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yeah I'm close to all of those. Mainly for gaming.
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What store do you live by? Microcenter? Fry's? Where do you want to shop? Newegg? Also what's your budget and what do you plan to use the computer for? Gaming, CAD, etc?
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Looking to upgrade my old 930 i7. I'm guessing I need to buy new motherboard, ram, cpu to get started.
Any recommends right now? I'm assuming my megahaelms can be repurposed as well as my psu
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looking for motherboard help I'm building a new system I already have most of what I need I'm running a i5 2600k looking to overclock to 4.4 just need thoughts on best motherboard around $200
I...
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What do you budget motherboard cognescenti think of the MSI 990FXA which is at Fry's today for $75 AC/AR ($139- $40 email promo code - $25 MIR)?
Site says free shipping, and shipping was free if...
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Hopefully this is still the right place to put this.
I'm looking to build a new PC in the next 2-3 months. My wife has been wanting a desktop that can do some light/moderate gaming, so I figured...
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Man, just learned that to use the rift i'll need to upgrade my i7 940 CPU/MB which has been fine for gaming the last 4 years or so.
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I ended up with the following upgrades;
i5 6500 from Jet for 140 after coupon + Amex
msi Z170a krait gaming motherboard for 35 refurbished but came brand new
Crucial 16gb DDR4 RAM for 47 after...
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My bad then. You state the chipset is 70g? I am guessing that's a low vrm phase mobo. Might want to step that up. Unless you meant it's a 970 chipset, then you should be ok provided that the mobo...
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I guess I didnt make myself clear... the red is what has been upgraded already.
He took out the R5 230 and put in a R9 270
Just wondering if the processor is worth upgrading to that mother...
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Hate to break it to you, but that rig is totally under-performing. I mean you got a low-end gpu in a R5 230! That's not a gaming card at all. Best bet is that you invest in a new card. Other...
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Needing some input...
posting for my son, wondering what should be upgraded next...
Started out with this system last year:
iBUYPOWER NE610FX
So far upgraded parts in RED
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Thanks, comes out to $270+$24 tax with the asrock z97 pro4 with a $10 rebate. I'm considering it now.
I'm in NY so tax is around 8.875% if I remember correctly.
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Unfortunately it's a 90-day promotional GC (from a TV purchase). I couldn't get much for it (70 cents on the dollar maybe?). Alternatively I could buy a PS4 on a good sale from Dell (with 20%...
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Can you trade in/sell your Dell GC with one of those gift card exchange sites? I've never used them, but they're popular, esp. at this time of the year.. Not sure how much you could get for a $200...
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Thanks. I got the feeling I might want to do that. My biggest complaint is that if the goal is to dump my $200 Dell eGC, the ONLY 960 or 970 Dell carries is the PNY XLR8. Reviews on the 960 look...
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Here's a good site to compare those 2 video cards. I'd recommend, if you can budget it, going to the GTX 970, which I realize is about $100 more.
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I'm stuck holding a $200 Dell eGC, and I'm debating dropping it on a GPU update for my gaming PC. I'm not a heavy gamer, but I play Company of Heroes 2, I just got Fallout 4 and am debating getting...
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If you do live nearby Microcenter, there's a good deal for the Intel i5 4690k for $180.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/434177/Core_i5-4690K_35GHz_LGA_1150_Boxed_Processor
Better yet, if you...
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I plan on getting them from newegg or whoever has a better deal on them. I'm not in a rush so I wait for deals to pop up.
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