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re: rate my proposed gaming pc build
Posted on 8/15/12 at 3:38 pm to bluebarracuda
Posted on 8/15/12 at 3:38 pm to bluebarracuda
Hmmm... might take you up on that.
Posted on 8/15/12 at 3:53 pm to SG_Geaux
I bought it a while back (3 weeks or so) to put in a laptop, but I never decided to get a laptop so it's sitting on my desk
EDIT: Post up some pics for me or what's the model so I can look up some pics
EDIT: Post up some pics for me or what's the model so I can look up some pics
This post was edited on 8/15/12 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 8/15/12 at 7:00 pm to bluebarracuda
quote:
I bought it a while back (3 weeks or so) to put in a laptop, but I never decided to get a laptop so it's sitting on my desk
haha I did the same. I keep wanting to buy a used 2011 MacPro with 2nd gen i5 off eBay then swap a SSD in the thing. Can never bring myself to do something the SO and I won't use. We use the iPad for anything mobile.
Also, my 690 came in a day early. Will post pics when I'm back from the gym.
The thing is huge! size of a gaming keyboard! Comes with a free T-shirt and pretty nice mouse pad I must say, none the less.. they could have put a backplate on the thing.
EDT:
Not to big on the green GeForce GTX. Will look into painting it gray or black. (It is back lite by an LED though)
This post was edited on 8/15/12 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 8/16/12 at 8:47 pm to bluebarracuda
So what is the final build anyway?
Posted on 8/16/12 at 9:56 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:
The thing is huge! size of a gaming keyboard!
I ordered a Gigabyte 7950 the other day. I thought it wasn't going to fit my case when I opened it.
Posted on 8/16/12 at 11:37 pm to bluebarracuda
quote:
What final build?
Herpderp directed @ Puff obviously
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:04 am to LSU Coyote
Fractal R4 with window in arctic white
ASUS p8z77 pro mobo
Intel i5 3570k cpu
noctua nh-d14 cpu cooler
either gigabyte gtx 670 or coyote's evga gtx 670 depending on availability
crucial m4 256 ssd
samsung 2x4 1600 ddr3 ram
WD 500GB 7200rpm HDD with 5 year warranty
corsair cmpsu 750w psu
ASUS 24" 5ms 1080p monitor
LG DVD burner
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
cheap keyboard with cord extension
extra CM 140mm fan with blue LED
free add ons like mcafee, copy of borderlands 2, 15 dollar promo gift card, and 30 dollar mail in rebate
total on new egg 1850 shipped. may elect to shave some dollars off by using various retailers. Also, may save some money by buying coyote's gpu. Will let you know when I purchase all parts.
ASUS p8z77 pro mobo
Intel i5 3570k cpu
noctua nh-d14 cpu cooler
either gigabyte gtx 670 or coyote's evga gtx 670 depending on availability
crucial m4 256 ssd
samsung 2x4 1600 ddr3 ram
WD 500GB 7200rpm HDD with 5 year warranty
corsair cmpsu 750w psu
ASUS 24" 5ms 1080p monitor
LG DVD burner
Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
cheap keyboard with cord extension
extra CM 140mm fan with blue LED
free add ons like mcafee, copy of borderlands 2, 15 dollar promo gift card, and 30 dollar mail in rebate
total on new egg 1850 shipped. may elect to shave some dollars off by using various retailers. Also, may save some money by buying coyote's gpu. Will let you know when I purchase all parts.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 7:13 am to stout
quote:
I ordered a Gigabyte 7950 the other day. I thought it wasn't going to fit my case when I opened it.
Stout, how has the performance been?
I have seen benchmarks with the new 299 660Ti outperforming it on certain games.
None the less, nice card man!
ETA:
quote:
puffulufogous
Wow nice build mann, will be solid.
I love that case and MOBO.
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 7:15 am
Posted on 8/17/12 at 7:28 am to LSU Coyote
quote:
Stout, how has the performance been?
So far so good. My frame rates have jumped up and stay more consistent than my 560ti. I haven't had time to pop in a high graphic game like BF3 yet because I have been playing DayZ. Plan on doing that this weekend though.
My MOBO didn't support SLI which I was going to do with the 560ti. Instead of changing the MOBO and getting a second 560ti I just got a higher end card. My MOBO does support crossfire so I could just totally over kill it and get a second 7950
I have read up on the 660ti and it looks great but I want the option to crossfire or SLI in the future and I can't with my MOBO. That's why I rolled with the 7950.
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 7:30 am
Posted on 8/17/12 at 10:36 am to LSU Coyote
looks like you got a bid on your gpu. likelihood that you have one left to hook me up?
Posted on 8/17/12 at 11:15 am to puffulufogous
Do you plan to do sli in the future? If not, you can get a cheaper, less wattage, psu and get a nice keyboard or upgrade another part. I have a mechanical keyboard and love it!
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:15 pm to bluebarracuda
Well i may en up sli in the future. Psu calculators put my system at about 530. I figured that it would be more prudent to buy a psu once as they are kind of pricey. As far as upgrading there aren't a lot of things I want to upgrade so far. I may end up getting a mech keyboard in the long run but I can't go wrong with a 7 dollar keyboard for now.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 12:23 pm to puffulufogous
That's what I did with the keyboard. I bought the $12 Microsoft keyboard/mouse combo. I just bought a Razer blackwidow ultimate keyboard and it's amazing. I'll probably get the deathadder next just so I can get it matched and looking good. I found a pretty good deal on a PC on Craigslist that I'm hoping to buy and take parts from it to put in mine.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:03 pm to DoUrden
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Nvidia 660ti
Yea I watched and read benchmarks for the EVGA and MSI 660Ti. Pretty nice card, I would porbably buy a 660Ti 2GB only if I had 1 monitor. If I was had a multiple monitor set up, would need more VRAM and go with the 670 4GB.
Really nice card with a great price none the less.
ETA:
quote:
ooks like you got a bid on your gpu. likelihood that you have one left to hook me up?
Hit me up with an offer, add my Steam: Trace_z
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:17 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:
Hit me up with an offer, add my Steam: Trace_z
added. PM me what you want for it shipped. I appreciate it.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 1:34 pm to puffulufogous
quote:
added. PM me what you want for it shipped. I appreciate it.
Np, still at work.
Will look at it this afternoon, check back around 3:30.
Posted on 8/17/12 at 5:01 pm to LSU Coyote
Okay guys I wanted to see what you guys thought about these two different setups. I'm trying to get the most bang for the buck and trying to keep it around 1000 to 1100 with monitor and peripherals.
AMD.
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ripjawz x series 8bg
Sapphire Radeon 6850
xcore 550w psu
adata 128gb SSD
Intel:
i5 2500k
ASrock z68 extreme 3
XFX 6770
Rosewill Challenger Case.
Same Ram, SSD and Case on both. I'll also be getting a HDD as well but didn't think that needed to be added.
AMD setup:$ 650.00 roughly
Intel:$ 700.00
What do you guys think?
AMD.
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
ripjawz x series 8bg
Sapphire Radeon 6850
xcore 550w psu
adata 128gb SSD
Intel:
i5 2500k
ASrock z68 extreme 3
XFX 6770
Rosewill Challenger Case.
Same Ram, SSD and Case on both. I'll also be getting a HDD as well but didn't think that needed to be added.
AMD setup:$ 650.00 roughly
Intel:$ 700.00
What do you guys think?
This post was edited on 8/17/12 at 5:15 pm
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