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Daelos

Daelos

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I'm building a gaming PC. It's a while since last, and although I've tried to read up on the different components I would much appreciate any feedback on the following setup:

Case: Cooler Master CM 690 III Sort
Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7, Socket-1150
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K
Gfx: Gainward GeForce GTX 970 4GB PhysX CUDA
HDD1: Seagate Barracuda? 2TB
HDD2: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5" OEM
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 16GB Black
PSU: Cooler Master V650S, 650W PSU

Thanks!
 
Mist

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"HDD2: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5" OEM""

No. That thing is literally a grab bag of whatever chips and controllers Kingston had lying around that day.
 
Daelos

Daelos

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Mist_sl said:
"HDD2: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB 2.5" OEM""

No. That thing is literally a grab bag of whatever chips and controllers Kingston had lying around that day.
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Thanks, removed from cart.

Otherwise nothing that screams bad?
 
Mist

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I would get the ASUS, Gigabyte or EVGA GTX 970 over a Gainward... I haven't owned a Gainward in 10 years, I didn't even remember they were still around.
 
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Daelos_sl said:
No EVOs in stock. How is
HyperX Fury SSD 240GB 2,5"




Replaced with an EVGA
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Kingston HyperX is a solid SSD. All things being equal, I'd still prefer a Samsung if given the choice, but Kingston is real close in quality & reliability. If I couldn't get a Samsung, my 2nd choices would be Crucial, Kingston, or Intel, whichever one of those 3 had the best price/size ratio at the time of purchase.
 
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Perramas_sl

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Nice SSD just bought one, thanks for the link Mist.

Anyone know if the Mad Katz RAT3 is any good? I can get a brand new one for $30.
 
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Ender4212

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I have one of those 850 Evo drives coming tomorrow. I've milked every dollar out of my current PC (core2 duo). I picked up everything but a monitor and GPU for 800 bucks. The video card is the only thing I've upgraded in 5 years, so I'll keep that another few months or a year.
 
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In case anyone was interested, the asus Rog 20 seems like a disappointment at its current price point. I saw the case and though narrow its really too tall and takes away from its 'console' design attempts. It won't fit in a lot of console cabinets. Also the fact it needs two external power supplies is a big negative. The model also ships and is mainly being sold with a gtx760 which, while a good card , at 1200$ i would have expected a 770. By way of comparison, 6 months ago a nightblade barebones with equivalent internals except a gtx 770, cost about the same or slightly less, with the added benefit of being shorter if fatter, and managed to squeeze in an internal pwr supply
 
Dalien

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I'm looking at finally taking the plunge to a SSD over a regular one and wanted opinions on if what I'm considering is a good idea. My setup right now is:

C:\ - Boot drive, 500GB regular, almost full
D:\ - 60GB SSD, just have WoW and a couple other small games on here. Not a priority to upgrade right now
E:\ - 2TB regular, used for storage and starting to get full

I was looking at this:1TB Samsung 850Evo SSD 3D NAND FLASHwhich is roughly 4x the price but also 4x the storage space of the one Mist linked above. It would replace my C:\ which is about full. Outside of price considerations, is there any technical reason this would be a bad idea?

Next question, if I get the drive above is there an easy way to image my C:\ onto the SSD so when I swap them and restart it's like nothing changed?

Last question, any recommendations on a new storage drive to replace my E:\, or will any old 4TB or 6TB drive do?
 
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