Official "I want to build a New PC!" Thread

[Redacted01]

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Probably had it in the wrong slots for dual channel.

Pretty sure mine still starts if I don't put them in the dual channel slots. You just don't get the benefits of dual channel memory.

[Burns11]

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Could have been Rambus, they required pairs.

Original DDR spec could be installed backwards, even though they are notched they would click in, draw power, but not connect all the pins.

[cubsfan203]

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Any of you have knowledge of this card? After rebate, and selling the Far Cry 3 it comes with, it can be had for around $50.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=2vD3DqakeD1D2

[Candyman5]

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This fine?

[trobinson97]

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Any of you have knowledge of this card? After rebate, and selling the Far Cry 3 it comes with, it can be had for around $50.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=2vD3DqakeD1D2

Yeah it's fine as long as you understand that it's entry level and you won't be playing the graphics intensive games at the highest settings with high framerates. It does get Tom's Hardware recommendation for it's price point though. Here's a link to the review and you can check out the benchmarks for the kind of performance you can expect.

Candy you're good, except I'd go with the i5 3570k instead of the i7. You're going to be spending over a $100 more for an extremely small and unnoticeable difference in performance when it comes to gaming. Getting a 7970 instead of the 7870 will provide a bigger performance boost than the i5 vs i7. Either that or use the money on an SSD for your OS.

[Candyman5]

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Yeah it's fine as long as you understand that it's entry level and you won't be playing the graphics intensive games at the highest settings with high framerates. It does get Tom's Hardware recommendation for it's price point though. Here's a link to the review and you can check out the benchmarks for the kind of performance you can expect.

Candy you're good, except I'd go with the i5 3570k instead of the i7. You're going to be spending over a $100 more for an extremely small and unnoticeable difference in performance when it comes to gaming. Getting a 7970 instead of the 7870 will provide a bigger performance boost than the i5 vs i7. Either that or use the money on an SSD for your OS.

Well crap, I ended up pulling the trigger on the one I posted above last night before I seen your post. At least this gives me upgrade potential though and I think I am going to get extra RAM down the road as well.

[SuperBowlNachos]

I'd seriously consider canceling the order and re-doing it with those recommendations. I'm really not sure that the i7 helps you at all with upgrade potential. Unless you get into a hobby that demands a PC with such great processing power and insane amounts of RAM.

[Phobia]

Either way you go candy you will be set for good ol PC gaming here shortly.

Oh the sales of PC games is unmatched, I just picked up Empire Total War on steam for $3.75.

Hell you can't get a hamburger for that lol


Sent from da lil phone.

[cubsfan203]

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Yeah it's fine as long as you understand that it's entry level and you won't be playing the graphics intensive games at the highest settings with high framerates. It does get Tom's Hardware recommendation for it's price point though. Here's a link to the review and you can check out the benchmarks for the kind of performance you can expect.

Candy you're good, except I'd go with the i5 3570k instead of the i7. You're going to be spending over a $100 more for an extremely small and unnoticeable difference in performance when it comes to gaming. Getting a 7970 instead of the 7870 will provide a bigger performance boost than the i5 vs i7. Either that or use the money on an SSD for your OS.

I'm not looking to play ultra settings or anything. Would it be able to play most games on high? Also what FPS is playable?

I could probably add that one to my current PC until I get all the parts to the one I'm slowly building. I'm sure it would be a pretty significant upgrade to the x1300 Pro my computer came with.

[Candyman5]

Either way you go candy you will be set for good ol PC gaming here shortly.

Oh the sales of PC games is unmatched, I just picked up Empire Total War on steam for $3.75.

Hell you can't get a hamburger for that lol


Sent from da lil phone.

Yeah I can't wait. Already have Arma 2 w/ expansion on steam ready for install.

[Phobia]

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Yeah I can't wait. Already have Arma 2 w/ expansion on steam ready for install.

Kickass, our little ARMA group is growing.

[Cyros]

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Either way you go candy you will be set for good ol PC gaming here shortly.

Oh the sales of PC games is unmatched, I just picked up Empire Total War on steam for $3.75.

Hell you can't get a hamburger for that lol


Sent from da lil phone.

I can get three McDoubles for that. They're hamburger like.

[trobinson97]

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I'm not looking to play ultra settings or anything. Would it be able to play most games on high? Also what FPS is playable?

It's really going to depend on the game and what resolution you play at but yeah, I think so. What is playable is largely on you and what you're comfortable with, but I'd shoot for 30fps and up.

[Candyman5]

I'm so flipping excited for my PC to come however I got a couple of questions:

1. How much Ram is Overkill? I got 2x4gb of RAM. I think I still got more room to upgrade it but was wondering if it's needed?(Image of Specs are a few posts up)

2. I got a case with a built in power supply. Say I wanted to upgrade it down the line would I need a new case + the extra power supply or could I just add the extra power to the one I got?

[Zer0xray]

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sooooo my bluray burner was a unwise choice. i cant really play blurays on my PC because of the copyrights and bluray media is kinda pricey. oh well. lol