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I am having a problem with this Seagate Barracuda 500 gb HDD. It is showing "Reboot or Select a proper boot device" error at the start up. And the hard disk is not being detected in the bios also! I tested it with another desktop, but still no luck! It is showing the same error! I installed many movies and software programs in that hard disk. Can't loose em all at any cost! Is there any way to recover the data or repair the HDD? It has warranty till January. 2015. But I donno how many days it would take to get it repaired! Please help me guys!

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First off, you will need to replace that VIP SMPS, not sure how it has lasted so long but now that you are in the market for a change, upgrade to a decent 500W from a reputed company.

 

In my opinion the Seasonic S12 520W should be your aim.

 

For graphic card, either the AMD R9-270X or nVidia GTX 760 is what you should get.

 

The GTX 660 just is not upto scratch against these cards.

 

Sent from miG

 

Don't you think that CPU might bottleneck the performance when paired with a 760 or even a 270X maybe?

I'd sugges to go with a GTX 750ti, it would work with his current SMPS too (but changing it is highly recommended)

 

ALSO I think the 565 model isn't X4 it's X2

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Don't you think that CPU might bottleneck the performance when paired with a 760 or even a 270X maybe?

 

I'd sugges to go with a GTX 750ti, it would work with his current SMPS too (but changing it is highly recommended)

 

No it would not be a bottleneck.

 

GTX750Ti is not even in the league of decent cards as of now. It will be out classed by the time titles like The Witcher 3 are released.

ALSO I think the 565 model isn't X4 it's X2

 

You can 'unlock' it.

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I installed BF4 and turned on Mantle and full Ultra in settings, now i'm getting this error -

"Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" even when the game is not running and i'm just browsing, i've uninstalled 14.6 and upgraded to 14.7 but problem still persists.... Now i think i should go for 14.4, what say?

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First off, you will need to replace that VIP SMPS, not sure how it has lasted so long but now that you are in the market for a change, upgrade to a decent 500W from a reputed company.

 

In my opinion the Seasonic S12 520W should be your aim.

 

For graphic card, either the AMD R9-270X or nVidia GTX 760 is what you should get.

 

The GTX 660 just is not upto scratch against these cards.

 

Sent from miG

Thx for the reply... I know the smps is not up to the markt How much would be the damages....

 

And Yes it's phenom II x4 965 it was a typo [emoji14]

 

I have been busy Kinda lately and hence not in touch with the Market news but if i overhaul my system completely what should be the config....

Things which will remain in the Arsenal are

Seagate 500gbx2 hdd

12gb ram ddr3 1333mhz

Dvd writer

Monitor benq 24 inch

 

Rest of the parts i don't wanna risk it... The system should last me for the nxt 5 to 6 yrs wrt to gaming....

 

Shoot the suggestion.... But mind u don't make it very expensive budget 30 to 35k

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First off, you will need to replace that VIP SMPS, not sure how it has lasted so long but now that you are in the market for a change, upgrade to a decent 500W from a reputed company.

 

In my opinion the Seasonic S12 520W should be your aim.

 

For graphic card, either the AMD R9-270X or nVidia GTX 760 is what you should get.

 

The GTX 660 just is not upto scratch against these cards.

 

Sent from miG

Thx for the reply... I know the smps is not up to the markt How much would be the damages....

 

And Yes it's phenom II x4 965 it was a typo [emoji14]

 

I have been busy Kinda lately and hence not in touch with the Market news but if i overhaul my system completely what should be the config....

Things which will remain in the Arsenal are

Seagate 500gbx2 hdd

12gb ram ddr3 1333mhz

Dvd writer

Monitor benq 24 inch

 

Rest of the parts i don't wanna risk it... The system should last me for the nxt 5 to 6 yrs wrt to gaming....

 

Shoot the suggestion.... But mind u don't make it very expensive budget 30 to 35k

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Shoot the suggestion.... But mind u don't make it very expensive budget 30 to 35k

 

You can try the following, keep a bar of ~40000/-, inclusive of the SMPS,

 

Intel Core i5 4670 / 4690 (non-k)

GIGABYTE B85M-D3H

GTX760 (you will need to upgrade this in two years or so dependent on how the generation progresses)

Seasonic S12II 520W

 

Alternate AMD build,

AMD FX-6300

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

[graphic card and SMPS same as Intel]

 

Maybe get a new cabinet / chassis, if you need it on top of this. That is all.

