Posts by crimsonstag84

If we're talking about the power supply, then yeah, but as for the case? Not really. 😉

It’s an Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz (Skylake) Socket 1151—boxed.
ASRock H110M-HDS Motherboard - Socket 1151
It’s some pretty essential Value Series DDR4-2133, CL15—about 8 GB.
It’s a 1 TB Seagate Hard Drive.
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 4GB HBM
EVGA 550W Gold Power Supply - Corsair Midi-Tower
The black windowed Corsair Midi-Tower.
Samsung SSD 860 EVO, SATA 6G - 120 GB
It’s a Samsung Monitor—24 inches, VA panel, 60Hz, with HDMI and VGA. Just a standard setup, I guess.

Looks like it's about $1,080 over at Newegg.

Got it. $2467 A bit much? I guess you could save a little by doing it this way:

I guess this is the XFX XT 80% model you were looking at. It looks like a solid option, maybe.
I guess this Aerocool case looks okay, maybe? It seems like a decent enough option if you're looking for something simple.

@Larry Ortiz5

A GTX 960? Are you kidding me? 🤣

Honestly, the GTX 750 ti is probably one of the worst value picks out there right now.

@rapidpuma59

An SSD, a new GPU, and maybe a power supply if needed.

Maybe look at something like a SanDisk X400 256GB or a Crucial MX300, paired with an RX 480 Nitro 4GB or a GTX 1060 3GB.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/dell-s2721hgf-27-gaming-monitor

Roughly $500—it's a 27" IPS panel with 1440p resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. It also features pivot/swivel functionality and G-Sync support. 😬

I wouldn't dream of stepping down to a weaker power supply than this EVGA one

If you grab an EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 for $573, maybe swap the case for a Cooler Master Hyper 212 and you could probably get away with a cheaper power supply:

https://www.amazon.com/fortron-power-supply-80-bronze/dp/B00EXAMPLE

or maybe this one:

https://www.amazon.com/evga-500w-xt-se-500b-xtfr/dp/B00EXAMPLE

A 120GB SSD is really just $67 a bit cheaper, so you might as well put that extra cash toward the motherboard (it'll end up costing you $27 more overall). As for those fans, you can definitely use them in this case. You could run one in the front, one in the back, and maybe one on the side. I guess except when dealing with AM3+ motherboards, that whole rule about "manufacturer X being better than manufacturer Y" doesn't really apply 😉

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...tory6&reid=486

Here’s the breakdown on the CXxxx-M V2 series—those 'grey' models we’ve been suggesting lately. They're actually quite solid, though I guess that sleeve-bearing fan is a bit of an eyesore.

In my opinion, this 450W unit for $143 is probably a better buy than the Hyper 500 W. It uses higher-quality components overall, and when you look at the numbers, the 12V rail output is basically a wash (450W vs. 456W on the Hyper).

Seems like a fair price 😛

With the CPU pulling 69W and the GPU at 170W, I guess that should be fine enough 😛

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060, featuring 8GB of GDDR5, a 256-bit bus, clock speeds of 1342MHz/2000MHz, PCI-E 3.0 x16, and HDMI.
The Intel Core i5 6400 Corsair.
Maybe it's just me, but I think this is a single 8GB stick of Value Series DDR4-2133.
Maybe someone's looking for a 120GB 2.5" bulk SSD? Just putting that out there.
ASUS Main board desktop H110 (LGA 1151, DDR4, USB 3.1, USB 2.0, SATA III, DVI, VGA, Audio, LAN) H110M_PRO-VD_PLUS
It looks like we're looking at the Corsair Builder Series CX450M, a modular power supply. This is the US version, and I believe it comes with a 5-year warranty.
Black Corsair Midi Tower case, no power supply included (P/N: Z1).
I guess it's just a standard Dell Monitor.

All things considered: $2285 I guess there's nothing much to say about Centro. Maybe it’s just one of those things.

Maybe that would work on an RX 480 + FreeSync IPS monitor😉

Prices just keep on dropping...

RX 470 Nitro 4GB - barely $567

Inno3D (single-fan) GTX 1060 6GB - $757

Man. $233

Btw, those CPU and motherboard chipset temps look pretty worrying if the processor was actually idling when the screenshot was taken.

I guess you could just swap in an i5 6402P instead of the i7. The price gap between an i5 and an i7 is pretty much the same as the jump from a GTX 1060 to a GTX 1070, maybe around $400.

The CX450M, CX550M, and CX650M are part of a newer revision and a more modern platform, which I guess is a solid step up from the CX Bronze (V3) series.

I suspect CWT handles all of this. This CX-xxx-M seems to have better build quality than the others mentioned; the voltage regulation and ripple are improved, and the efficiency is just a tiny bit behind the Raider.

The Spark is a new model, so there aren't any reviews out yet, but I'd say it's basically just a slightly tweaked Blast.

I I honestly doubt we’ll even hit half capacity once everything starts screaming at once. 😛

It’s actually a step up from the Hyper, Raider, or Integre m models—it's modular too, and comes with a 5-year warranty.

@Robert Rodriguez2

B85 motherboard (LGA 1150) and an i5 6500 (LGA 1151) 😬

Kingmax 1x8GB DDR4 2133 GLJG, KIN-8GB DDR4 2133
Toshiba P300 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm HDWD110UZSVA
Zalman Z1 neo Midi Tower case, black, no PSU included, P/N: ZAL-Z1 NEO
Corsair Builder Series CX450M, Modular Power Supply, US version, 5yrs
MSI GF GTX 1060 Armor, 6GB GDDR5, DX12
Patriot SSD Spark R555/W500, 256GB, 7mm, 2.5"
Intel Core i7 6700 processor
ASRock H110M-HDV motherboard, LGA 1151, D4, S3, USB 3.0, mATX

Total: $2503 CNN

Aside from the AMD FX 8300 and the AMD FX-8320E, I guess AMD isn't much of a bargain right now. That board feels a bit overpriced for what you actually get—it’s basically just a 970A-DS3P with some extra USB3.1 and M.2 ports thrown in. For that kind of money, you might be better off grabbing a Gigabyte 990X_Gaming-SLI.

Anywho, this combo still looks like a better deal:

ASRock H110M-HDV motherboard, LGA 1151
Intel Core i5-6402P processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.40 GHz), LGA 1151
Fractal Design Integra M 450W power supply, ATX 2.4, FD-PSU-IN3B-450W
Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard: Standard ATX / Micro ATX. PSU standard
8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 PC3-17000 2133MHz CL15 Crucial, CT8G4DFS8213

Total: $967 - AMD

Samsung 870 EVO drives always come with a 3-year warranty, so this has to be a mistake.

I'm not entirely sure, but I doubt Best Buy would build a PC for free while only providing half the components—honestly, maybe only Future US does something like that. You could probably ask, though.