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It should all work fine. I had the extreme4 for a bit, solid mobo. As an owner of the MVE, it's an awesome mobo, but it's not for the ones with a budget. An extreme4 should do the job fine :).
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so would this be okay then, minus the case? i'm worried if the motherboard / gfx card / cpu i've selected won't work together.
http://i.imgur.com/alLKYpi.png
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sli is ths most overrated genius marketing move. It puts a lot more strain on your cpu and motherboard which can cause all kinds of problems. It's better to buy a higher tier single gfx card than...
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Thanks for the suggestion you guys. I'm looking through all of these!
As far as overclocking and SLI goes, SLI might be a possibility, but that's a small chance. I don't plan on overclocking.
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i'd be willing to bet the same SSD compared to a HDD will still run faster 3 years from now than the standard spin drive.
Anything released in the last year with good trim support shouldn't have...
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I'm not sure what hard drives you refer to that are faster than a SSD. I've had several different SSD's over the past 3 years or so and they all run just as fast as the day I installed them. I...
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http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/43400.aspx
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2300709
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Case: Corsair Carbide Series 200R for $49.99 after rebate.
CPU: AMD FX-6300 for $139.99.
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 for $104.99.
Ram: Any regular ram (preferably samsung) for $40-50.
HDD: Seagate...
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um, what SSD do you see slow down over time?
any SSD that supports trim doesn't see decay as severe as the equivalent spin disk drive...
And why is there a significant difference in performance for...
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with an SSD + Win8, startup times are under 10 seconds for me. I hear the 830 is a lot better than the 840 so if you can find an 830 get that. Or get the 840 PRO instead, since it's comparable to the...
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Since picking exact components will take too long, let me see if I can guide you in the right direction:
1. CPU: Stick to Intel. Don't pay the premium for an i7 since most games wont take...
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OP do you care about having the option to overclock and would you ever want to sli/crossfire? Be careful by which motherboard you choose, a lot of these cheap ones don't support either.
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Here's an i5 Fry's combo:
http://www.frys.com/product/7578266?site=sa:adpages%20page:P7_FRI%20date:022213
Also, always remember, unless your running an extremely high resolution, or going with 2...
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HDD: The Raptor HDD is overkill unless you plan on using 2 in RAID imo. I personally just use a WD Blue 500gb at the moment. I picked up a Samsung 840 SSD (120gb) for about $50 last month with the...
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CPU: i5-3570k ( $220)
RAM: Corsair 8gb DDR-3 1600 ($50)
GPU: EVGA SC GTX 660 ($200 on sale at Microcenter)
HDD: 1TB HDD ($90)
MB: Asrock Z77 ($125)
OS: Win8/ Win 7 ($90)
PSU: Seasonic 650watt...
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I live kind of close to a Fry's, but I'm most likely planning on buying everything online.
Checking it out, thanks!
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not sold on SSD's, buys 250gb hard drive for $110 - where is the meme for that?
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well I built this from newegg
I am sure folks will have comments, I built the system around the video card then power supply motherboard... hard drive was tough everyone is hot on SSD right now...
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Do you live near a Micro center or Fry's?
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if I could get some help in terms of building a gaming PC for around $800.
I'm hoping to have a mid-high end graphics card, just something that can handle all of the...
