ihaveacamaro
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when you say cards, you mean graphics cards right? If so, you mean people actually put 2 or more of these graphic cards in their computer
Should I buy a Black Friday computer or build one myself?
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when you say cards, you mean graphics cards right? If so, you mean people actually put 2 or more of these graphic cards in their computer
Yeah, two 7870 will scale pretty well. But right off I would take a single better card. Would not buy 2 7870, would get a 7950/7970. But if you cant afford a better single card you can upgrade to another 7870 later.
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ihaveacamaro
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I don't honestly think I will have any need for two graphics cards. I'm pretty sure the 1 7870 will fulfill all my needs lol
Plus yeah, that would be well out of my budget.
New question for curiosity sake: What is the difference between an AMD that has 8 cores vs an intel that has 4 cores but are hyperthreaded? Is that difference notable? I've always kind of wondered about this question but had no one to ask... until now
when you say cards, you mean graphics cards right? If so, you mean people actually put 2 or more of these graphic cards in their computer
Yeah!
claptonman
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I don't honestly think I will have any need for two graphics cards. I'm pretty sure the 1 7870 will fulfill all my needs lol
Plus yeah, that would be well out of my budget.
New question for curiosity sake: What is the difference between an AMD that has 8 cores vs an intel that has 4 cores but are hyperthreaded? Is that difference notable? I've always kind of wondered about this question but had no one to ask... until now
What motherboard did you buy? You said you bought everything but the CPU, right?
FuryRosewood
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Compared to what? its 700 freakin bucks, its a goddamn steal, if you cant see that well i cant help you there...
ihaveacamaro
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I ordered the motherboard on the last page sorry i'm on my phone or I would link it. I'm thinking about returning it and getting an Intel motherboard because the i5 3570k is on sale at comp USA for 150 plus tax. What do you guys think?
ihaveacamaro
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Hope you guys had a great Turkey Day! If anybody is still awake/on the forum on this Black Friday, I would love if you could give me your input
Intel i5 3570k or AMD 8320? Intel is $25 cheaper.
ihaveacamaro
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Thanks, that's what I'm planning on.
Also, I ordered this mobo just now. Just want to verify it's a good one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837 ?
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Bit late to ask if it's good now that it's been ordered isn't it?
Yeah it's a pretty decent board.
ihaveacamaro
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Bit late to ask if it's good now that it's been ordered isn't it?
Yeah it's a pretty decent board.
I ordered but it probably won't ship for another day. I can cancel before then. Is there a better board that's worth it either of you guys would recommend?
ihaveacamaro
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Ive learned that future proofing is kind of impossible the last few days, but I would like to have somethingthat will still be relevant for five or so years. Do you think that this motherboard will do that? If it will then i'm perfectly happy with this motherboard
wolfeking
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no. Even a UP7 will not still be relevant in 5 years. No more than a 965P powered 775 board is still good today. 3 years will be about the length of service before you need an upgrade to keep on gaming an so on.
I personally would go for a higher end board to stay relevant, but yours will be fine.
I personally would go for a higher end board to stay relevant, but yours will be fine.
ihaveacamaro
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any links to these boards? I'm not sure what to look for so I had to google good Intel motherboard to find the one I did above lol
wolfeking
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the lk is fine. It will last as long as you are careful picking out teh rest of the components.
As for higher end boards, something on the lines of the P8Z77-V, P8Z77-V PRO, Maximus, P8Z77-V Deluxe, or P8Z77 WS (I have the P67 version, and it is bloody amazing.). Gigabyte boards to look at would have been the Z77X-UP4, UP5, or UP7. MSI would have been the Mpower.
The board you have is fine, and will last, with the proper setup.
As for higher end boards, something on the lines of the P8Z77-V, P8Z77-V PRO, Maximus, P8Z77-V Deluxe, or P8Z77 WS (I have the P67 version, and it is bloody amazing.). Gigabyte boards to look at would have been the Z77X-UP4, UP5, or UP7. MSI would have been the Mpower.
The board you have is fine, and will last, with the proper setup.
ihaveacamaro
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Alright, I guess I'll stick with the one I ordered then
everything i've ordered is I believe on page 6 with the exception of a i5 5750 and the motherboard above. spirit helped me pick out a bunch of it soI assume that would qualify as a proper set up?