Lame...

[maynard]

so I'm sitting there on my PC, enjoying my last night off work, playing some skyrim when a half a foot wide electrical flash shoots out the back of my PC followed by a "POP" noise that scares the piss out of me and fries the entire fucking thing.....

I be a sad panda...

[StarsMine]

And this is why you never skimp on a PSU, ever.

at least I assume your PSU is what did this.

[maynard]

And this is why you never skimp on a PSU, ever.

at least I assume your PSU is what did this.

I'm not sure... but the thing has been running for like 5 years now lol... and gamed on quite heavily... it's paid it's dues.... it's just a few days after xmas is a really lame ass time for this 2 happen.

I'm quite sure that most if not all of the PC is totaled... the amount of current that shot out of the PC, and through it was crazy, ive never seen anything like it... it was like this.

NQQMK1Rvq0A

[Spasm]

I'd change the PSU anyways if your lucky thats all that got damaged, if not so lucky prolly guna need anew comp.

[StarsMine]

yea a good psu should have the safty features that would make it so it only blew that out. hopefuly the rest is fine, might have blown the mobo, depends on what rail blew.

[maynard]

yeah.. replaced power supply... still wont fire up.

guess ill just start shopping for PC parts.

[XX0wnsXY]

:( hopefully you can get back and running soon!

[ZERO]

was about to say I had this occur from a very old psu that got too much dust and started a fire but luckily it was a good psu and did not allow the damage to spread to the computer. The real reason for a good psu is that when it does fail b/c they all will at some point it will not take your computer with it. :wtg:

Hopefully some stuff will still work, maybe it just blew the motherboard out.

[StarsMine]

well if its 5 years old, the CPU isnt worth saving for personal use, same if the ram is ddr2, hopefully you can save the GPU, Disk drive and HDD. Case I assume is unless your looking to get a new one.

[Assassin]

Yeah hopefully it didn't fly through your mobo and fry the rest of it too. Gl bro.

[maynard]

caps on the motherboard all blew... and it's over 5 years old, so I'm gonna just say fuck it.


put this together.



HIS H797F3G2M Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

20" CoolerMaster HAF 912 Tower Case with 600Watt Power Supply

24x Super Multi DVD/CD

8GB=2X4GB DDR3 1333MHz Kit X2

Quad Core i7 3770 64BIT Socket 1155

1TB 7200RPM

120GIG SSD

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

[Assassin]

Yeah that should do you just fine. What's it running ya if you don't mind me asking?

[maynard]

gotta get the estimate tomorrow.

[maynard]

might just get the 2GB PCI-e Radeon 7850 as ill be running my main games on the SSD as well as windows.

[brett friggin favre]

lol double post by maynard? faux pas!

sucks brah. mine shat on me a while back. that new rig you have scoped out looks pretty sweet, similar to something my bro's running.

[maynard]

lol double post by maynard? faux pas!

sucks brah. mine shat on me a while back. that new rig you have scoped out looks pretty sweet, similar to something my bro's running.

double posted on purpose, wanted people 2 know I added that msg, as I value a lot of peoples opinion in this community regarding PC's and what not as we have many a nerd in this community =)

[Sin]

Did you check your printer cables?

[thecat]

Wow that sure does suck.

[StarsMine]

maynard... 600W PSU... what kind of PSU.

[maynard]

ok... made some changes.... here's how it's looking.


$299 2GB PCI-e Radeon 7850

$149 20" CoolerMaster HAF 912 Tower Case with 600Watt Power Supply

$29 24x Super Multi DVD/CD Rewriter does it all! Compatible with all DVD and CD formats

$69 8GB=2X4GB DDR3 1333MHz Kit

$315 Quad Core i7 3770 64BIT Socket 1155

$95 1TB 7200RPM

$100 120GIG SSD

$224 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

total = 1280

after tax = 1433.6


not sure what kind of PSU comes with the case, will have 2 check tomorrow.

[Rambo :D]

Go buy a corsair psu!!! You will most likely end up with a low end psu with that case.

