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New PC

So I'm in the market for a new desktop. Its been 8 or so years since a last purchased a PC. Intel or AMD and why? Not looking for super powerhouse ultra gaming rig. Just a reliable fast family computer. I've been looking at either gateway Dx series or HP elite.
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Far better off with a custom built than any branded stuff...even if you get someone to build it for you...cheaper..in most cases more reliable and easier to repair if anything does go wrong. Mine is still going strong from a good four years ago and by strong I mean playing the latest games with ease...works out cheaper in long run too...
I know you said dont need a gaming rig...I myself dont really use it for gaming but just like to use games as a benchmark.
How much are you looking to spend?

Not a whole lot. 600 to 700. Buy.com has a gateway I was checking out. Dx 4320_17. 600 shipped.
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Dude...
1. You live in the US. Heard of newegg.com? It'll save you a few hundred bucks. Just come back with the specs that you want and I'll help you balance the thing.
2. I personally support AMD (underdog syndrome), but you should support Intel at the moment (the Core i7 is awesome, and so is the Sandy Bridge series). AMD might have Bulldozer to brag about, but until it arrives in the market, I can't see the benefit.
3. For mid-range usage, AMD will definitely trump Intel when it comes to price-to-performance ratios.
4. If you wanna game a little, get a nice mobo with Crossfire and invest in a upper-mid range GPU from AMD/ATI. Once new games are semi-unplayable, invest in another GPU and Crossfire that rig. Their Crossfire solutions are much better than NVIDIA can ever claim to reach.
5. Invest in a good 20+" monitor. You'll love me for this.

I've never done a build your own system. I'm after something like a phenom x4 or x6, 1tb hd, 8gb ram. There are a couple on newegg in the do it yourself section that look pretty damn close to what I'm after. I just don't know good components from so so components. Like what type of ram, what brand motherboard. That kinda stuff.
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Check Woot.com
I would say occasionally check sites like woot.com or slick deals and just
find the best deal you can on the PC with a decent amount of RAM and disk space. Even if you aren't heavy into games RAM, Disk space will be your friends. Im more of an intel fan boy myself so I would suggest an i3 or even an older dual core will do the job as well.

Problem is if you don't already have a monitor/keyboard - that $500.00 at Newegg is going to get you the same type of computer you'd already be purchasing.
My recommendation is to get the HP vs. the Gateway. I've worked on both types and the new HP's seem to be using a little bit better of quality equipment. Sure the onboard everything blows... but you could in the future rip out the mother board and get a video/sound card later.
Just make sure your not getting some funky type of mini-ATX setup otherwise you'll be throwing out the computer within a few years.
For a decent home built system you'd need about $1000.00
$200.00 for a monitor
$ 50-100.00 for the case
$ 100-200.00 for the PSU
$ 100 for a Vid Card
$ 75-100.00 for Mobo
$ 80-200.00 for CPU
$ 80-200.00 for Memory
$ 50.00 for decent keyboard/mouse
You can play with the amounts... but you would want to "future-proof" and try and get components that you can upgrade later.

I figure the mouse and keyboard I can use from my current setup. Both logitech. Same with my 23"monitor. Or I could run hdmi to my 58"plasma. So I'm cool there. The mobo looks like its amd 880 series. Mid tower. phenom II 6 core. 700 w psu. Blu ray. 8gb ram. For about $600.
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think about sandy bridge cpu's. great performance and very good for it's price.

Amd powa

For Dell,
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&model_id=inspiron-570
HP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883147692
Prebuilt with a monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103350
For a monitor, find one on newegg for cheap.

Check out Newegg's combo deals:
http://www.newegg.com/Special/Combo...o&action=search&SortField=0&PageSize=50&Page=
This one looks good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.569868
one thing to be careful though, the PCIE slot is 16x and 4x, which means the second card will be crippled.

sakai4eva said:
Check out Newegg's combo deals:
http://www.newegg.com/Special/Combo...o&action=search&SortField=0&PageSize=50&Page=
This one looks good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.569868
one thing to be careful though, the PCIE slot is 16x and 4x, which means the second card will be crippled.
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The first and second slots probably aren't even gonna be used...

vbetts said:
The first and second slots probably aren't even gonna be used...
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I recommended that unit because it is quite future proof. 700w, Phenom II x6, decent mobo for single card GPU. It caters to the power user while having the potential to upgrade to a upper-mainstream gaming rig.
And it is within his budget and specifications (albeit not the 8GB RAM).

