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BossPlaya
United States141 Posts
8 gigs of 2200mhz ram intel ssd with a seagate hybrid data drive radeon 5570 600w ocz psu thermaltake armor a60 case Posted this setup that my friend is selling a while ago when he was asking 450. Someone said that the most appealing part is the SSD and that if the 5570 would be replaced soon that it isn't really worth it. He's since dropped the price down to 300-350. Should I jump on that? Will it be able to stream SC2? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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BossPlaya
United States141 Posts
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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
A 5400 RPM Seagate Momentus does not cost the same as a 7200 RPM Momentus. 250GB does not cost the same as 500GB. Not to mention there's multiple 600w OCZ power supplies, 8gb could be 2x4gb or 4x2gb, and an overclocked 955 without an aftermarket heatsink??? | ||
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NoSlack
United States112 Posts
Here's the build you guys did up for me on: CPU - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 [$495 w/ mobo] Heatsink - Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler [$90] Mobo - ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) LGA 1155 [Combo'd] RAM - Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 [$36] GPU - GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 [$610] PSU - SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold [$140] Case - COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper ATX Mid Tower [$130] SSD - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) [$150] HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM [$180] Keyboard - Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 [$120] Mouse - RAZER DeathAdder [$60] Mousepad - XTRAC PADS Ripper XXL Mouse Pad [$22] Monitors - 2x SAMSUNG S23A700D Black 23" [$600] TOTAL: about $2670 - Newegg prices. The prices may be a little out of date, I just copy/pasted from my last post. This order is being placed in two days as soon as I get into this new house. Any last minute recommendations? Build request post | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 29 2012 02:15 NoSlack wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Page 1000! Here's the build you guys did up for me on: CPU - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 [$495 w/ mobo] Heatsink - Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler [$90] Mobo - ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) LGA 1155 [Combo'd] RAM - Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 [$36] GPU - GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 [$610] PSU - SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold [$140] Case - COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper ATX Mid Tower [$130] SSD - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) [$150] HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM [$180] Keyboard - Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 [$120] Mouse - RAZER DeathAdder [$60] Mousepad - XTRAC PADS Ripper XXL Mouse Pad [$22] Monitors - 2x SAMSUNG S23A700D Black 23" [$600] TOTAL: about $2670 - Newegg prices. The prices may be a little out of date, I just copy/pasted from my last post. This order is being placed in two days as soon as I get into this new house. Any last minute recommendations? Build request post Did you pick the case because you like the looks of it or did you just randomly select it because I'm pretty sure no one recommended Storm Sniper. Corsair AX750 for $145: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016 same thing as Seasonic X, just Corsair branding. You probably want a GTX 680 if you can find them in stock. Otherwise get a Sapphire Radeon HD7970 Dual-X for $580: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982 Get the Samsung 830 for $165 with promo code SSDPROMO15: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147134 or you can get a Crucial M4 (which is worse than the Samsung 830) and P8Z68-V Pro in a combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.864171 or you can get the Samsung 830 along with the P8Z68-V and Crucial M4 64gb combo (so you'll have two SSDs): http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.864170 With that in mind, you would combo the 2600k with memory instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.850295 We already been through the Caviar Black thing. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
If he was hitting the sub-$1000 range, caviar black would be silly. A decent build in the $1500+ range, no reason not to, unless you only need it for multimedia/photos. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On March 28 2012 22:04 JingleHell wrote: I was always under the impression that raising red flags was supposed to be a warning sign. So why would you even consider a "red flag deal"? If you're going to buy a tablet, I suggest doing it right. Portable hardware that's cheap tends to be terrible, and terrible portable hardware is an utter nightmare. Yeah $49 for a tablet. That raises red flags alright. | ||
