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MaieVShadowsonG
United Kingdom43 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 01 2011 00:08 MaieVShadowsonG wrote: not at the same time. thats why i need 2 hdmi ports. im just asking to get a tv / monitor and if the above model is good or not.LG DM2350D-PZ LED TV - Monitor 3D 23'' why do you need 2 hdmi ports if you're not using them at the same time? And you're asking if it's good? If you think it's worth 200 pounds to save you the trouble from switching the cord when you want to play PS3 instead of using PC, sure. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On October 01 2011 00:02 roLangela wrote: Hello; There is about 614 pages on this thread so i am too lazy to go through them all. My budget is around $1000-1300. Can someone set up a build for me please? I want to run SC2 on MAX settings and also with other games as well. If someone can help, it would be much appreciated  thanks a bunch TL! also, it will be my first time building a computer is it hard? is there a guide on the website or any other websites? Thanks again. I know its a lot I'm asking. I'm very nub  There's a video guide on the same page you posted ..... + Show Spoiler + This overclockable configuratiaon totals to $920 before mail in rebates. Core i5 2500k & MSI P67A-G43 @ $325 ($305 after mail in rebate) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60177&&promoid=1055 Gigabyte Radeon HD6950 1GB @ $240 (pricematch with http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385 ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=62087 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB @ $60 (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/233183/Western_Digital/WD10EALX/ ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58881 Crucial M4 @ $100 (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/234806/CT064M4SSD2/CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY/ ) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60444 Mushkin 2x4GB 1333Mhz @ $41 (pricematch with http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD3503 ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=55544 XFX Core Edition 450 @ $51 ($31 after mail in rebate) (pricematch with http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC3542 ) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=63238 Coolermaster HAF 912 @ $50 (pricematch with http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC0700 ) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=55583 Corsair A70 @ $30 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=53612&promoid=1055 DVD Burner @ $19 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60344&promoid=1055 SATA Cable @ $4 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=15994 | ||
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jacosajh
2919 Posts
On September 30 2011 19:48 nam nam wrote: If blizzard implemented a "suped duper mega graphic mode" with no other difference than it requireing a gtx 590 to turn on, I bet there would be people buying 590's just so they can turn everything up to "max" regardless of performance gain. I fail to see your point. that doesn't even seem to go in line with what I'm talking about. as far as I know everyone here understands that you shouldn't need more than 460 to run max on 1080p and I actually see a lot of people correcting people who try to get more than that for just sc2. on the other hand a 2500k will also max out your settings and afik sc2 will even auto set it for you. So for people to say 2500k and bottleneck can be very misleading to non tech savvy people. | ||
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ThatGuy89
United Kingdom1968 Posts
Its the last thing thats missing from my build. Atm i only have a laptop in the house, which is connected wirelessly. My new PC will be 3feet from the router. Should i hard wire? get a network card? ive been told just buying a dongel for £40 or something works fine and doesnt need a card installed or anything just wondered if people had preferences or anything | ||
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deconduo
Ireland4122 Posts
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589&bc Nice deal if anyone is able to pick one up. | ||
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ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
For anyone looking to build soon and who has a microcenter near them, apparently they're having a 1 day sale for the i5-2500ks for $150 (not a typo). This makes it already cheaper than the i5-2400 {edit: Mfer, ninja'ed...} | ||
Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On October 01 2011 02:00 ThatGuy89 wrote: whats the best/cheapest/most reliable way to connect to the internet? Its the last thing thats missing from my build. Atm i only have a laptop in the house, which is connected wirelessly. My new PC will be 3feet from the router. Should i hard wire? get a network card? ive been told just buying a dongel for £40 or something works fine and doesnt need a card installed or anything just wondered if people had preferences or anything In most situations Ethernet or Wi-Fi will be transparent. (not the case for wireless if there's significant traffic at that frequency around, even if it's not on your network, and definitely not for like a 3G/4G hotspot because of the high latency) There are some small differences in performance between cheap Ethernet network interfaces and expensive ones, but it's not really a big deal for an end user. Just use whatever integrated Ethernet controller (and jack) is integrated on your motherboard, like pretty much everybody else does. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 01 2011 02:10 deconduo wrote: i5-2500k is $150 at microcenter: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0354589&bc Nice deal if anyone is able to pick one up. One could probably buy like 10 of those and sell them for a decent profit, even... | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