sakai4eva said:
Check out Newegg's combo deals:
http://www.newegg.com/Special/Combo...o&action=search&SortField=0&PageSize=50&Page=
This one looks good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.569868
one thing to be careful though, the PCIE slot is 16x and 4x, which means the second card will be crippled.
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Funny. I've had that one in my cart for three days to compare to others.
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silverxbv2 said:
Funny. I've had that one in my cart for three days to compare to others.
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The combo is kinda ok if you are not planning on going crossfire. Like I said, the major weakness of the mobo is that it runs on 16x+4x crossfire, instead of 16x+16x slots. I am using its predecessor. My next major upgrade will be a mobo that does REAL crossfire instead

No crossfire here. I don't do pc gaming anymore. At least not enough to warrant a crossfire setup. A single 5870 will be 10 times what I need.
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silverxbv2 said:
No crossfire here. I don't do pc gaming anymore. At least not enough to warrant a crossfire setup. A single 5870 will be 10 times what I need.
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You should probably go for a higher end GPU if you can afford it. Saves upgrading in the long run and flexibility to support multi-monitor setup later.

Help Me With My Computer Upgrades!!

Hello my Fellow XDAers!!
I am doing some minor upgrades to my computer and would like some advice or suggestions. I got this for a gift for x-mas, it's not a terrible computer, but can use some upgrades.
I play Star Wars: The Old Rebublic and do much programming using eclipse, android kitchen, excel, notepad and photoshop. I dont hardcore game, but I'd like to play with decent graphics.
I plan on building my own comptuer in about a year or two. So I don't want super expensive parts.
Specs:
Dell Inspirion 546
Windows 7 64 bit
Amd Athlon 2 x4 620 processor @ 2.6 ghz
4gb of memory DDR2 PC2-6400 UPGRADABLE TO 8
Ati Radeon HD 3200 Graphics crossfire capable
300 watt stock psu.
My first step is a PSU, video card and memory
Video card- HIS H675F1GD Radeon HD 6750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
PSU- COUGAR RS-Series RS450 (CGR R-450) 450W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Memory I'm not sure yet, any suggestions would be great.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

That is an awful PSU! One day it blow your computer up, your house up, and you will die in a ball of fire while you sleep.
You don't need more than 4GB of RAM so spend that money on a better PSU. Try a Seasonic 650W
Edit: Don't buy a PSU on it's power rating alone. A bad 600W one will kill you just as fast as a bad 400W one.

PSUs aren't that expensive, and if you have more than one hard drive and disk drive, you will need a better PSU, got for at least 600 watts. Also it would help to tell us what your budget is.

I would go for a better PSU, at least 600W. Check the Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 600W. That's a real good PSU.
If you could spend any extra money, check for an extra hard drive.
I've upgraded my system with a SSD. That's one of the best upgrade I did in years.

Around 250, I don't want to put too much into one I'm gonna rebuild next yet.
So you guys think the graphics card is cool? But the psu sucks?
And 600w won't fry my motherboard? I cant find real specs on this motherboard because its made by dell. I have an ocz and cooler master I think I saved.
Thanks all, look foward to the feedback.
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Go go 8GB of RAM

A PSU won't fry a board unless there is something wrong with on of them.
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Okay thanks. I wasent 100 percent on a dell propriatary board.
Ill post some links to psus and you guys give me your opinions.
I picked a pretty solid graphics card for the price, I take it? No one mentioned anything about it.
Ill get 8g. I've been looking at hyper x, basalisk or g ram. Not sure which one I want to get. I can't oc my bios, so iam thinking of just getting some crucial ram.
My biggest bottle neck is the video card though. Not to mention I can run my intergrated graphics in crossfire mode with my new one when I get it. Thought that was cool when I looked it up on amds website.
What I find shocking is I play world of warcraft on high settings. With over 45 fps in raids and tor everything is on low and get around 35 fps. I thought it would be a little better than low, but I thought wrong.
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There's no point going OTT on any one component in that system. At best it will be mid-range until you throw out everything and start again from scratch. The HD6750 is a weak card though. I'd suggest:
PSU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/620w...s12ii-620-87-eff-80-plus-bronze-quiet-fan-atx
GPU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-...s-eyefinity-hdmi-2x-mini-displayport-2x-dvi-i
Forget about the extra RAM. Seriously, you don't need it.

