Computer Build?
These are the parts I'm looking into for my new build. It's my first time and I'm wondering if anyone with a little more experience can give some input on my choices. Thx CPu - E8400 WOLFDALE GPU - 8800GT PSU - COOLER MASTER EXTREME RP-550-PCAR 550W CASE - COOLER MASTER CENTURION 5 CZC-TO5-UW CPU COOLER - ROSEWILL RCX-Z775-EX MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L RAM - G.SKILL 2BG (2X1GB) DDR2 SDRAM 800 (PC2 6400) HDD - SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB I am planning on doing some minor OC'n on the CPU, but not messing with the VCore. I already own a monitor and its highest res. is 1028x768 which I'm happy enough with. I am also putting in a Win-TV 150MCE and LG DVD-RW Drive. Will this powersupply be sufficient and is this a good choice for a budget gaming computer?
Gaming Computer Build check?
Hey guys im looking to build my own computer and i want to make sure this build looks alright and will run together. Open to any suggestions because im not exactly sure whats the best. Im looking to run Flight Simulator X and X-plane 9. Thanks, Chris Thermaltake Element G Mid Tower Case - Colorshift Fans, Adjustable Fan Speed, 7 x 3.5" Drive Bays, 2 x 2.5" Drive Bays http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4675290&sku=T925-1321 Asus P5Q Pro Turbo Intel P45 Socket 775 Motherboard - Socket 775, ATX, Audio, Video, PCI Express 2.0, USB 2.0, RAID http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5023035&sku=A455-2910 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3574211&sku=CP1-DUO-E8400 OCZ Reaper Dual Channel 4GB PC8500 DDR2 Memory - 1066MHz 4096MB (2 x 2048MB) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4350424&sku=O261-7602 Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS Hard Drive - 1TB, 32MB, SATA-300, OEM http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4426054&sku=TSD-1000EADS Ultra SATA II 3Gbps Cable - 20", 2-Pack http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4473414&sku=ULT40446 PowerUp! Hard Drive Screws - 5-Pack http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5086211&sku=G54-8023 Corsair HX750W 750-Watt Modular Power Supply - Single +12V Rail Design http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4668506&sku=C13-2510 BFG GeForce GTS 250 OverClocked Video Card - 1024MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4683604&sku=B52-0254 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD, English http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213931&sku=M17-7300 I know this is alot but im not sure if this is right. Please Help :)
How do I build a computer for day trading?
I am a full-time day trader, right now I trade off of a single 23" all-in-one computer, it is very tedious switching back and forth between charts and other windows, there is also significant lag with can cause me to lose money. I am looking to put together a computer (I've been looking on ibuypower) that will run four 20" monitors and be powerful enough to simultaneously run 12+ charts, videos, news feeds, web broswer, and maybe more. Please help me out by telling me what exactly I need to accomplish this, as far as processor, video cards, etc...
What major should i look into if i like to build computers?
No, computer science would be worse. Computer science is all about what to do after the computer engineers and technicians put to gether the computer. Quite frankly, I don't think the career you desire (computer technician) requires a college degree. But just to be safe, continue on your computer engineering track because right now it's your best bet.
What is the best computer to date that you can buy/build yourself??
I am looking for a list of all the parts of the best computer you can build. Whether or not a site builds it for you (add link), I'd like to see every part of this computer. Of course I am talking about home based/gaming based computer. No server add ons, or multiple computer linked together. I am talking about one single computer with overclocked everything, 16GB of ram, triple SLI'd video cards. Everything that goes into building a computer of this caliper. NO LIMIT ON PRICE -Mother Board -Processor('s) -Ram (Type, amount, clock speed) -Power Supply(Wattage + efficiency) -Video cards and configurations -Sound Card -Case -Water coolant system and other cooling products (heatsink) -Hard drives and configurations -Best monitors to hook up as well as Mouse+Keyboard I will be building this computer myself (if I have to) and I do in fact know a lot about computer systems. I'd just like to see everyones opinion on what would be the ultimate system. -Please list all configurations
Why does it take longer to search files on my computer than it does to search the entire web?
