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China10252 Posts
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Faku
United States36 Posts
is there any problems with Zotac versus a EVGA(i know evga is a huge brand with some good backbone behind it) but this is a pretty good deal. (i could even get two of them and almost battle a 580) once again the only issue with the 465 is heat and energy usage. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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MattTBK
Canada51 Posts
~1000$ What is your resolution? I’m not quite sure what I’ll be using, I don’t have a monitor right now a friend of mine is giving me his old one and I don’t know what size it is. I don’t really have a preference though. What are you using it for? Mostly gaming, I mostly will be playing WoW, SC2, Dota 2, LoL these types of games, along with maybe some FPS's. Probably would watch streams, and maybe a bit of editing on it not much else. Most of my work is done on my laptop. What is your upgrade cycle? fairly long haha When do you plan on building it? I’d love to know what would be some good parts by Friday for the sales, but thats really short notice haha. Do you plan on overclocking? Never have, and probably won't in the future Do you need an Operating System? This shouldn't be a problem. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Doubt it Where are you buying your parts from? Well I'm in Canada, other than that I was just gonna lurk newegg, but anything that ships to eastern Canada would be fine. | ||
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stalife
Canada1222 Posts
~2000$ What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? SC2 + streaming + streaming videos on other monitor (dual monitor set up) What is your upgrade cycle? not really looking to upgrade When do you plan on building it? before next year. Do you plan on overclocking? If I need to Do you need an Operating System? no Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? If needed Where are you buying your parts from? anywhere, NCIX is the usual place I go to. | ||
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Darklance
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I currently own a sager gaming laptop (quad 2.0ghz cpu, 4gp ram and GTX 260m), a mouse and keyboard and a 27" screen It runs starcraft at lowest alright on 1920x1080, however trying to run other things on higher settings is difficult at that resolution I was checking out the Newegg deals for Black Friday and I'm looking for the possibility of getting a decent budget gaming desktop. Here's my answers to the questions: + Show Spoiler + What is your budget? Less than $1000 (As close to the 800-900 range as possible) and the most cost effective as possible What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Mostly Gaming What is your upgrade cycle? I'll be using this until I graduate (around 2 years from now) after that, I might sell it, not really sure. When do you plan on building it? ASAP if I decide to actually build it Do you plan on overclocking? Maybe, not too sure about it though Do you need an Operating System? Nope, got one already Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Most probably not Where are you buying your parts from? Newegg Black friday deals This is what I came up with on newegg: + Show Spoiler + Rosewill ARMOR Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,Full mesh design front bezel, comes with Six Fans $79.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $49.99 PNY XLR8 VCGGTX4601XPB-OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) OC 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $179.99 CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... $79.99 OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600C9ELV6GK $119.99 GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $94.99 Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80605I5760 $174.99 Subtotal: $779.93 I'm missing a dvd drive and a better cpu cooling system which I believe will be around 40-50 for both What do you guys think, any replacements I should do? Is it worth it to buy this? Thanks in advance for the help! | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
NCIX and Memoryexpress are two good places to buy parts in Canda since they do price matching. A general parts list would be something like this: Core i5-750 or i5-760 -- they're identical, just one is 2.66 GHz and the other is 2.8 GHz GTX 460 -- 768 MB version is cheaper and fine since your screen resolution won't be large on an old monitor 2x2 GB DDR3 RAM -- 1333-rated MHz is fine since no overclocking LGA 1156 motherboard -- a board with USB3 support may be nice; I don't think you'd use any features of P55, so even a H55 or H57 chipset board is okay if it's cheaper HDD -- whatever capacity you need, any 7200 rpm drive should be fine optical drive -- likewise, whatever PSU -- a good 400W or more would give some comfortable headroom And then I'd suggest adding a SSD to use as a primary drive, to store the OS and frequently-used applications. Buy whatever capacity fits your budget and needs. All the drives using the Sandforce SF-1200 are good-performing and pretty decent values. And you need a case of course. @stalife: + Show Spoiler + With $2000 you can get a lot of nice stuff, but not without going past the point of bang-per-buck values. The below is going to be somewhat under $2000 definitely, but going above that amount, you wouldn't gain much at all anyway. Core i7-950 GTX 580 -- might as well keep it to one GPU and save the hassle and heat/power of SLI/Crossfire 3x2 GB DDR3 RAM -- want triple-channel RAM, and 6 GB is plenty LGA 1366 (X58 chipset) mobo -- USB3 support, etc. is nice if available SSD -- get something with enough capacity to store your OS and applications; SandForce SF-1200 controller drives are popular and good, as are Crucial's RealSSD at larger capacities HDD -- whatever optical drive -- whatever PSU -- with the budget, you might as well get something pretty nice here that performs really well and will last; a good 600W unit would provide headroom to spare to be able to overclock the crap out of everything You might as well throw in a decent air cooler for the CPU too. There are some good cases in the $100 range that would be fine for dealing with the heat of an i7 and GTX 580 and sturdy enough to really last. @Darklance: + Show Spoiler + It seems like on that laptop, the CPU is holding back the GPU in terms of SC2 performance. Anyway... 3 RAM DIMMs on a system with triple-channel memory seems kind of weird. Is 4 GB not enough? Or maybe you could go to a 2x4 GB kit if you really want. The Corsair 650TX is good but there are other good options. You definitely don't need anything above 500W, even with some monster overclocks. Seasonic S12II 520W is a little better than the 650TX I think (other than having more wattage capacity than you wold ever use), and it's $20 cheaper. | ||