DirkGently said:
There's no point going OTT on any one component in that system. At best it will be mid-range until you throw out everything and start again from scratch. The HD6750 is a weak card though. I'd suggest:
PSU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/620w...s12ii-620-87-eff-80-plus-bronze-quiet-fan-atx
GPU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-...s-eyefinity-hdmi-2x-mini-displayport-2x-dvi-i
Forget about the extra RAM. Seriously, you don't need it.
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Looks good ill check them out when I get home. The card looks big my mothrboard is the smaller atx form factor and not full as is the case its mid size. It should fit though.
I'm almost tempted to buy a bigger and better case and move everything over. It almost makes sense, when I do get the money to go hardcore, ill have the case already.
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If a self-build is something you want to pursue, it may be a good idea to give up the idea of upgrading what you have and just start building a new PC from scratch. Buy what you can, when you can, until you have a working build and then sell the Dell to get some of your cash back. Start by getting the case you want and go from there.
I've been building PC's for ten years and that's what i would do. PM me if you need help with any part of it.

Planning to buy Acer Aspire 4752Z, is it OK for gaming?

I'm going to buy this laptop this week. Can it run HD games like GTA4, MW3, BF3? Here are the specs:
Processor
Intel Pentium Processor B960 (2.0MB L3 Cache, 2.2 GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, 35 W)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM65 Express Chipset
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics supporting Microsoft DirectX 10.1
Display
14" HD 1366 x 768 resolution, Acer CineCrystal LED
Memory
2GB DDR3 RAM (2GB x 1 upgradeable to 4GBx2)
HDD
500GB SATA HDD
Audio
Optimized Dolby Advanced Audio v2 audio enhancement
Wireless / LAN
Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Certified
Optical Drive
8x DVD Super Multi Plus Drive
Other
Multi-Gesture touchpad
Webcam
Acer Crystal Eye HD Webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution
Bluetooth
Yes, 4.0+HS
Battery
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion standard battery pack. Estimated battery life : 4 hours
Card Reader
Multi-in-1 card treader (SD, MMC, MS PRO & xD)
Interface
3x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port with HDCP support
Dimension
342(W) x 245(D) x 25.5/34.2 (H) mm
Weight
2.25 kg with 6-cell battery pack

MW3 only on low settings if. I got a Intel HD 3000 and a nvidia gt540m.
But if I was you I would look for something better if you plan play some games. I think nvidia gt540m works good with MW3 because I play it on my notebook and the graphics look good.
When i played MW3 on the Intel HD 3000 I had idea it was not running so smooth.
But Intel HD 3000 can handle 1080p just fine and you can also play some games but I think games like bf3 will not run good on this notebook.
I myself got an Asus K53SV-SX838V and it has Nvdia optimus.
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DexterMorganNL said:
MW3 only on low settings if. I got a Intel HD 3000 and a nvidia gt540m.
But if I was you I would look for something better if you plan play some games. I think nvidia gt540m works good with MW3 because I play it on my notebook and the graphics look good.
When i played MW3 on the Intel HD 3000 I had idea it was not running so smooth.
But Intel HD 3000 can handle 1080p just fine and you can also play some games but I think games like bf3 will not run good on this notebook.
I myself got an Asus K53SV-SX838V and it has Nvdia optimus.
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Thanks for replying,
Actually, I can't afford a laptop as expensive as that. It would be not fair bcuz all of my siblings got mid range price laptops. I just need a cheap gaming laptop.
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Zakyz said:
Thanks for replying,
Actually, I can't afford a laptop as expensive as that. It would be not fair bcuz all of my siblings got mid range price laptops. I just need a cheap gaming laptop.
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My notebook has an i7 2670QM and 8GB Ram, and a decent GPU Nvidia GT540 and it came with a 640GB harddrive which I replaced with a 128GB SSD.
My notebook was € 587 and I even have an USB 3.0 port and the build quality is good. My notebook is an Asus K53SV-SX838V, but I got it with a really good promotion.
So I don't think my notebook was expensive at all.

