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HansMoleman
United States343 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On September 11 2011 09:29 HansMoleman wrote: My Nvega 780i SLI mobo recently shat out on me, and i was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to a cheap substitute for the time being. I was thinking about just buying the same one for 110 brand new, but then i saw some LGA 1155 mobos that went for 70ish. The SLi is not that important for me because i currently only have one video card. Do you have an 1155 socket CPU sitting around to stick in there? That "LGA 1155" is the CPU socket, and it isn't compatible with, say, an LGA 775 CPU, which is what goes in 780i mobos. That said, LGA 1155 CPUs blow 775 out of the water, all around, hands down. But that upgrade requires a minimum of CPU/Mobo, and generally RAM, as well. | ||
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HansMoleman
United States343 Posts
On September 11 2011 09:33 JingleHell wrote: Do you have an 1155 socket CPU sitting around to stick in there? That "LGA 1155" is the CPU socket, and it isn't compatible with, say, an LGA 775 CPU, which is what goes in 780i mobos. That said, LGA 1155 CPUs blow 775 out of the water, all around, hands down. But that upgrade requires a minimum of CPU/Mobo, and generally RAM, as well. Ive got a core 2 quad q9400 set at 775. If i were to upgrade I'd need to nearly gut out my computer, so im just looking for a cheap replacement for now, then build a whole new pc in about a years time. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130242 Here is the mobo im thinking of buying, thoughts? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On September 11 2011 10:59 HansMoleman wrote: Ive got a core 2 quad q9400 set at 775. If i were to upgrade I'd need to nearly gut out my computer, so im just looking for a cheap replacement for now, then build a whole new pc in about a years time. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130242 Here is the mobo im thinking of buying, thoughts? It's pretty light in the pants, but if you aren't planning any OC or anything, and you can find a spec sheet for it somewhere to verify it can handle a q9400, I don't see anything particularly horrendous about it, if you don't need any features besides turning on. But then, my meds are kicking in, so I could be missing something. | ||
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aax5
United States54 Posts
Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge $149.99 On sale. http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354590 8GB RAM $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333 500-650 WATT Power Supply $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030 Radeon 1GB 6950 $240 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385 1 TB Hard Drive $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 Cooler Master Basic $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119215&Tpk=cooler master basic H67 Motherboard $65-75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186211 This is about 875-900 bucks with the OS and disk drive. I have a 1k budget. Is it worth spending the additional money to overclock with a 2500k? Right now, the 2500k is $180 on sale from microcenter. Also, do you think that saving 40-50 bucks on the processor is going to be the best deal till December. It's a good 25% off the price, but I'm worried I'll be undercut during black friday. I'm trying to snipe a few good deals to bring my price down. | ||
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gruff
Sweden2276 Posts
On September 11 2011 12:37 JingleHell wrote: It's pretty light in the pants, but if you aren't planning any OC or anything, and you can find a spec sheet for it somewhere to verify it can handle a q9400, I don't see anything particularly horrendous about it, if you don't need any features besides turning on. But then, my meds are kicking in, so I could be missing something. Was a bit bored so I looked it up. The q9400 is supported. http://se.msi.com/product/mb/G41M4-F.html#/?div=CPUSupport | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On September 11 2011 14:45 aax5 wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Prices and links are what I have found to be the best price. Be sure to give me a better price if you can. Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge $149.99 On sale. http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354590 8GB RAM $45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333 500-650 WATT Power Supply $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030 Radeon 1GB 6950 $240 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385 1 TB Hard Drive $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 Cooler Master Basic $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119215&Tpk=cooler master basic H67 Motherboard $65-75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186211 This is about 875-900 bucks with the OS and disk drive. I have a 1k budget. Is it worth spending the additional money to overclock with a 2500k? Right now, the 2500k is $180 on sale from microcenter. Also, do you think that saving 40-50 bucks on the processor is going to be the best deal till December. It's a good 25% off the price, but I'm worried I'll be undercut during black friday. I'm trying to snipe a few good deals to bring my price down. The 2500k has been $180 at Microcenter since like forever. It's your choice to wait or not but you are definitely going to get undercut regardless of when you purchase because pricing isn't static or change in a predictable pattern. | ||