[StarsMine]

Yea, rambo dont over simply things, Corsiar doesn't make PSUs, they are are all made by seasonic, Delta, and Channelwell (corsair anyways).

For gaming, Dont bother with an i7 maynard, the HT does absolutely nothing, and the chip does not clock higher then an i5.

And get some more info on that PSU, I assume the power cord still works look at getting a antec neo-eco possibly I can look for some deals later on some good PSUs.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Yea, rambo dont over simply things, Corsiar doesn't make PSUs, they are are all made by seasonic, Delta, and Channelwell (corsair anyways).

For gaming, Dont bother with an i7 maynard, the HT does absolutely nothing, and the chip does not clock higher then an i5.

And get some more info on that PSU, I assume the power cord still works look at getting a antec neo-eco possibly I can look for some deals later on some good PSUs.

i'd say go for an AMD CPU, and put the extra cash into your GPU. for the RAM, i'm a HUGE fan of G-Skill Ripjaws.

[StarsMine]

I wouldnt say go AMD, as much as I like Vishira and how well it performs compared to bulldozer, the 8 core is a hard sell, i would be likely to recommend a 4300/6300 instead of an i3 though. However it pisses me off no one has tested the two to compare them. I can only go off of the few benchmarks I have seen.
this is the best I got.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/700?vs=677
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/699?vs=677


Though I would love to see more AMD rigs around, Intel is getting way too complacent. Steamroller unfortunately wont be out until 2014 and considering that haswell is only expected to be a 10% boost, Choosing between amd and intel in 2014 should be a much harder choice.

at the i5 level...
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=701
Its hard to recomend AMD for gaming, however for workstation style apps give AMD a good solid look.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

I wouldnt say go AMD, as much as I like Vishira and how well it performs compared to bulldozer, the 8 core is a hard sell, i would be likely to recommend a 4300/6300 instead of an i3 though. However it pisses me off no one has tested the two to compare them. I can only go off of the few benchmarks I have seen.
this is the best I got.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/700?vs=677
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/699?vs=677


Though I would love to see more AMD rigs around, Intel is getting way too complacent. Steamroller unfortunately wont be out until 2014 and considering that haswell is only expected to be a 10% boost, Choosing between amd and intel in 2014 should be a much harder choice.

at the i5 level...
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=701
Its hard to recomend AMD for gaming, however for workstation style apps give AMD a good solid look.

I have an Athlon II X4 965 in my machine, and it's wonderful.

[Assassin]

I have an Athlon II X4 965 in my machine, and it's wonderful.
Yeah overall I think intel still pulls better with multiple things open but if you are just gaming, and not video rendering or anything silly, you should be able to use a cheaper but same speed AMD.

[StarsMine]

Yeah overall I think intel still pulls better with multiple things open but if you are just gaming, and not video rendering or anything silly, you should be able to use a cheaper but same speed AMD.
except amd isnt cheaper anymore
Pentiums and i3s outperform athlon and phenom IIs, for cheaper.
Trinity APUs are quite awesome though.

[Steamer]

That fucking blows. I need to completely clean my hardware and redo my OS, don't have the time. Being locked up in a P-182 for the past 2 years with no cleaning, it's actually remarkably clean.

The PSU that's in it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036&Tpk=CoolerMaster%20600%20watt%20psu

Decent combo deal, good PSU, good case, go for it. Would be about 180$ separate. For 150$ though, you could get a slightly better case and PSU, not much better though. I'm sure Zero could make tons of cheaper and more efficient combo's for you. Dude knows his shit on cooling and power supply. lol

As Stars said, the i7 is overkill. Get an i5 unless you plan on doing audio, video, or cgi editing.

Fuck a AMD/ATI. Intel/Nvidia all the way. Best idea yet, give me you monies and let me have the new PC, you can have my old one.... lol

[Rage]

go buy a shitty walmart computer and u can be a O.G like me!

[maynard]

go buy a shitty walmart computer and u can be a O.G like me!

