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HELP what specs should i get? sapiyo Nov 1st, 09, 04:36 PM #1 (permalink)
2k budget. no screen , no OS. wants to build a gaming computer. any suggestion on the specs i should take?
 
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GoliathX Nov 1st, 09, 04:56 PM #2 (permalink)
u should atleast know what u want

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sapiyo Nov 1st, 09, 05:17 PM #3 (permalink)
intel i7 or i5?
 
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skyic3 Nov 1st, 09, 09:59 PM #4 (permalink)
tell more something like.
do u plan to oc, go more for upgrade next time?
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bad Nov 3rd, 09, 04:02 PM #5 (permalink)
you might add yourself a ssd
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kuanknightz Nov 3rd, 09, 05:52 PM #6 (permalink)
MSI p55-gd65 + i7-860 -$671
Team Xtreem ddr3 1333mhz 4gb - $168
ASUS 5870 - $599
Western Digital Black 500gb - $90
Corsair HX650 - $209
DVD drive - $32

Total - $1769
$231 for casing.
 
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KoKainE Nov 4th, 09, 09:39 AM #7 (permalink)
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MSI p55-gd65 + i7-860 -$671
Team Xtreem ddr3 1333mhz 4gb - $168
ASUS 5870 - $599
Western Digital Black 500gb - $90
Corsair HX650 - $209
DVD drive - $32

Total - $1769
$231 for casing.
Suggest more PSU wattage. 800w above. If possible.
Definitey a good CPU cooler too.
No issues on the rest.
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Typlo (x3m) Nov 4th, 09, 02:02 PM #8 (permalink)
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2k budget. no screen , no OS. wants to build a gaming computer. any suggestion on the specs i should take?
wa... bro also building ar...

enjoy man....



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skyic3 Nov 4th, 09, 05:19 PM #9 (permalink)
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Suggest more PSU wattage. 800w above. If possible.
Definitey a good CPU cooler too.
No issues on the rest.
600watt is enough actually, used the other money use for cooler or gfx.
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KoKainE Nov 4th, 09, 05:22 PM #10 (permalink)
oh really.. 600w can power up a 5870? i din know.. probably i'm just being safe. Den CPU cooler lor.. Xiggy, Noctua, TRUE, Megashadow! any of them shld be good. Cheapest to expensive respectively.
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sapiyo Nov 8th, 09, 10:10 PM #11 (permalink)
kk thanks all.
 
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Typlo (x3m) Nov 8th, 09, 11:10 PM #12 (permalink)
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kk thanks all.
might be better for AMD build can save money also... performance is no worries



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kuanknightz Nov 8th, 09, 11:28 PM #13 (permalink)
a little changes

MSI p55-gd65 + i5-750 -$524
Team Xtreem ddr3 1333mhz 4gb - $168
ASUS 5870 - $599
Western Digital Black 500gb - $90
Corsair HX650 - $209
DVD drive - $32

Total - $1622
 
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skyic3 Nov 8th, 09, 11:46 PM #14 (permalink)
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a little changes

MSI p55-gd65 + i5-750 -$524
Team Xtreem ddr3 1333mhz 4gb - $168
ASUS 5870 - $599
Western Digital Black 500gb - $90
Corsair HX650 - $209
DVD drive - $32

Total - $1622
u haven add on psu, casing,
Intel Gaming Rig
Core I7-860, Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6
Team Xtreem 4GB @ 1600Mhz DDR3, Razer Krait
Powercolor HD5850 1GB, SupremeFX-X-FI sound card
WD 500GB Black, Prolima Megashadow, Thermalright Fan
CM HAF-932, Amacrox 650W, 4xUVblue 120mm Gelid Fan
LCD Samsung P2250, Window 7
 
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kuanknightz Nov 9th, 09, 06:31 AM #15 (permalink)
psu is corsair hx650
casing TS can choose for himself since he has like $300+ leftover
 
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