EPTComputer Build Resource Thread - Page 10
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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semantics
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Kvz
United States463 Posts
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R04R
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
On a case, CM 690 ii or Haf 922. leaning to the 922 though.... and is there a difference between the cm 690 ii advanced and plus versions? and need some suggestions for a monitor with 1920 x 1200 resolution for about 200 USD. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Every monitor sub $300 now are 1920 x 1080 unfortunately )= | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
-Advanced has an SSD adapter to hold it securely. -It has a retention holder to support the weight of video cards, up to three. The Advanced model comes with a hard disk drive bay on the top panel, feature not present on the regular model. This bay allows you to install a 2 ½” or 3 ½” storage device externally. The sticker that comes attached to this bay is misleading since it says this bay does not support hot-swap, which is not entirely true. If you configure the SATA port where this bay will be connected to under AHCI mode and correctly configure the operating system, this bay can be used as a hot-swap device. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/fullimage.php?image=21981 I believe those are the only differences. | ||
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
prices in HKD since that's what I am going to be paying. 690 plus ..............699 HKD 690 advanced....... 799 HKD Haf 922................ 840 HKD | ||
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FragKrag
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decafchicken
United States20176 Posts
Cd drive - 20 Spinpoint f3 500gb - 55 1gb gtx460 - 230 G Skill 4gb ripjaws - 100 Antec 300 + Antec 550w PSU combo - 95 Phenom ii x4 955 BE + Asus mobo combo - 240 Total = 740 Looking for a good 21-23 inch 1920x1080 monitor in the 150-200 range Also, just pre ordered sc2 today!  | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
I got this ASUS 1920x1080 and I'm pretty happy with it. | ||
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DoubleZee
Canada556 Posts
Good site for Canucks, they provide free ground shipping in Ontario. I just put together a build on there thanks to this thread. It comes to $1100 after taxes which is a little more than I was hoping for. Where would you guys consider cutting a couple corners to save $100-200? Mobo - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD8110 - Gigabyte P55 - $145 CPU - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3101 - i5 Quad Core - $227 GPU - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11610BD3981 - GTX 460 1GB - $258 RAM - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD2304 - 4GB DDR3 - $93 HDD - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR1800 - Samsung F3 1TB - $80 Case - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC2650 - Coolermaster - $80 PSU - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220AC3355 - OCZ FATAL1TY 550W - $60 Fan - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC8843 - $26 DVD - http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14040DR6033 - $28 Total $1,126.60 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=47705&vpn=i5-750 & P55A-UD3&manufacture=Bundle Deals http://ncix.com/products/?sku=54474&vpn=768-P3-1360-TR&manufacture=eVGA | ||
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
On July 26 2010 04:03 FragKrag wrote: Depends on what you plan on putting into the case. Get the HAF 922 if you want to crossfire or SLI two powerful video cards. Get the 690 Plus if you don't. Planning on getting the GTX 460. read that it is only about 8 inches, so not too long right? 690 Plus should suffice? Also, for a Core i5 system with the GTX 460, would the Corsair 650 TX be sufficient? or should I move up to the 750 TX? | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
690 Plus should suffice. DoubleZee: You could save around $70 if you switch to an AMD setup. (Phenom II X4 955 and a 870 Chipset mobo. | ||
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DoubleZee
Canada556 Posts
DoubleZee: You could save around $70 if you switch to an AMD setup. (Phenom II X4 955 and a 870 Chipset mobo. Which combo is better bang for my buck? I'm willing to spend the extra $100 on the intel setup if it's worth it. Can you also suggest me a 500GB HDD? 1TB is overkill considering I have an external HD with all my music/movies/etc on it. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
I don't think it would be worth it. You should get just about the same performance with the AMD setup. :> | ||
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DoubleZee
Canada556 Posts
On July 26 2010 11:14 FragKrag wrote: A good 500GB HDD is the Samsung Spinpoint F3 I don't think it would be worth it. You should get just about the same performance with the AMD setup. :> Ah yes, switching to an AMD setup with a 500gb HD lowered the final price to $900. How do these parts look? http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=50691 - CPU http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=52049 - mobo http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=23266 - HDD xD | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32282 Posts
HDD -> try to get a WD Black (not blue) or Samsung Spinpoint F3. | ||
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