EPTComputer Build Resource Thread - Page 841
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AnDa1120
Canada472 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59321 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59320 | ||
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owari
United States11 Posts
Currently I've got an AMD 1090t running at 3.8 ghz and a Radeon 6950 2gb. I'm trying to decide if I should pick up another 6950 for crossfire because I've got some money from Christmas. I'm only gaming at 1080p and I know that two 6950's is kind of overkill for that resolution (for now at least), but my mobo and psu can handle it and this is probably the last chance I have to upgrade until I do a complete system rebuild (hopefully that'll be when Haswell comes out). Should I wait it out or upgrade now? What do you guys think? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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owari
United States11 Posts
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Capsize
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Do you think some parts could be changed with a small budget and give me what I'm looking for? (Hope I'm doing this right) Power supply: ANTEC 650W CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor GPU: Geforce 9800 GT Motherboard: ASUSTek P5K Memory: 2gb Corsair DDR2 PC2-5300 (333 MHz) OS: Windows 7 Budget: ~200€ Resolution: 1280x720 Upgrade cycle: ~3 years or more, won't be upgrading any time soon | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Core i5-2400 - £142.80 link AsRock H61M-VS - £41.70 link Exceleram 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM - £12.98 link | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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feanor1
United States1899 Posts
On December 30 2011 07:21 Shikyo wrote: Eh I personally would try overclocking first >_> On this note, my comp is approaching 3 years old and it starting to show. Anyhow I'm still running stock cooling, and newegg has a sale on COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $19.99 Anyhow is a this a deal to jump on if I need a cooler for OCing, or is the Hyper 212 not enough cooling power | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On December 30 2011 07:32 feanor1 wrote: On this note, my comp is approaching 3 years old and it starting to show. Anyhow I'm still running stock cooling, and newegg has a sale on COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus $19.99 Anyhow is a this a deal to jump on if I need a cooler for OCing, or is the Hyper 212 not enough cooling power The 212+ is definitely sufficient for moderate overclocking. It's probably the most cost-efficient aftermarket heatsink out there. Big improvement in cooling for a very small price. | ||
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ChriseC
Germany440 Posts
thats the stuff i wanted to get so far: Mainboard: Asrock P67 Pro3 Processor: Intel i7 2600k GPU: Radeon 6950 2gb Ram: G.Skill DIMM 8Gb DDR3-1600kit (Ripjaw series) Hard Drive: Western Digital WD5000AAKX 500 GB ok this is the stuff i wanted to have so far, any advised or tips? but i still got some questions about the power, how much do i need for this system? and when i plan to overclock the 2600k do i need to plan with more power? if yes how many would u recommend. also what cooler do i need to overclock to around 4.0-4.5ghz? can u recommend me one? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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MK1593
United States3 Posts
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
Intel stuff is often 99% close to the actual product when it comes out. ( comes out in April 2012 ) 22nm trigates 6ghz even on a not so good of a cooler. | ||
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Kubbiez
England23 Posts
What is your budget? £600-800 What is your resolution? 1680x1050 (plan on getting a 1920x1080 sometime in the future) What are you using it for? Just gaming and a little studying (the possibility to record and mabye stream would be nice, although it's not that important to me) What is your upgrade cycle? 3years~ When do you plan on building it? Next 2~ months Do you plan on overclocking? In the future, yes. Do you need an Operating System? Yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? www.amazon.co.uk www.ebuyer.com www.overclockers.co.uk www.scan.co.uk (Basically any companies that deliver within England) Thanks beforehand for any help that I get from fellow TL'ers ^_^ | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
With the budget you can afford an i5-2500k, reasonable P67 or Z68 motherboard, typical 2 x 4GB DDR3 RAM, graphics card, hard drive, optical drive, ~500W power supply, chassis, maybe SSD as well. Look at most of the builds in this thread for ideas. No sense linking specific prices now if you're not buying now (unless you are). | ||
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Kubbiez
England23 Posts
 . The reason I am posting now is that I have £600 but I may decide to spend 2 months to save for another £200 if it's worth the wait for the increased performance. | ||
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Ancestral
United States3230 Posts
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k $180 @ Micro Center GPU: HIS Radeon HD 6870 $130 @ Newegg Motherboard: Gigabyte Z-68 MicroATX $105 @ Newegg HDD: Hitachi 500GB $80 @ Newegg PSU: Corsair 500W Gaming Series $80 @ Newegg Memory: G Skill Value 2x4GB $35 @ Newegg HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 $29 @ Newegg Case: Lian Li PC-A04A $90 @ Newegg $729 total. Of course if I can reduce any cost and achieve the same functionality that would be great. Also buying Windows 7 Professional OEM. | ||
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Mediccard
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CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($156.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.41 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Corsair 700W ATX12V Power Supply ($103.98 @ NCIX US) Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($162.63 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1258.96 Thoughts? | ||
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