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    Updating builds for next 4 or so years of gaming...

    Okay. So Ryzen has come and from my understanding (and from others' opinions about launch-day reviews) is that its strength is not with gaming so much. So, I've decided to go with the following builds based advice given here, and on other similar active build threads in the forum...
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    Updating builds for next 4 or so years of gaming...

    Just in the waiting for Ryzen review boat I guess. From what I understand, the NDA is up on the 28th, and the chips release March 2nd? I know they're already taking preorders, but I'm definitely not in that camp. I don't mind waiting in this case since we're around the corner.
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    Updating builds for next 4 or so years of gaming...

    I don't mind waiting if it's literally around the corner. If AMD can come out with some decent competition, I'm all for it. Also, would I really be able to grab those for "each" rig for around $2,000? Just double checking you saw the part that this is updating two twin builds and not one. This...
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    Updating builds for next 4 or so years of gaming...

    It's that time. I haven't build a PC since 2011. My wife and I share twin builds and I'm looking to upgrade them both. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming primarily, but I also use it for home media/music storage and of course web browsing. 2)...
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    Twin Gaming Rigs - Need Update Advice

    As stated in the OP and replies, my budget is 1500 for right now, or 2500 if after the holidays. I'm not a huge fan of overclocking, and most of these situations suggested feel like money burns just to get around my budget or aging rig. If it's smarter to wait and do a full replacement of...
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    Twin Gaming Rigs - Need Update Advice

    Well t's been about a month since I posted this. Where do we stand now?
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    Twin Gaming Rigs - Need Update Advice

    I see. I'll just follow your earlier advice then of coming back in a month or so. There's no rush to get this done, and I'd like to maximize the performance-per-dollar even if that means waiting for prices to settle. I'm assuming I should just bump this topic at that point rather than make a...
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    Twin Gaming Rigs - Need Update Advice

    If I'm going to do this in stages, would getting monitors be a good first option? If so, do you have any recommendations? There's one I saw in person we both loved the look of in person, but don't know about hoe it weighs in as a gaming monitor (I know they say 2ms is ideal over a 5ms)...
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    Twin Gaming Rigs - Need Update Advice

    1) $1500 to do both if I do this right now. $2500 if I wait until after Holidays. 2) Nothing that really demands a new rig, in all honesty. HotS. Rocket League. WoW. But I've skipped on newer titles like Witcher 3 and would like better performance in GTA: V, and generally future-proofing. 3)...
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    Twin Gaming Rigs - Need Update Advice

    I've been a longtime fan of the people here at [H]ardforum, and lurked for many years prior to coming here for my first large build advice (http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1587227). It's been over 4 years since those twin builds and I'm looking to tune them up/upgrade them in the short...
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    Friend needs a laptop, and I hate laptops.

    I'm a desktop guy. I know how to build my own desktop computers just fine, and I've asked for help from this forum for my last builds back in 2011, and they're still working great. But my friend needs a laptop, and it's about as foreign to me as Apple products. His current laptop has the...
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    New build for girlfriend and I

    Honestly it's not a purely WoW rig. We want to be able to power comfortably through the big new games this year (Portal 2, Diablo III, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, etc). It's a given that it should blow WoW out of the water. If an X6 is a good idea, I'm all for it, but when I inquired about it...
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    New build for girlfriend and I

    Is there a recommendation for a decent pair of 2.1 speakers that don't break the bank? I'd have gone with the dented box ones for $42.00, but they only have 1 in stock and I'd like to double it. I don't need anything super tricked out, but a good mid-price range 2.1 sound system that will...
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    New build for girlfriend and I

    I got it in there. And yes, my GF already has a monitor, so only one was added in the total. Guess I'll have to roll the dice on the speakers. Everything else looks good though huh?
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    New build for girlfriend and I

    Alright, so taking in all the feedback and personal choices for the build, I've tallied up a final build here. If anyone here recommends any further changes, please let me know: Case - 180 2x NZXT Tempest Evo TEVO-001BK ATX Case CPU - 480 2x AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb + ASUS...
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