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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Anyway, no use linking deals that expire in a week or whenever before you buy, so this is about as detailed as it's going to get for now. edit: maybe I should've figured a fellow American is more likely to assume that no other countries exist (and post lazily with no spacing). -_-;; | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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lycheejello
United States59 Posts
Antec 900 Case EVGA GTx 460 Graphics Card 8 gb of ddr3 ram 300 gb Western Digital HD 600 gb Western Digital HD AMD x6 1055T six core Cpu GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard Xigmatek Dark Knight Heat Sink OCZ 700w modular Power Supply about a year and a half old without OS | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
If I was buying, if it was $300, I would be fumbling to get my wallet out of my pants, and if it was $800 I wouldn't touch it. So somewhere around $500-$600 | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
On December 18 2011 07:36 skyR wrote: I'm guessing those are shitty Velociraptors? He's probably going to ask for around $600. At this price, you might as well just build a brand new one. The case and power supply are really nice though, you'd get some good upgradability out of them | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On December 18 2011 07:38 GeneralStan wrote: The case and power supply are really nice though, you'd get some good upgradability out of them Both are mediocre if anything, processor is really bad for gaming, ram and gpu are fine though. But calling that composition good is pretty outrageous as it's one of the worst compositions you could have for the money | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
On December 18 2011 07:40 Shikyo wrote: Both are mediocre if anything, processor is really bad for gaming, ram and gpu are fine though. But calling that composition good is pretty outrageous as it's one of the worst compositions you could have for the money The 6 core is a pretty silly investment for gaming, its true, but what else is particularly bad about the build? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
I feel like he may want to ask for a relatively high price because of the cost of some of the components: a relatively expensive yet poor-featured case most people would avoid these days, an aftermarket CPU heatsink you're probably not interested in, a power supply of mediocre quality that's overkill for the system (and overkill in this context is not desirable or helpful), and so on. i.e. the market value of some of the stuff is higher than the value of those things to you. I really disagree if it's original Antec 900 and OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W. These are not really that good. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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lycheejello
United States59 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
Also props for seeing that I indeed had only 4gb of ram there =P | ||
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STYDawn
137 Posts
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-4-GHz-Processor-/130617687756?pt=CPUs&hash=item1e696bbecc#ht_500wt_1156 Thats 100 dollars cheaper... And btw, if anyone has spare core(motherboard, CPU, GPU) computer parts that arent totally obsolete i would appreciate it. :D | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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alaktin
Korea (South)1 Post
Basically, I've not made a computer myself before and I'm not really updated on what parts to get what so ever considering today's computer market. I'm also situated in Seoul, South Korea right now so I'm not entirely sure where to get the parts, but if you guys know of any good international websites please let me know. Also, I'm going to ship these parts to Norway in 6 months so I don't need a supercomputer with a coffee machine, Swiss army knife and hairdryer attached if you know what I mean - I just need the very essentials for a good gaming computer. Using the guide on the thread's front page I tried to answer as clearly as possible what I'd need: - My budget is more or less max'ed at around 1200 USD. I could push it up to 1500 USD if need be. - It's going to be exclusively for gaming. No photoshopping or video editing/streaming or any of that sort. I usually play at 1920*1080, but I can scale that down to 1600*900 if necessary. - I'm most probably not going to overclock as I've never really done that before. - My upgrade cycle is slow, so building on it over the years is definitely an option. - I'd need an operating system; last OS I used was Windows XP. I've heard good things about Win7 though, thoughts? - I just googled up on what CrossFire is and I'd definitely be interested in this. If there's anything else that's needed I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you guys might have. Thanks in advance! | ||
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SleepTech
United States222 Posts
What would you do? | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Depends on the deal though, and the rest of the system. And well, a lot of things. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On December 18 2011 20:58 SleepTech wrote: I have $350 to spend and am in need of a gpu. Basically I'm wanting Skyrim on ultra and swtor on ultra at 1080p. I've went back and forth between 560ti, 560ti 448Core, 570, or wait until amd 7xxz series. What would you do? wait until 7xxx On December 18 2011 11:59 alaktin wrote: Hey guys, I've decided to build a gaming computer from the ground up, but I'm pretty much a big scrub at this so I was recommended to ask you guys for some help. Basically, I've not made a computer myself before and I'm not really updated on what parts to get what so ever considering today's computer market. I'm also situated in Seoul, South Korea right now so I'm not entirely sure where to get the parts, but if you guys know of any good international websites please let me know. Also, I'm going to ship these parts to Norway in 6 months so I don't need a supercomputer with a coffee machine, Swiss army knife and hairdryer attached if you know what I mean - I just need the very essentials for a good gaming computer. Using the guide on the thread's front page I tried to answer as clearly as possible what I'd need: - My budget is more or less max'ed at around 1200 USD. I could push it up to 1500 USD if need be. - It's going to be exclusively for gaming. No photoshopping or video editing/streaming or any of that sort. I usually play at 1920*1080, but I can scale that down to 1600*900 if necessary. - I'm most probably not going to overclock as I've never really done that before. - My upgrade cycle is slow, so building on it over the years is definitely an option. - I'd need an operating system; last OS I used was Windows XP. I've heard good things about Win7 though, thoughts? - I just googled up on what CrossFire is and I'd definitely be interested in this. If there's anything else that's needed I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you guys might have. Thanks in advance! You want something like 2500k, asrock p67 pro3, 7950, 8gb 1600 ram, cheap dvd rw, some quality 500w+ PSU, some decent case and some heatsink like hyper 212+, freezer 13 pro, thermalright macho, xigmatek aegir, or whatever. Don't think crossfire would be worth it right now but if 78xx comes out soon after 79xx then it'd be worth considering depending on the scaling. | ||
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