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When using this resource, please read FragKrag's opening post. The Tech Support forum regulars have helped create countless of desktop systems without any compensation. The least you can do is provide all of the information required for them to help you properly.
SolidMustard
Profile Joined May 2011
France1515 Posts
January 05 2012 02:22 GMT
#17141
I have another question. I'm not sure if the motherboard I chose has wi-fi. On the site it says:

"- Atheros® PCIEx1 LAN AR8152
- Speed: 10/100 Ethernet
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports PXE"

so I think it does not have wifi integrated but I'm not sure :/

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.us.asp?Model=H61M-VS&cat=Specifications
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 02:23:35
January 05 2012 02:23 GMT
#17142
Asrock H61M-VS and the majority (basically all except for select high-end and ITX boards) do not have built in wireless.
spscannon
Profile Joined November 2011
146 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 03:35:55
January 05 2012 02:48 GMT
#17143
just checking one last time, before i start building my computer
these parts will all work together/fit ok right?

i5 2400
asus p8h61, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131724
coolermaster 212+ (not exactly needed but already bought)
COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227
sapphire hd radeon 6870
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450 450W , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066&Tpk=rosewill 450
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 (not exactly needed since i can only go 1333, but already bought)
Hitachi Deskstar 3.5 Inch 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA II
Liteon iHAS324 24X DVD-RW SATA Optical Disk Drive
Windows 7

"monitor": http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XU7AN4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details (for now as I already own it, plan to get a better one within this year)
anyone able to tell me what cables I'll need to be able to use that TV as a monitor for my computer?
Never done this before, so any help you guys can give me will be highly appreciated.
Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
January 05 2012 03:01 GMT
#17144
On January 05 2012 11:48 spscannon wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

just checking one last time, before i start building my computer
these parts will all work together/fit ok right?

i5 2400
asus p8h61, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131724
coolermaster 212+ (not exactly needed but already bought)
COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119227
sapphire hd radeon 6870
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450 450W , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066&Tpk=rosewill 450
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 (not exactly needed since i can only go 1333, but already bought)
Hitachi Deskstar 3.5 Inch 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA II
Liteon iHAS324 24X DVD-RW SATA Optical Disk Drive
Windows 7

monitor: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XU7AN4/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details (for now, plan to get a better one within this year)
anyone able to tell me what cables I'll need to be able to use that TV as a monitor for my computer?
Never done this before, so any help you guys can give me will be highly appreciated.


The "monitor" will look terrible, being designed for televison, and considering it's a 720p 19", you can get a 24" FHD TN panel for ~$120-140. If you don't have a TV already, then this is an expensive option for such a small screen.
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Alryk
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2718 Posts
January 05 2012 04:01 GMT
#17145
He didn't buy it, he said he already owns it
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esotericc
Profile Joined July 2011
449 Posts
January 05 2012 04:04 GMT
#17146
Alright so I am trying to build a computer to order tonight but am running into some roadblocks so far I have. The parts have to be from http://www.ncix.ca/ as I am getting them to assemble it.

Motherboard:


GPU: 8EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked Fermi 900MHZ 1024MB GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E Video Card

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

RAM:

Power Supply:

Case: Coolermaster Haf 912 Black Mid Tower ATX Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB Sound

SSD: OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB 2.5IN SATA2 Indilinx Arowana Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD


I have literally no clue what to get from here, I know I want very good ram, minimum 8gb of 1866 and a good mobo that supports it but I don't need top of the line mobo, I would like to keep it around 120-160$ but I am flexible if its a really good bargain.
Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 04:10:52
January 05 2012 04:09 GMT
#17147
Why again do you need 1866 RAM when it will have no impact on performance for gaming (compared to 1333) and the money can be better spent upgrading a component that actually does? Like a better video card.
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esotericc
Profile Joined July 2011
449 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 04:13:41
January 05 2012 04:12 GMT
#17148
On January 05 2012 13:09 Medrea wrote:
Why again do you need 1866 RAM when it will have no impact on performance for gaming (compared to 1333) and the money can be better spent upgrading a component that actually does? Like a better video card.


I was just told it was the best choice, I don't really know a whole lot about computer components. And I thought that was a top video card? keep in mind I want to stick with Nvidia*
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
January 05 2012 04:15 GMT
#17149
sandy bridge doesnt even support ram above 1333 mhz though generally 1600mhz is considered the sweetspot assuming its only around 5 dollares more than 1333
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Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 04:19:35
January 05 2012 04:16 GMT
#17150
1866 RAM is a huge waste of money when you are only packing a mid level graphics card. 1600? Ok sometimes you can find 1600 RAM at very good deals but 1866 is over the top and enthusiasts go higher than that anyway.