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China10252 Posts
Ive decided on the PSU before but still waiting for any real deals first. Want to save some cash since I was stupid enough to purchase some of the stuff 2 weeks ago instead of now, when they had $30+ discounts on all the parts I bought before. FML!  Im also still deciding on the Mobo, something that is good for OCing and I dont think I will ever SLI or X-fire. My RAM is DDR3 1600, guess I'll adjust the timing and volts if it doesnt work on the board. The Mobo Ive decided on before: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425 Alternative: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131634 Hmm... edit: Meant OC my i5, my 4770 is already overclocked with an after market cooler. | ||
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PaiNt)
United States38 Posts
My Budget: $600 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 (Yes I already have a monitor) What I'm using it for: I would like to play Starcraft on high/ultra settings without problems. I'm also interested in streaming so keep that in mind. Other than that just basic school/web browsing use. Upgrade Cycle: I plan on playing SC2 for a very long time.. That being said, I don't plan on upgrading if I can play and stream SC2 fine. When do I plan on building it: As soon as i can, preferably before my christmas break which starts Dec 21st~ Overclocking: No Need an OS: Yes Processor + Mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.559887 Case + cd-drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.542821 HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433 GPU (says open box, could this pose any problems?) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121376R PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371023 RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262 OS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754 Total comes to $544.89 - $25 MIR How does it look? Keep in mind I would like to stream as well. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
Base Build: + Show Spoiler + Alternatives:+ Show Spoiler + Phenom II X4 925+mobo - $160 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.559887&cm_mmc=BFUS-_-NormalCombo-_-559887&nm_mc=BFUS Total: $585 Core i5-760+mobo - $255 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.552987 Total: $690 Phenom II X4 970+mobo - $265 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.556810 Total: $700 | ||
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China10252 Posts
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NokCha
Korea (South)410 Posts
Budget is $900 What is your resolution? I'm not sure how to answer this because i don't know what it is from the first place :[ What are you using it for? Simply gaming, youtube, movie watching, and casual use. What is your upgrade cycle? 4-5 years When do you plan on building it? Within 2 weeks Do you plan on overclocking? I don't know how to overclock and am too afraid to attempt or try. Do you need an Operating System? Yes :[ Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Not sure exactly what that means but probably no? Where are you buying your parts from? Purely newegg I just want a strong solid gaming system that isn't top of the line but well above average in graphics and performance. I want to be able to play most recent games at med-high setting :x I've been looking around newegg and this is what i have so far. Please excuse my stupidity if i say anything wrong :[ My List + Show Spoiler + ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $19.99 Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $59.95 Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $49.99 GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $69.99 SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $139.99 CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply $69.99 Logitech Z523 40 Watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System $49.99 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $49.99 AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX $179.00 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM $84.99 eMachines E233Hbd Black 23" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor $119.99 Total with tax=$983.91 I know its over my budget but i'm unsure what to cut down on... Can anyone with spare time help me? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
A couple of things: A Phenom II X6 is no better than an X4 in most games because most games don't use that many processor cores. This Phenom II X4 925 and AM3 mobo combo would save a lot of money. (And the old mobo you listed actually didn't support DDR3 RAM, only DDR2, but it's a moot point.) This GTS 450 (overclocked version) is a little cheaper than the HD 5770 and should be very marginally worse. That price for a 550VX is nice, but you don't need that much power, so a Antec Basiq 430W should be fine. Do note that it only has 3 SATA power connectors, and it's Antec's lowest-cost line (though the manufacturer seems to be Delta, which is pretty decent). You can find cheaper cases, or you could get a better case like the CM 690 (not 690ii) for the same price. There are a few rebates there as well. | ||
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
DELL Inspiron M5030 (iM5030-2792B3D) NoteBook AMD Athlon II Dual-Core P340(2.20GHz) 15.6" 3GB Memory DDR3 1333 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 $379.99 thx edit: also, is this deal good? CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2055 Athlon II X2 255(3.1GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB ATI Radeon HD 5450 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit $399.99 | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
General question towards Newegg, are the deals listed on their site their real Black Friday deals? So the deals begin sooner than usual or will there be even more discounts come Friday or Cyber Monday? I'm piecing together parts for a family computer at home and don't want to press the checkout button yet  | ||
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China10252 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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Faku
United States36 Posts
evga 460 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130566］ Pny 460 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133326 Evga 465 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130555&cm_re=evga_gtx_465-_-14-130-555-_-Product Zotac 465 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500163&ATT=17-130-967&CMP=AFC-C8Junction&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=1547706&SID=］465］ | ||
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maxchgr
United States122 Posts
How well would it run sc2 and do you think its a good bargain? | ||
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