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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    Looks like the deals from MicroCenter are pretty much the same. I heard that Fry's might price match MC, at the discretion of the salesman. Some people have gotten it to work. I'll try calling them and see. Otherwise, I'll probably have my friend stop by his MC. The i5-3570K and ASRock z77...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    Thank you all, much. I'll wait and see what new deals pop up since my friend won't be there till Wednesday. Which chipsets have smart response? It is a thought for future upgrades...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    Thank you; I realize this. I have a friend who works very near the one in SoCal and he is willing to purchase and ship to me. It would be helpful to see what combo offers are available before he stops in.
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    Where are the combo deals located on the website? I didn't see a section for it under their ads site. Does the $50 off apply to a combo with an IB and z77 only, or does a 2500k and z77 get the combo discount as well?
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    Thanks Danny. It's I were to get the 2500k and a decent capable motherboard, what would you recommend? Is the Asrock Z77 Pro4 no good? My thought with this is that I could run it at stock speeds for a while, and upgrade the cooling later to overclock (maybe one of the Corsair systems?). Good...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    The video card looks pretty good. I'm on mobile while away for the next few days, so I'm not sure when the sale on it ends? On the cpu front, wouldn't the prices end up being very similar for a better processor? $160+$15+ gas+ shipping=~$190-195? Which motherboard would you recommend for the...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    Thanks! I appreciate the explanation, especially regarding non-transferable warranty. The item being sold is a brand new in box item, but from what you said, Sapphire doesn't allow transferable warranties even on brand new items. I went ahead an purchased the Antec EarthWatts 650W from Newegg...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    What would you recommend, Danny? I'd like the advice of you knowledgeable people. Like I said, I'd like to stick pretty closely to around $550 not including OS, but if it isn't manageable, I may be flexible. My main goal is to play Guild Wars 2 and Borderlands 2 at 1920x1080 with balanced/medium...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    1. I'll switch the drive to one 1TB 3.5" drive or another. 2. There is a member selling a 7770 1GB OC (1100/1300) for $125 shipped on the For Sale section. Is this a good buy? The 2GB 7770s seem to be around $185 if you can find them. I'm wary of stepping up to a 7850, as I'm not sure it'd be...
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    Looking for help on budget ($500ish) gaming build

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This will mostly be for some medium/light gaming, web browsing, excel, word processing,etc. On the game front, I'm looking to play Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2, and Planetside 2 at 1080P medium settings and playable...
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    sandybridge upgrade

    How about for non K chips? What I read suggests that you can raise the multiplier by 4 (in addition to turbo boost) on non K chips with P67, but with H67 you are relegated to just turbo boost. Can someone clear this up for me?
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    Budget ($500-700 not including monitor) gaming build help

    Any thoughts on Sandy Bridge? There is the i5 2500K + Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575883 combo on newegg for $335 (+$31 tax). Additionally, there is a i5 2500K + Asus P8P67 Pro...
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    Budget ($500-700 not including monitor) gaming build help

    Thanks again! I'll get everything in the cart tonight, double check, post it up here and hopefully order by tomorrow morning. Edit: wild thought. How much more would it be to get into a sandy bridge, what would you recommend, and would it be worth it? The system builder license is tied to the...
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    Budget ($500-700 not including monitor) gaming build help

    The OC would mostly be to see how much bedroom there will be for later, then clock back to stock. I'd probably run at max 10% OC consistently. The core unlock is of a little more.prominence though as I'd want as many cores as possible running from the get go. My gut feeling is that it is likely...
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    Budget ($500-700 not including monitor) gaming build help

    Alright, getting closer. I found the monitor on tigerdirect for $10 less with the same rebate, so I'll order that from them. Almost everything is coming from amazon now. The memory and thermal paste will still come from newegg (thermal paste has shipping costs on amazon since it is from a...
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