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poopman
Canada83 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On January 07 2012 04:35 KonohaFlash wrote: Alright so this is a build my brother built for me and I thought I would post it here to get your opinions. The reason there is no video card is because I already bought a 6870 and 600w PSU on boxing week when it was on sale. Here we go: Motherboard Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 @ $124.99 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=61004&promoid=1297 Memory Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB DDR3 @ $43.83 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=55544 HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB HDD @ $97.98 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=63468 Processor Intel Core i5 2500K @ $209 http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=57962&promoid=1301 DVD Drive LG Internal 22X SUPER-MULTI Drive Black Pata OEM @ $18.99 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57902&vpn=GH22NP21&manufacture=LG Electronics&promoid=1297 Case NZXT LEXA S ATX Mid Tower Case Black @ $89.99 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=43210&vpn=LEXA S&manufacture=NZXT This all totals to $583.56. My budget howerver, Is $520 CAD. So on to my question, is this a good build to begin with? Are there better components out there that I could find for a cheaper price? Thanks  Your brother doesn't know how to shop at NCIX =\ Core i5 2500k for $209 is no longer available, that was during Boxing Week sale which ended a few days ago. It is now $220: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&promoid=1297 Not sure why you getting a $90 case which is probably overpriced since all your other components are overpriced. A Bitfenix Shinobi is $55 (white variant is a little more expensive) and is a very good budget case: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60584 DVD burner is available for $17: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64204&promoid=1297 Caviar Blue 500GB is available for $90: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58402&promoid=1297 D2H is overpriced at $125. An Asus P8Z68-M Pro can be pricematched to $124: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64104&promoid=1297 , http://www.cendirect.com/main_en/tech_specs.php?rPart_no=TDOD-BT-Q6~69-N-QSP You can pricematch GSkill Ripjaws to $41: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57950 , http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 You're also missing an aftermaraket heatsink, I suggest a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO for $29: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64385 , http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/237385/RR-212E-20PK-R1/COOLERMASTER/ And I'm not sure why you got a 600w power supply. I don't recall the Silencer MK III 600w being that great of a deal if it was even a deal to begin with. | ||
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KonohaFlash
Canada1590 Posts
On January 07 2012 04:45 skyR wrote: Your brother doesn't know how to shop at NCIX =\ Core i5 2500k for $209 is no longer available, that was during Boxing Week sale which ended a few days ago. It is now $220: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&promoid=1297 Not sure why you getting a $90 case which is probably overpriced since all your other components are overpriced. A Bitfenix Shinobi is $55 (white variant is a little more expensive) and is a very good budget case: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60584 DVD burner is available for $17: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64204&promoid=1297 Caviar Blue 500GB is available for $90: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58402&promoid=1297 D2H is overpriced at $125. An Asus P8Z68-M Pro can be pricematched to $124: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64104&promoid=1297 , http://www.cendirect.com/main_en/tech_specs.php?rPart_no=TDOD-BT-Q6~69-N-QSP You can pricematch GSkill Ripjaws to $41: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57950 , http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 You're also missing an aftermaraket heatsink, I suggest a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO for $29: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64385 , http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/237385/RR-212E-20PK-R1/COOLERMASTER/ And I'm not sure why you got a 600w power supply. I don't recall the Silencer MK III 600w being that great of a deal if it was even a deal to begin with. http://ncix.com/products/?sku=33041&vpn=OCZ600MXSP&manufacture=OCZ Technology This guy was $30 on Boxing day. Yea, after changing up the build to the one recommended, I can see that my brother was horribly wrong, lol. As for the i5, it says that to keep the price at $209 i have to checkout within the next 5 days, so I guess it's still valid. Thanks, i'll order this tonight! | ||
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On January 07 2012 06:41 KonohaFlash wrote: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=33041&vpn=OCZ600MXSP&manufacture=OCZ Technology This guy was $30 on Boxing day. Not the highest quality PSU but decent, and for $30 I can't say I wouldn't have bought. | ||
