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SleepTech
United States222 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834&SortField=2&SummaryType=0&PageSize=100&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB cache It's only got a 3 egg rating though. Think it's worth it? | ||
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
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Statyk
Canada41 Posts
I'm in the process of building a new computer and am hoping someone can shed some light on a suitable PSU for my needs. I will primarily be using this computer for AutoCad and gaming, with the occasional photoshop session mixed in, and maybe some streaming if I ever learn to become half decent at Starcraft. I was lucky to win an Intel i7 2600K from an EG contest a couple months ago, so that spurred my decision to upgrade -- I'm hoping to keep this new computer for ~5 years. Here's the list of what I've bought / intend to buy through Newegg: + Show Spoiler + CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4GHz (plan to overclock to about 4.2-4.5GHz for the hell of it) CPU Fan: ThermalTake Frio Advanced 130mm Case: ThermalTake Level 10GT Mobo: Asus Maximus V Formula Ext ATX(not purchased yet) Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1600 Video Card: MSI Nvidia GTX 660Ti 2GB(not purchased yet) SSD: Kingston HyperX 120GB(not purchased yet) HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB As for the power supply, I feel somewhat lost. I've been eyeing up the Corsair HX750W; it seems like more than I need, but the 650W version had problems with a squeaky fan that I wish to avoid. I'd like to spend less than $200.00 CAN, including shipping. As I haven't yet purchased the mobo, video card, or ssd, I'm all ears if anyone has suggestions on better / more cost effective options. Thanks for your time! | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
Also, you don't need a PSU that powerful either. You can get something relatively cheap like a Corsair CX500 V2. A Hyper 212+ for much less will suffice for the cooler. | ||
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Statyk
Canada41 Posts
On November 22 2012 10:55 jacosajh wrote: You don't need a motherboard that expensive. You can get away using a ASRock P67 Pro3 or ASUS P8P67 or some other cheaper Z77. Also, you don't need a PSU that powerful either. You can get something relatively cheap like a Corsair CX500 V2. A Hyper 212+ for much less will suffice for the cooler. Thanks^^ much appreciated. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182261 The Kingston SSD (just another me-too SandForce drive) is out of stock, btw. Get some kind of Crucial M4, Samsung 830, or Intel 330. Or 335 240GB for $155, if you would ever have need for that kind of space. | ||
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ORooK
18 Posts
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nolook
82 Posts
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colblitz
United States41 Posts
(Or if anyone has seen any good deals on a 240+ GB SSD and wouldn't mind sharing... :D ) Thanks guys | ||
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Zainii
3 Posts
~$1500 +/- $200. I do not mind working with the hardware budget if there is a reasonable performance value difference between two components. What is your resolution? Unknown? I am going with the standard resolution used these days or what the standard will be in the next 6 to 7 months What are you using it for? Starcraft 2 - This build is to optimize SC2 with SC2:Hots in mind What is your upgrade cycle? Unknown. I rarely upgrade if ever but I am open to recommendation When do you plan on building it? May/June 2013. Two options. 1). Collect components over time based on good deals 2.) Collect all the components within a week to build the computer in the month of May or June. Do you plan on overclocking? Probably not. I would prefer a processor which can handle the load and run above and beyond SC2 without the need to overclock Do you need an Operating System? I will but this is not part of the hardware budget as stated above Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Unknown. Where are you buying your parts from? Online | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
On November 22 2012 14:38 Zainii wrote: What is your budget? ~$1500 +/- $200. I do not mind working with the hardware budget if there is a reasonable performance value difference between two components. What is your resolution? Unknown? I am going with the standard resolution used these days or what the standard will be in the next 6 to 7 months What are you using it for? Starcraft 2 - This build is to optimize SC2 with SC2:Hots in mind What is your upgrade cycle? Unknown. I rarely upgrade if ever but I am open to recommendation When do you plan on building it? May/June 2013. Two options. 1). Collect components over time based on good deals 2.) Collect all the components within a week to build the computer in the month of May or June. Do you plan on overclocking? Probably not. I would prefer a processor which can handle the load and run above and beyond SC2 without the need to overclock Do you need an Operating System? I will but this is not part of the hardware budget as stated above Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Unknown. Where are you buying your parts from? Online Come back when you're ready to build. Prices will be drastically different in half a year as well as selections. Buying computer parts in bits and pieces is also not really a good idea because you're losing value over time. It might be neglible but it's like, what's the point of spending on something you can't make immediate use of. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On November 22 2012 14:34 colblitz wrote: Going to start being on the lookout for Black Friday deals for an SSD - could someone remind me what the reliable higher-end models are? I know Crucial M4 and OCZ Vertex 4, as opposed to the V4 and Agility, which are the more budget models. (Or if anyone has seen any good deals on a 240+ GB SSD and wouldn't mind sharing... :D ) Thanks guys Samsung 840 Pro Plextor M5P Intel 520 | ||
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ShiroNeko
Australia20 Posts
