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"I need a New PC!" 2011 Edition of SSD's for everyone! |OT|
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LiquidMetal14
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Let us pray.Jin34 said:
LiquidMetal14
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I can find several motherboards online but what about the CPU's? In the US here.
Joe Molotov
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C'mon Newegg, daddy needs a 2500k right now!
Outdoor Miner
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Hard OCP reviews MSI P67A-GD65 (Gold Award)
A lot of GAF folk ignore MSI motherboards. Their high end boards are every bit as good as Asus and Gigabyte offerings, especially for overclocking.
A lot of GAF folk ignore MSI motherboards. Their high end boards are every bit as good as Asus and Gigabyte offerings, especially for overclocking.
Joe Molotov
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Woo, Newegg's current Shellshocker deal is a Kingston 128GB SSD for $200 + $50 Rebate. Bought.
LiquidMetal14
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How much will it cost though?Outdoor Miner said:
I don't want to rush it because I'm not in a big hurry or anything, but I was wondering when these builds are going to be up after seeing the estimated prices?. Really excited after seeing the sandy bridge results.
The Get a Little More Build: $900
The Spend a Little More Build: $1,200
The Get a Little More Build: $900
The Spend a Little More Build: $1,200
I'm playing it safe on the motherboards, so when user feedback rolls in on the ASUS's new BIOS and such I'll put a P67 board in there (Most likely the UD4 / P67 Pro, with the UD3 and P67 as a 'budget' option).grkazan12 said:
It is very hard to not jump in and buy something right now ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
It's true, but I am a person of habit and unless the MSI offers something considerable for the price I have no reason to change my brands of preference.Outdoor Miner said:
If for $180 it has 8x/8x and it doesn't kill any of the USB 3 ports then it's got a $20 lead on other boards.
LiquidMetal14
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I like the price of the P67/lower tier. And as long as I can lightly overclock then I am happy. I am making a huge jump from a dual core Athlon 4850e 2.5mhz. I have nothing for a video card and am going to go the higher route now. I am running my new PSU in this old build now to test it. THings are coming together but not until I can buy the board I want.xero273 said:
Krauser Kat
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buy a 3ds or a mobo ram cpu. what to do.
Sanic
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If possible, i'm trying to build something for around $475 shipped, including a copy of Windows. I feel like i'm really limiting myself by going that low, but I would like to try and work with that price point. Looking at the $600 build in the OP, I would be ok with a 750gb or even 500gb hard drive, but i'm not really sure where else I could make some efficient cuts. Any recommendations?
Sanic
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TheExodu5 said:
It looks like I may have to, even with those changes i'll still go way over budget. I'm not trying to build a gaming PC necessarily, I just need something to replace the ancient desktop and aging laptops that I now use. I just know i'm being ripped off by walking into Bestbuy or similar and buying one of their PCs off that shelf for $500, so i'm going this route. I will do gaming and game development on it, but I really don't want to spend $650+ on this, which looks like the baseline for anything truly decent.
ChoklitReign
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Where can you buy a 4850 for $60? I couldn't find one on Newegg since they're being phased out. Could be useful for my younger brother's budget PC.TheExodu5 said:
So I got a GTX 1Gb 460 OC that just broke. Is there anything better I can exchange it for? The shop allows me to choose an alternative product of the same price/paying a bit more.
I was thinking about the new ATIs but I have 0 idea regarding ATI cards. Or maybe I don't even need to get a new one and instead I should change it for the same card¿?
I was thinking about the new ATIs but I have 0 idea regarding ATI cards. Or maybe I don't even need to get a new one and instead I should change it for the same card¿?
Sanic
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TheExodu5 said:If you happen to be in Ottawa, I'll be selling my old rig.
I'm not, but thanks for the offer
.I would like to make a purchase sooner rather than latter, and i'm not sure how much luck I would have scouring ebay and Craigslist, but I suppose this is something to consider.
itxaka said:Yep a lot! But with all those benchmarks lately(which I haven't been able to check them) seems like the new HD6xxx came really strong so I wanted to be sure before taking a wrong decision
Thanks!
Well of course those benchmark higher, they are newer cards, and the 6950 > 6970 mod is crazy value. If you could step up to a newer card for cheap with your current card, then that's up to you.
Neweggs deal today is 8GB of DDR3 for $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422
It doesn't have heatsinks, but it is 1333 and G.Skill brand. If you were looking to save some money, that's a pretty darn good deal.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422
It doesn't have heatsinks, but it is 1333 and G.Skill brand. If you were looking to save some money, that's a pretty darn good deal.
TheExodu5 said:Since I'm likely to require cable extensions with my HAF X, I'll be getting the sexy NZXT single sleeved extensions:
Should do nicely.
FUUUUUUCK, I've been looking for those bastards for ever. I thought people were just modding their own sleeves now I can just buy it. Thanks for the heads up mate.
TheExodu5 said:If you happen to be in Ottawa, I'll be selling my old rig.