 

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

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You can try the following, keep a bar of ~40000/-, inclusive of the SMPS,

 

Intel Core i5 4670 / 4690 (non-k)

GIGABYTE B85M-D3H

GTX760 (you will need to upgrade this in two years or so dependent on how the generation progresses)

Seasonic S12II 520W

 

Alternate AMD build,

AMD FX-6300

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

[graphic card and SMPS same as Intel]

 

Maybe get a new cabinet / chassis, if you need it on top of this. That is all.

 

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

could u Pls post the approx prices too... And a revommended cabinet too mid atx or full atx
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You can try the following, keep a bar of ~40000/-, inclusive of the SMPS,

 

Intel Core i5 4670 / 4690 (non-k)

GIGABYTE B85M-D3H

GTX760 (you will need to upgrade this in two years or so dependent on how the generation progresses)

Seasonic S12II 520W

 

Alternate AMD build,

AMD FX-6300

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

[graphic card and SMPS same as Intel]

 

Maybe get a new cabinet / chassis, if you need it on top of this. That is all.

 

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

could u Pls post the approx prices too... And a revommended cabinet too mid atx or full atx
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^ MANTLE is broken in the game, switch to DirectX rendering.

Switched to Directx and now this - directx function getdeviceremovedreason dxgi_error_device_reset

Even when origin is not running, no BF4, i am still getting display driver stopped responding and has recovered minimum once a minute!!!!!

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could u Pls post the approx prices too... And a revommended cabinet too mid atx or full atx

 

Prices, check for yourself on snapdeal. Most accurate pricing for the components that I have given you with plenty of options (online that is).

 

Street prices move up and down quite regularly now a times.

 

For cabinets I would recommend the following,

  • Cooler Master N400 / N500 / N600
  • Corsair Carbide 400R
  • NZXT Source 530

Hope this helps, Cheerio!

 

P.S. -- Where are you based?

Switched to Directx and now this - directx function getdeviceremovedreason dxgi_error_device_reset

Even when origin is not running, no BF4, i am still getting display driver stopped responding and has recovered minimum once a minute!!!!!

 

Reinstall DirectX's latest version. Force it if need be.

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Prices, check for yourself on snapdeal. Most accurate pricing for the components that I have given you with plenty of options (online that is).

 

Street prices move up and down quite regularly now a times.

 

For cabinets I would recommend the following,

  • Cooler Master N400 / N500 / N600
  • Corsair Carbide 400R
  • NZXT Source 530
Hope this helps, Cheerio!

 

P.S. -- Where are you based?

Am based in Mumbai... Will inquire @ lamington Rd too... But needed to zero down with components....

One doubt alpha... Will my phenom IIx4 965 bottleneck the geforce 760??

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Prices, check for yourself on snapdeal. Most accurate pricing for the components that I have given you with plenty of options (online that is).

 

Street prices move up and down quite regularly now a times.

 

For cabinets I would recommend the following,

  • Cooler Master N400 / N500 / N600
  • Corsair Carbide 400R
  • NZXT Source 530
Hope this helps, Cheerio!

 

P.S. -- Where are you based?

Am based in Mumbai... Will inquire @ lamington Rd too... But needed to zero down with components....

One doubt alpha... Will my phenom IIx4 965 bottleneck the geforce 760??

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Installed AMD 14.7 drivers again and just after i rebooted, i get the same error of Driver stopped responding..... (It never left, even after changing to directx, only goes away if i completely remove AMD drivers).

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No, I am using the same combo. =D

Aha that's awesome hands on experience.....

Then I don't see any reason to upgrade the cpu and the mobo.... [emoji9]

 

Which smps are you using? And is 500watts sufficient?

 

So the things which I would be changing are

Geforce 760

Smps

New cabinet

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Installed AMD 14.7 drivers again and just after i rebooted, i get the same error of Driver stopped responding..... (It never left, even after changing to directx, only goes away if i completely remove AMD drivers).

 

Roll back to 13.xx drivers.

Which smps are you using? And is 500watts sufficient?

 

Seasonic S12II 520W. Yes.

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