EPTHaven't decided yet. Speaker budget is around $200-$300.
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PolSC2
United States634 Posts
Haven't decided yet. Speaker budget is around $200-$300. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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TechTornado
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My tech guy will assemble this in 2-3 days so I still have time to change parts if necessary Please rate my build and let me know if it is balanced. Will there be any possibilities for OC/SLI? Thank you  MSI P67A-C45 I5-2500k Team Elite DDR3 1333Mhz 2x2gb WD Caviar Blue 500GB 7200RPM EVGA GTX560 1 GB DDR5 256 Bit (not the Ti version) Thermaltake v6 Black FSP Epsillon 600W Dvd-Rw Lite-On | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Your motherboard is not capable of SLI so why do you have a 600w power supply? | ||
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TechTornado
27 Posts
How much PSU would you suggest if I add in an SSD? | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
Edit: also, what is your sound card budget? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On October 04 2011 01:02 TechTornado wrote: Thank you skyR, I will look into that How much PSU would you suggest if I add in an SSD? A ~500w power supply. | ||
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TheRealArtemis
687 Posts
These are some of the specs: (SLI) 2 x GeForce GTX 570 TwinFroozer III Power Edition (MSI) Intel i7-2600K (SANDYBRIDGE -!)4 x 3.40Ghz @ 4 x 4.00 Ghz (Overclocked!) 8 GB VENGEANCE DDR3 1866 MHz Samsung 1000 GB Harddisk Im dont know much about building a pc together, and feel I need to get stuff verified before buying .__.'' Does it look ok, in your eyes or? thx! | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Twin Frozr III cards are meant to be overclocked. If you cannot even assemble your own PC, why spend extra money on Twin Frozr III variants when you're most likely never going to overclock them? 1866MHz memory is a waste of money for gaming, the difference is negligible at best: 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 You're better putting the extra money spent on 1866MHz instead of 1333MHz elsewhere. The core i7 2600k provides no benefits over a core i5 2500k in gaming since Battlefield 3 will not utilize eight threads ... most games utilize two threads at most with a few exceptions utilizing more (usually four, BF3 utilizes four). | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 04 2011 01:22 TheRealArtemis wrote: Thinking about a new pc, since BF3 release is imminent. O_o These are some of the specs: (SLI) 2 x GeForce GTX 570 TwinFroozer III Power Edition (MSI) Intel i7-2600K (SANDYBRIDGE -!)4 x 3.40Ghz @ 4 x 4.00 Ghz (Overclocked!) 8 GB VENGEANCE DDR3 1866 MHz Samsung 1000 GB Harddisk Im dont know much about building a pc together, and feel I need to get stuff verified before buying .__.'' Does it look ok, in your eyes or? thx! That sounds like alienware so I assume you're paying a 1000$ premium with those parts. Actually more like 1500$ as 8gb of 1866mhz memory costs about 700 to alienware | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On October 04 2011 01:28 Shikyo wrote: That sounds like alienware so I assume you're paying a 1000$ premium with those parts. Actually more like 1500$ as 8gb of 1866mhz memory costs about 700 to alienware Be fair, it could be ibuypower, who only tack on about 50% of the cost in profit, instead of Alienware. Artemis: If you want, you could give me the obscene gobs of cash you want to dump on those specs, I'll build you something better, and still pocket enough to make it worth my time. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On October 04 2011 01:30 JingleHell wrote: Be fair, it could be ibuypower, who only tack on about 50% of the cost in profit, instead of Alienware. Artemis: If you want, you could give me the obscene gobs of cash you want to dump on those specs, I'll build you something better, and still pocket enough to make it worth my time. I dont think ibuypower would have an option of 4ghz 2600k like alienware does(for only a 500 dollar premium) | ||
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HikariPrime
United States122 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Cyberpower is overpriced. A similar self-built configuration will cost you up to $300 less if not more. Plus you get triple the length of warranty on most components and you'll also be getting better post-sale support. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On October 04 2011 01:47 HikariPrime wrote: I'm someone who wouldn't know how to assemble a pc, is it relatively easy, or is it frustrating? I'm looking to build/buy a custom pc. Is building really a cost effective way? Or is This a good option for someone like me, Comparing the specs to something I would try to build, this seems like the prices are pretty fair. They're overpriced, shady, and provide mediocre assembly with a shorter warranty. Building a PC is something like Legos, without the inconvenience of things possibly fitting somewhere they shouldn't. | ||
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HikariPrime
United States122 Posts
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TheRealArtemis
687 Posts
On October 04 2011 01:26 skyR wrote: Waste of money. Twin Frozr III cards are meant to be overclocked. If you cannot even assemble your own PC, why spend extra money on Twin Frozr III variants when you're most likely never going to overclock them? 1866MHz memory is a waste of money for gaming, the difference is negligible at best: 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 You're better putting the extra money spent on 1866MHz instead of 1333MHz elsewhere. The core i7 2600k provides no benefits over a core i5 2500k in gaming since Battlefield 3 will not utilize eight threads ... most games utilize two threads at most with a few exceptions utilizing more (usually four, BF3 utilizes four). The two Twin Frozr III cars will be overclocked. (sorrry I didnt put enough detail into the post) The pc isnt only meant to run BF3 on highest settings, but also future games. But you're saying that I should cut something away, since gettint these parts at the moment is a waste? I've always found buying new gaming rigs such a hassle =/ thx EDIT: On October 04 2011 01:30 JingleHell wrote: Be fair, it could be ibuypower, who only tack on about 50% of the cost in profit, instead of Alienware. Artemis: If you want, you could give me the obscene gobs of cash you want to dump on those specs, I'll build you something better, and still pocket enough to make it worth my time. lol. are you serious? | ||