Also, if you want the i7 2600k for $280, you can get $80 off any Z68 mobo, which is potentially a better deal than the i5 2500k (although if you don't need it, it's not worth the extra money). EDIT: Oh, I guess it was already posted. To Shikyo, you're limited to 1 per customer. | ||
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Hithran
Canada57 Posts
Thanks for posting that $920 build for ncix. It looks really great. I tried picking parts myself but yours is a little cheaper and includes a SSD with the same cpu and gpu and double the ram. I just have a question about the PSU. On the page for the gigabyte HD 6950 it list the power supply requirement as 500W. Will the XFX 450W PSU be adequate for the system? Also, for $20 more there is a 2GB 6950: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=59610&vpn=HD695XCNFC&manufacture=XFX Will there be any performance gain if I use a 22in monitor? | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 01 2011 05:32 Hithran wrote: skyR, Thanks for posting that $920 build for ncix. It looks really great. I tried picking parts myself but yours is a little cheaper and includes a SSD with the same cpu and gpu and double the ram. I just have a question about the PSU. On the page for the gigabyte HD 6950 it list the power supply requirement as 500W. Will the XFX 450W PSU be adequate for the system? It's more than enough, the 500w requirement is so that people don't make their system burst into flames when they try to run a 15 dollar 400W unit. You'll be using like 300w or so in load. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
On October 01 2011 05:32 Hithran wrote: skyR, Thanks for posting that $920 build for ncix. It looks really great. I tried picking parts myself but yours is a little cheaper and includes a SSD with the same cpu and gpu and double the ram. I just have a question about the PSU. On the page for the gigabyte HD 6950 it list the power supply requirement as 500W. Will the XFX 450W PSU be adequate for the system? Also, for $20 more there is a 2GB 6950: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=59610&vpn=HD695XCNFC&manufacture=XFX Will there be any performance gain if I use a 22in monitor? No. 1GB should be enough unless you're using eyeinfinity. | ||
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WiseBagus
Canada452 Posts
I do not need a HDD ( I have a 1TB Seagate Barracuda) I have a GTS 250 ( i don't know if that will be powerful enough or if it will bottleneck me) My resolution is 1680X1050 I would like to overclock. I live in Canada I just do not know where to start so I hope you can help me. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 01 2011 06:03 WiseBagus wrote: I am looking to upgrade for Battlefield 3 my budget is 460$ I do not need a HDD ( I have a 1TB Seagate Barracuda) I have a GTS 250 ( i don't know if that will be powerful enough or if it will bottleneck me) My resolution is 1680X1050 I would like to overclock. I live in Canada I just do not know where to start so I hope you can help me. Sorry but you won't be overclocking with a 460$ budget. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
On October 01 2011 06:03 WiseBagus wrote: I am looking to upgrade for Battlefield 3 my budget is 460$ I do not need a HDD ( I have a 1TB Seagate Barracuda) I have a GTS 250 ( i don't know if that will be powerful enough or if it will bottleneck me) My resolution is 1680X1050 I would like to overclock. I live in Canada I just do not know where to start so I hope you can help me. What's your current processor? | ||
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WiseBagus
Canada452 Posts
Intel E6320 dual core 1.86 GHz Edit 1.86 Ghz | ||
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Bambipwnsu
Canada698 Posts
Eek, you should probably keep using the GTS 250 @ that resolution and turn it down to low-med settings. With $400 you could get yourself a SB quad non-k and everything excluding that HDD you say you already have. | ||
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needsoma
6 Posts
I'm trying to decide whether to go with a 2500k or a 2400. I've reserved a 2500k at my local microstore and a Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard for a total of $293 after taxes. Should I just get this instead of the 2400 to leave the possibility of overclocking open (even if i don't overclock)? I'm planning to play the latest games on 1600x900 resolution; would oc-ing my cpu help a lot? Also, I bought a MSI GeForce GTX 460 Fermi Hawk OC 780MHZ 1GB GDDR5 at ncix last week while it was on sale. I know it overclocks well, but would it be necessary to overclock it to play BF3 and other new games on high settings with decent fps? or can i just leave it unclocked Thanks in advance. You guys (skyr, myrmidon, jinglehell, shikyo, etc.) are doing a frickin awesome job with this thread, kudos. | ||
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