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oncura said: » google chrome loves to throw my stuff straight into the C drive. never cud figure out how tro avoid that, some other stuff directly goes to C as well w/o givin me an option. chrome://settings/advanced paste that into your address bar in chrome and look for the 'downloads' section. my OS is on the samsung 830 series 256GB SSD. and no idea where the chrome settings r. i shud go back to firefox
edit: found it, told it to ask me where to save stuff to first. EDIT 2: now it keeps telling me i dont have permission to save to the c drive...im the dam adminastrator run chrome as an admin first, or disable (uac?)
or change the drive letters... Bahamut.Jetackuu said: » run chrome as an admin first, or disable (uac?) or change the drive letters... not sure how to change drive letters but now im getting rly angry with all my benchmark testing. running Heaven 2.5 and for some flippin reason..ppl with the same or less set up then me are beating my score by 300-1500.. i keep getting around And this on settings the ppl i talked about used (for general testing amongst many ppl type settings) this so cant be flippin right >.> oncura said: » Bahamut.Jetackuu said: » run chrome as an admin first, or disable (uac?) or change the drive letters... not sure how to change drive letters but now im getting rly angry with all my benchmark testing. running Heaven 2.5 and for some flippin reason..ppl with the same or less set up then me are beating my score by 300-1500.. i keep getting around And this on settings the ppl i talked about used (for general testing amongst many ppl type settings) this so cant be flippin right >.> I explained how earlier, or at least the page to do it on... Bahamut.Jetackuu said: » oncura said: » Bahamut.Jetackuu said: » run chrome as an admin first, or disable (uac?) or change the drive letters... not sure how to change drive letters but now im getting rly angry with all my benchmark testing. running Heaven 2.5 and for some flippin reason..ppl with the same or less set up then me are beating my score by 300-1500.. i keep getting around And this on settings the ppl i talked about used (for general testing amongst many ppl type settings) this so cant be flippin right >.> I explained how earlier, or at least the page to do it on... everything is pretty much gold now except now when i try to choose C drive it says i dont have access..i cant understand y im the adminastrater and it makes me download to e: told you how to fix that too...
right click on chrome, run as admin then change the setting
everything good now got it to admin, even fixed my benchmark scores. now if pol would stop giving me dam error 0250 when i try to update i could get back to ffxi../sigh
no idea wtf FFXIV did perfectly fine got ffxi runnin and just look at this.../drool
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/oncura/ffxi_20111223_141804.png i dunno y its so small, but no rough edges, completly maxed everything..so smexy never knew ffxi cud hit these and floor max FPS at all times...that alone made this worth it >.> Replaced the Motherboard and I still have the same issue. So unless I got two bad motherboards back to back then it has to be either the processor or two bad ram sticks. I'm going to put my money on the processor... its always the little things >.>
Gonna take it in for repair Monday at this little store around the corner and see if they can figure out what the issue is. I don't have a diagnostic board on hand. /shrug edit: Took it apart - put it back together again. Got it working. Had one bsod so far but was doing some kinda windows update so I'll let that slide. Weeee shiny puter. 
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doing a build for a friends computer for blackfriday. I'm having trouble deciding on a good Mobo for his build. any recommendations? looking for at least 2x pci-e 3.0 D: the main problem I'm having tbh is I'm scared of grabbing a mobo that the aftermarket heatsink won't fit into, since he is getting quad channel memory. any help would be appreciated! You didn't say what kind of CPU you were planning on using but since you're talking quad channel I'm gonna assume you're looking at X79 based mobos? Any X79 mobo by Asus, Gigabyte, MSI or ASRock would be fine most likely, then it's just a question on picking a particular model based on desired extra features and budget. I'm mostly an Asus man myself since it's the brand that has given me the least amount of issues over the years.
X79 is a pricey affair though, so even the most basic Asus X79 board is $240. yea sorry i kind of posted that in a rush,
hes getting an intel i5, we got an MSI Z77 mobo instead. quad channel memory still works in a dual channel mobo if I'm not mistaken, i hope i'm not mistaken lol D: this is the setup we decided on. edit- k, lilmad. just realized i grabbed the wrong PSU that was on sale -.-; fml lol. You can put the 4 sticks in yeah, but they will run in Dual Channel.
yea i kind of confused myself for a second there lol. he bought quad channel memory , but hes not getting a quad channel mobo lol.
just running the 4sticks on dual channel. which is what i meant about the part of being nervous about room for the heatsink lol. msi z77 mpower board is pretty boss, good choice.
yea I've actually never bought an MSI board before, so I'm hoping it goes over pretty well, but the specs alone are amazing for the price lol.
he got an NZXT white phantom case for $75 with it, got $25 off coupon code for it, and I'm putting in my current graphics card(Radeon HD 6850) in his build until he saves up some more money and grabs something better. santa is bringing me a 7870 OC edition for xmas :Q can't wait lol. we spent about $850 for his build, but that's without a graphics card so lol. kind of pissed off at myself, I grabbed the wrong PSU when i did his order, they had a different corsair PSU for 5$ less, except it was a 750w and it has 4 more pci-e cables -.-; newegg wouldn't let me cancel just the PSU on the order, they said i had to cancel the entire order and he had already been charged for it. he didn't have enough money to buy a whole nother order, and if we waited for the refund to come in, all the black friday deals would be over :/ so kinda got screwed on that one. Clicked this expecting a Catnip thread lol
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Seems a lot of folks forget that Amazon sells PC parts and sometimes their MUCH cheaper than newegg and TD. Also if your interested in motherboards ASUS makes great ones if your interested in a high-end PC.