Also if you are getting an i5-2500k you will also need an aftermarket cooler because the stock solution is terrible for overclocking, which is what you are in for money wise.

I dont actually know what max budget we are working with here, so I dont know how much money you have on top of the money you are about to save not wasting it on RAM.

On January 05 2012 13:15 Shikyo wrote:
sandy bridge doesnt even support ram above 1333 mhz though generally 1600mhz is considered the sweetspot assuming its only around 5 dollares more than 1333


It supports higher than 1333 but not "officially" is how I have come to accept it.
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skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
January 05 2012 04:18 GMT
#17151
If you have literally no clue than at least explain why you think you need very good memory. The difference between a $40 1333MHz cas9 kit and a 1866MHz cas8 kit is something you will never notice in gaming and most tasks. Is 1 FPS worth $50+?

Your entire configuration is bad because you haven't pricematched.

You selected a Indilinx SSD which is terrible. If you want a cheap SSD than get a second generation Sandforce such as a Kingston HyperX or OCZ Agility 3.

A GTX 560 Ti for nearly $300 is seriously overpriced. If you want to pay nearly $300, get a GTX 560 Ti 448 Twin Frozr III: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=65880&promoid=1301

All the good deals from Boxing Week are sold out so just get a Seasonic S12II 520: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=52173&promoid=1301

Get the ASUS P8Z68-M Pro for your motherboard: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=64104&promoid=1301

Get Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57078&promoid=1301

Note I didn't try very hard since you didn't try at all providing information.
-Kaiser-
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Canada932 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 04:27:52
January 05 2012 04:18 GMT
#17152
My little brother is looking to put a budget gaming PC together in the $600-$800 ballpark.

His friends suggested him the following:

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)

Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Graphics Card: MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Power supply: OCZ ZS Series 650W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

DVD Drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM


I thought you guys could help him do better than that. We would prefer to get things assembled and shipped from NCIX.ca (we are canadian). The resolution of his screen is 1680 x 1050 and he'd like to be able to play modern PC games on modest settings.


EDIT: We'd like to spend close to $600 on the price of the parts before taxes and shipping.
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esotericc
Profile Joined July 2011
449 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 04:20:11
January 05 2012 04:20 GMT
#17153
On January 05 2012 13:16 Medrea wrote:
1866 RAM is a huge waste of money when you are only packing a mid level graphics card. 1600? Ok sometimes you can find 1600 RAM at very good deals but 1866 is over the top and enthusiasts go higher than that anyway.

Also if you are getting an i5-2500k you will also need an aftermarket cooler because the stock solution is terrible for overclocking, which is what you are in for money wise.

I dont actually know what max budget we are working with here, so I dont know how much money you have on top of the money you are about to save not wasting it on RAM.


I am getting

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM
Also I am working with about 1200$ roughly, I can go over if its a decent value.
BeMannerDuPenner
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
Germany5638 Posts
January 05 2012 04:20 GMT
#17154
On January 05 2012 09:43 Rannasha wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2012 09:32 broz0rs wrote:
Hard drive prices are starting to go down, but still has a long ways to go...

Price history for:
Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Blue SATA III 7200 RPM

http://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B00461LT6S


I don't think the prices will settle at their old values very rapidly. People have gotten used to the higher prices for harddisks and I don't see retailers passing up the opportunity for extra profit. Especially since the days of the largest discounts and special offers are over.


dont think anyone got used to a 2-300% price increase. infact im waiting since months to buy a new hd cause i plain refuse to pay those insane prices.

the day i can get a decent hard drive for a reasonable price again i will instabuy.
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jacosajh
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
2919 Posts
January 05 2012 04:20 GMT
#17155
At the prices RAM are at currently, even $5 more for 1600 over 1333 is pretty bad.
If you can get 4GB 1333 for ~$20 and 1600 for ~$25, you're essentially paying 25% for much less than 25% gains.

~$5 is trivial when talking about an ~$800-1000 build, but still.
esotericc
Profile Joined July 2011
449 Posts
January 05 2012 04:21 GMT
#17156
On January 05 2012 13:18 skyR wrote:
If you have literally no clue than at least explain why you think you need very good memory. The difference between a $40 1333MHz cas9 kit and a 1866MHz cas8 kit is something you will never notice in gaming and most tasks. Is 1 FPS worth $50+?

