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34 minutes ago, Hipperpyah said:

This is the case, as i said, its nothing special, basic case, has usb 3 port, and imma put 2 or 3 case fans in it, should be okay :)

From the looks of it you won't be needing to change your case.

 

Since you already got an HDD, why not swap the 1tb from the list and get a 120/240gb SSD instead? You'll notice the significant increase in boot time, opening/loading apps, etc.

>OCZ Trion 150 240GB

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9 minutes ago, Hipperpyah said:

:D Because that HDD is like 4-5 years old :D

Looks to be a Seagate drive.

 

Use Seatools to check if it has any bad sectors. You can still probably use it for 1 more year if it has no issues, just don't store any important files/documents.

>How To: http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/202435en

 

Would strongly recommend the SSD but it's up for you to decide.

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LOL that's an indication it's about to die soon... probably try the diagnostic tool still

 

7 minutes ago, Hipperpyah said:

If you want 4gb of vram but you won't get noticeable gains. I don't think it's worth it, I'd rather save a little more for a 470.

 

The 750Ti is a bad idea, it's a weaker card vs the 460/950.

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1 hour ago, antisleep said:

LOL that's an indication it's about to die soon... probably try the diagnostic tool still

 

If you want 4gb of vram but you won't get noticeable gains. I don't think it's worth it, I'd rather save a little more for a 470.

 

The 750Ti is a bad idea, it's a weaker card vs the 460/950.

What would you prefer? 950 or 460?:) on system like mine

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8 minutes ago, Hipperpyah said:

What would you prefer? 950 or 460?:) on system like mine

Go with the more recent w/c is the 460. Stick with the 2GB, the 4GB isn't worth it for ~€30 more.

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5 minutes ago, antisleep said:

Go with the more recent w/c is the 460. Stick with the 2GB, the 4GB isn't worth it for ~€30 more.

 

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5 hours ago, antisleep said:

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Exclude the case.

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1 minute ago, Hipperpyah said:

umm is sapphire better than gigabyte?

They're AMD's exclusive board partner just like EVGA is to nVidia so they're a reputable brand.

 

On the 2 cards you're comparing, the gigabyte one has the higher clock but since you're budget is €150 I went with sapphire. The €10 difference doesn't seem like a problem so I guess go with gigabyte.

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1 minute ago, antisleep said:

They're AMD's exclusive board partner just like EVGA is to nVidia so they're a reputable brand.

 

On the 2 cards you're comparing, the gigabyte one has the higher clock but since you're budget is €150 I went with sapphire. The €10 difference doesn't seem like a problem so I guess go with gigabyte.

Thanks alot ^^, i hope i didnt bother you 2 much, just want to make sure, that everything is gonna go smooth with my new rig ;3

Gonna post some pictures after 1st september :)

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On 8/19/2016 at 8:36 PM, antisleep said:

They're AMD's exclusive board partner just like EVGA is to nVidia so they're a reputable brand.

 

On the 2 cards you're comparing, the gigabyte one has the higher clock but since you're budget is €150 I went with sapphire. The €10 difference doesn't seem like a problem so I guess go with gigabyte.

Here is the pc and what it looks right now without graphics card ^^ 20160907_153615.jpg

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20 hours ago, Hipperpyah said:

Here is the pc and what it looks right now without graphics card ^^ 

Hey! Nice to see some updates.

 

I have a few points to raise though.

1. What air cooler are you using? Your case doesn't seem to have a top air vent so you should mount your cooler vertically so it pushes air through the rear exhaust. (this for example) I don't think the ram sticks would interfere with the fan, does it?

2. This is a minor inconvenience, nothing too big, but with the mobo I think you should have stuck with the Pro-VD. It has the better motherboard layout imo and that Pro-VD PLUS variant has 2 less USB ports at the back.

3. You can still use your old seagate drive as secondary storage for movies and other not so important files. Just don't forget to check for bad sectors using Seatools as I've mentioned earlier.

