EPTComputer Build Resource Thread - Page 1223
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Introvert
United States4866 Posts
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EdenPLusDucky
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HotCookies
Greece149 Posts
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xavra41
United States220 Posts
I am going to budget comp around 500$ I play sc2, path of exile, do some programming with eclipse and mathematica. Here are the items I picked out so far and everyone feel free to give your input  cpu ssd ram motherboard power supply case total is 474$ before tax. I went a lil crazy on cpu haha If you can find a better match that is cheaper I will definitely take a look ( sc2 custom games can be brutal on cpu so that's why i opted to go a lil high). I don't know much about PSUs and motherboards so I might need some help there. I think everything is compatible but I am sleep deprived so I may have messed up. Thanks for reading and I hope maybe sometime soon I can see what a modern cpu runs like  | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Less expensive and better: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=33357&promoid=1371 | ||
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ChriseC
Germany440 Posts
im about to get a new pc and wanted to ask u if someone could get me an overall preview on how a pc for around 500€ (euro) could look like, should i get intel or amd in this price region? its mostly for just playing older not that grafic intense games. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On an unrelated note—or maybe not that unrelated—desktop Ivy Bridge Core i3 and a Pentium model are available now. | ||
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xavra41
United States220 Posts
I think I am ready. I was kinda expecting you guys to completely change everything haha, but I guess I didn't do too bad of a job. Thanks so much I feel like I owe you something. | ||
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Medrea
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As for the ram, they are like processors too in that the less voltage required to run it, the better it is. It also generally means you have more headroom available as well. | ||
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xavra41
United States220 Posts
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On September 03 2012 08:55 xavra41 wrote: Oh, I found it. I remember seeing them on newegg but I didn't look into them more because there weren't any reviews. I can't find any comparisons between any i3 ivy bridge and the 3570. It is 70 dollars cheaper, which is nice, but I dunno if I want to take a risk. Its not a risk. Its a i3-2120 die shrunk into 22nm. It will have the same 10% performance increase and will use less energy. Also it sucks to be AMD even more now. The FX-4100 was competitive at $120 (depending on what you do) but now with the ivy bridge i3 AMD is just back to being good for only laptops. | ||
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Medrea
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scanders
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case - Zalman z9 plus case w/fan controller processor - AMD fx-4100 processor 3.6 ghz w/ 12 mb cache motherboard - Asus M5A97 w/ Dual DDR3 1866 7.1 Audio, gigabyte lan. crossfire x memory - G.Skill Ares series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit, Orange (2x4 GB) Harddrive - Corsair force series 3 solid state drive sata III, 120 GB Video Card - Gigabyte GV-N56GOC - 1gi Geforce GTX 560 OC 1gb PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort Power Supply - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w SLI Ready Power Supply That comes to about 650 Canadian fluctuating say 100 bucks one way or the other if anyone sees something that could be better please let me know much appreciated!! Thanks guys | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
If you want suggestions for less expensive parts than maybe you should list the price of the components? -.- But onto the build.. it's terrible. Such a low-end build does not need a 700w power supply. The OCZ ModXStream Pro isn't even a good purchase, assuming you are purchasing it for $79... The majority of GTX 560 only supports two monitors so a shitty card to pick for multi monitor support. I'm pretty sure none of Gigabyte's GTX 560 has displayport as well... Overpaying for G.Skill Ares.. most likely, 99% likely. For such a low budget, get a less expensive case. Ditch the SSD and get a CPU worth a damn. | ||
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Medrea
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
Do yourself a favor and fill out (in detail) the questionaire in the OP. You'll get a near-perfect build for your budget, 'cause the guys here are just that awesome. P.S. It'll get better performance than your current ideas. | ||
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scanders
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$50 - case - Zalman z9 plus case w/fan controller $110 - processor - AMD fx-4100 processor 3.6 ghz w/ 12 mb cache $95 - motherboard - Asus M5A97 w/ Dual DDR3 1866 7.1 Audio, gigabyte lan. crossfire x $45 - memory - G.Skill Ares series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel Kit, Orange (2x4 GB) $110 - Harddrive - Corsair force series 3 solid state drive sata III, 120 GB $140 - Video Card - Gigabyte GV-N56GOC - 1gi Geforce GTX 560 OC 1gb PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort $85 - Power Supply - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w SLI Ready Power Supply K thats all the prices. I'm getting it from memory express so this is just straight off their system configurator on their website. skyr would Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2 GB Video card be better for what I want? I legit know nothing about computers haah so thats why i'm asking thanks for the help its much appreciated! | ||
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scanders
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Tamburlaine
Canada288 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Get a Samsung 830 which should be same price as Corsair Force 3. GTX 560 for $140 is good. Get a Corsair CX400 / CX430 or Antec Neo Eco 450C for $40 or less. Get a less expensive case, eg. Bitfenix Merc Alpha for around $35. Switch to a core i5 and a B75 / H77 board. | ||
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