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Blackinator
Canada25 Posts
Gtx 550 Ti Can I stream on Ultra? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On January 07 2012 06:41 KonohaFlash wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On January 07 2012 04:45 skyR wrote: Your brother doesn't know how to shop at NCIX =\ Core i5 2500k for $209 is no longer available, that was during Boxing Week sale which ended a few days ago. It is now $220: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57962&promoid=1297 Not sure why you getting a $90 case which is probably overpriced since all your other components are overpriced. A Bitfenix Shinobi is $55 (white variant is a little more expensive) and is a very good budget case: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60584 DVD burner is available for $17: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64204&promoid=1297 Caviar Blue 500GB is available for $90: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=58402&promoid=1297 D2H is overpriced at $125. An Asus P8Z68-M Pro can be pricematched to $124: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64104&promoid=1297 , http://www.cendirect.com/main_en/tech_specs.php?rPart_no=TDOD-BT-Q6~69-N-QSP You can pricematch GSkill Ripjaws to $41: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57950 , http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 You're also missing an aftermaraket heatsink, I suggest a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO for $29: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=64385 , http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/237385/RR-212E-20PK-R1/COOLERMASTER/ And I'm not sure why you got a 600w power supply. I don't recall the Silencer MK III 600w being that great of a deal if it was even a deal to begin with. http://ncix.com/products/?sku=33041&vpn=OCZ600MXSP&manufacture=OCZ Technology This guy was $30 on Boxing day. Yea, after changing up the build to the one recommended, I can see that my brother was horribly wrong, lol. As for the i5, it says that to keep the price at $209 i have to checkout within the next 5 days, so I guess it's still valid. Thanks, i'll order this tonight! If you already have the i5 in your cart than ya you can still checkout at that price. The ModXStream Pro is an older unit (which was good) and it was a good buy at $30. On January 07 2012 06:46 Blackinator wrote:+ Show Spoiler + I have an i5 2500k Gtx 550 Ti Can I stream on Ultra? I'm pretty sure you asked this question like five times and everytime the answer was yes. | ||
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
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Wabbit
United States1028 Posts
On January 07 2012 07:25 Skrillex1 wrote: I was looking to possibly upgrade my xfx 9600GT gpu, but I'm not sure. I was wondering how it fares against the newer cards that are coming out that were at its price range when I bought it ($120) Even a ~$100 card today (HD 6770) is going to spank that 9600GT really badly. Probably around 3 times the performance, not even sure. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
About $120 gets you a HD 6770, which is a HD 5770 rebrand, which launched a couple years ago. Some comparisons with the GT 9600 can be found in old HD 5770 reviews. Check here, for example (and just to make sure, look at the single HD 5770 and not the Crossfire result): http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/18 Difference is less than 2x in some situations. | ||
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073 209 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426 (20% off) 31 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332 50 Are there any cards ~75 that would make 75$ worth the upgrade? | ||
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Skrillex1
United States22 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=60052&promoid=1365 GTS 250 is pretty much a 9800 GTX+. So even this model should be a bit closer to the HD 6770 in performance, than to the 9600 GT. I wouldn't do it though, unless you're addressing a specific deficiency in a certain game. | ||
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gForce.
United Kingdom345 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
XFX power supplies are all manufactured by Seasonic on typical Seasonic designs, but they're not all particularly set up for low noise. Regardless, at lower loads, they shouldn't be loud. Actually, XFX Core 650W and higher are internally identical to Corsair TX V2, but the XFX versions are a few dB quieter or more on very high loads. Generally I'd suspect the video card first though. I think the twin fan model (pictured below) is supposed to be quiet. The others, not so much. + Show Spoiler [XFX twin fan HD 6870] + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/nLTRF.jpg) Or it could be something defective. Check GPU fan speeds regardless, and change fan profiles and speed settings if possible. Is it always loud or just under load? | ||
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gForce.
