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I Need some help before buying

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isaac27

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I only have about $1000 more or less to spend on my PC

I saw this Combo at Newegg
Intel Core i5-750
GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM
NZXT LEXA S LEXS
Rosewill Green Series RG700-S12 700W
$570
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215&cm_re=i5-_-19-115-215-_-Product

+$180
XFX Radeon HD 5770

+$200
Dell - 21.5" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Monitor

I dont have a lots of money to spend --
but i want my computer to be Quiet and quality...
I know it's too much to ask However I would be happy hear what you thought about it.

thank you
 
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That combo deal isn't that good for the following reasons:
- Slow drive for an OS drive
- Unknown quality of the PSU

So not worth buying unless you're stupidly desperate.

If you want better help, please answer the stickied "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" .
 
If you want something similar get the i5 via Tiger Direct with Bing cashback for $165.xx
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4959973&sku=I69-0750

Same Mobo via Ewiz 107.99 -10% coupon for $97.99 (snowman10)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P55M-D2

Better HD IMO but you'll prolly have to place second order to get another coupon discount, 84.99 - 10% coupon = $76.49 (snowman10)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=HD-HD103SJ

Not sure on what you're looking for in a case, and I'm not sure about the mem or what you require for PSU. All the above ships free, and if you look around the sites for specific parts, you can prolly get as good as a deal as that Newegg one above....
 
isaac27 said:
Can you please help me build a good Rig
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I'm trying to. But I need you to answer the questions in the stickied "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" so that I can create a good rig that best fits your needs.
 
1) What will you be doing with this PC?
Light gaming (Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age), running VMWare for my cisco training
using (GNS3, Dynamips) and Plug my PC to HDTV watching movies on my big screen.
2) What's your budget?
$1200 include taxes and shipping
3) Where do you live?
Las Vegas, NV
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget?
CPU, Mobo,RAM, Video Card,Case, PSU, DVDRW, Hard Drive,Monitor,Keyboard,Mouse & Speakers
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
No. It's Brand New PC
6) Will you be overclocking?
No
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Dell - 21.5" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? etc..
Firewire will be nice to have also COM port - to connect console cable
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes, Windows 7
 
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You're going to have to do a little reading, but its not that hard. I'd suggest slickdeals or fatwallet for more info, but you should sign up for a hotmail account... After this reset your browsers cache, go to Bing.com, click shopping, click "cashback account on the left", sign in, go back to Bing.com frontpage and search for Tiger Direct...
There will be a link that says Get "12.8% Cashback!", click it and every item you look at on Tiger should show Bing cashback by the price. Basically, 60 days after you make the purchase, that 12.8% will be rewarded/credited and you can transfer it to your bank account. :)

PS If you do this, don't checkout with Google checkout...
 
I would suggest

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail and AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail and G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail Combo $344

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long ... - Retail $29

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - Retail $94

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail and Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail Combo $95

OCZ Vertex Series OCZSSD2-1VTX30GXXX 2.5" 30GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Retail and XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail Combo $250


OCZ OCZACSSDBRKT2 Solid State Drive 3.5" Adaptor Bracket 2 - Retail $9

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $55

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model TS-H663B/UOAH - OEM $28

Total Before S&H $845

- 5750 would run Dragon age and MW2 on 1080p display just fine.
- More memory and ssd would help more than a faster CPU for a Windows VMware box.
- Coolermaster Hyper 212+ would help lower the overall heat and noise of the computer.
 
I never had AMD is it better the intel i5? like i said i dont do OC but for some reason i used to think that intel is the best
Nice Add with the SSD is this really worth the money? or it's better to save for something else?
like upgrade to 5770
and if i would buy it i think it wont be space only 30GB - after install win7 x64 it wont have GB left :(
thanks for your help this system looks great
what do you think about this case :
Antec Sonata III
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4&cm_re=antec_sonata_3-_-11-129-024-_-Product
 
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and about the video card I read couple of review of people that say that It Fails with Win7 64-bit!!
is it true?
 
I never had AMD is it better the intel i5? like i said i dont do OC but for some reason i used to think that intel is the best
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I am not saying that Phenom2 is better than i5, with the budget you have and what you need. It is better value to spend your money on other things than i5.

Nice Add with the SSD is this really worth the money? or it's better to save for something else?
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Using a SSD too host the VM files does help in overall performance but SSD should be installed as Raid 0 set.

like upgrade to 5770
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That would pull you over your $1200 budget. You can always add another 57xx card later.

and about the video card I read couple of review of people that say that It Fails with Win7 64-bit!!
is it true?
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look at the tech rating of those users.
 
you help me a lot
i am going for what you said AMD Phenom II
so how should i install my pc
install windows 7 into the SSD or the HD ?
i think about install the OS at the SSD and the VM Machine i'll use
and all the games i'll install put those on the Hard Drive

I really thank you for your time
I am going to order tomorrow
too bad they dont have the samsung 500GB F3
what do you think i should get for keyboard and mouse?
 
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