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David Sanders4 said:What’s the big deal with this local tech shop? Why is everyone obsessed with them? Maybe it's just the branding, because when I first started hunting for deals, I noticed

It definitely caught my attention too.

I think they’ve built quite a reputation; a lot of people outside the tech scene view them as the coolest spot or even the only reliable computer retailer around. It might be because they handle all the hardware setups for government offices, corporations, and schools, so those names stay in people's heads. Just take a look at their client list

http://www.bestbuy.com/about-us

Especially when you see kids posting about pre-built rigs from them all over the forums. 🤣

To be fair, they do drop some solid deals and competitive prices every now and then—especially on laptops.

You can't just buy love if you don't have it, no matter how much you want to 😁 (here in the States). A lot of people have been trying to order it from Wish

Finally, ATI GPUs have dropped in price here in the States, especially with the new Nvidias squeezing the market.

http://forum.pcekspert.com/showpost....&postcount=704

The shortage of the GTX 970 isn't ending anytime soon:

By the way, I wanted to give an update to the group that ordered MSI GTX 970 cards yesterday.

I swung by the warehouse today, and of course, there isn't a single trace left of those cards. Once they hit the price list yesterday, the entire stock likely vanished within the first thirty minutes. Some major big-box retailer probably swooped in and snatched them all up right from under our noses. They told me we haven't seen this kind of frenzy in over a year, not even back when everyone was hunting for ATI mining rigs. This time, the madness is even worse; the forklift drivers aren't even setting the pallets down—they're loading them straight into the delivery vans.

It’s fine; the number is correct—it’s 2484008 from Goldman Sachs. The lady in the thread got the figure right, she just obviously messed up by giving me that general payment slip and labeling it JPMorgan Chase. Honestly, she tends to be a bit prone to mistakes.

Look, honestly, in a town like Salina, you probably don't have much of a choice anyway. No matter where you buy it, if you need to file a warranty claim, you're going to have to ship it off to another city regardless. The main thing is just making sure the shop isn't a headache to deal with, and these guys are solid.

Plus, you get free shipping 🤣

By the way, prices fluctuate quite a bit. A lot of components have seen a slight uptick lately, mostly due to high demand and/or the strength of the dollar)

Just grab a decent cooler, and you can get it done for under $33, problem solved. Of course, if you’ve been stretching your budget thin lately—which I can tell from your posts—and you're fighting for every dollar just to make ends meet, you might have to stick with the stock cooler. It'll hold up, technically speaking. But the moment that CPU hits a heavy load, especially with turbo technology enabled, it’s going to be loud (spinning north of 3000 RPM, even at idle) and temps might hit 60°C—likely higher during sustained loads like rendering, stress tests, or even gaming

So, if you decide to stay on the stock cooler, disabling turbo might help a little (nothing groundbreaking), and you should definitely look into undervolting; there is plenty of headroom there. That’ll help bring those processor temperatures down

Then just pick up a better cooler later on

I just read somewhere that you can actually identify the specific bank just by looking at the account number itself. If that’s true, there shouldn't be any issues at all. 🤷
I also dug through some old threads—they were about four years old, mind you—discussing what happens if you use a check. Apparently, with a major institution like Chase, it only takes a day or two for everything to clear...

So, I assume this is just the current number—starting with US and then about 19 other digits, if I recall correctly. I’m not exactly an expert on all this since I’ve always been more of a cash guy. Basically, I went to the Post Office to make sure the money gets transferred directly to his bank account. All I really care about is making sure the guy actually gets his money 😬

I just made a payment at the local Post Office using one of those standard money order forms they give you. Everything looks fine—the name is correct and the account number matches—but I noticed the bank listed is Bank of America instead of Chase. Could this cause any issues? It’s possible she entered everything correctly on her computer and I'm just misreading the slip...

Honestly, looking at those specs, you're just staring at nonsense. That’s a textbook quad-core setup right there. If you want the real story, download a proper utility like CPU-Z; check what it says regarding the RAM and paste that here. You can also pull your full system details using tools like Speccy or Everest Ultimate.

