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jmarto1 
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/12/13 at 8:55 pm to jcole4lsu)
I really appreciate your help. I've built before but I knew where the technology was at the time. I could got a few hundred more if it will buy me a year or two.
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bluebarracuda
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/12/13 at 9:39 pm to jmarto1)
If you get around $700, you could put together a very good build.
2500K
Cooler master hyper 212 plus
Z77 mobo
8gb 1600 ram
1Tb HDD
Radeon HD 7870
650 watt psu
Rosewill challenger case (best case sub $50 IMO)
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jmarto1
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:37 am to bluebarracuda)
Do I really need a Tb HDD? I don't have a shite load of music/movies downloaded. I'm hoping 500gb will get me by. What do you guys think of Windows 8 at this point?
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bluebarracuda
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 10:35 am to jmarto1)
It really depends on how many games you have. I about 200gb left in my 1tb hdd, but I also have about 50 games. I've heard mixed feelings about windows 8. A majority of what I see says you don't need to upgrade from windows 7 to it, but if you're getting a new PC upgrade.
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jcole4lsu 
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 12:42 pm to bluebarracuda)
7870 is overkill for someone who doesn't game much. Downgrade that to a 6850 and get a ssd for the os and pair with a 500 gb hdd.
W8 is just w7 with a touch screen overlay, no point in upgrading at all
$700 makes a huge difference vs $500
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jcole4lsu
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 1:26 pm to jcole4lsu)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard Pro $50
PSU: Cooler Master 500w $40
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Pro $99
CPU: i5 3350P $180
Ram: 8 GB PNY DDR3 1600 $35
Optical: Asus DVD Burner $20
Vid Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 $165
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD $110
Storage: reuse whatever hard drive is in your current computer
Total: $700 on the nose
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SG_Geaux 
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 1:37 pm to jmarto1)
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I'm actually open on the budget but under $500 would be ideal.
I tend to play strategy games like Star Craft, Civilization, etc. I'm more of a console person but when a really good game comes out I want to be able to handle it.
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jcole4lsu
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 1:44 pm to SG_Geaux)
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I know, he asked for the impossible. however that woot laptop would have played the hell out of Civ. That one has a step up in graphics from my laptop and mine plays civ just fine.
The $700 build is much more reasonable
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jmarto1
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 2:16 pm to jcole4lsu)
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I know, he asked for the impossible. however that woot laptop would have played the hell out of Civ. That one has a step up in graphics from my laptop and mine plays civ just fine.
Hell, the current one I have plays Civ just fine. I was just hoping to get another PC like I have now that has taken care of me for 4 years. I think I payed $400 off of Tiger Direct for it.
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brucevilanch 
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:58 pm to jmarto1)
I built mine for $500 and it's doing everything I ask and more. I'm recording gameplay in battlefield at over 50fps with everything on high except for AA.
I do have it overclocked to the gills though. 
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:04 pm to brucevilanch)
A lot of people don't like hearing that you don't have to have a rig that cost thousands to play games.
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brucevilanch
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:07 pm to stout)
I mean, it costed thousand of emotional dollars... 
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jcole4lsu
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/14/13 at 9:08 am to brucevilanch)
If the OP still wants to build but do it on a $500 budget, he should just use this guide from Toms Hardware.
1155 socket so he can upgrade to an i series in a couple of years.
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jmarto1
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/14/13 at 10:05 am to jcole4lsu)
I'm thinking about upping my budget to around $700. Doing a little research now.
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jcole4lsu
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/14/13 at 10:13 am to jmarto1)
the $700 build i posted will last you the natural life of the components if you upgrade the graphics card down the road (3-4 years)
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jmarto1
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/14/13 at 10:28 am to jcole4lsu)
I might go to the 1tb hd. Wouldn't it be better for me to have a higher rpm?
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jcole4lsu
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/14/13 at 10:39 am to jmarto1)
if you are going with a HDD for the OS then yes, get at minimum a 7200 rpm drive. if it is a storage drive, you can drop down to a 5400 rpm drive and not see any drop off.
my computer has a SSD for the OS and a 5400 rpm HDD for storage and ive had no problems.
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jmarto1
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/17/13 at 2:28 pm to jcole4lsu)
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Case: Xigmatek Asgard Pro $50
PSU: Cooler Master 500w $40
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Pro $99
CPU: i5 3350P $180
Ram: 8 GB PNY DDR3 1600 $35
Optical: Asus DVD Burner $20
Vid Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 $165
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD $110
Storage: reuse whatever hard drive is in your current computer
Total: $700 on the nose
Just received an unexpected sales bonus so I have about a grand to play with. Any suggestions on the hard drive?
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jcole4lsu
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/17/13 at 2:54 pm to jmarto1)
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Just received an unexpected sales bonus so I have about a grand to play with. Any suggestions on the hard drive?
If you are going with a $1000 budget, I'd change:
CPU:i5 3570k $230
HDD: WD Black 1TB $90
Vid Card: Sapphire Radeon 7950 GHZ $280
that puts you at $955
eta: need to get a higher wattage PSU if you get that new video card. 650w minimum.
This post was edited on 1/17 at 2:55 pm
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jmarto1
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| re: Need advice on purchasing/building a new PC (Posted on 1/17/13 at 2:56 pm to jcole4lsu)
Would that card be overkill for me? The only games I know for sure I will be playing are the Star Craft expansion and I'd like to get on Day Z.
Also, what about getting an SSD just for my OS and reuse my current HD?
This post was edited on 1/17 at 3:02 pm
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