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I had her bring in the PC last Friday. The PSU is indeed a 350W, but the rails are 13 each for the 12+ and 12-. Also, there are not 6 pin connectors for GPU's at all. So I am recommending a 500W PSU as well as the GTX750ti for her. Thanks all :) Can always count on Hard...

Coworker's 17 year old son has the following generic box from Best Buy, purchased 6/8/13... ASUS CM1745-04 AMD A8/12BG/1T on the receipt. I found the following to show specs (far right PC)...

No benchmarks, but I will say Everquest load time is now 1/2 on a Samsung 840 EVO vs WB Green 640. Zoning times are cut in half or less as well. Don't notice any FPS or smoothness improvements at all tho, so I can't comment on drive access while actually raiding or grouping.

The Samsung is faster, I'd put clone and keep it all on the faster drive. Sell the Crucial. If something happens to the Sammy, you're out the OS and games, but you'd be out the games if installed on a 2nd drive anyway. Plus, this way you don't have to worry about making sure you're always...

Sorry, just edited to add that I am running at 4.6GHz on the stock cooler. Well at least 2 boxing Everquest with maxed graphics, for what it's worth. I'd love to push her as far as she'd go, so will look into what you suggest.

Recently purchased an i5 4670K with a Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UH4d motherboard. Case is an Antec 900. First, will the Big Typhoon even fit properly on this board/CPU? Second, will it provide adequate cooling compared to new air coolers, or AIO water cooling systems? The Typhoon was helping my...

Microcenter has the i5 4670K for $189.99 if you have one close, should be best bang for buck under $200.

Thanks, I was hoping it would be a good balanced system. The 770 is this one, just a DC II... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770 I bought it primarily for the review on this site...

With the advice from you all, a few friends, and impulse shopping at Microcenter/Newegg... i5 4670K - $179.99 Microcenter Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H - $114 Microcenter Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133 2x4GB - $99 Amazon (had gift card, and no price difference in 1600 vs 2133) Asus GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 -...

Lol, no. I have an i5 4670k on my desk awaiting RAM. :) I'm just having trouble deciding if I need a 2GB or 4GB 770 to go with it.

Seeing as I am currently looking at upgrading to a GTX770 4GB ($355 PNY on Amazon), this thread interests me a lot. For peace of mind, and a minimal price increase over the 2GB, would $GB be good just to have? Granted, it may not be utilized a lot, but a good hedge bet on future games? I...

Thanks for this, might be a few hours too late tho :) I stopped into Microcenter last night to "look around" and I happened to see the clearance table as you mentioned. So I ended up with a Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H for $114 after the $30 combo discount. For the price, a $229 board for $114...

As you say that... Intel Core i5 4670K 3.4GHz Socket LGA 1150 Boxed Processor Processor pricing varies by store $179.99 10+ in stock at Greater Atlanta/Duluth Micro Center Edit: Seems Microcenter has a 3570K for $179.99 as well. So will the 3570K OC'd perform better than a 4670K OC'd, as...

The question, while vague, is what build centered around an Intel i5 follows my parameters/needs? So for your recommendation, the 3570K is stout enough for a few years then move to an i7? I see Amazon has a few Gigabyte Z77 boards. 3570K prices are used around $200-220, with a few auctions...

Let me clarify... I am working to get into Beta (friends, etc.) but also the current build is struggling 2-boxing EQ and especially in raids. Id like to have something NOW that runs flawlessly in EQ, EQ Next Landmark, etc while 2boxing as well as running a Minecraft server for my kid and his...