Maybe you will get a new one in time for the holidays. :D
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I just want it because my walls are paper thin and my current system has fans which makes a tremendous amount of noise. But it is optional. :D
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What do you prefer? Intel or AMD? AMD or Nvidia?
I'd go with:
i'm just not sure if it's already 1k dollars. kinda lazy to check online :/
btw, you forget about liquid cooling if you're not planning to overclock.
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Well out of the laptops/desktops I ever had, were mainly all Intels and Nvidias.
Oh, I had forgotten to mention storage!
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You can submerge your case into oil also! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtufuXLvOok
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Woah. o:
I do not think I will...attempt to do that. (I think I'll probably just blow up the computer/electrocute myself)
I'll look into the parts. What is the main difference between i5 and i7 (besides the price)
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The i5-2500k, according to the intel website, will be discontinued and is slightly (~$10) less than the i5 3570k. I think I'll lean towards the i5-3570k for the slightly faster speed. :D
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Ok, I will be using my local retailer price so don't be suprised if the price is cheaper when your buying in newegg.
Btw. I'm not a fan of SSDs
I'll start w/ Nvidia/Intel
Casing: - 50$ or your old casing :P
AMD/ATI
Casing - 120$ or your old casing
There, My suggested build for 1000$ budget
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This is good (nvidia/intel) you can get GTX 560 Ti if you don't want to spend much money on the card since there is not a big difference unless if you play games in dx11(I don't find dx 11 that much big of a deal) and maybe put in extra 4gb of ram.
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So many parts. I knew I should have pay attention in class instead of play Starcraft or CS.
What is..RAID-10?
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You combine 2 HDD to double the speed of 2 HDD's. You get only 1TB though because the remaining 1TB are for backup incase 1 HDD dies.
I don't really recommend getting SSDs because I got a bad experience to them and they have a shorter life span than HDD plus they are more expensive.
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How do I RAID-10 them?
http://www.storagereview.com/ssd_vs_hdd <-- O:
I like how SSD is faster, but I dislike the size capacity and cost.
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RAID is when you connect several HDDs and make them into one logical disk. Like 2 disks and only C drive, instead of C and D. The data is written in each disk and makes the pc faster.
Btw don't go for seagate, they're not very reliable. western digital has a bit better quality
also, spend some more money on the psu. It's powers up your whole pc. In many cases it's the main reason why pc is not working. I don't get it why people dont give a single fuck about it.
futhermore, don't look at vram on gpu. When it's over 2gb, it doesnt change anything. Many of vram is left unused. It's just a trick to make you buy it for a higher price.
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I beg to differ. 4 years and my 2 seagates are still kicking. My 2 WD blacks died in 1.5year. Haven't experienced seagate customer support but Western digital support is pretty good.
The PSU I suggested is the one I'm using atm. And also 7950's has 3gb of VRAMs, what choice do you have?
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But as fas as i have read, wd has better quality than seagate. Im only telling what ive read.
Psu - cant argue much either. But paying more for a quality psu is better.
Radeon's 3gb wont be very useful. Im just suggesting to go with nvidia, becouse <read my previous post>
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Pretty close to my budget. I made a beast.
It runs amazingly. :3
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( My total amount was like 950$ because tax added a lot of extra money... damn cali... )
The RAM was posted? :o
I use the stock fan, working great honestly, and then my case had it's own fan as well so that helps lol.
The power supply is 650W.
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The RAM just says Dual-Channel...unless that is the name. o:
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It's 8gig of RAM. lol :p
8gig is the minimum(Well best) needed.
Though I hear 16gig doesn't hurt.
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I wanted to know so I can see the price and reliability. D:
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I posted a number of good brands. Corsair is recommended most for reliability and a balance of price. Price is pretty close across the board for ram. If you are shopping on newegg, just pick a part that is at least DDR3-1600, and at least 8GB worth. No point in doing a 16GB kit unless you know you need it, if you dont, then you dont need it. Higher speeds then DDR3-1600 is pointless, or at least you wont "feel" any benifit from it, HOWEVER, if you can find 8GB+ of a higher speed ram for cheap, GO FOR IT!
I saw 8GB of DDR3-1866 for around 50 bucks which is a good deal, but I digress.
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Using G.Skill.
Though I believe it doesn't really matter what RAM you get? :p
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I rebuilt my PC from the ground up almost.
i5-3570k
Corsair H60 All-in-one liquid loop.
AsRock z77 extreme4
2x4GB Gskill DDR3-1600
OCZ 750Watt PSU
Ended up sidegrading to a 560TI from a 460(256Bit/1GB) at a profit of 30 dollars.*
Kept my case/case fans/4HDDs.
At the cost of about 500-520 bucks. After Rebates.
*Sold my 460 for 140, bought the 560ti for 130(rounded-up after bank fees/tax). Still waiting on the 20 dollar MIR to come back.
Break down -
580 upfront with 10 for new thermal compound that I didnt need derp and for a 16GB kit with has a bad stick of ram. Returned and got 92 back (paid 86 but shhh).
Got a new kit of 2x4 Gskill for about 40, price is now 528.
Got back 35 in MIRs, price goes down to 458.
Sold my old parts (later) for 300+140 for the 460. Price drops to 18.
Bought a new 560 on sale+MIR for 128 (after fees, before MIR).
Complete new system for... 126.
Not bad IMO.
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DDR2, as Dainius SHOULD know, is incompatiable with a LGA1155 mobo, so a bad thing.
DDR3-1600 is the norm for a new build, however with prices of RAM as they are now (rock bottom) deals on higher spec ram are not unheard of. 16GB of DDR3-1866 COULD be had for as little as 50 dollars.
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Hello there people of the forum, I would like to request for your help. (Assuming that some of you are tech savvy)
I am in need of a new desktop, but I did not pay enough attention in Computer Science classes to understand the parts and comparability.
Okay, so here is what I would LIKE/PREFER:
Budget: <$1000ish via NewEgg
Intention: To play video games & have the computer last roughly up to 4-5 years before getting a new one.
-CPU of at least 2.5ish GHZ or more. (Without overclocking, or if someone can tell me the pros/cons of overclocking) I like Intel, but is there a real difference between AMD and Intel?
-RAM of at least 4GB+
-Video card better than this ancient thing: VideoCard
-Storage: I'd prefer Western Digital, and anything is fine. (I plan on reusing my current one and it is decently sized)
-Unsure of Motherboard and power
I already have a mouse, keyboard, speaker and monitor for use.
So in conclusion, thank you for your help and advice in advance.
Have a pleasant day.
Parts I am leaning towards:
i5-3570k http://ark.intel.com/products/65520/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz BOX : $235.00
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