CoolerMaster HAF 932

Whisper91 · 10-11-2009, 03:52 AM

Hello, new here. I recently decided to buy myself a new computer. My budget was around $1200, but knowing me, I would go overboard and double that.

So far I have only bought:

Speakers- Logitech X-240 2.1

Keyboard- Logitech G15 2nd Generation Gaming

Monitor- LG 23" Class Widescreen LCD

Case- Coolermaster HAF 932 Full Tower Chassis

And I am waiting for these parts to be shipped to me:

Processor- Intel Core I5 750 Quad Core Lynnfield LGA1156 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box

Ram- Corsair XMS3 CMX8GX3M4A1600C9 8GB DDR3 4X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9-24 Core I5 Dual Channel Memory Kit

Power Supply- Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Active PFC 140MM Fan

Mouse- Coolermaster Sentinel Advance Twin Laser 8 Buttons 5600DPI USB with Adjustable Lighting

And I am looking at getting these parts in the future:

Motherboard- Asus Maximus III Formula Socket 1156 Intel P55 Chipset CrossfireX / 3-Way SLI Dual-Channel Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066Mhz 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 GigaLAN 8 CH SupremeFX X-Fi Audio 6x + 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s + 1x eSATA ATX

Operating System- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Video Card- Sapphire Vapor-X HD ATI RADEON HD 4870 2GB GDDR5 Dual Dual-Link DVI HD Audio Shader Model 4.1 800 stream processor PCI-Express 2.0

Hard Drive- Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1001FALS) 1000GB (1TB) SATAII 7200RPM 32MB Cache

Blu-Ray- LG CH08LS10 Black 8X/Blu-Ray Read /16X DVD-Writer SATA Lightscribe Retail

CPU Cooling- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro REV.2

Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI TITANIUM Fatality PRO

And here's what I have so far (you can see the crappy computer I am using now, down below)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1323/img1743c.jpg

I am not sure which Video Card to have, I want to run Flight Simulator X on it... I also heard that I need RAM more than I need a Video Card, is that true?

What do you think?

Thanks,
Whisper91

linkin93 · 10-11-2009, 04:00 AM

with a 4870 you can play any game on max details, except maybe crysis.

Fatback · 10-11-2009, 04:14 AM

Who ever told you that 8GB of RAM is not enough does not know anything about computer and you shouldn't take any more advice from them. 8GB's is more then enough most people will never even use all of 4GB's. Also you wouldn't see any difference in performance between 4GB and 8GB. Another thing is you plain on buying 32bit OS which is not going to do you any good. A 32bit OS can only use up to 4GB or RAM anything over that is just sitting there being unused. I suggest you either get a 64bit OS or RMA you RAM and get 4GB.

If your going to play flight simulator then I would not go for anything less the a 4890. Flight Simulator takes a pretty good graphics card to be able to max it out. A 4870 would probably play the game on high settings and get decent fps.With the 4890 you could play on very high settings.

bigrich0086 · 10-11-2009, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatback

If your going to play flight simulator then I would not go for anything less the a 4890. Flight Simulator takes a pretty good graphics card to be able to max it out. A 4870 would probably play the game on high settings and get decent fps.With the 4890 you could play on very high settings.

Not true a hd 4890 is just a overclocked 4870 stock. I have played many Flight simulators all maxed out and never had a problem with my setup ONCE with the game lagging.

Fatback · 10-11-2009, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigrich0086

Not true a hd 4890 is just a overclocked 4870 stock. I have played many Flight simulators all maxed out and never had a problem with my setup ONCE with the game lagging.

It may be but better is better no matter how you look at it.

I play Flight Simulator X and I get about 35fps on medium settings with my 4850.

ScottALot · 10-11-2009, 04:42 AM

To clarify what Fatback means about the memory is somewhat simple. It's not about the amount of memory, it's about timings, latency, etc... most people think that the size is all that matters, but that's 99% wrong. Unless you're doing some HD movie editing, best to find high quality memory over size.