DexterMorganNL said:
My notebook has an i7 2670QM and 8GB Ram, and a decent GPU Nvidia GT540 and it came with a 640GB harddrive which I replaced with a 128GB SSD.
My notebook was € 587 and I even have an USB 3.0 port and the build quality is good. My notebook is an Asus K53SV-SX838V, but I got it with a really good promotion.
So I don't think my notebook was expensive at all.
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I guess I have no other choice, so I just have to buy this laptop, Acer 4752z.
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I don't know, you look look further? I have no idea what the price off computers is in your country.
Maybe you can better buy an notebook with AMD, because AMD Fusion processor. As these notebooks are really cheap and they seems to have a good GPU part with it.
I'm not fan off AMD, but you can look into it, read online and compare.

DexterMorganNL said:
I don't know, you look look further? I have no idea what the price off computers is in your country.
Maybe you can better buy an notebook with AMD, because AMD Fusion processor. As these notebooks are really cheap and they seems to have a good GPU part with it.
I'm not fan off AMD, but you can look into it, read online and compare.
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It costs like BND$800+ here, you can convert it if you want to.
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Intel GFX chips are useless. "even with dedicated memory, but most of them uses shared memory."
No Nvidia or AMD graphics chip = no game.

OmegaRED^ said:
Intel GFX chips are useless. "even with dedicated memory, but most of them uses shared memory."
No Nvidia or AMD graphics chip = no game.
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Thx for the info. How about AMD Radeon HD 6320?
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Zakyz said:
Thx for the info. How about AMD Radeon HD 6320?
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The 3D performance of the HD 6320 should be only minimally faster than a 6310 and therefore only low demanding or older games should run fluently (e.g. Call of Duty 4, Sims 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Fifa 11).
Based on the chip in the link bellow it's only a few Mhz faster.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4330.13973.0.html
Unfortunately gaming laptops are bank breakers. "cost very much for very little."
http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+6320/review
To give you a better idea of WTF may be playable.
http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+6320/games
All and all not bad but many new games will feel the burn even at minimum.
Anything else i can assist you with?

OmegaRED^ said:
The 3D performance of the HD 6320 should be only minimally faster than a 6310 and therefore only low demanding or older games should run fluently (e.g. Call of Duty 4, Sims 3, Left 4 Dead 2, Fifa 11).
Based on the chip in the link bellow it's only a few Mhz faster.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4330.13973.0.html
Unfortunately gaming laptops are bank breakers. "cost very much for very little."
http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+6320/review
To give you a better idea of WTF may be playable.
http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+6320/games
All and all not bad but many new games will feel the burn even at minimum.
Anything else i can assist you with?
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Nothing else, thank you.
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Ipad 3 info and specs!!!

I have fetched some info from IGN's live stream
1080p video recording
3.1 million pixels
Ipad 3 will have voice detection
4G LTE Confirmed
Both AT&T and Verizon versions are "3G world read" -- in other words dual-band.
You can make it Your personal hotspot
Retina display
Quad core prossesor ( ghz unknown )
5mp camera
9.4 mm thik and weights 1.4 pounds ( 0.6 kg )
Price starts at 499$
16GB, 32GB and 64GB. 4G pricing will start at $629.
$499, $599 and $699 for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
THERE IS MORE INFO COMING SOON, SO TO GET IT GO TO IGN.C0M and watch the live stream!!!!!!

I will admit, this tablet is outrageously kickass on paper.

XPERIA MINI NERD said:
I have fetched some info from IGN's live stream
1080p video recording
3.1 million pixels
Ipad 3 will have voice detection
4G LTE Confirmed
Both AT&T and Verizon versions are "3G world read" -- in other words dual-band.
You can make it Your personal hotspot
Retina display
Quad core prossesor ( ghz unknown )
5mp camera
9.4 mm thik and weights 1.4 pounds ( 0.6 kg )
Price starts at 499$
16GB, 32GB and 64GB. 4G pricing will start at $629.
$499, $599 and $699 for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
THERE IS MORE INFO COMING SOON, SO TO GET IT GO TO IGN.C0M and watch the live stream!!!!!!
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I don't think it's a QUAD CORE PROCESSOR. More like QUAD CORE GRAPHICS.
http://gizmodo.com/5891159/inside-apples-a5x-chipset-dual+core-cpu-quad+core-graphics

Specs does look good.

joackie27 said:
I don't think it's a QUAD CORE PROCESSOR. More like QUAD CORE GRAPHICS.
http://gizmodo.com/5891159/inside-apples-a5x-chipset-dual+core-cpu-quad+core-graphics
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It is a quad core prossesor, not quad graphics, i am 200% sure unless ign lies xD

its dual core processor with quad core gpu

muralicoolsam said:
its dual core processor with quad core gpu
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no darnit, its QUAD CORE PROSSESOR, what makes that so hard to believe? even some upcoming smart Phones have it, and ipad 3 is like twice that size

muralicoolsam said:
its dual core processor with quad core gpu
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If Apple continues its trend, the next iPhone will have this same processor but underclocked.

