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    elis reacted to Jahoppski in Black SSHD?   
    I'm positive it's okay, as I have one already. This one specifically. Thanks for the concern! 
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    elis got a reaction from Zando_ in Hi, I am looking for a gaming/work laptop for $550 or less, and would like help!   
    Lol
     
    What's your location ? And, for $550 it is hard to find a "gaming" laptop, but it all depends on the games you play.
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    elis reacted to Hemanse in 4670k upgrade, AMD or Intel?   
    I would 100% go for a used one, not gonna buy a new one unless i can find it cheap
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    elis reacted to The Sloth in 4670k upgrade, AMD or Intel?   
    if you want to game get the 4790k, kabylake is not a worthwhile upgrade. if you plan on doing streaming or creative work get a ryzen 1600 or 1700. 
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    elis reacted to Zando_ in Hi, I am looking for a gaming/work laptop for $550 or less, and would like help!   
    You're right. I think I've fed one, and now the others are being attracted here... 
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    elis reacted to SageOfSpice in Weird noise   
    It's just reverberation from the HDD. The HDD spins at varying speeds, so they can have resonant frequencies. If you don't dampen them properly, it'll cause buzzing in the case. By touching the case, you're dampening it with your squishy bits.
     
    If you don't feel like buying little dampers, electrical tape works pretty well.
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    elis reacted to Ordinarily_Greater in samsung 960 pro ssd   
    SSD on SATA=dude where are you gonna put that little thing?
    SSD on M.2=dude you just wasted a pointless slot
    SSD on PCIe=you should've paid for GTX 1070/1080. And you wasted an important slot!
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    elis reacted to SeanAngelo in samsung 960 pro ssd   
    dont remove it, the speed of the drive will decrease
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    elis reacted to The Sloth in Worst build i have ever seen   
    not to be a dick, this is the reason why most people hate "PCMR" elitists, this is most likely made by someone as a first pc build, who is trying to show components of a desktop computer, yes you can make a better pc in you imaginary dollarama that sells computer parts, no one cares. i personally think it looks really cool, yes they could have done a better job, so what? it got the point across. 
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    elis reacted to The Sloth in Worst build i have ever seen   
    not that bad, they tried, long as it works it should be fine. 
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    elis got a reaction from Princess Luna in RX 460, RX 550 or used ?   
    Guess that's what I'll do. Or not ?  I'll wait a little and see if another 750 Ti is around. As for the 460 I don't think the prices with go up again.
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    elis reacted to Loagster in RX 460, RX 550 or used ?   
    I apologize. When reading the OP's message, I replied before reading the entire post.
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    elis got a reaction from Ordinarily_Greater in Upgrade Now or Upgrade Later   
    If you have to wait 8+ months to get a Ryzen 5, then either find a used motherboard, or get this new one for 70$ from amazon.com (sold by amazon), unless you find a better deal of course. My advice though is that you don't waste money on getting the whole CPU+motherboard combo, resulting in you getting something not good at all.
    By the way, coming from a guy on a Core2Duo, I think you have a good CPU (not to run crysis though ).
    Or you could do without a computer for some time and get the Ryzen faster.
     
    P.S : Ryzen 1400 is not that bad either.
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    elis reacted to pelark in Gaming with a dual CPU server board?   
    Get consumer grade parts for that money. And for the love of god, don't buy 4 rx 460s. First, you can't crossfire them so... Secondly, video memory doesn't stack that way. 4 rx460s won't have 16gb of Vram and automatically outperform a titan. Also, how did you come to the conclusion that two cpu's will stack frequency? Sure you'd get 12 physical cores, but they'd only run at the speed one would run at. For that money, get a 1600, gtx 1070 and whatever else you want. This is not a good idea for a gaming build in any way.
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    elis reacted to Jito463 in Ryzen how do i do this?   
    They're a refresh that's compatible with AM4, not the original AM3+ versions.  Even though they're an older architecture, all AM4 processors are currently compatible with all AM4 motherboards.  The compatibility lists are there simply for in the future, when new processors are released that may require a BIOS update.
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    elis got a reaction from Ordinarily_Greater in new build Ryzen 7 1700, ram suggestion?   
    Cool 
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    elis reacted to Mike Soda in 1st Time Builder & Overclocker   
    Will do thanks all & next gen or 2 from now is when I'll go with a full 60 Nvidia or RX 80 series GPU. So 1160, 1260 or RX 680, 780 whenever those are out years from now.
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    elis got a reaction from Bhumick in Need Help To Upgrade My Existing PC   
    I wouldn't suggest you change you motherboard. The cpu is quite good with the one you have already (you can even get a 5th generation CPU in there, but no need for now), maximum RAM is same for both mobos (the MSI does offer you the chance to put faster RAM, but there is no point for you to spend money on RAM right now) and generally they offer the same slots.
    You should instead invest your money on a better GPU and, if necessary, a better PSU, maybe an M.2 SSD, and whatever monitor you wanna spend on. If , in the end you have money left, you could improve the system cooling (if needed), get a mechanical keyboard (if you don't have one) or max your RAM (just try to get the same speed and size configuration, if possible the same cards).
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    elis reacted to genexis_x in Mega Budget gaming PC Opinion   
    Never because I don't like OC, IMO overclocking will shorten the lifespan of components
    Still, I don't tell others to avoid overclocking because this is just my own principle
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    elis got a reaction from Herman Mcpootis in Help Me Upgrade!   
    Is your intention to upgrade what you have or to get the best on gaming ? Getting a new CPU and mobo means basically getting a new PC, being that you are also going to get a new GPU and most probably another PSU (since the one you have may not be appropriate).
    If you just wanna upgrade the one you have, first of all you should check what version your PCIe is. I doubt it is 3.0, so the 1050 Ti is not a good idea (unless you wanna spend money for the sake of spending), because it will be bottlenecked by the bandwidth of PCIe 2.0. My suggestion is either get the best GPU for a 2.0 PCIe or get a new PC.
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    elis got a reaction from EasonIDontKnowAnything in help with new build   
    Haven't seen the video. However, I was checking the AMD website earlier and I read the X version have a feature named XFR (Extended Frequency Range) and took it for overclocking. Apparently it is some form of a smart overclocking, but, well, if one knows how to overclock there is no big need for that feature.
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    elis reacted to Zando_ in My first big build, help me out.   
    Here:
     
    PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2fxczM
    Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2fxczM/by_merchant/
    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($308.59 @ Amazon) 
    Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Jet) 
    Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3466 Memory  ($191.99 @ Newegg) 
    Storage: Corsair - Force MP500 240GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
    Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
    Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card  ($779.99 @ Amazon) 
    Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
    Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.95 @ Amazon) 
    Case Fan: Corsair - HD120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 54.4 CFM  120mm Fans  ($84.19 @ Amazon) 
    Total: $2144.67
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-17 10:18 EDT-0400
     
    You've still got room in the budget to add RGB strips if that's your thing, get a fancier mobo, maybe an aftermarket cooler if you want to do and extreme OC (Though the wraith cooler that comes with the Risen 7 is excellent and can handle a decent OC). Or we can take off the RGB RAM, fans, etc and cut it down to the cheapest possible. Also, with r7 + 1080 Ti, you'll be running the latest games at 1440p for quite a bit, and even at 4K for a couple years.
     
    EDIT: We could even put in a normal 1TB drive and bust it down to a 1080, but if you can afford it, I say go big or go home!
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    elis reacted to Aereldor in White and Green Build   
    DO NOT GET A TV TO USE WITH A COMPUTER.
    Those panels are not designed to be looked at up-close, and prolonged exposure at close range will likely damage your eyesight. They are much larger than monitors but run at the same resolution, making for very poor pixel density. You will have to endure abysmal response times for gaming. On a $1000 budget, you can get a better GPU than the GTX 1070 and still have money left over for a really nice monitor. You didn't say whether you need a keyboard, mouse, and Windows Key, so I'll assume you already have those.
    4-core, 8-thread Ryzen 5 CPU, since you need the horses for content creation. Fast 3000MHz memory for optimal performance. 120GB SSD + 1TB HDD STRIX RX 570. Tier 3 power supply Compact Micro ATX case. Nothing is available in white and green, and the cheapest white mATX case is more than triple the price. Just paint this white and then paint green acents. A 1080p IPS monitor. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($215.25 @ shopRBC) 
    Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.00 @ Vuugo) 
    Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
    Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
    Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.50 @ Vuugo) 
    Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 570 4GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($243.99 @ PC Canada) 
    Case: Rosewill - FBM-05 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
    Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
    Monitor: HP - 22cwa 21.5" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor  ($104.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
    Total: $1017.69
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-17 02:00 EDT-0400
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    elis reacted to Kotobars in Build Plan Thread Recommendations (Please read before posting)   
    you aim for gaming*
    your aim is gaming*
    you're aiming for gaming*
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    elis reacted to Ctown0812 in Computer   
    I don't think you can go wrong either way.  The thing with Ryzen is it's still pretty new, so while it may lag behind as far as gaming performance now, with future optimizations/updates that could change.  As far as storage goes, Usually people who do video editing/rendering (as a hobby or professionally) lean towards using bigger drives.  Video files are not small, and you could see a 1tb drive fill up pretty quickly. Of course, this is also dependent on your workload.
     
    Not a bad idea with files you don't need regular access to or for back ups.   If your router is shit, transfer to/from a NAS cam be a pain in the ass.  I would still recommend storing as much as you can locally and use NAS for back ups.
     
    The price premium for NVMe isn't as high as it used to be.  Prices for SSD's in general have been going up for quite awhile now anyway, so its still a worth while investment for those who can afford it.  It may not yield much of performance boost for now (maybe a small reduction in rendering video  time) but in the future, there could be new applications that can take advantage of that kind of throughput.  I'd just hate for you to buy a AHCI SSD only to regret it later on knowing you could've gotten an NVMe drive.
     
     ^ This.  At the end of the day, its your build, you do what you want.  You buy the components you want at prices your comfortable with. All the top brands, they're all gonna perform relatively the same, albeit there are exceptions.   
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