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RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-10-18 06:47

Quote from teneshi;965100:
I think the 7970 is more powerful, but the 660 is more for your money? I don't know, but getting a high end gpu now is pointless, since no games can utilize it.

A lot of games utilize it... especially if you want a smooth 60+ FPS. But yeah, just playing Mabinogi or something won't utilize it.
Evaris wrote on 2012-10-18 09:24

Quote from Sapphireoath;965132:

Edit: "Her first build is the same price..." except I forgot the case, and Evaris didn't include monitor. So yeah...

I'd offer a couple of other options;
An LG for slightly less; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005283&name=LCD-Monitors

or,

An Asus which will have less motion blur but is slightly more; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236175&name=LCD-Monitors
Randomcheese wrote on 2012-10-18 20:51

Does this build seem fine? It will probably drop in November due to sales and if the part isn't on sale I'll look at parts that are:
Mothertboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157330

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116505

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147162 (For OS)

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182262

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001546

DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Total: $1,159.89
Yoorah wrote on 2012-10-18 22:52

Not gonna bother to make any in-depth cost/performance analysis on that, but overall it looks pretty sensible. The only things I'll note, though:

-Don't get a SSD just for the OS. Yeah, your computer will boot a bit faster, and will also apply Windows patches faster, but who cares? If you had a laptop, it would be a bigger deal. So, from my experience, I'll say that an SSD is only worth it if you get a decent enough size where you'll be able to comfortably install most of your most-used software onto it as well. If you can't afford a ~120 GB model right now, skip the SSD for now and get one later.

-Caviar Blue HDD? I dunno, the warranty is only 2 years on those, compared to the Black line's 5. I have no access to any stats or evidence, but chances are that the Black line is more reliable. For some reason, Newegg doesn't carry them anymore, except for the 2TB model... Do check out NCIXUS, though. NCIX has great prices and service, and they will also price match other retailers if you find a better deal elsewhere.
Osayidan wrote on 2012-10-18 23:08

Quote from Yoorah;965472:
NCIX has great prices and service, and they will also price match other retailers if you find a better deal elsewhere.

I'll agree with the prices part, but the service and order processing is the worst online retail experience I've ever encountered.
I made my first purchase there last week. Placed an order for in-stock items on the 11th october. Today we're the 18th and the order just finished processing, and has not yet shipped. I tried to get them by phone to know what's going on, couldn't get through. They reply to my email 3 days later with a generic "it's normal, thank you for your patience" reply.

Ordered a similar item (RAM) on newegg yesterday morning and got it this afternoon.
Yoorah wrote on 2012-10-18 23:19

I ordered my whole system from there, as well as various parts for other systems throughout the years. Order processing never took more than a day.. maybe 2 at most? D: Even the price matching, which they have to check manually, was done pretty quickly. Must have been an isolated incident.

The nice thing about them is that they have a warehouse in Ontario, and you can check if your item is in stock there. I bought something from Newegg once, and it ended up shipping from California and took like 10 days to get here. I was kind of annoyed.

As for phone support, they have a call-back request form thing. I used it once, and it worked well enough.
Randomcheese wrote on 2012-10-18 23:24

Quote from Yoorah;965472:
Not gonna bother to make any in-depth cost/performance analysis on that, but overall it looks pretty sensible. The only things I'll note, though:

-Don't get a SSD just for the OS. Yeah, your computer will boot a bit faster, and will also apply Windows patches faster, but who cares? If you had a laptop, it would be a bigger deal. So, from my experience, I'll say that an SSD is only worth it if you get a decent enough size where you'll be able to comfortably install most of your most-used software onto it as well. If you can't afford a ~120 GB model right now, skip the SSD for now and get one later.

-Caviar Blue HDD? I dunno, the warranty is only 2 years on those, compared to the Black line's 5. I have no access to any stats or evidence, but chances are that the Black line is more reliable. For some reason, Newegg doesn't carry them anymore, except for the 2TB model... Do check out NCIXUS, though. NCIX has great prices and service, and they will also price match other retailers if you find a better deal elsewhere.

I'll skip the SSD for now and I'll probably bump this thread in November if I make any changes to my build/what I want.
Sapphireoath wrote on 2012-10-19 00:57

Quote from Randomcheese;965414:
Does this build seem fine? It will probably drop in November due to sales and if the part isn't on sale I'll look at parts that are:
Mothertboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157330

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116505

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147162 (For OS)

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233199

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182262

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001546

DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Total: $1,159.89

Combining the best parts from both builds :) Looks good.

Edit: I also skipped the SSD on my current PC, though that was more a "too expensive" thing, even for just 120/128 GB
RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-10-20 08:36

Quote from Randomcheese;965414:
Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116505

You can get a 3570 for $5 more and, if you're into overclocking, a 3570K (overclockable 3570) for $15 more than that. Those are often regarded as excellent price:performance ones but of course the one you have is close. Up to preference. I'd pay the extra $5 at least.

Meanwhile, look for better prices.

My CPU: $195
Your SSD: $67-70
Your HDD: $54

Even if you want to buy the operating system, that will shave $29 off your price and get you a better CPU. If you don't pay for the OS, that's $129 off with a better CPU.
Randomcheese wrote on 2012-10-20 15:07

Quote from RebeccaBlack;966452:
You can get a 3570 for $5 more and, if you're into overclocking, a 3570K (overclockable 3570) for $15 more than that. Those are often regarded as excellent price:performance ones but of course the one you have is close. Up to preference. I'd pay the extra $5 at least.

Meanwhile, look for better prices.

My CPU: $195
Your SSD: $67-70
Your HDD: $54

Even if you want to buy the operating system, that will shave $29 off your price and get you a better CPU. If you don't pay for the OS, that's $129 off with a better CPU.

Well they all have to be on the same website since I'm going to use paypal bill me later.

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