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Really wanted to build now. But those are good points. I had no idea they were coming out with new cards. Guess I can wait before I spend all that money.

Hey guys, Excited to do my second PC build. Had lots of help with my first one on here over 5 years ago! This one will be more for the aesthetics, willing to pay the premium. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc 1440p gaming - latest AAA titles. 2)...

Good stuff. Will be buying the parts tomorrow. Thanks Skillz!

I checked the side of the motherboard box and it says 16 gb, weird. Your link might be an american version. This RAM should be compatible right? http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX51487 For the PSU, I'm limited in choices (buying at memoryexpress.com) They dont have any evga 550w PSUs...

Just checked, mobo supports 16 gb max, so 4x4GB it is. Good points about the psu, investing ~100-120$ for a newer psu seems worth it. Any of the EVGA 80+ gold PSUs area solid buy right ex http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438026&cm_re=evga_650_w-_-17-438-026-_-Product

Why 2x8GB? It'll cost about $40 more for it to get the same amount of RAM. What's wrong with the PSU?

With $1000 CAD I'm looking to upgrade my existing rig to a 980 Ti Is this a good idea?

I dont really have a preference b/t nvidia and amd, but the benchmarks I've looked at say the r9 is ~5fps better in fallout4, witcher, etc. Prices about the same too, but i'm open to both. What do you mean by catastrophe ones? The prices from pcpart picker use CAD (I switched it)

edit: just upgrading gpu now. pls disregard Very preliminary build: For 1440p gaming does the r9 390 beat it slightly? I could probably find a cheaper PSU. would 650w be enough for now? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core...

EDIT: Talked to a friend, and instead of doing a new build, upgrading my existing GPU and RAM may be a better way to go for 1440p gaming. What do you think?? With ~$1000 CAD I'm looking to upgrade to a EVGA 980 Ti Is this a good idea? 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming...

thx for the suggestions, new build is A-ok

the 600w psu should be plenty for this system? he wont be using xfire or sli or OCing

my friend has a new copy of windows 7 so we have that covered. my last build was for myself. h drive is not actually refurbished, its new! newegg link fyi lol! what do you think of my build? its ok if it goes up to 750

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500620AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" drive is not actually refurbished, its new! link fyi!

Preliminary build so far Mobo+CPU i5-3470 w/ gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 (280) GPU XFX Radeon HD 7870 Double D 1000MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 (230) PSU Corsair Builder series CX600 (65) RAM ValueSelect 8GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 DIMM (60) Case Corsair carbide 200R (60) Total 695

Sorry for the confusion he also wants to play the newer games too =p I will get back on the HDD model when I know it

The case is HP pc is 2 years old. If the case doesn't fit atx then I will buy a new case. I'm not sure what the exact HDD is, this build is for a friend. Why does it matter? Optical drive is sata. quad core for a better and faster experience. I'm only buying from memoryexpress.com cause they...

Hi again, i updated the post. This is a new build and replaces the old one Thanks

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming #1 (Mainly Dota 2 and SC2) 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $700 total 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible. Canada. Only buy from...

The stock cpu fan and case fans are actually very quiet. I think the corsair carbide 200R is one of the best cases you can get on a tight budget.

Yes, didn't need the bluetooth.

$570 with the OS. This is without the harddrive since I have one already. Asus P8B75-M/CSM Core™ i3-3220 ValueSelect 8GB DDR3 1333MHz CL9 DIMM HD6670 Radeon Corsair Carbide Series 200R CX430M CX Series Modular Power Supply, 430W DRW-24B1ST 24x DVD-RW Drive PCE-N15 Wireless N

Ok thanks total comes to around $450. i'll be buying the parts tomorrow!

Whats the difference between a 2x4gb ram and 1x8 gb stick? Mobo:P8B75-M/CSM w/ DDR3, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan The 1GB version is OOS, but I will keep that in mind. Yes, the laptop HDD did come with a windows 7 oem copy. However, I am using the same serial on a ssd I installed in a laptop. Is...

This is the new build I have so far Asus P8B75-M/CSM Core™ i3-3220 ($160 bundle) RipjawsX Series 8GB PC3-10666 $64.99 Asus Radeon HD 6670 2GB $89.99 Corsair Carbide Series 200R $51.31 Corsair CX Series CX430M 430W modular $47.91 DRW-24B1ST 24x DVD-RW Drive $19.99 Asus PCE-N15 Wireless N...

Oh and also this rig is a multimedia and workstation first. Then a gaming rig last. So I don't expect to spend much on the gpu. What do you guys think of the standard build ($546) here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&key=0AvaYhPmP5kwadHZsOW9QVFRkZEpzcUplak5zZFUyYnc&hl=en_US&gid=4

Yes I can change the mobo and processor, i just saw the bundle and thought it was a good deal. But if there are better options then I'm all for it. I can probably get a copy of windows 7 cheaper somewhere else. I dont think I need to increase my budget.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Mainly multimedia, watching youtube. Most intensive thing would be light gaming (Dota 2) Needs to be Wifi enabled. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $650 or less before tax/shipping 3) Which...

The Acer looks better, but those laptops are a bit too bulky for my taste. I'm looking for a 14 or 15 inch thats <5 lbs with around 5 hrs of battery life. the 17 inch laptop wouldn't fit on the lecture hall desks lol

Yeah, I think I will wait and see. My last final is tomorrow lol (I should be studying now..) and after that I won't be using my laptop much until the next semester. I'm hoping that ivy bridge will help with the battery life a bit for those nvidia optimus cards. Thanks for the quick reply

I really dont like the look of the T series =/ I dont think I can get used to T series ugly (imo) look the Y series does look promising but should I wait until ivy bridge comes out?? I wont be using the laptop until september when school starts again by then ivy bridge should be on most...

I do like the asus design/keyboard (larger backspace) better But general consensus is that the 2gb FPS improvement is minimal or not at all for the games and res I will be playing at?

Sorry here are the comparisons I am looking at the ASUS U46SM-DS51 vs MSI X460DX-291US Res= (1366x768) for both This will only be for light gaming. games such as D3, path of exile, and f2p games that are years old. nothing intensive like BF3/crysis/witcher2

I am looking at the ASUS U46SM-DS51 vs MSI X460DX-291US Asus-1gb 630m MSI-2gb 630m what fps/real world difference does the 1gb vram difference here make?? I really like the ASUS champagne design, but I do want the best gaming experience. this laptop I'm looking for is just for school...

Looking at 2 laptops one has nvidia gt 630m 1gb vram, other has 2gb vram whats the real world difference (FPS)?

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc It will be used in a doctor's office for web browsing, writing documents, viewing scans and x-rays. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 1k-1.5k inclusive. If I can find a cheaper one that's...

I still haven't used usb 3 on my rig yet.. its cause I dont have any usb3 devices lol

I'm been using the astro a40s for 8 months. No problems so far, and I am satisfied :) Pricey, but you get exceptional quality.

ok thanks:)

No, I turned off the scheduling.