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Epoch on 03 May 2011
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Chroniczaaa said:
Epoch said:
 

Wow man, thats rough.  Gonna up the cost of your PC quite a bit buying from Best Buy.  Is there not a local electronics retailer like NCIX nearby?  I guess if you have to buy from Best Buy then thats the way it goes.

Yea, thats a good sandy bridge processor, and the i5's are much more reasonably priced. 

I'm sure Best Buy will get some faster motherboards in stock as the 1155 chipset becomes more popular.  Just keep checking every few weeks.  I was thinking something like this one.

Actually man i just found out today that i can open a checking account when i turn 16 and with parental consent (which i also have) i can get a debit card so now when i get the cash i can definitely get everything off newegg now, my new build goes like this

Asus P8P67 motherboard

EVGA GTX 570

I5 sandy bridge 2500k 3.3ghz which ill probably overclock to a max of 4.5ghz even if it can go a little higher i just want to be safe

Cooler master hyper 212 cpu cooler

750 watt corsair power supply

same ram different brand

500gb seagate HDD

Corsair 600t special white edition case

Same WIFI card and all the other nonsignifant stuff like windows 7, kaspersky antivirus, Full hd LED monitor 5ms refresh rate

And thats about $1550 and this time around i feel very confident with the build but again advice is advice so please provide some if you have any.


Looks solid to me.  I'm not sure why you would bother overclocking that CPU other than to simply say you did it?  Most programs you wouldnt even notice a difference after OC'ing unless you are running some pretty CPU heavy shit.  For most programs the speed limiting factor is how fast the cpu can grab data from the hard drive, which you can't do much about short of buying an expensive SSD.  But if you wanna OC, then make sure you have a program like HWMonitor to keep an eye on your temps.

That is a very expensive case.  It looks nice, but it's pricey.  It's a matter of personal preference, but I bought the $90 Lian Li aluminum case, and it is a very nice case.  Obviously you'll have the case for a long time, and probably multiple builds, so get something you like that is well built (That Corsair looks good imo).

If you are a student, look into Microsofts MSDNAA program, they offer huge discounts on Windows 7. 

Also, I wouldnt bother paying for an antivirus.  Kaspersky is supposed to be good, but so are Microsoft Security Essentials and MalwareBytes.  Just use those two programs and you should be good to go, no need to pay a yearly subscription fee.

Also, this may not be an issue depending on where you live, but you may want to look into getting some kind of power protection.  I live in an old building and the power isn't very consistent, so I bought a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) for $200.  It cleans the power going to my computer, making it a nice even 120V, and if the power goes out I have about 30 minutes of battery back up to save my work and shut off my computer.  It also completely prevents power fluctuations from reaching the computer.  You probably dont need something like this now, but when you move out/go to school you may end up renting a place in an older building and need something like that.  Or just get a surge protector power bar =P. 

Just make sure to use some form of power protection, you don't want to end up with a $1500 paper weight.