Fatback · 10-11-2009, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottALot

To clarify what Fatback means about the memory is somewhat simple. It's not about the amount of memory, it's about timings, latency, etc... most people think that the size is all that matters, but that's 99% wrong. Unless you're doing some HD movie editing, best to find high quality memory over size.

Nice explanation

Whisper91 · 10-11-2009, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatback

Who ever told you that 8GB of RAM is not enough does not know anything about computer and you shouldn't take any more advice from them.

I may have worded my sentence wrong. I wrote: "I also heard that I need RAM more than I need a Video Card, is that true?"

Meaning that I needed more RAM then Video Card, not that the 8GB wasn't enough.

I will be getting Photoshop and Premier for my PC too.

And I was going to get a 32-bit system because it runs on more games? This was not the same person who told me this.

What is the real difference between the two (32 and 64 bit). What could I not run on the 64 bit, but I can on the 32.

Thanks a lot,
Whisper91

P.S. I also like to point out (if you haven't noticed) I am a complete n00b when it comes to computers. So any help would be much appreciated.

Fatback · 10-11-2009, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whisper91

I may have worded my sentence wrong. I wrote: "I also heard that I need RAM more than I need a Video Card, is that true?"

Meaning that I needed more RAM then Video Card, not that the 8GB wasn't enough.

I will be getting Photoshop and Premier for my PC too.

And I was going to get a 32-bit system because it runs on more games? This was not the same person who told me this.

What is the real difference between the two (32 and 64 bit). What could I not run on the 64 bit, but I can on the 32.

Thanks a lot,
Whisper91

P.S. I also like to point out (if you haven't noticed) I am a complete n00b when it comes to computers. So any help would be much appreciated.

I understood you sentence perfectly and like I said more RAM is not going to do you any good. 8GB is going to be more then enough for you to run photo shop and all that even 4GB would be enough.

If you get a 32bit OS then that 8GB of RAM is not going to do you any good as only 4GB will be used. Also almost every game is playable on a 64bit system. All the older games have had driver updates and patches to allow it to work with 64bit. All the new game work on both 32 and 64bit.

Check out this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946765 that should really help you to understand the differences between the 32 and 64it.

linkin93 · 10-11-2009, 05:36 AM

He means that for your video card not to be bottlenecked you need to have more RAM than VRAM.
say if you have a 1gb video card you need at least 1gb of RAM in your system otherwise the card will be bottlenecked.

10-11-2009, 03:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Whisper91 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 44	CoolerMaster HAF 932 Hello, new here. I recently decided to buy myself a new computer. My budget was around $1200, but knowing me, I would go overboard and double that. So far I have only bought: Speakers- Logitech X-240 2.1 Keyboard- Logitech G15 2nd Generation Gaming Monitor- LG 23" Class Widescreen LCD Case- Coolermaster HAF 932 Full Tower Chassis And I am waiting for these parts to be shipped to me: Processor- Intel Core I5 750 Quad Core Lynnfield LGA1156 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box Ram- Corsair XMS3 CMX8GX3M4A1600C9 8GB DDR3 4X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9-24 Core I5 Dual Channel Memory Kit Power Supply- Corsair TX750W 750W ATX 12V 60A 24PIN ATX Active PFC 140MM Fan Mouse- Coolermaster Sentinel Advance Twin Laser 8 Buttons 5600DPI USB with Adjustable Lighting And I am looking at getting these parts in the future: Motherboard- Asus Maximus III Formula Socket 1156 Intel P55 Chipset CrossfireX / 3-Way SLI Dual-Channel Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066Mhz 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 GigaLAN 8 CH SupremeFX X-Fi Audio 6x + 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s + 1x eSATA ATX Operating System- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Video Card- Sapphire Vapor-X HD ATI RADEON HD 4870 2GB GDDR5 Dual Dual-Link DVI HD Audio Shader Model 4.1 800 stream processor PCI-Express 2.0 Hard Drive- Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1001FALS) 1000GB (1TB) SATAII 7200RPM 32MB Cache Blu-Ray- LG CH08LS10 Black 8X/Blu-Ray Read /16X DVD-Writer SATA Lightscribe Retail CPU Cooling- Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro REV.2 Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI TITANIUM Fatality PRO And here's what I have so far (you can see the crappy computer I am using now, down below) http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1323/img1743c.jpg I am not sure which Video Card to have, I want to run Flight Simulator X on it... I also heard that I need RAM more than I need a Video Card, is that true? What do you think? Thanks, Whisper91 __________________ Monitor- LG 23" Widescreen LCD Case- Coolermaster HAF 932 Full Tower Processor- Intel Core I5 750 Quad Core Ram- Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3 Power Supply- Corsair TX750W 750W Motherboard- Asus Maximus III Formula Operating System- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Hard Drive- Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATAII Video Card- Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8781/img1802b.jpg http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/5249/img1784e.jpg Last edited by Whisper91; 11-08-2009 at 09:43 AM.

