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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
Their form factor makes it convenient for laptops though - usually the 2.5" form factor for mechanical drives means an under-performing counterpart to the large 3.5" brother. With SSD's however, you can have better I/O performance on a laptop than your typical desktop (that has 3.5" mechanical drivers). | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCombos.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510&SubCategory=48&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1 Which combo should I get? | ||
tofucake
Hyrule19210 Posts
On September 19 2010 07:29 mav451 wrote: All SSD's are 2.5". If your concern is mounting, retail packages should includes an adapter/shell of sorts so you can mount it in your 3.5" HD bays. Their form factor makes it convenient for laptops though - usually the 2.5" form factor for mechanical drives means an under-performing counterpart to the large 3.5" brother. With SSD's however, you can have better I/O performance on a laptop than your typical desktop (that has 3.5" mechanical drivers). There are 1.8" SSDs as well. Anyway, most SSDs come with mounting brackets for 3.5" bays. If your case has "toolless assembly" then your mounting bracket may not work, but you should have received a different one with the case. Also, SSDs can run on desktops just fine. Saying SSD > HDD isn't anything new :| | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
On September 19 2010 08:47 tofucake wrote: There are 1.8" SSDs as well. Anyway, most SSDs come with mounting brackets for 3.5" bays. If your case has "toolless assembly" then your mounting bracket may not work, but you should have received a different one with the case. Also, SSDs can run on desktops just fine. Saying SSD > HDD isn't anything new :| Where in my post did I say they don't work in desktops? You gotta stop putting words in my mouth man. Read my post again. My laptop comment is basically saying that up till the last few years, laptop HDs were far slower than the 3.5" HDs on the desktop. Nobody has 2.5" HDs in a desktop unless they are going for a silent PC - while making significant concessions on performance. Or they bought a over-priced Raptor. Either way, not very common place. Since SSDs are majority 2.5" size (1.8" is a far smaller market), what was originally the common laptop size is now going in the desktop, only for performance parts (SSDs). There's really only a couple cases with dedicated 2.5" HDD bays (Corsair's line). | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
On September 19 2010 08:18 FabledIntegral wrote: Was just about to buy... until combo page pops up! Know nothing about PSUs and none of the recommended ones were here so... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCombos.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510&SubCategory=48&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1 Which combo should I get? Just about all of us would jump at the Seasonic X750 if the price isn't an issue | ||
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s2pid_loser
United States699 Posts
speaking for a friend who needs help with upgrading his desktop Dell OptiPlex GX620 Desktop Computer (Pentium D 805 2.66GHz/80GB/512MB http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-optiplex-gx620-desktop/1707-3118_7-31420314.html so what i can get from the site is that it can be upgraded to a max of 4.0 gb of ram pretty sure the graphics card is extremely low he says he wants to play on medium to high quality graphics, so whats a good gfx card he should get? also, is there anything else he would need to upgrade to make sc2 playable and enjoyable? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On September 19 2010 08:18 FabledIntegral wrote: Was just about to buy... until combo page pops up! Know nothing about PSUs and none of the recommended ones were here so... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCombos.aspx?Item=N82E16814127510&SubCategory=48&SortField=0&PageSize=10&page=1 Which combo should I get? None of the PSU combos seem that good since all those PSUs are quite expensive and are much more than you need--you might as well get one of the originally-suggested units and forget about combo discounts since you'll pay less that way anyway. On September 19 2010 09:19 s2pid_loser wrote: hey speaking for a friend who needs help with upgrading his desktop Dell OptiPlex GX620 Desktop Computer (Pentium D 805 2.66GHz/80GB/512MB http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-optiplex-gx620-desktop/1707-3118_7-31420314.html so what i can get from the site is that it can be upgraded to a max of 4.0 gb of ram pretty sure the graphics card is extremely low he says he wants to play on medium to high quality graphics, so whats a good gfx card he should get? also, is there anything else he would need to upgrade to make sc2 playable and enjoyable? That CPU is perhaps borderline for running the game smoothly, if there's a lot of stuff going on. RAM as you say should be upgraded. An extra 2 GB stick of DDR2 RAM should be enough. The specs list that full-height PCI-E cards are usable, if I'm reading it right. The PSU wattage listed, case form factor, and graphics settings want all indicate the HD 5670 as the most appropriate option. Probably a HD 5570 or HD 5550 would be okay too, since I'm assuming the screen resolution on that monitor isn't that high. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
