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AAyeR
United States138 Posts
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animositysd
United States5 Posts
I want to be able to run sc2 everything ultra/max settings even in 4v4 and not have problems alt tabbing or running say, pandora in the background. Maybe eventually stream, but above is my basic wants. Any input on this build? Any changes that would be worth it, or if anyone knows if Cyberpower or other options like that would be worth it or am I really better off building it myself? Motherboard: Asrock P67 Extreme4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229 159.99$ Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 219.99$ CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 26.99$ Graphics Card: PowerColor AX6950 2GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6950 2GB x2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131393 254.99$ x2 = 509.98$ Crossfire bridge(if not bundled with the cards): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814999002 10.99$ RAM: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220569 49.99$ Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 54.99$ Case: Cooler Master 690 II Advanced http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216 89.99$ Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-750 750W Modular http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133 89.99$ Optical Drive: SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151233 16.99$ Thanks for any replies! | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
For graphics card I'd rather get a single 7950 or 7970 depending on how much you want to spend on it. SC2 doesn't scale so well with Crossfire anyway and it's not too graphically intensive - you'd probably be totally fine even with a single 6870. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066 This is still good even at 10$ higher price than it used to be http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220569 This ram is cheaper I'd consider a SSD such as Crucial m4 128gb which is cheap atm, also you need to change that HDD as it's too costly: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 You need a CPU cooler such as hyper 212 evo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 | ||
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animositysd
United States5 Posts
Would a 400-450 power supply be enough? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161399 Is that a good choice on the gpu then? I'm not too familiar with what would be good RAM wise. 8gb of that RAM would be good enough? Is it worth it getting kingston and more then 8gb? I vaguely know what a SSD is. Would that be replacing the HD? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The Rosewill Capstone 450 is sufficient for such a build. If you don't do anything but gaming, browsing, and stuff than all you need is 8GB. Memory is easy to add so it doesn't really matter... if you find yourself needing more than you'll just add more when the time comes. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
Kingston is something I kind of would avoid as I think they still are 1.65V which is pretty bad. There's really no difference between the brands and Patriot is a fine brand either way. 8GB should be enough unless you multitask a ton with photoshop and perhaps video encoding, in which case you can just buy 2 of those kits. Yeah that graphics card is fine if you want to spend that much money on it. | ||
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animositysd
United States5 Posts
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-222AB - OEM Item #: N82E16827151233 $18.99 COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Item #: N82E16811119216 -$30.00 Instant $99.99 $69.99 HIS H797F3G2M Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card Item #: N82E16814161399 $549.99 1 HIS Gift - DIRT3 Game Redemption Coupon Item #: N82E16800997061 -$49.99 Saving $49.99 $0.00 Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450 450W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V ... Item #: N82E16817182066 -$10.00 Instant $79.99 $69.99 Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PSD38G1600K Item #: N82E16820220569 $36.99 ASRock P67 PRO3 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Item #: N82E16813157230 -$30.00 Instant $119.99 $89.99 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ... Item #: N82E16819115072 $229.99 COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ... Item #: N82E16835103065 $29.99 Subtotal: $1,283.90 | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
If you intend to CrossfireX 7970s than you might as well go balls to the wall with every component. And btw every 7970 comes with a CrossfireX bridge. If it doesn't than I wouldn't buy from them. | ||
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animositysd
United States5 Posts
I'm just now researching about SSD. That would essentially be the hard drive if all I'm doing is gaming and streaming etc correct? Removing the crossfire everything seem kosher? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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animositysd
United States5 Posts
