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Well crap....fixed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820173012Quote:
Originally Posted by zombie67
Dammit!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Now I gotta find another $110.00. Time to collect some cans. :o
just how big of a ssd do you need if you are just running windows and boinc?
No, this will be the family computer that does, facebook, internet, email, homework, music, movie, gaming and a little Boinc running in the background. Only way to sell it to the supreme leader...(Wife)Quote:
Originally Posted by shiva
Confirmed. http://buzzfeednet.com/wp-content/up...reenshot_1.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Here is Intel admitting it's existence: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/pro...p-to-3-50-GHz-
Currently it only exists as a changelog entry for an update to Intel's Management Engine supported CPU list on the X99 chipset.
Is that compatible with X79? Just curious... ;)
X79 is Socket 2011-0 (version 1). X99 is Socket 2011-V3 so the pinouts are logically different though mechanically identical. ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_20...et_generationsQuote:
Originally Posted by zombie67
Short answer = No. Sorry Z.
Well, that's actually good news. I can't be tempted. :)
Hmmm, are you sure...?Quote:
Originally Posted by zombie67
Quiet, you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire$torm
I figured that I could last at least a week instead of 2 days before starting to think about more rigs. So here is my dilemma; I'm now retired from Massive Dynamics and no longer have access to computers that are in storage. That and being a "senior" on a fixed income limits what I can build; although, selling my meds has crossed my mind... but that would be wrong... so I don't know what would be a better course of action, a cheap build with new hardware or buying an older used system from eBay and upgrading what's needed.
Any thought?
After this Pentathlon, you may find you suddenly have an easily accessible market to sell your meds in :D
You might look into buying a used Dell T5500 from eBay. They're cheap, and upgrading them is cheap too.
What would be your recommendation for the minimum specs on a video card?Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
Hard to say without knowing your budget. But a lot of the GTX 900 series cards have been marked down because the 1000 series is out now, so you might look into them. However it shouldn't be too long before you can get a GTX 1070 for around $400 that has the same performance as a Titan X. So if your budget is $400, wait on a 1070 (do not waste your money on the $450 Founders Edition. It's garbage). If it's less, look at the 900 series.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
Edit: Forgot you're really into Milkyway. An R9 280X is a really great choice in that case. Still nothing better.
I have a feeling there will be some hardware for sale on these here boards very soon, and for a good price :D
GTX 970 is a great card, so is the 980. But like JPM said, if you're feeling generous with yourself, wait for the 1070.
Since you retired from Massive Dynamic, if you ever met Walter Bishop while you were there, he'd likely buy you any graphics card you wanted. He's loopy enough to be talked into things :)
Just looked at the GTX 950 for $140 which is doable; however, anything over $200 for a video card is too much at the moment.
A couple of years ago The Annihilatrix gave up the ghost so I refitted it with a MSI X79A-GD45 MB and an i7 4820k CPU. I'm still using the same Radeon HD 5870 video cards but I only have one in at the moment... I should probably reinstall the other two. It's all still in a Cooler Master HAF X case powered by a Ultra X4 1200w PSU. Yeah, I know, the PSU is a bit much but it keeps me warm in the winter. :D
lol :)Quote:
Originally Posted by John P. Myers
I have a GTX 960 that I picked up cheap prior to the Pentathlon. If you're looking in that range, I'm happy to pass on the savings.Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
On June 29th there will be new cards from AMD available, and will be mid to low range. Most expensive one should be around $229 and go down from there. The Rx 460 should be around the same price ($129?) as a 950 and should perform better, but exact performance isn't known yet. TDP should be 75W or less.
Thank you but I need to find something to put it in first.Quote:
Originally Posted by FourOh
Weird, I always work the other way around. I buy a bunch of GPUs and then... oops, need to build more rigs to put them in!!Quote:
Originally Posted by STMahlberg
lol I understand completely. :) Back in 2010 I had a couple of Optiplex GX-280's that I got from work. It bugged me that it was a single core with on-board video that wouldn't do anything. So I'd buy a cheap GPU that would fit in it but had to change out the PSU... they don't just swap unless you modify the case. They never gave me very many credits because of the single-core but boy they would crank out Milkyway and DNETC with the new GPU.Quote:
Originally Posted by FourOh
I couldn't stand having hardware that I couldn't put to good use... and I'm starting to feel that itch again but like NASA says, "No bucks, no Buck Rogers".