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On September 08 2012 01:49 XenOmega wrote:Show nested quote +On September 08 2012 00:11 Womwomwom wrote:
What is not too expensive? To me, not too expensive is $1,000 but for you, it's probably something completely different. Well, its only to take note and to watch video. 1000 is what I paid for a laptop that can run games.
Make a new account and take advantage of the N&N Gold program.
For around $800, you can get a X230 with the Premium HD IPS display upgrade or a T430s with the 1600x900 display upgrade. These systems are built extremely well, have good battery life, and have some of the best keyboards in the business.
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On September 08 2012 21:40 iTzSnypah wrote:You don't need cable ties, you PSU will come with more than you can use. Also I don't understand why you aren't spending an extra $30 for a Z77 motherboard and 3570K considering how much you are spending. Also you shouldn't worry about motherboard reliability as even the cheapest brands (biostar ecs) are pretty reliable.
Yeah, $1150 with a cpu cooler (only required for overclocking btw bro), but also with a h77 + non-k? Uhhhh....
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Uh, it's quieter under load with usual PWM-controlled temperature-regulated CPU fan speed, but that doesn't make any sense with an Antec 900 and the MSI Hawk 7870 (at least by these results).
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Will a 450w psupply be able to run everything? Because the 3570k and a 7850 withh an ssd and hdd seems like it would take more than 450
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A Capstone 450 provides plenty of headroom for a measly 3570k and 7850.
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Desktop is dying as we speak......
Ideally the machine I buy will be able to stream PoE/D3 and possibly Titan if Blizzard doesn't fubar that game. I'd like it to last a good while and keep in mind that I'm not an upgrader. I buy a machine and ride it til it dies.....
I don't need a monitor/speakers/keyboard/mouse, so just the best tower I can get for no more than $1200. The less expensive the better, but I still want something that will last. So if it has to be pushing $1200, go ahead and suggest away. However, if you can suggest a machine that will allow me to stream and play Path of Exile/Diablo 3/Titan and keep the price down please do so.
Not looking to overclock or do 2 monitors. I do need an operating system.
Lastly, I'm looking to buy within the next 7 days unless a better deal will be available sometime in September. I want the machine sooner than later.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Hey guys, a year or two ago i posted in here asking for a good computer build for 500$ and you guys were incredibly helpful. My friend is hoping to build a cpu costing $600-700 dollars to mostly play guild wars 2 on. He wants to be sure that he wont have a massive frame drop in huge battles in World vs. World fights. If someone here would be nice enough to list good compatible parts in that price range for putting together a CPU i would be very very happy.
Also, a second question : I'm currently using an NVIDIA GTS 250 with a AMD II X3 440 processor, and i've been getting a massive frame drop (down to 8-12 fps) in giant battles in guild wars 2. I'm looking to drop $50-90 in order to improve this, what would be the best way to go about this considering my current set-up?
Thanks massively to anyone who is willing to help on either of these
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So you're saying i wouldn't be able to do something as simple as upgrading my graphics card, its the processor that's the main issue ?
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How does this look given the fact the $833 would end up being about $960 shipped.
Case 1 x NZXT Tempest 410 Gaming Case-Black
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5-3570 Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H -- 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 4x USB 3.0
Memory 1 x 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module-Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 1GB-Single Card
Case Lighting None
Power Supply 1 x 430 Watt - Corsair CX430 V2
Processor Cooling 1 x Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Video Card Brand 1 x Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive
Data Hard Drive None
2nd Optical Drive None
Optical Drive 1 x 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive-Black
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Speaker System 1 x iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Monitor None
Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse-Blood Red
Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel)-64-Bit
Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days
Video Camera None
Meter Display None
Flash Media Reader / Writer 1 x 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer-Black
2nd Monitor None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion None
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive None
USB Expansion None
Intel Smart Response Technology None
Case Engraving Service None
Subtotal $833.00
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With just a 550 Ti, that is really overpriced to me.
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Comes with keyboard mouse, Win 7. I guess if you actually need all of these things its not so bad.
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Have you tried to price it out at Newegg? I would to determine what you are paying them to put it together for you. Putting a system together for the first time is not that hard and there are a lot of good guides on the internet.
On September 09 2012 11:30 Pudge_172 wrote:
How does this look given the fact the $833 would end up being about $960 shipped.
Case 1 x NZXT Tempest 410 Gaming Case-Black
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5-3570 Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Motherboard 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H -- 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 4x USB 3.0
Memory 1 x 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module-Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti - 1GB-Single Card
Case Lighting None
Power Supply 1 x 430 Watt - Corsair CX430 V2
Processor Cooling 1 x Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink
Video Card Brand 1 x Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive
Data Hard Drive None
2nd Optical Drive None
Optical Drive 1 x 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive-Black
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Speaker System 1 x iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System
Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Monitor None
Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse-Blood Red
Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel)-64-Bit
Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days
Video Camera None
Meter Display None
Flash Media Reader / Writer 1 x 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer-Black
2nd Monitor None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion None
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive None
USB Expansion None
Intel Smart Response Technology None
Case Engraving Service None
Subtotal $833.00
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@Pudge
It looks like a whole lot of meh. If you have two hands & you can read, you can do better for less.
On September 09 2012 06:54 Speake wrote:
Hey guys, a year or two ago i posted in here asking for a good computer build for 500$ and you guys were incredibly helpful. My friend is hoping to build a cpu costing $600-700 dollars to mostly play guild wars 2 on. He wants to be sure that he wont have a massive frame drop in huge battles in World vs. World fights. If someone here would be nice enough to list good compatible parts in that price range for putting together a CPU i would be very very happy.
Also, a second question : I'm currently using an NVIDIA GTS 250 with a AMD II X3 440 processor, and i've been getting a massive frame drop (down to 8-12 fps) in giant battles in guild wars 2. I'm looking to drop $50-90 in order to improve this, what would be the best way to go about this considering my current set-up?
Thanks massively to anyone who is willing to help on either of these
As has been noted, you probably can't get a significant upgrade for that amount of money. You might want to try lowering graphics settings (if they're at lowest already, raise them a bit) to see if that changes the frame drop. If lowering the graphics settings improves the situation, or if raising them makes the situation significantly worse (the massive fame drop in the giant battles, not anything else), then a better video card is probably the way to go.
More likely, however, is that your CPU isn't up to snuff. I've heard that Guild Wars 2 is a fairly CPU intense game. Unfortunately, unless you can overclock your processor, there's not much way to fix that without spending more, preferably somewhere in the realm of $250 to get a proper quad-core. Although $150ish would likely get you the new ivy bridge pentium.
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NCIX is rev 2. Rev 2 on Newegg has no reviews.
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