New Gaming PC.

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tech savvy

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Well, it's about that time for me to upgrade to a better PC, my 7 year old PC cant take it no more.So here goes, I got around $1500 to spend on this rig and wanted to get the most performance for my money(quality first), so I made a list of parts that I was looking at and want to know what ya'll thoughts was.Maybe recommend something else? NOTE: PC case is set in stone.

CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960
Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130600
GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127604
RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145347
SSD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233204
OS- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116992
HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
CPU Cooler- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010
PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015
^ will CF 6950's.It's recommend is 750w/48a, but I want to be safe than sorry.As for the case, I said its set in stone, so there no use for me to post it but ill do it anyway.
Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139005

Total is $1,585 with shipping and mail-in rebates.
 
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so you defiantely want AMD? I was AMD but I switched to Intel

ps. Your processor is out of stock
 
8120 is the same with a different multipliuer basically, and the bulldozers failed man, intel is way better even at most threaded tasks.

msi isn't the best brand and this should do the same for less

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

i like to look at cards wih more than 2 reviews and generally prefer evga and all but that should be fine

can always grab 8gb's of 1600 for now and go to 16gb's later on when/if needed for cheaper.

otherwise looks great.
 
jonnyp11 said:
8120 is the same with a different multipliuer basically, and the bulldozers failed man, intel is way better even at most threaded tasks.msi isn't the best brand and this should do the same for less

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

i like to look at cards wih more than 2 reviews and generally prefer evga and all but that should be fine

can always grab 8gb's of 1600 for now and go to 16gb's later on when/if needed for cheaper.

otherwise looks great.
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first, yes, I know that intel is better. But if everyone was like you and chose Intel over AMD, than AMD would go out of biz and leave Intel in charge. If that happened then they can charge as much as they wanted for there CPU's(no competitors).Someone has to buy from them to keep them in the game, why not me? If AMD made as much as Intel does every year in revenue, then ill believe it would be a fair game.
 
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actually other than bulldozer and below the i5 i go amd every time. and also i think amd is based in america, not made but based, and if they go under it forms a monopoly which is basically against the law in america, although it isn't good it would result in a bail-out so they wouldn't go under in the end.
 
mtb211 said:
and I also saw this under your RAM

"Only qualified 1.5V XMP RAM on Intel Core i3/i5/i7"
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That is just marketing targeted to people buying sandy bridges CPUs. That RAM will work on a AMD board. But get 8GB of RAM. You will not use more than 8, and when you do, your entire system will already be outdated.

You won't need a modular PSU. The cable management is great on corsairs and you'll have no problem hiding all the cables back there.
 
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claptonman said:
That is just marketing targeted to people buying sandy bridges CPUs. That RAM will work on a AMD board. But get 8GB of RAM. You will not use more than 8, and when you do, your entire system will already be outdated.

You won't need a modular PSU. The cable management is great on corsairs and you'll have no problem hiding all the cables back there.
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Yes, I know I dont need it, but I want it.Even though the case has good cable management, if I got a non modular PSU I will have alot of extra wires rolled up and tied with tie straps.Less clutter,less noise, more air flow and also it looks alot better.

You, and everyone else that is computer savvy,knows that in the world of PC's,the word overkill/to much of something, dosent exist.Everday that passes,we the people,demand more from are PC's.Today ill need 8gb, tomorrow ill need 16gb.
 
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Yes, I know I dont need it, but I want it.Even though the case has good cable management, if I got a non modular PSU I will have alot of extra wires rolled up and tied with tie straps.Less clutter,less noise, more air flow and also it looks alot better.

You, and everyone else that is computer savvy,knows that in the world of PC's,the word overkill/to much of something, dosent exist.Everday that passes,we the people,demand more from are PC's.Today ill need 8gb, tomorrow ill need 16gb.
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I do agree to some point, and some programs do use more than 8GB, but no games utilize usually above 4GB, at most. I know BF3 sometimes uses more than 4GB. Just a suggestion. And you can always throw another 8GB in there when games do need more.
 
tech savvy said:
claptonman, I have a off-topic guestion. Were you able to unlock your 960T to 6 cores?
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Haha I knew this was gonna happen. I actually just ordered it today, so I haven't had the chance to try it. From the reviews, it sounds like there's a good chance they will. But once again, no games utilize more than 4 cores! :P But I will definitely try. If I get it to 6 cores and around 4Ghz, I will be very happy, especially for $125.
 
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Haha I knew this was gonna happen. I actually just ordered it today, so I haven't had the chance to try it. From the reviews, it sounds like there's a good chance they will. But once again, no games utilize more than 4 cores! :P But I will definitely try. If I get it to 6 cores and around 4Ghz, I will be very happy, especially for $125.
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Yes, that would be the best price/performance ratio around, if it unlocked.Plz, let us know if your able to, I would love to know.I really dont trust people on newegg, saying they unlocked it.I would believe a former "Computer Forum" member more.
 
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