The web search case enjoys the benefit of high-volume and profit-driven economics around the necessary indexing process, allowing greater investment in hardware and professionalization. Quick search does not scan all the candidate material in response to a query. Rather, it has already scanned all the material, and condensed a summary of it into smaller, faster indexes. These indexes are very good at answering certain kinds of queries, like "which documents contain words X, Y, Z, in order?" Google keeps a substantial portion of their master index of the web in fast and expensive storage, such as RAM. Google has also invested in heavily optimizing their indexes for common web-search cases (using many proprietary techniques). This is worth it for them, because so many people all want to search the same dataset. The high initial costs of creating and maintaining these fast indexes and proprietary practices can be spread over many users. Once the indexes are set up, each additional query has a tiny cost. And, since Google makes more money per quick result, they invest in the necessary infrastructure for speed: it pays for itself. In contrast, whatever tools you're using for local file search only handle occasional queries from one user. Sometimes, local search doesn't even pre-build compact indexes: it may just scan all local data for each query. (An example would be the command-line tool 'grep' on many systems.)If using a local search tool that does pre-build content indexes, those indexes will usually live on your slower-than-RAM hard-disk, and could easily be larger than all the RAM available on your machine – so every search will still involve a scan over disk data, which is relatively slow, rather than nearly-instant in-RAM lookups. Your local search results are likely only providing a direct monetary benefit to you, so how quick that process is depends on how much you've chosen to invest into this function. If you approximate Google's choices, you may approach Google-like speeds. Choose a local search tool that prebuilds fast full-text indexes of your file contents, and ensure that during use, those indexes can reside exclusively in (expensive) fast storage, such as a solid-state drive (SSD) or machine RAM.
How do I build a strong resume for big companies for computer science students?
To be honest, a BIG company wants a BIG resume. They want to see your RELEVANT experience. By experience, I mean extra-curricular activities that are related to your job application. I think it is safe to say that companies know when you put your class project on your resume and they consider class experience as fluff. The industry considers class projects as an indication of what kind of education you received, not as ‘experience’. With that being said, a company can know what kind of education you have received by looking at your level of education and university affiliation. However, if you went above and beyond in that project (i.e., class assignment was creating a gui and you made the gui and added some computer vision or machine learning spice into the mix) then I would suggest to add that to your resume.Strong resumes also exhibit the following characteristics:clean and coherentconcise (Don’t give compound sentences, give short bullet points)Bold (experiences should be bold)relevant vocabulary as well as vocabulary demonstrating action (i.e., Built, managed, developed, manufactured etc.)Excellent use of fonts, sizes, bolds, italics etc. to highlight experiences or categories in a resume.A former professor of mine told me that applicants need to cater to two types of interviewers who look at your resume. The first takes 5 seconds to briefly scan the resume for anything ‘noteworthy’. The second takes 2 minutes and goes line by line digesting each experience written. To optimise your experience as an applicant, put yourself in their shoes and you will find that what I said will help you.With that being said, I am sure I missed a few other good and valuable pieces of information, so feel free to add.
What do you look for when you're building a computer or replacing parts on your existing computer?
The primary requirement is that the cpu and gpu should be compatible with the motherboard. DD3 RAM is compatible with all boards but some boards cannot support more than 4gb RAM so you gotta watch out for that. And if you plan to install SSDs make sure its compatible with the motherboard. Make sure the SATA drivers for the cd/dvd drives are installed properly to avoid issues with device manager if you plan to install windows. Other than that, you shouldn't face any hardware compatibility issues.
Looking for help with my pc build?
If you're motherboard is having problems with power surges, then you're having problems with the power supply. These a great deal of difference between a cheap power supply and a quality one. One difference is consistency. These cheaper power supplies have a lot of trouble delivering a steady flow of power. Usually, when you're playing a PC game and the system shuts off it either because your system isn't getting enough power, the power supply is overloaded, or another part has overheated. With that motherboard you have, there's nothing keeping the VRM/MOSFET cool. If it's at all possible I would look into buying a heatsink for the MOSFET. This is the only drawback aftermarket aircoolers have. The blow the air toward a case fan. The MOSFET goes ignored because it doesn't have any air flowing over it. I'm just saying you need to find a way to keep those little black boxes that say 1R2 on them cool. If those overheat the system will shut down. Asus does have an overload protection feature on those MOSFET chips. If you have an overclock then you may want to go back to stock speeds. How are you able to use 16gb of RAM on a motherboard with 2x DIMM slots? You didn't pay an arm and a leg for 16gb sticks and then went with the cheaper motherboard?
How does a first timer build a decent gaming PC?
Question: How does a first-timer build a decent gaming PC?I would HEAVILY suggest watching Paul’s Hardware’s monthly builds, look at the specs he gives for what you can afford, watch build videos from JayzTwoCents and Linus Tech Tips and Paul’s Hardware and Bitwit.Those are good first steps at least. Just swap out cases and manufactorers as you see fit to make it your own (as long as everything fits… might take some research).Keep in mind, your first throw-together is going to probably be cringeworthy, but you have a chance to make it morph and change as you see fit. Good luck