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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 00:46 Empyrean wrote: By Raagruk do you mean me? O_o No, by Raagruk he means Raagruk, who intends to build in September. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137554¤tpage=361#7218 <3 | ||
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Mackem
United Kingdom470 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On June 23 2011 00:48 skyR wrote: No, he posted as well on the previous page and no one responded to him. Canadian retailers offer pricematching and has weekly sales so our pricing is quite volatile. Concerning your configuration: Silly Newegg increased the pricing of the core i5 2400 to $195 Unless I'm blind or Wowow and others missed it. You have a H55 motherboard which is LGA1156, this is not compatible with the Second Generation Core processors (your core i5 2400) which is on LGA1155. You are looking for a H61 or H67 motherboard. You should also be spending less on the motherboard, somewhere in the range of $60 - $90. Yeah I'm on a roll not noticing these things. Your processor won't work with that motherboard. mITX motherboards are always going to be expensive because of their nature. The Asrock models appear to have problems with high-ish TDP processors, causing them to throttle themselves due to faulty temperature readings, so I wouldn't go with them. That leaves you with the expensive Asus models, the seemingly faulty Gigabyte board, and the who-knows-what MSI board. There's the Zotac but that's expensive due to the built in wireless. Personally I'd choose an Intel motherboard for these sorts of things. They're the gold standard of reliable motherboards and you get a Intel NIC, instead of Realtek, which is an added bonus. | ||
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mayhem123
United States101 Posts
Should I get this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445 and should i get this case? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz memory is negligible. Just get the least expensive 2x2GB or 2x4GB kit you can find which is: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424 If you want to deal with mail in rebates, you can get this Shellshocker deal for $48 after promo code and mail in rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324 | ||
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mayhem123
United States101 Posts
also can the destroyer house the hd6870? like is it big enough | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 03:00 adioN wrote: Do you think the extra money for 8gb is worth it? also can the destroyer house the hd6870? like is it big enough Only you can answer that question. If you're not sure now, buy 4, and add another 4 later if you run into your page file on a regular basis. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Raagruk
Canada66 Posts
On June 22 2011 23:42 skyR wrote: @Raagruk Come back in September when you are building. Deals change weekly so it's quite pointless to ask for a configuration now if you aren't building until the end of the summer. Newegg and Tigerdirect also both suck. A configuration from NCIX, Canada Computers, or another Canadian retailer that does pricematching will be $100 less than the same configuration on Newegg. If for some strange reason you are obligated to buy from Newegg or Tigerdirect than just know that you're getting a much worse or overpriced configuration. thanks ill be back then | ||
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Jaso
United States2147 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 04:53 Jaso wrote: Is there any reason to get a P67 over Z68? If it happens to be cheaper and you don't need Z68 specific features, that would be a valid reason. | ||
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mayhem123
United States101 Posts
CD/DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144 HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161349 Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445 Processor: I will be buying an i5 2500k at microcenter for like $180. PSU: I have a 600w already | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Jaso
United States2147 Posts
On June 23 2011 04:54 JingleHell wrote: If it happens to be cheaper and you don't need Z68 specific features, that would be a valid reason. I see.. so basically the main difference is Z68 supporting the i3/i5/i7 integrated graphics chips? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 06:02 Jaso wrote: I see.. so basically the main difference is Z68 supporting the i3/i5/i7 integrated graphics chips? Or SSD caching or quicksync. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On June 23 2011 06:02 Jaso wrote: I see.. so basically the main difference is Z68 supporting the i3/i5/i7 integrated graphics chips? Basically that and SSD caching. Most higher end boards are identical in terms of literally everything. Be aware that higher-end Gigabyte models are not capable of using the IGP. | ||
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Jaso
United States2147 Posts
 QuickSync is for rendering/converting videos right? Is that supposed to be faster than using a dedicated GPU; say a HD6870 or GTX460? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On June 23 2011 06:10 Jaso wrote: omg, JingleHell you beat skyR QuickSync is for rendering/converting videos right? Is that supposed to be faster than using a dedicated GPU; say a HD6870 or GTX460? Yeah, programs need to explicitly support Quick Sync as well as discrete GPU acceleration though. It's faster than a dedicated GPU usually, sometimes by a lot: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/9 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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