Recent content by MattO

Way tastier than Frozrn Yoghurt.

Nvidia GeForce 8400.. paired with my i5-2500k rig. A XFX Radeon HD 6990 would be like a double dose of Viagra. I want to truly be [H]ard *sigh*

Hi everyone Just a thanks for advise on this thread, and also the multitude of advise on other threads on this board, which I have read and used to piece together my build. I wanted to update on the route I took. In the end I had an ah screw it moment and ended up over budget by about $180...

Yes, microcenter is in range. I plan on building using parts from microcenter, Amazon (only as I have free shipping and $300 on account there) and NewEgg because of tax. Basically wherever offers the best price, and if all things equal i'll use amazon. Still reading through a few things...

I stand corrected.. I got it wrong. I'm going to draw up some lists of kit from various places and post back for comments and any items that aren't good bang for buck. Thanks again for help.

I think i may have suggested the K, as I had read that the GPU is twice as fast as the non-k. Isn't it Intel who have it ass backward, by placing the better GPU core in the unlocked chip, which most over-clockers will never use? Saying that, is the K series graphics worth the extra 20...

Thanks for advise. I'm going to look at the suggestions tonight, and may well post back with a couple of possible builds, with parts from newegg, microcenter and possibly amazon to utilize some dollar there. I'll post back later and would appreciate any feedback once i'm done. I think I can...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web browsing, Photoshop, Video editing/encoding, minor gaming, but no need for super high res etc. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~$500 can add tax on top if need be. I have Microcenter near by...