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Medrea
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I also think your motherboard is a little over the top, but that depends on how hardcore you want to overclock things I suppose. "Gaming and school work" is not necessarily the most descriptive computer lifestyle ever. But that would require a more intimate knowledge of the buyer anyway. But any way you look at it. $215 on a power supply is simply not for you. | ||
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Kleataurus
Australia56 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On December 06 2011 16:28 liamdogger wrote: thanks a heap guys.My build so far is: CPU- Intel Core i5 2500K $229 Case- Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case $179 HSF - CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler $39 VGA card- Gigabyte Radeon HD6950 1GB Overclocked $269 PSU- Corsair AX750 Gold Power Supply $215 HDD- Motherboard- ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard $185 Ram- Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 $49 Optical drive- Pioneer BDR-206 Blu-Ray Disc Writer OEM $115 + Show Spoiler + I Will be purchasing a SSD after i save up more money and i have left the HDD field blank because i might recycle my old 500gb one until the prices go down (prices are an estimate) The computer will be used mainly for gaming and school work. Are there any areas where prices could be further reduced and are the components compatible. Wtf man. Dark fleet isn't even good and do you have any idea how much power you need and why that mobo? http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18769 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17423 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319 There, saved you 250$ with no performance loss @below Nah, just like I didn't need to help him. I'd love to type super long arguments but this keyboard is terrible so I need to keep it short, what's most important is that my message gets a "dont do it" message accross. Then again if you dislike that maybe you could instead have given him the advice so I wouldn't have had to type anything in the first place? | ||
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Legatus Lanius
2135 Posts
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Kleataurus
Australia56 Posts
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
I don't support the Bitfenix case either since it uses hilarious bare hardware mounts. If you're willing to pay close to $200 for a case, I'd say pick out one with decent hard drive mounts. | ||
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Kleataurus
Australia56 Posts
On December 06 2011 18:43 Womwomwom wrote: There's nothing wrong with it. Its a full tower chassis and you probably don't want one because its fucking huge. I don't support the Bitfenix case either since it uses hilarious bare hardware mounts. If you're willing to pay close to $200 for a case, I'd say pick out one with decent hard drive mounts. Thank you for actually providing a reason what case do you suggest? | ||
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Legatus Lanius
2135 Posts
On December 06 2011 18:54 liamdogger wrote: Thank you for actually providing a reason what case do you suggest? i think this will be suitable: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=18697 | ||
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Kleataurus
Australia56 Posts
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Legatus Lanius
2135 Posts
 for 200 try this: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=18709could also try the rv03 too | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
Since I assume you like the whole "gamer" aesthetic, the Antec Eleven Hundred might be a good idea. Looks like it has the typical Antec robustness. A little bit expensive since it doesn't include two front fans but its not like decent 120mm fans are particularly expensive. The Corsair Carbide series is also extremely good. Good design and built very well. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
http://1saleaday.com/ today only | ||
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Kleataurus
Australia56 Posts
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
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Legatus Lanius
2135 Posts
On December 06 2011 17:40 Shikyo wrote: Wtf man. Dark fleet isn't even good and do you have any idea how much power you need and why that mobo? http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18769 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17423 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=15319 There, saved you 250$ with no performance loss @below Nah, just like I didn't need to help him. I'd love to type super long arguments but this keyboard is terrible so I need to keep it short, what's most important is that my message gets a "dont do it" message accross. Then again if you dislike that maybe you could instead have given him the advice so I wouldn't have had to type anything in the first place? enough with the bullshit. you dont need to be a wanker when you help people, so dont do it http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_535&products_id=13454 id swap the psu for this | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
On December 06 2011 21:25 Womwomwom wrote: NZXT, in general, is not very good. They have a few decent cases like the Phantom but most of them aren't well designed or are built well. what do you think of the vulcan? i am considering buying it | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
Pay ~$10-20 more and you can get a Silverstone PS07. The only problem is that it doesn't have handles. Its not like that matters, you can add your own if you really want to. Drill four holes and screw two handles at both ends. Anyway, I personally think u-type handles on cases like these are kind of silly. The weight distribution is completely uneven and they're still extremely wide to be carrying around like a briefcase. For bulky stuff, I prefer carrying them with a backpack or carrying like a baby...I guess the market they're trying to target is the market that doesn't know how to lift heavy things with their legs. | ||
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Alisto
United States13 Posts
Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge OCZ 500MXSP 500W Biostar H61MGC G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 HD6870 ASUS 24x DVD Burner Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Alright, so here's the build now. I was told the case I proposed could be better? Any recommendations that are in the same price range? Also, a recommendation on which 6870 would do this rig justice would be very much appreciated. It seems like everything will be compatible yes? Any and all input is welcome. Thanks TL community. All the love to you guys. | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On December 06 2011 15:02 MrStorkie wrote: . Honestly, I have no idea why people are willing to pay up to £200-300 for a motherboard. Is there any real practical improvements in terms of FPS in games? Of course a better designed motherboard gives me better heat dissipation and more stable voltages, but apart from bragging rights, what does achieving that 5.0Ghz+ really do for me? .... Forgive me for my ignorance, but if I know for a fact that I won't be needing a dual GPU configuration, nor having a tonne of SSD/HDDs, isn't it very logical to save about £50 to get a budget motherboard that can still overclock up to 4.9Ghz on a mere air cooler? Well, you do need a reasonable mobo to achieve over ~4.4-4.5GHz (if you are lucky and your chip can go for higher OC's depending on silicon quality, this doesn't all depend on mobo). You're not gonna wanna try to do 4.9GHz at 1.45V(or whatever Vcore it takes) on the most basic P67/Z68 mobo with only 4 power phases and no heatsinks on them. More expensive motherboards can have (not limited to this list, but examples): - more power phases, higher quality VRM - more connectivity (more USB 2/3, more SATA 2/3, eSata, Firewire, extra PCI-e slots, front panel USB3 headers, etc etc etc) - dual bios so you can flash your board without fear of bricking - convenience buttons on the mobo such as power, reset, etc. - killer looks (I wish I had gotten an ASRock Extreme3 Gen 3, goes much better with the rest of my system) - etc. | ||
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AnDa1120
Canada472 Posts
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/amd-1090t-crosshair-iv-mobo-ram-combo-1075055/ AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (125W) Six Core Socket AM3 OC @ 4.0GHZ Asus Crosshair IV Formula Socket AM3 AMD 890FX + SB850 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz 3x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 X-Fi 8-Channel Audio 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s 2x USB 3.0 ATX G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR Possibly minus the ram. | ||
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