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All I mean is that you've got it backwards - 700w = the output, not the input. The input is the output / efficiency
Moar.
i know that 700w is the output lol.
It will give you 700+W at peak. The reason it died wasn't because it wasn't efficient enough. Efficiency is just what determines how much money and energy is wasted through heat.
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 945
Videocard: Sapphire Radeon HD 4770
Memory: 2x1GB DDR2 1066MHz (a-data garbage)
HDD: 2x 320GB Western Digital
Motherboard: MSI KA780G
PSU: Seasonic 350W (Seasonic - the best PSUs)
Monitor: ACER V233H 23", Belinea 17"
OS: Windows Vista 64-bit
Wheel: Logitech G25
Keyboard/mouse: Microsoft
Videocard: Sapphire Radeon HD 4770
Memory: 2x1GB DDR2 1066MHz (a-data garbage)
HDD: 2x 320GB Western Digital
Motherboard: MSI KA780G
PSU: Seasonic 350W (Seasonic - the best PSUs)
Monitor: ACER V233H 23", Belinea 17"
OS: Windows Vista 64-bit
Wheel: Logitech G25
Keyboard/mouse: Microsoft
it was 80% efficient.
well i got everything but the hardrive...
Gygbyte EP45-DS3L
Q9550 O.C. @ 3.25Ghz.
MSI N250GTS
Kingston 2*2Go RAM
HDD 1To
Corsair TX650
It runs good on a 22" monitor
Q9550 O.C. @ 3.25Ghz.
MSI N250GTS
Kingston 2*2Go RAM
HDD 1To
Corsair TX650
It runs good on a 22" monitor
Updated... Again... :P
Got €300 in christmas-gift so i updated it a little
Hopefully getting an Antec 900, and a 60GB OCZ SSD , and maybe an extra 17" monitor to run triple screen. Will update post for updates in rig. God thank you, Boxing Day 
, and maybe an extra 17" monitor to run triple screen. Will update post for updates in rig. God thank you, Boxing Day Looks like the new living room build I'm working on
Case: Lian-Li v354 Micro-ATX Brushed Aluminum
Processor: Intel Xeon x3440 1156 (Server i7)
Cooling: CM Hyper 212 plus
Videocard #1: EVGA GTX460 768MB
Videocard #2: EVGA GTX460 768MB
Memory: 2 x 2GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 DDR3
HDD: Unkown for now.
Motherboard: EVGA P55 Micro-ATX
PSU: Seasonic x-650 Fully Custom Single Sleeved (Orange/Blue/White)
Soundcard: Onboard
Monitor: 42" Sharp 1080 LCD
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Wheel: Fanatec GT3 RS Clubsport Ed
i love my new computer 
42 fps on heaven benchmark with default settings at 1366X768
EDIT: Just unlocked the 4th core on the AMD processor
42 fps on heaven benchmark with default settings at 1366X768
EDIT: Just unlocked the 4th core on the AMD processor
AMD Athlon II X2 220 ~2,8Ghz, if i had another motherboard, then i can unlock it to X4, but i have HP motherboard and its locked 
Nvidia GeForce G210 (512mb DDR2)
4GB DDR3 Ram.
500GB HDD.
HPS2031a Monitor, 20" .
Windows 7 32bit Proffesional.
Keyboard and Mouse.
And hopefully next week i have G27 wheel , already ordered .
LFS runs about 80-120fps all the time, sometimes in online about ~70fps
Nvidia GeForce G210 (512mb DDR2)
4GB DDR3 Ram.
500GB HDD.
HPS2031a Monitor, 20" .
Windows 7 32bit Proffesional.
Keyboard and Mouse.
And hopefully next week i have G27 wheel , already ordered .
LFS runs about 80-120fps all the time, sometimes in online about ~70fps
I'll be getting another GTX 470 on wednesday. I need more power to run my monitors 2560x1440 resolution and yes I play more than LFS.
Duude.... 4Gigs RAM and 32-bit?
Well.. I can post the rig I won in a competition.
Corsair 800D
Asus Rampage III Extreme
Intel i7 980X
12GB Corsair DDR3 RAM
2x XFX Radeon HD5970
2x Corsair 120GB SSD (240GB in RAID0)
4x Western Digital Black 2TB (about 5TB in RAID5)
3x Eizo 24" 1920x1200 (overkill, because they're meant for photoshopping and therefore costs too much)
Logitech G27 with pedals adjusted for easy heal-toe
I'd like to play some more intensive games. Just haven't made it to the store and buy them yet. (they're probably stupid console ports too)
And the rig I've spent my own money on.
mATX case from the stone age
Gigabyte G33M-S2H
Intel Q6600 @ 2,4GHz (I experience overclocking problems atm)
8GB OCZ Blade DDR2 RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD4850
Seagate 120GB SATA
Western Digital Green 1TB
Benq 24" LED 1920x1080 + Random 19" 1440x900
allow them from options, and damn remove the img tags ffs.
