halp-New PC

[ayako]

Ran it fine on Ultra with a $700 refurb system from Best Buy. I can't remember if that was before or after the new vid card. $850 if it was after.

2.8GHz AMD Quad
8GB Ram
5770 Radeon

Well you're probably going to get better value/buck by using a pre-cert system.

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http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1D4TXC

Sandybridge build. I, personally, would go with the AMD build. But meh.

What if you could milk a 2300 out of the budget?

[Stefy]

I still get bad sticks of RAM from Newegg and BestBuy, and I got two bad HardDrives in a row from TigerDirect. (The first one had a dented outer shell thingey. The other one was missing the magnetic arm thingey.)



I'd never recommend an AMD card for a budget build. The second I see budget, I think "460". For better or for worse.

460 is best card price/performance wise, but the 6950 is an amazing card as well. Chance on unlock and even pulling ahead of the 570 at higher resolutions. In CF/SLI the 6950 just crushes the 580 SLI even, which is insane, so if you're planning on going CF/SLI in the future and can get your hands on a cheap 6950 it's definitely worth it. But as mentioned earlier, Rift runs better on Nvidia and it does not like dual card setups.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/review...ty-vs-sli.html

[incindeary]

both the builds run up close to 850 for shipping to where i live so you figer both of those are better then the ones i posted from futureshop ? i know building is better but is it 150$+ better if i can just drive to the store and get it XD

[Fuzzykins]

*Facedesk* Alright, I'll paste the same thing from iBuyPower... /sigh
I got halfway through and gave up. It was about $50 more on iBuyPower for the SandyBridge platform.
...
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer...n_E710/w/62868

Well you're probably going to get better value/buck by using a pre-cert system.

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What if you could milk a 2300 out of the budget?

Hm, I'll dick with the CyberPower one. Not bothering with iBUYPOWER.

[ayako]

If its only 50$ more I'm sure he could live with that :P

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/4916...ery-win-7-prem

Just saw this, it looks good other than the crap screen it seems.

# $300 off with code 8GHR80Q1PLLCF7
# $100 off with code QFSNKXG0P1S1BK

!!

550 should ~ desktop 450 GTS

[incindeary]

ah haha k sory for all your trouble im just super newb at shit like this XD

[Fuzzykins]

If its only 50$ more I'm sure he could live with that :P

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/4916...ery-win-7-prem

Just saw this, it looks good other than the crap screen it seems.

# $300 off with code 8GHR80Q1PLLCF7
# $100 off with code QFSNKXG0P1S1BK

!!

550 should ~ desktop 450 GTS

Holy deal batman! Does he want a laptop though? I hope I haven't been posting desktop setups just to have overlooked something...

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1D4TYE

Anywhoo, that's with a 2300, I dropped back off the 460 because there is NO way that he's going to get both. The 450 isn't awful, I actually adore the little thing.

[incindeary]

and not interested in a laptop ayako

[DarkBlade6]

core i5 2500k
gigabyte p67-ud3p
corsair 4gb ddr3 vengeance
antec 100
antec truepower 650w
gigabyte 6950 2gb (or 5870)
scythe mugen rev.b
640gb western digital caviar black

thats about 1000$ at newegg.com
but you will have to put the pieces together and get a OS

will run Rift at 60fps with everything over ultra (shadow on, but probably not supersample)

[BicycleMafioso]

Still, I want to know what resolution he plays at. It might help...

[ayako]

Holy deal batman! Does he want a laptop though? I hope I haven't been posting desktop setups just to have overlooked something...

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1D4TYE

Anywhoo, that's with a 2300, I dropped back off the 460 because there is NO way that he's going to get both. The 450 isn't awful, I actually adore the little thing.

Idk, I was browsing for cheap stuff and saw this. Figured a 1300 laptop for like 900 is a great deal. Screen is the only downer though. 1600x900 is pathetic.

[Stefy]

If its only 50$ more I'm sure he could live with that :P

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/4916...ery-win-7-prem

Just saw this, it looks good other than the crap screen it seems.

# $300 off with code 8GHR80Q1PLLCF7
# $100 off with code QFSNKXG0P1S1BK

!!

550 should ~ desktop 450 GTS

Horrible, horrible, horrible. The GPU is absolutely fail, the desktop 460 is a lot faster.

[Fuzzykins]

core i5 2500k
A 2300 would be a better deal on a budget. While I agree that this is an amazing CPU, it's not right for low budget builds.
gigabyte p67-ud3p
4gb ddr3 vengeance
Overpriced RAM. Ugh.
antec 100
antec truepower 650w
gigabyte 6950 2gb (or 5870)
Dropping back on the GPU allows you to both lower the PSU and GPU cost. 460 is a better deal.
scythe mugen rev.b
I don't see him wanting a CPU cooler if he's not going to overclock. Realistically speaking, the stock heatsink will still do fine for no/minimal overclock.
650gb western digital caviar black

thats about 1000$ on at newegg.com

will run Rift at 60fps with everything over ultra (shadow on, but probably not supersample)

However, his budget isn't $1000, it's $700. Also, realistically speaking, he doesn't plan to overclock.

[Lypo]

Not sure if they ship to Canada, but ecollegepc is pretty good too. Did a quick config on there (don't think I can post links yet...) AMD II X4 645, Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 mobo, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, GTX 460, 650W Antec Earthwatts PSU, comes out to around $749

[Fuzzykins]

Horrible, horrible, horrible. The GPU is absolutely fail, the desktop 460 is a lot faster.

However, it's ~ equal to the desktop 450, as she said.

[ayako]

Horrible, horrible, horrible. The GPU is absolutely fail, the desktop 460 is a lot faster.

Its a great deal, and will perform nearly as well as the AMD machines listed.

However, it's ~ equal to the desktop 450, as she said.

I'm ALMOST tempted to get one ^_^

[Stefy]

Idk, I was browsing for cheap stuff and saw this. Figured a 1300 laptop for like 900 is a great deal. Screen is the only downer though. 1600x900 is pathetic.

It's not pathetic, it's above the usual standards. The GPU isn't capable of running most new games on high settings, let alone 1920x1080 res, it's only logical.

[incindeary]

@tetrisgoat i play on a laptop atm i have a 19inch monitor in a box lol so im not shure what resolution id be playing on

[Stefy]

However, it's ~ equal to the desktop 450, as she said.

It's a slow card still, he's way better off with a desktop for the same price. That laptop won't even be able to compete. If you're to game on a laptop, at least get a 460m.

[incindeary]

hah just to clear this up i WILL NOT be getting a laptop