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May 23, 2014 7:24:01 AM

My Gaming Build

PSU : 600Watts Aurum S Gold FSP
GPU : Radeon R9 270x Devil Edition
CPU : Intel Core i7 4770k
Casing : Strike X One
Mother Board : L337 Gaming Gank Drone Z87H3-A3x
Ram : 8gb Ram DDR3 1333
Monitor : Devant 24in. LED TECH Monitor (1366x768 Res) (But in games i can change this to 1980x1080p) i used a Dvi to Hdmi cable. (No longer Fuzzy)!
Keyboard : Razer BlackWidow Stealth
Mouse : Razer Orochi 2013

is this enough for today's gaming?

THANKS!!

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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 7:31:46 AM

Gaming on a 768p monitor with a 270x is not good. You should have at least a 1080p. That PSU isn't good too. Lastly, why 1333MHz when most use 1600MHz?
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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 7:32:11 AM

The Radeon 270X is a mid-range GPU and 1366x768 is a low-end resolution.

A real high-end system would have at least an R9-280 and a 1080p display.
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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 7:50:32 AM

You're spending far too much on the CPU. Get a better PSU, XFX, SeaSonic, Corsair AX/HX/TX. At LEAST a GTX 760 or 770 would be ideal. AMD counterparts work too if you prefer them. RAM is hopefully a 2x4GB kit, and as the thers have said, at least 1600 MHz, you'll ideally want CL7 as well. Triple agree with the 1080p monitor over the one you have chosen.
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May 23, 2014 7:55:55 AM

If you're sold on that monitor, then that build would be great for gaming. (1366x768 doesn't need a powerful GPU)

However, most gamers prefer 1920x1080. Upgrade the GPU and drop the CPU to i5-4670K.
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May 23, 2014 8:51:28 AM

But When i try to pick 1920x1080 resolution my MONITOR goes FUZZY it's hard to read letters.
I already built this. I cant drop my cpu to i5-4670k.
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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 8:56:22 AM

ejbriones said:
But When i try to pick 1920x1080 resolution my MONITOR goes FUZZY it's hard to read letters.

Your low-definition LCD is downscaling the higher resolution output. You would not have the "fuzziness" issue if you had a real 1080p display.
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May 23, 2014 8:59:02 AM

But it says in the box FULL HD 1080p... Others says i should pick HDMI/PC not HDMI/TV... i tried to find it. But seems no such thing found. :( (
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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 9:04:50 AM

1. Go for 1080p display, if the text is too hard for you to read zoom to 150% in control panel, if you really want that 768p monitor then there's no need to change anything except the ram
2. Change the RAM to 1600 MHz
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a c 466 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 9:07:02 AM

If the CPU was dropped to an i5 and the GPU bumped up to a 280x or gtx770, I would have considered it high end.

You PSU is not the best quality either. Your RAM is 1333mhz which is slow compared to high end RAM (this makes no real performance difference, but if building a high end computer you should get 1600mhz RAM on principle as it costs the same)
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a c 466 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 9:07:38 AM

IHaveDaBestPC said:
1. Go for 1080p display, if the text is too hard for you to read zoom to 150% in control panel, if you really want that 768p monitor then there's no need to change anything except the ram
2. Change the RAM to 1600 MHz


He already built the system.
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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 9:09:46 AM

tiny voices said:
IHaveDaBestPC said:
1. Go for 1080p display, if the text is too hard for you to read zoom to 150% in control panel, if you really want that 768p monitor then there's no need to change anything except the ram
2. Change the RAM to 1600 MHz


He already built the system.


Then, as I say: Everything in that build is high-end except the PSU and RAM
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May 23, 2014 1:55:59 PM

ejbriones said:
But When i try to pick 1920x1080 resolution my MONITOR goes FUZZY it's hard to read letters.
I already built this. I cant drop my cpu to i5-4670k.


ejbriones said:
But it says in the box FULL HD 1080p... Others says i should pick HDMI/PC not HDMI/TV... i tried to find it. But seems no such thing found. :( (


This is caused by your TV misinterpreting the (pixel perfect) PC signal as a (potentially terrible) normal TV/cable/dvd signal, therefore overscanning/underscanning and applying blurs. This only happens on HDMI, so switching to VGA or DVI is the easiest fix. Otherwise changing your TV settings or disabling HDMI audio can sometimes fix this issue.
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a b 4 Gaming
May 23, 2014 2:07:26 PM

IHaveDaBestPC said:
Then, as I say: Everything in that build is high-end except the PSU and RAM

Playing at lower resolution does not magically make 1333MT/s RAM, a R7-270X, 768p resolution, etc. high-end.