Owww, sry , my mistake..
i have 4gb ram but i can use 3,5gb .
at start i had 64bit windows.
i have 4gb ram but i can use 3,5gb .
at start i had 64bit windows.
Tomba(FIN): Thanks. I don't know why it's disabled by default. Or I might have disabled it accidently
Raunokas: Why did you change to 32bit? Driver problems of some sort?
Raunokas: Why did you change to 32bit? Driver problems of some sort?
Yeap , i cant use internet on 64bit .
I finally got the new 470 ..
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Memory: 4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066mhz
Hard Drive: 2x Seagate 1TB, WD 250GB and a WD elements 1TB
Video Card: 2x EVGA GTX 470 SLi
Monitor: Dell U2711
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Extremegamer Fatal1ty Pro
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-5500
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
Mouse: Logitech G9
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Motherboard: Asus M4N82 Deluxe
Computer Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two
Power Supply: Antec TPQ 1000W PSU
Wheel: Logitech G25
..Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Memory: 4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 1066mhz
Hard Drive: 2x Seagate 1TB, WD 250GB and a WD elements 1TB
Video Card: 2x EVGA GTX 470 SLi
Monitor: Dell U2711
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Extremegamer Fatal1ty Pro
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-5500
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
Mouse: Logitech G9
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Motherboard: Asus M4N82 Deluxe
Computer Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two
Power Supply: Antec TPQ 1000W PSU
Wheel: Logitech G25
This is the final time I intend to pollute this thread with my computational incompetence [I might actually buy a computer soon 
], but are there any significant bottlenecks or weak areas I should take note of in this system? I think I've done enough reading up on components to not have selected something dodgy. Thanks
- Intel® Core™ i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
- ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
- 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz
- 1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470
- 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
], but are there any significant bottlenecks or weak areas I should take note of in this system? I think I've done enough reading up on components to not have selected something dodgy. Thanks - Intel® Core™ i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
- ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
- 6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz
- 1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470
- 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
the change i made will give you a much better bang for your buck. you might need a tad bit more power though.
Thats a bit far filur, the i7 in the spec isn't 'new tech' and you can argue end of life but hardly obsolete. There is nothing out now, and I doubt for quite some time, that will cause the i7 950 to not be quick enough.
@ JO53PHS: Sandy bridge is out, they are quicker but then it is more expensive. I would say it depends what budget you are on but the i7 you have specced will be fine. What will the pc be used for? and what is your budget for this new pc?
@ JO53PHS: Sandy bridge is out, they are quicker but then it is more expensive. I would say it depends what budget you are on but the i7 you have specced will be fine. What will the pc be used for? and what is your budget for this new pc?
Just for the record, I'm not building this PC myself because I lack the time / knowledge to do so, but my budget is about £1000 or under, built.
I wasn't aware of Sandy Bridge before, but having done some research it's definitely a consideration. The decider will be how much more an i7 2600 or 2600K is going to cost over an i7 950 in a built system.
As long as the PC performes decently, I'm not overly fussed that it is using a slightly outdated processor. You can wait and wait and wait for new technology, but at the end of the day whatever you chose will likely be superseded by something new a few months down the line.
I'll mainly be using this PC for games (LFS and occasionally some others), Photoshop, Basic CAD (i.e. sketchup, maybe Autodesk later - pending free educational copy :tilt as well as the usual MS Office school stuff. I sometimes do a bit of stop motion animation stuff, which requires a fair bit of power when compiling hundreds of large (Full HD) pictures into video.
I could maybe get along with a lower spec computer but I want it to be vaguely future proof and last a decent number of years.
I wasn't aware of Sandy Bridge before, but having done some research it's definitely a consideration. The decider will be how much more an i7 2600 or 2600K is going to cost over an i7 950 in a built system.
As long as the PC performes decently, I'm not overly fussed that it is using a slightly outdated processor. You can wait and wait and wait for new technology, but at the end of the day whatever you chose will likely be superseded by something new a few months down the line.
I'll mainly be using this PC for games (LFS and occasionally some others), Photoshop, Basic CAD (i.e. sketchup, maybe Autodesk later - pending free educational copy :tilt
as well as the usual MS Office school stuff. I sometimes do a bit of stop motion animation stuff, which requires a fair bit of power when compiling hundreds of large (Full HD) pictures into video.I could maybe get along with a lower spec computer but I want it to be vaguely future proof and last a decent number of years.
Post your "LFS" rig..
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