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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    I chose Furmark and IntelBurn. The results are below. For Furmark, I did the benchmark option, then the stress test with the extreme option. For IntelBurn, I did three different options. For Standard and High, I only have the max CPU temp. For the Max test, I have the full temperature and...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    Everything has arrived, and I put it together much quicker than I thought it would. So far it works great! It plays Starcraft 2 at 1600x900 with all settings on ultra at about 45 FPS. Here are some pics (best camera I had around was my iPhone, sorry)! Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Can anyone recommend...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    I am pleased to tell you I bought the whole thing today. It was $10 more than expected because a MIR for the cpu/case is no longer listed, but no big deal. I went to microcenter and got the chip, mobo, power cord, and HDD. The mobo only came with one SATA cable, so I bought another while I was...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd_list.php search for HD502HJ (this is the F3) and HD322GJ (this is the F4) also http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2009-3.5-desktop-hard-drive-charts/IOMeter-2006.07.27,1038.html (search for the same two things) Or, you can just look here...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    I have a specific question. The Samsung Spinpoint F4 is the fastest non SSD out there, according to some reviews. Newegg has it for about $50 shipped. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152244 Would this make a nice addition? It's only $5 more than the F3, and I doubt I'll...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    I edited my post above. Microcenter has the F3 for 44.99 when newegg had it for 54.99. I am getting close to finalizing this, and will purchase it tomorrow (times two =D) if there are no further comments (please comment!) Thank you to everyone for your extraordinary amount of help! EDIT: here...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    Thank you, I went back to the mATX board and added in a power cable. ALSO, newegg ran out of the F3 in my build. How long do they take to restock something like this? EDIT: Amazon has it for even cheaper, and I get free shipping with them with Amazon Prime...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    Someone on another forum told me to avoid micro ATX because it overheated more often. Was this bad advice? I would love to save ~$10 and use a micro ATM board instead (this one with the bundle: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0342512 ) if that isn't a problem...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    Thanks for the advice everyone, especially Danny Bui. I've pretty much gone with his suggestions with a small change here and there (went for an ATX mobo with Athlon II X4 635, is it worth it?, and a different optical). Please give it a look. CPU+Mobo combo: AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz Boxed...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    Using very high estimates, let's add up the wattage: a maximum power consumption of 108 Watts GPU 95W CPU 40-50W Ram 50W motherboard 10W optical drive 10W HDD Total: 323W The MOST negative thing I could find about the OCZ PSU was from a self proclaimed "PSU buff" who called it "medicore." He...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    How about this HDD and PSU combo instead? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466014 The HDD is smaller and slower, but I think the PSU is much better. It also brings the grand total down to $499.70 - 37MIR = $462.70 ($18 less). Are there any other deals out...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    Thank you for your comments on MicroATX. It will fit in the case I choose, and it does have the options I want (DDR3 and AM3 for a low price is about all I'm looking for). There is a microcenter just 15 minutes away. Are there any deals there I should be looking for? I have never been there...
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    I have heard that micro ATX boards overheat more because the components are closer together. Is this true? I think it makes a great value since I do not plan on multiple video cards or needing more than 2 pci slots. Any thoughts on Micro ATX vs ATX?
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    $500 gaming desktop. Please give advice on my first time!

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Playing Starcraft 2 mostly. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Around $500 with tax and shipping included. 3) Where do you live? Texas 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM...
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