Lot's of new stuff from apple....
iOS 5.1 - http://t.co/WqITZBXJ
iPad 3(?) http://t.co/MNluWyo3
Apple TV - http://t.co/vKybYg5l
So any fanboys already jumping ? Any ques outside apple store already ?

XPERIA MINI NERD said:
no darnit, its QUAD CORE PROSSESOR, what makes that so hard to believe? even some upcoming smart Phones have it, and ipad 3 is like twice that size
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Its a dual core processor not quad. It has a quad core gpu. It is faster than tegra 3 but uses the same a9 architecture and has two cores less. Okay.

i think it is overpriced for 4 core grapics if you can get for almost the same price a asus transformer prime with 12 core graphics and quad core processor

XPERIA MINI NERD said:
It is a quad core prossesor, not quad graphics, i am 200% sure unless ign lies xD
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Where's your source? A lot of sites are saying that the A5X is a DUAL CORE processor.
http://www.stuff.tv/news/apple-news...5x-processor-quad-core-a6-will-debut-in-iphon
http://gizmodo.com/5891159/inside-apples-a5x-chipset-dual+core-cpu-quad+core-graphics
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5650/the-new-ipad-vs-asus-transformer-pad-infinity-in-specs

joackie27 said:
Where's your source? A lot of sites are saying that the A5X is a DUAL CORE processor.
http://www.stuff.tv/news/apple-news...5x-processor-quad-core-a6-will-debut-in-iphon
http://gizmodo.com/5891159/inside-apples-a5x-chipset-dual+core-cpu-quad+core-graphics
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5650/the-new-ipad-vs-asus-transformer-pad-infinity-in-specs
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i got all my Sources from watching igns live stream, so if theyre not saying anything wrong, its a freaking quad core PROSSESOR

Oficially Apple states Dual-core Apple A5X custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip with quad-core graphics.
Source

XPERIA MINI NERD said:
i got all my Sources from watching igns live stream, so if theyre not saying anything wrong, its a freaking quad core PROSSESOR
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MAJOR FAIL!!! 200% sure?! LOL!

joackie27 said:
Where's your source? A lot of sites are saying that the A5X is a DUAL CORE processor.
http://www.stuff.tv/news/apple-news...5x-processor-quad-core-a6-will-debut-in-iphon
http://gizmodo.com/5891159/inside-apples-a5x-chipset-dual+core-cpu-quad+core-graphics
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5650/the-new-ipad-vs-asus-transformer-pad-infinity-in-specs
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Yes it is a dual core i used i site called ign or something
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joackie27 said:
MAJOR FAIL!!! 200% sure?! LOL!
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well, if everyone says that its quadcore Graphics i Guess i am wrong, even thoe they clearly said QUAD core prossesor

XPERIA MINI NERD said:
well, if everyone says that its quadcore Graphics i Guess i am wrong, even thoe they clearly said QUAD core prossesor
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"To err is human; to admit it, superhuman." - Doug Larson

It's quad core GPU, not CPU. But it's a new chip so i guess it's faster than the previous one.
The GPU is the same as in the PS Vita. In other words, a freaking beast.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/7/2851604/apple-quad-core-graphics-soc/in/2616353
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XPERIA MINI NERD said:
I have fetched some info from IGN's live stream
1080p video recording
3.1 million pixels
Ipad 3 will have voice detection
4G LTE Confirmed
Both AT&T and Verizon versions are "3G world read" -- in other words dual-band.
You can make it Your personal hotspot
Retina display
Quad core prossesor ( ghz unknown )
5mp camera
9.4 mm thik and weights 1.4 pounds ( 0.6 kg )
Price starts at 499$
16GB, 32GB and 64GB. 4G pricing will start at $629.
$499, $599 and $699 for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB
THERE IS MORE INFO COMING SOON, SO TO GET IT GO TO IGN.C0M and watch the live stream!!!!!!
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Who cares dude??? its still ios!!

