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Masq
Canada1792 Posts
I ordered a computer from NCIX and I've been busy the last week or so and haven't had time to put it together. I finally started piecing it all together but I noticed some of the side fans (120mm) cords drape/rest/touch the top (circuit board part) of the GPU. Is this an issue? I'm pretty new to building my own PC, so I'm not sure if this is acceptable or not. Will the cords melt if the GPU heats? Or is this generally safe? Thanks | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Masq
Canada1792 Posts
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Category/LCDMonitors looking for 1920x1080 whats the best bang for my buck? I don't really know the difference between 5ms and 2ms response times, or the contrast ratios. Is it even noticable? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Unless you need really great motion performance, like you're used to CRTs, play FPS competitively, or are sensitive to ghosting of fast-moving images, I'd recommend the BenQ GW2450HM for $180: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX39259 It's in the monitor thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=308280 You can see a review here: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/benq_gw2450hm.htm | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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SFGIANTS91
United States51 Posts
intel i3 - 2120 sandy bridge EVGA gtx 550 Ti asrock h67m WD blue caviar 500GB crucial ballistix sport 2x4gb cooler master elite Acer Led backlight 20" and im buying windows 7 and a cd/dvd drive through amazon because its cheaper. any tips or upgrades would be appreciated with EVERYTHING its about 750 which i am cool with so if you wanna mix and match to that price be my guest. thanks for the replies ladies and gents. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
You don't need 1600 speed RAM if you can't afford excellent everything else. You need a PSU with that badboy. You also might want a disc drive. Maybe. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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SFGIANTS91
United States51 Posts
On August 04 2012 06:45 Medrea wrote: 550 Ti is not a good deal when you can get a 6850 or a 460 for similar pricing and they both blow it away. You don't need 1600 speed RAM if you can't afford excellent everything else. You need a PSU with that badboy. You also might want a disc drive. Maybe. lol tottally forgot to list my PSU its the corsair http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027&Tpk=corsair 500w can you suggest cheaper ram? and you are speaking of the radeon 6850 who makes the best ones? and yea the disc drive is what im getting through amazon along with windows | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Core i3-2120 - $118 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59192 Gigabyte H61M-DS2 - $50 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=66933 Crucial 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM - $40 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=68898&promoid=1145 Gigabyte HD 6850 (not the best, but not bad) - $140 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=58225&promoid=1145 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $60 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=58402 Asus CD / DVD burner - $17 (or get from Amazon) http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=49597&promoid=1145 BitFenix Merc Beta - $35 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=63257 Corsair CX400 (a little better but a little less powerful than the CX500 V2) - $30 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=33357&promoid=1145 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM - $95 (or get from Amazon) http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=45271 Asus VS229H-P - $155 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=69496 | ||
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SFGIANTS91
United States51 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
You're probably not going to make it under $750 at newegg/Amazon. It's not a big deal, but with that kind of selection and ignoring mail-in rebates, I'd take the Rosewill Green Series 430W for $40: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182202 newegg video card prices in that range seem about $10 high. The options between a GTX 550 Ti and HD 6850 are HD 7770 and GTX 560 SE, if you need to drop down slightly. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
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SFGIANTS91
United States51 Posts
i am at 700 excluding OS which is 85 from amazon and i have prime shipping through them ^-^ thanks so much for your input it really helped. | ||
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Silky
United States260 Posts
If you request a build, please answer these questions. We will spend as much effort on your build as you spend on your answers to these questions! I urge people to abstain from providing builds unless all the questions are answered. What is your budget? $600 including taxes and shipping What is your resolution? 1920 X 1080 What are you using it for? SC2 only with ability to play on max settings and maintain good fps What is your upgrade cycle? ~6 months When do you plan on building it? within a week 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? Preferably all newegg | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
Yeah you're not going to run max settings and maintain good FPS (whatever that means) with only $500. Search for these products in Newegg: Motherboard: ASRock H61M-DGS Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 or CX430. CX430 is cheaper on the spot but CX500 has a larger rebate. GPU: GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 Chassis: Antec One HDD: Toshiba 7200RPM 500GB Optical Drive: Pick the cheapest DVD one on the market. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
On August 04 2012 10:44 Silky wrote: + Show Spoiler + Important questions you should ask yourself If you request a build, please answer these questions. We will spend as much effort on your build as you spend on your answers to these questions! I urge people to abstain from providing builds unless all the questions are answered. What is your budget? $600 including taxes and shipping What is your resolution? 1920 X 1080 What are you using it for? SC2 only with ability to play on max settings and maintain good fps What is your upgrade cycle? ~6 months When do you plan on building it? within a week 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? Preferably all newegg i3-2120 - ($110) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077 MSI B75 Mobo - ($72) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130654 Gigabyte 7770 - ($120) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125415 2x4gb 1333mhz RAM ($35 after promo code) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333 Antec One - good budget case, front panel usb 3.0 ($50) http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=67322&vpn=ONE&manufacture=Antec Antec Neo Eco 450c - ($35) http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60491&vpn=NEO-ECO450C&manufacture=Antec&promoid=1145 Seagate Barracuda 750gb ($60) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148702 DVD-burner ($17) http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=49597&vpn=DRW-24B1ST Bulk&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1145 Total = $499 (shipping included) You could actually go cheaper on both CPU & video card (g840 & 6670), but this allows you some potency for non-SC2 options. You could go more expensive by upgrading CPU to an i5-3570 ($200 @newegg right now) or a better video card, but again, neither of those will help SC2 much. Really the only better setup for SC2 (that's not being streamed) would be an overclockable Intel processor, but that's a little out of your budget. | ||
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nanospartan
649 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On August 04 2012 11:59 nanospartan wrote: I just bought a GTX 560 ti for cheap with the intention of bridging it to my existing GTX 560, I was missinformed about the bridging with nvida, and it appears that i have a spare graphics card wasting space now... is there anyway i can clock down my ti to allow to bridge the two 560's? A TI and a non-TI are different GPUs, so no. Different amount of cores. What brands are they, where did you get them, and who misinformed you? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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