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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On November 07 2011 08:06 beefhamburger wrote: For EVGA cards, what's the difference between -AR and -KR? As well as DS? DS means double shot which is EVGA's equivalent to saying dual fans. AR has lifetime warranty as mentioned and KR has a three year warranty with the option of extending it to five or ten years by paying extra money. | ||
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beefhamburger
United States3962 Posts
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Phelix
1931 Posts
$600 What is my resolution Currently, I'm using a monitor that has a 1024x768 resolution. What are you using it for? Mostly gaming for BF3 and SC2 on high/ultra settings, if possible. What is your upgrade cycle? 4+ years. I'm running a computer now that's 5+ years old. When do you plan on building it? End of this month. Do you need an Operating System? No. Do you plan to overclock? Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? Possibly overclocking CPU if budget permits. Don't plan on adding second GPU. Where are you buying your parts from? I'm from the U.S. Mostly newegg. Trying to get good deals for this month. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Core i5-2500k Aftermarket heatsink with 120mm fan (e.g. Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus, Xigmatek Gaia) P67 or Z68 motherboard (not Asus __ LE or MSI C43 or some of the lowest-end choices) Graphics card that fits into budget (maybe like HD 6850 considering your resolution) 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM, preferably 1.5V, speed not important hard drive, should be 7200 rpm optical drive power supply - any 380W+ unit from Seasonic, Antec that's not Basiq / Value Power, any from Corsair, any from Silverstone, some from others... case (one that is wide enough to fit your heatsink) Hard to predict prices. Look up how much stuff costs now and start hunting around Thanksgiving. edit: normally all the above costs between $650 and $700 from us.ncix.com, a little on the higher end of the range if from newegg. If you're concerned about gaming performance and plan to upgrade your monitor someday, it would make more sense to get a cheaper motherboard, i5-2400 or similar, no heatsink, forget about overclocking, and get a higher-end graphics card up to a HD 6950 1GB. | ||
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KingZeter
United States19 Posts
up to about 1100 usd What is my current resolution Current monitor is 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Mostly gaming, sc2 and the like, some video editing as well. What is your upgrade cycle? 1-2 years. When do you plan on building it? Hoping to be able to catch most things on sale and have it built by the first of the year, hopefully sooner. Do you need an operating system No Do you plan to overclock? Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI and crossfire No, and no. Where are you buying your parts from? From US. Newegg mostly. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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FireSA
Australia555 Posts
up to about 900 (australian $) What is my current resolution (Screen is not critical to comp) Current monitor is 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Mostly gaming, uni work though pretty basic stuff, with some luck bf 3 (though not max settings) What is your upgrade cycle? 1-2 years, closer to 2 When do you plan on building it? Hoping to be able to catch most things on sale and have it built by the end of the year Do you need an operating system No Do you plan to overclock? Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI and crossfire No, and no. Where are you buying your parts from? Not sure, msy and other australian retailers, potentially newegg and amazon depending on shipping. Current suggestions so far have been: RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL 8GB CPU: i5 2500k Hard Drive: 500gb not sure what to look for here Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Case: $70-100? Again not sure what to look for here Graphics Card: radeon hd 6950 Suggestions in this post were made by a friend + some research, but would like more help/advice. Thanks :D | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On November 07 2011 18:54 FireSA wrote: Do you plan to overclock? Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI and crossfire No, and no. CPU: i5 2500k Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 The answer to the Overclocking question does not match your CPU+mobo selection. Even for SC2, OC'ing isn't really necessary. You can play on Ultra just fine with an i5 2400/2500/2xxx whatever. OC'ing will increase FPS but is it worth the extra $? That's up to you. On a 60Hz monitor, you'd possibly notice an increase in minimum FPS in big battles, though can you tell the difference between, say, 35 and 50 FPS for ~5-10 in-game seconds? And is that worth ~$80 for you? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The core i5 2500k is meant to be overclocked since it has an unlocked multiplier. If you are not overclocking, you want a non-K suffix processor such as the core i5 2400 (usually the best value) or core i5 2500. Z68 Extreme3 is a multi-GPU ready and overclockable motherboard. If you aren't interested in either, you'll want a H61 or H67 motherboard - the Asrock H61M U3S3 is a good option. Any case will do, just pick one that looks nice. Good options in that price range include but not limited to the Bitfenix Shinobi, Coolermaster HAF 912, Coolermaster 690ii Advanced, Lian Li PC-K58, and Lian Li PC-K7. HDD prices have skyrocketed due to the flooding in Thailand. You're missing a power supply. You'll want a ~500w unit for a single card configuration. Good units include but not limited to the Antec Neo Eco, Antec Earthwatts, Antec High Current Gamer, Seasonic S12II, Corasir TXv2, and XFX Core Edition. | ||
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Clockworkkkk
21 Posts
