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Subject: PC Building Guide and FAQ of The Flood v2.0 [ Corsair 300R $50 ]
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Posted by: Sand Grenade5656
Helping my friend build a PC, he has a 1500$ budget, how does this look to you gentlemen? Any changes I should make?
:D
Tell your friend he won't need that much RAM unless he's into some heavy Photoshopping.
8GB is more then enough, but it would do it.
Also, get the 670 FTW edition, it's better( I assume) then thew 680, I could be wrong though.
Still, nice build.

  • 01.05.2013 9:00 AM PDT
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I'd get a newer motherboard.

Go for the ASUS P8Z77-V or the ASRock Z77 Extreme4.

  • 01.05.2013 9:10 AM PDT

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Posted by: Sand Grenade5656
Helping my friend build a PC, he has a 1500$ budget, how does this look to you gentlemen? Any changes I should make?
:D
CPU: Perfect.
Mobo: It's a P67, which is several generations older than the current. Get an AsRock Z77 Extreme4 instead.
RAM: If he really needs 16GB of RAM, get a 2x8GB setup instead. It's cheaper, will use less watts, and will allow you to overclock the CPU by a little bit more. If he's only gaming / hosting servers, 8GB will suffice.
HDD: Perf.
GPU: The difference between the 680 and 670 is so little that I believe it does not merit an extra $100. I would suggest this one.
Case: That case is great, although I'd like you to be aware of some of the other choices. NZXT Switch 810, Corsair 500R, Corsair 600T.
PSU: I'd stay away from a Rosewill. There's nothing wrong with the brand, but for that price, you can do better. He only needs 600W at the most (will use 500W-ish), so I would get an M12ii.
Optical: Lol. Use it once for Windows and you're done.
Monitor: Here's the only component that I have a major qualm with. It's ~$250 For a monitor that isn't LED, isn't IPS, and doesn't run at 120 Hz. This would be a much better, cheaper equivalent, and this would be a much better, equal price equivalent. Yeah, I know that it has an 8ms response rate, but response rate =/= how fast the screen actually responds.
OS: Well, if you want to waste $100 on Windows, be my guest.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 9:50 AM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 9:17 AM PDT
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Also Fluffy, it's IPS not ISP. :P

IPS = In-plane switching which equates in excellent viewing angles. Some examples of IPS displays are the Retina Display on iPhone 4, 4S and 5 and iPad (all) screens.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 9:50 AM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 9:46 AM PDT

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Posted by: Sand Grenade5656
Helping my friend build a PC, he has a 1500$ budget, how does this look to you gentlemen? Any changes I should make?
:D
Get this
Mine has:

An after market cooler
Better motherboard
256GB SSD
Better video card
Doesn't have 16GB of RAM, because that's unnecessary
Case - It's cheaper, but still a good case. You can switch it back to the Phantom 410 if you want to.
80+ Bronze and Semi-Modular PSU

  • 01.05.2013 10:02 AM PDT

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Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.

  • 01.05.2013 10:05 AM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
I agree with this, but I'd choose a better 670.

  • 01.05.2013 10:17 AM PDT

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  • 01.05.2013 10:18 AM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
I agree with this, but I'd choose a better 670.
I was trying to keep it below $1500 even before rebates (which Salty barely did), although I suppose he could get this instead.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 10:22 AM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 10:18 AM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
I agree with this, but I'd choose a better 670.
I was trying to keep it below $1500 even before rebates (which Salty didn't do), although I suppose he could get this instead.
Yeah, that looks good. But will that really be a lot more powerful than the one you chose?

[Edited on 01.05.2013 10:23 AM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 10:22 AM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
I agree with this, but I'd choose a better 670.
I was trying to keep it below $1500 even before rebates (which Salty didn't do), although I suppose he could get this instead.
Yeah, that looks good. But will that really be a lot more powerful than the one you chose?
It has a clock speed that is roughly 10% faster, so yes. He could get a 7970, but as someone who has used nVidia and Radeon cards, I vastly prefer nVidia. Besides, you won't notice anything above 60 FPS on a 60 Hz monitor, so you might as well get the card with the better features.