It only allows lower-spec components to feel like they are better than they actually are... an i7-4770k looks considerably out of place next to all the lower spec components in the build.
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May 24, 2014 7:02:06 AM

i already tried switching cables Dvi to Vga or Dvi to Hdmi even Hdmi to Vga.... all doesn't work. thanks for ur replies guys... Im gonna change my ram and ill try to change my psu to corsair 700watts or 650 watts.... I'll try to zoom my text to 150%..
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a c 466 4 Gaming
May 24, 2014 8:10:38 AM

Only buy a Corsair AX, TX or HX unit. NOT any other series.
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a b 4 Gaming
May 24, 2014 8:30:20 AM

ejbriones said:
i already tried switching cables Dvi to Vga or Dvi to Hdmi even Hdmi to Vga.... all doesn't work.

Of course it does not. If you try shoving 1080p through a display that can only do 768p, the output gets re-scaled either by the GPU or display and becomes fuzzy. There is no magic way to avoid that. You could crop the screen but that would be a little silly; might as well run at the native resolution.
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May 24, 2014 8:39:01 AM

Thanks GUYS!!! Somehow i figure it out! I did this...
While on your Desktop choose 1366x768 that's ok! Because it's only your desktop.
But your games will change ur Resolution. If not Manually change it to 1980x1080.
I Bought today a Dvi to Hdmi Cable. And somehow it worked. So BIG THANKS to all of u!
And BTW the technician at PcExpress said u dont need to change ur PSU it's already "POWERFUL".
So what do u think should i take his advice or Change it?
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a c 466 4 Gaming
May 24, 2014 8:47:13 AM

That guy at the store probably knows nothing about PSU quality at all.
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May 24, 2014 9:34:08 AM

yeah that's what i think so. But i bought it at 6000php or 130 dollars it's pretty expensive. I'll just stick with it. Give me advice on buying Ram. I think i ll get this GSKILL RipJaws 8gb 1600 is this enough or Should i get another 4gb or 8 gb?
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a c 466 4 Gaming
May 24, 2014 9:47:26 AM

All RAM is pretty much the same. GEt 1600mhz 1.5v 2x4gb.

8gb is MORE than you need. DO NOT get more than 8gb.
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May 24, 2014 10:33:29 AM

You mean i should NOT get a 1 STICK 8GB RAM why? Please explain.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
May 24, 2014 11:14:45 AM

Dual channel RAM is always faster.
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a b 4 Gaming
May 24, 2014 12:20:01 PM

ejbriones said:
You mean i should NOT get a 1 STICK 8GB RAM why? Please explain.

Memory bandwidth.

Single channel: 64 bits x 1600MT/s / (8bits/byte) = 12.8GB/s peak memory bandwidth
Dual channel: 128 bits x 1600MT/s / (8bits/byte) = 25.6GB/s peak memory bandwidth

So, with single-channel memory, the CPU may waste up to twice as much time waiting for data.
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May 24, 2014 5:53:21 PM

InvalidError said:
ejbriones said:
You mean i should NOT get a 1 STICK 8GB RAM why? Please explain.

Memory bandwidth.

Single channel: 64 bits x 1600MT/s / (8bits/byte) = 12.8GB/s peak memory bandwidth
Dual channel: 128 bits x 1600MT/s / (8bits/byte) = 25.6GB/s peak memory bandwidth

So, with single-channel memory, the CPU may waste up to twice as much time waiting for data.


Thanks. Now i understand.
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June 3, 2014 10:24:48 AM

ejbriones said:

I Bought today a Dvi to Hdmi Cable. And somehow it worked. So BIG THANKS to all of u!


I'm glad you got that sorted, as resolution problems on an LCD screen is a major headache.

RE: the PSU. If it's already installed and everything is running fine, with no random reboots, then keep it. Sure, there's a (very small) chance that it'll fail and possibly fry some components when it does. Most of the time when a PSU goes the symptoms are random reboots, bluescreens, and failure to start.
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