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have a ASUS P9X79 PRO for my new X79 System havent tested it out yet but all of the MBs i have used from ASUS have been great quality
I've been running a MSI mobo for over a year now. Love it. Its not anywhere near as boss as the one your getting too. Post how you like that 7870 on here if you could please. I've been toying with the idea of getting a new card/cards
I just recently built a new PC with a goal of keeping the total cost under $1000. I didn't need a monitor, keyboard/mouse, or a new copy of Windows since I have a MSDN account through work.
I spent about a week getting Newegg, Tiger, Frys (online and the local store here in Las Vegas), Amazon, and AAFES (military BX/PX) fighting it out of the best prices. In the end that weeks wait saved me just under $300 so I was able to splurge a bit and get a better video card than I initially planned on. I'll wait 6-12 months for the 7870 to drop in price and grab a second one probably. Newegg got me the best prices because a few of the items were on their overstock list, and they gave me a discount for being military on all overstocked items. Frys in store discounted to being equal to tax free (what we get with AAFES). Get a print out from Newegg of what you want to buy. Send that, or print it out, and bring/email to your next store. I drove over the Frys in Vegas, and they had almost everything in stock. They beat all Newegg prices and lowered a few by some change. I then took that price list and called Newegg asking if they'll price match Frys. They dropped below their invoice on a few items, and sold at cost on most of my things. If you got the time, do some shopping around and don't be afraid to price match war everyone, even if it takes a few phone calls. It saves you some cash in the end. The prices I got on most my items are better than any "Black Friday" or Monday/Tuesday sale I've seen yet. I live very close to Newegg's primary shipping center in California too, so I used their cheapest shipping option and still got everything in 3 days. Cerberus.Drayco said: » I've been running a MSI mobo for over a year now. Love it. Its not anywhere near as boss as the one your getting too. Post how you like that 7870 on here if you could please. I've been toying with the idea of getting a new card/cards So far the single XFX 7870 I got is holding up well. The fans can get a little loud when I manually turned them up to 75% speed but so far they haven't got that high on their own. Even while playing Black Ops 2 at max settings for about an hour. FFXIV v2 alpha got it turned up a bit though the other night, but to be expected from an Alpha/Beta release. Drivers aren't really made for it yet. They are a bit pricey right now too. I'd give it a month or two and they'll drop under $200. There is a new series of ATI cards coming out early next year. Wait until they drop to $150 each, and 2x 7870 will give you an awesome gaming rig provided your MB/CPU/RAM can handle them. 2-3 mid range cards can surpass some of the latest/best $500+ cards when tuned right with the right supporting hardware. Best bang for your buck is generally around $150-225 on single cards. After that it's just bragging rights on who spent the most money. lucky you :( i'm still waiting for my alpha invite :(
but when i hooked up my friends rig, so far the MSI board is really amazing. i think i might just grab that same board in my next rig. i got my 7870 for xmas (so i can't play with it yet :< ) but it was on sale for blackfriday for about 210$ish plan on getting a 2nd one down the road when price lowers. (could even get 3 on that board lol) Bahamut.Bekisa said: » Cerberus.Drayco said: » I've been running a MSI mobo for over a year now. Love it. Its not anywhere near as boss as the one your getting too. Post how you like that 7870 on here if you could please. I've been toying with the idea of getting a new card/cards So far the single XFX 7870 I got is holding up well. The fans can get a little loud when I manually turned them up to 75% speed but so far they haven't got that high on their own. Even while playing Black Ops 2 at max settings for about an hour. FFXIV v2 alpha got it turned up a bit though the other night, but to be expected from an Alpha/Beta release. Drivers aren't really made for it yet. They are a bit pricey right now too. I'd give it a month or two and they'll drop under $200. There is a new series of ATI cards coming out early next year. Wait until they drop to $150 each, and 2x 7870 will give you an awesome gaming rig provided your MB/CPU/RAM can handle them. 2-3 mid range cards can surpass some of the latest/best $500+ cards when tuned right with the right supporting hardware. Best bang for your buck is generally around $150-225 on single cards. After that it's just bragging rights on who spent the most money. But bragging rights are the best im currently building a master piece, a work of art (project Trinity) - Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 (Over clocking to around 4.5Ghz) - Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 PRO - Video Card 1: EVGA 04G-P4-3687-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ w/Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Video Card 2: EVGA 04G-P4-3687-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ w/Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB (8 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 - SSD 1: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - SSD 2: SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive - SSD 3: OCZ Agility 4 64GB SATA III MLC - HDD 1: Western Digital 1TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s - PSU: Corsair AX1200i — 1200 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum - Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D COOLING - Pump 1 - Aquacomputer D5 Pump Motor w/ USB and Aquabus Interface (41093) - Pump 2 - Aquacomputer D5 Pump Motor w/ USB and Aquabus Interface (41093) - Pump Face - Bitspower Dual Mod Top Extreme - Acrylic - Radiator 1 - XSPC RX360 Extreme Performance Radiator Version 2 - Radiator 2 - XSPC AX360 Triple-Fan Radiator - Fittings - Monsoon Free Center Compression Fitting - 3/8"ID x 5/8"OD white - Fittings - Monsoon Light Port 90° Rotary Angle Fitting - 3/8"ID x 5/8"OD - Coolant - Alphacool Ultra Pure Water - 1000mL - CPU Block - XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock for Intel Sockets - GPU Block - GTX 680 - Full Cover VGA Water-Block x2 - RAM Blocks - XSPC Universal Memory Block x2 - Tubing - Masterkleer Hose PVC 16/10mm (3/8"ID) UV-Reactive Blue/Clear - Reservoir 1 - FrozenQ PC Mods Liquid Fusion V Series 2g 250mm -UV Blue Helix with side ports - Reservoir 2 - XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir LIGHTING/LOOKS - Sleeving - MDPC Sleeve SMALL & WHITE and AQUAMARINE-BLUE MKII - Sleeving SATA - MDPC Sleeve WHITE and AQUAMARINE-BLUE MKII - Lights TBA - Radiator Fans - Enemax T.B.APOLLISH-12cm MODIFICATIONS - Custom Radiator Grills  - Cut out 3 Fan holes for 360mm Side Radiator - Cut out top mesh for better air flow - Have case powder coated in satin white - Have fittings powder coated (color TBA) - Custom PSU Cover in White - Custom 5.25" bay cover white with 120m fan cut out Side - Custom 5.25" bay cover back white - Cut out rear fan mesh - Cut out Trinity in bottom right of left side (back light) - Remove HDD Bay - Paint Hot Swap bay fronts - Replace Blue LEDs in Monsoon Fittings with Aqua LEDs - Powder Coat CPU, GPU and Memory water blocks  - Custom Back Plate for Creative sound blaster - Custom Back plates for GPUs - Powder coat PSU cover Satin White - Change Power Switch LED - Move Optical Drive Open Buton - Powder Coat Caps for FrozenQ Reservoir - Paint face plate of XSPC bay Reservoir - Powder coat frame of XSPC Radiator 1 - Modifi Monsoon fittings for better lighting - Cut holes for fill ports - Custom Light Panel for tray If you plan on building a new PC soon, at this point it's best to just wait for Haswell CPUs which should be out in the first half of 2013, the new architecture will mostly likely have a significant performance impact clock for clock (10-20%). The key will be to see how overclockable they are. As for GPUs AMD's Sea Island series (8XXX series) could be out as early as January and they look very good on paper.
I have a high end GTX 670 (that beats a stock 680) and while I love certain aspects of it, like the low power draw, the quiet fans even under load and the great performance in modern games, I hate certain things about it as well such has major issues with DirectX 7, 8, 9 stuff. There's glitches, crashes and poor performance. I play a lot of older games and emulators. FFXI for example will crash if I don't turn off the shadows and weather effects. Dolphin performance is worse than my old Radeon HD 6950. If I like what I see, I'll probably switch it for an 8970 or 8950. Caitsith.Zabimaru said: » If you plan on building a new PC soon, at this point it's best to just wait for Haswell CPUs which should be out in the first half of 2013, the new architecture will mostly likely have a significant performance impact clock for clock (10-20%). The key will be to see how overclockable they are. As for GPUs AMD's Sea Island series (8XXX series) could be out as early as January and they look very good on paper. I have a high end GTX 670 (that beats a stock 680) and while I love certain aspects of it, like the low power draw, the quiet fans even under load and the great performance in modern games, I hate certain things about it as well such has major issues with DirectX 7, 8, 9 stuff. There's glitches, crashes and poor performance. I play a lot of older games and emulators. FFXI for example will crash if I don't turn off the shadows and weather effects. Dolphin performance is worse than my old Radeon HD 6950. If I like what I see, I'll probably switch it for an 8970 or 8950. I was thinking about waiting for Haswell but if i do the then have to wait for all of the other parts to catch up most likely. There hasn't been a lot of info leaked but heat could be issue with the smaller manufacturing process like it was a bit with Ivy. And i don't want to add more Radiators to this pc it will be entering Modding competitions and more Radiator will make it look clunky. On the other hand if Haswells new integrated GPU the GT3 pulls threw though it will ruin the low end GPU sales making Nvidia and AMD get there *** in gear. witch is awesome plus for everyone. I was going get the new GTX690 to replace my SLI 680s but im going to wait and see what happens when Haswell is released hoping for lower prices and bigger performance increases in Video Cards from Nvidia and AMD |
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