IcedUpPitotTube 0 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I give you guys a tour of my new computer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcKSnTyiI5k Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Hey Andrew, that is a great entertaining video, I just love these live video updates, great viewing, thanks for posting :001_th_smiles89: Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Nice rig and a good video. I just got the same video card a few weeks ago (EVGA brand). I have a question though. Why only a 500W PSU? I should think you'd want a larger one, and it doesn't cost that much more for a 650 or 750W. Link to post Share on other sites
IcedUpPitotTube 0 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Well, I was on a budget, and I knew by my friend's experience that a 750 Watt would be plenty for an i7 2600K and a GTX 570, so I reasoned 500 watts would be plenty for an i3 and a 550 Ti. Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,010 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hey Andrew, Great video. Good luck with your gaming PC when you come to build it. WEll done on your first self build. How satisfying was that eh? regards :001_th_smiles89: Link to post Share on other sites
IcedUpPitotTube 0 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 There was a little heat between me and my dad when I hinted that I wanted something better (i7 2600K with a GTX 570)... LOL Finally was convinced when I tested out Bad Company 2 and FSX and they both ran pretty well. But overall, I felt that that was a major milestone... I probably will upgrade most of my parts next year to Ivy Bridge. Link to post Share on other sites
WildgooseUK 0 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Apologies all round for my long absent as I been busy with life in general. Anyway, I finally updated my ageing 8800GT by purchasing a secondhand Asus ENGTX285 for an excellent price of £58. Cannot say how please I am with this upgrade - running FSX in all it's glory with acceptable frame rate. I've noticed that the 285 is extremely friendly with Clouds with hardly no frame rate hits, unlike my old 8800GT which did suffer with heavy Clouds formations. Now running GTX285 with my Phenom II X4 955 BE at stock speed. Still debating whether to oc my CPU as I'm happy as it is. I'm not a heavy gamer on the PC, hence the reason why I didn't pursue getting a GTX 460 or higher. I have a PS3 for gaming anyway. So in all, a very happy bunny with my setup . Link to post Share on other sites
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