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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #45 on: December 31, 2010, 03:36:09 pm »
I am using windows for this. But what happens if there is no choice to the install path for some stuff? :s

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$45 :s

anything for $30 or less? ???
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #46 on: December 31, 2010, 03:39:11 pm »
That's odd. It must be doing local sales. I'm seeing $37 dollars.
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #47 on: December 31, 2010, 03:40:47 pm »
Base price or total? I saw that $37 but it had $11 shipping :P

Also, then you could just move it afterwards. :P Most big stuff will have an install path, and the smaller stuff probably won't care if you move it.
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #48 on: December 31, 2010, 03:41:52 pm »
no you were seeing $37. I just found it at amazon for $45 b/c i trust them.

@will:

grand total: 1356.43 thats including all taxes and all shipping fee's

edit: that includes

memory - 78 (78)
case - 148.38 (139.99)
psu - 150.77 (142.24)
dvd drive - 118.48 (87.27)
keyboard - 57.59
video card - 392.19 (369.99)
Core i5-2500K - 225 (216)
motherboard - 211.99 (199.99)

the amount in the parentheses is the price w/o taxes and the one you first see if the final price
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #49 on: December 31, 2010, 03:42:52 pm »
Wow. That is pricey :P It'll be really cool though!
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #50 on: December 31, 2010, 03:43:52 pm »
heh.. total i bet it would cost ~$1600

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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #51 on: December 31, 2010, 03:45:17 pm »
If you bought it from alienware I bet it would cost you ~$2000 :P
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #52 on: December 31, 2010, 03:52:09 pm »
ikr. Thats why i knew i would want to custom buy my machine. Also, the core i5 is in place of the Core i5-2500K lga 1155 p67 sandy bridge. And the mother board is budgeted at $200
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #53 on: January 01, 2011, 01:20:02 am »
Unless youre planning to get another video card, why not get an h67 mobo?
Tell us how much of an improvement sandy bridge is, once you build it. I could either get the new sandy bridge, or get an old cpu for a lot less.
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #54 on: January 13, 2011, 07:27:58 am »
Quote from: fb39ca4 on January 01, 2011, 01:20:02 am
Unless youre planning to get another video card, why not get an h67 mobo?
Tell us how much of an improvement sandy bridge is, once you build it. I could either get the new sandy bridge, or get an old cpu for a lot less.

well, the sandy bridge processors are cheap compared to the $1000 i7 980x. Also, I'm planning to use a nvidia GTX 570... which means I should get a p67 motherboard to use that capability, because the graphics core in the processor is aimed for mainline gaming (not high end).

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14559305
current wishlist.

I am actually going with the i7-2600k and the N570GTX on this one (hopefully the twin frozr II edition if they release it :D )
Also, any suggestions for my build? is there anything I could improve on? I myself don't think so, but I wanna hear what you guys have to say 8)
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #55 on: January 13, 2011, 05:46:57 pm »
Looks good to me! Check the lengths of your psu cables, because you have a full tower bottom psu mount case, the CPU and mobo power cables might not reach, or wont be long enough to run behind the motherboard. Try this, it has both CPU and mobo cables in one pack.
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #56 on: January 24, 2011, 08:45:11 pm »
it's been a while.. ok so ive moved my wishlist to amazon.. had a tighter and tighter budget more and more, then i thought 'where is my money going to? ??? ' then i moved all my stuff back to newegg and compared all my products with amazon. Lo and behold i got so much more money back into my budget that I am now able to upgrade to the i7-2600k, and the gtx 570 Twin Frozr II OC design from MSI. Also, i am adding the A70 air cooler for chip. I also added the gtx 460 hawk to my wishlist, but that's for much later purchase (at christmas). Also, im pretty sure ima get the HX850 psu in preperation for SLI mode. Also, changed from asus motherboard branding to MSI. by that switch, i was also able to save even more. With my current wishlist and all the things on it (minus the gtx 460), i am about $80 over budget. My case has been ordered and so has the motherboard. I bought a haf 932 blue edition (BLUE LED's FTW) which will look pretty nice and I have yet to add a wifi/bluetooth card to my wishlist.

wow that was a mouthful

current wishlist: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14559305

edit: for the record the gtx 460 hawk talon attack edition is faster than the gtx 470 (at least that's what the box says) ^.^
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #57 on: January 24, 2011, 09:12:23 pm »
Personally I always found that Amazon stuff were more expensive than anywhere else. This is why I stopped buying anything here.
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #58 on: January 25, 2011, 06:25:27 pm »
:o wow. Heh.. ironically my brother in law now works for amazon and he was floored when i told him how i could upgrade my cpu because of the switch lol. Also, I changed it to add a nice corsair A70 cpu heatsink, and I upgraded my psu to the HX850 because I will indeed be running dual graphics in the future. Also, I changed my 2nd graphics card option from the N460GTX hawk talon attack to the N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II OC edition.
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Re: building a computer!
« Reply #59 on: January 27, 2011, 01:19:30 am »
Cool :D

I'm still debatting about upgrading my graphic card or not. Starcraft II in medium shading mode doesn't look that bad after all and I hardly play anything besides SC1, 2 and Minecraft. I'll see later, I guess.
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