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On July 06 2011 02:15 Myrmidon wrote:
@alepov
The OCZ ModXStream Pro is not bad at all, but the XFX is better aside from having non-modular cables (if that's a plus to you). Corsair CX V2 is also acceptable and cheaper, though less reliable long-term than the XFX unit.
@mous
Both the GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti are priced fairly relative to each other and to AMD products. That Gigabyte GTX 560 looks good. If you don't mind losing 200 MHz, the i5-2400 is $20 cheaper, about $30 cheaper after promo code if you order today. That power supply is plenty overkill for that configuration but a decent pick for the price.
Can you recommend a motherboard for me? Which nvidia card is not overpriced and still a decent card? I want to pay max 250$ for a vga
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Antec Three Hundred
Seasonic 620W Modular
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3
Intel Core I5 2500K
Zalman CNPS9900A LED
2x4GB G.Skill SNIPER Edition 1600
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATAII
This is a close to final list, ordering in a few hours.
Any tips? Things that I can cheaply boost or cut back a bit on without losing much performance?
Note: I have 7200RPM HDDs in my current computer that I will migrate and install the OS on.
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My friend needs a build around the $500 to $600 range, but nothing more than 600. He doesn't need the OS though and he'll be mainly buying from newegg. Suggestions on builds please? 
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On July 06 2011 02:20 mous wrote:Show nested quote +On July 06 2011 02:15 Myrmidon wrote:
@alepov
The OCZ ModXStream Pro is not bad at all, but the XFX is better aside from having non-modular cables (if that's a plus to you). Corsair CX V2 is also acceptable and cheaper, though less reliable long-term than the XFX unit.
@mous
Both the GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti are priced fairly relative to each other and to AMD products. That Gigabyte GTX 560 looks good. If you don't mind losing 200 MHz, the i5-2400 is $20 cheaper, about $30 cheaper after promo code if you order today. That power supply is plenty overkill for that configuration but a decent pick for the price. Can you recommend a motherboard for me? Which nvidia card is not overpriced and still a decent card? I want to pay max 250$ for a vga
I think the one you got was fine. A GTX 560 Ti would be okay too. EVGA -AR for lifetime warranty, MSI Twin Frozr, some other models are good.
On July 06 2011 02:26 Caveman255 wrote:
Antec Three Hundred
Seasonic 620W Modular
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3
Intel Core I5 2500K
Zalman CNPS9900A LED
2x4GB G.Skill SNIPER Edition 1600
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATAII
This is a close to final list, ordering in a few hours.
Any tips? Things that I can cheaply boost or cut back a bit on without losing much performance?
Note: I have 7200RPM HDDs in my current computer that I will migrate and install the OS on.
Heatsink is probably way overpriced relative to how much you need for a reasonable overclock on a i5-2500k and overpriced for the performance. If there's cheaper 2 x 4GB RAM, you won't lose much performance at all going to 1333 MHz RAM.
Seasonic-branded power supplies tend to be more expensive than alternatives, including identical Seasonic-manufactured products sold under other brands. If you have a single GPU (which?), you can get by with much less than 620W.
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On July 06 2011 02:44 Myrmidon wrote:Show nested quote +On July 06 2011 02:20 mous wrote:On July 06 2011 02:15 Myrmidon wrote:
@alepov
The OCZ ModXStream Pro is not bad at all, but the XFX is better aside from having non-modular cables (if that's a plus to you). Corsair CX V2 is also acceptable and cheaper, though less reliable long-term than the XFX unit.
@mous
Both the GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti are priced fairly relative to each other and to AMD products. That Gigabyte GTX 560 looks good. If you don't mind losing 200 MHz, the i5-2400 is $20 cheaper, about $30 cheaper after promo code if you order today. That power supply is plenty overkill for that configuration but a decent pick for the price. Can you recommend a motherboard for me? Which nvidia card is not overpriced and still a decent card? I want to pay max 250$ for a vga I think the one you got was fine. A GTX 560 Ti would be okay too. EVGA -AR for lifetime warranty, MSI Twin Frozr, some other models are good. Show nested quote +On July 06 2011 02:26 Caveman255 wrote:
Antec Three Hundred
Seasonic 620W Modular
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3
Intel Core I5 2500K
Zalman CNPS9900A LED
2x4GB G.Skill SNIPER Edition 1600
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATAII
This is a close to final list, ordering in a few hours.
Any tips? Things that I can cheaply boost or cut back a bit on without losing much performance?
Note: I have 7200RPM HDDs in my current computer that I will migrate and install the OS on. Heatsink is probably way overpriced relative to how much you need for a reasonable overclock on a i5-2500k and overpriced for the performance. If there's cheaper 2 x 4GB RAM, you won't lose much performance at all going to 1333 MHz RAM. Seasonic-branded power supplies tend to be more expensive than alternatives, including identical Seasonic-manufactured products sold under other brands. If you have a single GPU (which?), you can get by with much less than 620W.
The Seasonic PSU is relatively cheap for a modular PSU with that power output. I'd rather have a bit of extra power for the future anyway.
The RAM costs the same at 1333MHz and 1600MHz in the store I'm getting it from so...
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All your links are broken and I rather not enter product id for each one manually nvm those aren't even product ids -.- ><
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Myrm gave you an answer on this same page from the last time you asked...
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On July 06 2011 04:06 JingleHell wrote:Myrm gave you an answer on this same page from the last time you asked...
yeah i know i made some changes
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On July 06 2011 04:07 adioN wrote:Show nested quote +On July 06 2011 04:06 JingleHell wrote:Myrm gave you an answer on this same page from the last time you asked... yeah i know i made some changes
Well, either fix your links, or tell us what the parts are. Or better yet, both.
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On July 06 2011 04:11 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On July 06 2011 04:07 adioN wrote:On July 06 2011 04:06 JingleHell wrote:Myrm gave you an answer on this same page from the last time you asked... yeah i know i made some changes Well, either fix your links, or tell us what the parts are. Or better yet, both.
Oh well that was embarassing lmao. fixed.
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A core i3 2100 has limited overclocking, basically none at all. If you want to overclock, you need a K processor, ex. core i5 2500k.
If you're not overclocking, you can get a H61 or H67 motherboard such as the Asrock H61M-VS as previously suggested. If you want USB3/SATA3, you can get an Asrock H61M U3S3.
The MSI Radeon HD5770 Twin Frozr is an arguably poor choice.
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On July 06 2011 04:14 adioN wrote:Show nested quote +On July 06 2011 04:11 JingleHell wrote:On July 06 2011 04:07 adioN wrote:On July 06 2011 04:06 JingleHell wrote:Myrm gave you an answer on this same page from the last time you asked... yeah i know i made some changes Well, either fix your links, or tell us what the parts are. Or better yet, both. Oh well that was embarassing lmao. fixed.
Ninja'd again. Go with what skyR said.
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On July 06 2011 04:17 skyR wrote:
A core i3 2100 has limited overclocking, basically none at all. If you want to overclock, you need a K processor, ex. core i5 2500k.
If you're not overclocking, you can get a H61 or H67 motherboard such as the Asrock H61M-VS as previously suggested. If you want USB3/SATA3, you can get an Asrock H61M U3S3.
The MSI Radeon HD5770 Twin Frozr is an arguably poor choice.
so should i go with the card that myrm suggested?
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OK about to go with
Thermaltake Armor A60
Seasonic 620W Modular
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3
Intel Core I5 2500K
Zalman CNPS9900A
Sapphire HD 6950 2GB
2x4GB G.Skill SNIPER Edition
Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green
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Hyper212+ isn't really worth $50, get the Xigmatek Gaia instead.
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