Hi! I have a few questions. Here is my current system:
CPU: i5 4670k
CPU cooler: CM 212 EVO
MOBO: MSI Z87 G41 (going to upgrade this and my GPU next spring)
GPU: Sapphire 7870 GHZ edition (OC'd to 1175 mhz)
RAM: Kingston Hyperx 1600 (2x4gb)
PSU: OCZ ZT 750 watt
HDD: A pretty old 5400 rpm 250 gb seagate
Ok. I am looking to upgrade my case (right now I'm using an old old case that has horrible cable management). I was thinking about this one (rosewill challenger):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
My budget for the case is $50.
Next, I am going to upgrade my hdd. I am stuck between buying a 1tb hdd and completely replacing my current hdd or buying an ssd and using it as a boot drive and keeping my current hdd for media storage. This computer is mostly used for gaming right now. Do you all have any opinions on what I should do? If I went with the ssd, I would get the Samsung 840 120 gb, and, if I went with an hdd, I would get the WD blue 1tb. Again, any input on this would be great.
Next! I am having a bit of stability problems. First, my system does not crash while gaming or while doing anything else that puts stress on the PSU/GPU/CPU. Occasionally, while browsing the internet, firefox locks up. When Firefox finally closes, my desktop goes blank and I have to restart with the case power button.
It only BSOD one time and I didn't have enough time to see the error message.
The other time my system crashes is when I leave games downloading on Origin for a long period of time. For example, I start the download and then go to bed. When I wake up, the computer is powered off. When I restart the PC and go back to Origin, all of the game's progress is gone. I am thinking I might need to update my bios, but I'm not sure. I will also run memtest and see how that turns out.
One quick question on memtest. The directions say to make sure that your usb device is bootable (I have no cd drive), so how do I know if my usb drive is bootable?
Sorry for such a long post! Also, thanks in advance to everyone who replies.
CPU: i5 4670k
CPU cooler: CM 212 EVO
MOBO: MSI Z87 G41 (going to upgrade this and my GPU next spring)
GPU: Sapphire 7870 GHZ edition (OC'd to 1175 mhz)
RAM: Kingston Hyperx 1600 (2x4gb)
PSU: OCZ ZT 750 watt
HDD: A pretty old 5400 rpm 250 gb seagate
Ok. I am looking to upgrade my case (right now I'm using an old old case that has horrible cable management). I was thinking about this one (rosewill challenger):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
My budget for the case is $50.
Next, I am going to upgrade my hdd. I am stuck between buying a 1tb hdd and completely replacing my current hdd or buying an ssd and using it as a boot drive and keeping my current hdd for media storage. This computer is mostly used for gaming right now. Do you all have any opinions on what I should do? If I went with the ssd, I would get the Samsung 840 120 gb, and, if I went with an hdd, I would get the WD blue 1tb. Again, any input on this would be great.
Next! I am having a bit of stability problems. First, my system does not crash while gaming or while doing anything else that puts stress on the PSU/GPU/CPU. Occasionally, while browsing the internet, firefox locks up. When Firefox finally closes, my desktop goes blank and I have to restart with the case power button.
It only BSOD one time and I didn't have enough time to see the error message.
The other time my system crashes is when I leave games downloading on Origin for a long period of time. For example, I start the download and then go to bed. When I wake up, the computer is powered off. When I restart the PC and go back to Origin, all of the game's progress is gone. I am thinking I might need to update my bios, but I'm not sure. I will also run memtest and see how that turns out.
One quick question on memtest. The directions say to make sure that your usb device is bootable (I have no cd drive), so how do I know if my usb drive is bootable?
Sorry for such a long post! Also, thanks in advance to everyone who replies.
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