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NaYeBo
Canada282 Posts
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NaYeBo
Canada282 Posts
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novabossa
United States350 Posts
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On April 11 2011 02:50 NaYeBo wrote: My next question is would an i7 be warranted over an i5 in skyrs build? The i7 2600(k) you'll see probably a 25-35% performence increase. For the extra 120+ dollars it's not worth it, especially considering the current mobo doesn't support OC. My recommendation would be, if you want a better CPU... The i5 2500k is great, it's performence OCed is that of the i7 2600k, and it's $240 ish I think? The problem is, if you want to OC, you'll need a P67 motherboard, and those go for approximatly the $200 mark. Edit: Overall it's a very solid build much better than the one on the site. And I think you'll be very pleased with the build there. The i5 2500k if you choose to get it will last you years, but I think for your needs it is slight overkill. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Only in the most favorable well-threaded conditions do you get anything like 25% more performance with a i7-2600. Usually the difference is more like 0-3%. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287 | ||
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Warillions
United States215 Posts
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Gak2
Canada418 Posts
An alternative is to get the best buy comp, then buy a separate 5770 and install that. you'd probably need to get a better power supply too though... so this is a lot more expensive. just get your friend to help you make the custom built lol | ||
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mutantmagnet
United States3783 Posts
If you can get a brand new pc for that cost you are better off with that; but the warranty for refurbished items usually blows compared to brand new items. It's not hard to build a new pc but there are frustrations you might have to stomach since this would be a first time for you. On top of that your parts are of higher quality than what the prebuilt is offering. | ||
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NaYeBo
Canada282 Posts
On April 11 2011 05:08 mutantmagnet wrote: Something is really wrong here. 17% savings on custom building for parts after rebates? *checks op's link* The Dell is refurbished. That explains a lot. If you can get a brand new pc for that cost you are better off with that; but the warranty for refurbished items usually blows compared to brand new items. It's not hard to build a new pc but there are frustrations you might have to stomach since this would be a first time for you. On top of that your parts are of higher quality than what the prebuilt is offering. Yeah, the stores are offering it brand new here, but a lot of people said it won't run on ultra graphics? | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On April 11 2011 05:16 NaYeBo wrote: Yeah, the stores are offering it brand new here, but a lot of people said it won't run on ultra graphics? If you buy off ncix and they build it for you there is practically no hassle. I think at this point it should he a no brainer for you. I think you should evaluate that build that was suggested, see how it fits your budget - If there's any upgrades you want etc, but again it's solid if they do all those price matches. | ||
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NaYeBo
Canada282 Posts
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mutantmagnet
United States3783 Posts
This review is slightly outdated because some optimizations have been made. Yet you can see the lowest end card listed here (which is going to better than 5450) has no chance of being improved enough to playable levels on a low resolution. Your custom build is a lot more cost effective. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On April 11 2011 06:16 NaYeBo wrote: Sorry I'm unsure what the concept of price matches are? I'm guessing if I show them those prices... They'll match them? Pretty much. Usually though when you price match you puck items that are on sale from another site, and therefore the same price may not apply anymore. Also Ive had some trouble with other price matching on other sites so maybe Im just paranoid xP. I mean your other alternative - is buy that computer, I never realized how good that CPU actually is (equivalent of i5 2500 - got my modems mixed up. I'm just not am AMD fan so not sure what to think)... And then sell the 5450 and buy a 460gtx, which would be expensive... Nvm scratch that. But I do recommend doing some research on that GPU... Its a 60 dollar one, and practically the worst on the market. | ||
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RaiZ
2813 Posts
On April 11 2011 05:16 NaYeBo wrote: Yeah, the stores are offering it brand new here, but a lot of people said it won't run on ultra graphics? It may be brand new, but the whole computer is just sooo old it's not even funny. If you build your pc, you can almost have double performance. I mean look at the 5450 graphic card : 5770 is like what ? $40 more, but it outperforms in everyway the 5450. I'm already having troubles streaming at medium setting with a 5750 with 50 fps (let's be honest : 40 fps is the true average imo). I can't imagine how you'd stream with ultra with such a low graphic card that 5450 is. | ||
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scudst0rm
Canada1149 Posts
Pre-builts from the big brands (acer, gateway, hp, dell) always come with the cheapest possible no-name power supplies and motherboards. This leaves you with a higher chance of failure and little room to upgrade (if you want to upgrade the gpu you need to replace the power supply as well). Pre-builts from the high-end/enthusiast brands like cyberpower will have better parts but are way more expensive. | ||
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Genome852
United States979 Posts
If you buy a prebuilt computer and it has an issue, you can't open it and fix it yourself... unless you want to void the warranty. On the other hand, you CAN do that with a built computer, and most of the time you can still use the computer after taking out whatever is damaged while waiting for the replacement. | ||
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mutantmagnet
United States3783 Posts
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SigmaoctanusIV
United States3313 Posts
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