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I just like to keep my desk nice and tidy. Don't want too much stuff on it as it just stands in the way.

Originally Posted by Allane

Now that I'm finally getting a respectable CPU cooler, I can finally call my build up to par.

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A
CPU: i5 4670k, which burns up for some reason
CPU Cooler: Currently a Cooler Master Hyper TX3, will be a Phanteks TC-12DX, black
GPU/Video card: Mid-production Sapphire HD 7870
SSD: Patriot Wildfire, 120GB (SF-2200)
HDD: Western Digital 600GB as storage
RAM: 8GB dual channel G.Skill 1600MHz
Audio: Onboard, but Asus does an excellent job at insulating its audio chips, so it's nice and clear.
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Classified as a mid tower, but is more like a small full tower)

Peripherals
Mouse: Cooler Master Storm Recon (cheapest mouse I could find with a good Avago optical sensor)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quickfire Pro, Cherry Browns
Headphones: JVC HA-RX900
Microphone: Standalone Logitech microphone that they don't make anymore.
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P (e-IPS, 1920x1080)
Fake Bonsai tree
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Nice Bonsai tree!

Could anyone with computers tell me if I have a decent rig or not? I'm running cs:go at decent settings and I only get 49 fps when there's a lot of action going on:


My Rig:

Computer SAMS-PC
Generator Sam
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate Media Center Edition 6.1.7601
Date 2015-01-10
Time 00:06


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate Media Center Edition
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name SAMS-PC
User Name Sam

Motherboard:
CPU Type 2x Intel Pentium III Xeon, 2833 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 4096 MB
BIOS Type Unknown
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port LGE Bluetooth TransPort (COM11)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Video Adapter ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Video Adapter ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Monitor Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (WT81484Q10HI)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]
Audio Adapter High Definition Audio Controller [NoDB]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 2920
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller A5Z1VWCZ IDE Controller
Disk Drive WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (596 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7200S ATA Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 610377 MB (213777 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Razer Naga Hex
Mouse Razer Naga Hex

Network:
Network Adapter Hamachi Network Interface (5.0.135.179)
Network Adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10.1.190.29)
Modem LGE Virtual Modem

Peripherals:
Printer Fax
Printer HP LaserJet 1020
Printer HP psc 2100 Series
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
USB1 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2935 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2938 [NoDB]
USB1 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939 [NoDB]
USB2 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A [NoDB]
USB2 Controller Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C [NoDB]
USB Device Razer Megalodon
USB Device Samson Meteor Mic
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Input Device
USB Device USB Input Device
USB Device USB Input Device
USB Device USB Input Device
USB Device USB Input Device




Could anyone tell me what the problem is? Do I need to buy a new video card?

Made some upgrades to my setup over the last year.

[Primary Rig]
MSI MPower AC Max z97 motherboard
i7-4770k CPU @ 3.5MHz (had some temp issues so I bumped it back from 4.0)
16GB (2x8) Crucial Ballistix Tactical ddr3 @ 1866MHz
Corsair H100i 2x120mm liquid cooler
EVGA 1.2KW PSU
HT-Omega eClaro 7.1 Audio card
NZXT h440 Black/Orange Case
2 x MSI GTX 980 Twin Frozr V
2 x Intel 520s SSDs
Intel 730s SSD
Crucial mx500 SSD
2TB WD HDD

[Peripherals]
Black/Orange DX-racer f-series chair
ASUS rog Swift 27" 144Hz G-sync monitor
BenQ 27" 120Hz monitor
2 x ASUS 27" 60Hz thin bezel monitor
Logitech G710+ Black/Orange mechanical keyboard (cherry browns)
Logitech G502 Proteus Core mouse
Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum Wireless Headset
PC Master race XXL gaming mat

[Mini Rig]
BitFenix Prodigy mATX case w/ acrylic window mod
Gigabyte z87 mATX mobo
i7-4790k CPU @ 4.0GHz
16GB (4x4) Corsair Vengeance ddr3
EVGA 850W PSU
NZXT Kraken 140mm liquid cooler
MSI GTX 970 100ME edition
3 x Silicon Power 240GB SSDs
Kobra cabling

[Peripherals]
Acer 24" 60Gz monitor
Ducky Shine mini Mechanical keyboard (cherry reds)
Steelseries Sensei raw Gaming mouse
Valve CSGO mouse pad

My Newest Build

Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D (with optional mesh front recently released by Corsair)
PSU: EVGA SuperNova 1300w
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Hero
CPU: Intel 4970K
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 1866
Graphics Card: ASUS Strix GTX980ti
SDD: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
HDD: WD Black 2TB HDD
Optical: LG Blu-Ray writer
Sound: Creative Labs X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion
Speakers: Logitech 5.1 Z506
Headphones: Razer Tiamat 7.1 (running true 7.1 analog from SB X-Fi)
Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Chroma Stealth
Mouse: MadCatz R.A.T. 7
Mousepad: Razer Firefly (omg its so cool)
Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q
OS: Windows 10 Pro
Cooling: NZXT Kraken X61


Will be upgrading the monitor this month to the ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q the day MicroCenter gets them.

Its either the camera angle or maybe the window being funny....

but it looks like you have a major stress on that video card, pulling it down towards those power connectors. Might want to relieve some of that stress, or you might run into problems with the motherboard slot in the future.

GPU sag is real. It is REAL!!!!!

My experience with GPU sag is from poor design by the GPU maker. The cards are too long and too tall, and the 3 layers of the card (PCB, back plate, and heatsink) are not all connected. By this, I mean that there are not a lot of screws that go all the way through the back plate and PCB and finally set into the heatsink.

The Nvidia reference design cards have this right. They are very well built and feel as if they are essentially just one single part. The more you separate the individual parts, and make them taller/longer, there will be more stress. You are basically relying on the two mounting screws to keep the card straight instead of allowing the structural integrity of the card to keep it straight.

Reference design = superior build quality, limited to no GPU sag, same old Nvidia looks, louder fan and lower ability to keep the card cool.
3rd Party design = inferior build quality, high probability of GPU sag, improved looks, superior cooling, but the card is also 1" taller and 1" longer.

It is personal preference on which card to buy, but I find myself almost always buying the reference design now, especially if I plan on water cooling them. Some of the 3rd party cards are not as power efficient, but have higher room for overclocking.

Oh, and looks great, Rumble. The Supernova 1300 is overkill for the build, but that PSU is a friggin tank. I have one sitting round that I kept from when I was doing scrypt mining. I started to sell off equipment when scrypt wasn't profitable to mine on the private side any longer, and I have an unopened Supernova left over. I loved them so much, I decided to keep it for... just whatever.

I had a few blue screens this summer due to my twin-frozr msi 980s slipping out of their sockets from gpu sag. Getting the more rigid msi sli bridge, screwing my gpu's in tighter, and modifying my cable management helped a good bit, but the distribution of weight on those tiny sockets is still causing some sag for me.

I might do some kind of case mod to handle the sag, I've seen a few nifty tricks online some case modders use

Yeah the sag worried me but it's in there right. I think I will look into a case the motherboard lays flat in. That might be my next buy.

Anyone have a suggestion other than the Corsair 540 Air?


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