EPTOn July 08 2011 07:42 Blisse wrote:
Don't spend your life going, what if I ate that pie? Go take the pie and eat it.
Don't spend your life going, what if I ate that pie? Go take the pie and eat it.
lol gonna end up being an expensive comp
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JiYan
United States3668 Posts
lol gonna end up being an expensive comp | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
Yeah, especially if he sees a sale on RAID controllers and SSD's. | ||
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troynewell47
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 08 2011 12:24 troynewell47 wrote: what is the best ddr3 1600 8gb ram? If you're asking this question, you'll never notice the difference anyways. Buy the cheap kit. Noticing the difference requires large amounts of time spent repeatedly tweaking things and benchmarking things. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11556 Posts
likely the gskill one which somehow manages to be cheaper than the others | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 08 2011 12:41 FragKrag wrote: likely the gskill one which somehow manages to be cheaper than the others I think the #1 annoying thing about heatsinks and RAM is that 99% of the people advocating them don't even know the best reason for keeping your RAM operating at lower temps... Not that there's really any major use for them at any sane voltage. But RAM stability suffers due to increased volatility with higher temps. And again, people, don't go citing this as a reason to get heatsinks, no sane voltage needs them. The damage temps tend to be pretty high, like 85-90C, so instability is really all most people will get from heat. And that requires some effort. | ||
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Ryko
7 Posts
 I'm not planning on OCing or running anything in Crossfire/SLI and like to be able to play SC2 on high settings at 1080p; I don't plan on upgrading for 4-5 years either. My budget is $800, but I'm going to need a copy of Windows 7 and I might get that PC building service from NCIX for $50. Is it worth it to take $50 out of the hardware budget to have NCIX build the computer for me? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Assembling yourself isn't difficult since there are plenty of helpful tutorials and easy instructions you can find, and parts generally only fit one way (the correct way). If you do it yourself, you will have a little more experience in the future and will be $50 richer. If you get them to assemble, you will save a couple hours time and probably have a slightly lower chance of getting a part DOA. Is that worth $50 to you? | ||
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Ryko
7 Posts
The thing that concerns me most about building a computer from scratch is the software part of it. I was told theres a lot of things to run/test in the BIOS while I'm building and it seems daunting to someone who's never done it before. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Legatus Lanius
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On July 08 2011 02:28 Myrmidon wrote: Sennheiser HD 280 should be good for you then, though it clamps hard to do so. Beyerdynamic DT 770 M isolates even more, but that's more expensive. The normal DT 770 versions isolate well, but apparently that one isolates even better. However, keep in mind that deep-insertion IEMs (canalphones) have better isolation than any fullsize headphone. The Etymotics above are IEMs. Most Etymotics have better isolation than most other IEMs. are there any health/hearing problems related to using these canalphones? im usually pretty good with deep insertions but i dont want to damage my eardrums or anything like that | ||
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Rabid.wolf
United States17 Posts
What is your budget? My price range is $700-$800 USD What is your resolution? The monitor I am using is 1600x900 but I will probably be purchasing a new monitor sometime next year with a higher resolution. What are you using it for? The only game I play is starcraft 2 but I am thinking about diablo 3 in the future; would really like to play 4v4 on high or ultra. Besides this I mostly use my computer for youtube, skype, c++, and matlab. I won't be doing anything like photoshop or video editing. What is your upgrade cycle? My upgrade cycle is a bit on the long side I don't think I will be looking into upgrades for at least 2 years. When do you plan on building it? I'm hoping to build it within the next 2-4 weeks. Do you plan on overclocking? I will not be overclocking Do you need an Operating System? I have a copy of Win7 Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I will not be adding on a second GPU. Where are you buying your parts from? I have a Fry's nearish where I live (San Diego, USA) I have also purchased from Newegg before. If there are any other nearby computer places or websites please let me know. Thank you for your assistance. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Here's a configuration for $684 before mail in rebates that will be capable of handling Starcraft II 4v4 on high/ultra at 1080p: Intel Core i5 2400 @ $195 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074 Asrock H61M U3S3 @ $75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236 MSI Radeon HD6850 Cyclone PE @ $170 ($155 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127576 GSkill 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $65 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424 Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB @ $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769 XFX Core Edition Pro 450 @ $55 ($45 after mail in rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207012 Coolermaster HAF 912 @ $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 DVD Burner @ $19 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136216 You can pocket the remainder of your budget, purchase an SSD such as the Crucial M4: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 for faster load times, upgrade the graphics card, or whatever else. | ||
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Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
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Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Aresien
United Kingdom305 Posts
Hopefully if all my summer jobs come together, something around the £2000-2500 region. What is your resolution? 2 monitors at the moment, main is 1920x1080 and second is 1650x1050 What are you using it for? Gaming, streaming, some photoshop and maybe some 3D rendering, What is your upgrade cycle? Definitely on the longer side, 2+ for sure. When do you plan on building it? Mid-end of August. Do you plan on overclocking? Probably not. I'm hoping that the system will be beefy enough to not require it (and i'm not enough of an enthusiast to do it for the sake of doing it ^^). Do you need an Operating System? Nope, already sorted. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I was looking at the 590 but heard 2x580's would give a noticable improvement in performance, but i'll leave that up to you guys! If you choose a single card, I wouldn't add another. Where are you buying your parts from? I usually use www.overclockers.co.uk - dabs.com or ebuyer.com would also be fine I think. No good local computer shops here though, will all have to be online. Thanks alot guys! | ||
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GeorgeyBeats
United Kingdom338 Posts
Many thanks! | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
There's the two benched. Unless you do a lot of AA/AF on games at that resolution, you won't see much benefit from the added memory, so really it comes down to drivers with the games you play or plan to play. Although there is the possibility (only possibility) of flashing a 2GB 6950 to a 6970, at which point it's definitely better. 560 Ti, on the other hand, OC's like a madman, if you wanted extra performance at a lower risk threshold than flashing the card. | ||
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