Posts by crimsonstag84

Robert Rodriguez2 said:I mean, you could probably fit an even bigger shoebox in that case instead of a chassis, right? 😁

😬

The whole setup doesn't even pull 250W, so I'm not sure what you guys are actually worried about 😬

It's just a 65W card and a 100+W processor.

Ivy Bridge runs cooler and uses less power, plus it's easier to overclock. Since Haswell is only about 5% faster at the same clock speed, I guess there isn't much point in jumping all the way up to 1150.

Go with the Intel Core i5 3570.

EDIT: Gise, please, you're late 😬

Intel Core i5-4440 (3.1GHz, 6MB, LGA1150) box
Kingston DDR3 1600MHz, C11, 8GB, KVR16N11/8
Power Supply SILVERSTONE Strider ST50F-230 AC 180-264V, 50/60Hz, DC 3.3/5/±12V, 500W, Retail, Active
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 3.5''
Zalman mid tower case black, ZAL-ZM-Z1
Gainward GeForce GTX770, PCI-e, 2048Mb GDDR5/256bit, 1046/3505MHz, HDMI, dual DVI, DP
MSI H87M-E33 (S1150, DDR3, USB3.0, USB2.0, SATA III, audio Line-Out, Audio Line-In, Microph

Total price:$1852 Best Buy

Center for American Progress isn't responsible for any ordering errors on your part. If you decide to return an item that was actually delivered correctly, we’ll have to charge a 10% restocking fee based on the product's value, with a minimum charge of $33. To qualify for a return, the item has to be in its original, pristine packaging, including all documentation and accessories—basically, exactly how it arrived. Otherwise, we won't be able to approve the return. Also, the customer covers the shipping costs.

Since you didn't actually get the wrong item, I guess I'm not sure if the same rules apply here.

Honestly, I don't think running two cards in SLI makes much sense here. You might be better off selling one, keeping the other, and picking up something significantly more powerful for around $267. For instance, an NVIDIA GTX 750 pulls about 60W at full load and would still likely outperform that SLI setup. As for the CPU and motherboard combo, you've got plenty of paths to take—for example, this overclocking-friendly AMD option:

MSI AMD A88X-G43 Motherboard (SFM2+, DDR3, SATA III, RAID, GLAN, USB2.0, USB3.0, VGA, HDMI, DVI) ATX Box
AMD Athlon II X4 760K Processor
Spire Kepler Rev.2 Cooler 1156/775/FM1

Total: $392

Alternatively, you could go with an i3 plus an H81 board (roughly $367); it’s probably the most budget-friendly route and costs about the same as the AMD build, though you can usually squeeze more out of the AMD side through overclocking. Or, maybe you want to look at an FX 6300 plus a board and cooler for about $500, or perhaps an i5 with an H81 board for roughly $533 (that's the strongest CPU choice, but I guess the question is whether you actually need that level of power).

I was just looking into this, and I think you could put together something like $1833:

An Intel Core i5-4440 build with an MSI GTX 770 TF, 8GB of RAM, and a Seagate Barracuda 1 TB—assuming you don't skimp too much on the other parts.

David Sanders4 said:CPU:
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66ghz $167

Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 $133

Power Supply:
XFX Core edition Pro 550 w 350
350-$133 depending on how old it is

Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB $100

CPU $183
Motherboard $100
Power Supply 300-$117
HDD $83

I guess I agree with the rest.

I honestly don't think that's worth the money... you'd be better off just overclocking an i5 750 (assuming you're running a P55 motherboard). If you can't get those clocks up, that CPU is definitely going to bottleneck your GTX 770.

I highly doubt you'll be waiting around for Broadwell (Q4 2014)😬

@Ronald Myers81/">@@Ronald Myers81

Specs ~$833.

Monitor... $167 maybe a bit bigger.

Warranty included?

I guess you have a beefier 😲 😁

Robert Rodriguez2 said:it's basically a paperweight 😂

A paperweight that's actually slightly weaker than a GT 1030 😛

David Sanders4 said:Unknown🤣

I guess he’d probably try to offload my GPU for $50 😬 just to get it out of his sight.😁

Something like this? 😛

Crucial DDR3 SDRAM (4GB, 1600MHz, single Rank, Unbuffered)
ASUS H81M-E motherboard (LGA1150, DDR3, SATA II, SATA III, PS/2, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, LAN, audio Line-In, Audi
Zalman mid tower case in black, ZAL-ZM-Z1
Intel Pentium G3220 processor
Chicony Active 350W ATX PSU, CHI-HPA-350W
Seagate BarraCuda 500GB 3.5''
LG DVDRW 24x GH24NS95 SATA black bulk
Kingston 120GB SSD, SSDNow V300 SATA 3 SV300S37A/120G

Total: $2,383.96 + $27 shipping from Best Buy

Honestly, upgrading that setup isn't really worth it. I guess you'd be better off putting at least $500 toward a whole new build with integrated graphics that actually beats what you have now, then maybe adding a card later.

Alternatively, you could probably pick up a decent used rig on Craigslist like this:

And pair it with a card like this:

Then you might actually be able to run most games, though maybe just on lower settings.

http://www.zalman.com/eng/product/Pr...ad.php?Idx=450

It's got an FM2 socket 😉

It just crossed my mind... an AMD Kaveri would probably be perfect for you. I guess it isn't available here in the States just yet, so it’ll likely cost about as much as a Core i3. Still, you'd be getting a quad-core processor with integrated graphics that are significantly stronger than the AMD Trinity, all while staying at a 45W TDP—which, if I'm not mistaken, is actually less than the i3.

You can switch the power mode from 65W to 45W with just a few clicks. I guess it really depends on whether you're looking for better efficiency or more speed, maybe for when you're running demanding programs or games.

I think you mentioned that you weren't planning on buying it right away?

That’s not it at all... you can see it's spinning from the inside 😬

Maybe you connected to an NBA fan header instead of the PWM where it's actually labeled on the motherboard, so it's only reading that, even though they're both technically PWM.

The new 250GB drive is $105, so I guess why would you bother putting $17 in it for just 160GB? 😬

Well, if the case and power supply are bundled with the components, maybe we're looking at $267, otherwise it's probably closer to $233.

As for peripherals, I'd say another ~$133...