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I was in your same situation, I had some money up front and had to wait for the rest. What I did was buy the parts that you can use NOW. I had $300 upfront, I bought my case and PSU because those are 2 things you can use now and dont have to really worry about them being defective. So if you...

I was going to get the Samsung 830 but the Vertex 4 is like twice as fast and about the same price. thats why im asking

I was going to buy a 128GB Samsung 830 SSD for $99 but then I saw that the OCZ Vertex 4 SSD has almost 3 times the write speed and 10k faster read speed. Should I go for the OCZ Vertex 4 or are they still bad SSDs?

thank you for the help! I guess Ill live with the x8 then :) Just thought it was strange that it works in the slot at x8 but not x16. At least I can use it at x8 instead of being forced to x1. Thank you for all your help! I greatly appreciate it!

Well im sad to hear that I cant run x16 but the good news is...I ran 3DMark06 with the 9800GT at x8 and the results were a LOT better. 5129 with the 7800GTX and 10165 with the 9800GT Thanks for helping me with this issue! I greatly appreciate it!

Ok first off I just want to say that you are AMAZING! It worked perfectly and GPU-Z shows it at x8 BUT let me throw this other riddle at you... I switch the Red thing to SLI like you said and thought I would give it a try and put the 9800GT in the first slot...and it WORKED... So it will...

the 7800GTX shows x16 just like you said in the 1st slot and x1 in the 2nd slot But why doesnt my 9800GT work in the 1st slot? Also, I dont want to run Muli GPUs I just want to run the 1x 9800GT at max speed Edit: Ill try doing what you just said, give me a min

Motherboard says ASUS P5NSLI...idk if that helps. Ok if thats the case then why wont the 9800GT boot up in the first PCIE slot? I havent tried using the 7800GTX in the second slot yet. Also I downloaded GPU-Z and it says its running on a PCI-E x16 2.0 @ x1 1.1

I downloaded and ran 3DMark06 just to see what my score would be before sticking in the 9800GT (low power) 5129 with the 7800GTX 4539 with the 9800GT How is this possible? Other specs: E6600 2.4 4GB DDR2 800 Both GPUs use the same drivers but just to be sure I removed the other...

Final Build: MoBo - ASUS P8Z77-V LK $144 RAM - GSKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 $46 SSD - SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $89 SSD Mounting Kit - BYTECC Bracket $5 GPU - EVGA GTX 670 2GB $408 Total - $701 Shipped

since I have a few extra $ from getting the 2500k so cheap should i get the ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 $174 or just save my money? Sorry for being such a pain on this...I really want to make sure i get the right one,

these 2 Samsung 830 SSDs are the SAME yet i can get one for 89.99. Any reason not to? SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW $89.99 after promo SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM $119

I dont have the microcenter near me. I just happened to bypass one on my way back to NM. I stopped just to pick up the 2500k and I also grabbed the Hyper 212 EVO. ASUS P8Z68-M Pro $119 or ASUS P8Z77-V LK $144 or ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 $124 Also is Crucial m4 really the SSD to get? I read...

Yay! I got the 2500k...costed me $173 after tax but still a LOT cheaper! Thanks for mentioning Microcenter, I just happened to be passing one at the time. It's like it was ment to be :)

They have one in Kansas city and I'm about an hour away from there on my way back to NM. Im going to stop there and see of they have it for $160. Crossing my fingers!

Problem is, the deal ended or will end by the time i can order the parts. Im on the road driving back from NY to NM, so I'm just going to wait on it. As for the 2500k, I plan to OC as much as possible...I will probably try to get it to 4.5 till I can add a open loop water cooling kit. That's...

I removed the headset for now which drops me down $90. I think I just want to focus on the computer parts for now and worry about stuff like the headset later on. Is the Motherboard I picked out good? I don't want to hurt my OC. Plus I heard that you never want to slack and get a cheap motherboard.

How's THIS for a z68 board? It saves me about $30 Do games really not use up all the 8GB of RAM? If that's the case then I could just get THESE. They are $5 off for a total of $41. That saves me another $67! If the 2 links above are good then here is the new revised list: CPU - Intel 2500k...

I have Win Pro 64-bit as posted in my OP silly goose. I'll have to look at some z68 boards then. As for buying off this site...no offense I'm sure theres good deals but with newegg the parts are brand new and of there is anything wrong with any of the parts...I can always Return them with...