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aax5
United States54 Posts
Can you answer my question about overclocking? Is it worth it to get a 2500k and accessories to overclock in performance? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
On September 11 2011 15:05 aax5 wrote: If it's going to stay like that, I'll wait it out. Most likely it'll continue, and I can use that as a base price. Can you answer my question about overclocking? Is it worth it to get a 2500k and accessories to overclock in performance? Price difference total is like $50-90 difference assuming you count a lower priced motherboard, HSF, and a non-K version/i5 2300/i5 2400. It is kind of fun, I mean it usually won't make that big of a difference unless you render HD videos or stream. It won't rip you off, but won't make a huge difference either unless you spend a lot more money on an incredible HSF. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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aax5
United States54 Posts
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CuraOh
Chile81 Posts
in microcenter are available this cupons is you buy after the 18 and you can easy overclock http://www.overclock.net/online-deals/1113075-micro-center-20-off-various-pc.html so let see Intel core i5 2500K http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589 $180 ASRock P67 PRO3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 $120 (10MIR) Cooler Maste Hyper 212 Plus http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0315397 $24 GIGABYTE Radeon HD 6950 1GB with 20%off cupon http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0369115#rebate $215 (20MIR) SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 $60 Antec High Current Gamer Series 620W with 20%off cupon http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0348767 $52 (15MIR) HyperX blu 8GB DDR3-1333 with 20%off cupon http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0360526 $43 Cooler Master HAF912 with 20%off cupon http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0343331 $45 Samsung 22x DVD/RW Burner http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0293049 $18 Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit OEM http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361170 $88 total $845 and you can add a ssd for $93 Crucial M4 SSD 64gb http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0364541 | ||
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aax5
United States54 Posts
I found the coupon code already, since I lurk this thread for tips, but thank you for that. This'll be my new list for parts right now. I plan on buying most of the stuff now with the coupon, but I will wait for anything that is not currently discounted. I have a lot of time before I plan on building it completely. | ||
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buddylee
United States128 Posts
motherboard http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0365088 cpu http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354590 case http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0361307 video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150516 hard drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136770 power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027 memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231180 monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051 cd/dvd burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233 wireless adapter http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/sandy-bridge-ddr3.html http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3 http://techreport.com/articles.x/20377 A 6870 is currently $170 atm: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157236 Why do you keep listing an HD 6850 for $170 (that's loud, which seems out of line with the case choice?) when you can get a better HD 6850 for $160 or an HD 6870 for $175? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353 ($140 AMIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948 ($155 AMIR) Some people might be hating on the NZXT H2, but for the kind of build you're using, the relatively bad (but not atrocious) cooling is not a problem. Certainly with things on idle it will be much quieter than most cases. On full load with an HD 6850, it doesn't take that much to cool one of them, so it should be still decent. | ||
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138313 Only $49 as well. | ||
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epikAnglory
United States1120 Posts
Is that enough for the average StarCraft 2 gamer? I am only getting 4 MBPS download speed, but I think that is due to a slow adapter (which I am switching to LAN next Saturday). ![[image loading]](http://www.speedtest.net/result/1477721465.png) So I am assuming if I get Ethernet I will be close to 12 MBPS. Should I upgrade to 18 MBPS for $10 more a month (and an offer for Charter is free TV HBOCinemax Channels for one year if you upgrade, though we barely watch movies). EDIT: I tested again and got 6 MBPS download. | ||
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psp219
United States315 Posts
600-700 What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Most Gaming + Streaming What is your upgrade cycle? 4 years When do you plan on building it? ASAP Do you plan on overclocking? No Do you need an Operating System? No Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? Anywhere online for cheap. Maybe Newegg | ||
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