Q8300 @ 3.0GHz
Scythe Mugen 2
Cooler Master CM 690
GTX 275
4GB RAM
80GB Intel G2 SSD
1TB WD Black
1TB WD Green
DVD-RW
CD-RW
$500
You're not willing to part that out are ya? I'm interested in your cpu and gpu, I can also trade you my e7300 and ati4850 on top of cash so that you'll still have a complete rig to sell ...
I've been thinking about finally getting a new PC. I would use it for gaming (I've got a shitload of PC games to catch up on from like last 7 years) and I would do some video editing on it. It's been many years since I last looked into these things so there are many things I'm not so sure about.
Now, from what I've understood, I would need a good amount of RAM, maybe 2x4GB (1333 MHz) for the editing purposes. For the graphics card I've been thinking Radeon 6850 or Geforce GTX 460, but I'm not really sure which make should choose. 64 GB SSD would of course be nice, but again, I'm not really sure what manufacturer would be good.
Of the processors, I've been looking at Phenom II X6 1055T, but I'm not sure if I should choose Intel. I don't know the details about the different processors, like how a Intel i5 would compare against that 1055T, but I've got a budget, so I don't think i7 would be an option. Six cores would be good for editing but not that important for gaming, or would it? I'm not going to do anything effect heavy, pretty basic editing.
What about motherboard? What would be a decent, not too expensive choice for a motherboard? That's the one part I think I've got the least understanding on. Would something like Asus M4a87td be nice?
Oh, I've looked at some cases, and I really liked Fractal Design Define R3. Of course I would need a PSU. I don't think I'll do too much overclocking or crazy crossfire stuff, but it would be nice to have a trustworthy, decently silent and efficient power supply. Corsair?
I live in Finland, so the prices can be a bit difficult to compare to the USA ones, for example.
Now, from what I've understood, I would need a good amount of RAM, maybe 2x4GB (1333 MHz) for the editing purposes. For the graphics card I've been thinking Radeon 6850 or Geforce GTX 460, but I'm not really sure which make should choose. 64 GB SSD would of course be nice, but again, I'm not really sure what manufacturer would be good.
Of the processors, I've been looking at Phenom II X6 1055T, but I'm not sure if I should choose Intel. I don't know the details about the different processors, like how a Intel i5 would compare against that 1055T, but I've got a budget, so I don't think i7 would be an option. Six cores would be good for editing but not that important for gaming, or would it? I'm not going to do anything effect heavy, pretty basic editing.
What about motherboard? What would be a decent, not too expensive choice for a motherboard? That's the one part I think I've got the least understanding on. Would something like Asus M4a87td be nice?
Oh, I've looked at some cases, and I really liked Fractal Design Define R3. Of course I would need a PSU. I don't think I'll do too much overclocking or crazy crossfire stuff, but it would be nice to have a trustworthy, decently silent and efficient power supply. Corsair?
I live in Finland, so the prices can be a bit difficult to compare to the USA ones, for example.
Slayer-33
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Pop my 1055T handles anything I throw at it, I have it oc'd on stock air at 3.2ish GHz, it stays really cool. Editing/Games, no problem.
I got this hexacore to later add an SSD (ATM I have 2 1TB F3's) and have a pretty future proof system for a while for what I need it for.
If anything, after adding the SSD I can throw a new GPU refresh from the current batch of top cards in 8 months or so. We'll see.
I got this hexacore to later add an SSD (ATM I have 2 1TB F3's) and have a pretty future proof system for a while for what I need it for.
If anything, after adding the SSD I can throw a new GPU refresh from the current batch of top cards in 8 months or so. We'll see.
I need help. Like real big help.
What is the proper way for installing this fan as INTAKE?
Should the label be facing inwards to the pc?
I have no idea what orientation the fan is for intake or exhaust.
Also, I currently have a E6600, Asus P5B Deluxe and 2GB RAM PC. I'm thinking of upgrading, or should I wait a few months? My budget is £150-200. Is there a worthwhile upgrade for this? My PC feels slow. :\ PC seems to lock up when I have Firefox on with many tabs.
I've already got a OCZ 600w Powersupply, 640mb 8800GTS, 1TB Western Digital HDD.
How difficult is it to install a motherboard? My cousin built the PC for me almost 4 years ago and it is beginning to feel slow now, so I think I should upgrade it soon. Don't really need a new graphics card since I don't use my PC for games.
What is the proper way for installing this fan as INTAKE?
Should the label be facing inwards to the pc?
I have no idea what orientation the fan is for intake or exhaust.
Also, I currently have a E6600, Asus P5B Deluxe and 2GB RAM PC. I'm thinking of upgrading, or should I wait a few months? My budget is £150-200. Is there a worthwhile upgrade for this? My PC feels slow. :\ PC seems to lock up when I have Firefox on with many tabs.
I've already got a OCZ 600w Powersupply, 640mb 8800GTS, 1TB Western Digital HDD.
How difficult is it to install a motherboard? My cousin built the PC for me almost 4 years ago and it is beginning to feel slow now, so I think I should upgrade it soon. Don't really need a new graphics card since I don't use my PC for games.
Felix Lighter
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Omiee said:
Didn't you just upgrade to the 470 not too long ago? You do the things I have to force myself not to do.
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