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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
On June 22 2011 19:02 EtherealDeath wrote: Oh so that's why they are so damn expensive now... the bitcoiners -_- lol, well with the difficulty increases and the price drops, I bet if you can wait 2-3 months, you will find a FLOOD of 5xxx series cards for sale on ebay. My money is on getting 5870s for around $100. | ||
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dirkaderk
United States26 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The Gigabyte Z68 UD7 offers the most phases with the Maximus and UD5 in second. | ||
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dirkaderk
United States26 Posts
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Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
On June 22 2011 18:39 EtherealDeath wrote: New current build: So here's my current build... unless I decide to cointoss the open box mobo cause holy shit is that a huge discount. MB: MSI P67A-G45 Price w/ CPU CPU: i5-2500k $332.98 with motherboard GPU: HIS Radeon 6870 $164.99 RAM: GSkill 8gb $64.99 HDD: Samsung f3 1tb $64.99 Case: Rosewill Destroyer $49.99 PSU: XFX 450W XFX 650W $44.99 CD/DVD: Some random LiteOn $18.99 Wireless: Some Rosewill $24.99 Total: $766.91 If I recall correctly I can deactivate windows on my current desktop and use its key for my new desktop? If not I will just get windows from my uni or whatever so no OS cost there. I might go up to $900 or so if there is some amazing performance upgrade... though I think I have to buy cables too. yeah, basically only time you have to worry about using a key multiple times is if 2 computers are simultaneously connected to the internet off of the same product key | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:36 dirkaderk wrote: Is there really a reason to pay such a premium on Deluxe/sabertooth/maxi? After reading the comments on the boards I'm wary of buying from them... Also I forgot to mention my 150-200 dollar price point for a mobo, apologies! If you're reading newegg reviews for more than an idea of what variety of DOA's a model is known for, you're doing it wrong. Statistics are skewed due to people being more likely to post bad feedback than good. | ||
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dirkaderk
United States26 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:39 JingleHell wrote: If you're reading newegg reviews for more than an idea of what variety of DOA's a model is known for, you're doing it wrong. Statistics are skewed due to people being more likely to post bad feedback than good. Indeed I agree with the statement, but wouldn't that be fairly normalized across the board? Looks like Gigabyte and asrock have higher ratings despite people being "more likely" to post negative feedback ps. epic sig hahahaha | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:41 dirkaderk wrote: Indeed I agree with the statement, but wouldn't that be fairly normalized across the board? Looks like Gigabyte and asrock have higher ratings despite people being "more likely" to post negative feedback ps. epic sig hahahaha Not really, because the things that motivate people to sign in and trash the boards can be a lot of factors, including getting someone who doesn't speak their language when they call customer service, or how spectacular the DOA is. Plus, certain brands and price points are going to attract different tech levels of purchasers, who will have done varying amounts of research on their boards, which will skew what people are going to bother signing in to complain about. Basically, I'm just trying to impress on you that there's no rhyme or reason to it. | ||
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dirkaderk
United States26 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:44 JingleHell wrote: Not really, because the things that motivate people to sign in and trash the boards can be a lot of factors, including getting someone who doesn't speak their language when they call customer service, or how spectacular the DOA is. Plus, certain brands and price points are going to attract different tech levels of purchasers, who will have done varying amounts of research on their boards, which will skew what people are going to bother signing in to complain about. Basically, I'm just trying to impress on you that there's no rhyme or reason to it. Okay that makes sense then, so which board would you have in the 150-200 price range with the option to sli and a decent warranty as well as being a good overclocker? | ||
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protheros
Portugal53 Posts