  • 01.05.2013 10:27 AM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
Yeah, a better case over more SSD space is probably best. But you should still get the Gigabyte board and 7970.

  • 01.05.2013 10:29 AM PDT

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Aw they fixed the price.

  • 01.05.2013 10:33 AM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
Yeah, a better case over more SSD space is probably best. But you should still get the Gigabyte board and 7970.
Personally, I think the Extreme4 is great, I'd recommend it. And I would also recommend the 670 over the 7970, especially at that price.

  • 01.05.2013 10:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
Yeah, a better case over more SSD space is probably best. But you should still get the Gigabyte board and 7970.
Personally, I think the Extreme4 is great, I'd recommend it. And I would also recommend the 670 over the 7970, especially at that price.
The ASRock board is good, but the Gigabyte board would still be a better choice.

  • 01.05.2013 10:36 AM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIPHe has $1500. Don't skimp out on the case.

My suggestion.
Yeah, a better case over more SSD space is probably best. But you should still get the Gigabyte board and 7970.
Personally, I think the Extreme4 is great, I'd recommend it. And I would also recommend the 670 over the 7970, especially at that price.
The ASRock board is good, but the Gigabyte board would still be a better choice.
What does Gigabyte have over the Asrock?

  • 01.05.2013 10:39 AM PDT

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What does Gigabyte have over the Asrock?Better VRM's than the ASRock board, the UD3H has more USB3 ports than the Extreme 4. More PCI connectors, too.

Really doesn't matter too much, I also think the Gigabyte board looks better than the ugly brown and black on the Extreme 4.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 10:46 AM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 10:44 AM PDT

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Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

What does Gigabyte have over the Asrock?Better VRM's than the ASRock board, the UD3H has more USB3 ports than the Extreme 4. More PCI connectors, too.

Really doesn't matter too much, I also think the Gigabyte board looks better than the ugly brown and black on the Extreme 4.
Asrock has the lowest return rate though, so that's one reason I recommend them.

  • 01.05.2013 10:49 AM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

What does Gigabyte have over the Asrock?Better VRM's than the ASRock board, the UD3H has more USB3 ports than the Extreme 4. More PCI connectors, too.

Really doesn't matter too much, I also think the Gigabyte board looks better than the ugly brown and black on the Extreme 4.
Asrock has the lowest return rate though, so that's one reason I recommend them.
Yeah, the Gigabyte board is definitely a gamble, but it's the better choice performance-wise.

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Valve's "Steambox" is coming in 2013. Possible reveal at GDC or E3. You probably already know it's Linux based.

CES maybe?

  • 01.05.2013 10:52 AM PDT

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Phoronix is leaning towards E3, but you never know.

  • 01.05.2013 10:55 AM PDT

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Still, if you have a gaming PC, I don't know why you'd get this thing if it doesn't have games exclusive to it.

  • 01.05.2013 10:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP

What does Gigabyte have over the Asrock?Better VRM's than the ASRock board, the UD3H has more USB3 ports than the Extreme 4. More PCI connectors, too.

Really doesn't matter too much, I also think the Gigabyte board looks better than the ugly brown and black on the Extreme 4.
Asrock has the lowest return rate though, so that's one reason I recommend them.
Yeah, the Gigabyte board is definitely a gamble, but it's the better choice performance-wise.
Not really. Gigabyte is definitely a reliable brand, I'd hardly call it a gamble. You could say buying any motherboard is a gamble, since they all have the possibility of failing.

[Edited on 01.05.2013 11:10 AM PST]

  • 01.05.2013 11:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: THE SALTY CHIP
Not really. Gigabyte is definitely a reliable brand, I'd hardly call it a gamble. You could say buying any motherboard is a gamble, since they all have the possibility of failing.
Stats don't lie. AsRock has the lowest failure rate, hands down. Each of their boards is hand-tested using Prime95.

  • 01.05.2013 11:13 AM PDT