Build me a PC

[bogan]

da hell is the point of the Titan then if it gets out performed by peasant cards???

To be the best out of box solution at the time. Remember the Z was a 700 series card. It's also why the nonreference/reference distinction is important, the pcmasterrace tends to go for top teir Ti series card (980 Ti out imminently) with nonreference designs and add waterblocks or utilise well designed 3rd party coolers in SLI until the needs are greatly exceeded.

[TheDemonLord]

GFX card would still be severly lacking in that build, but does confirm it can't be done. Cheers
Think the closest has been 'The Ends' build which is what I was expecting

The GFX would perform adequately for a console gaming experience - IMO it can't be done, but for you can get very VERY close to doing it (as I said, if you buy second hand, it can be done) and for a small increase in price you can build a system that will outperform a console quite noticeably.

But I digress - I need a 2nd R9 280x Toxic but I cannot has.

[bogan]

The GFX would perform adequately for a console gaming experience - IMO it can't be done, but for you can get very VERY close to doing it (as I said, if you buy second hand, it can be done) and for a small increase in price you can build a system that will outperform a console quite noticeably.

But I digress - I need a 2nd R9 280x Toxic but I cannot has.

What screen you got? I find a single top end gpu ok for 1440p 60hz...

[Scuba_Steve]

hmm... Still seems a complete waste of 4k
Going back to the PSU, is corsair any good???
I see the name thrown round a bit for PSU's lately but is this just brand loyalty/fanboyism from their RAM???
I've just seen a writeup on the RM series (which I believe is superior to their CX series?) showing how compared to their competition they use cheaper [shittier] components. They did go onto state that this wasn't gonna blow up in your face or anything but at the price point the quality is sub-par

[bogan]

hmm... Still seems a complete waste of 4k
Going back to the PSU, is corsair any good???
I see the name thrown round a bit for PSU's lately but is this just brand loyalty/fanboyism from their RAM???
I've just seen a writeup on the RM series (which I believe is superior to their CX series?) showing how compared to their competition they use cheaper [shittier] components. They did go onto state that this wasn't gonna blow up in your face or anything but at the price point the quality is sub-par

It's pretty hard not to get fanboyism in pc components, cos there is just so much choice. Corsair has been doing a lot more than ram for a long time now too.

You get both sides of that argument too, people who swear by blackcaps or platinum caps or whatever else they are up to, and others who find lower teir stuff to be plenty good enough. You might find that the lower teir wattage supplies use the same components but with far less load on them, extending that mtbf...

[TheDemonLord]

hmm... Still seems a complete waste of 4k
Going back to the PSU, is corsair any good???
I see the name thrown round a bit for PSU's lately but is this just brand loyalty/fanboyism from their RAM???
I've just seen a writeup on the RM series (which I believe is superior to their CX series?) showing how compared to their competition they use cheaper [shittier] components. They did go onto state that this wasn't gonna blow up in your face or anything but at the price point the quality is sub-par

I think my last 3 PSUs have been Corsairs - I swear by them.

I ran a 620w Corsair Modular PSU for ages - I think I got close to maxing it out when I had my i7 Rig running at 4Ghz - never had any power issues with it.

[TheDemonLord]

What screen you got? I find a single top end gpu ok for 1440p 60hz...

My screen is ancient - I just want my larger E-Penis back from running a cross fire setup

[Erelyes]

Going back to the PSU, is corsair any good???

Thing is, Corsair don't make the PSU. It's made by someone else that chucks a Corsair sticker on it.

Even further, The HX series might be made by one company, the TX by another, and so on.

I'm even aware of a situation where the 850w was made by one company and the 650w in the same 'series', by another.

Quality will vary based on the company and based on the amount of money Corsair is paying for the PSUs.

Bottom line, read newegg/similar reviews, for that specific PSU you're getting. And you get what you pay for.

T(as I said, if you buy second hand, it can be done)

Yeah but that's not apples with apples. If we're talking 2nd hand consoles as well, GLHF

[Gremlin]

I think I saw somewhere that Corsair quality had gone down hill a little, I think I've got an 850w, seems to have been OK for a few years.

Otherwise, you go for the likes of FSP, which most won't have heard of. They're the ones manufacturing the PSUs as OEM.

[Scuba_Steve]

I think I saw somewhere that Corsair quality had gone down hill a little, I think I've got an 850w, seems to have been OK for a few years.

Otherwise, you go for the likes of FSP, which most won't have heard of. They're the ones manufacturing the PSUs as OEM.

So FSP are worth looking at then??? Cause their prices definitely seem to be

[Gremlin]

So FSP are worth looking at then??? Cause their prices definitely seem to be

Haven't had any issues so far, been using them for a few months (no heavy application yet tho and we don't go under 550w and silver rating or better). A while back the Acbel distributor couldn't get their shit together and supply sucked, so nice to have another reliable OEM manufacturer.

Bear in mind opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one. Also, while most spend $$$ on the CPU and memory etc... the PSU is the most critical component as a bad one will kill those nice components...

[TheDemonLord]

Also, while most spend $$$ on the CPU and memory etc... the PSU is the most critical component as a bad one will kill those nice components...

As a wise Overclocker once said:

You want to power $2,500 worth of components on a $50 PSU?

[Scuba_Steve]

As a wise Overclocker once said:

You want to power $2,500 worth of components on a $50 PSU?

Hey if that 50$ PSU is exactly the same as the 150$ PSU just without brand name logo slapped on front, then yes I'm quite happy to

[imdying]

I keep getting told you can build a PC to match a console at a console price, lets see if that's true.

Include 10 games is probably key to that theory. Steam, Humble Bundle, indeed PCs have consoles fucked.

[Latte]

Hey if that 50$ PSU is exactly the same as the 150$ PSU just without brand name logo slapped on front, then yes I'm quite happy to

This - do some googling and quite often the same PSU is sold by multiple companies under different brands, and price points. Delta, CWT, Seasonic etc.