10-11-2009, 04:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 2,330	with a 4870 you can play any game on max details, except maybe crysis. __________________ System CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.02Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Perhiprials Logitech G5 Mouse - Logitech R-10 Speakers - Targus Keyboard - HP L1470 17" 1280x1024 Monitor

10-11-2009, 04:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,510	Who ever told you that 8GB of RAM is not enough does not know anything about computer and you shouldn't take any more advice from them. 8GB's is more then enough most people will never even use all of 4GB's. Also you wouldn't see any difference in performance between 4GB and 8GB. Another thing is you plain on buying 32bit OS which is not going to do you any good. A 32bit OS can only use up to 4GB or RAM anything over that is just sitting there being unused. I suggest you either get a 64bit OS or RMA you RAM and get 4GB. If your going to play flight simulator then I would not go for anything less the a 4890. Flight Simulator takes a pretty good graphics card to be able to max it out. A 4870 would probably play the game on high settings and get decent fps.With the 4890 you could play on very high settings. __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

10-11-2009, 04:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
ScottALot Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Janesville, Wisconsin Posts: 1,256	To clarify what Fatback means about the memory is somewhat simple. It's not about the amount of memory, it's about timings, latency, etc... most people think that the size is all that matters, but that's 99% wrong. Unless you're doing some HD movie editing, best to find high quality memory over size. __________________ http://www.scottalot.webs.com/ For Quality Computers Built by Yours Truly Scott a Lot, a lot of Scott. GAMERTAG: XxScotTrickxX , ADD ME DREAM AS IF YOU'LL LIVE FOREVER, LIVE AS IF YOU'LL DIE TODAY -- James Dean MotherBOARD

10-11-2009, 05:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
linkin93 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 16 Posts: 2,330	He means that for your video card not to be bottlenecked you need to have more RAM than VRAM. say if you have a 1gb video card you need at least 1gb of RAM in your system otherwise the card will be bottlenecked. __________________ System CM Storm Scout - Asus P5N-E SLI - Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.02Ghz - 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 @ 900mhz - Sapphire HD 3870 - WD 250GB Caviar SE16 - SHAW 860W - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Perhiprials Logitech G5 Mouse - Logitech R-10 Speakers - Targus Keyboard - HP L1470 17" 1280x1024 Monitor

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
ASUS p6t7 in a Cooler Master HAF 932 ?	erebusting	Computer Cases, Power Supplies and Cooling	3	06-21-2009 08:10 PM
Haf 932 vs Armor+: Which to pick?	ajay000222	Computer Cases, Power Supplies and Cooling	9	06-15-2009 12:28 AM
Antec 1200 Vs. Coolermaster Haf 932	Scubie67	Computer Cases, Power Supplies and Cooling	14	11-11-2008 04:50 PM
Coolermaster Haf 932 Video Review	Scubie67	Computer Cases, Power Supplies and Cooling	2	11-10-2008 02:41 AM
Yo, NZXT Blackline Or Coolermaster HAF 932?	cpt.obvious	Computer Cases, Power Supplies and Cooling	3	11-07-2008 06:22 AM