United Kingdom345 Posts
Card - + Show Spoiler + http://www.ebuyer.com/279585-xfx-hd-6870-900mhz-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-dual-mini-displayport-hdmi-hd-687a-zhfc As for PSU it's XFX 550W Core Edition Pro (The one in the link is 450W, the 550W one is sold out, but looks exactly the same), maybe they are just loud... I have no idea. + Show Spoiler + http://www.ebuyer.com/264381-xfx-450w-core-edition-pro-psu-p1-450s-u2b9 | ||
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teamamerica
United States958 Posts
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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
On January 07 2012 09:59 teamamerica wrote: Hey guys my friend is looking for a gaming computer that, in his words, can run 80-90% of games out there now. He was thinking of buying the parts from this build and putting it together (not for cost reasons, just can't buy it from there). So my 2 questions are 1) will it be able to (I should hope so from the price, but I don't know about comptuers/what games now need) and 2) can anyone recommend a better build? Price isn't really a problem but of course there's no need to sink money into overpriced parts. Any advice is much appreciated! Yes, it should be able to run 100% of games today. On maxed settings . | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
The PSU should be changed to a 500W unit or something, the mobo to P8P67 without the pro, the cooling rather to something like hyper 212 evo, the SSD is the most retarded choice ever as if you want a Corsair SSD it should definitely be Corsair Force GT with that build, but Crucial m4 would still be preferred. Also I'd get 7970 instead of GTX 580 if you're willing to spend that much, that way you actually get decent value. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On January 07 2012 09:57 gForce. wrote: Nah it's nothing defective (I hope >.<), it's just me being a bit of ranting kid I'm sorry, anyway it's XFX HD6870 single fan version. According to SpeedFan it's running at 1830 RPM no load standard web browsing, youtube, temperature 37 °C / 98 °F, however I realized that it's clocked at 900MHz (no OC, straight of the box) so I should be loud. Card - + Show Spoiler + http://www.ebuyer.com/279585-xfx-hd-6870-900mhz-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-dual-mini-displayport-hdmi-hd-687a-zhfc As for PSU it's XFX 550W Core Edition Pro (The one in the link is 450W, the 550W one is sold out, but looks exactly the same), maybe they are just loud... I have no idea. + Show Spoiler + http://www.ebuyer.com/264381-xfx-450w-core-edition-pro-psu-p1-450s-u2b9 XFX Core Edition 550 uses the same fan found in the Seasonic S12II so it really shouldn't be audible among a bunch of other fans unless you put your head next to your tower. Have you tried adjusting fan speed of the XFX in CCC or MSI Afterburner? Maybe you should have got a noise dampening case? On January 07 2012 09:59 teamamerica wrote: Hey guys my friend is looking for a gaming computer that, in his words, can run 80-90% of games out there now. He was thinking of buying the parts from this build and putting it together (not for cost reasons, just can't buy it from there). So my 2 questions are 1) will it be able to (I should hope so from the price, but I don't know about comptuers/what games now need) and 2) can anyone recommend a better build? Price isn't really a problem but of course there's no need to sink money into overpriced parts. Any advice is much appreciated! Bad idea to get builds off of Anandtech, Tomshardware, etc since they're paid / sponsered for these articles. Most of Anandtech's builds is sinking money into components that offer negligible improvements over a component that is significantly less expensive because they're enthusiasts. On January 07 2012 10:16 Shikyo wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Yeah but the component choices are quite retarded though Anandtech says they build good PCs(WTF Anand I thought you were good). The PSU should be changed to a 500W unit or something, the mobo to P8P67 without the pro, the cooling rather to something like hyper 212 evo, the SSD is the most retarded choice ever as if you want a Corsair SSD it should definitely be Corsair Force GT with that build, but Crucial m4 would still be preferred. Also I'd get 7970 instead of GTX 580 if you're willing to spend that much, that way you actually get decent value. Building good computers doesn't necessarily mean picking components that offer relatively good performance per dollar. | ||
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