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Okay, I've decided what to use the money on, now my question is, would this be okay for a $600 budget? (others for peripherals - keyboards/mouse/monitor/etc):
AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX245OCGQBOX
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power ...
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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How bout some Mariju..... Oh pc stuff
Personally a custom pc sounds good
600 bucks? Probably a Samsung Epic 4G.
Logitech Harmony one. Then some hank with a "d"....
good day.
I would buy new tires for my truck. Or a new ZuneHD 64Gb. Or a new WP7 device. Or a new laptop...
What about a new tv?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panason...HDTV/9788853.p?id=1218175320502&skuId=9788853
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex&#...HDTV/9605116.p?id=1218131141989&skuId=9605116
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba...HDTV/9868051.p?id=1218186678361&skuId=9868051
What about some to a charity?
guns n ammo
a supply of storable food as much as u can
also start digging/building a nuclear shelter
souljaboy said:
guns n ammo
a supply of storable food as much as u can
also start digging/building a nuclear shelter
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Is 2012 coming that quick?
haha you guys are funny
Thanks for your suggestions xD!
I'll probably buy some custom PC stuff then huh?
MacaronyMax said:
How bout some Mariju..... Oh pc stuff
Personally a custom pc sounds good
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That's what I'm kinda thinking too
HeroMeng said:
600 bucks? Probably a Samsung Epic 4G.
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A new phone but my contract hasn't ended yet ><
chopper the dog said:
Logitech Harmony one. Then some hank with a "d"....
good day.
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Wait what exactly is that? The remote? o-o
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I would buy new tires for my truck. Or a new ZuneHD 64Gb. Or a new WP7 device. Or a new laptop...
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Speaking of vehicles, I need to do some maintenance to my car
Austin021296 said:
What about a new tv?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panason...HDTV/9788853.p?id=1218175320502&skuId=9788853
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex&#...HDTV/9605116.p?id=1218131141989&skuId=9605116
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba...HDTV/9868051.p?id=1218186678361&skuId=9868051
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That thing is huge My mom will see it lol
Captainkrtek said:
What about some to a charity?
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>< Maybe when I have some extra
souljaboy said:
guns n ammo
a supply of storable food as much as u can
also start digging/building a nuclear shelter
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Lol, can't buy a gun yet I'm a year short.
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Is 2012 coming that quick?
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O_O
If you don´t have nothing clear on your mind to buy then save it.
As you are asking is that you don´t have a real need so keep it
orb3000 said:
If you don´t have nothing clear on your mind to buy then save it.
As you are asking is that you don´t have a real need so keep it
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Aww you made me feel bad Just kidding I've decided already
to be honest if you want a custom pc, and if you are planning on upgrading it, get a better power source.. at least 800 watt..
just a suggestion
edit. the proccessor isnt that good either.. look for a quad core, pretty chaep now but still look for a AMD rather than Intel cos they are cheap and just as good
!PANDA said:
to be honest if you want a custom pc, and if you are planning on upgrading it, get a better power source.. at least 800 watt..
just a suggestion
edit. the proccessor isnt that good either.. look for a quad core, pretty chaep now but still look for a AMD rather than Intel cos they are cheap and just as good
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Thanks for the suggestion! I'll take that into consideration
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Thanks for the suggestion! I'll take that into consideration
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I second the better power supply. You'd be amazed at home much power even low end PCs demand these days! Other than that though, looks good. Maybe a quadcore
Ugh, so that psu isn't enough? :O
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the psu is more than enuff ...
instead u should get an amd athlon ii x3 4XX series cpu and lookout for a good mobo that can enable cores and l3 cache on the cpu that have been shut down by default (its just a matter of setting in mobo's bios) , that way ull get 4cores for the price of 2 , if ur lucky maybe some l3 cache too(lesser chance but if it works out cpu is then identical to phenom ii x4) ... gotta love amd
but even if it doesnt work out , u get x3 instead of ur x2 for what , $10-20
http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=1
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-phenom-cpu,news-30376.html
I think that the processor and hard drive are letting it down
go for atleast
amd phenom x3 or x6
2tb hdd
SubTotal: $3,694.00
Tax: $287.69
Shipping Charge: $18.00
Total: $3,999.69
Specs:
2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5
8GB 1333MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
512GB Solid State Drive
8x Double-Layer SuperDrive
MBP 17" HR Glossy WS Display
Will I be happy with this Macbook pro? Do you like your mac?