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Medzo
United States627 Posts
About $1750 for tower + a headset. Money isn't the issue but I don't want to spend more than I have to. I just want to hit my goals under "what are you using it for?". What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Gaming, streaming, Blu-ray movies, eyefinity, and I listen to a lot of music. I want this computer to run Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Counter-Strike GO, Dota 2, and Skyrim on max settings. I want to be able to stream starcraft, diablo, dota2, and cs:go. Also I want to be able to use eyefinity between 3 monitors for CS:GO, skyrim, and TF2. I want a good sound card that will go along with a 7.1 headset (please include headset recommendations) that will do music + gaming (good with source engine & skype please). I want to try a SSD drive. I was thinking http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443 but I am not convinced. I have an external hard drive. What is your upgrade cycle? 3-4 years. When do you plan on building it? Looking at November but maybe early December. Do you plan on overclocking? Probably, im somewhat of a noob so please guide me in the right direction. Do you need an Operating System? No I have windows 7. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Not sure. Where are you buying your parts from? New egg. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On October 04 2011 02:01 TheRealArtemis wrote: + Show Spoiler + On October 04 2011 01:26 skyR wrote: Waste of money. Twin Frozr III cards are meant to be overclocked. If you cannot even assemble your own PC, why spend extra money on Twin Frozr III variants when you're most likely never going to overclock them? 1866MHz memory is a waste of money for gaming, the difference is negligible at best: 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 You're better putting the extra money spent on 1866MHz instead of 1333MHz elsewhere. The core i7 2600k provides no benefits over a core i5 2500k in gaming since Battlefield 3 will not utilize eight threads ... most games utilize two threads at most with a few exceptions utilizing more (usually four, BF3 utilizes four). The two Twin Frozr III cars will be overclocked. (sorrry I didnt put enough detail into the post) The pc isnt only meant to run BF3 on highest settings, but also future games. But you're saying that I should cut something away, since gettint these parts at the moment is a waste? I've always found buying new gaming rigs such a hassle =/ thx If games are ONLY starting to barely utilize four threads, what on earth makes you think that games will start barely utilizing eight threads in the next three years? Or do you plan on keeping such a configuration for ten years where games might start utilizing eight threads? And if faster memory doesn't help now, what makes you think it's going to help in the future when you'll still be using a 2600k? Well you could argue that faster memory may help with Haswell or Broadwell if you plan on upgrading than. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
On October 04 2011 02:13 Medzo wrote: What is your budget? About $1750 for tower + a headset. Money isn't the issue but I don't want to spend more than I have to. I just want to hit my goals under "what are you using it for?". What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Gaming, streaming, Blu-ray movies, eyefinity, and I listen to a lot of music. I want this computer to run Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Counter-Strike GO, Dota 2, and Skyrim on max settings. I want to be able to stream starcraft, diablo, dota2, and cs:go. Also I want to be able to use eyefinity between 3 monitors for CS:GO, skyrim, and TF2. I want a good sound card that will go along with a 7.1 headset (please include headset recommendations) that will do music + gaming (good with source engine & skype please). I want to try a SSD drive. I was thinking http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443 but I am not convinced. I have an external hard drive. What is your upgrade cycle? 3-4 years. When do you plan on building it? Looking at November but maybe early December. Do you plan on overclocking? Probably, im somewhat of a noob so please guide me in the right direction. Do you need an Operating System? No I have windows 7. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Not sure. Where are you buying your parts from? New egg. What kind of music do you like? Also, are any old games important to you other than counter-strike: source? Edit: @Atremis + Show Spoiler + The pc isnt only meant to run BF3 on highest settings, but also future games. But you're saying that I should cut something away, since gettint these parts at the moment is a waste? Yes, those parts are a waste. That's why SkyR is saying. If you want to run future games good, follow SkyR's advice. You'll get a great computer. And if the tech scene changes radically (no way to predict that now), you'll have hundreds of dollars more to change your set-up. + Show Spoiler + EDIT: On October 04 2011 01:30 JingleHell wrote: Show nested quote + Be fair, it could be ibuypower, who only tack on about 50% of the cost in profit, instead of Alienware. Artemis: If you want, you could give me the obscene gobs of cash you want to dump on those specs, I'll build you something better, and still pocket enough to make it worth my time. Last edit: 2011-10-04 02:05:14 lol. are you serious? I dunno if JingleHell is serious, but he might be. In fact, there's a lot of people who do custom gaming rigs on occasion for a little cash on the side for just this reason. A friend of mine had a local guy do a custom computer for him rather than going through an ibuypower-type site, and he got a fan-fucking-tastic computer for way cheaper than he would have otherwise, for less hassle, and he loved it. Just gotta look around for a college kid or whoever that does that sort of thing on the side. The only hard part is finding someone to do it since they're not exactly sponsoring NASL. | ||
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