Just hang tight until the next round of GPUs hits the market and prices finally settle down (if you're looking at the higher-end stuff)
You could always toss in a 120GB or 240GB SSD instead—it’ll give you a noticeable boost across the board, from faster boot times to much quicker loading for everything installed on the drive.

Nathan Castillo16

Upgrade for what? You could always just slap in an SSD or grab a better GPU if you're actually looking for a boost in gaming performance.

swiftscout21

They're basically in the same league. The GTX 650 might have a slight edge in raw power and extra features—so if those $17 matter to you, go with that one.

Steven White96

If you want to stick with NVIDIA in that tier, the GTX 750 is a solid bet since it barely pulls any power from the wall.

An i3 or 750K will handle graphics up to an AMD Radeon or at most an R9 270 (if you overclock an Athlon). However, if you go with an AMD Ryzen 5, an i5, or an AMD Ryzen 7, you'll have significantly more headroom for future GPU upgrades.

By the way, overclocking these unlocked multiplier processors isn't difficult at all; you might actually find it fun if you enjoy tinkering with hardware. That is, provided you have the patience, because the various trials and stability tests can easily eat up hours upon hours of your time...

To put it simply, as someone else mentioned, pairing a 6300 with a B85 Gigabyte or an ASUS motherboard plus a decent cooler—the better the better, like a basic liquid cooler from Best Buy, a Zalman Optima, or the long-time value king, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo—is the way to go.

EDIT

Ultimately, regarding bottlenecks, everything boils down to what you're playing: single-player vs. multiplayer, your resolution, and your in-game settings...

Here is an example if you're curious: using a 5600K (which is essentially a 750K paired with a GPU) and an HD7850 (which is stronger than an AMD Radeon, but about 8% weaker than an R7 265)—just check the GPU usage graphs in MSI Afterburner in these images.

5600k7850-callofduty-ultra - single-player - no bottleneck here.

5600k-4500mhz7850-callofduty.jpg - Some bottlenecking occurs during multiplayer even with CPU overclocking.

But keep in mind this is Call of Duty—some would call it a tech demo more than a game, so it's not the perfect benchmark since many games aren't nearly this demanding. Still, as next-gen titles arrive, this level of demand could become the new standard.

It’s a solid value, but honestly, that power supply is absolute junk. You might want to check out the NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti instead.

Yeah

Just a heads-up—that’s just the online price at Micro Center. If you walk into a physical store, expect to pay closer to $333. Honestly, you can find it for less than $300 if you check out some of the cheaper retailers online
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BTW—you could probably throw an AMD R9 270 into that rig as well, provided your power supply can handle the load. Which specific PSU model are you running?

http://www.google.com/search?q=AMD+R9+270

I'm here, but honestly, once the total climbs north of $5,000, I’d suggest grabbing an EVGA 550 W. There's really no reason to push the power supply to its limit if you don't have to.

You could go with the i5 setup and just flash macOS via a USB drive, or simply grab a GTX 750 Ti and call it a day—you won't have to stretch your budget so thin. It’s a solid Electronic Arts configuration.

He definitely messed something up. Let’s be honest, you’re only going to use that optical drive for installing macOS or God knows what else once in a blue moon...

Let's try this approach:

Take that rig of yours with the Intel Core i7-4770K, pull out the current motherboard and that Zalman cooler, and swap them for these instead:

Then, you should be able to fit the R9 280 plus the optical drive 🙂
It's a perfect match—everything fits just right.
EDIT - Or not. Might cost a few bucks more.

Keep in mind, those are Micro Center cash prices.

4, you can't look at it that way, even if that seems to be how you're approaching it. You shouldn't compare cores and GHz across different architectures and manufacturers. It’s like comparing apples to oranges. Intel's cores are more efficient and modern.

An i5 paired with an R9 280 will outperform an FX 8320 combined with an R9 270/X when it comes to Electronic Arts titles.

Generally speaking, the more powerful the graphics card, the better the games run—provided the CPU can keep up and is capable enough for high-end gameplay, which all the processors mentioned here certainly are.