So, I really need some help building a computer from scratch. I finally finished high school two months ago and I have been working and saving money since, barely wasted any money at all. Just so I can buy a decent computer. (I have an 8 year old machine.) I have a 1000€ budget and the main objective for the computer is gaming. Also, should I save some of the 1000€ to buy a widescreen HD monitor? I think this is the right thread to make this post, if it isn't please direct me to the right one. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:36 dirkaderk wrote: Is there really a reason to pay such a premium on Deluxe/sabertooth/maxi? After reading the comments on the boards I'm wary of buying from them... Also I forgot to mention my 150-200 dollar price point for a mobo, apologies! And I want the option open to pop in a second 560Ti in case BF3 is harsher on the system than expected. As much as I would like to just buy a really nice single card now, I'd rather wait and see if I can get away with just the 560ti, then SLI if needed. what settings do you plan on running BF3 at? I'm more than 99% sure a single GTX 560 Ti will run BF3 at max settings. | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: Repeating words lovely. | ||
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Uhh Negative
United States1090 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
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Uhh Negative
United States1090 Posts
On June 23 2011 10:47 FragKrag wrote: Have you checked the temperatures your computer is getting to? Temps are fine. Everything stays below 65 under load. Everything runs fine until I play a game for a while. Furmark actually runs fine too. And actually, my GPU drivers actually aren't up to date I have found out. Checking that out immediately. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
On June 23 2011 11:03 Uhh Negative wrote: Temps are fine. Everything stays below 65 under load. Everything runs fine until I play a game for a while. Furmark actually runs fine too. And actually, my GPU drivers actually aren't up to date I have found out. Checking that out immediately. Are you OCing? I noticed you mentioned crashing in TF2. Source engine games are very lenient on unstable OCs, and if you're crashing in that, something isn't right. Now if you're stock, and BSODing, try verify if it's giving the same error message (which would suggest hardware) or if it's a different message everytime. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:46 dirkaderk wrote: Okay that makes sense then, so which board would you have in the 150-200 price range with the option to sli and a decent warranty as well as being a good overclocker? I'd stick with skyR's advice, IMO. About the only place I might top him knowledge-wise is personal experience with stuff I've used and he hasn't, and even then he's going to know enough to not steer someone wrong. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On June 23 2011 09:08 protheros wrote: Hi guys! So, I really need some help building a computer from scratch. I finally finished high school two months ago and I have been working and saving money since, barely wasted any money at all. Just so I can buy a decent computer. (I have an 8 year old machine.) I have a 1000€ budget and the main objective for the computer is gaming. Also, should I save some of the 1000€ to buy a widescreen HD monitor? I think this is the right thread to make this post, if it isn't please direct me to the right one. Specify which retailers you are able to buy from and someone here will put together a configuration for you that fits your wants and needs. On June 23 2011 08:46 dirkaderk wrote: Okay that makes sense then, so which board would you have in the 150-200 price range with the option to sli and a decent warranty as well as being a good overclocker? The major three (MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS) all provide a three year warranty on their higher end motherboards. Only ASUS offers the option of Advanced RMA. So if good is defined by Advanaced RMA, ASUS is your choice. I had problems with my ASUS b2 board but I still recommend them. These are basically your options in the $150 - $200 range. ASUS P8P67 Pro or Z68-V Pro MSI P67 GD65 or GD55 Gigabyte P67 UD4 or UD3P I guess there's EVGA too but their boards are a mystery to me since they were so late to the party and their boards are still non existant at most retailers and review websites. You better be aimming for a 5GHz or higher overclock if you are spending almost $200 on a board. Many of the lower end boards are capable of SLI and also very capable overclockers. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
Also, I'm currently at 3.8Ghz on a 930, with SLI. And anyways, anybody who bought X58 and didn't buy higher end enthusiast brands was kind of a moron IMHO since it's an enthusiast chipset. EVGA also has amazing tech support/customer service. I've called them for all sorts of stuff, including "hey, speedfan is showing me a temp on this particular chip, and I can't find any good info on Google", or a missing memory channel from a CPU unseating, 10pm on a Saturday night, no hold time, guy spoke English, and went above and beyond telling me to check the FAQ and email them about an RMA if it didn't work. That said, you DO pay a premium for their stuff, but the quality is generally good and the support/warranty are good. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
That said, I wonder how much legitimacy there is for rumors last year of former eVGA mobo engineers going to Sapphire. There was never really an official corroboration on the matter, and the only press release from eVGA dodged this direct question. | ||
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