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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
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Medrea
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On January 17 2012 07:24 Josh_rakoons wrote: The ATI Radeon 7xxx series is coming out tomorrow, yes? Or am i mistaken? Its out already. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 600286767&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon HD 7000 series Since last week. Paper launched on Dec 22nd. | ||
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Nabutso
351 Posts
On January 17 2012 07:13 Medrea wrote: Depends on what your total system is going to be. I am assuming we are using at least 3 Graphics cards (prob 7970's) yes? We need to know so we recommend the right amount of PCI-e slots and such. I'm ok with 2 PCI-e slots. I'm not interested in going higher than that. My budget for CPU/RAM/MOBO is $1000 CPU 600-650, Mobo 250-300, RAM probably 8 or 16gb. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On January 17 2012 07:58 Nabutso wrote: I'm ok with 2 PCI-e slots. I'm not interested in going higher than that. My budget for CPU/RAM/MOBO is $1000 CPU 600-650, Mobo 250-300, RAM probably 8 or 16gb. You are intending on multi GPU though right? I dunno why I am asking though now that i think about it. I probably wouldnt end up recommending a x16 x4 motherboard anyway. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
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Nabutso
351 Posts
But I think I'm in love with the processor. All I do all day is read about it. Can't help but want it, and may even upgrade to Ivy-e in a year. I didn't notice the combo deals for it on newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.808408 is what i'm looking at right now. I can't be convinced otherwise and I apologize for my disregard for bottlenecking, as I'm running a 6870 non crossfire right now. I only have a 450 watt psu and will consider getting geforce sli cards when the time comes. it would be neat to assign 3 for a game and 3 for xsplit. | ||
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Nabutso
351 Posts
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On January 17 2012 10:14 Nabutso wrote: Honestly? All I'll be doing on this setup is gaming and streaming. It's way overkill and I understand, considering I can play and stream Skyrim at about 30-40fps on my q6600 (oc to 3.6ghz). But I think I'm in love with the processor. All I do all day is read about it. Can't help but want it, and may even upgrade to Ivy-e in a year. I didn't notice the combo deals for it on newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.808408 is what i'm looking at right now. I can't be convinced otherwise and I apologize for my disregard for bottlenecking, as I'm running a 6870 non crossfire right now. I only have a 450 watt psu and will consider getting geforce sli cards when the time comes. it would be neat to assign 3 for a game and 3 for xsplit. Almost all games dont allow for more than 2. Otherwise we would all have AMD hexacores and octocores. | ||
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Nabutso
351 Posts
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Pointing out hardware for enthusiasts with no real budget is difficult because we have to gauge your level of enthusiasm. A motherboard that we like might not have the aesthetic details you are looking for. So generally, we simply don't have recommendations for enthusiast socket owners. We have however seen a lot of people screw themselves over with enthusiast equipment. Because they think they are future proofing. And they have to upgrade at the same time as non enthusiasts anyway. OR something breaks and they end up having to pay enthusiast level repairs. Those processors that are $1k now will be $1k 4 years from now as well. We are just trying to make sure that this isnt you. We care! ™ | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
Edit: Apparently I care a little less than Medrea. Then again, I really like those commercials. Edit2: Has the second stepping for the Sandy Bridge-E come out yet? | ||
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imJukin
United States47 Posts
On January 17 2012 10:20 Nabutso wrote: As I said, I cannot be convinced to not get this chip. It's taunting me. I must have it. I actually had the 3930k recommended to me by Skyr for my budget, and I went with an Asus P9X79 Pro Motherboard. Had 0 problems setting it up and clocking it to 4.5ghz and a stable 30c and 55-60 under 100%load using an noctua nh-dh14 aftermarket cooler. Computer does everything I need it to do and more so I give the processor a thumbs up if it fits your budget. | ||
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Nabutso
351 Posts
I already have an SSD and i'm lookign at Gskill memory, that or corsair. Should I bother getting memory with heatspreaders? Thanks for the feedback imJukin. | ||
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jnkw
Canada347 Posts
On January 15 2012 15:56 Womwomwom wrote: The Zalman Z9 is fugly but functionally its pretty good. Though unless you must have the fan controller and temeprture dock (which is utterly useless in practice), I'm not seeing why you can't ust get a nice Lancool chassis. For one, you actually get tool-less PCI clamps that actually work. Thanks for the advice. Sorry it's taken me a while to reply. I'm looking into some Lancool cases now and they look pretty good. I didn't pick the Zalman for any particular reason -- I was just looking for a ballpark estimate of how much my build would cost so I didn't think a case would matter too much for an early estimate. | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
 .Speaking of advertising, brand of memory does not matter. Specs do. Heatspreaders: no. Generally you want low-profile (no spiky heat spreaders), so you don't have compatibility issues with coolers with low clearance. By and large, heatspreaders are only useful for their aesthetics. If you're getting Sandy Bridge-E, you basically want the cheapest 1600mhz memory with a low profile. | ||
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Kzenk
United States9 Posts
*Edit* I play sometimes setting my laptop in an lg 47'' tv throu hdmi putting in the mouse and keyboard also | ||
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
Frankly, it doesn't sound like a problem you can throw money at. At least not in terms of upgrades. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
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HuggyBear
Australia377 Posts
I'm helping my cousin build a new PC around the $1000 mark. I'm in a bit of a loss atm but since you guys give the best advice I reckon I might as well post here. So far I've picked out some decent parts but I need help on picking out a case and a mobo as well as a confirmation on the PSU. Should I drop down and go with an Antec Neo Eco 450C 450W instead of the Silverstone?? I'll be buying parts from PCCG, and the monitor is going to be in a separate budget. Intel Core i5 2500k http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16531 CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18670 Silverstone Strider 500W http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=15319 HIS Radeon HD6950 1Gb IceQ http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18197 G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT (2x4GB) DDR3 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16930 TP-Link TL-WN851ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17622 Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST31000524AS http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16679 LG CH12LS28 12X BD-R Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18220 Ok now here's the problem. I'm torn between a mATX or a fullsize ATX mobo. I was thinking of going with a mATX build but I thought about how stuffy its going to be inside and now I'm second guessing. I was thinking getting either: AsRock Z68M USB3 Mobo http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18210 CoolerMaster Elite 341 mATX http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14530 or ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Mobo http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=18769 Antec Two Hundred Case v2 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=14042 Or should I just get the mATX ASRock with the Antec 200? If I can cut the price down more the better | ||
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