EPTStill from all the reviews I've read of the V236H and MLG officially using it, I would say it's a safe bet and a solid product.
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Lustaf
Canada17 Posts
Still from all the reviews I've read of the V236H and MLG officially using it, I would say it's a safe bet and a solid product. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On July 19 2011 15:09 epikAnglory wrote: I am not sure if this is the right place, but anyways: I am selling a computer to some rich dude, and I actually got away with this deal, though I am not sure if it benefits me. Intel Q6600 @ 2.4 gHz Locked Mobo that can't Overclock 4 GB DDR2 ATI 5670 1 GB Windows 7 64-Bit Ultimate Pirated 300 GB HDD I am selling it for $550, and he is paying me $45 for 12 months. He thought my computer was godly because it ran Maplestory and Soldier Front smoothly with iTunes and Skype in the background. How much am I making out of this? Your configuration is worth $200 at most -.- I pity the person that's buying this for $550. | ||
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
On July 19 2011 15:11 Lustaf wrote: Yea skyR, I realized he wasn't the Canadian site of newegg after I posted. XD Still from all the reviews I've read of the V236H and MLG officially using it, I would say it's a safe bet and a solid product. Is it worth it for $180? The only site I can find it is in Bestbuy California. | ||
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Lustaf
Canada17 Posts
On July 19 2011 15:15 epikAnglory wrote: Is it worth it for $180? The only site I can find it is in Bestbuy California. Buy.com or B&H Both have free shipping in the USA. | ||
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L3g3nd_
New Zealand10461 Posts
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=63991 PSU isnt broken. Rebuilding everything tonight, hopefully i wont make the same mistake, whatever it was | ||
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L3g3nd_
New Zealand10461 Posts
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Owniee
United Kingdom16 Posts
What is your budget? Roughly £400 - £500, which is around $600 - $750 USD. What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Mostly gaming with school work, potentially frapsing and sony vegas editing as well. What is your upgrade cycle? 2 - 3 years. When do you plan on building it? As soon as possible, so within the next weeks or so Do you plan on overclocking? Nope Do you need an Operating System? Nope Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Nope Where are you buying your parts from? Amazon or Ebuyer As i am generally a computer noob, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. | ||
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L3g3nd_
New Zealand10461 Posts
Thank you to everyone @ TL who helped me out : ) It is very much appreciated, i learnt a lot, and although im not all of a sudden a tech expert, i feel ive got some things i can pass on to others, so ill browse this thread every now and then to give back, as a thanks to everyone who helped me. While TL isnt the only place i got to help me pull knowledge, it was a helpful place, and without all the places that helped, i wouldnt have a brand new kick ass computer. <3 you guys | ||
Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Feel free to make some substitutions I guess, particularly the motherboard--if you want something with more ports or features (e.g. USB3 support) or that potentially may be more reliable. And whatever case too. I chose low-end options on both to keep costs down. Core i5-2500 - £156.27 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251597 Biostar H61MGC - £39.60 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/274290 Kingston 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM - £39.48 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172949 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/269749 XFX HD 6870 - £127.00 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/244474 StarTech two molex -> PCIe power adapter (the HD 6870 doesn't come with one for once?) - £1.96 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124029 Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - £37.98 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804 Lite-On CD / DVD-RW - £14.49 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190838 Corsair CX430 V2 - £37.83 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/271798 Cooler Master Elite 335 - £29.73 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151368 | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On July 20 2011 00:04 Rachnar wrote: for 30£ he can have a 6870 in the place of the 5830, isn't it a better deal ? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/244474 Good catch. I was about to edit that in. In fact I was just noticing that that package seems not to include any PCIe power adapters so you'd actually need to get one of these: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124029 | ||
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Swad1000
United States366 Posts
