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JayChey
United States92 Posts
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JonJLSSlack
United States84 Posts
I of course want to play SC2 and I have Skyrim next to me waiting for a new computer to be put on, I guess its also worthy to mention I'm going to be buying this tomorrow or the next day from a comp usa next to my house (unless thats extremely ill advised). Thanks anyone that helps! :D | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On December 27 2011 12:29 SLenDeRlol wrote: Ok so I just got $700 for a new computer. I have Win 7 and new periphreals (2 22' 1920x1080 HD monitors and 6gv2 keyboard :DDD ) so I was wondering if there is any way to improve upon the $660 build. I definitely don't need more than 500 gig on a HDD because I only play a couple games and I don't store alot of stuff on my computer. I of course want to play SC2 and I have Skyrim next to me waiting for a new computer to be put on, I guess its also worthy to mention I'm going to be buying this tomorrow or the next day from a comp usa next to my house (unless thats extremely ill advised). Thanks anyone that helps! :D You can bump the 6870 to a 560ti or 6950. More or less anyway. That would be the first avenue of improvement for that build. | ||
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JayChey
United States92 Posts
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Microcenter) Motherboard: Biostar H61MLC Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($58.67 @ Mwave) Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($14.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 6770 1GB Video Card ($94.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US) The power supply wound up being cheaper at Newegg, leaving me short for free shipping at NCIX. I figure I can just get the optical drive there instead (even if it's overpaying a little, as skyR pointed out, still cheaper than having to pay for shipping on a case). I have no idea about optical drive compatibility and none of the ones on NCIX are exactly like the ones listed on PCPartPicker, so can someone please look at them and give me the cheapest one that's compatible? Thanks again. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
But aren't you getting the GPU from NCIX as well? That component alone puts you over $50 for free shipping. | ||
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SilentVico
United States128 Posts
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Jizla
Scotland235 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/zyC6m.jpg) Everything look ok? I know I will need a proper heatsink to overclock it but thats not urgent. I can wait to have it up and running before I do that. Already have my own hard drive and license for XP but will probably upgrade to windows 7 very quickly. Thanks again guys. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On December 27 2011 19:29 SilentVico wrote: Hey I have a question on the prices. On the hard drives the prices listed are low, but when I click on the link they are higher. When I did my first computer build I got a 1tb for 70 dollars and now they are 120 dollars. Can someone tell me why the change in prices? Flooding in Thailand. Please read the news maybe once a year... -.- | ||
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Evire
Norway198 Posts
On December 27 2011 19:29 jimthelege wrote: Well just about ready to order. This is what I have so far. Everything look ok? I know I will need a proper heatsink to overclock it but thats not urgent. I can wait to have it up and running before I do that. Already have my own hard drive and license for XP but will probably upgrade to windows 7 very quickly. Thanks again guys. Looks good but RAM is so cheap so if I were you I would by 8gb  | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On December 27 2011 19:29 jimthelege wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Well just about ready to order. This is what I have so far. Everything look ok? I know I will need a proper heatsink to overclock it but thats not urgent. I can wait to have it up and running before I do that. Already have my own hard drive and license for XP but will probably upgrade to windows 7 very quickly. Thanks again guys. I'm pretty sure the Arctic Power is utter shit so you definitely do not want that as a power supply for such a configuration. | ||
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JayChey
United States92 Posts
On December 27 2011 17:29 skyR wrote: $16: But aren't you getting the GPU from NCIX as well? That component alone puts you over $50 for free shipping. GPU was on sale for cheaper at Newegg, you pointed that out yourself  And in general, just so I can better understand this, what is there to look at when looking at optical drive compatibility? Thanks again for all the help. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
IDE is being phased out. Some newer boards dont have any IDE slots at all. Thats about it, even bargain bin optical drives work. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On December 27 2011 19:29 jimthelege wrote: Well just about ready to order. This is what I have so far. Everything look ok? I know I will need a proper heatsink to overclock it but thats not urgent. I can wait to have it up and running before I do that. Already have my own hard drive and license for XP but will probably upgrade to windows 7 very quickly. Thanks again guys. power supply and case are both shit, ram is overpriced | ||
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Jizla
Scotland235 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/1sats.jpg) | ||
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HyTex
United States67 Posts
How many corners can I cut on the $800 build due to the smaller resolution? Would an i5 2400 suffice, since I don't plan on overclocking? Can I choose a cheaper graphics card, and if so, what would you recommend? Is the additional cooling fan necessary, given I do not plan on overclocking? Thanks for the help in advance. =) | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
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dhe95
United States1213 Posts
On December 31 2011 11:31 HyTex wrote: I'm curious, what would I need to play / stream SC2 on anywhere from Low to High Settings in 1080p at a 1280x1024 resolution? I want to keep the resolution modest because I don't think I'll enjoy playing SC2 on a larger monitor (due to larger eye travel distance to check supply and such). How many corners can I cut on the $800 build due to the smaller resolution? Would an i5 2400 suffice, since I don't plan on overclocking? Can I choose a cheaper graphics card, and if so, what would you recommend? Is the additional cooling fan necessary, given I do not plan on overclocking? Thanks for the help in advance. =) you stream what's on your screen, so if you're playing at 1280x1024, you can't stream 1080p | ||
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Comprissent
United States314 Posts
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HyTex
United States67 Posts
On December 31 2011 11:48 dhe95 wrote: you stream what's on your screen, so if you're playing at 1280x1024, you can't stream 1080p This holds true even if the encoder can change the output resolution? (Adobe FMLE 3.2, for reference). I don't know much about streaming, but I want to make sure I don't end up buying a video card that is far too powerful for what I wanna use it for. | ||
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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
On December 31 2011 11:31 HyTex wrote: I'm curious, what would I need to play / stream SC2 on anywhere from Low to High Settings in 1080p at a 1280x1024 resolution? I want to keep the resolution modest because I don't think I'll enjoy playing SC2 on a larger monitor (due to larger eye travel distance to check supply and such). How many corners can I cut on the $800 build due to the smaller resolution? Would an i5 2400 suffice, since I don't plan on overclocking? Can I choose a cheaper graphics card, and if so, what would you recommend? Is the additional cooling fan necessary, given I do not plan on overclocking? Thanks for the help in advance. =) For streaming in 1080p you'll probably need a 2500k... | ||
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