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manGomaGic
Canada94 Posts
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
For Canadians wanting to overclock and in need of CPU cooling, the Venomous X-RT is only $35 @ Memory Express: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX28859 The price is stupid low considering it will outperform pretty much anything under about $60 and is pretty quiet to boot. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 30 2012 05:07 manGomaGic wrote:+ Show Spoiler + i had forgotten you mentioned NCIX yesterday, my apologies. i even went on the website before heading to work yesterday so i wouldn't forget... $591, I suggest you buy a new monitor. Intel Core i5 2500 @ $200 (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232638/BX80623I52500/Intel/ ) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57963 Powercolor Radeon HD6850 @ $135 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=56240&promoid=1263 MSI H61M-P21 @ $53 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=59106&promoid=1201 GSkill Ripjaws 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $40 (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/221142/G_SKILL/F3_10666CL9D_8GBRL/ ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=44264 Bitfenix Merc Alpha @ $35 (pricematch with http://www.computers-canada.ca/store/products/1027013045/BFC-MRC-100-KKX1-RP /BitFenix/ ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=63256 Antec Neo Eco 450C @ $33 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60491&promoid=1263 Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ $78 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=63468&promoid=1263 DVD Burner @ $17 (pricematch with http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=45244 On March 30 2012 05:19 Wabbit wrote:+ Show Spoiler + All this talk of Canada... For Canadians wanting to overclock and in need of CPU cooling, the Venomous X-RT is only $35 @ Memory Express: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX28859 The price is stupid low considering it will outperform pretty much anything under about $60 and is pretty quiet to boot OOS. | ||
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GosuSwarm
United Kingdom24 Posts
After running the standard dell xps420 for about 4-5 Years, and since getting heavily into competitive PC gaming, I've decided it's time for an upgrade. Therefore, I will be building my new computer from pretty much scratch, I will keep a few of the old parts that I feel aren't important enough to splash out on, or that can perhaps still serve a purpose, but for the most part, everything's going and in comes the new! Without Further Ado, Here are the parts I'm thinking of. I'm pretty sure they are all compatible. Motherboard - Intel Burrage LGA1155 Motherboard - £140 Case - Coolermaster Mid Scout Storm - £67 CPU - Intel Sandybridge i5 2500k Quad Core 3.3Ghz socket 1155 - £163 RAM - Gskills Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 - £40 PSU - Corsair 700w 700GUK - £69 HDD/SSD - Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD - £155 GPU - Sapphire HD6850 GDDR5 - £100 HSF - Corsair CAFA50 - £22 Total Cost > £756 I'll also be running Windows 7 Operating System on this Beauty, let me know what you guys think, and if there are compatibility issues you can see, let me know before I go and waste time and effort with returning non-compatible products | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 30 2012 05:53 GosuSwarm wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Hello everyone, my name is Jake. After running the standard dell xps420 for about 4-5 Years, and since getting heavily into competitive PC gaming, I've decided it's time for an upgrade. Therefore, I will be building my new computer from pretty much scratch, I will keep a few of the old parts that I feel aren't important enough to splash out on, or that can perhaps still serve a purpose, but for the most part, everything's going and in comes the new! Without Further Ado, Here are the parts I'm thinking of. I'm pretty sure they are all compatible. Motherboard - Intel Burrage LGA1155 Motherboard - £140 Case - Coolermaster Mid Scout Storm - £67 CPU - Intel Sandybridge i5 2500k Quad Core 3.3Ghz socket 1155 - £163 RAM - Gskills Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3 - £40 PSU - Corsair 700w 700GUK - £69 HDD/SSD - Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD - £155 GPU - Sapphire HD6850 GDDR5 - £150 HSF - Corsair CAFA50 - £100 Total Cost > £756 I'll also be running Windows 7 Operating System on this Beauty, let me know what you guys think, and if there are compatibility issues you can see, let me know before I go and waste time and effort with returning non-compatible products I'm not sure where you get pricing from because the pricing you list is not what I see on Amazon... Intel 520 is faster and better than Kingston HyperX for less: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Series-120GB-Resell-Solid/dp/B006YQ9RQC/ Corsair TX650V2 is better and available for less: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-650TXV2UK-Enthusiast-Series-Performance/dp/B004O0P9TO but doing CrossfireX with Radeon HD6850 is not something I'd recommend... Did you pick the Storm Scout for aesthetics or the handles? If you're just picking a random case, the Storm Enforcer is available for less: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coolermaster-Storm-Enforcer-Tower-Case/dp/B004S9S218/ Corsair A50 is not £100... you might as well buy a top-end heatsink such as a Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright Silver Arrow, or Phanteks PH-TC14PE for around £70 if that's what you intended on paying... Why would you buy an Intel P67 board? The P8Z68-V is available for less and arguably just as good if not better: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B005UDITT6 I'm not sure why you're getting such an expensive board if you're only getting a 6850? Most of your configuration just seems like "I picked this because I like it" ... | ||
