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R04R
United States1631 Posts
 I'm sure you were referring to this one, which I also paired with a 965 to save $25. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.430438 I'd opt for a 5850, better performance, future crossfire possibility. Plus, your PSU only has 2x 6 pin connectors, while each 4870 has 2 each. | ||
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SONE
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
On August 04 2010 15:13 SONE wrote: I have some shitty OCZ Gamexstream 700W i bought for like 70$, and I plan on working around 350-400$ CAD. I found someone locally selling an i5 750 for 200$ flat new unopened, just need to find a ram and mobo now T_T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215&cm_re=i5_750-_-19-115-215-_-Product | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
 That being said, can't help you SONE, I don't know how to build Intel | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
decent 1156 mobos usually range from $130-160, while RAM is about $25/gb. Can you live with 2gb RAM for a while? | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
$107 EVGA P55 V SLI mATX P55 LGA1156 SLI 8x/8x Motherboard $100 | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
m-atx are usually limited by amount of pci slots and the bandwidth of the slots, but if you don't plan on utilizing those slots it's a moot point (someone also clarify this, I'm sure I have a gist of it though). | ||
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Errol
Canada102 Posts
On August 04 2010 15:07 FragKrag wrote: 890FX mobo for $10 more but you get USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s along with a better chipset. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233124 is a better SSD for $20 more. You get better sequential write and better sequential read. Random performance should be better as well, though it isn't exactly necessary. HD 5850 is a better choice imo. At $300 you get great performance that maxes out SC2, but doesn't bring your temps to unreasonable levels. If you find yourself wanting more power, you can always buy another HD 5850 when they become cheaper and put them in CrossFire. The GTX 460 also maxes out SC2 at a lower price, but it does limit ugpradeability a bit. Personally I would go with the GTX 460. I switched to the better SSD, figured I'm already paying a bunch for solid state badassness I might as well kick it up a notch. Would both the cards last me long enough (2+ years) that I wouldn't need to worry about adding on the second HD 5850? If so I'd probably go GTX 460. On August 04 2010 15:13 R04R wrote: FragKrag you linked a Spinpoint F3 for the mobo suggestion I'm sure you were referring to this one, which I also paired with a 965 to save $25. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.430438 I'd opt for a 5850, better performance, future crossfire possibility. Plus, your PSU only has 2x 6 pin connectors, while each 4870 has 2 each. I switched to the MB/CPU Combo, though will the DDR3 1600 RAM work with the MB? I could of sworn the PSU had 4 PCI-E connectors, am I reading it wrong? | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
Ah, your PSU is 750tx, I looked over it and I assumed it was a 650tx. If you're going to stay 1 video card I'd recommend 550w at most btw. SONE: The mobo is nice but it only has 2x RAM slots, but I'm not sure if that matters to you. I gathered up a couple that looked cheap on ncix. The EVGA looks like the one you want if you plan on getting another GTX 280 to SLI later on. Other than that I myself don't know any differences between the mobos, just brands and the utilities they provide. | ||
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
CPU: i5 760. Cooler: Cooler master Hyper 212 + Case: Lancool Dragonlord K62 GPU: GTX 460. Mon: Samsung BX2440X (Full HD) HDD: Spinpoint F3 1TB DVD: Liteon iHas 124 PSU: OCZ Modxtreme 600W RAM: Name brand 4GB 1333Mhz DDR3. Things I'm really not sure of. MoBo. Does USB3 and Sata 3 support matter? In that case, I don't want Gigabyte because it cuts into my PCI 2 lanes. (their budget Mobo does not have a PLX chip) I really want a stable motherboard for overclocking. at this point, I'm thinking of the MSI P55 GD65 or the MSI P55A GD65 (which is just about the same as the flagship GD85 sans some minor features) EDIT: especially keen on hearing other Motherboard recommendations. Total Cost with Mobo around 9300 HKD, 1200 USD give or take a few dollars. any thoughts? Once I get this I can finally play SC2!!! | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
And I intend to get an SSD in the future when the price drops further. Any good recommendations, especially for overclocking, and not too expensive. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
At least with Gigabyte, you have a choice of where you want to take the b/w from: http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1035815199&postcount=8 http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1035815423&postcount=11 IMO, if you want a non-neutered solution, where you don't sacrifice anything you will need a X58A board tbh. In that case you are sacrificing your wallet :D *as for overclocking - if you are doing air only, ANY board will do. 3.6-3.8Ghz is cake, which is all you really need anyway. I'm at 3.6Ghz out of laziness. | ||
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