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I see what you mean. I went with the $38 600W Corsair. They seem to have a better name.
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depends how you define physical dmg. you could hook the cpu up to a 9v battery and no one would know by looking at it.
but yeah cpu's dying from everyday use doesn't really happen and it is...
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I personally never had a processor fail on me from regular use. For an intel processor I can't think of any physical damage that you would not notice if you bought one. A used like new processor...
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Excellent. I really appreciate your help. I realized my last post wasn't written in the best tone but you've been very helpful with this whole process.
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Also, would you buy a processor...
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I've actually ordered everything. Just waiting on windows to finish downloading and to have some free moments to put it together. This should be interesting...
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With today's advancements in ram and CPU technologies, the cd drive is always a bottleneck. I don't know if Wikipedia is right or not, but it says DVD read speeds are around 1.32 MB/s comparing to...
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You can install steam on your SSD to help it load a bit faster. Once you have steam running you have the option to install each individual steam game at any location you want.
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Modular means you can pick and choose which cables to have coming out of the supply. Not a huge deal (zip ties can hold the extra cables out of the way). It's a convenience factor if you want to pay...
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Do you also have a Microcenter, so you could get Fry's to pricematch a I5/mobo combo? Microcenter has decent I5 3570k and motherboard discount combos available right now. Else I don't see any good...
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That I did. School was kicking my butt at the time so I wasn't checking slick deals as often as I should be, unfortunately.
As far as pre-built, what do you guys think of the Cyberpower and...
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I would suggest you drop down to an i5 and spend the extra $$ on the graphics card - something like this (look for SD's on these specs)
intel i5 (microcenter has cheapest by far)
z77 lga 1155...
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Excellent. That seems like quite the budget gaming computer. I will keep an eye out for a combo like the one that was mentioned.
If I might ask, though, how is there not much of a difference...
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I agree with the i5 vs i7, but disagree on building your own computer causing problems.
As long as you get quality computer parts built by quality manufacturers from reputable merchants you'll...
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I'm just saying there is possibilities hardware/software issues which are pain in the butt solve sometimes. It helps to have access to multiple computer/parts to find out what is bad, if on the...
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Here's a build I'm using slickdeal prices from the past month or so....someone had a $600 budget, if you have more to spend, you could get a 256gb SD drive instead, or an even better graphics card. ...
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I paid $100 3 or 4 months ago. It's currently $99 at Newegg plus has a $10 rebate card. It's the same one I linked above. It's an awesome mobo. Future proofed and has a GUI BIOS. :D
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Depends if you are looking for a quiet case. I would try to get a case you really like that looks good to you, is easy to maintain, and has room to expand in the future. The 2 cases I listed have...
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What do you guys think, USB 3.0 connectors totally necessary?
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I'm officially convinced to build it. I guess now I'm just in need of pointers on parts. I understand ram, processors, graphics cards and stuff, but as far as motherboards, cases, fans, PSUs, I'm...
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They come with one now.
I've put together 4 different PCs in Antec 300 cases...they are nice, but wire management is less than ideal.
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Absolutely without a doubt. It's easy to upgrade a graphic card or hard drive or memory down the road but it's a bitch to think about upgrading a case once you've already spent hours tugging all the...
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http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/cooler_master_cm_690_ii_advanced_review,1.html
the link is the newegg link iposted.
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I would get at least a mid-tower case for gaming. The more room you have, the easier it is to work inside the case when putting the whole thing together and maintaining it (dusting, etc.).
The...
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Do you have a link to the 690II that you speak of? I'd like to read up on this specific one.
Thank you!
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I kinda want to future proof it for a little while - is there really not much of a difference between i5 and i7?
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I'm glad you're listening and not stuck in your ways. I was in your exact situation a few months back. I wanted to buy a pre-built because of the convenience but ended up building one and couldn't be...
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Alright I think I'm going to buy that PSU then. Thank you for your help!
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I think most systems will probably top out about 300 watts total at the most for a Quad core I5 with a single graphics card, so you should be good to go with that PSU. Note that power supply...
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Ok this is a little confusing for me. This has the ram built right into the Mobo, correct? So that means I'm kind of stuck with 8GB of ram, or no?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138352 - This seems like a better deal unless you already have memory. I dont know much about biostar, but I'm tempted at this price.
I...
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I will. Thank you.
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^^^ this
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Yeah I thought about that after I posted it. I went with the new one. i5-3570k.
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The SSD will be compatible with that motherboard. Regarding fit, it's more related to if the Computer case you get has places to screw in a 2.5"(laptop sized) hard drive. If there is not a spot you...
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That's exactly one I have. It boots up faster than any other Mobo I ever had excluding the loading time for the OS. I like the layout and has run stable for me since September last year. The only...
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If you must buy a pre-built keep checking SD for deals. You just missed out on this deal here......
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If you want a good gaming PC for the best price you should build your own and not buy pre-built machines.
You can put together a beast machine for the same price as that Dell without having to...
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It's actually very simple and there are tons of resources out there that can help you, including us here in the GL.
The price between buying prebuilt and doing it yourself is 1/2. I built a PC a...
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I have had a Dell PC or laptop for the past decade and I have yet to encounter any major issues. At worst a PSU went bad after 6 years of service.
No need to go W8 unless you are getting or plan...
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What do you think... best to buy the case first to know what I'm working with before I get the rest of the pieces?
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