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Updated build (newegg unless otherwise specified): ATI 6970 x2 - Free (already have) Antec 1100 ATX Case - $100 Corsair HX750 750W Modular PSU - $117 Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB DDR3 1600 - $58 (Microcenter) Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 240GB SSD - $160 Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB...

Seeking help with the following build: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Triple monitor gaming at high settings on Guild Wars 2 (Eyefinity) 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1000 max 3) Which country do you live in? If...

Can I overclock the 2500 (not unlocked) at all? Or enough to tell the difference? With the included cooler/heatink? (Sorry I'm an overclocking noob, thus why I didnt even get the 2500k).

I am having issues on higher settings (anything over medium with any aa) playing bf3 on an eyefinity setup (5760x1200). In trying to pinpoint my bottleneck, I ran into some contradicting information. But first my setup: GPU: 2x AMD Radeon 6970 2GB CPU: Core i5 2500 (stock cooler, no OC) MB...

In order to boot windows 8 in less than 15 seconds :D (and so that Guild Wars 2 and BF3 load oh so fast).

I loled so hard XD

I am going to buy a new (personal) laptop and I'm looking for suggestions. I have been using a Dell Latitude D630 and it broke a few times, so I'm done with them. Also, it had 2GB of ram which doesn't cut it anymore (especially if I'm running Eclipse). For the new computer, I will use it at...

Shocking... Contractor =/= full time employee... am I supposed to be surprised?

I haven't bought a Mobo yet but both the MSI P67A-GD55 and the Asus P8P67 Pro (which I'm leaning towards due to upgradability) are listed on the combatability page.

Quick question: You recommended the 8GB gskill set for $80. I have a 15% off memory coupon and is there any reason I shouldn't snatch this $70 (2x4GB) set that looks nicer and is DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416 The only difference I could...

Thanks so much everyone who contributed so far. @tonytnnt I really like the second (cheaper) build you gave, and yes I am close enough to Cambridge to go to Microcenter. So does anyone else have comments on this build: $300 for Intel 2500k + MSI P67A-GD55 (Microcenter, price doesn't include...

The 6990 is awesome because it let's you do trifire with 2 pcie2 slots

You've helped me since my first build! Could you check this out to see if it looks reasonable? http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1603105 Thanks so much for all your help over the years!

My (perhaps incorrect) impression of the P67 chipset was that it did not offer much more to a gamer than the X58 chipset, especially considering the onboard graphics is not very useful when you have 2 graphics cards. I am also having some trouble finding a motherboard for LGA 1155 in the same...

Hi guys, thanks in advance for any input. I want to build a computer for eyefinity across three (1900x1200) monitors and am wondering if it can be done with a 1.5k budget (not including monitor cost). 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Eyefinity gaming...

because I have used corsair RAM in every single computer I've built, its getting close to upgrade time, and those sticks look wicked cool

Yeah, so the honest people who put their real names get punished, and the trolls who use fake names can harass all they want. I see this going really well.

That may be true for you... It's definitely not true for everyone including me. There is possibly one other person with my name that will come up if you google me; however I occupy the entire first page. Also, if you can put a fake name why bother enforcing a real name? As for your...

If I remember correctly, google actually started this campaign after they accused China of hacking... not when they decided that Baidu was doing better than they were. Also, as far as I can see, the google china page is currently just a huge screenshot of a search page that is actually just a...

Just in case you haven't bought yet, I just thought I should let you know (though from your original post it looks like you already know) that the next major intel releases will all be LGA-1366 so if you're looking for easy upgrades in the future, you should probably get a 1366 CPU now

its slightly over a year old right now. Does that sound fine?

As for the power supply being enough, i tried corsairs power supply calculator and it recommended the HX650W. Do you think the HX620W should be enough then (corsair does have incentive to recommend a higher end PSU)?

I'm currently running the card on both 1-to-1 converters and it seems to be running fine (a part of MW2 that was previously causing the frame rate to drop is running smoothly now). As for the power supply - it only has 2 outputs that are 6 pin, which are taken by the first card; however it...

the PSU is a corsair HX620W and the connectors are the ones provided with the PSU. I assume that is high enough quality?

I just bought and installed a second ATI 4870 512MB graphics card and am setting up crossfire however I have a couple questions about setup. At 1920x1200, will I need 2 crossfire bridges installed or just 1 (as of right now I only have 1, but I can buy another). I've seen people recommend...

Hmmm, 1 in 1600... COUNT ME IN :D :P

I just received two computers I ordered from AVA direct that are very similar to yours, except I bought a Corsair 620 PSU and I'm very pleased... though I hope you bought a good brand one too O.o.

I actually read through the entire article you posted and would just show you some of the quotes from your own article: Quote 1: "Price fixing can take many forms, and any agreement that restricts price competition violates the law." (Page 2 column 1) Well lets see, "you can have a lower...

just one last question: is it worth it to get one of the Arctic thermal pastes instead of supposed "standard thermal paste"?

Thanks so much for suggesting AVA Direct (Which I assume is better than IBUYPOWER?) Its the only one so far with comparable prices. Here's the build I currently have: Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 1680 x 1050 $220 from newegg...

probably Ibuypower unfortunately... the reason being that this is my grad present and my parents for some reason think it will be more reliable to buy from someone who builds it for me... and they pay up to a certain amount sooo... wish me luck :P I would feel fine building my own... but its not...

Thanks for all the advice. Would the Asus P5E Intel X38 CrossFire Chipset be an appropriate slightly cheaper alternative for the motherboard I suggested in my last post?

Thanks for the suggestions. Here's the build I've adjusted to (any final suggestions): Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 1680 x 1050 $220 from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009094 Power Supply: 650 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-650TX Power...

WAS ORIGONALLY MAKING AN IBUYPOWER... LOOK TO 12th POST FOR NEW AVA DIRECT BUILD I want a pc that is able to run games at very high settings while still getting a good frame rate. Any answers to any questions, suggestions and criticisms of the build are greatly appreciated: I have...