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Messages - D4rkr4in

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 15, 2012, 12:29:28 pm »
oh, I didnt know how do to that

btw, you just brought it up again yourself

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 15, 2012, 11:33:12 am »
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500190 $179 GTX 560 Ti, great deal, Zotac has decent build quality
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL031512&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL031512-_-EMC-031512-Index-_-ComputerCases-_-11119197-L04D $70 fml!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 Heavily discounted this week, if you buy it, you'll get entered into a sweepstakes for free nVidia cards for life (a new one every 2 years)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161389 First ATi graphics card I've posted in this post

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html New updated Graphics card hierarchy

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Other / Re: Virtualization for zero downtime computer usage.
« on: March 14, 2012, 11:47:31 pm »
Damn. System specs?

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Minecraft Discussion / Re: Minecraft
« on: March 14, 2012, 11:29:17 pm »
server address please?

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 11:16:44 pm »
But you said I would probably have 3 downvotes by then. I was just pointing out that it's not necessarily going to be 3, maybe blakpilar would ignore the comment and that would only be two, presumably if you and nxtboy downvoted it
btw nxtboy, if you were offended by that, i apologize yet again

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 11:02:52 pm »
Yea, let's keep to the topic, shouldn't have brought this back up lol

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 10:58:29 pm »
It's weak, you have no idea what you are talking about
you would probably be at minus 3 post ratings withthis post.

"Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of "speculation"; but which ought to be called Gambling."

-William Cobbett

Speculation is destructive

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 10:27:24 pm »
It's weak, you have no idea what you are talking about
Aside from avoiding double posting within such short time and using the edit button instead, on Omnimaga you also must remain polite and respectful towards other members. With the negative post ratings enabled you would probably be at minus 3 post ratings withthis post.

"Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of "speculation"; but which ought to be called Gambling."

-William Cobbett

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 10:24:33 pm »
Case: $35
Mobo: $90-100 (The mobo is really my least decidable part, this is the cheapest you can get a lga 1155 p67/z68 mobo (difference between p67 and z68 is that z68 can use the integrated graphics (Intel HD 3000) when your graphics card fails) sometimes z68 is cheaper than p67, other times its the opposite
CPU: I recommend the Core i5 2500k as I said earlier, but if you went to the links I sent you, it shows that the g620 can get just as good performance with a more powerful graphics card. But, it does have a very small l3 cache, 3mb compared to the 6mb in the core i5. The core i3 is ok, but the Core i7 2600k would probably burst your budget at $300 (or more). Check out microcenter.com, you can get the core i5 for only $179 and the core i7 for $279, and it's a year round price  ;D
Don't even consider the X79 core i7 and mobos, they are not for gaming and way overrated (not as bad as the bulldozer from amd, but I'm just rambling here)
Ram: You are going with the ballistics, great choice since they are already ddr3 1600, but if you want to overclock them, you might want to get the Corsair Vengeance or the g.skill ripjaws/sniper
Graphics card: I previously mentioned that the 5770 is too old to even consider, gtx460 1gb or upwards is the only way to go. You could also try the 550ti since you're on a budget, but has low gpu mem clocks
power supply: go to extreme.outervision.com and check out the power supply calculator, very accurate. It seems that 700w is a lot for your build, but a little headroom is always great.
hdd: Seaaget 4eva! lol :D

 

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News / Re: Secret Nspire OS popups!
« on: March 14, 2012, 06:59:53 pm »
Lol overclocking a calculator  8) like a boss

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 06:39:17 pm »
Generally, a case needs to have good airflow and good cable management. I have a GTX 580, but I used this really bad microatx case from Dell (I added the 580 myself). I changed to a HAF 922 from CoolerMaster ($80 on discount, probably out of your budget), the 580's usual 55 to a 35 (I have an intake fan blowing straight at it lol)

EDIT: degrees C for temps

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 14, 2012, 01:34:31 am »
Oh, sorry, I only posted multiple consecutive posts because they were individual and separate thoughts, but again, my highest apologies

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 13, 2012, 11:24:51 pm »
"Today, Intel's LGA 1155 platform remains the best bet for a gaming rig. And not only for its budget-oriented performance, which is great, but also for its potential. Start with a cheap Core i3 and an inexpensive discrete GPU. Then, upgrade later to an Ivy Bridge-based chip and a faster graphics card without imposing any sort of bottleneck. SLI and CrossFire are both viable with a fast-enough CPU (even splitting PCI Express connectivity between two x8 slots), and the $180 Core i5-2400 is a gaming beast that AMD's overclocked processors cannot touch."
Straight from Tom's hardware
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-4100-core-i3-2100-gaming-benchmark,3136-9.html

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 13, 2012, 11:18:51 pm »
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 (I would suggest the Thermaltake V3, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094 $5 rebate ends tomorrow)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 (I'm an Intel freak, but check this http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
if you go to microcenter.com and you live in the US, you could get the Core i5 2500k (unlocked multipliers so you could overclock) for only $179)
RAM: 4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport 4 Dual Channel DDR3 (You need probably at least 6 gb of ram for gaming, 8 is optimal. The speed, at 1600mhz, is what would be prefered, so maybe buy 2 sets of these)
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W (The most you'll ever need is 500-600W power supply for both your build and the build I am pointing you towards.)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 (ATi has 3 tiers of graphics cards: 5000 series, 6000 series, and the 7000 series, you are looking at a series that is dying out, and shouldn't even be sold anymore. Check this out http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
If you want to play skyrim or bf3, I would suggest higher than a 6850)
Mobo: MSI Socket...(This works for the AMD chip, but if you want to go for an Intel chip, the cost will be about 90-100 for the cheapest mobo.)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM (Great choice (my dad works for Seagate so I'm biased LOL), but do you really need 1tb? I'm using only 500gb)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit (pirate it and save 100 bucks :D lol)

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Other / Re: Help with a custom build?
« on: March 13, 2012, 11:03:02 pm »
To be honest, this is a very weak computer. How much is your budget?

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