Your entire configuration is bad because you haven't pricematched.

You selected a Indilinx SSD which is terrible. If you want a cheap SSD than get a second generation Sandforce such as a Kingston HyperX or OCZ Agility 3.

A GTX 560 Ti for nearly $300 is seriously overpriced. If you want to pay nearly $300, get a GTX 560 Ti 448 Twin Frozr III: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=65880&promoid=1301

All the good deals from Boxing Week are sold out so just get a Seasonic S12II 520: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=52173&promoid=1301

Get the ASUS P8Z68-M Pro for your motherboard: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=64104&promoid=1301

Get Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57078&promoid=1301

Note I didn't try very hard since you didn't try at all providing information.


What information do you want, I will provide it all in full detail for some help
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-05 04:23:40
January 05 2012 04:23 GMT
#17157
On January 05 2012 13:18 -Kaiser- wrote:
My little brother is looking to put a budget gaming PC together in the $600-$800 ballpark.

His friends suggested him the following:

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)

Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Graphics Card: MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Power supply: OCZ ZS Series 650W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

DVD Drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM


I thought you guys could help him do better than that. We would prefer to get things assembled and shipped from NCIX.ca (we are canadian)

That's one of the worst builds I've ever seen. I'm too lazy to link stuff but:

Get 4gb of 1333mhz ram, that one's a bit too slow for my linkings

Get i5 2400 and a cheap H61 board instead

Get GTX 560 Ti

Get bitfenix merc alpha

Get the CX400 that's on sale

Get the cheapest DVD RW

Get the cheapest reasonably sized SATA-HDD. Try to pricematch when possible.

This should be around 20 + 190 + 60 + 230 + 40 + 44 + 17 + 80 = 681
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Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
January 05 2012 04:23 GMT
#17158
On January 05 2012 13:18 -Kaiser- wrote:
My little brother is looking to put a budget gaming PC together in the $600-$800 ballpark.

His friends suggested him the following:

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)

Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Graphics Card: MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Power supply: OCZ ZS Series 650W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

DVD Drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM


I thought you guys could help him do better than that. We would prefer to get things assembled and shipped from NCIX.ca (we are canadian)


His friends are not very good friends

For starters they are recommending AMD when Intel has better everything all the time.

Why 1066 RAM? 1333 RAM will have a mostly real impact on performance and is also really cheap.

650W PSU. Yeah that system is going to barely break 200W (at least similar priced Intel parts would).

Check the optimized computer build thread for an idea based on his budget, 600-800 is a bit of a wide range and a lot of breakpoints are made there.
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Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
January 05 2012 04:27 GMT
#17159
On January 05 2012 13:20 esotericc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2012 13:16 Medrea wrote:
1866 RAM is a huge waste of money when you are only packing a mid level graphics card. 1600? Ok sometimes you can find 1600 RAM at very good deals but 1866 is over the top and enthusiasts go higher than that anyway.

Also if you are getting an i5-2500k you will also need an aftermarket cooler because the stock solution is terrible for overclocking, which is what you are in for money wise.

I dont actually know what max budget we are working with here, so I dont know how much money you have on top of the money you are about to save not wasting it on RAM.


I am getting

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM
Also I am working with about 1200$ roughly, I can go over if its a decent value.


At $1200 you can afford to Crossfire flagship AMD GPU's but for single card configuration you should have at least a 580

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=271861

Make sure your monitors resolution and build quality also make sense as $1200 is sort of the first step into enthusiast territory. Baby steps though.
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-Kaiser-
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Canada932 Posts
January 05 2012 04:28 GMT
#17160
On January 05 2012 13:23 Medrea wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
On January 05 2012 13:18 -Kaiser- wrote:
My little brother is looking to put a budget gaming PC together in the $600-$800 ballpark.

His friends suggested him the following:

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)

Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Graphics Card: MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CPU: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

Power supply: OCZ ZS Series 650W 80PLUS Bronze High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

DVD Drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM


I thought you guys could help him do better than that. We would prefer to get things assembled and shipped from NCIX.ca (we are canadian)


His friends are not very good friends

For starters they are recommending AMD when Intel has better everything all the time.

Why 1066 RAM? 1333 RAM will have a mostly real impact on performance and is also really cheap.

650W PSU. Yeah that system is going to barely break 200W (at least similar priced Intel parts would).

Check the optimized computer build thread for an idea based on his budget, 600-800 is a bit of a wide range and a lot of breakpoints are made there.


Edited original post. We'd like to spend close to $600 before taxes and shipping.
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