EPTSome solid ones today.
Intel 320 series 120GB SSD at under $2/GB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167050&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL050611&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL050611-_-EMC-050611-Index-_-SSD-_-20167050-L02D
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
Some solid ones today. Intel 320 series 120GB SSD at under $2/GB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167050&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL050611&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL050611-_-EMC-050611-Index-_-SSD-_-20167050-L02D | ||
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phatymatyT
United States12 Posts
Budget: about $750, but can go higher for important stuff. Resolution: 1920x1080 Use: Gaming - specifically sc2. no streaming or anything fancy while playing. Upgrade cycle: two years? Build date: this week! Overclocking: no OS needed: yes -- windows 7 Second GPU: no -- maybe? Can it fit my budget? where to buy: USA Here is something I put together based on some previous posts and looking at newegg. I am totally new to this and don't know much at all. CPU + MB: $274 i5 2500. Asus H67M http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638732 GPU: ? RAM: $40 4gb. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396 PSU: $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035 HD: $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 DVD drive: 21 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 case: $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 Windows 7: $99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total so far is $615. I figure I should spend about another $150 on a graphics card, but I'm okay going over the budget some. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
You can either wait for the Sapphire Xtreme Radeon HD5850 for $140 to come back in stock: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102932 or get a ASUS DirectCU Radeon 6850 for $160: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121419 Performance difference between the two can be seen here: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/295?vs=291 If you are wondering why the 5850 outperforms the 6850. Well that's because AMD decided to change their naming scheme so the actual replacement to one of the fastest performing cards of last generation (5850) is the 6950. If you're looking to save some money, you could get a core i5 2400 bundle instead for $257: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.638744 The performance difference between the 2400 and 2500 can be seen here: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_7.html#sect0 | ||
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phatymatyT
United States12 Posts
Thanks for such a quick response! I'll consider getting the 2400 instead. Did the Sapphire Xtreme Radeon HD5850 for $140 just come back in stock? It says it's in stock now! I should definitely go for that right? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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phatymatyT
United States12 Posts
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
Case: Antec 300 Gaming Case - Power Supply: OCZ 600w StealthXStream II - CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz overclocked to 3.80GHz - Motherboard: Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard - Cooler: Corsair H50 CPU Cooler - RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6GB/s - Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 5750 - Sound: High Definition 7.1 Onboard Sound Card - Optical Drive: 22x DVD+RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter total price ~£530/$850 is this decent value? and should i change anything? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Bad value. You want a 2500k as these are Intel's Second Generation Core processors (recently released) and they are at the same price points as the older processors such as the core i5 760 you currently have selected. The performance difference can be seen here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20 The core i5 2500k can also be easily overclocked to 4.5GHz aand higher. 1600MHz memory is not a good value. There is a very minor difference between that and standard 1333MHz memory as seen here: http://techreport.com/articles.x/20377 A 600w power supply is also not necessary. Your configuration can be ran on a 400w power supply. I'm assuming this is a prebuilt and that's why it's so terrible. You should probably start taking a look at other prebuilts or look into building it yourself. | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
On May 07 2011 04:47 skyR wrote: @turdburgler Bad value. You want a 2500k as these are Intel's Second Generation Core processors (recently released) and they are at the same price points as the older processors such as the core i5 760 you currently have selected. The performance difference can be seen here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20 The core i5 2500k can also be easily overclocked to 4.5GHz aand higher. 1600MHz memory is not a good value. There is a very minor difference between that and standard 1333MHz memory as seen here: http://techreport.com/articles.x/20377 A 600w power supply is also not necessary. Your configuration can be ran on a 400w power supply. I'm assuming this is a prebuilt and that's why it's so terrible. You should probably start taking a look at other prebuilts or look into building it yourself. thanks for the advice  | ||
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FinBenton
Finland870 Posts
Also dont get ocz psu:s, get something like seasonic, corsair, xfx, antec.. | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
On May 07 2011 05:14 FinBenton wrote: Just for comparison, 2600k + GTX580 takes abaut 350W under load, 400W if overclock. Also dont get ocz psu:s, get something like seasonic, corsair, xfx, antec.. thanks for the advice! back again. looked at home building as im feeling adventurous cpu - Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 ram - G-Skill 4GB DDR3 1333MHz mobo - Asus P8P67 Pro R3 P67 Socket 1155 hdd - WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black gxf - same radeon 5750, as it's what i already have in the house this comes to about £290, excluding the gfx for reason above. is this more suitable and is this case+psu sufficient? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167439 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
ASUS P8P67 Pro is not necessary. You only want to get this board if you want to do CrossfireX / SLI in the future. A better pick would be either a Gigabyte P67 UD3 or Asrock P67 Pro3. | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
On May 07 2011 05:38 skyR wrote: You generally don't want to buy a case bundled with a power supply as the power supply is usually terrible. Here's a review of the power supply in question: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/02/16/entry_level_power_supply_roundup/2 ASUS P8P67 Pro is not necessary. You only want to get this board if you want to do CrossfireX / SLI in the future. A better pick would be either a Gigabyte P67 UD3 or Asrock P67 Pro3. ty again | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
XFX Core Edition 450W (way overkill for your HD 5750, but would allow you to upgrade to pretty much any single GPU down the line) - £39.21 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/264381 Antec One Hundred (pretty much a new version Antec Three Hundred) - £41.34 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/246639 | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
On Newegg what is the best graphics card in the $250 range. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125363 ^That is what I have right now but was wondering if there is something better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565 ^Same price, but I am not sure which is better. The latter seems to have more reviews and better rating. The GPU will be used for the set up I posted up earlier as an image. Thanks! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 ^This one also looks beastly  | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The MSI has more reviews because the Twin Frozr II it is generally accepted among users as the best heatsink for most graphic cards. But the Gigabyte Windforce heatsink offers similar cooling performance and noise levels. The Gigabyte is also clocked 20MHz higher but this doesn't really matter since you can overclock either card yourself. Both are priced the same so it comes down to brand preference. EVGA offers lifetime warranty upon registration so if you want lifetime warranty than go with EVGA but the heatsink is worse than Gigabyte's and MSI's. | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
exactly what I was looking for since the only real difference is brand and heatsink/cooling. thanks! btw skyR, you know so much about computers so I am guessing you have an insane rig. could you show us? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On May 07 2011 07:22 Golgotha wrote: thanks skyR, exactly what I was looking for since the only real difference is brand and heatsink/cooling. thanks! btw skyR, you know so much about computers so I am guessing you have an insane rig. could you show us? That's not necesarily a logical leap, but I'd be curious too. I have a fairly insane rig, but know a solid chunk less than skyR, mostly only the basics and how to google. | ||
Mystlord
United States10264 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The performance difference in higher frequency memory is very small, seen here: http://techreport.com/articles.x/20377 The same can be said for tighter memory timings. RAM is generally all the same since the chips all come from the same few manufacturers (Samsung, Hynix, Micron, etc). It comes down to pricing and brand preference. If you are adding more memory, you should generally be buying memory that is the same frequency / timings / voltage as your current set of memory. @Golgotha lol people that are well versed in computers don't necessarily have a flagship rig. My rig only consists of a core i5 2500k and a gtx 460. | ||
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