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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule19203 Posts
On July 29 2010 05:05 darkponcho wrote: Hey everyone, Almost done with my setup, and I found I could get a AMD 1055T for an extra $20 over the AMD 965BE, do you think it's worth it? I got a GTX 470. Also, should I upgrade my motherboard if I'm going to the 1055T? Motherboard: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0342511 ^This motherboard is 9.99 with the either the AMD 1055t or AMD 965BE, so I save $82. I can get any of these motherboards for $40 off the listed price when combined with 1055t or 965BE: http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?N=4294966996 4294963446 4294957508&sht=Any&prt=NewProduct& TLDR: 1055t over 965BE for $20 more? Better motherboard (no crossfire planned)? I'd go with the 1055T. It's better enough to justify the $20. I have an M4A88TD EVO (which you can get new from Newegg for $10 less) with a 1090T, and it's quite a nice combo. In fact, Newegg has a combo of 1055T+M4A88TD EVO for $295 (click). Also, your $9.99 mobo is out of stock. | ||
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tofucake
Hyrule19203 Posts
On July 29 2010 05:15 R04R wrote: Half the price? You can get an i7 930 for $200 and a $200 1366 mobo. 1090T is $300 and a decent mobo for $150. The i7 930 is 2.8GHz at $290. You'll need to OC a lot (4 cores vs 1090T's 6) to get better performance, which means powerful cooling. You'll need a bigger case for the retarded number of fans and heatsinks or liquid cooling system you'll need to match performance. Thus, much more expensive. | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
i7 930 for $200 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331303 | ||
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tofucake
Hyrule19203 Posts
Anyway, it's your choice. I've had bad experiences with Intel over the years so I'm biased towards AMD anyways. That having been said, Phenom II X6 > i7. | ||
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darkponcho
United States262 Posts
On July 29 2010 05:23 R04R wrote: It's not out of stock at his microcenter (Virginia). He also gets $40 off so it's still cheaper at microcenter. (with no waiting for shipping) i7 930 for $200 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331303 holy shit thx r04r, now i'm tempted to go intel... and shell out extra money for the mobo. >< | ||
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FragKrag
United States11562 Posts
The Phenom II X4 955/965 sells for less and provides about the same performance in just about every title. The Phenom II X6 is a great CPU for multithreaded work, but again if you aren't going to fully use the 6 cores, you end up getting a weaker CPU. | ||
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Art.FeeL
1163 Posts
On July 29 2010 05:41 FragKrag wrote: I would recommend against it. The i7 930 is a great CPU, but you're just wasting your money if you want it for just the fact that it is $200. The Phenom II X4 955/965 sells for less and provides about the same performance in just about every title. The Phenom II X6 is a great CPU for multithreaded work, but again if you aren't going to fully use the 6 cores, you end up getting a weaker CPU. I read some reviews and in the majority of them it was said that Phenom is great but rarely any software uses 6 cores so its 2 more cores are pretty much useless. They all recommend i7 series | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14910 Posts
5850 prices seem to be dropping though, plus there's a gtx 470 for $280 right now which is mighty tempting AHHHH CHOICES | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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darkponcho
United States262 Posts
On July 29 2010 05:52 KOFgokuon wrote: Does anyone own a sparkle or a palit video card? Any opinions on those companies vs EVGA/MSI/companies that I've actually heard of? newegg is sold out of the EVGA and MSI gtx 460's and bing cash back is ending awfully soon >< 5850 prices seem to be dropping though, plus there's a gtx 470 for $280 right now which is mighty tempting AHHHH CHOICES I think newegg cashback ended like an hour ago >< | ||
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FragKrag
United States11562 Posts
Sparkle on the other hand I have never heard much about. They do offer a lifetime warranty on the reference 1GB though, so I would go with them. | ||
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Genovi
Sweden388 Posts
