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I’m looking into upgrading my pc (already buying ssd) and I want some more performance to come out of this budget boy. I was thinking a new gpu? Anyways, can someone recommend budget parts to be, that would improve performance (maybe sub 150$ gpu) I’ve overclocked my cpu to 4.0 

1 minute ago, mxk. said:

The hyper 212 evo has semi-loud fans, but they're loud compared to the be quiet fans 

They are set to standard and I can hear them. I have them on silent right now and it’s still quite loud.

2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Well, the be quiet silent wings are pretty good. Or pure wings for airflow optimized.

Are pure wings quieter than the hyper 212 evo haha. If not ill just get silent wings.

I have an Antec 300 case. I already have 1 120mm  and 1 140mm fractal design fans I want to replace. I need 3 120mm fans, and 1 140mm. They need to be really quiet, and budget friendly.

On 2/18/2019 at 12:26 AM, corrado33 said:

Seriously, you've seen linus and friends pour liquid nitrogen on only ONE part of the board and you're worried about a little bit of freezing temps? 

 

No.... no... your computer will be fine. Since it's likely winter where you live, you likely have the heat on in the house, which means it's probably dryish in the house, meaning you won't get much (if any) condensation, even if you turn it on directly from the outside. 

I don’t watch extreme cooling videos and besides that stuff is very well controlled and they can’t get it on other parts.

Hey guys I just brought my PC inside from 23 farenhieght and was wondering how long I should wait 

15 minutes ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

I would say stop moping and use your time to learn some basic physics. Condensation isn't issue since its not running. Condensation happens when you have hot and cold surfaces in contact, hot surface on cold air or cold surface in hot air. So when you get it back inside, let it warm up good before powering it.

 

Next up is warping. What the hell? Thats what might happen on extreme heat, not cold. You have the thing completely upside down. Coolness shrinks stuff, hotness expands them. The way basic thermometers work. Some plastic parts might crack if temps drop under -25C. But again, let it warm up and everything is fine.

 

One thing you could do, if you allowed to approach it. Drain PSU. Meaning you go and push power button once. That clears any remaining charge. Also if you could pack it inside cardboard box (gathers moist), that keeps it safer.

So when I take it inside from the extreme cold it will be very wet! Thanks for telling me something I already knew.

15 hours ago, ApusDot said:

Not to get too personal, but your father's EX girlfriend? How is she his ex-girlfriend and still live with you/him? lol. I know I'm being too nosy, but I had to ask.

We are moving soon

19 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Damn, always hated a non-set-in-stone punishment.  Is it 2 weeks, and maybe off early for good behavior?

 

Ask them VERY VERY NICELY and SINCERELY to bring it in the house.  Explain you're worried about it and maybe don't reference you asked us on the forums if you're grounded in theory from going online too

I’m allowed to keep my phone, but no pc. My dad ex girlfriend thinks she knows everything and thinks that since her laptop that’s in a padded case is fine out there, then my exposed to the elements pc will be fine. 

7 minutes ago, ApusDot said:

How long are you grounded for? Or for how long will the tower be in the garage?

I’m guessing a week to 2 weeks

32 minutes ago, BobVonBob said:

I didn't word that well. I wouldn't make the blanket statement that "cold won't damage it", since enough cold could damage it. That cold won't though.

35 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Right.  I would hope his parents wouldn;'t put a water loop outside in the middle of winter, I made the assumption they have an IQ above 2.

 

Also, he said 5 degrees, which is nowhere near -40.

 

So yeah, you'd say that and did

 

38 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Keep it inside, condensation buildup you might forget about could cause problems when you try to boot it again in the future.

Guys I forgot to mention it was in my garage. It’s snowing outside xdddd

Air cooled. Parts in bio. To clarify it’s in a garage with no heat and it’s on an elevated carped. (Off the concrete)

I am grounded from my pc for the time being, and as a precaution my parents put my tower (just tower, no peripherals) in the garage. It is typically 20-30 degrees (winter). I’m worried my mono might warp, or it will collect a lot of condensation. It was 5 degrees the night I put it away. I’m almost certain when I get it back I’m going to have to wait a day or so until the condensation is completely gone and it’s safe to turn on my pc. Is there other things I should worry about? Really scared.

Obvious troll

Running off the motherboard graphics isn’t a good idea. Get an adapter.

1 hour ago, Zando Bob said:

That depends on the mobo itself, you'd probably get more parting it out on eBay. The high end X58 ones go from $200 or so on up, I think even midrange ones go for $150 or so most of the time. 

Selling locally

Does anyone think I can get 250 for this? Forgot to mention I’m throwing in the desk as well.

10 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

I7 - 950 - $15

AMD HD 7770 1 GB Variant - $20

16 GB of Crucial RAM, DDR3 - $50

ASUS P6X58D-E - $20

Antec Earthwatts 500w Bronze+ rated PSU - $15 (keep it)

320gb Seagate drive - $10

Antec Three Hundred Case - $20 (keep it)

Hyper 212 Evo - $15 (keep it for future pc)

Acer X163w Monitor - $20 (Who uses 16 inch in 2019? better keep it as dual monitor)

Kupx Extended Mousepad - $0

Windows 10 Pro - $5

 

TOTAL $190.

16, so I was on a budget

Working Tower- 

I7 - 950

AMD HD 7770 1 GB Variant

16 GB of Crucial RAM, DDR3

ASUS P6X58D-E

Antec Earthwatts 500w Bronze+ rated PSU

320gb Seagate drive

Antec Three Hundred Case

Hyper 212 Evo

Acer X163w Monitor

Kupx Extended Mousepad

Windows 10 Pro

1 minute ago, Patz said:

Alright I changed the slots and now I am getting way better results. Thank you all for helping! 

Your welcome young man!

Just now, bimmerman said:

Yep, triple channel was briefly used in the X58 era motherboards. If you know your motherboard's model number you can find the manual online. The manual for my Gigabyte UD3R from that era has instructions on how to use the ram slots in dual/triple/single configuration.

 

Basically though, as a guide, use the first of each pair of slots for triple (i.e. A1 / B1 / C1). If dual, no clue, cause why limit bandwidth.

So should I downgrade to 12 gigabytes to not have an outlier.  Like I said I wouldn’t mind. Just so I can fill up 1 3 and 5? Thanks for reading the thread thoroughly and answering my main question regarding if I should use 4 or 3. 

Parts in bio

currently busy.

from my post originally.

9 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

What does your manual say to do?

Used motherboard and I can’t find any clarification when turning pc on. Even then, I don’t think in 2010 they expected someone to be using 16 gigabyte in dual channel

2 minutes ago, Acid Panda said:

did not know triple existed i though it was just dual or quad.

It was weird for me too lol. Can’t seem to find any videos on it either.