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Building a new computer. #103115 08/12/12 08:15 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 546 Bishop OP KGB Knight
OP Bishop KGB Knight Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 546	Budget is 1k real life isk. I will have to buy a monitor and keyboard with that budget. Anyone up to date recently with computer parts? Anyone know the best bang for you buck vid card? I am partial to AMD because I feel like I can get the best value/cost. But if you can convince me otherwise, I would love to hear it. I shop newegg usually.

Re: Building a new computer. Bishop #103121 08/13/12 12:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 546 Bishop OP KGB Knight
OP Bishop KGB Knight Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 546	Here is what I'm looking at for 700 even. Is there any advantage to using a AMD vid card with an AMD processor? The HD 6870 1 gig, is 180$ Should I be looking at a different brand of GPU? 1 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX $109.99 1 ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard $84.99 1 HIS IceQ X H687QN1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $179.99 1 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL $45.99 1 Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $66.99 1 Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX 1TB IntelliPower SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $99.99 1 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $54.99 1 hec HP585D RETAIL 585W ATX12V Power Supply - $29.99 1 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD $18.99

Re: Building a new computer. Bishop #103128 08/13/12 02:43 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,212 Likes: 1 Crusading Drakiis KGB Supreme Knight
Drakiis KGB Supreme Knight Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,212 Likes: 1 Crusading	check out the hardware section of the oracle Bish.. Many of us have recently bough new rigs, you can see our specs there. I am Wrath, I am Steel, I am the Mercy of Angels. mors est merces mea – death is my reward morte in vitam non habet tenaci - Death has no grip on Life.

Re: Building a new computer. Bishop #103159 08/13/12 08:35 PM
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OP Bishop KGB Knight Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 546	Thanks Darkiis! I get lost in the oracle sometimes!

Re: Building a new computer. Bishop #103237 08/15/12 02:57 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,212 Likes: 1 Crusading Drakiis KGB Supreme Knight
Drakiis KGB Supreme Knight Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,212 Likes: 1 Crusading	I know and your not the only one Bishop. Jets organizational skills are a bit....something. I am Wrath, I am Steel, I am the Mercy of Angels. mors est merces mea – death is my reward morte in vitam non habet tenaci - Death has no grip on Life.

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