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1312020
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+ Show Spoiler + Intel® Core i7 Processor 930 & GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 3-WAY SLI/Crossfire ATX Motherboard Bundle Combo $364.99 OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage $120 750W Power supply $70 Xion Mid-Tower Case (2 built in fans) $45 Seagate 1.5TB Hard Drive $80 Random DVD Drive $20 I'm also looking at another fan, but I would order this one after I had everything else, many reviews said to check the dimensions of leftover space to make sure it would fit. Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler $55 With the fan and without one very obvious part total is: $755 before tax What I'm looking for with this computer is to build a powerful gaming rig, because the laptop I use to play games now basically tops out at SC2 on the lowest settings. Unfortunately for my wallet I'm also pretty committed to getting an i7-930, so I'm not going to be able to take advantage of AMD's more budget friendly processors. And to make matters worse, I'm having a bit of a crisis over what GPU I should get. Had I been about a day faster, I would have been able to get a GTX 470 for under 200, but I missed the deal and am lost. My original plan was to grab 2 5770s and jam them in there, but I'm not sure anymore. I'd like to keep the GPU price around 200, I'll probably try to get a double of whatever I get around Christmas. So my question to you is: what Video Card should I buy? My requirements: Preferably below 250$, lower is better HDMI output, as I'll be playing on a TV most (read: all) of the time. DirectX 11, because I want it If you guys could give me a hand deciding on my Video Card and if anyone has any ideas as to how I could shave a few dollars off my total, that would be much appreciated. Although I've done plenty of price reducing since I first started. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
Get a GTX 460 1GB at around $230 Ditch the Thermaltake SpinQ. It sucks. I would suggest buying a cheaper heatsink (or not buying one at all) and investing that money in a quality 650-750W PSU since you will be putting a large load on your PSU. | ||
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Gokey
United States2722 Posts
My goal is all the best bang-for-the-buck parts right now, without falling behind too much. Here is my current build (around $600)... Please critique it and let me know if there are better alternative parts. Thanks!! ![[image loading]](http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1472/computerbuild595dollars.jpg) edit: Comes out to $595 because of 25 bucks shipping on the case... | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338 Also, since I don't see a PSU (and $25 shipping on a case is absolutely atrocious) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432083 You will need to provide your own power cord though. | ||
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Gokey
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R04R
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nineninja9
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
On July 18 2010 11:52 1312020 wrote: + Show Spoiler + Hey guys, I'm currently working on building my first rig. Compared to the average person I know a good amount about the hardware I'm looking at, but I'm by no means an expert. I've been researching a ton and at a point my brain just sort of overloads, this being one of those points. + Show Spoiler + Intel® Core i7 Processor 930 & GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 3-WAY SLI/Crossfire ATX Motherboard Bundle Combo $364.99 OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage $120 750W Power supply $70 Xion Mid-Tower Case (2 built in fans) $45 Seagate 1.5TB Hard Drive $80 Random DVD Drive $20 I'm also looking at another fan, but I would order this one after I had everything else, many reviews said to check the dimensions of leftover space to make sure it would fit. Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler $55 With the fan and without one very obvious part total is: $755 before tax What I'm looking for with this computer is to build a powerful gaming rig, because the laptop I use to play games now basically tops out at SC2 on the lowest settings. Unfortunately for my wallet I'm also pretty committed to getting an i7-930, so I'm not going to be able to take advantage of AMD's more budget friendly processors. And to make matters worse, I'm having a bit of a crisis over what GPU I should get. Had I been about a day faster, I would have been able to get a GTX 470 for under 200, but I missed the deal and am lost. My original plan was to grab 2 5770s and jam them in there, but I'm not sure anymore. I'd like to keep the GPU price around 200, I'll probably try to get a double of whatever I get around Christmas. So my question to you is: what Video Card should I buy? My requirements: Preferably below 250$, lower is better HDMI output, as I'll be playing on a TV most (read: all) of the time. DirectX 11, because I want it If you guys could give me a hand deciding on my Video Card and if anyone has any ideas as to how I could shave a few dollars off my total, that would be much appreciated. Although I've done plenty of price reducing since I first started. You can get an i7 930 for $200 from Microcenter. You can also cut some money by getting just 4gbs of RAM for now. If you really ned to you can add another 2gb later in time. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227461 is a better choice than your current SSD (which kinda sucks) you can choose cheaper ram as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231207 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145241 | ||
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1312020
United States28 Posts
On July 18 2010 12:02 FragKrag wrote: + Show Spoiler + Very easy question to answer: Get a GTX 460 1GB at around $230 Ditch the Thermaltake SpinQ. It sucks. I would suggest buying a cheaper heatsink (or not buying one at all) and investing that money in a quality 650-750W PSU since you will be putting a large load on your PSU. Thanks for the quick response, that was the direction I was leaning towards. The only reservation I had on the 460 is that I couldn't find a 1GB one made by a manufacturer I recognized, and it was a bit unsettling for me. A bit deeper of a search and most of my worries are put to rest. Also, you say I should put that money in a quality 650-750W PSU. Is there something wrong with the one I have listed? I'm not very familiar with PSUs as a whole, any advice would be appreciated. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
On July 18 2010 12:18 1312020 wrote: Thanks for the quick response, that was the direction I was leaning towards. The only reservation I had on the 460 is that I couldn't find a 1GB one made by a manufacturer I recognized, and it was a bit unsettling for me. A bit deeper of a search and most of my worries are put to rest. Also, you say I should put that money in a quality 650-750W PSU. Is there something wrong with the one I have listed? I'm not very familiar with PSUs as a whole, any advice would be appreciated. I have never used (or had any experience) with Ultra PSUs. I merely know that they exist so I can't attest to the quality of the PSU. Just saying that PSUs are important really. And that the SpinQ sucks. Get a Hyper 212 from Microcenter! The 1GB ones should be rolling out early this week. | ||
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1312020
United States28 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 | ||
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bumatlarge
United States4567 Posts
CPU PSU Motherboard Hard-Drive Case Is that everything I need? Comes to $714, which is about what I want to pay. Wouldn't mind cheaper or better recommendations that will keep me in that area. I'd probably keep the game on medium settings anyway. Edit: Oh, I was just going to steal 2GB of RAM I have in my laptop, and just throw a 512MB I have in the laptop. | ||
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nineninja9
United States194 Posts
Even at that price for a 920, I find it hard to justify a 1366 build for such a small budget, especially when new i7-930s can be found for $200 at certain retailers. | ||
TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
I've looked at the recent ones and they are all AMD. Is there any reason for that? | ||
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nineninja9
United States194 Posts
If you are interested in an i7 build, someone (I think fragkrag) posted one a few pages back, or i could throw something together if you have a particular budget in mind. | ||
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TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
The budget and limited funds is one I knew might come into play. The best GPUs out are AMD/ATI right? I was wondering if they might work better with AMD or some technical reason rather than a financial one. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
On July 18 2010 13:24 TanGeng wrote: Any one have intel i7 build? (cpu + motherboard + memory) I've looked at the recent ones and they are all AMD. Is there any reason for that? I have an Intel i7 build. The recent ones are AMD because the budget is not high enough to allow for a good i7 build. | ||
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