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chµck wrote:

I'd be more concerned with peripheral components (voltage regulators, maybe even the copper traces on the motherboard) than the actual silicon.

Is there anyway to verify the temperatures on these components?

Hello,
I recently purchased a laptop with an NVIDIA Geforce 850m graphics card. I was wondering what are considered safe temperatures for this chip, at both idle and load. Thank you.

Hello,
I recently purchased a laptop with a Core i7-4510U CPU. I was wondering what are considered safe temperatures for this chip, at both idle and load. Thank you.

Hello, Thank you very much for your reply! For $800, I can get the following Lenovo (I get a discount there): http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40/?sb=:000001C9:00012260:#customize Do you think it's better than the Acer you listed (I am very much not up to date regarding mobile g...

Thanks for your reply. Those are a bit out of my budget I'd say. What do people think of the Z50 laptop from Lenovo, is it a good buy? Maybe the CPU processor is too slow? I can get it for $720:

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/le ... #customize

Hello, I am looking to purchase a budget laptop. First of all, what companies do people recommend? Is Dell considered to be reliable? What about any others that are particularly reliable or unreliable? I'm not sure if a gaming laptop is in my budget, but if it's possible to play many games at say me...

Hello, Thanks for your response! You definitely need a graphics card to play games. I still recommend Radeon HD7850 2GB as the best bang for the buck. One of the factory hot-clocked versions (950 to 1000 MHz vs. the 860 MHz reference) could be a good value. GeForce GTX660, Radeon HD7870, GeForce GTX...

Hello, Thanks everyone, I ordered everything I need except the video card (still haven't decided) and put the computer together. It seems to be working! Thanks for all of your help. I still had some more questions. So I lied about the case, I decided to buy the Corsair 200R: http://www.newegg.com/Pr...

Hello, Thanks for your replies. I wanted to know if there are any recommendations regarding temperature monitoring programs (which components should I be particularly concerned about? CPU? GPU?). Also, do you have any recommendations/tips on how to prolong SSD life and how to optimize the SSD? I've ...

Hello, Again, thanks everyone for your help. I decided to go with a different case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146077. I realize this is a relatively small case, which means I may have to give up some of the hard drive bays in order to fit my video card (or maybe the SS...

The 660 Ti seems to be $300, which is a bit out of my price range. I agree that the 660 falls nicely within my range, though for some reason I've gotten the impression that the 7870 can out perform the 660 (I know this is a generalization).

Hello, I am currently working on building a PC and I would like to spend between $200-$250 on a graphics card. My impression is that the HD7870 is a good choice in this range (for instance: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418). Please let me know if I am mistaken (or if y...

Does the MSI board you mentioned (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813130645) have heat sinks around the CPU socket? I can't quite see them, but I'm not so sure I know what I'm looking for.

Actually, it turns out that Frys Electronics price matched the deals at microcenter (including the CPU + mobo combo), so I didn't have to go to microcenter :). Unfortunately, I did not get the MSI motherboard that you suggested (I think they had it in the store...). I believe the one I got does not ...

Hello, By the way, is there a particular reason most people are suggesting the ASRock Pro4-M motherboard? I see some other motherboards from microcenter that also get the $40 discount (also, at newegg, there are some mobos with free 8GB memory right now). What do people think of something like the A...

Hello, Thank you very much for your responses, I sincerely appreciate your time and replies. I forgot to mention that my resolution would be 1920 x 1080. I have some more questions. Initially, as a general comment, I was interested in getting a 3770 or 3770K because I thought it would make my comput...

Hello, I am very new to building systems. I would like to build one mainly for gaming purposes and general web browsing / office work (this will be my only computer at home). I would say that my budget is around $800 for this PC, and I wanted to get your input about what would be good to buy. I live...