M_T_M said:
For a $4000 device!??
You better be more than happy mate.......that thing better makes you breakfast and iron your clothes at least!!
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What he said...........
$4000 - You could have had 2 laptops 2 phones and still gone out for a slap up meal afterwards........................
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What he said...........
$4000 - You could have had 2 laptops 2 phones and still gone out for a slap up meal afterwards........................
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And have change to spare
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Niice Specs there
I just wanted a Macbook to develop on, play games, and watch movies, and I had to have the 1980x1200 resolution or it would of been pointless to get. I wanted the max the device out so that I wouldnt have to worry about not having the hardware needed to do whatever I needed to do.
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I just wanted a Macbook to develop on, play games, and watch movies, and I had to have the 1980x1200 resolution or it would of been pointless to get. I wanted the max the device out so that I wouldnt have to worry about not having the hardware needed to do whatever I needed to do.
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If it fulfills your needs, it's a great purchase
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Does anyone actually use mac here? Do you like yours?
Excused said:
Does anyone actually use mac here? Do you like yours?
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I have a macbook Air
I looked at the Macbook Air, I love it.. I just need more processing power, ram, and GPU than what it offeres. Its still a great computer.
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And have change to spare
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Nah no change..........
Im talking a SLAP-UP meal..........
Fresh pan fried swans hearts wrapped in gold leaf............monkey brain soup in a diamond encrusted bowl.......etc etc
I have a 13 inch black Macbook that I got about three years ago, love it. It still runs like the first day I got it. I will definitely purchase another mac in the future.
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4000 for a non sandybridged mac...
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you so got ripped off...
imho if I'm spending 2000 it's because it is a convertible tablet pc not an overpriced pos...
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4000 for a non sandybridged mac...
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you so got ripped off...
imho if I'm spending 2000 it's because it is a convertible tablet pc not an overpriced pos...
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Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz Benchmarked @ 7,286 is pretty good.
Did you get the OnetoOne when you bought your mac?
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Did you get the OnetoOne when you bought your mac?
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Nope. Why?
The MB pros are sweet machines. They're solid and well-engineered, and will generally last longer than the cheaper windows laptops which makes them worth the extra money in my opinion.
I just got a macbook pro 13" about a month ago. Purchases that onetoone. It's pretty awesome. You go to like "class" at the mac store and they help you with anything you need.
ill tell ya wat i think , in your place id feel like i just bought a $2000 lappy , got home , and reaized i left my wallet ontop of the car in the parking lot with another $2000 in it ... thats how id feel
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ill tell ya wat i think , in your place id feel like i just bought a $2000 lappy , got home , and reaized i left my wallet ontop of the car in the parking lot with another $2000 in it ... thats how id feel
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Bwahahahaha!
I just don't get it,
why won't you n00bs leave our off-topic in peace.
Who cares if you are idiot enough to pay $4000 for a screen and a keyboard with an eaten apple on them
One of http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200623578692&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_9214wt_1133 to use as a gaming Desktop PC
as I am on a bit of a low budget and I would like to put a graphics card in it Preferably as cheap as Possible from ebay. There are literally thousands on ebay ranging from .99p to lots of pounds. Was wondering if someone on here could help out a oldie Truckdriver who is confused by the terminological and point me in the right direction of a good grafic card from ebay please.
Thanks.
Go for an ATI graphics card.
-Remember, Android hell is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance-
Depends what usage do you want... If it is basic gaming then go for anything at all...but if you want high end gaming like criysis etc then more you spend more juice you get..don't compromise on brand as cheap ones might get over heated and blow up.
Going to be mainly gaming. I play civ 4 and civ 5 mainly
duryard said:
Going to be mainly gaming. I play civ 4 and civ 5 mainly
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In that case a 100$ or so card shall be good enough, both nvdia and ati are great... Is you have AMD cpu then go for ATI always a good combo, if you have intel both are good enough.
Hope that helps.
It has a Processor Speed: 3.10 GHz X4 *** 4 CORES *** QUAD Core Processor: AMD Athlon X4 645 so I guess a ATI Then what what specs am I looking for?
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It has a Processor Speed: 3.10 GHz X4 *** 4 CORES *** QUAD Core Processor: AMD Athlon X4 645 so I guess a ATI Then what what specs am I looking for?
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Well go to asus MSI gigabyte etc site loobk for ATI gfx cards for AMDs and then look at the best bewt prices on ebay, besides you can post a couple options here and maybe we can help
What's your max budget? Look for the ATI / AMD 5770. It's a solid choice, and extremely good VFM after the 6 series release.
