Please Comment: 1st Gaming RigPost Date: 2012-01-31 |
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taw2015
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Topic: Please Comment: 1st Gaming Rig Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 5:03am |
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Your Budget: $3500 or less
Usage & Expectations: Flight, space, and rail simulations (or buses or forklifts or whatever Aerosoft continues to invent); 3D modelling and Photoshop (for adding content to sims). Output to Dell 2412M, input via Saitek flight controls, Wacom digitizer tablet, standard keyboards and mice. Notebook computers run too hot and noisy, and do not allow maximum scenery without major FPS hits -- time to modernize with a real computer. -+-+- Ticket Number: 650021 |
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Brewtus
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Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 5:35am | |
First of all is this a desktop or laptop? You mention a Dell 2412M but then say notebook computers run too hot and noisy.
Either way, what resolution is your monitor? |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 6:09am | |
I tried to post the ticket number listing, but was told I could not due to a spam filter denying links -- even though I took them out. Copy and paste my number into the Load Configuration button and take a look. It is a desktop.
The Dell 2412M has a resolution of 1920 x 1200. Edited by taw2015 - 31 Jan 2012 at 6:10am |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 12:57pm | |
Hi taw2015..... I don't usually do configs, except today Others should be by
Your config looked good but I made changes. Config # 650127 Cost $ 2806 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black) Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E 802.11n Up to 300Mbps (Supports 802.11n/g/b) (Model: ASUS PCE-N15) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Tech) (EVGA Edition) Add-on Card: USB 3.0 4-Port PCI Express Card Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty The HAFX case is the best for air cooling. Your pick would be good for true liquid cooling. I dropped the RAM from 32GB to 8GB, all that gaming can utilize. If you have special need for 32GB just plug it back in. Don' t know what 3D modeling would need. I changed sli 560Ti to sli 570, better fps in your gaming. Changed mobo, seems to be the one most recommended. Your power supply choice and A70 cpu cooler was right on.. Also added your free t-shirt Guessed on the size. Hope this helps and Best of Luck
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 2:14pm | |
I'll compromise: 16gb. Price then runs up to $2934.
3D (solid modelling, not stereoscopic 3D) eats as much RAM as you can feed it. |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 2:18pm | |
Good to know. Thanks. You've got me curious,think I'll do some research.
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DST4ME
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Quote Reply Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 12:09am | |
bp22 gave you the right build, only thing I will say is that for your use you probably need lot of ram os if you think 32GB is what you want then get it.
Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans: haf 200mm non led fan Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc. |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 3:42am | |
Two questions: a) Do I use the "comment slot" at the bottom of the config page for the fan request? b) What is "vcore"? |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 6:06am | |
Hello taw2015...Yes, use the comment box, " Special Assembly / Testing Instructions" at the bottom to request top fan and tell them to limit vcore to 1.4. They hear it all the time
There is a small charge for fan, I think $20 but not sure. vcore is the voltage to cpu cores. It's the product of overclocking, the other being core speed Mhz. A vcore of 1.4 or less gives you maximum oc performance with the longest life for the processor, in this case many years. Good Luck Edited by bprat22 - 05 Feb 2012 at 6:37am |
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kane860
Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 612 |
Quote Reply Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 8:28am | |
for flight sims, are you going to be playing flight simulator x? If so, that is my main game and I can tell you about my experience with my new rig and FSX.
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System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO 16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 3:35pm | |
The vCore spec comment implies you could set it up to give even more performance with virtually no life to the processor, right? (Not that I'd want that, but someone else ...)
And IL2:1946, IL2:Cliffs of Dover, X-Plane, Orbiter, and yes, FS-X. Edited by taw2015 - 06 Feb 2012 at 3:39pm |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 4:18pm | |
Yep, you can adjust vcore and frequency alot higher but life of cpu would drop considerably.
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 5:46am | |
Got three lighting questions:
1) The case shown in my config has a red glow in the picture, but will the one that ships come with that? 2) Is lighting only for cooling tubes? 3) Can you flip a switch somewhere to flip it off and on at will? |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 7:04am | |
1. The HAFX case has a front 230mm fan with red LED for the lighting. A switch on top front panel can switch if off/on
2. Internal Chassis lighting System, not the first one listed which is for H20 tubing, is a set of cold cathode lighting tubes mounted internal for a red glow, or other colors if you select. IMHO, they add a nice glow to the case. 3. A switch mounted on the lower back panel, below i/o ports allows the lights to be toggle off/on. Here's an example of internal lighting tubes mounted on the bottom...different case but same idea....Could be mounted elsewhere Have fun Edited by bprat22 - 08 Feb 2012 at 7:15am |
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kane860
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 9:12am | |
ok let me discuss my review of my particular configuration with my experience with the main game I play, Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Hopefully this will provide you with some insight as to how the game will play on a newer rig like mine and like the one that you will be getting, although you are planning for a different CPU..