I plan to make a new computer this Christmas that will cover me for the next 4-5 years. It will be a mini-ITX system as it will fit better in my room than a mid size tower and as a plus, It looks AWESOME!!! Budget: AUD $1500-1600 (Shipping from PCG included) + Show Spoiler + CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX Mini ITX Motherboard Case: BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case Black SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW PSU: Silverstone Strider 500W ST50F-ES GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660Ti Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 620 CPU Cooler RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 Monitor: ASUS VS248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor Keyboard: Leopold FC500R Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry Blue) I am also getting a powerline with this purchase, this one to be exact: TP-Link TL-PA211 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter Kit I am planning to buy online (http://www.pccasegear.com.au). I am concerned about the Monitor and PSU. I would like a cheaper monitor and I am unsure of the stability of the PSU with my graphics card. I plan to overclock the CPU and hopefully the GPU myself. Note: I do not plan to change my optical drive. Those in the Xbox Modding Scene will understand  | ||
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
On November 22 2012 16:46 ShiroNeko wrote: Hello Team Liquid! I plan to make a new computer this Christmas that will cover me for the next 4-5 years. It will be a mini-ITX system as it will fit better in my room than a mid size tower and as a plus, It looks AWESOME!!! Budget: AUD $1500-1600 (Shipping from PCG included) + Show Spoiler + CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K Motherboard: ASRock Z77E-ITX Mini ITX Motherboard Case: BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case Black SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW PSU: Silverstone Strider 500W ST50F-ES GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660Ti Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 620 CPU Cooler RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 Monitor: ASUS VS248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor Keyboard: Leopold FC500R Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry Blue) I am also getting a powerline with this purchase, this one to be exact: TP-Link TL-PA211 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter Kit I am planning to buy online (http://www.pccasegear.com.au). I am concerned about the Monitor and PSU. I would like a cheaper monitor and I am unsure of the stability of the PSU with my graphics card. I plan to overclock the CPU and hopefully the GPU myself. Note: I do not plan to change my optical drive. Those in the Xbox Modding Scene will understand GTX 660Ti is a bandwidth starved GTX 670, Get the cheaper GTX 660 or HD7870. Quality 500w PSU will power ANY Single GPU system. All closed system watercoolers are junk, get a Cooler Master Hyper 212 +/evo or equivalent instead. | ||
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slained
Canada966 Posts
Asus Sabertooh 990FX motherboard, AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core 4GHz AM3+ processor GTX 660 Not sure on which ram brand to get, nor powersupply/cooling. I tend to leave my games on over night so I'm really looking into good cooling/cases Looking to spend 700~ Please let me know your thoughts | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
For the same cost, you will have much much much better performance getting an i5 3570k and some Z77 motherboard. It doesn't seem like your friend is up-to-date on computer builds so I would take his advice with a grain of salt. | ||
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Senshin
Netherlands115 Posts
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slained
Canada966 Posts
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/page-352596_28_50.html That being said, people say the i5 and amd are very comparible, but I have found a sale for blackfriday for the i5: for 149.99 (canadian) so I'm gonna go with the i5. I don't know much about motherboards so I'll look into them. Still really needing info on cooling, i'll probably dig something up | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
On November 23 2012 00:28 slained wrote: @jacosajh - I've actually done a lot of reading a lot of benchmarks do put the amd ahead. For laptops and such, yea I'd trust intel over it. But when we have an octo-core processor, which may not be fully utilized by apps right now, but in the future may. the i5 does surpass the amd in performance for single-thread gaming and other single-thread applications http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/page-352596_28_50.html The AMD FX 8000 CPUs are not proper octocores since each pair of "cores" shares some components, whereas other CPU-series do have fully separate cores. This means that the performance you get out of it with multi-core optimized software depends strongly on how much the software uses those components that are shared. In the case of the AMD FX series, the floating point unit is the most important shared component. There are some applications where the AMD FX series have an edge, but these are more fringe cases than commonly used tasks. The situation right now is (sadly enough) that for pretty much every user, Intel CPUs are more attractive. | ||
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Passion
Netherlands1486 Posts
I'm planning to buy something like this; + Show Spoiler + Processor - Intel Core i7-3770, 3.40GHz, 8MB, HD4000, S1155 Motherboard - Asus P8H77-V LE S1155 H77 4xDDR3 ATX Graphic card - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti, 2048MB Memory - 1x Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL10 Proc. Cooler - Scythe Mugen 3 Rev.B PCGH Harddisk - SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5” SATA3 PSU - Be Quiet! Straight Power E9 600W Case - Corsair Carbide 400R ATX Quite some gaming, quite some visual editing but mainly built for the future, expecting to only have to buy a new graphic card in a couple of years (which seems kind of inevitable anyway). Absolutely no overclocking. Budget max. of E1200,- Would that work? Feedback is super welcome. Seen this; On November 22 2012 16:54 iTzSnypah wrote: GTX 660Ti is a bandwidth starved GTX 670, Get the cheaper GTX 660 or HD7870. Quality 500w PSU will power ANY Single GPU system. On the power supply; I'll be adding quite some older stuff and absolutely want to avoid a shortage, esp. for the E10 its extra. Considering GPU feedback (even if it wasn't for me). | ||
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