A Tenner if I can get away with it on flea Bay
I dont think you can. The cheapest 2nd hand cards I have seen so far on eBay are going (not yet gone) for more than that.
examples:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-HD55...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item1c1ce86362
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/graphics-card...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item3cb9be1221
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-Radeon-E...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item20badfde96
Anyway, hope you find what you are looking for in that budget. Good Luck. Remember though, at that price, don't expect too much.
Thanks 3xeno. You have pointed me in the right direction. I dont mind dropping back a spec or 2 from what you have suggested to get a decent card on the cheap
Get a good processor. Civ V is very processor intensive.
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Get a good processor. Civ V is very processor intensive.
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The CPU or the graphic card processor?/
Would you care to make some suggestions as to the spec?
Both. Civ V is DX11 capable, and getting a DX11 card will go a long way for your enjoyment. My rig (Phenom II x4 945, 4GB RAM @ 1600, 6950 unlocked to 6970) still stutter when running a HUGE map with several AIs towards the late game. The bottleneck was my processor and RAM. I'd suggest that you use an x6 processor with 8GB RAM if you are serious about playing large-scale strategy games.
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Both. Civ V is DX11 capable, and getting a DX11 card will go a long way for your enjoyment. My rig (Phenom II x4 945, 4GB RAM @ 1600, 6950 unlocked to 6970) still stutter when running a HUGE map with several AIs towards the late game. The bottleneck was my processor and RAM. I'd suggest that you use an x6 processor with 8GB RAM if you are serious about playing large-scale strategy games.
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Yep. would love to get a x6 processor and 8 GB ram. Dont think the "other half" would be to impressed tho. Gone 4 the best I could afford so its x 4 and 4 gb ram. Which graphic card do you use?
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Yep. would love to get a x6 processor and 8 GB ram. Dont think the "other half" would be to impressed tho. Gone 4 the best I could afford so its x 4 and 4 gb ram. Which graphic card do you use?
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It's a SAPPHIRE 6950 with unlocked shaders (same count as a 6970). Performance is good. Really good.
Hey all,
Been using XDA for a while now for my GNex and GTab10.1, but I've got a PC question for you guys. I'm looking to build my own PC, and have done as much research as I could to make sure I'm picking the proper, quality parts. I just want to run my build past you guys to see if anyone has any suggestions, or if I'm spending too much money on a certain component, etc. Also I want to double-check that everything is compatible (Can I use those 2 monitors with my GPU? Do I need a miniDP-to-DVI adapter or can I run one from my MOBO? Will everything fit well in my case?) I'll be using the computer to multitask with different types of software, along with some gaming.
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 HDMI SATA 6.0Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Intel HD Graphics 4000
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Storage: 1) Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD; 2) Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
GPU: ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Optical Drive: ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W 80+ Bronze
Monitor x2: Dell P2212H 21.5" LED-Backlit LCD Monitor
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel
I plan on running Windows 7, and upgrading to 8 when it is released. Do any of my components have a cheaper but comparable alternative? The CPU comes with a pretty good stock fan, but should I invest in an aftermarket HSF or will my current setup suffice?
Thanks for your input.
Glosed
I would stick with windows 7 personally. Everything else looks great .maybe save for a lil more ram. I've always used nvidia gpu right now I'm still using gtx570 Asus direct cu ii.
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Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
I think you can run up to three monitors on a at I card here is my setup i7 lga1366 18gbs of ram
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RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock.
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I went with the 3570k mainly because it's 3rd generation; for the DirectX 11 and my GPU uses PCI Express 3.0. Still go with Sandy Bridge?
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Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
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Crucial ssd ftw.
And yes OP...everything will fit in that case no prob.
If you ever wanna mod that sum'***** after it's built, come and find me!
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Crucial ssd ftw.
And yes OP...everything will fit in that case no prob.
If you ever wanna mod that sum'***** after it's built, come and find me!
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I wouldn't recommend Crucial M4 SSD ( at least for now ) since it's having random freezing issue and it's taking forever for them to release a new firmware update.
<- I have the 64gb M4.
Glosed said:
I plan on running Windows 7, and upgrading to 8 when it is released. Do any of my components have a cheaper but comparable alternative? The CPU comes with a pretty good stock fan, but should I invest in an aftermarket HSF or will my current setup suffice?
