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Offline Ketamininja

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Computer on last legs...
« on: March 02, 2012, 03:54:04 am »
Alas, my mainboard is on the way out... for the last week I haven't had sound and haven't been able to resolve the issue through codecs/drivers/reinstallation. NIC has been gone for a long time, but have been living on wireless. Needles to say,  I haven't had a chance to play....

Time for a new one, and maybe some other parts too.
Was considering:
    > Intel i5 2500 (possible "k", but really I dn't need OC anymore...).
    > Patriot Memory 8GB (2 x 4GB) Viper Xtreme Series PC3-15000 1866MHz CL9 (Do I really need 16GB, I don't do anything except gaming at home on this machine - all other activities are at work).


The only hangup, and essential part, is the mainboard.
Considering I'm not OCing, would you consider the H67 to do the job? I was previously thinking P67 minimum, but now thinking the Z68 or even the Ivy Bridge just for future, but to be honest I am less likely to upgrade again any time soon. Grrr... used to be I needed the top notch stuff. I don't think it matters to me any more as much as the extra cash in my pocket.

Also I'm thinking mATX to try and stuff it all into a smaller case (my home setup isn't the same since having kids... my office has been taken over by toys, and I'm now moved more into the living room). A smaller case would allow me to stuff the machine into a cupboard rather than having the hulking mass that currently sits beside the sofa. Smaller case also gives cooling issues of course.



/ramble

I'm a total frickin rock star from mars.
C'mon bro, I got tiger blood.

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Re: Computer on last legs...
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 11:00:24 am »
I swear we get one or two of these threads every month.

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Re: Computer on last legs...
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 11:31:05 am »
swtor is killing our computers.

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Re: Computer on last legs...
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2012, 01:54:16 pm »
Quote from: "Fuse"
swtor is killing our computers.

Haha! Could be ... Stressin out the system!
Mine has been on the way out for a while...

Good excuse to upgrade though!

I'm a total frickin rock star from mars.
C'mon bro, I got tiger blood.

 

 

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