1900XTX sound levels it's nothin tho

Xmarksthegank · 02-09-2013, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ChildLikEmperor

I heard the fans for the h100i are quite nice. Are you having any issues with noise under load?

They are better but still there's no other reason to buy them over high-end aircoolers than possibly more convenient space requirements and the looks.

They did upgrade the fans but the biggest difference in the H100i is the software, really. Ideally you'd want to use something like Gentle Typhoons.

ChildLikEmperor · 02-10-2013, 04:09 AM

Im not a fan of air coolers at all, their bulk is something I dont like. I prefer a clean tidy look to my machine and they go against that

K a z e · 02-10-2013, 04:26 AM

The h100i is a huge improvement over my h60. My temps never go above 45c at full load. My h60 idled at like 40-45c..

Idles at about 27c.

And yeah, I like the clean look that the liquid coolers give. I also would like not to remove a heatsink just to install RAM lol.

Murie~ · 02-10-2013, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by K a z e

Traded a friend for his Fractal R4 + cash for my 650D

Also added a H100i. I can't manage the back of my case for shit. Still need to work on that.

2 Videocards, am i correct?

SmellyJelly · 02-10-2013, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Murie~

2 Videocards, am i correct?

Yes, by looks two 680gtx'es

Murie~ · 02-10-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SmellyJelly

Yes, by looks two 680gtx'es

because 120 FPS on ultramax settings is not enough?

SmellyJelly · 02-10-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Murie~

because 120 FPS on ultramax settings is not enough?

Not enough for 1440p/1600p 120+ fps on bf3/crisis3/fc3/hitman on max settings.

K a z e · 02-10-2013, 04:23 PM

You will only get 40-45 fps on with a single 680 at 2560x1440 fully maxed out depending on the game. I was aiming for the 60 mark. Some lesser demanding older games will do fine but some other games not so much.

If I only played on a small 1920x1080 monitor, sure that's very unjustified. 2 680s is still kind of overkill but whatever. I got them both under retail price.

Captain Planet · 02-11-2013, 10:19 AM

I just found myself a copy of Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition for $10. I feel so happy right now

Xmarksthegank · 02-11-2013, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Planet

I just found myself a copy of Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition for $10. I feel so happy right now

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/neverwin...iamond_edition

Not even on a sale?

02-06-2013, 02:47 AM	#421
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02-06-2013, 04:35 AM	#423
ASPRY Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,502	Re: Latest tech purchase thread Considering a Noctua DH14 cooler, any better suggestions? I am looking for a very silent setup as my current PC is using CM Blizzard T2 CPU Cooler which makes a fuckton of noise especially at night, and occasionally makes grinding noise which was temporarily fixed by knocking the sides of the case. Also, my wire management is shit, there's no back casing or anything to hide my wires. Any help? __________________

02-07-2013, 05:45 PM	#427
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02-09-2013, 06:10 AM	#428
K a z e Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,309	Re: Latest tech purchase thread Traded a friend for his Fractal R4 + cash for my 650D Also added a H100i. I can't manage the back of my case for shit. Still need to work on that. __________________

02-09-2013, 06:48 AM	#429
ChildLikEmperor Forum Staff Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney, Toronto, New York Posts: 5,661	Re: Latest tech purchase thread I heard the fans for the h100i are quite nice. Are you having any issues with noise under load? __________________

02-10-2013, 04:09 AM	#432
ChildLikEmperor Forum Staff Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney, Toronto, New York Posts: 5,661	Re: Latest tech purchase thread Im not a fan of air coolers at all, their bulk is something I dont like. I prefer a clean tidy look to my machine and they go against that __________________

02-10-2013, 04:26 AM	#433
K a z e Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,309	Re: Latest tech purchase thread The h100i is a huge improvement over my h60. My temps never go above 45c at full load. My h60 idled at like 40-45c.. Idles at about 27c. And yeah, I like the clean look that the liquid coolers give. I also would like not to remove a heatsink just to install RAM lol. __________________

02-10-2013, 04:23 PM	#438
K a z e Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,309	Re: Latest tech purchase thread You will only get 40-45 fps on with a single 680 at 2560x1440 fully maxed out depending on the game. I was aiming for the 60 mark. Some lesser demanding older games will do fine but some other games not so much. If I only played on a small 1920x1080 monitor, sure that's very unjustified. 2 680s is still kind of overkill but whatever. I got them both under retail price. __________________