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I would say so, especially if you plan on overclocking. CM Hyper 212 is cheap and does the job really well.
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I would stick with windows 7 personally. Everything else looks great. maybe save for a lil more ram. Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
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I think 8gb is enough... especially for gaming...but - shrug - It depends on what programs he run when he multitask.
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I wouldn't recommend Crucial M4 SSD ( at least for now ) since it's having random freezing issue and it's taking forever for them to release a new firmware update.
<- I have the 64gb M4.
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That's exactly the one I have. I've had it for a year now. I haven't experienced any freezing. I always update FW, just because, but yeah, no issues.
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That's exactly the one I have. I've had it for a year now. I haven't experienced any freezing. I always update FW, just because, but yeah, no issues.
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Maybe it doesn't apply for everyone, but if you look at their forum - a lot of people are having that issue ( including me ). I'm also on the latest firmware. ( 000f )
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Maybe it doesn't apply for everyone, but if you look at their forum - a lot of people are having that issue ( including me ). I'm also on the latest firmware. ( 000f )
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Fair nuff
I'm just lucky I guess
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Fair nuff
I'm just lucky I guess
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Lol yes you're lucky.
The random freezing issue is ticking me off... I wish they would fix it already! D:
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Lol yes you're lucky.
The random freezing issue is ticking me off... I wish they would fix it already! D:
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I'm gonna do some reading up on the issue.
I'm a member at overclock.net, but I haven't visited for a while. I'm more of a modder than a hardware guy, but I do try to stay current. I might spend some time there tonight.
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thats pretty hardcore hardware right there
If you go with and AMD cpu it will save you money, I have a 3.2GHz dual core (i believe) and it's a good one. mind you I think the total for my computer came out to almost $900.
and I think for the HDD western digital is usually cheaper and it's really all the same. I have western digital and I'm most likely gonna buy a green HDD 1TB; I saw one for about $90 which I think is a pretty decent price. I've seen those seagate barracuda ones going for about $10-20 more
Personally I LOVE the Kingston HyperX SSD's. I have one in my desktop and I have never had a single problem with it. I tried both Intel and OCZ SSDs and they both failed on me.
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thats pretty hardcore hardware right there
If you go with and AMD cpu it will save you money, I have a 3.2GHz dual core (i believe) and it's a good one. mind you I think the total for my computer came out to almost $900.
and I think for the HDD western digital is usually cheaper and it's really all the same. I have western digital and I'm most likely gonna buy a green HDD 1TB; I saw one for about $90 which I think is a pretty decent price. I've seen those seagate barracuda ones going for about $10-20 more
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AMDs are usually easy to overheat than Intel processors. Nothing beats the Ivy Bridge
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Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
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I've been using my OCZ for a few months now with no problems... Running my systems and as many games as I can fit off of it and it's been great. One note to make about SSD's (in case you don't know, if you do, hopefully I'll help someone out) but you never want to defragment because this adds unnecessary writes (which kills the drive) and you'll gain no performance. Right after I installed windows, i had 25% fragmentation.
As far as your build it looks solid. No matter what you get, you'll hunger for more haha. Make sure to get something crossfire capable so you can crossfire your Radeon if you want to expand the video life of your PC. You may want to look at upgrading your power supply to at least a 750 if you ever plan on running another video card.
I just built a new rig a few months ago and I used Asus's sabertooth 990 series since I went AMD Bulldozer ^_^. 16gb of G. Skill ram DDR3 1866, an Nvidia 550Ti and a 120GB OCZ SSD. So far there has been nothing I've thrown at this PC that it couldn't handle. Skyrim, Deus Ex, SWTOR and Diablo 3 all play at full settings all AA turned on.
What are you paying for that setup if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks for all the tips guys. That GPU only has one DVI out on it, and my monitors only have DVI in... Will I have any problems if I run one monitor through the DVI port and one through a MiniDP-to-DVI adapter?
As far as memory goes, I'm just going to start with 2 DIMMs and buy 2 more sticks if I feel like I need it. The programs that I'd like to run to multitask include Ableton, Photoshop, a couple medium-high end games (at max settings, of course ) a stock-trading platform, an internet browser with several tabs (though Chrome hardly sips any memory anyway) with MS Office stuff. I really want to take advantage of dual monitors!
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I've been using my OCZ for a few months now with no problems... Running my systems and as many games as I can fit off of it and it's been great. One note to make about SSD's (in case you don't know, if you do, hopefully I'll help someone out) but you never want to defragment because this adds unnecessary writes (which kills the drive) and you'll gain no performance. Right after I installed windows, i had 25% fragmentation.