On February 05 2012 05:55 skyR wrote: Yes, everything seems good. Thanks for the input, nice to have feedback without getting flamed  . Ordering this bad boy now. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On February 05 2012 02:59 AAyeR wrote: yes semantics i do have a corsair.... and edit that sc2 thing, it actually happend right after i turned it off from using it to just send that message how loud is it, a hum or like a marble rattling in a jar. Next time it happens open the case and check if the sound is coming from the psu, take a recording of it and rma the psu to corsair. They will probably ask you to go into your mobo bios and turn off any power saving setting like CE1 for intel, ie speed stepping, as that is the likly cause. So you can check with that next time. The coil whine shouldn't be too much to worry about it's not going to damage anything although it may sound bad. If you can't get it to stop if you turn off such settings rma it with corsair. It's a common enough problem for them http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=85166 Not sure why corsair units exhibit this problem more, perhaps it just a testament to how much product they move. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On February 04 2012 21:08 Medrea wrote: I am not gonna lie. I have never seen an LCD technology monitor look quite like a CRT in terms of motion reproduction. I really miss my CRT, and I wish they made them in widescreen and high resolution. Its called a Sony FW900. Its wide screen and does 75hz at 1080P. Unless you're expecting 2560x1440 in a 23"-24" monitor...actually it does 2304x1440 @ 80Hz so its actually not too far off. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
LCD is a persistent image, so it just creates a black screen then the new picture, which is why lcd's can't flicker like an old tv or crt This difference is why CRT's in the later years when resolutions go bigger had bigger Hz numbers, they needed more Hz in order to avoid a flicker and a smoother image, else people can tell the black box inserted in order to create animation. Which is not needed to create a smooth image in a LCD. I think by motion you're thinking of the fuzzyness of the picture, assisting with a psydo motion blur. LCD's being crisp actually hurts it's ability to create smooth image. | ||
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HansK
249 Posts
1680x1050 res high graphics [not ultra] is what I'll be recording on. Does anyone have a link to a thread discussing stream/recording computers specifically so I don't have to go through 921 pages, or possibly have a pre-made list of custom computers that can stream/record HD SC2 high quality? | ||
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Womwomwom
5930 Posts
He's lucky because they did actually make a widescreen CRT that could push fairly high resolutions at high enough frequencies to prevent annoying flickering. Its the Sony FW900 (and all of its rebrands). | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On February 05 2012 07:10 HansK wrote:+ Show Spoiler + I'm looking to make a computer that can stream/record Diablo III game-play in HD[specs needed are very comparable to sc2]. I don't think my current set up can so I'm looking for some help finding one that can for $1,000 or less. 1680x1050 res high graphics [not ultra] is what I'll be recording on. Does anyone have a link to a thread discussing stream/recording computers specifically so I don't have to go through 921 pages, or possibly have a pre-made list of custom computers that can stream/record HD SC2 high quality? Location? Do you intend to overclock? Do you need an operating system? Streaming and recording are two different things. | ||
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HansK
249 Posts
On February 05 2012 07:12 skyR wrote: Location? Do you intend to overclock? Do you need an operating system? Streaming and recording are two different things. I know they are two different things - hence I state they need to be both. My internet is sufficient for streaming[10 up/down] and I live in the U.S. I may overclock but not by very much if I do. I don't need an OS. Just pure computer parts. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On February 05 2012 10:13 HansK wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On February 05 2012 07:12 skyR wrote: Location? Do you intend to overclock? Do you need an operating system? Streaming and recording are two different things. I know they are two different things - hence I state they need to be both. My internet is sufficient for streaming[10 up/down] and I live in the U.S. I may overclock but not by very much if I do. I don't need an OS. Just pure computer parts. $911 before mail in rebates ($941 with the 1TB instead): Core i5 2500k @ $230 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 Asrock P67 Pro3 @ $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230 Crucial 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148476 Gigabyte Radeon HD6850 @ $140, $120 after mail in rebate (w/ promo code HARDOCPX2X1C, ends 2/7) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353 Crucial M4 128gb @ $177 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442 Rosewill Capstone 450 @ $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066 Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ $80 + Show Spoiler [or Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB @ $…] + http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=58881 Coolermaster Hyper 212+ @ $23 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=41337&promoid=1012 Coolermaster HAF 912 @ $50 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=55583&promoid=1012 DVD Burner @ $16 http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=45244&promoid=1012 | ||
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BruteOLeary
United States29 Posts
The build as it stands is CPU- i5 2500k Mobo- MSI P67A-G43 GPU- XFX 5770 Ram- Team Elite 8 Gb (4gb x 2) Case- CM Haf 912 Hard Drive- Seagate 640Gb PSU- TR2 600W CPU cooler- Hyper 212+ The SSD im looking at is-Crucial M4 64GB- $105 And the 6870 I am most likely to get is-XFX Double D 6870- $190 | ||
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