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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
8GB Mushkin RAM $25 @NCIX US: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55544&vpn=996770&manufacture=Mushkin Enhanced&promoid=1365 6950 with Twin Frozr III $210 @NCIX US: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=64182&vpn=R6950 Twin Frozr III 1G/OC&manufacture=MSI/MicroStar&promoid=1365 The nice thing about the 6950 is it's probably a highly binned chip since it's pre-overclocked. Also it's a 6+2 phase design and I believe MSI's warranty is still valid if you OC with voltage increase via Afterburner | ||
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Medrea
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 220 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 (20% off) 31 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332 50 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
I don't really have any intention of overclocking | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
non-K means no K. Suffix means ending. The processor you had selected was a core i5 2500k which is a K suffix processor. K signifying an unlocked multiplier which is used for overclocking. | ||
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Elegy
United States1629 Posts
 .+ Show Spoiler + What is your budget? $1500 including a monitor. I can go up or down on the budget, if $50 or $100 up means a significant improvement I"ll go for it, but I'd like to keep it at $1500 including a monitor. What is your resolution? 1920x1080. I've been on a laptop only for about 2 years so my resolution and screen preferences are atrophied immensely. What are you using it for? Gaming, streaming on occasion for friends, and poker What is your upgrade cycle? Every 2-3 years When do you plan on building it? Ordering parts within 7 days Do you plan on overclocking? Moderately. I've always liked bumping up stock speeds, but I'm not an overclocking fanatic Do you need an Operating System? No Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? Newegg. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On January 06 2012 03:55 Elegy wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Hello gurus! The last computer I built was in...2006? Back when AMD was worth buying, my AMD 4400+ was a damn fine chip, and 4GB of RAM got that weird gothic girl in my comp sci class all hot and bothered. Now I'm stuck in the past and confused with all these new fancy acronyms and letters and numbers .+ Show Spoiler + What is your budget? $1500 including a monitor. I can go up or down on the budget, if $50 or $100 up means a significant improvement I"ll go for it, but I'd like to keep it at $1500 including a monitor. What is your resolution? 1920x1080. I've been on a laptop only for about 2 years so my resolution and screen preferences are atrophied immensely. What are you using it for? Gaming, streaming on occasion for friends, and poker What is your upgrade cycle? Every 2-3 years When do you plan on building it? Ordering parts within 7 days Do you plan on overclocking? Moderately. I've always liked bumping up stock speeds, but I'm not an overclocking fanatic Do you need an Operating System? No Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No Where are you buying your parts from? Newegg. This totals to $896, you can salvage DVD burner and HDD from your old configuration. If not than you can add http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299 which would add $97 to your total making it $993 Intel Core i5 2500k @ $220 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 GSkill RipjawsX 2x4GB 1333Mhz @ $32 (w/ promo code EMCJKKE35, ends 1/11) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 Crucial M4 128gb @ $185 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti @ $210 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125401 Coolermaster HAF 912 @ $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 Asrock P67 Pro3 @ $100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 Rosewill Capstone 450w @ $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066 Coolermaster Hyper 212+ @ $29 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 For monitor, either a Dell U2312HM for 1080p: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=320-2807 or a Dell U2412HM for 1920x1200 (on sale atm): http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&sku=320-2676 , both are $299 at the moment. 120Hz monitor is another option. If you play poker than I'd get two Ultrasharps. Keep in mind Nvidia cards can only support two displays so if you want three displays, you'll want an AMD card, the equivalent to a GTX 560 Ti would be a Radeon HD6950 1GB. | ||
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Effen
227 Posts
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-UltraSharp-U2312HM-23-inch-Widescreen-Flat-Panel-Monitor-/220905821578?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo=LVI&itu=UCI&otn=3&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=5401083424530089641 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
It's not like the best monitor ever, but for $230 with the warranty support etc. seems like a very nice option. | ||
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073 209 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 (20% off) 31 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332 50 Looking for second opinions on the build. Don't intend on overclocking, just playing Starcraft on low settings. Also have a xfx 9600GT for my gpu. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
If you ever thought you would want USB3, SATA3, (probably?) slightly higher onboard audio quality, more audio output channels and S/PDIF, PCI slots, more chassis fan headers, and probably better build quality, AsRock H61 icafe is $70 if your case supports full ATX motherboards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157246 | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On January 06 2012 03:55 Elegy wrote: Hello gurus! The last computer I built was in...2006? Back when AMD was worth buying, my AMD 4400+ was a damn fine chip, and 4GB of RAM got that weird gothic girl in my comp sci class all hot and bothered. Now I'm stuck in the past and confused with all these new fancy acronyms and letters and numbers .Completely off topic, but you sound like Tasteless  On January 06 2012 03:37 Medrea wrote: 6950 sold out! Wow, that was fast... | ||
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esotericc
449 Posts
http://i.imgur.com/pwvoR.jpg I decided to go with the 570 for posture since I would regret it for arbitrary reasons, I went with the corsair because it was only a few dollars more for the 1600 which I didn't mind spending. Total is $1,368.78 cdn Thanks for all the help so far guys, you saved me from making some pretty bad choices  (i know I'm still making some  ) | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The GTX 570 can be pricematched to $370: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595 Though I would just get the regular variant and overclock it yourself... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593 HAF912 is $55: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=55583&promoid=1297 though I prefer the Bitfenix Shinobi myself: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60584 P8Z68-M Pro can be pricematched to $124: http://www.cendirect.com/main_en/tech_specs.php?rPart_no=TDOD-BT-Q6~69-N-QSP You're missing a DVD burner, not sure if you have that covered. | ||
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