Computer hardware megathread, or "why does my Pentium 3 get poor FPS"

[OMGWTFBBQ]

This is a comparison between the 440 and the 650: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/610?vs=681 Bear in mind that your gains will be even bigger as you will be upgrading from a slower 430.

Wow, that's quite a difference I might buy it soon

[Jaimswallace]

Ill probaly buy a 660ti

Does anybody know if my mobo (asrock z68pro3) would slow down my gtx660ti ?

[HEMI]

Got around to taking some pictures. (Albeit bad ones, but meh)

[Brickman]

Got around to taking some pictures. (Albeit bad ones, but meh)

Awesome PC!

[Jaimswallace]

Got around to taking some pictures. (Albeit bad ones, but meh)

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cool pc but waht really impresses me that there is no dust ?

[piemaster-p]

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cool pc but waht really impresses me that there is no dust ?

Its called fan filters and positive pressure Sexy computer, Hemi!

[HEMI]

Awesome PC!

Its called fan filters and positive pressure Sexy computer, Hemi!

Thanks guys, I have yet to buy some white leds and ultimately a 7950 to replace my aging 5850. But for now I am pretty happy with it

[metalmuncher]

Got around to taking some pictures. (Albeit bad ones, but meh)

Nice rig! Looks really clean apart from the cooler's fan wires. Also, I have to ask why are you using the sata on the mid part of the board? I have one there, and it runs of a Marvell chipset not the PCH, if your board is similar then using the Marvell chip is usually not as good as using the PCH's SATA ports.

[HEMI]

Nice rig! Looks really clean apart from the cooler's fan wires. Also, I have to ask why are you using the sata on the mid part of the board? I have one there, and it runs of a Marvell chipset not the PCH, if your board is similar then using the Marvell chip is usually not as good as using the PCH's SATA ports.

That's actually the header for the front USB 3.0. On this board all the SATA ports go to the right away from the board. Come to think of it, I have no usb 3 devices anyways. I'll just use the converter to usb 2 that came with the case and plug it in the bottom of the mobo. As for those fan wires, Just installed those 2 fans yesterday, I'll get a zip tie or two and tie them up out of sight. Cheers for noticing those messy bits I could clean up

[Iceman [U.S.]]

Its called fan filters and positive pressure Sexy computer, Hemi!

And now I know why I have so much more dust than Hemi. I have negative air pressure. I need to flip my top fan to an intake.

[metalmuncher]

That's actually the header for the front USB 3.0. On this board all the SATA ports go to the right away from the board. Come to think of it, I have no usb 3 devices anyways. I'll just use the converter to usb 2 that came with the case and plug it in the bottom of the mobo. As for those fan wires, Just installed those 2 fans yesterday, I'll get a zip tie or two and tie them up out of sight. Cheers for noticing those messy bits I could clean up

Ahh, that makes sense. Now that I look at closer the header it looks a little bigger than a SATA port. :P I like that MSI has made their FP USB3 headers right angled on some boards, it really cleans up that wire IMO, too bad other manufacturers don't do that for all their boards.

[Jaimswallace]

Its called fan filters and positive pressure Sexy computer, Hemi!

Yeah i have fanfilters too but there is still a very small amount of dust coming in.

[piemaster-p]

Yeah i have fanfilters too but there is still a very small amount of dust coming in.

Make sure your case has positive pressure. If it is negative, then its like a vacuum sucking dust into the case.

[Hell_Boy301]

Listen to this guys review and tell me what you think of it

[Brickman]

Listen to this guys review and tell me what you think of it

I say it sucks....the review that is.

[metalmuncher]

I say it sucks....the review that is.

Yeah, its a pretty craptacular review. While what he says is sorta true, it has been skewed by his apparent love for Intel and dedicated graphics products.

It is true that if you are going to get a dedicated card you are better off with an i3 and a decent dedicated card, but if you absolutely cannot fit/afford a dedicated card then the best thing to go for is the new A10. An APU and a dedicated card make little sense to me as the CPU is weak.

[Hell_Boy301]

I say it sucks....the review that is.

This guy also talks about how th Radeon HD 8850 and 8870 cards suck

[Creak]

This guy also talks about how th Radeon HD 8850 and 8870 cards suck

Pretty fun how this guy can bash on graphics cards which are not even released, only some little bits of information have leaked yet.
Prejudice much?

Thanks to the Internet, every stupid idiot can make crappy videos and call them "review" or "buying advice".

[Brickman]

Pretty fun how this guy can bash on graphics cards which are not even released, only some little bits of information have leaked yet.
Prejudice much?

Thanks to the Internet, every stupid idiot can make crappy videos and call them "review" or "buying advice".

Yep. Thats why you stick with the people who know what they are talking about like Anandtech, Legitreviews, Tomshardware (sometimes lol), and just plain real user reviews.

[2oEthan1o]

Got around to taking some pictures. (Albeit bad ones, but meh)

Logitech LS21 speakers? If they are I got the same set :P