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On December 27 2011 07:34 Tx3Fate wrote:
Thank you so much for the feedback skyR!
Quick question, since I will be going for the 1tb HDD, will I still need the SSD? Will I need them both? I don't exactly understand how that works
You should get a new monitor, imo. 1280x1024 is pretty crappy for gaming, and lot of the power of new hardware will be wasted on such a crappy resolution. 1920x1080 monitors are pretty cheap nowadays. Friend picked up a 23" 1080 for $60 today, which is boxing day.
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Thank you so so much for all the fast replies! I'm settling on the MSI version, costing 280$ a piece. Since you say everything else is great, I am considering blowing 560$ to go Crossfire/SLI. Terrible decision?
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On December 27 2011 08:02 Aocowns wrote:
Thank you so so much for all the fast replies! I'm settling on the MSI version, costing 280$ a piece. Since you say everything else is great, I am considering blowing 560$ to go Crossfire/SLI. Terrible decision?
Crossfire/SLI not worth it imo. Your choice, though.
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yea i saw that power supply, but it seems to have pretty bad reviews/issues recently- which makes me hesitant to buy it. Any others you would recommend?
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The only other ones in that price range would be the Corsair CX430V2 and Rosewill Green 430. I would allocate your funds differently so that you can afford a ~$60 power supply such as the Rosewill Capstone 450, Seasonic S12II 520, Antec High Current Gamer 520, Antec Earthwatts 500D / 650, Antec Neo Eco 520, or XFX Core Edition 550 - whichever is least expensive.
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On December 27 2011 08:02 Aocowns wrote:
Thank you so so much for all the fast replies! I'm settling on the MSI version, costing 280$ a piece. Since you say everything else is great, I am considering blowing 560$ to go Crossfire/SLI. Terrible decision?
Do you have a link for that one? It sounds like the GTX 560 Ti with 448 cores, which is better though more expensive than a normal GTX 560 Ti. The GTX 560 Ti should be under $250 or so, unless my idea of European pricing is way off.
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On December 27 2011 08:31 Molybdenum wrote:Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 08:02 Aocowns wrote:
Thank you so so much for all the fast replies! I'm settling on the MSI version, costing 280$ a piece. Since you say everything else is great, I am considering blowing 560$ to go Crossfire/SLI. Terrible decision? Do you have a link for that one? It sounds like the GTX 560 Ti with 448 cores, which is better though more expensive than a normal GTX 560 Ti. The GTX 560 Ti should be under $250 or so, unless my idea of European pricing is way off.
http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=622728#extra
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So this is the build I plan on doing, and am curious to what everyone thinks
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Core Unlocked Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Sandy Bridge 8MB
MOBO: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro GEN3 Z68 LGA1155 ATX 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2 PCI B3 Motherboard
Getting the gen3 because it has pci-e 3.0 supprot
Video Card: AMD 7970 (eventually get a 2nd one for crossfire once the price comes down)
Ram: G.Skill 2x4gig
Power: Antec High Current Gamer 900W 24PIN ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze SLI Power Supply 135mm Fan
Not to sure about a powersupply but this once was in another topic but I may end up going bigger in the end
SSD: Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD
HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB
Probabbly hold off on getting a new hard drive till the prices come back down
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred Mid-Tower Performance Gaming Case XL-ATX 3X5.25 2X2.5 6X3.5IN 2XUSB3 INT No PSU
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If you intend on playing games at 1080p than it's a waste of money.
You don't need a 900w unit for CrossfireX 7970.
PCI-E 3.0 support is useless because you can't even use it with a core i7 2600k. You require Ivybridge to use PCI-E 3.0 and the cards coming out in 2012 won't even saturate PCI-E 2.0.
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro is basically the exact same as the P8Z68-V.
Corsair Force GT? Meh. I rather get a Crucial M4.
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On December 27 2011 08:35 Aocowns wrote:Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 08:31 Molybdenum wrote:On December 27 2011 08:02 Aocowns wrote:
Thank you so so much for all the fast replies! I'm settling on the MSI version, costing 280$ a piece. Since you say everything else is great, I am considering blowing 560$ to go Crossfire/SLI. Terrible decision? Do you have a link for that one? It sounds like the GTX 560 Ti with 448 cores, which is better though more expensive than a normal GTX 560 Ti. The GTX 560 Ti should be under $250 or so, unless my idea of European pricing is way off. http://www.komplett.no/k/ki.aspx?sku=622728#extra
Nevermind, that one is good. I just don't know European pricing.