So I'm thinking about getting CPU: i7 930 for $229 + tax = $250 Mobo: Here are Fry's details... Gigabyte-GA-X58A-UD3R @ $169.99 Newegg Specs for Same Product $169.99 + Tax = $184.86 Graphics Card MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5OC GeForce GTX 460 Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual-DVI, HDMI, SLI-Ready, DirectX 11, w/ FREE StarCraft II Trial Offer & JustCause 2 Download http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6620948&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER&cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals $224.99 + Shipping = $230.86 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&cm_sp=MyNewegg-_-TopSel-_-Pst01Descrip $80.99 + Tax + Shipping = $89.66 Hard Drive Already have a 250GB Hard Drive, just need to reformat. Only have about 15% free consistently, should I get a bigger one?? SSD Ocz Vertex 2 60GB Harddrive @ $151.04 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227550 Case + RAM COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case and G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model $204.98 + Tax = $221.89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492953 Fan Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler RR-B10-212P-G1, for Intel Socket LGA1366/1156/775 and AMD Socket AM3/AM2+/AM2 CPUs http://www.directron.com/rrb10212pgp.html?gsear=1 $29.99 + Shipping = $38.00 Final Cost: $1161.86 - $500 (from parents for bday) = $661.86. Thanks everyone! Might spend a little more on a bigger SSD, that and the mobo are the only two things I haven't purchased yet. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
consider these instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.507648 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.493758 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492783 | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
On September 19 2010 15:57 a176 wrote: holy crazy expensive power supply consider these instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.507648 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.493758 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.492783 I'm just really worried about power supplies more than anything so I'm willing to spend some more on them, are the other ones you recommended really just as good? | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
this is a system with a core i7-965 extreme processor: ![[image loading]](http://techreport.com/r.x/geforce-gtx-460/power-load.gif) 2) get psu with as many connectors as you need. gtx 460 requires 2x6 pin pci-e connections. mostly everything 500watt and up will have these. you always check the specs page to make sure. 3) cosair, antec, seasonic are top brands. i linked the ocz because they are hella cheap and get pretty overall good reviews; but if you read the reviews, there are one or two bad eggs. go for the corsair if anything. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
PS. That particular i7 is fine, right? | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
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a176
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kalleralle
Sweden183 Posts
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
Anway, a 600W power supply is more than enough for your current setup even with heavy overclock, it wont be any problem. Get the MSI 460 cos MSI provide after burner - the best tool to overclock graphic card. G.skill are a good brand, nothing to worry about here. Still, your system looks somewhat in-balance to me... | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
On September 19 2010 20:26 Caphe wrote: Nice specs you got there FabledIntegral. I am not familiar with Intel system(AMD fanboy) to give you much inputs. Anway, a 600W power supply is more than enough for your current setup even with heavy overclock, it wont be any problem. Get the MSI 460 cos MSI provide after burner - the best tool to overclock graphic card. G.skill are a good brand, nothing to worry about here. Still, your system looks somewhat in-balance to me... Inbalance? :o. Well I'm returning the i5 760 that I got for $159 for the i7 today, and buying the mobo at Fry's, so hopefully everything works out, eh? | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-167-023&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=true&SelectedRating=5&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=false&IsFeedbackTab=true&SelectedRating5=5&chkPurchaseMark=on&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo 80GB by Intel... I'm a little scared of the OCZ one after reading that it sounds like they aren't the most reliable company with subpar customer service. Btw... Decided on this cheaper power supply, picked it since apparently Corsair is quality http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&cm_sp=MyNewegg-_-TopSel-_-Pst01Descrip $9 off the price shown since they had the promo code, so it wasn't too bad, around $90 after tax before rebate. | ||
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