Personal computing discussed
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ineffable wrote:There's a problem with the EVGA 750 Ti. Its fan cannot be set lower than 42%, which is quite loud in my experience. EVGA put out a BIOS update to mitigate this problem, but it doesn't help much. I ended up RMA'ing mine and getting an MSI Twin Frozr R9 270, which is essentially silent in a case. If you decide to stick with a 750 Ti, I would recommend getting one with a different (non-ACX) cooler.
cobalt wrote:It sounds like you're saying the fan speed problem is limited to the ACX (dual fan) version, then? Most of the EVGA 750 series are single fan, and pretty quiet. (Or at least a lot quieter than the card I replaced with one. I didn't check into the minimum fan speed values.)
NovusBogus wrote:Asus is a good motherboard brand but I've had good luck with ASRock too. Newegg slots the Z87-M Plus at $130 including shipping which is IMO a rather uncomfortable position between the much nicer Z87 Gryphon for $25 more and the feature-richAsrock Z87M Extreme4 for $25 less. The newly launched 9-series boards may drive prices down, or you might decide you want one of those instead, so it might be worth waiting a few weeks to see what happens to the motherboard market.
dractultoo wrote:the motherboard was also to semi-future for the next 2 year proof the system. It should allow for cpu upgrades along the way.
In the past when I have ran a Radeon card it was a pain in the ass. Drivers changing all the time, having to update the drivers allll the time. It was annoying. Are Radeon cards more solid now and less of a hassle?
Chrispy_ wrote:The whole Geforce Experience thing seems like a pain in the ass for me and it's constantly telling me there's a new version available. I seem to be updating Nvidia stuff weekly, whether it's the latest Geforce Experience, gaming profiles or a new driver. Overclocking Nvidia cards also requires 3rd party tools because the driver doesn't do it.
dractultoo wrote:You're not close to a Micro Center store. They do offer unbeatable in-store combination deals for CPU + motherboard bundles.What is Micro Center? I live near Sacramento.
Chrispy_ wrote:Outside of gaming, AMD has the OpenCL advantage and superior display connectivity (Eyefinity, HDTV options), Nvidia has this proprietary garbage going on too; PhysX hardware acceleration, G-Sync monitor tech, and closed-API CUDA.
JustAnEngineer wrote:I believe that Voldenuit gave you some decent suggestions. I would recommend this Crucial memory instead of the Kingston RAM that he linked.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Unlike much of the other "PC3-12800" memory that you see available, the Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP DIMMs default to PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600) speed when you install them, and they don't need extra voltage to achieve their claimed timings. They include an XMP profile for PC3-14900 (DDR3-1866) operation. Finally, the low-profile DIMMs are very slim. They leave plenty of room around your CPU socket for whatever cooler you want to install. I like memory that I can just stick into the motherboard and go, rather than having to tweak and test and tweak and test as I've had to do with other memory that I've purchased in the past few years.
http://www.crucial.com/wcsstore/Crucial ... ort-en.pdf
dractultoo wrote:the motherboard was also to semi-future for the next 2 year proof the system. It should allow for cpu upgrades along the way.
In the past when I have ran a Radeon card it was a pain in the ass. Drivers changing all the time, having to update the drivers allll the time. It was annoying. Are Radeon cards more solid now and less of a hassle?
what is a micro-center.. or whatever you guys are referring to. I live near Sacramento California. I don't even know how to determine if I live near one of those.
Geonerd wrote:Just for giggles, have you considered the AMD Option? Depending on how well threaded your GIS application is, an Fx-83xx chip might go rather well.
JustAnEngineer wrote:According to the interweb, ArcGIS doesn't use GPU computing. The task of merely displaying its output isn't very challenging for a modern gaming GPU. The $160 Radeon R9-270 that Voldenuit recommended provides much better gaming performance than a similarly-priced GeForce GTX750Ti.