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On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use. also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power?
pls answer my question someone, would reall appreciate it :D
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On December 27 2011 08:50 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use. also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power? pls answer my question someone, would reall appreciate it :D
It was answered. You just ignored it or missed it.
On December 27 2011 05:34 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/
can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use.
also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power? C43 suck. The configuration only needs a quality ~500w unit.
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On December 27 2011 08:43 skyR wrote:
If you intend on playing games at 1080p than it's a waste of money.
You don't need a 900w unit for CrossfireX 7970.
PCI-E 3.0 support is useless because you can't even use it with a core i7 2600k. You require Ivybridge to use PCI-E 3.0 and the cards coming out in 2012 won't even saturate PCI-E 2.0.
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro is basically the exact same as the P8Z68-V.
Corsair Force GT? Meh. I rather get a Crucial M4.
Thanks Man, I'll look into to those suggetions!
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As I said - I have like no knowledge ... ( It's not that easy to inforum yourself if you have no clue at all. :D) That's why I was asking you guys first before buying anything - rightfully so I suppose. ^^ Thanks a bunch for the help! =)
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Hey guys, I'm buying a new computer, and I've pretty much settled with the one linked below, but I want to know if there is anything else on the list I should get instead.
http://www.komplett.no/k/config.aspx?ConfigSystemId=10523
The things that are currently selected are:
Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Sort Vifter: 1x 140mm Front, 1x 140mm Topp, 1x 120mm Bak, Blå LEDs, 19 dBA
Silver Power SP-SS620M 620W PSU ATX 12V V2.2, 80 Plus Bronze, Modular, 2× 6pin PCIe, 2x 6+2pin PCIe, 9x SATA
Intel® Core i5-2500 Processor Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.3Ghz, 6MB, 95W, Boxed w/fa
MSI P67A-GD65 B3, Socket-1155 ATX, P67, DDR3, 2xPCIe(2.0)x16, SLI/CFX, SATA 6Gb/s, USB3.0, eSATA, FW, THX, EFI
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 4GB CL9 4GB XMS3 module, CL9-9-9-24, 1.5V, Vengeance Heatspreader, 240 pi
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.1, 2xDVI-I, 1xnative-HDMI, DisplayPort, Lite-Retail
Corsair SSD Force Series F60A, 60GB SATA2, 2,5", 280B/270B/s read/write, incl 2,5" to 3,5" bracket
Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 7200RPM, 3,5", KOMPLETT PC ONLY
Sony Optiarc DVD±RW Writer, AD-5280S SATA, DVD±R: 24x, DVD+RW: 8x, DVD-RW: 6x, Bulk, BLACK
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The core i5 2500 has a limited multiplier. For overclocking, you need the core i5 2500K.
I wouldn't get the Corsair Force since it's a first generation Sandforce, which is bad.
The 620w unit is only necessary if you plan on doing CrossfireX in the future. If not than the 500w unit is fine for an overclocked 2500k and a single overclocked 6870.
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I saw your responses (thank you btw), and did what you said. Will I now be able to run games like Skyrim and Starcraft 2 on medium/high graphics without overclocking?
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On December 27 2011 08:55 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 08:50 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use. also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power? pls answer my question someone, would reall appreciate it :D It was answered. You just ignored it or missed it. Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 05:34 skyR wrote:On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/
can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use.
also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power? C43 suck. The configuration only needs a quality ~500w unit.
would u say the c45 is alot better? or sucks aswell? :D
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On December 27 2011 10:28 Outcomac wrote:+ Show Spoiler +I saw your responses (thank you btw), and did what you said. Will I now be able to run games like Skyrim and Starcraft 2 on medium/high graphics without overclocking?
Yes such a configuration is capable of running both games on reasonably high settings at 1080p.
On December 27 2011 10:29 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On December 27 2011 08:55 skyR wrote:Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 08:50 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use. also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power? pls answer my question someone, would reall appreciate it :D It was answered. You just ignored it or missed it. Show nested quote +On December 27 2011 05:34 skyR wrote:On December 27 2011 03:49 ChriseC wrote:+ Show Spoiler +http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/844/61905209.png/
can anyone say if its good? especially about the motherboard since i dont have a clue which one to use.
also how much power do i need to run this? and will i be able to overclock it in 1-2 years and if no what do i need for it? a new cooler and more power? C43 suck. The configuration only needs a quality ~500w unit. would u say the c45 is alot better? or sucks aswell? :D
C45 is better. Though I would avoid MSI's C series altogether if there are other boards such as the Asrock P67 Pro3 or similar available to you.
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