I wanna get a new comp that runs SC2 really smoothly and can play some games that the future might hold. My budget is around 800€ so its not very high. I thought about building it myself from parts but I really don't have the patience. I found a comp with these specs online though and I wonder if it's worth the 800€ or if anyone has any critisizm. # Silver Power SP-SS500 500W PSU # ASUS P7H55-M PRO, H55, Socket-1156 # Intel Core™ i3 Dual Processor i3-540 # Gainward GeForce GTS250 1GB PhysX CUDA # Lite-On DVD+RW burner IHAS124-19 # USB2 3.5" # Corsair Value S. DDR3 1333MHz 2GB CL9 # Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA2 # Microsoft® OEM Wired Desktop 400 MP # Creative SBS A40 # Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14910 Posts
On July 29 2010 06:00 Myrmidon wrote: Are you trying to get Bing cashback on Newegg? I just tried to log on to see if it was available, with no luck. Then I found this. wtf that lasted like a day | ||
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gchan
United States654 Posts
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Genovi
Sweden388 Posts
On July 29 2010 06:52 R04R wrote: You can get better parts if you build it yourself obviously, but that looks decent. If you built it yourself, you could have 2gb more ram, 1tb hard drive, and a better graphics card (5770 or so) I had a look at their site and I can easily get the 5770 for just a little bit more. What worries me is the RAM 2 gb sound a bit low. Do i need DDR3? | ||
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FragKrag
United States11562 Posts
On July 29 2010 07:14 gchan wrote: From what I've read, Palit and Sparkle (FYI, Sparkle is a reference design) run pretty hot and loud if you try to overclock them too much (>800 core). So if you're planning to overclock, I'd just wait for a EVGA/Gigabyte/MSI one to be available. Also, keep in mind that most of the benchmarks you can find on online reviews are for Palit Platinum version--which Newegg doesn't have yet (I think). hm? the Sparkle card uses the reference design | ||
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TitleRug
United States651 Posts
Answers to questions in OP: My budget is 800 dollars. I'm not sure about this question. I'm not good with technology :/ I'm probably going to use it for the internet and gaming only. I won't upgrade. This computer should be only temporary for me. I plan to build it ASAP of course  I will most likely not overclock it. I don't need an OS. I'm not sure what a GPU is, so I cant' answer this question. I can buy it from anywhere as long as it follows my budget. Any advice would be appreciated Thanks in advance. | ||
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darkponcho
United States262 Posts
On July 29 2010 08:10 TitleRug wrote: I am planning on buying a new computer. So I'll ask for some advice from the nice folks at TL :D. Answers to questions in OP: My budget is 800 dollars. I'm not sure about this question. I'm not good with technology :/ I'm probably going to use it for the internet and gaming only. I won't upgrade. This computer should be only temporary for me. I plan to build it ASAP of course I will most likely not overclock it. I don't need an OS. I'm not sure what a GPU is, so I cant' answer this question. I can buy it from anywhere as long as it follows my budget. Any advice would be appreciated Thanks in advance.Here's what I got: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhPPlAuzvAQZdGItMmFWQV90UW9FVVFWWUhlbHdqZFE&hl=en&authkey=COzKp78D The total actually came to be ~800 dollars, but that's after Mail-in rebates and bing cashback, assuming it goes through. Everything except for rows 2, and 5-7 are from newegg. 5-6 are from a microcenter, and I highly encourage you take advantage of their amd cpu+mobo offer if you have one near you. I also highly recommend you taking advantage of the SC2+thermaltake case bundle offer on newegg. 7 is for a set of headphones, which I needed. 2 was just because there was a hdmi cable for 0.99 shipped.... I included the promo codes I used, I think 1-2 expired today, but rest should be good till july 31. Same with the mail-in rebates. Also there's no more bing cash back on newegg, so that's about +$100, but you could always downgrade the graphics card and save 100 dollars. IMO this is an excellent system that I got for the price I did. Following the spreadsheet, you'll get the comp + 1 hdmi cable, 1 copy of sc2, 1 copy of sc2 trial key, and 1 pair of Ultimate Ear 700 earbuds lol. BTW like every single newegg customer support rep I talked to had an American first name and Asian last name. Outsourcing! EDIT- damn, I had hyperlinks so you could click the item and it'd take you to product page, but those got lost when I uploaded it to google. Lemme know if you want the original spreadsheet :D EDIT2- Also big thanks to everyone who helped me pick parts, I actually upgraded several of the parts that you suggested, r04r, because bing cashback and promos and mail in rebates saved me a lot more than I expected. | ||
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