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jacobd23
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:51 am Post subject: First build- what do you think? |
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Hey everyone,
So this is my first build, if possible can you guys please help me out and give me suggestions on whether or my picks are good, or if they are more than I need, and whether they're compatible and what not and if Im missing anything...I am wanting a fast computer and indecisive in whether or not I want a graphics card.
Thank you
BTW.. Am I over doing it with all that memory?
Intel Core-7-3770k 3.5 ghz Ivy Bridge hd 4000-
Asus sabertooth mother board- (other suggestions?)
Windows 7 or.. I might wait for 8- 64bit-
gtx 680- (I might not buy a gm card, depending whether ps4 is coming late 2012)
Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 memory-
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus-
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)-
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive-
Thermaltake tr2 power supply -
Thermaltake Chaser Case-
Monitor- (any suggestions if I do get graphics card) |
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Roach412
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:08 am Post subject: |
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what do you want to do with this computer?
a 600-series nvidia card is somewhat of serious investment at this point still...
as for the ram, go big or go home. it's cheap, so grab it while you can.
other items will have more bearing depending on what your intended use is for the machine.
-Roach
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jacobd23
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:56 am Post subject: |
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I just wanted a fast and fairly quiet machine. I use it for torrents, music browsing and if no ps4 then I will for sure buy the graphics card. If i do buy the graphics card do you recommend any additional fans or a different motherboard?
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Roach412
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if you're just using it for what you have listed, that video card is drastic overkill. for comparison, i use my PC almost entirely for playing games - and i have a 560ti...displaying 1600x1200 with most eye-candy turned on. that 600-series card costs twice as much.
your case listed comes with fans, and i would expect them to be plenty.
that CPU cooler i actually have, and does a great job of keeping things cool.
unless you're doing some heavy graphics use that you haven't mentioned, i don't see a reason to get anything above a 560...you'd probably get away with a much older card enough. my 260 is capable of running games on my machine with acceptable performance. it more than handles anything i would do with 1080p games, web browsing, video-watching, etc...
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bdub
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i think you'd do better going for 2X8GB stix of ram... it may cost you a little bit more off the bat, but you'll be able to upgrade for another two in the future. running windows 8 should see a bit of improvement with more ram, as it is supposed to have much better memory management than win7.
and the graphics is overkill... go for a 500 series nvidia, or 7800 series amd card... you'll be happy, and save a bunch of dough.
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jacobd23
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Im not trying to sound like a smart but can you please help me understand how the 600 series is different than the one you have? it would show better graphics correct, or am I missing something something? I play a lot of first person, and sport games(bf3, cod, fifa)
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jacobd23
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[quote="bdub"]i think you'd do better going for 2X8GB stix of ram... it may cost you a little bit more off the bat, but you'll be able to upgrade for another two in the future. running windows 8 should see a bit of improvement with more ram, as it is supposed to have much better memory management than win7.
Thanks, Ill look into that |
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bdub
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| jacobd23 wrote: | Im not trying to sound like a smart but can you please help me understand how the 600 series is different than the one you have? it would show better graphics correct, or am I missing something something? I play a lot of first person, and sport games(bf3, cod, fifa)
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600 series is better, no doubt... if you want to spend that much money, go for it. there's just no midrange down cards on it, yet. your only option costs more than $500, and they are hard to find.
your best current option is something mid-range in the 500 series or better, something you can readily find.
right now EVERY 600 series nvidia graphics card is out of stock at newegg.
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jacobd23
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Do you guys have any other motherboards in mind? Also, if I go with the 600 series is there a specific monitor I should look into getting?
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Roach412
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| jacobd23 wrote: | | Do you guys have any other motherboards in mind? Also, if I go with the 600 series is there a specific monitor I should look into getting? |
if you're putting the money into a 600 series, then i would hope you won't go cheap on the monitor. something like a dell ultrasharp or similar. don't grab a $120 22"+ monitor...it'd be terrible to output high-end graphics to a budget-grade monitor.
-Roach
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