I am not sure how familiar you are with FSX but if I will assume that you know the game is extremely computer resource demanding and from my experience and everything I have read, the game is very demanding on the CPU more than it is on the GPU. Thats one of the main reasons I went with the 3930k six core chip over the 2600k.. plus I use the computer for other things too which needed the speed of the 3930k. Now, FSX does not take advantage of all 6 cores of course, hopefully the new Microsoft Flight coming out in the next year or so will take advantage of it. I cant say for sure how much of a difference in performance the 2600 cpu vs. the 3930 chip will be.
As for gameplay, I have settings on fsx mostly on high, some are maxed out some are not.. and I get frame rates from 15-100+ depending on how busy the scenery is that I am playing in. The game is just so computer resource intensive. On average I'd say I get around 25-40 frames per second. In scenery that isnt that busy with buildings, planes, etc. I usually get like 40+ frame rates but in scenery like JFK or airports with tons of planes and other traffic, my frame rates go down to like 15-20 and some times even less.
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System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO 16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler |
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Raptor22ADF
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 8:37pm | |
I too am familiar with FSX, but always assumed there was a bottleneck with the GPU. I'd really like to know what kind of hybrid / custom system MS used to create the thing, then making the assumption it would run on what they claimed on the box.
Edited by Raptor22ADF - 08 Feb 2012 at 8:59pm |
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kane860
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 8:57pm | |
yah i know... FSX also does not utilize SLI at all.. in fact I have read comments from people that have said that playing FSX on a system with SLI GPU's performs even worse than the single GPU...
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System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO 16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler |
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kane860
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 9:01pm | |
also keep in mind that FSX runs faster on a solid state drive (SSD).... Initially, my rig came with the Intel 320 series 120gb SSD and a 1TB HDD. After I got the computer, my 120gb of space was already reduced to 71gb after I powered it up for the first time... I then started to install all of my normal programs and I realized that if I installed FSX with all my add ons, I was going to be left with barely any space. So I ended up buying another Intel 120gb SSD that I installed FSX on. My FSX and add ons take about 30gb of space but it runs nicely.
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System:
HAF X942 / i7 3930k 6-core cpu / ASUS P9x79 Deluxe MOBO 16gb DS ram / Corsair 1050HX PSU / Two - Intel 320 series 120gb SSD's WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD / GTX570 2.5gb GPU / Noctua D14 Cooler |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 9:04pm | |
Direct 9 / 10 / 11 aren't GPU-based at all? Solely a software graphics engine? |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 11:42am | |
BTW, how many USB ports come with this setup, minus the USB card I added?
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 12:21pm | |
For HafX case the front top i/o panel has 2- USB 2.0 and 2- USB 3.0 ports.
The p8p67 Deluxe mobo has on the back panel 2- USB 3.0 and 8- USB 2.0 ports. |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 12:41pm | |
Looks like I can do without the extra card.
Slightly fiddled with the config, removing a couple of extras whilst increasing the RAM and adding red lighting: Ticket #: 653372 Edited by taw2015 - 09 Feb 2012 at 1:06pm |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 4:07pm | |
Congrats. That builds is right on. Enjoy .
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 4:10pm | |
Courtesy of the 10st Anniversary pricing, I upgraded things a bit:
Ticket #: 654740 Two questions: 1- Can the 1050 watt power supply handle the extra drive and more RAM for the graphics card? 2- Can the red LED fan in front be replaced with a green one? I like the Borg-look with black and green better than the red. Edited by taw2015 - 14 Feb 2012 at 4:17pm |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 4:48pm | |
taw2085....that is a great build. The 1050hx Ps will have no trouble handling this rig. The extra gpu ram and hdd don't t really draw that much. Not sure of the LED color for front fan. The fans are easy to swap. You'd d have to go to Corsair, Newegg, etc and see what they have for a 230mm fans.
Edited by bprat22 - 14 Feb 2012 at 4:51pm |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 1:01pm | |
The link no longer works. What fan is now recommended? |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 2:00pm | |
Yep the link is dead. CM no longer lists it as before. I believe the fan is the CoolerMaster 200mm MegaFlow Silent fan, non-led. DS should know. We bug them all the time with it.
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FrankW
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Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 4:19pm | |
If you ask DS to provide an OEM 200mm fan they will provide the correct one. CM keeps running out of this fan and you never know if it will be listed on their site.
Frank |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 4:23pm | |
bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 4:38pm | |
Yep, that's it. I sent a message to DS asking about it and availability.
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 3:16am | |
taw2015...Just read the email DS sent last night and confirms, that is the fan for HafX 942 top and they have plenty of them.
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 3:32am | |
Thanks for your help, everyone. Have done a final config, and will add the fan to the order when I submit it later today:
Ticket #: 656436 Edited by taw2015 - 17 Feb 2012 at 3:35am |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 3:38am | |
Real Nice build Let us know what you think when you get it....And pics if you can..
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FrankW
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Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 6:37am | |
HI taw2015,
that is a nice build. Why do you have two HDD drives and no SSD? You will get much better performance with the 1st drive being a SSD and the second drive for data storage. Frank |
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taw2015
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Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 6:59am | |
Hmmm... how did I miss that? FIXED !! Ticket #: 656486 |
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