PROCESSOR* AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core Processor M300 OPERATING SYSTEM* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) GRAPHICS ENGINE* ATI® Radeon™ 4100 MEMORY* 3GB DDR2 memory HARD DRIVE* 320GB HDD (5400rpm) OPTICAL DRIVE* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive DISPLAY RESOLUTION 1366x768 (HD), Supports 720p content | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On November 08 2011 04:52 Clockworkkkk wrote: + Show Spoiler + here is my labtops computer specs. are these good enough to stream in hd (720p) without any problems with a good connection? PROCESSOR* AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core Processor M300 OPERATING SYSTEM* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit) GRAPHICS ENGINE* ATI® Radeon™ 4100 MEMORY* 3GB DDR2 memory HARD DRIVE* 320GB HDD (5400rpm) OPTICAL DRIVE* DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive DISPLAY RESOLUTION 1366x768 (HD), Supports 720p content Troll or? Have you tried playing SC2? Bet it runs like crap. How can you expect to stream on that machine? Maybe BW. | ||
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Station
Northern Ireland2 Posts
about £1000. What is my current resolution Current monitor is 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Mostly gaming. What is your upgrade cycle? 4 years When do you plan on building it? ASAP Do you need an operating system No Do you plan to overclock? Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI and crossfire Would like to try and do basic over clocking, no SLI or crossfire Where are you buying your parts from? UK, ebuyer.com I have picked some parts so far, would be much appreciated if someone could have a look over them. My main concern is the case, would it be big enough for the heat sink and then the power supply, if it would be powerful enough or maybe to much? I haven't picked a hard disk as of yet, they all seem very expensive, so am thinking its best to wait a few weeks till the price drops to get one, tho I would use the SSD in the mean time. Asrock P67 PRO3 SE Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard 267317 £84.35 Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 251596 £170.80 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Socket 775, 1156,1155 AM2, 1366, AM3 Processor Cooler 245376 £26.76 Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card 253958 £201.84 Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz XMS3 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V unbuffered 247674 £36.99 Corsair 500W CX V2 PSU 278634 46 in stock £44.31 £44.31 BitFenix Shinobi Black Mid Tower Case 266536 18 in stock £47.45 £47.45 LiteOn iHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black with Nero Essentials 176026£13.98 Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 415MB/s Write 95MB/s - 3 Year Warranty 264770 £79.98 | ||
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lyrlian
Netherlands257 Posts
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Station
Northern Ireland2 Posts
about £1000. What is my current resolution Current monitor is 1920x1080 What are you using it for? Mostly gaming. What is your upgrade cycle? 4 years When do you plan on building it? ASAP Do you need an operating system No Do you plan to overclock? Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI and crossfire Would like to try and do basic over clocking, no SLI or crossfire Where are you buying your parts from? UK, ebuyer.com I have picked some parts so far, would be much appreciated if someone could have a look over them. My main concern is the case, would it be big enough for the heat sink and then the power supply, if it would be powerful enough or maybe to much? I haven't picked a hard disk as of yet, they all seem very expensive, so am thinking its best to wait a few weeks till the price drops to get one, tho I would use the SSD in the mean time. Asrock P67 PRO3 SE Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard 267317 £84.35 Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor 251596 £170.80 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Socket 775, 1156,1155 AM2, 1366, AM3 Processor Cooler 245376 £26.76 Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card 253958 £201.84 Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz XMS3 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V unbuffered 247674 £36.99 Corsair 500W CX V2 PSU 278634 £44.31 BitFenix Shinobi Black Mid Tower Case 266536 £47.45 LiteOn iHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive 176026 £13.98 Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 415MB/s Write 95MB/s - 3 Year Warranty 264770 £79.98 Many thanks | ||
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Clockworkkkk
21 Posts
On November 08 2011 05:21 Wabbit wrote: Troll or? Have you tried playing SC2? Bet it runs like crap. How can you expect to stream on that machine? Maybe BW. no its not a troll and im not streaming starcraft im streaming console shooters sorry i forgot to add that. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On November 08 2011 08:23 Clockworkkkk wrote: no its not a troll and im not streaming starcraft im streaming console shooters sorry i forgot to add that. hope those console shooters are made before 2004 as you wont be playing much more recent(unless you dont play them on the comp but still you cant stream hd) | ||
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TexDrum
United States67 Posts
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-6850_1G&c=CJ | ||
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FireSA
Australia555 Posts
On November 08 2011 02:44 Wabbit wrote: The answer to the Overclocking question does not match your CPU+mobo selection. Even for SC2, OC'ing isn't really necessary. You can play on Ultra just fine with an i5 2400/2500/2xxx whatever. OC'ing will increase FPS but is it worth the extra $? That's up to you. On a 60Hz monitor, you'd possibly notice an increase in minimum FPS in big battles, though can you tell the difference between, say, 35 and 50 FPS for ~5-10 in-game seconds? And is that worth ~$80 for you? Heya, plan is to be upgrading my comp, and possibly play battlefield 3, which is sort of the benchmark here. Not on max settings, but likely high. Assuming I wanted to do so, is what I put up a yay or nay? And if not, what alternatives for the motherboard as plenty of alternatives have already been suggested for the cpu? Thanks. | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
Sapphire is a good brand, usually make "budget" GPU's | ||
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TexDrum
United States67 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030 | ||
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