Oh I see, well since they are pretty much the same price, wouldn't it be wise to just get the z77 then, despite me using a SB CPU?

I know the 2500k can OC but as good as the 2600k? Does streaming games through say twitch.tv we hyper threading? If not then maybe the 2500k is for me. OS the only difference between the z68 and z77 is that the 77 naturally supports IB CPUs? Also, what's a good headset? I would love to fit a...

Yeah I think I'd be happier getting a 2600k to 4.8+ more than a IB to 4.2 :). Does the PCIE 3.0 make much of a difference?

I don't get what you're saying...15-20% is huge in my eyes. Plus on a $1000 budget isn't too bad since thats not including a monitor, case, windows, or a PSU. I would love to get an Ivy Bridge but I want to overclock and from what I read, overclocking and Ivy Bridge don't mix.

Perfect! That's good to hear! I guess my final question would be...is the 2600k the CPU I'm looking for? Should I go for a 2700k or maybe a Ivy Bridge?

How will the 7870 perform in all the games listed? Also I did hear ASRock MoBos wasnt the best ones out there so thanks for catching that. opps I forgot to add that DVD Burner to my OP...silly me! ~Updated the list~

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, Streaming, and maybe some video editing 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1000 After Shipping (No tax) 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city...

Thanks for all the help, bought the Corsair AX750! Hopefully it was worth it and will last many years!

No what inwas really trying to decide was between the Corsair HX750 and the Corsair AX750. The HX750 is only Modular where as the AX750 is Fully Modular. I guess my only Real problem is with the AX750 being $144 out of my $160 budget, I won't beable to squeeze in a Hyper 212 EVO. The HX750...

Awesome so 750W it is, just incase I wanted to SLI/Crossfire Thanks!

Ok so just before I buy the said PSU, is 750W going to be enough? What would I have to do to make the 750W not enough? Edit: yeah it looks like the prices you are gettin from amazon are the same prices you get on Newegg with the 15% promo code. I would love to get the 850W but I don't know of I...

Is this trolling or should I really consider one of these over the Corsair PSUs above?

Ok then I guess it's settled, I'll get the Corsair AX 750W. I was messing around on some PSU Calculators and even with only 1 GPU they said I would use over 650W...and with 2 GPUs it would use like 900... Are these calculators accurate? I put I would use the 2600k and overclock it 1 GPU which...

You are correct, I don't know what the future has in store for my computer. That's why I am buying the foundation now (Case and PSU) so it's less to worry about when I get the money for a new computer. So is the Corsair AX 750W full modular worth the extra $20 from the Corsair Professional...

AX Series is fully modular right? Those are very expensive. Thats another $20 ontop of the 750W professional. So the 650W will be enough? What what I have to have for a 750W to be needed?

Newegg has the NZXT Switch 810 cases on sale for 20% off with the promotion code "NZXT727" Original Price $169.99 After Code $135 Original Shipping $19.99 Current Shipping $5.99 (in lower 48) I just bought this case for a $141 shipped! I was going to buy this from amazon with free...

I just bought the NZXT Switch 810 for $141 shipped and am also buying a PSU. I don't know what one to buy though. My current specs don't matter as I will be upgrading on the future but I want a PSU that's semi future proof. I will probably never SLI but it's good to have that option 2600K...

Thanks for the tip, should I go for a Modular PSU then? CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 is the same as the suggested PSU but its modular and only 650W but I feel as if 650W would be plenty no? I do very much agree, it is WAY more for the hardware I have now. However like I said, I plan on...

Im sorry if my posts have been misleading. I only have $350 now to work with. I plan to upgrade the rest of the system come Feb. I want to have a case that I wont ever have to worry about replacing. Also I already have at Hyper 212+ my Cousin is giving me for free so that will help for my...

I apologize...I figured the suggested PSUs were "cheap" ones due to trying to fit it into a full system budget. As for the Switch 810, I made a thread a month ago Here What really made me want the Switch 810 is when I read This. He Switched from a 600T to a Switch 810 and he says the...

Ok so I am ready to order and spend my $300 budget. Case - NZXT Switch 810 $169 (I might wait for a sale) I was on craiglist looking up videocards and found the following near me: $60 HD 5670 $40 8800 Ultra $65 HD 5770 $95 HD 6870 Keep in mind I have a 7800GTX, obviously the 6870 is probably...