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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On April 19 2012 13:03 skyR wrote: Probably not. I'd just pick this, it's on sale atm so it's even more attractive: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=55237 Thanks skyR. That's just what I was looking at on the sales page. :d Time to check how it works. Or buy 200ft of CAT5 and work from there. o.o | ||
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G1itch
16 Posts
I’ve decided to get serious about PC gaming. Help me with my first gaming computer! Need one that will run smooth and sexy. Thanks. What is your budget? $1200 (Can go over if neccessary for smooth sailing). What is your resolution? I have an Asus V236H - 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Gaming/Streaming What is your upgrade cycle? 2 years, 1.5 at earliest if necessary. When do you plan on building it? ASAP this week, just need help Do you plan on overclocking? Definitely Do you need an Operating System? No, I plan on using Windows 7 (64 bit) Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? Wherever the best place is... Online, or I do also have a local Microcenter Also: I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 (Evo), courtesy of my friend. I want it to be silent as well, computer sound is annoying lol. Want 6 Usb Ports in it and 2 HDMI Ports Thanks Again! | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The problem with buying everything at Microcenter is that they don't have a great selection of components and their pricing on some components are higher than other retailers. | ||
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Merik
55 Posts
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo Graphics: Club3d Radeon 7850 OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Monitor: Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS-B1 24" PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W PSU Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus DVD drive: ASUS DRW-24B3ST SSD: Crucial M4 64gb Motherboard: ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) HDD: Seagate ST500DM002 Memory: Corsair 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
- Swap the i5 2500k to i5 2400 or 2500 depending on price. - Maybe get a larger SSD. Who knows how much you need though. - Maybe get a larger HDD. I recommend just getting 5400RPM storage drives. - Ditch the monitor since its like $300. You can deal with Dell Ultrasharps, if you don't mind thicker antiglare coatings or get a Catleap on eBay, if you don't mind playing monitor panel roulette or using PayPal to curbstomp the seller if they refuse to provide support. | ||
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Merik
55 Posts
the price difference between the 2400 and 2500 is about 20 euros from where i buy it. So will the 2500 be worth the extra 20? Also can i change the motherboard since i wont overclock? And i can also remove the Cooler master hyper212 evo right? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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kuzyk
United States19 Posts
Motherboard: MSI NF980-G65 (M6-7612) , NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI SPP chipset, SLI ready Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 955 processor 3.20 GHz (Quad-core) Memory: 6.00 GB DDR3 RAM Video: 896MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 – SLI capable Hard Drive: 600 GB SATA (don't remember RPM) Monitor: 26 inch Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM/HX power supply 750W raidmax | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Merik
55 Posts
ASRock H67M (B3) ASRock H67M-GE ASRock H77M | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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G1itch
16 Posts
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive + Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ^Are both of these in the same computer too much overkill? Or fine? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 19 2012 23:09 G1itch wrote: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive + Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ^Are both of these in the same computer too much overkill? Or fine? Since you're not likely to fit all your games on the 64GB SSD with your OS and productivity stuff, it's fine. It's only strange if you have enough SSD for all your slower loading programs and are using 7200 RPM or faster for pure media storage. | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
On April 19 2012 21:06 skyR wrote: Not really. Maybe $250, $300? well, with the monitor, would you really rate that that low? and i guess it would also come with os... | ||
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Bokchoy
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Aocowns
Norway6070 Posts
What is your budget? -1750USD What is your resolution? -1920x1080 What are you using it for? -Gaming What is your upgrade cycle? - 3-4 years When do you plan on building it? - 1-2 months Do you plan on overclocking? - He says yes.( here my part comes in: He's not that tech savvy, and he has no prior experience in building computers or overclocking. I would say he's most likely not going to overclock besides fiddling with something like MSI Afterburner) Do you need an Operating System? - Yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? -maybe (I advise him not to) Where are you buying your parts from? -Komplett.no | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On April 20 2012 03:18 Aocowns wrote: Yo, going through the questions for a friend. Hope you can give us something good with this :D What is your budget? -1750USD What is your resolution? -1920x1080 What are you using it for? -Gaming What is your upgrade cycle? - 3-4 years When do you plan on building it? - 1-2 months Do you plan on overclocking? - He says yes.( here my part comes in: He's not that tech savvy, and he has no prior experience in building computers or overclocking. I would say he's most likely not going to overclock besides fiddling with something like MSI Afterburner) Do you need an Operating System? - Yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? -maybe (I advise him not to) Where are you buying your parts from? -Komplett.no Fractal Design Tesla 650W PSU 785.00 NOK Crucial DDR3 1333MHz 8GB KIT, CL9 369.00 NOK Seagate Barracuda® 1TB 699.00 NOK Intel® Core i5-2500K Processor 1550.00 NOK Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium EN 895.00 NOK Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 3099.00 NOK MSI Z77A-G45, Socket-1155 1149.00 NOK Fractal Design Core 3000 Midi Tower 595.00 NOK Crucial m4 SSD 2.5" 64GB 699.00 NOK Lite-On DVD±RW Writer IHAS124-19 199.00 NOK Totalt: 10.039,00 NOK ~1750USD. He should not limit himself to locked boards. Maybe he plays around with it a bit and realize overclocking is easy. Overclocking a Sandy Bridge is not more difficult than your GPU in Afterburner. The motherboard is Ivy Bridge-optimized. If he has no plan on getting an Ivy Bridge processor then you can switch with a P67 board if you wanted to (There's barely any left in that store though so I just went for z77 since the price difference was so small). | ||
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AAyeR
United States138 Posts
Razer deathadder is on sale for 41.? seems suspiciious do you guys know why it's so cheap? thinking of picking one up.. | ||
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Aocowns
Norway6070 Posts
On April 20 2012 04:40 Shauni wrote: Fractal Design Tesla 650W PSU 785.00 NOK Crucial DDR3 1333MHz 8GB KIT, CL9 369.00 NOK Seagate Barracuda® 1TB 699.00 NOK Intel® Core i5-2500K Processor 1550.00 NOK Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium EN 895.00 NOK Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 3099.00 NOK MSI Z77A-G45, Socket-1155 1149.00 NOK Fractal Design Core 3000 Midi Tower 595.00 NOK Crucial m4 SSD 2.5" 64GB 699.00 NOK Lite-On DVD±RW Writer IHAS124-19 199.00 NOK Totalt: 10.039,00 NOK ~1750USD. He should not limit himself to locked boards. Maybe he plays around with it a bit and realize overclocking is easy. Overclocking a Sandy Bridge is not more difficult than your GPU in Afterburner. The motherboard is Ivy Bridge-optimized. If he has no plan on getting an Ivy Bridge processor then you can switch with a P67 board if you wanted to (There's barely any left in that store though so I just went for z77 since the price difference was so small). Thanks, that looks like quite a rig... o.o | ||
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