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Sway.746
United States95 Posts
An Ivy Bridge processor One of the new GTX cards A 64 GB SSD RAM PSU Case MoBo And I want to optimize for playing and streaming SC2. Can I get some recommendations for a build? Thanks. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On March 29 2012 04:30 skyR wrote: $1000 budget does not allow for a GTX 680 since that would already be half your budget... Im quite sure he means the budget cards once they are released, since he's also building with ivy bridge. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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manGomaGic
Canada94 Posts
 i've been out of the loop in terms of what the good gear on the market is these days and i was hoping someone could share some advice or expertise on the computer i'm planning to buy. i'm buying from sgxtech.com (my friend bought his computer from there and he's had it for a few months with no issues after purchase). they offer a wide range of computers which can be viewed by downloading a pdf file with the gaming computers available. the site is only in french so sorry if you're trying to navigate around and don't understand much. these are the 2 computers i'm debating on at the moment... ASUS mobo Intel Core i5 2400 4x3.4GHz Turbo 8GB DDR3-1333 Kingston WD 500GB SATA3 GeForce GTX 560 1GB CoolerMaster Elite Blue + 650Watts price before tax 735$ ASUS mobo Intel Core i7 2600 8x3.8GHz Turbo 8GB DDR3-1333 Kingston WD 1GB SATA3 GeForce GTX 560 1GB CoolerMaster Storm Scout + 650Watts price before tax 899$ are these any good for those prices? is there a large difference in i5 vs i7 when it comes to gaming? would i be better off looking somewhere else? any help would be appreicated, thanks in advance! | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 29 2012 04:53 manGomaGic wrote:+ Show Spoiler + hi there, i'm looking to purchase a new gaming dekstop seeing as my old one broke a few months ago and playing games on a macbook pro is not enjoyable at all i've been out of the loop in terms of what the good gear on the market is these days and i was hoping someone could share some advice or expertise on the computer i'm planning to buy. i'm buying from sgxtech.com (my friend bought his computer from there and he's had it for a few months with no issues after purchase). they offer a wide range of computers which can be viewed by downloading a pdf file with the gaming computers available. the site is only in french so sorry if you're trying to navigate around and don't understand much. these are the 2 computers i'm debating on at the moment... ASUS mobo Intel Core i5 2400 4x3.4GHz Turbo 8GB DDR3-1333 Kingston WD 500GB SATA3 GeForce GTX 560 1GB CoolerMaster Elite Blue + 650Watts price before tax 735$ ASUS mobo Intel Core i7 2600 8x3.8GHz Turbo 8GB DDR3-1333 Kingston WD 1GB SATA3 GeForce GTX 560 1GB CoolerMaster Storm Scout + 650Watts price before tax 899$ are these any good for those prices? is there a large difference in i5 vs i7 when it comes to gaming? would i be better off looking somewhere else? any help would be appreicated, thanks in advance! Both are overpriced / terrible. There is a negligible difference between an i5 and i7 for gaming as most games barely use four cores. Buy your own components and assemble it yourself or pay NCIX $50 to assemble it for you (or another retailer). | ||
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manGomaGic
Canada94 Posts
On March 29 2012 04:59 skyR wrote: Both are overpriced / terrible. There is a negligible difference between an i5 and i7 for gaming as most games barely use four cores. Buy your own components and assemble it yourself or pay NCIX $50 to assemble it for you (or another retailer). thanks for the heads up. like i said, i haven't bought a desktop computer in over 6-7 years. i wouldn't have any problems building a computer from scratch but could i maybe trouble you to recommend me what to buy if my budget is around 800$ (processor, video card, etc.)? thanks again | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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manGomaGic
Canada94 Posts
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Snackysnacks
United States411 Posts
On March 29 2012 00:46 BossPlaya wrote: Overclocked 955 black edition 8 gigs of 2200mhz ram intel ssd with a seagate hybrid data drive radeon 5570 600w ocz psu thermaltake armor a60 case Posted this setup that my friend is selling a while ago when he was asking 450. Someone said that the most appealing part is the SSD and that if the 5570 would be replaced soon that it isn't really worth it. He's since dropped the price down to 300-350. Should I jump on that? Will it be able to stream SC2? if you can get a bit more specific, such as mobo, and how far did he take his 955 on that overclock. You should be able to barely make 720p (i did on my 955) but it be better if we knew a lil more | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
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