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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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monk
United States8476 Posts
For comparison and reviews, $189 at newegg Get this monitor for 1920 x1080 resolution. You won't find a cheaper good quality monitor at this resolution. I have a very similar monitor and it runs very well. Slightly lacking in features, but they're not very important features. Last time i ordered a monitor from walmart and asked for regular shipping, I got it the next day in the morning. link | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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zekie
Canada380 Posts
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HwangjaeTerran
Finland5967 Posts
A little update from me. Got my comp together, unlocked cores (phenom 550) and got to windows easily. In all configurations the system instacrashed when I tried to test with prime95 but when I cranked the voltages up the quad has ran supersolidly. Still running some test with slight OC on the CPU and then I get to try my Sapphire 5830 which I heard is a beast to OC so I´m super pumped. I never dreamed my system would run this well... Big TY to everyone in this thread for help and information"! e. @ zekie - crossfire allows two(or more) identical graphics cards to "team up" boosting performance | ||
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Garnet
Vietnam9033 Posts
MSI H55M-E33 GT 240 GDDR5 OC core i3-530 2gb ddr3 ram | ||
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nineninja9
United States194 Posts
I don't believe you can put different nvidia cards in SLI, though you can use a separate card for physx. Garnet I think the PSU should be sufficient. | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
I'm thinking about getting this as my new main monitor, i currently use a samsung 2ms 22" 16:10. But I'm a bit skeptical, is there really a big difference between 2ms and 5ms? or can you only notice it side by side and actually looking for it? (IE i don't notice vertical tear unless, well I'm looking for it) EDIT: i can't find if the 2ms is for greytogrey or color anywhere T_T | ||
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FragKrag
United States11554 Posts
On September 02 2010 03:51 SoLaR[i.C] wrote: I REALLY like this case. Anybody have any hands-on experience with this thing? I'm thinking about getting it. I haven't built in that case, but I have built inside a Silverstone Raven which shares the idea of the 90 degree tilt motherboard. I have to say that it was one of my most beautiful builds ever. I loved the Raven, and the FT02 is just a much better version of the Raven, and imo, the best case on the market atm. The FT02 is absolutely beautiful and it has amazing air cooling so go for it if you can spend the money on it. You won't be disappointed. It is however, very different from conventional cases because of how the PSU is mounted and how the motherboard is mounted. Edit: Also if you get the red/black verison, you get 3 of the best fans on the market atm. The Silverstone penetrators are amazing because of the way they move air in a beautiful cylinder shape. | ||
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Mystor
Canada60 Posts
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($15 off with promo code) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W ATX12V Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139017 GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-768I GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334 A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model AD3U1333B2G9-DRH http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211364 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.456060 On the day when I was planning to build my build (in spoiler above) the combo for my Processor/Motherboard appeared to disappear (it is no longer available on Newegg.ca  )Do you guys have any suggestions on a different combo or other changes that could be made to make the computer a bit better/cheaper/more awesomer? The bold/italic one is no longer available. Also, just curious, where do you find the combos on the site? | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On September 02 2010 05:17 FragKrag wrote: I haven't built in that case, but I have built inside a Silverstone Raven which shares the idea of the 90 degree tilt motherboard. I have to say that it was one of my most beautiful builds ever. I loved the Raven, and the FT02 is just a much better version of the Raven, and imo, the best case on the market atm. The FT02 is absolutely beautiful and it has amazing air cooling so go for it if you can spend the money on it. You won't be disappointed. It is however, very different from conventional cases because of how the PSU is mounted and how the motherboard is mounted. Edit: Also if you get the red/black verison, you get 3 of the best fans on the market atm. The Silverstone penetrators are amazing because of the way they move air in a beautiful cylinder shape. Yeah the FT02 is a great quality case that you'll probably use for a very long time. Also the way it's oriented keeps gpus very cool because of proving a good airflow to the gpus. Also it's a very quiet case which i also like. | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
On September 02 2010 02:30 Garnet wrote: can a 350w Cooler Master PSU handle these? MSI H55M-E33 GT 240 GDDR5 OC core i3-530 2gb ddr3 ram It depends on the actual power output of the PSU, which is hard to know until you're actually putting together the computer. According to Newegg's wattage calculator you'll need 309 W for the build, so a 350W is going to be cutting it pretty close Given Cooler Master's reputation I'd say it's likely that you'll be able to, but it's a close call. I would want to move up to a 400-450W to be safe | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
SONE: Response time seems to be always listed by GTG unless otherwise specified, since that test gives the best numbers.  Mystor: There's a very similar combo to what you had, actually. Combos are listed near the bottom of an individual product page--click the "browse more combos" link. Keep the optical and hard drives + GPU from above and use this: CPU + RAM + Mobo + Case + PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.472938 | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Aug-0-2010/labordayL34E/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL083110&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL083110-_-EMC-083110-Index-_-E0-_-ENTER | ||
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monk
United States8476 Posts
Also, 2ms vs 5ms won't matter if you're just going to watch movies and play sc2. | ||
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Mystor
Canada60 Posts
There's a very similar combo to what you had, actually. Combos are listed near the bottom of an individual product page--click the "browse more combos" link. Keep the optical and hard drives + GPU from above and use this: CPU + RAM + Mobo + Case + PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.472938 All of those components are good? (The PSU is in the Case, right?) This would make my computer contain the following: + Show Spoiler + ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-768I GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125334 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX MSI 890GXM-G65 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3K2/4GR Antec Three Hundred + BP430 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.472938 If that is good I only have one more question: Are there any good mice/keyboards that I should buy at the same time (to save on shipping and such)? I currently have a Belkin "Internet Keyboard" http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=191278 (some random keyboard that I found around the house) and a Microsoft Wireless Lazer Mouse 7000 http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=088 (I got it for my laptop when wireless was important to me  )Thanks | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
SONE: Lower response time means less ghosting, among other things. e.g. If there's a fast-moving object on the screen and the monitor has slow response time, you'll see trails (ghosts) behind the object as the screen slowly changes the color to what it's supposed to be with the object no longer there. Granted, 5 ms is not that much and is probably not worth worrying over, particularly for RTS. It's displays in the 10s of ms that may be a concern for gaming. Some more expensive monitors use different technology internally that is better in viewing angle, color reproduction, or other factors, but are worse in response time. Display latency is a rarely-published statistic that's probably more important for gaming and general computer use. But for RTS, especially online where you already have input latency to begin with, display latency and response time are probably not a big deal except in extreme cases. | ||
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