My comp regularly maintains a 40c temp on all parts. So no overheating even when playing sc2. What is your budget? $200 IMore if something like a cpu upgrade is required to stream sc2. What is your resolution? 1024x768 What are you using it for? Just upgrading so Sc2 does not lag anymore. I also want to know how much it would cost to upgrade the computer to stream sc2 games. What is your upgrade cycle? Every time a new sc comes out. When do you plan on building it? Before the end of July. Do you plan on overclocking? Nope Do you need an Operating System? Nope Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Nope Where are you buying your parts from? Newegg This is my setup right now. Operating System MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 90nm Technology RAM 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR @ 133MHz (2.5-3-3-6) Motherboard NF-CK804 (Socket 939) Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5670 512mb Hard Drives 244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JS-00SGB0 ATA Device (SATA) Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NS30 ATA Device The Parts I was looking to upgrade with. CPU Motherboard Memory HDD ( I do not need more space but I was not sure if my old HDD was holding back performance), http://www.hardware-revolution.com/budget-gaming-pc-july-2011/ Is the site I picked the parts from. | ||
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Kollapse
United States125 Posts
I'm moving into a new apartment tomorrow and Time Warner Cable does not have an appointment available for internet installation until August 1st. SIGH. DOUBLE SIGH! I'm curious if anyone knows of a temporary solution to this? A fairly cheap, pay as you go, 3G USB stick perhaps? Is phone tethering acceptable for starcraft gaming? Any links or knowledge would be much appreciated. Thank you. EDIT: Yes, of course I'm doing my own research as well, but I trust the people here and they may know of something I can't find. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
I don't think you should be dropping down to 1 fps with that hardware, but you could use an upgrade regardless. An upgrade is definitely necessary if you want to stream. You could theoretically move up to an AM3 motherboard and Athlon II X4 (not X3) or Phenom II X4 and stream on fairly low settings. With the required RAM upgrade there, that would be just about $200. However, I don't recommend this option. If you can spare the money now, it's better to spend on current-generation tech that will be better for streaming and SC2 performance, and will last longer. CPU comparison: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/363?vs=188 Core i5-2400 - $195 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074 AsRock H61M-VS - $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157241 G.Skill 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM - $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231394 @Kollapse AFAIK most 3G networks have horrible latency unsuitable for gaming. I've not tried it though. | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
Honestly, I think you'd be better off just replacing your entire computer. However, if you're dead set on spending $200 to upgrade parts instead of replacing the comp, then I would do the following things: 1) More RAM - I'm assuming you have DDR2 based on the other parts you listed, so it'll unfortunately be expensive. I think 4GB of DDR2 is like $80 atm? SC2 can use about 3.5GB by itself, not counting windows, etc. 2) Replace your video card with a 5770 / 6770. That should run about $100. Unfortunately, that eats just about your whole budget of $200 that you stated. That should help. But yeah...would probably be better off saving and getting like $700 to $800 and getting a brand spanking new computer, which play SC2 MUCHHH better. You're getting bottlenecked by a variety of things atm. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Also, he has DDR memory on socket 939, not DDR2. | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
Go with Myrmidon's build, though I would go for a 2500 (not k) instead of 2400 if you're not overclocking. The $15 more gets you a few more FPS in SC2 and is the highest-clocked non-overclockable i5 you can get. If you divide FPS per $, at least for SC2, the 2500 seems worth it (to me at least) - according to this benchmark: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/129 | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On July 20 2011 06:06 Wabbit wrote: @swad: Go with Myrmidon's build, though I would go for a 2500 (not k) instead of 2400 if you're not overclocking. The $15 more gets you a few more FPS in SC2 and is the highest-clocked non-overclockable i5 you can get. If you divide FPS per $, at least for SC2, the 2500 seems worth it (to me at least) - according to this benchmark: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/129 Most or at least part of the difference shown there is probably due to inconsistency in testing. The i7-2600k shouldn't be slower than the i5-2500k there, since it has 100 MHz more and 2MB more L3 cache. Below you see the i7-2600k as faster or at least equal to the i5-2500k in SC2, whereas the opposite is true from the AT bench: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-2600k-990x_9.html#sect2 http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/6 But yeah, anyway, i5-2300 and i5-2500 are other options if you want to pay a little less or more for (mostly) proportional changes in performance. | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On July 20 2011 06:28 Myrmidon wrote: Most or at least part of the difference shown there is probably due to inconsistency in testing. The i7-2600k shouldn't be slower than the i5-2500k there, since it has 100 MHz more and 2MB more L3 cache. Below you see the i7-2600k as faster or at least equal to the i5-2500k in SC2, whereas the opposite is true from the AT bench: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-2600k-990x_9.html#sect2 http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188/6 But yeah, anyway, i5-2300 and i5-2500 are other options if you want to pay a little less or more for (mostly) proportional changes in performance. Sometimes, I am just not thinking enough  Edit: Amusingly, that's one of my bookmarked pages for Sandy Bridge gaming performance. | ||
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