Replacing the Rig - Advice Needed
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(04-27-2013, 11:10 PM)NiteFox Wrote: In that case, I'm going with this PSU instead; it's actually the same one I've got installed on my current machine, and it seems like you're paying stupid prices for 850W up. A 650W is inadequate; the 450W they suggest in the magazine is pathetic.

Are you running a single or multiple graphics card setup?

How much is an 80+ Gold rated PSU in your area? While my own bias is go Platinum, All day, errr' Day. 80+ Gold is IMO is a sweet spot between reliability and $value if you're extra careful with the budget. My bias is based on nearly all the components being connected to the PSU, so it's ok spending a bit extra from the budget to get something reliable, if nothing else a PSU with a good warranty.

The RAM choice is fine IMO, how many are you planning to get?

Personally I favour ASUS mobo because they have a good track record with me so far, but the occasional lemons can be found in any brands, knock on wood.

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For the drives, I'm going for this SanDisk SSD and this WD SATA, assuming of course TB+ drives are reliable these days.

AFAIK some of the TB+ drives problems involved too many platters, it was new at the time and had teething problems, and some folks using WD Green as their OS\main drive. (Green is fine for storage, not so much for OS\main.)

If you want to be 99.9% safe and reliable, getting a 'one version previous' of the latest, with a known track record is
another way. And can save money as well. (I had a choice of getting a newly released SSD model, or getting one that was out a little bit longer and had more user track record. I personally went with the only slightly older one because it was a 'known quantity'. That's just me though.)


Quote:Costing up all the parts, minus inevitable shipping charges and price changes (Some things are on sale right now), brings a whole new rig for about £723.73. Enough left over for a shiny new monitor.

Now if only I could remember how big my current one is so that I could actually upgrade it...

My 2 cents, I am a big fan of LED lit LCD technology. I've used CRTs, CFFL LCDs, and LED lit LCDs. And hands down, until true LED monitors actually comes out of the labs and into stores. LED lit LCDs are IMO, really good stuff.

This goes into a bit more details,

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1368376

But in general it goes: When stores\brands talk about LED monitors, it's the type of lighting. AFAIK displays made of actual LED or OLED are not easily available (if at all) in the consumer market yet. Not talking about i-phones sized, but computer\tv size displays.

Then it's down to your preference, TN panels can be fast, 120hz fast. IPS panels have better viewing angles. Hard to have both without paying a high premium. And there always seems to be a trade off of some sort.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2194754

Bottom line is what do you like and prefer? You're the one that will be staring at this panel after all. Therefore your requirement is what's key here.

For me I can live with a slightly slower (though supposedly improvement is coming soon) but better viewing angle of an IPS type panel. For others who are heavy into competitive FPShooter games, they want\need the absolute fastest, 120hz, color shift and viewing angles be damned because I'm too busy BOOM HEADSHOT-ting n00bz to care.

Ok it's a bit of a hyperbolic examples, but the point is the best matching of your needs to the panels available.
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Replacing the Rig - Advice Needed - by NiteFox - 04-27-2013, 04:39 PM
RE: Replacing the Rig - Advice Needed - by Hammerskjold - 04-28-2013, 02:39 AM
RE: Replacing the Rig - Advice Needed - by Lissa - 04-28-2013, 03:27 AM
RE: Replacing the Rig - Advice Needed - by Lissa - 04-28-2013, 03:04 PM

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