Make sure to get something crossfire capable so you can crossfire your Radeon if you want to expand the video life of your PC. You may want to look at upgrading your power supply to at least a 750 if you ever plan on running another video card.
What are you paying for that setup if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks for the tips. Did not know that about SSD's. The 7850 is Crossfire ready so I'm good to go there. That whole build comes in at $1500, not including a keyboard/mouse or OS.
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Thanks for the tips. Did not know that about SSD's. The 7850 is Crossfire ready so I'm good to go there. That whole build comes in at $1500, not including a keyboard/mouse or OS.
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No problem, glad I could help
I recently shelled out around 12 or 13 hundred for my setup, but didn't get anything for storage besides my SSD since i had 750gb worth of storage that I migrated over from my old machine. I'm an AMD man myself, and I'm loving the UEFI bios on my ASUS Sabertooth 990FX. The software that ASUS includes with the board allows you to monitor Also, you can't beat 8 cores I was able to overclock using the stock board settings to 3.9GHz on my 8120 FX proc. Its only 159.99 on newegg right now and all FX series are black edition proc's which means complete control over your proc settings. I'm using a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo for my CPU cooler. Its pretty big, so if you look into this cooler make sure your case has room for it, but im running a steady 34C and haven't seen it go above 40. Some people report as cool as 18c.
As far as your Video card, there are tons of cards out there with multi DVI support, you may want to look at another manufacturer, as I don't see you getting true video performance out of a usb adapter. Although I've never used one, I suspect it will be a huge bottleneck.
Here are a few images of the AI Suite included with the Sabertooth 990FX (used splashtop to grab them since im at work hehe)
which laptop should i buy ?
my budget 70K ( 950$ )
i live in india
just one word i don't wanna buy a lenovo,MSI,avita
HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec1006nw (25Q25EA)
Acer Aspire 3 (NX.HS5EP.00A)
HP 15s-fq1093nw (25Q53EA)
Pay attention to the Asus gaming series, very powerful laptops that work for a long time
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Pay attention to the Asus gaming series, very powerful laptops that work for a long time
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No asus service centers near my home but they are really good in terms of performance.
Acer Chromebook's works a treat....
A used Dell from a known good refurbisher.
Some Dell laptop's live their whole lives in companies as desk computers. They're replaced with lots of life left in them (except the hdd).
Picked up a Dell E6400 3 years ago in excellent condition with 4gb of ram for $150. Slammed in a 1 tb hhd. Total cost under $300.
Bonus, got the W7x64 OS... the last good OS MS released.
Still run great. Eventually had to replaced the battery and cmos battery. Today I'm installing a 1tb data drive in the bay slot.
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Pay attention to the Asus gaming series, very powerful laptops that work for a long time
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Yep, I just got this Asus when it was on sale for $1149.
Not really a gaming laptop but it has an 11th gen I7, decent GPU, and a 4K OLED touch screen. For the price, I couldn't find anything else that even comes close.
Asus Q538EI.
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T.Y.M.SAI said:
No asus service centers near my home but they are really good in terms of performance.
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If you get a brand new one in a factory sealed box, I don't think you're going to have to worry about a service center being nearby.
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If you get a brand new one in a factory sealed box, I don't think you're going to have to worry about a service center being nearby.
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With no lead solder $hit happens...
The only thing I don't like about my new Asus is that it only has one USB port. Even on my cheapest laptops, I've got 2 or 3 USB ports.
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The only thing I don't like about my new Asus is that it only has one USB port. Even on my cheapest laptops, I've got 2 or 3 USB ports.
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You have any expansion slots?
blackhawk said:
You have any expansion slots?
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2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C® (up to 40 Gbps)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5 Gbps)
1 x Standard HDMI
1 x SD card reader
1 x Audio combo jack
TravisBean said:
2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB-C® (up to 40 Gbps)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (up to 5 Gbps)
1 x Standard HDMI
1 x SD card reader
1 x Audio combo jack
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I like the fast tranfers but an extra internal bay is nice to have.
Just put a 1tb 7200rpm hdd for the OS and a 2tb data drive in my Dell e6400 dinosaur. Going to upgrade to 8gb of ram next and call it good.
Getting data in and out is a bit slow otherwise it runs nicely on W7x64.
Paid $135 for it less the hdds and had to eventually replace the main and cmos bat.