For those putting together a new enthusiast build ~2000$ budget

[ayako]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...king,2876.html

Worth a read.

[Deafyx]

Why do they opt for a "Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B (SCMG-2100)" as the CPU Cooler?

I have never seen anyone suggest that cooler. It is only 10 bucks more than a Hyper 212+. Is it that much better than the Hyper?

EDIT: Nvm.

[ayako]

To save money, change graphics card / get rid of SSD, and it'll form a pretty decent ~1400 build.

[Jurwi]

Why do they opt for a "Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B (SCMG-2100)" as the CPU Cooler?

I have never seen anyone suggest that cooler. It is only 10 bucks more than a Hyper 212+. Is it that much better than the Hyper?

EDIT: Nvm.

Mugen is a very good budget cooler, don't know how it fares against Hyper and cba to check. On most other sites I read, Mugen is recommended a lot more often than Hyper 212.

[Dizey]

I LOL at the Antec 300 for a $2k enthusiast build. Not that it's a bad case, it does have good air flow, but if you're gonna call it an enthusiast build, put it in a proper enthusiast case.

[ayako]

Yea, I prefer the Haf-X

[Jurwi]

I LOL at the Antec 300 for a $2k enthusiast build. Not that it's a bad case, it does have good air flow, but if you're gonna call it an enthusiast build, put it in a proper enthusiast case.

But then it will go way over $2k or you would have to downgrade other pieces. Duh.

[nwo]

Prices on those cards are a bit off, 2GB versions of the 6950s can easily be obtained for ~$250 or less after MIR.

[Blahblahblah]

Putting that hardware in an Antec 300 is a joke..as are the SSDs..whoever put that together..I hope they are sponsored/getting those particular parts for free, else they should be ashamed of themselves.

[llDemonll]

Tom's sold out a long time ago, personally I disregard most anything that I read there

[ayako]

Tom's sold out a long time ago, personally I disregard most anything that I read there

I remember when they used to do silly things ;_;