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| skyR Canada. July 24 2010 03:46. Posts 11176 | Profile # |
| Newegg Canada is terrible fyi. You can get a lot better prices off ncix and its sister sites. |
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| FragKrag United States. July 24 2010 03:49. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
oops you're right
I did forget the HDD ><
Don't get the Caviar Black 1TB imo, get the Samsung F3 1TB |
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| Djzapz Canada. July 24 2010 04:04. Posts 5686 | Profile Blog # |
On July 24 2010 03:46 skyR wrote:
Newegg Canada is terrible fyi. You can get a lot better prices off ncix and its sister sites.
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NCIX is great, it lets you pricematch too. I'm in Quebec so I don't pay the HST. Sucks if you're in Ontario now though =( |
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| DoubleZee Canada. July 24 2010 04:31. Posts 556 | Profile # |
ah ok thanks for the tips. I'll be sure to compare the newegg prices with NCIX. 
and yea, the HST is a pain. =/ |
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| SONE Canada. July 24 2010 04:36. Posts 839 | Profile # |
yes, i was like ohhhh my there is a nice sale for ncix, oh jk full tax now. unless it has a crazy out of this world deal, almost no point from buying there or my locals now  |
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| DoubleZee Canada. July 24 2010 04:41. Posts 556 | Profile # |
On July 24 2010 04:36 SONE wrote:yes, i was like ohhhh my there is a nice sale for ncix, oh jk full tax now. unless it has a crazy out of this world deal, almost no point from buying there or my locals now
Where do you buy parts from then? |
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| SONE Canada. July 24 2010 05:05. Posts 839 | Profile # |
Used to be exclusively from NCIX, cause well paying 6% tax and almost everything express shipping was the best. I havent bought anything recently for my computers, but where do you live? I'm currently in Ottawa and we have www.pccyber.com and canada computers just opened up recently.
The prices are the same, if not cheaper, the only reason i'd buy from ncix was the tax overall made the big difference. |
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| DoubleZee Canada. July 24 2010 05:44. Posts 556 | Profile # |
| I'm in Toronto. I'll be sure to compare Canada computers to NCIX. Before today I hadn't even considered how the HST would burn me. Thanks again for all the advice dudes! |
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| dogabutila United States. July 24 2010 05:49. Posts 1436 | Profile Blog # |
Sorry to post a link, but http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138060 I was musing over my computer build since theres a package on newegg right now.
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Thuban) 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor (Model: HDT55TFBGRBOX)
GIGABYTE nVidia GeForce GTX460 1GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video Card - GV-N460OC-1GI
ASUS Socket AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX Motherboard (Model: M4A785TD-V EVO)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Model: F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 7200RPM 32MB cache SATA II 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Model: ST3100528AS) – OEM
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX12V v2.2/ EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80Plus Certified Modular Active PFX PSU (Model: OCZ700MZSP)
Thermaltake Element G Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model: VL10001W2Z)
I was wondering if there were any problems with it, issues that might come up, etc. |
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| KOFgokuon United States. July 24 2010 06:48. Posts 11266 | Profile Blog # |
I don't see anything wrong with that, just make sure to OC your cpu otherwise you're gonna be hurting performance wise
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| FragKrag United States. July 24 2010 06:51. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # |
You don't need that many watts on your PSU, and the Samsung F3 1TB is generally considered better than the Seagate 7200.12
As far as performance goes, the CPU will need a bit of an overclock (not hard) to reach its full potential. If you don't need 6 cores, you should consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955, which is a higher clocked quad core with an unlocked multiplier. |
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| Brambled United States. July 24 2010 07:02. Posts 449 | Profile # |
Build I created. Looking for some opinions or advice on it. Do not need a PSU because I currently have an extra 650w one I plan to use.
Resolution is 1680x1050.
My Build
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Total: $838.93 + $17.32 Shipping + $79.20 Tax = $935.45
Let me know if you know some components I could swap out for better performance for same or cheaper price. Really trying to stay within $1000 price range.
Really had no idea of what CPU fan I needed. I wouldn't mind being able to do a small amount of overclocking. Bear in mind that as long as it can run SC2 smoothly I won't need to OC it.
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| FragKrag United States. July 24 2010 07:20. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # | |
| | *TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper | |
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| Brambled United States. July 24 2010 07:58. Posts 449 | Profile # |
Really appreciate you 2 taking a look at it. Didn't even notice the mobo and cpu issue.
Brought my total cost down to $907. I feel comfortable with Gigabyte never really tried any ASUS products.
Any thoughts on a cpu fan? And do you think I would have any need to OC the cpu?
*edit* And does anyone have an opinion on the case? The one I picked was pretty cheap but had good review. Any thoughts?Last edit: 2010-07-24 07:59:16 |
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| FragKrag United States. July 24 2010 09:16. Posts 11068 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Brambled United States. July 24 2010 09:21. Posts 449 | Profile # |
Do you think I would need to OC the i5 to be able to get play SC2 with max settings?
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| mahnini United States. July 24 2010 09:31. Posts 6768 | Profile Blog # |
On July 24 2010 09:21 Brambled wrote:Do you think I would need to OC the i5 to be able to get play SC2 with max settings?
nope |
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| buhhy Canada. July 24 2010 09:41. Posts 947 | Profile # |
Here's my computer build, I've already bought most of the parts, but hey, I'll take comments:
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CPU:
i7-930 ($200)
CM Hyper 212+ ($30)
AS5 ($8)
CM R4 Fan ($9)
Mobo:
P6X58D-E ($250)
RAM:
GB DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws 8-8-8-24 ($155)
Graphics:
GTX 460 1GB ($240)
PSU:
850W TX Corsair ($150)
HD:
Kingston 64GB SSD (bootdrive) ($165)
2x Samsung F3 Spinpoints (RAID0) ($130)
Case:
CM Storm Sniper (yeah, really whored out on the case) ($125)
Optical Drive:
24x Asus Black DVD Burner ($30)
In Ottawa, I find the CanadaComputers stores actually have competitive prices compared to even newegg.com. I wouldn't recommend tigerdirect though, their stuff is wayyy expensive. NCIX seems OK though newegg.ca doesn't have the prices of their .com cousin. |
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| buhhy Canada. July 24 2010 09:42. Posts 947 | Profile # |
On July 24 2010 09:31 mahnini wrote:
Show nested quote +On July 24 2010 09:21 Brambled wrote:Do you think I would need to OC the i5 to be able to get play SC2 with max settings?
nope
Honestly, the CPU doesn't matter that much in gaming. The graphics card setup matters the most. |
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