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| Thread ID: 141625 | 2016-01-22 18:38:00 | Considering an update to my build, or if i should start saving. Heat motivated. | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | Press F1 |
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| 1414981 | 2016-01-22 18:38:00 | Hey guys, Quick query before I dash off to work - I've been running my current build for the past 6 years now, and this summer in particular it's been a right space heater on the worst possible days. Mum's getting a little sick of it, so I'm considering using it as an excuse to upgrade it a bit. It does what I want it to OK, it's just the heat it spits out while I'm doing it. Currenltly running an i5 750 @ stock speeds (2.66 ghz, 4 cores) with a CM 112 cooler on it. Mobo is a Gigabyte ud4 mobo with 12 gigs of various ram sticks, have 2 SSD's and 1 WD Green drive, and my GPU, which is the hottest thing, is an xfx 5770. All this runs off a CM 500 watt CPU that I got bundled with the case. I'm considering investing in a GTX 960 and probably a new PSU, and also maybe some extra fans. The current ones are a little bit loud, and I thought while a 960 would still output a lot of heat, perhaps not if I dial back the settings or don't increase them hardly at all. What do you guys reckon? Worth putting a new GPU in a decent 6 year old machine, or best to start saving my pennies for a nice new one? Oh and edit - I play Eve, Dota 2, Tf2 etc. Nothing hugely demanding really. The most graphically advanced game I've played in recent years would probably be either Witcher 1 or Skyrim and this rig did that quite admirably, albeit at not-quite-the-highest graphics settings. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1414982 | 2016-01-22 22:11:00 | From a performance view it's absolutely worth putting a better graphics card in that machine, and remember you can keep it if you do upgrade in the near future. However I'm not sure you'll make much difference to the heat output, you'd basically be relying on the 960 being more efficient (which it is I'm pretty sure) when not fully loaded because I think it actually uses slightly more power than a 5770 under full load. On the other hand my beast is total overkill for the games I play (specs in my signature) and doesn't put out all that much heat so maybe not loading the PC up is the trick. It's been hitting high 20s in my computer room lately and that's happening outside as well so not that hot comparatively. |
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| 1414983 | 2016-01-23 03:58:00 | Well I'm considering dropping some cash on a 4gb 960 www.pbtech.co.nz combined with an alright PSU with slightly more wattage than I currently have. Perhaps an EVGA one www.pbtech.co.nz Not really too sure on who's the best brand with PSU's these days though. I'll be buying from PB tech as I get small discounts there. Ideally it'll give me better performance and less heat output - if I decide to go this route I'll likely grab a couple extra case fans to plonk in too, since I've got one half broken one in the rear and I don't think I've got the top or front one installed in the best configuration either. While I'm at it I think I'll redo the thermal paste on the CPU. I did it recently but I dunno, I'm just getting kinda sick of the room being so damn hot. edit - what do we think of the cheaper corsair ones? www.pbtech.co.nz |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1414984 | 2016-01-23 04:12:00 | Corsairs cheap PSU's are ok, but there are cheaper ones that are better from other manufacturers. I prefer seasonic as they are a manufacturer and make all of corsairs better models anyway. Unfortunately pbtech don't sell seasoninc. The EVGA is probably ok, I'd just google a review or two to be sure. If it was me though despite your store preference I'd buy one of these two depending on how much you care about aesthetics and modular plugs:- www.computerlounge.co.nz non modular, plain old silver, gold rated www.computerlounge.co.nz modular, gold rated, black |
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| 1414985 | 2016-01-23 09:08:00 | yeah, unfortunately i'm not so sure about driving out to south auckland - I live in te atatu and PB tech is within 15 minutes or so drive of me. I'm still not even sure about dropping 600 bucks on upgrading such an old PC. The urge just strikes me very hard every time I come into my room being thermonuclear. |
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| 1414986 | 2016-01-23 09:38:00 | Also reading reviews of the EVGA g1 psu it sounds like it's fairly average in terms of ripple and whatnot. Might go for the slightly more expensive but much more highly reviewed 750 watter - www.jonnyguru.com www.pbtech.co.nz |
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| 1414987 | 2016-01-24 00:44:00 | well, I went out and bought the EVGA 750 watter PSU and the gigabyte 960 with 4gb vram. And it's working nicely so far - under the same load as my 5770 it's only sitting around 40 degrees instead of the usual 60-70, despite how ludicrously hot it is today. That said, it's not as humid as usual, so we'll see how it fares when it gets muggy. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1414988 | 2016-01-24 02:41:00 | Well good luck. I remember the biggest drop in heat output was when I abandoned my last CRT, man that thing chucked some heat out the top. Never needed a heater in winter though. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1414989 | 2016-01-24 22:32:00 | i did actually think about that - currently have a viewsonic LCD which does output a fair bit of heat. We'll see how we go, I mean with this new GPU and PSU it's not gonna be too difficult to drop a bit more cash and have a wholly new PC after this. | 8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1414990 | 2016-01-25 04:45:00 | What sort of temps are you running? a case with better airflow might be a cheap effective upgrade | apsattv (7406) | ||
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