PC nerds, assemble and advise. Important Deets in Bold

Total $707 before tax from newegg.com

1. SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

2 ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

3. EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

4. G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

5. AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Deneb 3.6GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ975FBGMBOX

6. •Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

7. •CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power

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Posted by polarbehr

behind gump lines

Member since Sep 2011

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:40 pm to jefforize

You going to mix amd and nvdia?

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Posted by jefforize

Member since Feb 2008

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:43 pm to polarbehr

Seems like a risky proposition doesn't it.

Nerd at work said to go for it.

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Posted by xXLSUXx

New Orleans, LA

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:46 pm to jefforize

You're good to go.

Can't get DDR3 1866 RAM for nearly the same price?

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Posted by IT77

Prairieville

Member since Jun 2010

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:46 pm to jefforize

Check out this link by Tom's Hardware.

LINK

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Posted by jefforize

Member since Feb 2008

44075 posts

Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:48 pm to IT77

thanks for the input, fellas

from that link, seems i need to up my video card.

i like hardcore mode and dont want to die due to video lag

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Posted by ChroniX

Deep Web

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:51 pm to jefforize

quote:
dont want to die due to video lag

You should be good. I highly doubt D3 would phase a 550. Though you should get an ATI Radeon card instead. A&A work well together.

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Posted by UltimateHog

Oregon

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:53 pm to ChroniX

I think I'm gonna order the brand new G.Skill Trident X Series RAM. XMP ready for 3rd gen Intel/Z77 platform.

2800MHz 16GB DDR3 here I come!

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Posted by jefforize

Member since Feb 2008

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:53 pm to ChroniX

thanks

if i get the itch for a new video card i can always upgrade in the future... honestly im only lookin to play Diablo III for the immediate future

should just go with a Radeon eh... i hear ya. i have no allegiance or preference. ill adjust

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 100315L Video Card with Eyefinity SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L)
Now: $149.99

looks like a beast?

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Posted by front2back

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:02 pm to jefforize

even better at $140

LINK

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