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    First build in 6? years

    Well, the build went extremely well. Other than the failed hard drive :( The hitachi was a bust as soon as the windows install accessing began. Massive clicking and then 2 hours for a 2% install :(
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    First build in 6? years

    Update - building tonight, parts arrived. Thanks for the assistance Dany and everyone else. I went with pretty much everything you suggested. I did drop the SSD out, bought a new 24 inch monitor instead, and went with a 570 GTX (wouldn't have done that, but I got it new in box for 220 :D) Now...
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    Intel i7-2600k CPU $219 VERY YMMV @ compusa

    Or it could be "sweet, i2600k, I'll go ahead and buy a 30 cent motherboard screw".
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    First build in 6? years

    Well, close in that I get up there once a month or so, but no reason on the horizon to go, and I'd rather build in the next few weeks, so it's probably best just to buy it all online for the tax savings overall. :)
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    First build in 6? years

    That's one of the reasons I was looking at the 560 2gb, but that sounds like not a great idea. Didn't mean to insult you there, just trying to learn :) I'm not going to go with Microcenter deal, because I'm about 1.5 hours away and I won't be driving there anytime soon, so gas + tax makes...
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    First build in 6? years

    Thanks for the advice. Going to go with a case and new psu as recommended. I assume dany's recommended case provides sufficient airflow as described in your post? edit: also, I may be out on the microcenter deal, and would be just going with an i2500k from newegg, but with which mobo...
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    First build in 6? years

    Great info, thanks. Not having put together a pc or paid much attention for a few years, there is a lot to learn.
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    First build in 6? years

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068 is my case. Could you expound a bit on why I can't use that PSU? I bought it when my last one failed, and it's been quite solid (granted in my old system), but isn't it supposedly SLI capable? Why wouldn't it work for a single...
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    First build in 6? years

    Can I ask an update? I'm thinking now of using my existing case and psu. My case is a coolermaster, PSU is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022&Tpk=ocz550fty If I upgraded to the 2gig 560ti would I be ok? Also, do I need an aftermarket cooler if I'm doing any...
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    First build in 6? years

    That looks great, thanks. On the RAM, is it worth it to get 1600 ram, or is that really irrelevant? Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-TechBargains&cm_mmc=AFC-TechBargains-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16820231461
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    First build in 6? years

    That's correct, but the 2500 is 100 less, so it's a net savings of 20 dollar still. Still...20 bucks extra for the 2600 seems worth it, no?
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    First build in 6? years

    I do, I'd probably be willing to skimp elsewhere. I should also mention that I don't need or want a soundcard, and can go cheap on the hard drive (size wise, not quality necessarily). I don't find I need a huge HD.
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    First build in 6? years

    Answers in bold: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc PC gaming, some light video encoding, web browsing, etc. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Around 1k USD. Would hope to include shipping and tax. 3) Which country do you live...
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    Hitler Finds Out About Bulldozer Benchmarks

    wut
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    Kindle Fire to Start a Tablet Price War?

    great point here, everyone discuss this deep analysis.
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