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Watching this video I realized what makes LTT build guides so good. Knowledge. In this video they made so many mistakes I wanted to smash my head against a wall. First of all they bought an i5 4690k and a H97 board... WHY! Then they talked about how there are 2gb GTX 970's. 2gb 970's don't exist. And they bought a CX500 in a $1000 build... And I'm only 20 minutes into the video. 

 

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4690K with a H97 is fine imo

 

But I stop watching that vid as soon as I saw a CX psu

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2 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

4690K with a H97 is fine imo

 

But I stop watching that vid as soon as I saw a CX psu

But putting a 4690K on a H97 board kinda defeats the purpose of having a K-series CPU, no?

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

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I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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3 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

4690K with a H97 is fine imo

 

But I stop watching that vid as soon as I saw a CX psu

why the heck would you buy an oc processor with an non oc boary

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2 minutes ago, lh99 said:

why the heck would you buy an oc processor with an non oc boary

H97 is able to oc a K processor I think (or so because I haven't update the status on HR motherboards)

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Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

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1 minute ago, GarnetDevil said:

H97 is able to oc a K processor I think (or so because I haven't update the status on HR motherboards)

generally speaking only z mb are able to oc a cpu, only with 1151 sth changed there but not on 1150

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I personally Do not like the bitfenix case.  but that's just matter of opinion. I personally  see that case as impractical for airflow  and such but like I said that's a matter of opinion ,,

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5 minutes ago, Toxicknight79 said:

I personally Do not like the bitfenix case.  but that's just matter of opinion. I personally  see that case as impractical for airflow  and such but like I said that's a matter of opinion ,,

however if your going to buy a VR headset(which i think  is over rated and people arent thinking about the VR headaches they will be getting from this  trend tech) , and go  on the cheap for the PC to run it. I would think you might be disappointed in its performance.

 

and CX psu for a 1000 dollar system. no....

 

I bought a cx430 for a Core 2 era PC ,,, but I wouldn't  go so cheap with  higher end systems

 

Edit: ((why the hell did it post  me quoting myself? LOL))

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I see a lot of shit talked about the CX series of power supplies, but does anyone have any actual numbers to back this up?  Some sort of trusted reviwer of PSUs breaking down the issues, causes of issues, and such?  Even the YouTube in question doesn't actually say anything.  It's a bunch of stupid techno tied with random photos of burned out computer components.  Nothing even ties these photos to CX power supplies and I imagine they're all just random Google Image Search results.  The video is literally worthless.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

I see a lot of shit talked about the CX series of power supplies, but does anyone have any actual numbers to back this up?  Some sort of trusted reviwer of PSUs breaking down the issues, causes of issues, and such?  Even the YouTube in question doesn't actually say anything.  It's a bunch of stupid techno tied with random photos of burned out computer components.  Nothing even ties these photos to CX power supplies and I imagine they're all just random Google Image Search results.  The video is literally worthless.

 

 

Its a bronze rated power supply so not as efficient , I think also that it has something to do with the company that makes the cx series might not have the reputation for quality that the AXi , HXI, and RMI does. 

 

my problem with that video is , its just a generalization ,, and random pictures.  and power supply failure can happen with even the best of the best.  and lets  put it simple terms  by saying any over worked  and under powered system is gonna be doomed  to  failure I dont care what brand or quality of PSU it is. you  keep it running at peak wattage all the time, its doomed to fail sooner.

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19 minutes ago, GarnetDevil said:

4690K with a H97 is fine imo

 

But I stop watching that vid as soon as I saw a CX psu

but... the biggest feature is the "K", and when you drop that in a  H97 that just kills off all the extra performance you can get out of the extra money you spent...

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6 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

I see a lot of shit talked about the CX series of power supplies, but does anyone have any actual numbers to back this up?  Some sort of trusted reviwer of PSUs breaking down the issues, causes of issues, and such?  Even the YouTube in question doesn't actually say anything.  It's a bunch of stupid techno tied with random photos of burned out computer components.  Nothing even ties these photos to CX power supplies and I imagine they're all just random Google Image Search results.  The video is literally worthless.

 

 

CX isnt very high quality, they work just fine, but they arent designed to be used in high end builds, so you shouldnt use them in high end builds.

 

the biggest issue of CX is that they generamm fall in the same budget category as a lot of MUCH higher quality options, for example the seasonic 520 watt is a VERY cheap unit, for pretty much the highest quality you can get.

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10 minutes ago, Toxicknight79 said:

Its a bronze rated power supply so not as efficient , I think also that it has something to do with the company that makes the cx series might not have the reputation for quality that the AXi , HXI, and RMI does. 

RMX is good too right?

Main: Gigabyte G1 980Ti, i5 6600k, MSI Z170A M5, 16GB DDR4 2666, NZXT H440, NZXT x61, EVGA 750W G2, Windows 10 

 

Second PC: EVGA Reference GTX 680, i7 2700k, 16GB DDR3, Corsair 300R, Corsair CX500W, Windows 10

 

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Just now, Leo_Dahlin said:

RMX is good too right?

I think so ,, but I do not own one cannot speak from experience

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2 minutes ago, Leo_Dahlin said:

RMX is good too right?

 

1 minute ago, Toxicknight79 said:

I think so ,, but I do not own one cannot speak from experience

off the top of my head RMi and RMx (same guts) are along with the top tier quality ones.

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1 minute ago, manikyath said:

 

off the top of my head RMi and RMx (same guts) are along with the top tier quality ones.

What about EVGA's G2 series? Do you know if they are about the same quality?

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Just now, Leo_Dahlin said:

What about EVGA's G2 series? Do you know if they are about the same quality?

G2's are in the same pool as RMi and RMx

as well as evga's P2, GS and PS, and some more stuff.

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