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Any brand suggestion for keyboard?
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Given the budget you would be better off with a 6000 series AMD FX processor with 6 cores over the i3. Just check passmark.
You can get a good bundle of a motherboard and CPU on Newegg for $200....
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Hi again,
So when you're playing computer games, are these online games or it's just installed games? The reason I'm asking is I just realized that these desktop build doesn't have wifi... looks...
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You can safely scratch i7-3820 off your list (although $230 is a very good price for it, perhaps a mistake that should be $270). It uses a different platform (Socket 2011) and mobos for it are...
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Ah, I didn't realize those were MC prices. I didn't pick up on the 3770K being $230 vs. $320 elsewhere. Yeah, then don't sweat it. If you can get your CPU from MC, when the time comes, get a 3570K...
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this would be ideal (provided you can sneak it around such that people don't trip over it)
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Personally, my motherboard came with wifi as a feature but of course you get what you pay for generally with technology.
If possible, I would try to get a PCI Express Wireless Card to install in...
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The fan is supposed to go down, your last part list update was a while ago, what parts have you bought? The 16gb ram you have listed is overkill, 8gb is plenty but if you got it already its fine....
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disregard
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I just ordered 1TB hard drive to use as backup and for additional space... seems like using win7 backup program is sufficient? The current drive is 300gb, so I was thinking of partitioning the new...
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i live in MD, so no tax at Newegg but have to pay tax at Microcenter... based on inputs, i'm going to hold off till next week then... but, after that I'll just have to buy whatever is out there... i...
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To me the no-brainer choice would be XFX with two fans and extended lifetime warranty.
http://xfxforce.com/en-us/help/support/warrantyinformation.aspx
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You're correct, but i think he can live w/ 7790 for few months... teach him to save some money... then, sell the 7790 plus the saving and get a better card... hopefully, it'll motivate him to save...
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He would enjoy the game right now rather than have high end video card w/o many games to play... so, ur point makes sense... i ended up ordering from Newegg... the 7790 and CPU... didn't want to...
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Most PC's including factory build computers power supplies suck air from inside the case and push it out the back. Sucking air from underside of the case only really works if your putting the case...
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Another question... i would like to add few additional fans, but i only see 2 fan connectors (3/4 pins) on the motherboard... one is being used for fans that came with the case and the other used by...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Pin-Molex-to-2-x-3-Pin-Male-Computer-Case-Fan-Power-Connector-Adapter-Cable-/161024391728
$3.50 for an adapter on ebay, but as deelseaker said you should have enough on...
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thanks... appreciate a lot on everyone's quick and great suggestions... I'll post some pics once I receive the CPU/GPU and the build is complete :)
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Did you get it figured out?
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Nice! glad to hear youve got it all working
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Idle temperatures have a lot to do with the ambient temperature of your location.
How warm is it where you live?
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Do you also need a monitor? and other peripherals? the monitor itself can run up to $100 or more depending on size/quality. And the OS as someone said already.
I recently built a budget build for...
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Drop down to an i3 probably. Unless you're doing some serious virtualization or really, really, really need the extra two cores, an i5 isn't worth it.
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Technology continues to evolve still more or less according to Moore's Law
If you're anticipating a near future need or desire to have a more powerful system, you might want to tone down the specs...
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That or even an amd quad core could suffice (fx or phenom 2's).
:nod: Rock solid, affordable unit.
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1. Unless you are planning to get dual Crossfire or SLI graphics, you don't need the 750W PSU (assuming you can sell it well). Yes, it is a better PSU quality and performance wise, but I would still...
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that's good to know... thanks... another question, will it help to have SSD when playing games? I mean, will it help the game performance, visual better or SSD is just to load Windows quickly......
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1: hard to answer without a video card
2: sell the VelociRaptorand get a SSD if you can (might be hard to sell..)
3: wired, preferably mechanical keyboard, and a mouse with extra buttons
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I agree about the PS. Quality is really important, although 600W is overkill for a single GPU system.
No need for a i7 CPU, especially Minecraft. An i5 would be a good middle point and save a...
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You should try recommending some strategy games for your kid. Total war, civilization, company of heroes, and age of empires are all good strategy game series which you can only get on the PC. They...
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If you want strategy+action, League of Legends is a good choice, provided you give the kid enough guidance to understand that there's a lot of jerks out there and not to act like them.
The game...
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it was pretty.. and that's about it - it isn't in the same league as AOE 1 and 2
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Absolutely no point to get the HD 6970 at this price. For only $10, the HD 7870 is a newer card, is faster in every single benchmark, often by a lot, runs cooler and is less power-hungry. If the HD...
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I would say definitely go for the MSI HD 7870, it's a good price. I have the HD 6970, its good, but it's previous generation tech and for $10 more you get better performance and Crysis 3 bundled. ...
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Out of the two, with only a $20 difference, i5-3570K for sure. The 14-year-old might get into overclocking, so he will be very happy with it. Even if he doesn't, the 3570K will maintain its value...
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Moved the CPU fan as u guys suggested, closer to the memory and have been monitoring CPU temp for last 2 days. I can't tell how good this utility that came with the motherboard is, but since it's...
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the parts list i've on the first post with label "3/5/2013" is what I've... i'll have to stick with i5 3570k cause I already got the 1155 motherboard...will put the fan facing down with the PS......
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search keywords "molex fan" on ebay and you can find the adapter to convert 4-pin molex power connector to one or more those 3-pin fan connector cables.
the 4-pin fan connector can also use 3-pin...
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I am glad we are on the same page now. ;)Just to rephrase: You will always have access to re-download your games, but you will not have be able to restart saved games unless you make a backup of the...
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The graphics card is pretty much a simple drop in. With any luck, it should not be a more than a 15-minute project, maybe 25 minutes with the driver download.
EDIT: Put a deal alert on Radeon,...
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