EPThttp://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13454
The Silverstone unit is acceptable though.
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13454 The Silverstone unit is acceptable though. | ||
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
I plan to use it for playing SC2 and upcoming games like Diablo3 and Skyrim. Here is what I have pretty much finalized on: Case - ATX mid tower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066 Motherboard - P67 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128487 Video Card - Radeon HD 6850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353 Power Supply - XFX Core 450W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012 CPU - i5 2500k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012 RAM - PNY XLR8 2x2 GB DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178265 Hard Drive - Caviar Blue 500GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769 Optical Drive - CD/DVD burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233 Heat Sink - Gaia SD1283 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082 Thanks for your time and input! | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 04 2011 05:34 skyR wrote: Good build except for motherboard. Switch it out for a more feature rich Asrock P67 Pro3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 Wow, skyR not commenting on CL8 1600 RAM for over $10/GB. That's a first. Granted, the price increase on that kit for the performance increase is actually vaguely reasonable. At least for non-gaming uses. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 04 2011 05:40 skyR wrote: Mail in rebate brings it down to $29 and I assume he wants to deal with the mail in rebates since the rest of his configuration is reasonably well thought out. Ah. MIR. I utterly didn't see that. Definitely worth it then. | ||
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
On July 04 2011 05:34 skyR wrote: Good build except for motherboard. Switch it out for a more feature rich Asrock P67 Pro3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 OMG so does this mean everything else is ok? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Titusmaster6
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CuraOh
Chile81 Posts
but i dont know which mobo choose. http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/index.html?cm_sp=Cat_CPUs-Processors-_-AMD/11-1834-_-http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/696x288.jpg for the memory i am thinking this because the package is better than g.skill for the travel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 and i dont know what gpu to buy somthing around $60-$100 if u could help me i lost here | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 04 2011 08:16 CuraOh wrote: i want to upgrade my old computer i from chile and i buy to newegg, i really like to buy the amd llano so i am thinking in the A8-3850 but i dont know which mobo choose. http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/index.html?cm_sp=Cat_CPUs-Processors-_-AMD/11-1834-_-http://promotions.newegg.com/AMD/11-1834/696x288.jpg for the memory i am thinking this because the package is better than g.skill for the travel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 and i dont know what gpu to buy somthing around $60-$100 if u could help me i lost here if you're buying a GPU there's literally no sane reason to buy the A8-3850. It's priced like an i3-2100 with worse performance in gaming unless you use the IGP. | ||
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CuraOh
Chile81 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 04 2011 08:24 CuraOh wrote: so i could save the money for the gpu? i dont know much about, in the page of newegg says that whit another graphic card will perform better Uhm, what I'm saying is that if you plan to buy a discrete graphics card for gaming reasons, then Llano sucks compared to an i3 2100 for gaming as a CPU. If you compare integrated graphics, however, the Llano will outperform the i3. | ||
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hellgoat
Sweden30 Posts
Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D-E LX (socket 1156) CPU: Intel Core i3-530 (not avi on newegg) Graphics: XFX Radeon HD 5770 Memory: 4gb of DDR3 1333 memory, can't remember brand. It's in 4x1gb, kept them for a while. Power supply: Silver Power SP-SS500 (link to some random review I found on google) So, it's about time to upgrade. I was thinking of going the Intel i5-2500, GTX 560 and 8gb RAM that's been adviced so frequently here, which would require me to buy a new motherboard in addition to the rest. So, my question is, is it really worth it to buy the new motherboard and CPU or would the new RAM and graphics card be sufficient? How much of an effect would I see from the upgraded CPU? Obviously I have to upgrade my lackluster CPU at some point, but would you rather advice I wait until it's even further behind and the next gen has come out? Do I need to upgrade my random, offbrand Power Supply? I realize only I know what I really need, but budget is kind of an issue for me, so I would just humbly ask for some thoughts on this. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Your configuration is still quite decent for gaming. I'd wait until the second quarter of 2012 when Ivybridge is released before committing on a new configuration. If it's for other tasks that would benefit greatly from 4GB of extra memory and two extra cores than go ahead and upgrade. | ||
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hellgoat
Sweden30 Posts
On July 04 2011 08:56 skyR wrote: Your power supply is a Seasonic OEM and provides 34a on the 12v rail. It's not completely terrible but it isn't that great either from skimming through the various reviews I've seen. Your configuration is still quite decent for gaming. I'd wait until the second quarter of 2012 when Ivybridge is released before committing on a new configuration. If it's for other tasks that would benefit greatly from 4GB of extra memory and two extra cores than go ahead and upgrade. This sounds very reasonable. Thanks for the fast reply <3 | ||
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ABCDEF
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Here is my build: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.660241 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130651 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121080 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025 Cooling: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103069 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 Only thing I am iffy about is the PSU It seems like an AMAZING psu but its so expensive!!! Should I get it or get a cheaper one with higher watts/ the same watts | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Don't buy the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ for $50, it's only suppose to be a $20-$30 heatsink but Newegg decided to mark it up due to demand. Get the Xigmatek Gaia instead which performs very similar to the Hyper 212+: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233082 | ||
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ABCDEF
7 Posts
2 questions 1. Does the Xigmatek Gaia have a connecter on the other side for another fan like the 212+ and 2. What PSU would you say to use for my build? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
If you want to do SLI, you can get the XFX Core Edition Pro 650 for $90 ($60 after mail in rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014 If you are just going to be using a single card configuration, you can get the 450 variant for $55 ($45 after mail in rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012 | ||
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