re: Weekly PC Gaming / Component discussion thread

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Jeff if you go with a 7870, look into the XT. They are basically "crippled" 7950s. Easily the best perfomancr per dollar because you get the performance of a 7950, but only 2gb of vram and a smaller bit bus (won't make a difference at 1080p)

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What is the difference between the xt and the ghz edition?

Decided to overclock my phenom today and run some benchmarks for fun. All this gfx card shopping making me want upgrades, hah.

No and there is a theory that we have discussed where you may even be better off not pairing 2 amd's. Either way I believe you should be ok though.

Today I learned not to try and run a 3.4 ghz Phenom @ 4 GHz with my cooling configuration

3.7 its performing well though. 4.0 had me resetting the cmos

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MOBO is a goner. Shot. dead. worthless....

MicroCenter guy was able to tell me that within about 2 minutes of plugging it up. Said my power supply looks fine.

So....they have a sale going on where if you purchase a processor and matching mobo, you get $50 off.


So, he recommended on what I had in mind as far as a setup:

CPU: Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 155 Processor ($189-$50)
Mobo: Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard ($94)


Here's where it gets fun.

- Obviously my current RAM won't work either. So to replace 8GB that's another $50.
- And he isn't sure if my OS will work, even tho Intel. So, I'll likely want to upgrade to SSD ($$$ ?)



sigh. the whole "i'll upgrade over time" a piece a month idea, yeh out the window, thx mobo...

I'm gonna order a new case today. And probably pull the trigger sometime next week on the rest. Too busy to build this week anyhow.


Thoughts? Jeff/Stout/Coyote


No it's no a super PC, but all i need is low-end gaming, photoshop work, Virtual Machine work, and basi web browsing.

I think i would like to play some dayZ with you. So i think you should just dow whatever it takes and do it as soon as possible.

when I have looked the 2500k has been about the same price as the 3570k for some reason. sounds like you are doing a whole new build, Hate that it works out that way. SSD's are great I hear but they are expensive so you don't have to no matter what this board says. Maybe just get about a 120gb ssd for your OS and main programs.

I like my 3570k but a lot of people still stand by their 2500. They're really pretty equivalent. You don't have to do an ssd, but if you are considering adding one at any point in the future I would go ahead and do it. Doing a clean OS install sucks. I fit windows 7 on a 60gb ssd with a little room to spare. Would be a good option if you already have a large hdd.

alrite. Do you want a build based on

-cheap as possible.
- hybrid of performance and budget
- great performance

Intel chips are great and all but an AMD chip can get you comparable results for a fraction of the cost. No, you wont score as high on benchmark tests but for what i think you need a computer for, id go AMD.

You can get a 3.4 ghz phenom chip for 80ish and a mobo for 50ish. thats 130ish for a mobo and chip that will run just fine. Spend $30 on a CPU cooler, overlock ure 3.4 ghz up to 3.6.. install your new 650 TI and then the RAM upgrade (50 bucks)

bring all your old shite over into your new case... install your OS onto HD(can get buy without an SSD at first. get an SSD later for a hundred if you must)

potential remaining out of pocket: $300ish if you play it right


Is that deal, for $50 off, based on the i5 3750k along with that specific motherboard? That is a great price for that chip for sure

$190 - $50 = $140 + 85 = $225 for this i5 3.4 ghz with mobo combo... solid, if my math and calcs are right

woops 8 gb max PER slot.
4 slots

32 gb max on that board.

I agree gardoki, but, if his Microcenter is running $50 off with this i5 and mobo combination.. thats a pretty good deal.

Cant go wrong with either. Just splitting ends and min/maxing really.