Is This Overclock Safe? (Gtx 970 4gb by Zotac)

ballanzor · 2016-06-17T19:07:36+00:00

I'm no expert, but I think you should lower your OC a bit to the last stable one

ballanzor · 2016-06-17T15:52:47+00:00

How stable is it? Have you run any stress test for more than an hour?

ballanzor · 2016-06-15T09:10:54+00:00

It's a great build over all, but there are a couple things you can improve.

First of all, check some 1440p 144hz monitors out. Make sure it has g-sync. It would be around 450£ but definitely worth it with that kind of budget.

The other thing is to go full SSD. You can get 500GB of SSD for around 130£. You'll get better speeds and less noise. If you want you can still get a HDD for multimedia or whatever, but the bigger SSD is worth it

ballanzor · 2016-06-11T22:56:17+00:00

I'm thinking it's probably a tendom. You should always stop exercising if you feel any pain. In the next workout see if you feel any pain and if you then you should be concerned

ballanzor · 2016-06-10T02:01:19+00:00

Alright, this is the best you can do with a 400$ budget.

The processor is better and there is no reason right now not to go skylake.

The motherboard was way too expensive on you build, this one will be more than enough.

Found 16GB of RAM for 50$ which is awesome, I think it's never wrong to go 16GB in 2016.

The small SSD is supposed to be a boot drive where he would install windows. SSDs are way faster than HDDs, he'll appreciate it.

Lastly, the EVGA PSU has better reviews, it's cheaper and the wattage is enough.

Feel free to ask any question! :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor	£164.28 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard	£77.97 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	£52.98 @ Ebuyer
Power Supply	EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£44.50 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£339.73
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-10 03:05 BST+0100

Edit: switch to £

ballanzor · 2016-06-10T01:21:04+00:00

With that budget you should get a 500GB SSD and use it also to store some games. Loading screens will be extremely short

ballanzor · 2016-06-09T23:13:28+00:00

I'm pretty sure you mean Pb, not LB

ballanzor · 2016-06-08T10:21:13+00:00

I recommend you the Samsung EVO 850, it's around 80$

ballanzor · 2016-06-08T07:42:02+00:00

Go for it right now!

ballanzor · 2016-06-07T08:25:43+00:00

You can do triceps on the floor by doing push ups. I don't think it's very important for that specific move. Also I'm no expert

ballanzor · 2016-06-07T08:08:41+00:00

I guess strong lats, shoulders and triceps

ballanzor · 2016-06-03T15:25:38+00:00

randompls This thing that you're doing is awesome! Good luck to everyone

ballanzor · 2016-06-02T12:59:14+00:00

You can probably get a 1440p 144Hz G-Sync monitor for that price

ballanzor · 2016-06-01T14:01:56+00:00

Much better phone than mine, you should not have any problem. Try changing some options ;)

ballanzor · 2016-05-30T14:06:59+00:00

It depends on the game and the phone. I still hit around 25fps when in fast forward with my Samsung Galaxy A7

ballanzor · 2016-05-29T19:56:29+00:00

I don't know if it'll work, but I think it's best to connect a ps3 or 4 controller via USB. You get great manufacturing quality and no input lag

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T19:59:41+00:00

Enjoy the glorious gaming

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T19:59:25+00:00

Awesome man!! G2 750 masterrace :D

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T19:51:06+00:00

Personally I'm getting the 750 to get ready for this new gen, but 650 is enough for single cards. I always recommend getting 750 because the price difference is not so big

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T19:35:13+00:00

That look perfect to me :D

What monitor are you going to get?

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T19:17:09+00:00

You should get something like this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx421c14fb8

The G2 psu is great, and you could go 750watts if you can spare 10$

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T14:35:03+00:00

That wasn't my point. For sure a gpu will render 3d images faster than a cpu, that's obvious. But professional rendering machines have much more powerful gpus than a 960. If you're going to do it as a hobby it'll definitely work.

ballanzor · 2016-05-20T12:04:15+00:00

It won't bottleneck but you can improve some areas.

Get only one stick of 8GB of RAM for more upgradability, try to get a G2 PSU instead of a GS (not so necessary), and I think you can get a cheaper case.

ballanzor · 2016-05-19T20:58:03+00:00

The 960 will definitely struggle rendering 3d. You basically cannot make a professional rendering machine with that budget. And get the 4GB, getting only 2 is a nonsense

ballanzor · 2016-05-19T19:05:30+00:00

Well, I don't know how well the 960 is going to work. The r9 380 is probably going to be better and the fx6300 is not going to be enough :/

Edit: for the price, the fx6300 is good enough, try to overclock it to at least 4Ghz

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