EPTOK, currently, it is August 9th. Let's say I research for a week, and order sometime next weekend. Approximately how long will parts take to get here with the cheapest shipping or whatever? Can I have my computer built by the end of August comfortably or not?
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OK, currently, it is August 9th. Let's say I research for a week, and order sometime next weekend. Approximately how long will parts take to get here with the cheapest shipping or whatever? Can I have my computer built by the end of August comfortably or not? | ||
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armed_
Canada443 Posts
On August 09 2009 12:55 CharlieMurphy wrote: I've read this statistic like 50 times online but I built my entire computer from online and dodged it all. Here it is anyways: 25% of all online parts do not work and need to be RMA'd. Unsurprisingly considering the source, this is total bullshit. | ||
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Ecael
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About the actual building of comp, I had no experience before, so I had a friend's assistance, though his experience was limited too. We ended up putting together an i7 with customer heatsink/cooler in about 3~4 hours. It isn't too bad if you did your homework beforehand, I kind of wish I took the time to read up on thermal compound application and such better though, reinstalling the heatsink when I ran into temperature issues while OCing was a pain. OC is by far the most annoying part though, I've been chipping away at it steadily (but slowly) for the first time ever, rather frustrating, but overall wasn't too bad. So yeah, you should be fine if you order by next weekend, though I'd recommend taking your time some to solidify your budget and deadlines if you have a tight wallet. | ||
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haduken
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I have found that AMD stuff are a generally a little easier compare to intel ones. So the lesson is; if you are unsure, buy a good and spacious tower case. I've made the mistake of buying a micro atx case when I started out and spend ages and money trying fit different shits into it. | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
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Here's a build that mahini (you're awesome, thanks <3) put together for me really quickly as a guide/rough draft sort of thing. (I kinda just went "ooh shiny" at most of the stuff. I feel so clueless  ) He told me to check this with other people as I start researching myself, so yeah, anyone have anything to say about any of these parts/have personal experience/suggestions for something better/cheaper/etc.?Budget: ~$1000 Main goals: SCII, Diablo 3, run Windows 7, and possibly upgrade in the next few years if needed. (PS researching computer parts is hard work @_@) | ||
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AtlaS
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On August 09 2009 12:55 CharlieMurphy wrote: I've read this statistic like 50 times online but I built my entire computer from online and dodged it all. Here it is anyways: 25% of all online parts do not work and need to be RMA'd. The only exception to this is my mobo came with the south bridge heat sink un fastened and it was quite a bitch to get back on. Another somewhat technical tip is that when installing the CPU into a MOBO it is freaking scary, it makes ridiculous crunch and requires a great deal of force to clamp down. (even when you check and recheck that it is in the correct position). Protip, use newegg.com for most/all purchases, I found most of the shit cheaper on there. But I dunno if you are from USA. I've done 6 full builds for me/brother/friends and I used newegg for all of them. Still have not gotten a dead on arrival. So +1 on the newegg. Use it if you're in the states. | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
The Freezer 7 Pro is a popular heatsink due to its price/performance : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 If you want the top of the line heatsink then go for a Thermalright Ultra Extreme (TRUE). For some reason its discontinued on Newegg though =/. | ||
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mahnini
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Carnivorous Sheep
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mahnini
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ZeaL.
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On August 10 2009 15:34 mahnini wrote: q6600 is built on a a way older architecture. the core i7 at stock probably still performs better than the q6600 at maximum overclock and will run cooler while doing it. not to mention people have overclocked the i7 920 past 3.2ghz. i wish people would stop recommending the q6600, it was a great processor back in the day and when 45nm quads were still new it was a huge bargain, but not so much anymore. Yes it is a much older architecture, but if you are purely gaming on this pc the new architecture doesn't offer much. Most new games are so gpu bound that an increase in processor speed does not result in an equivalent increase in fps. At best, i7 gives about a 10% increase in fps and at worst, equivalent frames. For a pure gaming pc, the only reason to go i7 is to go crossfire. If it were a PC for video editing or hardcore number crunching I would go with Nehalem because it has so much bandwidth but for gaming applications the benefit isn't there. With regards to the price differential, it isn't as large as it was half a year ago but you can still save ~$150-250 going with a Core2 setup over i7. All I'm saying is that there are options out there and that buying the best and newest isn't always the most cost efficient. On August 10 2009 15:44 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: I'm reading the reviews for the recommended motherboard ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 ) and I'm starting to get paranoid about all the people getting duds on this...can someone shed some light on this? Should I look into a different motherboard? It looks to me that other x58 boards in your price range all have about 10% DoA =/. Take solace in the fact that Newegg's RMA policy is incredibly easy, if anything is wrong with your board just ship it back to Newegg and you can either get a refund or an exchange in just a few days. | ||
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mahnini
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a core2 setup might be $200 cheaper but by Q1 next year it's effectively a dead platform. buying it now is a terrible choice. | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
On August 10 2009 16:22 mahnini wrote: if we're talking about pure gaming he can have a q9550 for $20 more than the q6600 or a phenom x3 720 for $100 cheaper than the q66 and still have an upgradable platform. the q66 simply isnt a viable choice anymore. a core2 setup might be $200 cheaper but by Q1 next year it's effectively a dead platform. buying it now is a terrible choice. Wow, had no idea the Q6600 was still $200 -_-. Yeah, in that case a Q9550 would make much more sense. And there's nothing wrong with a dead platform if you don't upgrade constantly. If you upgrade every 3 years or so you're going to replace most everything anyways. Even if the socket is the same (which it probably wont be) you're going to want a new chipset at that point. I can see how you'd want the newest platform if you plan to get parts every year or so but its pretty expensive for minimal benefit. | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
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For the power supply, I was looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.218100, a combo with the processor. Saves money yo! I was considering changing the graphics card to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801, $10 more dollars, but it would appear that the reviews are better or something, I dunno. And if I see a cheaper harddrive when ordering (daily special or something?), as long as it's same size, should I just go for it if I see it didn't blow up on anyone in the reviews? An example right now would be http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145233&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-22-145-233-_-Product if I bought today. | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
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Screw it, can I just take the exact stuff mahini laid out for me and use it lol? | ||
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