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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 16 2010 19:58 GMT
#641
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432083

seems like the better deal here
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 20:14:16
July 16 2010 20:07 GMT
#642
On July 17 2010 04:58 FragKrag wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432083

seems like the better deal here


One needs to provide their own power cable for that PSU btw. Almost skipped that detail when I was still searching for stuff.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 16 2010 20:08 GMT
#643
Just about everybody has a computer already built though, so it isn't too much of a hassle to get one.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
nineninja9
Profile Joined March 2010
United States194 Posts
July 16 2010 20:10 GMT
#644
Wow that is a pretty nice deal, it comes out to about $20 cheaper than what I had with comparable components. Well that doesn't include the rebate on the OCZ, but rebates are always pretty iffy. Odd that they don't include a power cable though.
Rho_
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States971 Posts
July 16 2010 20:10 GMT
#645
Ordered my stuff!

+ Show Spoiler +

1 x ($23.99) DVD BRN ASUS | DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS% - OEM $23.99
1 x ($59.99) CPU COOL TR|TRUE BLACK 120REV.C R $59.99
1 x ($19.99) FAN SCYTHE|S-FLEX SFF21F(1600rpM) R $19.99
1 x ($4.99) HDMI CABLES UNLIMITED|PCM-2295-06 R $4.99
1 x ($98.99) MEM 2Gx2|GSKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $98.99
1 x ($154.99) CASE ANTEC|P183 BK RT $154.99
1 x ($5.98) CABLE NIPPON| SATA3L-1M RT $5.98
1 x ($199.99) MB MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 R $199.99
1 x ($294.99) VGA XFX|HD-585X-ZAFC HD5850 1G RT $294.99
1 x ($119.99) PSU ANTEC|CP-850 850W RT $119.99
1 x ($159.99) CPU AMD|PH II X4 955BE 3.2G AM3 $159.99
1 x ($94.99) HD 1T|WD 7K 64M SATAIII WD1002FAEX - OEM $94.99
1 x ($99.99) WIN HOME PREM 7 64-BIT ENG 1PK DSP - OEM $99.99
1 x ($-10.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #437534$-10.00
1 x ($-30.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #430450$-30.00
1 x ($-5.39) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #409138$-5.39
1 x ($-35.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #432049$-35.00
1 x ($0.00) Newegg Promotional Gift Card(The total amount of Gift Cards: $10.00)


Total cost after shipping was: $1279.38

There are a few mail in rebates too, so I think it'll be closer to 1225$

Thanks to everyone for their help.
Easy772
Profile Joined May 2010
374 Posts
July 16 2010 20:32 GMT
#646
On July 16 2010 09:14 FragKrag wrote:
they should all be low profile. (or rather single slot)

250W should be fine for the 4650 and 4670 I think. 4650 is probably the safer bet. I believe the GSO will work as well.

Thanks.. I went with the 4650 made by Sapphire
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029RP77I/ref=oss_product
"The best way to improve is to play one matchup on one map doing one strategy.. if you are good at one strategy you are a good player, if you are okay at many strategies you are an okay player at best" -Day[9] 181
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 16 2010 23:16 GMT
#647
On July 17 2010 05:10 Rho_ wrote:
Ordered my stuff!

+ Show Spoiler +

1 x ($23.99) DVD BRN ASUS | DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS% - OEM $23.99
1 x ($59.99) CPU COOL TR|TRUE BLACK 120REV.C R $59.99
1 x ($19.99) FAN SCYTHE|S-FLEX SFF21F(1600rpM) R $19.99
1 x ($4.99) HDMI CABLES UNLIMITED|PCM-2295-06 R $4.99
1 x ($98.99) MEM 2Gx2|GSKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $98.99
1 x ($154.99) CASE ANTEC|P183 BK RT $154.99
1 x ($5.98) CABLE NIPPON| SATA3L-1M RT $5.98
1 x ($199.99) MB MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 R $199.99
1 x ($294.99) VGA XFX|HD-585X-ZAFC HD5850 1G RT $294.99
1 x ($119.99) PSU ANTEC|CP-850 850W RT $119.99
1 x ($159.99) CPU AMD|PH II X4 955BE 3.2G AM3 $159.99
1 x ($94.99) HD 1T|WD 7K 64M SATAIII WD1002FAEX - OEM $94.99
1 x ($99.99) WIN HOME PREM 7 64-BIT ENG 1PK DSP - OEM $99.99
1 x ($-10.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #437534$-10.00
1 x ($-30.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #430450$-30.00
1 x ($-5.39) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #409138$-5.39
1 x ($-35.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #432049$-35.00
1 x ($0.00) Newegg Promotional Gift Card(The total amount of Gift Cards: $10.00)


Total cost after shipping was: $1279.38

There are a few mail in rebates too, so I think it'll be closer to 1225$

Thanks to everyone for their help.


Nice, tell us how it turns out :>
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-17 04:54:18
July 17 2010 03:47 GMT
#648
IT'S AAALLLLLIIIIIVVVVVEEEE! :D

Update: Fuck yeah unlocked to 4 cores >:D

2nd Update: Damn, looks like it's not stable. It gets stuck after getting past CPU booting. Luckily I could still get to BIOs.
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Lanyth
Profile Joined July 2008
Canada62 Posts
July 17 2010 05:40 GMT
#649
I've been thinking of buying the Phenom II X4 955 BE, but I just wanted to know how good is the stock heatsink and fan, and whether or not it's worth to buy a better one.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 17 2010 06:07 GMT
#650
On July 17 2010 14:40 Lanyth wrote:
I've been thinking of buying the Phenom II X4 955 BE, but I just wanted to know how good is the stock heatsink and fan, and whether or not it's worth to buy a better one.


