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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
On May 08 2012 09:18 nosliw wrote: oh man that video looks complicated. So many things have to fit together to work. It's not as complicated as you think. I had my friend dissasemble my entire computer without me looking so I could start from scratch reassembling it. It took me two tries only. One piece of advice though is don't force something into where it can't fit or shouldn't be. | ||
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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
On May 08 2012 09:28 nosliw wrote: You mean I don't have to check to make sure each component is compatible with every other component? Everything is standardized? Well do you already have the parts? If you're getting help on your build from this thread, you shouldn't have to worry about that. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Every graphics card you want for gaming these days use PCI-E and every consumer motherboard you can find on newegg will have PCI-E. DDR3 is used on basically every motherboard. Every good power supply (and even the shitty ones) will have all the appropriate connectors. All modern drives use SATA, all motherboards have SATA. | ||
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mahi29
United States235 Posts
My summer vacation starts in 4 days and to celebrate that I want to build a computer - first time ever. I would like some advice on what parts to pick. Budget: Around $1000-1100 (including buying a monitor/keyboard/speakers). Use: Gaming (mostly sc2 with a few other ones thrown in) on top of just day to day web browsing. I code quite a bit but thats irrelevant to this I'm assuming. As far gaming - I'm not too hung up on playing everything on ultra (other than sc2 - I want to see that on ultra ). Upgrade Cycle: I want to upgrade perhaps every couple years. Most likely when I graduate college in 2014. Building it: As soon as I finish my semester (this Thursday) and when the parts come in/I buy the stuff OS: Unnecessary - I get Windows 7 free of cost from my university Where am I buying from: I have access to Fry's and obviously Newegg/Amazon. Misc: Keyboard/Monitor recommendations would be appreciated. I'm thinking of this one If you need anymore information, please let me know. Thanks a lot. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
I assume you can order from Tigerdirect and NCIX US as well? | ||
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mahi29
United States235 Posts
On May 08 2012 09:38 skyR wrote: Overclocking or not? I assume you can order from Tigerdirect and NCIX US as well? Sorry, yeah I'm planning on overclocking. And yeah I can order from Tigerdirect and NCIX US. | ||
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
On May 08 2012 09:37 mahi29 wrote: Hey TL, My summer vacation starts in 4 days and to celebrate that I want to build a computer - first time ever. I would like some advice on what parts to pick. Budget: Around $1000-1100 (including buying a monitor/keyboard/speakers). Use: Gaming (mostly sc2 with a few other ones thrown in) on top of just day to day web browsing. I code quite a bit but thats irrelevant to this I'm assuming. As far gaming - I'm not too hung up on playing everything on ultra (other than sc2 - I want to see that on ultra ). Upgrade Cycle: I want to upgrade perhaps every couple years. Most likely when I graduate college in 2014. Building it: As soon as I finish my semester (this Thursday) and when the parts come in/I buy the stuff OS: Unnecessary - I get Windows 7 free of cost from my university Where am I buying from: I have access to Fry's and obviously Newegg/Amazon. Misc: Keyboard/Monitor recommendations would be appreciated. I'm thinking of this one. If you need anymore information, please let me know. Thanks a lot. I read your thread before it got taken down. The mechanical keyboard you had linked was Rosewill cherry browns I think? It's a good choice, but you can get better brands for around that price range such as Das Keyboard, Filco, or CM Storm. Those are my reccomendations. There's a whole thread on mechanical keyboards btw. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=260143 | ||
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mahi29
United States235 Posts
On May 08 2012 09:47 Sovano wrote: I read your thread before it got taken down. The mechanical keyboard you had linked was Rosewill cherry browns I think? It's a good choice, but you can get better brands for around that price range such as Das Keyboard, Filco, or CM Storm. Those are my reccomendations. There's a whole thread on mechanical keyboards btw. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=260143 Yeah, it was a Rosewill cherry browns. I was looking at the Das Keyboard. Anyone know if its worth the extra $25? I can't believe I missed that thread - thanks for pointing it out. I also found a monitor one. Thats convenient. I'll peruse those threads for keyboard/monitor advice. Help with the computer would be greatly appreciated, though. