Posts by Robert Rodriguez2

Jamie Patel2 said:Not trying to start a whole new thread, just piggybacking off this one 🙂. I'm thinking about picking up a case for under $1000, and since I've never actually built a PC before, I might just buy a pre-built. I'm torn between these two options: http://www.newegg.com/p/example1 http://www.newegg.com/p/example2 . This rig will be my everything—gaming, installing stuff, you name it. So, should I grab one of these ready-made ones or try my luck building it myself?

1 x ASUS FM2A55M - AMD A75 Hudson D2, M-ATX, Solid Capacitor
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, HyperX, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Toshiba 500GB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA050
1 x MSI R7770, 1GB GDDR5 128bit, 28nm, DVI + HDMI x1
1 x Intel B04 without power supply, Midi tower, ATX, 5.25" external bay
1 x AMD Trinity Athlon ii x4 740 3.20GHz 4cores
1 x Corsair Series CX 430W, 80+ Bronze, EPS12V v2.3, 80+

$1054
www.newegg.com

ASUS FM2A55M
USD 45.00
AMD Athlon II X4 740 Soc FM2 USD 80.00
USD 80.00
Patriot Sig. DIMM, DDR3 1333Mhz, 4GB
USD 35.00
Toshiba 500GB,7200rpm, 32MB
USD 50.00
Zalman micro tower case black
USD 25.00
Samsung SH-224DB sat Bulk crn USD 20.00 CORSAIR Power Supply
USD 20.00
CORSAIR Power Supply, Corsair Series CX 80+ Bronze, 430 Watt, ATX, EPS12V, PS/2, USA Version
USD 45.00
Gigabyte HD7770 OC, 1GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, DP
USD 115.00
Total: USD 415.00

Best Buy

1 x ASUS FM2A55M - AMD A75 Hudson D2, M-ATX, Solid Capacitor
1 x DDR3 4GB (1x4GB) Kingston, 1600MHz, CL9, HyperX, KHX1600C9D3B1/
1 x Zalman ZM-T2 micro tower case. 169(W) x 425(H) x 340(D)mm. MB st
1 x AMD Trinity A8-Series x4 5600 3.60GHz 4cores, FM2
1 x Corsair Series CX 430W, 80+ Bronze, EPS12V v2.3, 80+
1 x ASUS DRW-24F1ST/BLK/B/AS SATA, DVD-R 24x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD+R 24x

$694
www.newegg.com
newegg.com

crimsonstag84 👍

Timothy Kim60 said:@goldenpanther:

http://www.bestbuy.com/video-cards...example.html

noticeably better than a 4850 DDR3

on eDigital, 99% of stuff is in stock🙂, plus they offer free shipping on everything$333 over
.

That "99% in stock" thing is total BS.
A buddy from work waited two months for RAM until he finally lost his mind and threatened to call the Better Business Bureau... then suddenly, they had it delivered in two days.

Jonathan Bennett46 said:Thanks.
I wasn't planning on swapping my CPU or motherboard right now, but it looks like I might have to. If I go with a beefier processor, will I need a better motherboard to keep up with the GTX 1050?

You'd probably just need to flash the BIOS...

I'd definitely go with MSI 🙂 if nothing else, just for the longer warranty alone.

swiftfalcon89 said:obviously not. you need two identical cards for SLI, so it's either an NVIDIA GeForce GT 210 Dual or an NVIDIA GeForce GT 210 Dual...

nah, neither one works in SLI🙂

only NVIDIA cards can run in SLI...

If you ask me, I’d swap out both the motherboard and the power supply... just my two cents though. I've always preferred having a solid mid-range combo where the board and CPU are balanced somewhere in the middle.
Pairing a cheap motherboard with a high-end processor is just asking for trouble.
And if you actually plan on gaming, you definitely need to upgrade that GPU. 😁

swiftfalcon89 said:It’s fine, but I wouldn't even suggest an HD4850 or an HD4870 anyway. Two reasons: first, those cards are ancient and run hot as hell. Second, they pull way too much power under load, and I don't know what kind of PSU you're running in that rig. An HD6670 uses way less juice than those old HD48xx models...

And it's weaker than all of them.🤦

450-$167 for everyone... anything more than that is just wishful thinking

Benjamin King2 said:You're wrong. 😁 450*100/82 means your PSU will pull about 550W from the wall at full load. This board is solid:

cheaper one here 😬

Christian Mendoza60 said:So I read somewhere that this motherboard isn't meant for overclocking any CPU pulling more than 95W, if I got that right.
My chip sits at 80W, so unless I'm tripping, there’s still some headroom to push the clocks.

Overclocking pushes that 80W even higher, so: :O

Christian Mendoza60 said:Then what else can you tell me if they don't have it or can't get it?
Just a heads up, you'll be unlocking the CPU to 4 cores while overclocking the GPU..

I really hope you aren't planning on overclocking the CPU on that board.

David Sanders4 said:and obviously you need a motherboard with 4 PCIe 3.0 slots.

🙄
It doesn't even have to be PCIe 3.0.
2.0 works just fine.

All that matters is the lanes:
16x 8x 8x 8x 🙂

ruggedeagle40 said:Maybe $1700-$1800 max. Anything higher feels like a waste. There's really no point in overspending right now.

Thanks for the heads up, is 😲
really that much of an issue?

I don't buy that...
if memory serves, those Abit boards were solid as a rock...

Jesse Brown90 said:Hey Benjamin King2, tell me what you think about this one:
-ATI Radeon™ HD 5450 sapphire,
Look, I don't run games on max settings, just 1200x700. It's enough for me to get
by at lower resolutions.

That’s hardly a gaming card...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/graphics-card-listing-example
With this, you might actually have some fun.🙂

http://www.ebay.com/itm/graphics-card-listing-example

feralbadger55 said:Hey guys, I need some help. What kind of GPU can I pick up for under a grand?$367Thinking about picking up a GTX 650 Ti. Anyone know of something better for the same kind of cash?

It’s basically just like trying to run a modern marathon in old sneakers. You can try, but you're going to feel every bit of that outdated hardware.
A8-3870K @ 3.0GHz. Basic stuff.
A 500GB hard drive? That's basically a relic at this point. It's like trying to run a modern marathon in flip-flops.
600W power supply.
4GB DDR3. Total joke.

[Link to product page]

It's the same power supply. Just non-modular, and you save about $5 🙂

Anthony Garcia14 said:Here’s my current build:

Intel Core 2 quad E9550 @2.83
ATI Sapphire Radeon 4870HD
4GB DDR2 RAM, can't remember if it's 1600 MHz or slower
2x 500GB HD, probably 7200 RPM
Intel DG45ID

Selling that?
I wouldn't :O
Just overclock the CPU to 3GHz
Grab a new GPU and call it a day😁 you could still run it🙂