Building my first PC. Critique for my build please!

Hey all,
Been using XDA for a while now for my GNex and GTab10.1, but I've got a PC question for you guys. I'm looking to build my own PC, and have done as much research as I could to make sure I'm picking the proper, quality parts. I just want to run my build past you guys to see if anyone has any suggestions, or if I'm spending too much money on a certain component, etc. Also I want to double-check that everything is compatible (Can I use those 2 monitors with my GPU? Do I need a miniDP-to-DVI adapter or can I run one from my MOBO? Will everything fit well in my case?) I'll be using the computer to multitask with different types of software, along with some gaming.
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 HDMI SATA 6.0Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Intel HD Graphics 4000
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Storage: 1) Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD; 2) Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
GPU: ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Optical Drive: ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W 80+ Bronze
Monitor x2: Dell P2212H 21.5" LED-Backlit LCD Monitor
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel
I plan on running Windows 7, and upgrading to 8 when it is released. Do any of my components have a cheaper but comparable alternative? The CPU comes with a pretty good stock fan, but should I invest in an aftermarket HSF or will my current setup suffice?
Thanks for your input.
Glosed

I would stick with windows 7 personally. Everything else looks great .maybe save for a lil more ram. I've always used nvidia gpu right now I'm still using gtx570 Asus direct cu ii.
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Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.

I think you can run up to three monitors on a at I card here is my setup i7 lga1366 18gbs of ram
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RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock.
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I went with the 3570k mainly because it's 3rd generation; for the DirectX 11 and my GPU uses PCI Express 3.0. Still go with Sandy Bridge?

RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
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Crucial ssd ftw.
And yes OP...everything will fit in that case no prob.
If you ever wanna mod that sum'***** after it's built, come and find me!
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
Crucial ssd ftw.
And yes OP...everything will fit in that case no prob.
If you ever wanna mod that sum'***** after it's built, come and find me!
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I wouldn't recommend Crucial M4 SSD ( at least for now ) since it's having random freezing issue and it's taking forever for them to release a new firmware update.
<- I have the 64gb M4.
Glosed said:
I plan on running Windows 7, and upgrading to 8 when it is released. Do any of my components have a cheaper but comparable alternative? The CPU comes with a pretty good stock fan, but should I invest in an aftermarket HSF or will my current setup suffice?
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I would say so, especially if you plan on overclocking. CM Hyper 212 is cheap and does the job really well.
aaroncal said:
I would stick with windows 7 personally. Everything else looks great. maybe save for a lil more ram. Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
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I think 8gb is enough... especially for gaming...but - shrug - It depends on what programs he run when he multitask.

Foxy Roxy said:
I wouldn't recommend Crucial M4 SSD ( at least for now ) since it's having random freezing issue and it's taking forever for them to release a new firmware update.
<- I have the 64gb M4.
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That's exactly the one I have. I've had it for a year now. I haven't experienced any freezing. I always update FW, just because, but yeah, no issues.
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
That's exactly the one I have. I've had it for a year now. I haven't experienced any freezing. I always update FW, just because, but yeah, no issues.
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Maybe it doesn't apply for everyone, but if you look at their forum - a lot of people are having that issue ( including me ). I'm also on the latest firmware. ( 000f )

Foxy Roxy said:
Maybe it doesn't apply for everyone, but if you look at their forum - a lot of people are having that issue ( including me ). I'm also on the latest firmware. ( 000f )
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Fair nuff
I'm just lucky I guess
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
Fair nuff
I'm just lucky I guess
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Lol yes you're lucky.
The random freezing issue is ticking me off... I wish they would fix it already! D:

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Lol yes you're lucky.
The random freezing issue is ticking me off... I wish they would fix it already! D:
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I'm gonna do some reading up on the issue.
I'm a member at overclock.net, but I haven't visited for a while. I'm more of a modder than a hardware guy, but I do try to stay current. I might spend some time there tonight.
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thats pretty hardcore hardware right there
If you go with and AMD cpu it will save you money, I have a 3.2GHz dual core (i believe) and it's a good one. mind you I think the total for my computer came out to almost $900.
and I think for the HDD western digital is usually cheaper and it's really all the same. I have western digital and I'm most likely gonna buy a green HDD 1TB; I saw one for about $90 which I think is a pretty decent price. I've seen those seagate barracuda ones going for about $10-20 more

Personally I LOVE the Kingston HyperX SSD's. I have one in my desktop and I have never had a single problem with it. I tried both Intel and OCZ SSDs and they both failed on me.

