Do you do any high end 3d rendering? If no, you dont need 16gb, its nothing more than bragging rights. Save money, 8gb of proper branded stuff and upgrade that GPU to at least the 650 Boost.
I will post my specs when I get home. I also have a bit to say about this from reading through, don't argue with me please (Just gonna state my opinion). With the drivers, I never knew to install the drivers other than the ones on CD, but I get 45 FPS on max (Radeon R270X) on Dry Rock. With Windows 8 vs. 7, I prefer 7, but I was in a rush at 11PM Christmas Eve with no OS disc, so I could only find 8 online, despite my desperate search. I see some use in 8, but I would love to go back. I also am curious about OCing. Should I only do it if I am getting low FPS and I need it higher? When I have been playing Just Cause 2 MP, Airport definitly has some FPS drop, but it is not horrible. Beam does get lower frames with the Moonhawk, an I like to use it. And once again, with the drivers, just how much will it help if I get ones from sites? I already am getting good performance IMO, but the more frames the better.
Trying to answer your questions: OCing doesn't hurt, so... Try it I guess About Windows, yeah, sucks, but sounds like your will have to get used to 8 xD And the drivers, yeah, you should definitely download the latest from the internet, it will probably get you more fps and won't hurt otherwise
I know this is a noob question, but, I remeber back on the days of windows xp, you had to sperately buy a wifi card. Do you still have to that or does it come with the motherboard? Also Does the power supply come with the case? I am talking about the A/C cable.
Most motherboards don't have wifi by default, you will have to check with your specific one (You don't need to buy a wifi card, a wifi usb adapter is more common nowadays). Most high-end cases don't come with a power supply (so you buy the one which fits your build the best) but some smaller cases (ITX cases for example) or less expensive cases usually do come with one (not very good most of the times), once again, you need to check for a specific one. The A/C cable comes with the power supply, if that's what you're asking...
Wont save money for me ^^ Because most of the pc was build already and The 16GB where included...why ever... But i will do modelling for BeamNG, i found somebody who actually wants to help/teach me. Also doing videos (Sony Vegas) will need some RAM. Also dont think i´ll need a better graphic card than the GTX 650 Ti (2GB) also think that boost is already included I´m happy with it and the pc is on its travel to my home. 1-2 days and i can play
So much advertising bullcrap in the ASRock page for that motherboard But it is a genuinely good motherboard so they are allowed I guess. Anyway, it does not have integrated wifi no. You can get USB adaptors for about £10, decent PCI ones for £20. Either one does the job.
With the power supply, dont they all come in different shapes? So don't i need to be careful with which one i buy?
If you have a normal size case (ATX case or bigger) you don't need to worry about the shape, it's pretty much standard. What you do need to worry about is it being of a good brand, being efficient (if you care) and having enough wattage for your build. Edit: Like RobertGracie said, it would be a good ideia to get one that's modular
The older bundled cable design PSUs are a pain in the ass to work with with the modular design of say a AX860i you can plug in the Cables you need and store the rest away until they are needed
Usually the width and height stay pretty consistent. Depth varies, not loads. Your using a full size case, should take the max length. There are alternative small form factor power supplies, they will make it frigging obvious in the description that they are not standard ATX power supplies. RobertGracie is right on though with the modular PSU suggestion. They are much nicer to work with. Non modular PSU's just have the PSU itself and a massive umbilical of cables dangling from the rear, connect the ones you need, the rest are stuck there unused making things look untidy and potentially blocking airflow, loose cables + moving fans are never a good thing either. Modular PSU's have the PSU itself and then a grid of sockets on the back of the unit. The power cables themselves are seperate parts, they'll have whatever type of connector on one end (like a series of SATA power plugs) and then have the connector for the PSU on the other. Therefore you only need to connect the cables you will use. The rest you leave in the box. Tidier and with less cables there is less obstruction to airflow, less to fall into fans and its easier to manage them. Pick up some cable ties before you build. I tie all my cables together in bunches whenever they run near each other and cables near the hard drive bays or some other structural part of the case etc, I will affix cables to them to keep them from moving. If you put the cable tie into the wrong side of the little hole they wont lock, pull them as tight as you need, tiny blob of blu-tac, done, removable cable tie for when you need to work on the machine again.
So what sort of power limits are we looking at here I mean if it was me I would go for a basic Corsair AX860i which for my system is a bit overkill because I need about 400W of power but I have at my disposal another 460W but I usually build in like a power buffer zone so if I put more powerful equipment in I dont have to worry about my pc struggling for power I have that buffer at the top end that will become used when its needed for more powerful parts..
I always go overkill on PSU's too (Maybe you don't need a 1200W PSU like I have, I barely touch 600W anyway, lol) I say 'better having and not needing, than (...)' you know how it goes...
It was the same for my bros pc I wasnt sure about his AX860i PSU so I got him a AX1200i just on the off chance he decided to max out his system in a game or something...but yeah for power supplies...the best answer is OVERKILL!
Both mine and his PC would be perfectly fine with a good 650W, even 500W computer, but hey, why not right? It's not like I'm going to throw it away anytime soon
Okay, so I updated my sig with my specs. Hopefully I put the right things in it, and not the useless info.
CPU: AMD FX-6100 Six-Core @3.3GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P | RAM: Patriot Viper Xtreme 2x2GB? 1x4GB? 4GB DDR3 1600MHz | PSU: Ultra LSP Series V2 550W | Graphics Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK | 120GB Samsung SSD and a 3TB Seagate External HDD Copied your sig and put Bold in what you don't need to have and in Italic what you should add (It's fine if you let it in or don't add what I've said, it's good) Edit: Those are ideias, there is no 'right way' to do it. Edit2: Maybe also add your case
There we go, updated. I will plan on getting another RAM stick, and I was told that my computer will have a lot of CPU upgrade options, which will be nice. Since I will be doing the upgrades in small steps, I am curious as to what I should upgrade first, and if it is the CPU, maybe if anyone has suggestions, I will probably only get the CPU, so the price can be a bit higher. Later, I will be getting a new monitor, because I think that the fact that I can see lines on the screen (sort of distorted, same color as image, but it is almost like a flicker; I hope someone understands what I mean) is not good.
Well, if you want to upgrade your CPU, the best one available on the AMD side (same platform, without having to change the Motherboard) is the FX-8350, it will give you a nice boost over your FX-6100, about 50% maybe (It's about 150-200$). It will also be the top CPU from AMD for quite sometime too, so maybe it's worth it (Got one for my brother and it runs really well). If you wanna go for the graphics side, just buy another R9 270X and Crossfire them Edit: Noticed your Motherboard can't do Crossfire, you would have to buy a new graphics card, not worth it in my opinion.