I don't buy pre-built PC's... and if I did, It sure as shit wouldn't be from walmart lol

[Rage]

come on now... some indonesian kid put that together. Give him credit where credit is do! Its what I use, and can't you tell?

[StarsMine]

That fucking blows. I need to completely clean my hardware and redo my OS, don't have the time. Being locked up in a P-182 for the past 2 years with no cleaning, it's actually remarkably clean.

The PSU that's in it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171036&Tpk=CoolerMaster%20600%20watt%20psu

Decent combo deal, good PSU, good case, go for it. Would be about 180$ separate. For 150$ though, you could get a slightly better case and PSU, not much better though. I'm sure Zero could make tons of cheaper and more efficient combo's for you. Dude knows his shit on cooling and power supply. lol

As Stars said, the i7 is overkill. Get an i5 unless you plan on doing audio, video, or cgi editing.

Fuck a AMD/ATI. Intel/Nvidia all the way. Best idea yet, give me you monies and let me have the new PC, you can have my old one.... lol
7970 is better then the 680...

http://www.overclock.net/t/782991/on-coolermaster-refresh#post10094089
Yea thats one of the few CM psus that arnt terrible. Still its CM and as a rule of thumb avoid them all together for PSUs, while there are a few gems(well... scratched up gems) its not worth trying to pick them out.
600W is the peek rating on that PSU, not its normal 24/7 max output so treat the PSU as a 500W. There are better PSUs for the same price or cheaper price of that CM one. I assume its a combo deal your looking at though and if the deal is good enough Its alright to go for it.

[maynard]

thx for all the opinions and advice ppl... aside from rage lol.

[Assassin]

except amd isnt cheaper anymore
Pentiums and i3s outperform athlon and phenom IIs, for cheaper.
Trinity APUs are quite awesome though.

Lol can you see how long it's been since I've boughten anything for my comp?

[maynard]

think I might double up on the ram, and just rip 16 gigs

[Assassin]

That amount isn't used for gaming if that's all you intend to do.

[maynard]

well far cry 3 wants 8 gigs... figured it wouldn't hurt 2 double up so in time when games require more, I'm ready for it.

[Rage]

thx for all the opinions and advice ppl... aside from rage lol.

Sig'd


I used to have a mean gaming pc. I actually used to be pretty big in building pc's and shit. Get the knack for it from the faja who worked on PC's in the military

But than I found a thing called a job, and it changed every. Now im a work-aholic.

You all should trade in your fancy computers to buy semi auto guns.

[Assassin]

well far cry 3 wants 8 gigs... figured it wouldn't hurt 2 double up so in time when games require more, I'm ready for it.

Yeah that's fair I just don't think those kinds of games are going to be coming around anytime soon. Prolly within a year or two though.

[Steamer]

I don't buy new high end components... Waste of money to me. My 560 ti was a nice 100$ on sale. I'll stick to the year old items, price performance win.

[Assassin]

I don't buy new high end components... Waste of money to me. My 560 ti was a nice 100$ on sale. I'll stick to the year old items, price performance win.

Yeah don't forget about that. The newest shit will have the most bugs in it obviously so if you can go with something a little slower but something that has all the kinks already worked out it will perform better overall (no BSOD's or the like).

[maynard]

Pc ordered, will have it on friday, w00t

[Assassin]

Pc ordered, will have it on friday, w00t

Even with the holidays? nice..

[maynard]

yeah... bit tight financially... but not having a PC isn't something that is acceptable 2 me... so fuck it.

well worth the 1440 it ended up costing as I will punch any high end graphical game in the face with my PC's awesomeness and be good for quite a while.

[Spasm]

yeah... bit tight financially... but not having a PC isn't something that is acceptable 2 me... so fuck it.

well worth the 1440 it ended up costing as I will punch any high end graphical game in the face with my PC's awesomeness and be good for quite a while.

Hell yea. Sounds good.

[maynard]

this will also be my first time rocking a SSD... so I'm interested 2 see how fast and good windows and games will run on it.

kinda sucks I get tues, weds, thurs off and the PC comes friday... but what can ya do...