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GosuSwarm
United Kingdom24 Posts
On March 30 2012 06:09 skyR wrote: I'm not sure where you get pricing from because the pricing you list is not what I see on Amazon... Intel 520 is faster and better than Kingston HyperX for less: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Series-120GB-Resell-Solid/dp/B006YQ9RQC/ Corsair TX650V2 is better and available for less: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-650TXV2UK-Enthusiast-Series-Performance/dp/B004O0P9TO but doing CrossfireX with Radeon HD6850 is not something I'd recommend... Did you pick the Storm Scout for aesthetics or the handles? If you're just picking a random case, the Storm Enforcer is available for less: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coolermaster-Storm-Enforcer-Tower-Case/dp/B004S9S218/ Corsair A50 is not £100... you might as well buy a top-end heatsink such as a Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright Silver Arrow, or Phanteks PH-TC14PE for around £70 if that's what you intended on paying... Why would you buy an Intel P67 board? The P8Z68-V is available for less and arguably just as good if not better: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B005UDITT6 I'm not sure why you're getting such an expensive board if you're only getting a 6850? Most of your configuration just seems like "I picked this because I like it" ... I'm not great with what computer hardware is over excessive, fixed the prices now aswell. Basically, I want a setup, with 8gb of ddr3 ram, with atleast an intel i5 processor and a good enough graphics card to run games, not on amazing super gosu settings, but be able to run medium settings smooth as can be. Thanks for the alternatives, I'll take a look and adjust  | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
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Medrea
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Nabutso
351 Posts
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GloryOfAiur
United States127 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On March 30 2012 12:47 GloryOfAiur wrote: Quick question, how much more difficult is installing a Water Cooling HSF over a normal one (e.g. Gaia)? Are there any special steps I need to know? A self-contained closed-loop water cooling product like what Corsair and Antec sell (from Asetek, CoolIT), should be fairly simple to install, easier than many large air coolers. As usual, it will depend on the model. The downside is worse price/performance and noise/performance than the air coolers, small possibility of a leak, and not being able to run completely passive in an emergency if something doesn't work. The only real benefits have to do with the size, distribution of weight, and mounting. If you're talking about a custom loop, that's much more involved. | ||
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GloryOfAiur
United States127 Posts
On March 30 2012 13:20 Myrmidon wrote: A self-contained closed-loop water cooling product like what Corsair and Antec sell (from Asetek, CoolIT), should be fairly simple to install, easier than many large air coolers. As usual, it will depend on the model. The downside is worse price/performance and noise/performance than the air coolers, small possibility of a leak, and not being able to run completely passive in an emergency if something doesn't work. The only real benefits have to do with the size, distribution of weight, and mounting. If you're talking about a custom loop, that's much more involved. I am just helping a friend set up a computer, and I have no prior experience in installing a water-based HSF. Is it the same screw it on top of the CPU with thermal paste? | ||
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Kovaz
Canada233 Posts
I'm aiming to spend about $600 in total. I play SC2, will likely pick up D3, and WoW off and on. Also I'd like to stream SC2 if possible. I have a bunch of old hard drives and CD/DVD drives I can use, and I don't need an OS. Here's the current build: CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 GPU: Asus ENGTS 260 DK Mobo: Some random microATX mobo RAM: 4GB PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650W Case: Antec 900 Here's what I'm planning so far for the new build: CPU: Core i5-2400 GPU: eVGA GTX 460 1GB Mobo: Asus P8H67-M LX Rev Not entirely sure where to proceed from here. 1) Can I reuse the power supply? If so, what should I replace it with in the old build, and if not what should I get for the new one? 2) 4GB of ram should be good right? 3) I'm thinking about overclocking my GTX 460, as I've heard it's fairly easy and really improves the performance for this card. Will I need to buy any additional fans? I don't intend to push the limits of the card, but improving performance for free/cheap is nice. Also just general overclocking tips would be nice. 4) What kind of case should I get to replace my 900 on the old build? I'd ideally like it to be as small as possible, to bring to LANs and such, but I really have no idea what to get in that department. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 30 2012 13:25 GloryOfAiur wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On March 30 2012 13:20 Myrmidon wrote: A self-contained closed-loop water cooling product like what Corsair and Antec sell (from Asetek, CoolIT), should be fairly simple to install, easier than many large air coolers. As usual, it will depend on the model. The downside is worse price/performance and noise/performance than the air coolers, small possibility of a leak, and not being able to run completely passive in an emergency if something doesn't work. The only real benefits have to do with the size, distribution of weight, and mounting. If you're talking about a custom loop, that's much more involved. I am just helping a friend set up a computer, and I have no prior experience in installing a water-based HSF. Is it the same screw it on top of the CPU with thermal paste? Yes, it's the same. There's just the addition of a radiator which you have to screw in to the top or back of the case. On March 30 2012 14:06 Kovaz wrote:+ Show Spoiler + So, I'm looking to build a new computer, and am looking for a few pointers. My current build was my first foray into building computers, so it's not the most optimized build. That said, I'd like to reuse as much of it as I can, and dump the rest off into a second computer for as cheap as possible. I'm not building it until I come home from uni in about a month, so I've got time if there's a good reason to wait. I'm aiming to spend about $600 in total. I play SC2, will likely pick up D3, and WoW off and on. Also I'd like to stream SC2 if possible. I have a bunch of old hard drives and CD/DVD drives I can use, and I don't need an OS. Here's the current build: CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 GPU: Asus ENGTS 260 DK Mobo: Some random microATX mobo RAM: 4GB PSU: Antec Earthwatts 650W Case: Antec 900 Here's what I'm planning so far for the new build: CPU: Core i5-2400 GPU: eVGA GTX 460 1GB Mobo: Asus P8H67-M LX Rev Not entirely sure where to proceed from here. 1) Can I reuse the power supply? If so, what should I replace it with in the old build, and if not what should I get for the new one? 2) 4GB of ram should be good right? 3) I'm thinking about overclocking my GTX 460, as I've heard it's fairly easy and really improves the performance for this card. Will I need to buy any additional fans? I don't intend to push the limits of the card, but improving performance for free/cheap is nice. Also just general overclocking tips would be nice. 4) What kind of case should I get to replace my 900 on the old build? I'd ideally like it to be as small as possible, to bring to LANs and such, but I really have no idea what to get in that department. In a month, Ivybridge will be released so you will probably want to get a core i5 3450, 3470, or 3550 instead along with a H77. Not a big deal if you don't want to wait though. You can re-use your power supply since it's a good model and you've overkilled quite a bit. If you're using 4gb now and you don't see a problem than it's fine. But you are getting an mATX board so there's only two DIMM slots, might as well get 2x4gb since it's so cheap. You don't need additional fans. A Silverstone TJ08E would be one option for a small case. | ||
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NinjaAUS
Australia133 Posts
<1k Budget, if i can do all this with less then that's cool too! What is your resolution? 1680x1050 What are you using it for? Gaming and streaming, want to stream starcraft 2 in 720p without lag. What is your upgrade cycle? 2-3 years When do you plan on building it? ASAP Do you plan on overclocking? No Do you need an Operating System? No Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? Probably http://pccasegear.com.au the side listed in the OP unless there are any better options for buying parts online in Australia This is my first time building a computer, thanks TL! Edit: Don't need to buy keyboard, mouse, monitor etc. | ||
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bupp4
Hungary4 Posts
What do you think about this config? It's mainly for games specially for MMO (Guild Wars 2). I don't want to touch this comp for about 3-5 years in the aspect of upgrades after that I might make it SLI. I've chosen LGA-2O11 because it'll be easier to find a good upgrade for that socket after 3-5 years. It'll run on 192O*1O8O with another monitor that is 168O*1O5O (for multitasking). I've chosen the 85OW PS for the upcoming SLI. I pretty sure it's an overkill yet. Any ideas are welcome! Sorry for the language! (It's hungarian by the way if you fell in love with it :D ) Alaplap ASROCK X79 Extreme3 1 db 53.882 Ft Processzor INTEL Core i7-3820 3.60GHz 2011 BOX 1 db 75.515 Ft Memória CORSAIR 8192MB Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 KIT CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R 2 db 28.195 Ft Videókártya PNY VCGGTX680XPB GTX680 2GB GDDR5 PCIE 1 db 142.092 Ft Merevlemez SAMSUNG 1000GB F2 EcoGreen 5400rpm 32MB SATA2 HD103SI 1 db 25.768 Ft SSD SAMSUNG 128GB SATA3 SSD 2,5" MZ-7PC128B/WW 1 db 47.579 Ft Optikai egység PIONEER DVR-219LBK Fekete 1 db 5.334 Ft Billentyűzet RAZER Lycosa Mirror Angol 1 db 24.613 Ft Ház THERMALTAKE VN300M1W2N Chaser MK-I 1 db 47.353 Ft Táp CORSAIR Professional Series HX850W 1 db 47.523 Ft CPU hűtő COOLERMASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-16PK-R1 1 db 9.741 Ft | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
a computer that would still be decent in 5 years... you got your hopes high Skyr will probably help you get an optimized build, but you need to answer all questions in the op | ||
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TheV
Brazil107 Posts
So, I have a GTX 590 and a Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt Power Supply. I was thinking about getting another 590 and putting them on SLI, would I be able to do that without replacing the power supply? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On March 30 2012 21:40 TheV wrote: Couldn't find a post about my question.. So, I have a GTX 590 and a Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt Power Supply. I was thinking about getting another 590 and putting them on SLI, would I be able to do that without replacing the power supply? No. Quad-SLI is kinda demanding. The real question, though, is this: If you don't know the answer or how to find it, why are you looking at doing this? | ||
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TheMooseHeed
United Kingdom535 Posts
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