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FoxhoundOp

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

Casual gaming, typing papers, etc

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

I don't really want to spend more than $450.

3) Where do you live?

MI 48037

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.

Motherboard, ram, videocard, power supply

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

Case, WD Caviar 320GB, DVD drive

6) Will you be overclocking?

Yes.

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?

1280 x 1024 POS for now, plan on upgrading to 1920 x 1080 here soon

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

Within the next week.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.

Nothing in particular. Just want something capable of overclocking nicely. Looking to hit 3.8Ghz or so.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?

Yes

I've got a wishlist that I'm pretty much set on but I want to run it by you guys to make sure I don't miss out on any good deals. I bought an i5 750 from Microcenter for $160 so I'm set on that, just need the other goodies.

CPU: Core i5 750 http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317379
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276
GPU: XFX HD-477A-YDFC Radeon HD 4770 512MB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150369
Motherboard: ASUS P7P55D LE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131410
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

The wishlist doesn't include the CM Hyper 212+ that I plan on buying from Microcenter for $25
 
lt_shiro said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...371020&cm_re=truepower-_-17-371-020-_-Product

Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W $90 ($7.99 off w/ promo code EMCLXNN42, ends 9/28)

also

get the Ripjaw DDR31600 kit for $7 more, you will get better overclocking from that.

p.s. be-careful with Hyper 212+, its fins are kinda sharp.
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Yeah I don't think I'm going to make that promo code but I'm going to buy it anyway, since it seems to be of higher quality than the EA 650. Those Cas7 1600 rams aren't bad for only $7 more either. They have a $20 off combo with the Giga P55-UD3R too.
 
Yah, the EA750 is entry level, non-modular, non-sleeved. :p

You won't notice the difference much between CL7 and CL9, but $7 is not a huge price premium, so go for it.
 
FoxhoundOp said:
Yeah I don't think I'm going to make that promo code but I'm going to buy it anyway, since it seems to be of higher quality than the EA 650. Those Cas7 1600 rams aren't bad for only $7 more either. They have a $20 off combo with the Giga P55-UD3R too.
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650 watt model has free shipping but the 550 watt model doesn't without the promo code and at this time both are the same price.
 
Alright made my order yesterday, got the P55-UD3R + G. Skill Ripjaws cl7 combo, a radeon 4770, and seasonic s12 ii 500w power supply. Thanks for your help guys.
 
Well got everything up and running. My old shitty HDD is slowing me down but even then it's still lightyears ahead of what I was using before. I can max out the few games that I play and now I'll be able to try out some new ones. I played around with a 4GHZ overclock before class today but I couldn't get it stable and didn't really have time to play around, so I just flashed to f3f and upped it to 3.2GHz. It passed 20 IBT stable and after using it for a while I don't think I even really need to push it that hard right now. I'll leave it at 3.2 until I get bored :)

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It's not worth taking pictures of anyway. I threw it all in my old Chieftec case anyway and the cable management is horrible. I'll post pics when I get a new case.
 
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