If you don't plan on overclocking it isn't worth it. Even if you plan on overclocking, the HSF that comes with AMD BE CPUs is one of the best stock HSFs on the market (although this doesn't say too much). You can probably get 400MHz off of it without extra cooling.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Lanyth
Profile Joined July 2008
Canada62 Posts
July 17 2010 06:39 GMT
#651
On July 17 2010 15:07 FragKrag wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 17 2010 14:40 Lanyth wrote:
I've been thinking of buying the Phenom II X4 955 BE, but I just wanted to know how good is the stock heatsink and fan, and whether or not it's worth to buy a better one.


If you don't plan on overclocking it isn't worth it. Even if you plan on overclocking, the HSF that comes with AMD BE CPUs is one of the best stock HSFs on the market (although this doesn't say too much). You can probably get 400MHz off of it without extra cooling.

Thanks. I wasn't planning on overclocking so I probably won't be getting another HSF.
R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-17 10:27:39
July 17 2010 10:04 GMT
#652
Updating drivers and stuff for everything. Hope I don't miss anything.

Edit: After playing around with the BIOS settings it seems like my 3rd core is faulty =/. Sure I could enable it but I won't get past Windows starting up.

I guess I'm a 3-core kinda guy now :3

Do I have to overclock the CPU through BIOS? There's OC Genie Lite, Easy OC, and manual OC. So many options I'm confused which to touch.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 17 2010 19:02 GMT
#653
BIOS is always the best way to overclock.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
July 17 2010 21:53 GMT
#654
Yeah I overclocked through BIOS. Thing is OC Genie Lite does it all for you. I just enabled that through BIOS, restarted, then it got bumped up from 200 x 16.0 to 227 x 16.0. Now I'm at 3.648Ghz or something along that. I don't know how safe it is to go any further manually, so I'll just leave it at that as I'm content.
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semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-17 22:13:13
July 17 2010 22:13 GMT
#655
OC genie depending how old the variant is is pretty decient at finding max oc, it def wont do as good as manual tweaking of every value but it gets close within usually 200-400mhz
Templar.
Profile Joined May 2009
Canada133 Posts
July 17 2010 23:37 GMT
#656
i'd like some other people to try and make a better computer build , this way I can get a computer with maximum performance for the money.

(gaming computer)

Total comes to $ 889.93 American.

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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 18 2010 00:56 GMT
#657
You don't need an 850W PSU.

Combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.446024
5850 + Corsair 650TX
$355 ($10 MIR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.449243
5850 + XFX 650W
$345 ($20 MIR)

The XFX looks like a great deal imho.

Not sure why you want the Caviar Black 500GB. Could get a Samsung F3 1TB for $10 more and get faster sequential speeds, more storage, and lower noise.

Low Voltage RAM (less than 1.5V) is more or less a gimmick. Just go with a decent set of 4GB Ripjaws or something.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
July 18 2010 01:39 GMT
#658
I'm looking to get a new desktop for anywhere between $800-$1k, and since I know next to nothing about computer hardware I turn to TL for help :D. As far as what I want to do with it goes, there aren't a lot of super high-end programs that I need to run (ie. I don't need "computer that can run SC2 on ultra"), but I mean if it's doable in that price range without sacrificing much else that would definitely be fine too. Of course being a nerd, a decent video card is still necessary for those times I feel like playing some new asian MMO grindfest or whatever. This will just be a home computer for me to play games and homework and all that other standard junk.

So if anybody could help me out with a build or point to one earlier in the thread that's similar (I tried reading through this thread and just drowned in technobabble) that'd be great .
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51565 Posts
July 18 2010 01:45 GMT
#659
On July 18 2010 10:39 Kyuukyuu wrote:
I'm looking to get a new desktop for anywhere between $800-$1k, and since I know next to nothing about computer hardware I turn to TL for help :D. As far as what I want to do with it goes, there aren't a lot of super high-end programs that I need to run (ie. I don't need "computer that can run SC2 on ultra"), but I mean if it's doable in that price range without sacrificing much else that would definitely be fine too. Of course being a nerd, a decent video card is still necessary for those times I feel like playing some new asian MMO grindfest or whatever. This will just be a home computer for me to play games and homework and all that other standard junk.

So if anybody could help me out with a build or point to one earlier in the thread that's similar (I tried reading through this thread and just drowned in technobabble) that'd be great .


sounds like this build would probably do you best, it was posted a couple of days ago

On July 15 2010 16:05 R04R wrote:
^Build posted above with GTX 460

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


With tax of 62.20 and shipping of 1.99 Grand total is $818.12
a bit over but you could replace the ram with a less "flashy" version like
this
or
this with EMCYVYW28 promo code <-actually this one is better than the one in your build so might as well switch it.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
July 18 2010 01:59 GMT
#660
I endorse that build. It's been a couple days, but normally prices on Newegg don't change every day, so many of those components will still cost the same. (I haven't seen the Phenom II X4 955 change in price in a long time).
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
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