Thinking about building a desktop! Need help!

You don't need it now, but who knows what the future holds, just 3 years ago, 2GB was "enough"
 
So have you guys looked at the shopping cart pics? except for ram is now 8 gigs, sorry to piss you off phobus but for 28 bucks I'd rather be prepared.
 
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reflex99 said:
I did read, but for $20 or whatever it is, i would take it.

In the future you will be kicking yourself when you can't OC

EDIT: it's $15, I don't see why not to get it
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what are you talking about???


oh wait your talking about processor right yeah that combo deal to get the 2500k instead of 2500 and 8g of ram instead of 4 i did.
 
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MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
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look good guys? or just look at my image links and remenber processor is now 2500k and ram is 8
 
reflex99 said:
So did you get 2 GTX 460s? or am i reading it wrong?


as for wifi, it is really hit or miss with these things, I have yet to find a "perfect one", but his one seems to work for most people:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...320048&cm_re=asus_wifi-_-33-320-048-_-Product
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no the nvidia 460 that is modded by msi is in a bundle with the motherboard

also wow I've never seen a wireless card with antenna's, then again I've never seen a desktop with a wireless card. Are you sure the wireless card will work with these components, also phobus wanna check out the wireless card too?
 
as i would like to add for your ram issue,

I would rather invest in a type of ram that runs at for example 2000 MHz rather then 1333 MHz. Like this.
 
 
What? The case I included is better, the motherboard I included is better, the ram I included has faster timings and will still allow you to upgrade to 8gb in the future when needed, the graphics card I included is better, and the power supply and cpu are the same. What are you referring to as worse?

I would also go for the 500gb spinpoint for the extra space as 320 seems small for nowadays.
 
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I'm your huckleberry said:
What? The case I included is better, the motherboard I included is better, the ram I included has faster timings and will still allow you to upgrade to 8gb in the future when needed, the graphics card I included is better, and the power supply and cpu are the same. What are you referring to as worse?

I would also go for the 500gb spinpoint for the extra space as 320 seems small for nowadays.
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The price. :D So is it worth upgrading to your graphics card?
And is it worth upgrading to your motherboard? They look the same to me, whats the difference?
 
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With rebates, it is slightly over 1k, but for the upgrades, it is worth it.

Wait, I had an aftermarket cooler in there still, without that, you are still under 1k.

As for the graphics card, yes. 6870 is better than gtx 460 and overclocks well also. XFX has double lifetime warranty which is very nice, especially if you want to sell it later on down the road to get something better.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6850-6870-review/1

Here is a quick review that has lots of benches to compare numbers of 6870 vs 460.
 
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I'm your huckleberry said:


With rebates, it is slightly over 1k, but for the upgrades, it is worth it.

Wait, I had an aftermarket cooler in there still, without that, you are still under 1k.
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actually i might do that but i think ill spend the extra 30 bucks for 8gigs of ram, lemme check this out real quick.

oh yeah, and what makes your case better?
 
Price on those timings is great. If you want, buy two sets of the ram I showed.

As for case, while it is personal preference, quality of build on corsair is going to be much better. I'm not a fan of all the decoration on the HAFs myself, but it is preference. However, just looking at the pics of the inside, corsair is beautiful:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Image...k Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

vs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Image...ic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
 
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