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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
On July 02 2010 09:52 FragKrag wrote: You're better off with a modular power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093 Yeah go with that. lol the price just keep going up. | ||
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maareek
United States2042 Posts
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
Power - Antec Earthwatts 650W ATX12V V2.2 EPS12V Active PFC 80PLUS 120MM Fan Motherboard - Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H 890GX DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 HDMI GBLAN CrossFireX CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHZ GPU - Radeon HD 5770 850MHZ 1GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI HDMI Display Port DX11 PCI-E RAM - G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Dual Proc HSF - Zalman CNPS9900NT CPU Cooler 120MM LGA1366 1156 775 AM3 754 939 940 2000RPM 38DBA Case - Antec 300 Versatile Mini Tower DVD Drive - LG GH24NS50 SATA 24X DVD-RW Bought them from NCIX and Canada Computers. Ncix had a good deal for the Motherboard+CPU but it's probably gone now... Total Cost: Just about $900 Canadian after all applicable taxes and misc. costs. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
The 890GX and 890X are essentially the AMD equivalent of the P55. (except the G has integrated graphics) I always thought of it as Full Xfire. | ||
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yakitate304
United States655 Posts
On July 02 2010 09:52 FragKrag wrote: You're better off with a modular power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151093 Sweet, I swapped out the Antec for this. I wasn't sure what "modular" meant but I googled it and saw a picture - I'm definitely getting a modular one after seeing that. The fewer wires I have to fiddle around with, the better. I'm kind of split regarding the Hawk vs. the Sapphire 5770. I feel like I might try to overclock sometime down the line (if it doesn't shorten the lifespan of the unit) but I'm not sure if I want to spend an extra 20 bucks on it. Would the Sapphire be able to handle minor overclocking, or should I go for the Hawk if I plan to do ANY at all? I assume I can remove the DVD/RW drives from my current computer and use them in the new one. At some point I'd like to get a dual layer burner since I have a modded 360, but that will come later on. So with the Sapphire (and the SeaSonic PSU) added, the total comes to $738, plus 10 for shipping. I won't be purchasing yet, probably not for another week or so... But I'm glad I have a build in front of me. | ||
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maareek
United States2042 Posts
Also, I didn't see you mention an OS anywhere. Since you say you're not too knowledgeable and want to game quite a bit, I assume you'll want Windows (7), which will tack on another ~$95. Unless you have a copy or plan to go another route. Just want to be sure that hasn't slipped your mind. Lastly, your old optical drive probably uses an IDE connector. You should be able to reuse it, but make sure you read up on connecting them properly. | ||
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sith
United States2474 Posts
- i5 or i7 Processor - 4GB of ram (at least) - Dedicated Graphics (Good enough to play some recent games at medium settings...*cough* Starcraft II) - ~15.6" or lower screen size - 500GB 7200RPM or higher HD - 3+ year warranty that includes accident coverage Budget: UNDER $1300 Not sure if this is the correct thread for this but I couldn't find a laptop specific one with a bit of searching. Anyway...who makes the best laptops these days? I customized a few Dell's (like Studio 15's) and they came out around $1.1k, but I've heard that Dell's "Home" customer service is shit and I would like a graphics card a bit better than a ATI Radeon HD 5470 1GB if possible. Can anyone recommend a particular brand with excellent customer support that is in my budget? These are the laptops that are available for purchase directly through the school. VT School Bookstore Some appear to be a decent deal, but I'm not really familiar with the latest gen of graphics cards. The only real advantage to buying it through the school is that they have warranty support on-hand...I'm not incredibly worried about not having that. So yeah. Thanks for any and all help. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
sager although generally http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-gaming-laptops-ct-118_96_98.html will have the same notebook for cheaper. dells can work out if you can get one of their coupons my friend got 30% off his purchase from dell which made a not worth it laptop worth it. http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp If you want a really tailored feedback read this post and start a thread on this fourm they are usually quite on the up and up. http://forum.notebookreview.com/what-notebook-should-i-buy/29271-what-should-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html | ||
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yakitate304
United States655 Posts
On July 02 2010 12:44 maareek wrote: You'll probably have to pay significantly more for those parts next week than you will this week, as right now newegg is having sales on a good portion of their products (edit: "significantly" is probably overstating it, but probably an extra $30+ for the parts listed). Just letting you know. Not trying to tell you to buy now, just want you to know what to expect. Also, I didn't see you mention an OS anywhere. Since you say you're not too knowledgeable and want to game quite a bit, I assume you'll want Windows (7), which will tack on another ~$95. Unless you have a copy or plan to go another route. Just want to be sure that hasn't slipped your mind. Lastly, your old optical drive probably uses an IDE connector. You should be able to reuse it, but make sure you read up on connecting them properly. Yeah, I'll be getting Windows 7. Wish it wasn't so expensive, but whatever. I'm not going to go the Linux route. Thanks for the heads up about the sale prices. | ||
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Craton
United States17294 Posts
On July 01 2010 07:04 yakitate304 wrote: apparently it is "unshielded" (no idea...) so there is a lot of static noise coming through the headphones. Mmm, I don't think it's uncommon for cabling to be unshielded. You've got a bunch of wires inside the protective rubber casing (the rubber being what people generally think of as the wire), and shielding is a lining between the interior cables and the rubber casing, which helps to block out electrical/radio/etc. interference. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
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Humbug
United States264 Posts
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
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yakitate304
United States655 Posts
I replaced the RAM I had listed on my previous post, because someone on a hockey forum that I post on told me that I should get the "PC3 12800" rather than the 10666... Same price, so I figured I might as well even though I have no idea what it does. CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor $160 Mobo: MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $110 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $99 HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $80 GPU: SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $150 ($10 dollars off with a promo code, thanks maareek!) Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $60 PSU: SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $75 ------- Total Price: $724.89 Plus $95 for Windows 7 Home Premium... Grand total of: $829.53 | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
1600x8 = 12800 whereas PC3 10666 is just 1333MHz ram 1333x8 ~ 10666 At one point in the not so distant past, the memory controller on AMD CPUs would have problem getting to the 1600MHz speed so I normally don't recommend that speed. They probably fixed it by now though. As far as performance goes, you will see absolutely 0 difference unless you are stressing your memory to 100%. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
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yakitate304
United States655 Posts
The Phenom comes with a thermal pad already applied, so I don't need to buy anything like Arctic Silver, right? | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
and don't buy arctic silver even if you need a TIM | ||
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