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thats pretty hardcore hardware right there
If you go with and AMD cpu it will save you money, I have a 3.2GHz dual core (i believe) and it's a good one. mind you I think the total for my computer came out to almost $900.
and I think for the HDD western digital is usually cheaper and it's really all the same. I have western digital and I'm most likely gonna buy a green HDD 1TB; I saw one for about $90 which I think is a pretty decent price. I've seen those seagate barracuda ones going for about $10-20 more
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AMDs are usually easy to overheat than Intel processors. Nothing beats the Ivy Bridge

RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
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I've been using my OCZ for a few months now with no problems... Running my systems and as many games as I can fit off of it and it's been great. One note to make about SSD's (in case you don't know, if you do, hopefully I'll help someone out) but you never want to defragment because this adds unnecessary writes (which kills the drive) and you'll gain no performance. Right after I installed windows, i had 25% fragmentation.
As far as your build it looks solid. No matter what you get, you'll hunger for more haha. Make sure to get something crossfire capable so you can crossfire your Radeon if you want to expand the video life of your PC. You may want to look at upgrading your power supply to at least a 750 if you ever plan on running another video card.
I just built a new rig a few months ago and I used Asus's sabertooth 990 series since I went AMD Bulldozer ^_^. 16gb of G. Skill ram DDR3 1866, an Nvidia 550Ti and a 120GB OCZ SSD. So far there has been nothing I've thrown at this PC that it couldn't handle. Skyrim, Deus Ex, SWTOR and Diablo 3 all play at full settings all AA turned on.
What are you paying for that setup if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks for all the tips guys. That GPU only has one DVI out on it, and my monitors only have DVI in... Will I have any problems if I run one monitor through the DVI port and one through a MiniDP-to-DVI adapter?
As far as memory goes, I'm just going to start with 2 DIMMs and buy 2 more sticks if I feel like I need it. The programs that I'd like to run to multitask include Ableton, Photoshop, a couple medium-high end games (at max settings, of course ) a stock-trading platform, an internet browser with several tabs (though Chrome hardly sips any memory anyway) with MS Office stuff. I really want to take advantage of dual monitors!

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I've been using my OCZ for a few months now with no problems... Running my systems and as many games as I can fit off of it and it's been great. One note to make about SSD's (in case you don't know, if you do, hopefully I'll help someone out) but you never want to defragment because this adds unnecessary writes (which kills the drive) and you'll gain no performance. Right after I installed windows, i had 25% fragmentation.
Make sure to get something crossfire capable so you can crossfire your Radeon if you want to expand the video life of your PC. You may want to look at upgrading your power supply to at least a 750 if you ever plan on running another video card.
What are you paying for that setup if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks for the tips. Did not know that about SSD's. The 7850 is Crossfire ready so I'm good to go there. That whole build comes in at $1500, not including a keyboard/mouse or OS.

Glosed said:
Thanks for the tips. Did not know that about SSD's. The 7850 is Crossfire ready so I'm good to go there. That whole build comes in at $1500, not including a keyboard/mouse or OS.
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No problem, glad I could help
I recently shelled out around 12 or 13 hundred for my setup, but didn't get anything for storage besides my SSD since i had 750gb worth of storage that I migrated over from my old machine. I'm an AMD man myself, and I'm loving the UEFI bios on my ASUS Sabertooth 990FX. The software that ASUS includes with the board allows you to monitor Also, you can't beat 8 cores I was able to overclock using the stock board settings to 3.9GHz on my 8120 FX proc. Its only 159.99 on newegg right now and all FX series are black edition proc's which means complete control over your proc settings. I'm using a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo for my CPU cooler. Its pretty big, so if you look into this cooler make sure your case has room for it, but im running a steady 34C and haven't seen it go above 40. Some people report as cool as 18c.
As far as your Video card, there are tons of cards out there with multi DVI support, you may want to look at another manufacturer, as I don't see you getting true video performance out of a usb adapter. Although I've never used one, I suspect it will be a huge bottleneck.
Here are a few images of the AI Suite included with the Sabertooth 990FX (used splashtop to grab them since im at work hehe)