4. Your cable management looks okay from here, but needs a little more tidying up - only if you care enough to change it though:

  • Try to keep as much of the cables hidden in the back or at the front part of the case where they're out of site. Use zip/twist ties you need to keep them in place.
  • It might look better if the 24 pin motherboard power cable is routed at the upper hole so it doesn't share the same passthrough* with the USB 3.0 cable.
  • Route the white front panel cables through the first hole on the left.
  • Plug the HDD sata cable into the left most port in your mobo and pass the cable through hole just below it, where the white cables are currently at. Then from the back into lowest routing hole then into the HDD.
  • As far as I know the XFX TS has all black cables so the 4 pin CPU power cable(the yellow/black at the top) looks to be an extension, why is that? Is there not enough length? Get back to me on this as much as possible.
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51 minutes ago, antisleep said:

Hey! Nice to see some updates.

 

I have a few points to raise though.

1. What air cooler are you using? Your case doesn't seem to have a top air vent so you should mount your cooler vertically so it pushes air through the rear exhaust. (this for example) I don't think the ram sticks would interfere with the fan, does it?

2. This is a minor inconvenience, nothing too big, but with the mobo I think you should have stuck with the Pro-VD. It has the better motherboard layout imo and that Pro-VD PLUS variant has 2 less USB ports at the back.

3. You can still use your old seagate drive as secondary storage for movies and other not so important files. Just don't forget to check for bad sectors using Seatools as I've mentioned earlier.

4. Your cable management looks okay from here, but needs a little more tidying up - only if you care enough to change it though:

  • Try to keep as much of the cables hidden in the back or at the front part of the case where they're out of site. Use zip/twist ties you need to keep them in place.
  • It might look better if the 24 pin motherboard power cable is routed at the upper hole so it doesn't share the same passthrough* with the USB 3.0 cable.
  • Route the white front panel cables through the first hole on the left.
  • Plug the HDD sata cable into the left most port in your mobo and pass the cable through hole just below it, where the white cables are currently at. Then from the back into lowest routing hole then into the HDD.
  • As far as I know the XFX TS has all black cables so the 4 pin CPU power cable(the yellow/black at the top) looks to be an extension, why is that? Is there not enough length? Get back to me on this as much as possible.
  • Cable management tips: https://youtu.be/wrfBAGYbtgI

1.Soo, its some kinda spire cooler, and it works just fine. And hmm, i think i could move it like that. 2.I went with pro plus cause they couldnt get pro-vd in time, cause of some kinda miscomunication. 3. Im not using that old drive for my pc, cause i used that tool, but its still loud as fuck ;d. 4. There is no posible way to cable it better cause it has no space on the other side of the case, cause its pretty shitty case. Yea its extension, cause 4pin was too short to reach it from the back of the case. 

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This illustrates some of the points from my previous post. The CPU power cable should be able to reach the port without an extension. Just tuck it neatly beside some of the motherboard capacitors and it shouldn't pop out too much. http://imgur.com/a/Emacx

 

uYxCn1h.jpg

 

Don't reposition the cpu cooler yet if you don't have a thermal paste to reapply.

 

And if you can add €50 to your GPU budget, I'd get this card:

MSI AMD RADEON R9 380 4GB

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18 minutes ago, antisleep said:

This illustrates some of the points from my previous post. The CPU power cable should be able to reach the port without an extension. Just tuck it neatly beside some of the motherboard capacitors and it shouldn't pop out too much. http://imgur.com/a/Emacx

 

uYxCn1h.jpg

 

Don't reposition the cpu cooler yet if you don't have a thermal paste to reapply.

 

And if you can add €50 to your GPU budget, I'd get this card:

MSI AMD RADEON R9 380 4GB

Hmm, well imma try that out i guess, but about r9 380, it preforms better then rx 460 gb?

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2 hours ago, Hipperpyah said:

Hmm, well imma try that out i guess, but about r9 380, it preforms better then rx 460 gb?

It performs significantly better justifying their price difference.

 

2 hours ago, Hipperpyah said:

Plus i got only 430w PSU

Yeah the 380 has more than twice the power draw of the 460, but your 430w psu will still be enough so I wouldn't worry about it. Even if you add an SSD and another HDD down the road you'd still be fine.

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