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the memory is virtually identical, but from different companies - Patriot and G.skill - warranty is the same as well on both
Opinion on Gaming Rig $900
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Should I ignore the fact that it says life time vs life time limited? Not sure which to take. The intel one claims to be oc-able to 2133 if that means anything. Gah they're the same price too :s
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Considering that Intel make the highest quality (IMO) SSD hard drives which are made of nand flash, I would think that would speak volumes to their capacity to build the best ram as well.
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If it were me, I wouldn't hesitate.
I have 4 Intel SSD's and probably purchased 20 all told and every one is like the other... PERFECT !
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it's not intel ram - it's patriot ram that advertises itself as Intel-compatible
the warranty is the exact same for both of them.. and you will have the same luck OCing both of them
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In that case, disregard everything I've said. :rolleyes:
That explains why I had never heard of Intel ram.....
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I've been building rigs lately with that cpu, but I just saw a quality motherboard for a cheap price and decided just to get the 2500k. It would also save me a trip to microcenter, I'll go if I have...
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Depends on the games. If he is just playing MMO and you are going to use a 6770 video card then a Phenom II x4 should be plenty. Really depends on what you want to spend I guess.
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Well, the sales pitch on that newegg page for the Patriot Intel ram, sure sounds good, but most sales pitches do.
I see that there is now one review, but it doesn't say much, except that it works....
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btw the best DDR3 memory right now is the Samsung Low profile low voltage memory.
those things OC like a beast.
and that OCZ PSU unit is pretty bleh to me, but each their own.
i'd have gotten...
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If you are looking for cheap and are already going to MC, I'd suggest the Phenom II x4 OEM they have on for $39.99:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/389134/Phenom_II_X4_B93_Socket_AM3_Processor...
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I mean, an i3 performance would be better, a LOT better right? He is only going to play games and the high clock and the good architecture should make the comp pretty snappy especially with the ssd...
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No reviews yet. Should I get it and try? I guess why not. I guess I can pull some benchmarks, reviews and tests for people. Worse case scenario I return it for free with shoprunner and give my friend...
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stick with the crucial m4's, samsung 830 or intel 330/520. Its not worth the hassle of saving a few bux to deal with crappy drive that holds your os. That being said, once you install the os and...
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Samsung 830 SSD rock I have installed 3 so far and all have been great. I would buy them for sure
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Well got the intel ram cause it's nice to have blue instead of nice ram for a change :P. And I save a whopping 80 cents! Oh all the things I could buy with 80 cents.
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Thanks for that. I was looking around for a deal like that. Too bad there isn't a 600w for around $50. I believe the 700w is overkill.
Also, I'm going to microcenter this saturday. I'm going to be...
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Having an extra 100W isn't really bad. It might be a tiny bit less efficient since it would be running further from optimum load, but it would probably only be 2-5W max difference in the amount of...
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Alright I got one of these, thanks! I've been using these powersupplies for my last 5-7 builds :s
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Newegg has a combo OCZ ModXStream 700w PSU and Samsung DVD drive for $60 after $30 MIR.
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Today I went to microcenter and purchased the following
$900 Rig
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1x 3570k $189
1x Asrock Extreme 4 z77 $85
1x...
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So I'm building a gaming rig for my friend. $900 budget for the desktop and monitor. He agrees to get an ssd first and buy a hard drive on black friday later. I live in the US and I'm by microcenter....
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Yea. I guess I'll try to wait for a 80-90 dollar samsung 830 again. I held off on that deal because I didn't think It'd be worth it to upgrade when my motherboard sata 3 drive only can use 4.5 gb/s...
