CHANGSTAR: Audiophile Headphone Reviews and Early 90s Style BBS

  • December 31, 2015, 09:44:50 AM
  • Welcome, Guest
Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 [6] 7

Author Topic: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.  (Read 7423 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

OJneg

  • Audio Ayatollah / Wow and Fluster
  • Mate
  • Pirate
  • ****
  • Brownie Points: +120/-3
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1245
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #50 on: June 01, 2013, 06:17:25 AM »
Yessir. I follow those fools regularly.
Logged

Dyaems

  • Able Bodied Sailor
  • Powder Monkey
  • ***
  • Brownie Points: +10/-0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 84
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #51 on: June 04, 2013, 12:06:23 AM »
looks like microsoft is putting back the old start button as an option/toggle when 8.1 is released.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/30/windows-8-1-to-get-start-button-boot-to-desktop-option/
Logged

DaveBSC

  • Best Korean Sympathizer
  • Able Bodied Sailor
  • Pirate
  • ***
  • Brownie Points: +222/-50
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2092
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #52 on: June 04, 2013, 01:58:33 AM »
Basically they are just replacing the bottom left corner "hidden" start button with a button. Not a big change. The fact that you couldn't do 50/50 (or whatever size you wanted) in Metro or with a desktop/Metro app before was insane, as was the fact that shortcuts like Win + L/R would work on the desktop but not in Metro. That's at least fixed now, at least the former is.

Ultimately none of the changes are anything I really care about, as I have no interest in using or seeing Metro ever. I'll be building a few Haswell machines and I may think about using it just for the better SSD handling and few other niceties, but only with SIB.
Logged

OJneg

  • Audio Ayatollah / Wow and Fluster
  • Mate
  • Pirate
  • ****
  • Brownie Points: +120/-3
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1245
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #53 on: June 05, 2013, 05:24:05 AM »
Ugh...

Of late my PC has been louder than usual. Not even closed headphones are enough to seal the fan noise out. It's not the chassis fans as I've made an effort to turn those down. Going to have to dust it out this weekend. I'm thinking about replacing the shit stock cooler (don't ask why I'm still using a stock cooler) with a nice aftermarket one.

This is an old CPU (Quad-Core Q9450 http://ark.intel.com/products/33923) and I don't plan on keeping it or the mobo much longer either. So I'd need one that supports older sockets (LGA775, specifically). Does it even make sense to use a new cooler on this machine and then swing it over for when I upgrade? The noise is really irksome right now.

I'm thinking about getting this one:
(http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1S740PV0R62FF&coliid=I17D8U4GHVBXWK)
I might also want to look for some extra chassis fans that I can also roll over into my next machine.

Any alternate recommendations or advice are welcome.
Logged

DaveBSC

  • Best Korean Sympathizer
  • Able Bodied Sailor
  • Pirate
  • ***
  • Brownie Points: +222/-50
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2092
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #54 on: June 05, 2013, 06:19:25 AM »
Logged

munch

  • Recoverig Shoutbox Addict & A Better Person
  • Able Bodied Sailor
  • Pirate
  • ***
  • Brownie Points: +6/-0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 338
  • ยข
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #55 on: June 05, 2013, 04:08:42 PM »
was just about to recommend the 212 EVO when I saw DaveBSC's picture... scrolled up and there it was! can't beat it for the price. just make sure it fits your case. :P
Logged

OJneg

  • Audio Ayatollah / Wow and Fluster
  • Mate
  • Pirate
  • ****
  • Brownie Points: +120/-3
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1245
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #56 on: June 05, 2013, 09:16:39 PM »
Any specific chassis fans you guys would recommend?
Logged

anetode

  • an objectivist trapped in a subjectivist's body
  • Mate
  • Pirate
  • ****
  • Brownie Points: +178/-7
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1067
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #57 on: June 05, 2013, 09:48:41 PM »
Logged
Love isn't always on time.

Dyaems

  • Able Bodied Sailor
  • Powder Monkey
  • ***
  • Brownie Points: +10/-0
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 84
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #58 on: June 05, 2013, 11:23:19 PM »
@ OJneg

arctic cooling F12 is a decent all-rounder fan. silent, decent cooling (unless youre into those 1800rpm above fans), decent airflow, and its less than 10usd a piece. not sure if white/black color scheme would fit your case.

i use those overpriced scythe kama flow 2 or s-flex (both 1800rpm) because i got it in an ancient computer store for very cheap. they are noisy at 1800 rpm though, im guessing its the motor/bearing is causing the noise. if i lower the RPM to 1200/1400 they are quiet enough for me.

the hyper212 evo dual fan is great, but note that the stock fans from it are noisy as well. it is even noisier than the scythe fans that i have if i use it at 1800rpm. the fans are not as noisy as the stock cpu cooler though!
Logged

Anaxilus.

  • Dikus Beligerantis Analmorticus
  • Pirate
  • **
  • Brownie Points: +65535/-65535
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 577
Re: Help a pirate out!! Gaming PC advice needed.
« Reply #59 on: June 06, 2013, 12:47:08 AM »
I've been using the Cougar Vortex w/ pretty good results on my radiator.

http://www.cougar-world.com/us/products/fans/vortex_pwm.html

There's always Noctua as well.
Logged
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading - Lao Tzu
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 [6] 7
« previous next »