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On May 08 2012 09:37 mahi29 wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Hey TL, My summer vacation starts in 4 days and to celebrate that I want to build a computer - first time ever. I would like some advice on what parts to pick. Budget: Around $1000-1100 (including buying a monitor/keyboard/speakers). Use: Gaming (mostly sc2 with a few other ones thrown in) on top of just day to day web browsing. I code quite a bit but thats irrelevant to this I'm assuming. As far gaming - I'm not too hung up on playing everything on ultra (other than sc2 - I want to see that on ultra ). Upgrade Cycle: I want to upgrade perhaps every couple years. Most likely when I graduate college in 2014. Building it: As soon as I finish my semester (this Thursday) and when the parts come in/I buy the stuff OS: Unnecessary - I get Windows 7 free of cost from my university Where am I buying from: I have access to Fry's and obviously Newegg/Amazon. Misc: Keyboard/Monitor recommendations would be appreciated. I'm thinking of this one If you need anymore information, please let me know. Thanks a lot. This totals to Red switches are on sale for $80: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201044 iirc Rosewill ones are just rebranded Filcos. Das probably isn't worth it since iirc it's like $130 while Leopolds, Rosewills, Corsairs, Coolermasters, etc are all under that. If you want to lower price or allocate differently, you can get a 2500k with a P67 instead (about $50 less). Removing the SSD is another way of lowering the price, you always have the option of adding it later. If you want a better graphics card than you can get a 7850 (~+$100) but the GTX 460 can max Starcraft II at 1080p and play most games on reasonably high settings. Intel Core i5 3570k & Rosewill Capstone 450 @ $300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.920359 MSI GTX 460 @ $140 ($100 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127646 Western Digital Caviar Blue & DVD Burner @ $83 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.936994 MSI Z77MA-G45 @ $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130647 Coolermaster HAF 912 @ $53 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55583&promoid=1018 Mushkin 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $40 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55544&promoid=1368 Coolermaster Hyper 212+ @ $23 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=41337&promoid=1018 Crucial M4 @ $120 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=365475 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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mahi29
United States235 Posts
On May 08 2012 10:05 skyR wrote: This totals to $813 before mail in rebates, shipping (msot these components are shipped free except for the Capstone), promotional offers, and other fees. If you want an ATX board for whatever reason, you can get the G43 variant from Tigerdirect for $120 (it's $115 at Newegg but OOS). This leaves you with roughly $400 for peripherals (so mechanical keyboard for ~$100, Ultrasharp for ~$200 / or any other 1080p monitor, and remaining for speakers). Red switches are on sale for $80: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201044 iirc Rosewill ones are just rebranded Filcos. Das probably isn't worth it since iirc it's like $130 while Leopolds, Rosewills, Corsairs, Coolermasters, etc are all under that. If you want to lower price or allocate differently, you can get a 2500k with a P67 instead (about $50 less). Removing the SSD is another way of lowering the price, you always have the option of adding it later. If you want a better graphics card than you can get a 7850 (~+$100) but the GTX 460 can max Starcraft II at 1080p and play most games on reasonably high settings. Intel Core i5 3570k & Rosewill Capstone 450 @ $234 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.920359 MSI GTX 460 @ $140 ($100 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127646 Western Digital Caviar Blue & DVD Burner @ $83 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.936994 MSI Z77MA-G45 @ $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130647 Coolermaster HAF 912 @ $53 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55583&promoid=1018 Mushkin 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $40 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55544&promoid=1368 Coolermaster Hyper 212+ @ $23 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=41337&promoid=1018 Crucial M4 @ $120 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=365475 <3 Thanks a lot for this. Super nice of you. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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iKill[ShocK]
Vietnam3530 Posts
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On May 08 2012 15:53 bbrian wrote: With 7970 and phenom ii x4 965 black edition (http://ncix.com/products/?sku=46281&vpn=HDZ965FBGMBOX&manufacture=AMD&promoid=1018), will I be able to max out all games on the market or will the cpu be bottlenecked? AMD Cpu's suck. Looking at them for gaming builds is beyond stupid. | ||
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