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First time building a pc need some advice
xShadow:
It's not Microcenter that I'm telling you to hurry about, it's the Newegg sale. 25$ is over a 10% savings on that MB, which is fairly significant. The key is being able to find something to price match to maximize savings. If you don't care about 25$ that's fine.
SykoDragon:
--- Quote from: xShadow on September 21, 2013, 05:32:17 AM ---It's not Microcenter that I'm telling you to hurry about, it's the Newegg sale. 25$ is over a 10% savings on that MB, which is fairly significant. The key is being able to find something to price match to maximize savings. If you don't care about 25$ that's fine.
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Oh gotcha... yeah that makes sense.
Gh0st93:
I don't Think they'll be big on trying to discount an item that is on sale and is being used in a combo deal.
xShadow:
--- Quote from: Gh0st93 on September 21, 2013, 05:36:08 AM ---I don't Think they'll be big on trying to discount an item that is on sale and is being used in a combo deal.
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There are a lot of factors to consider, but to put it into perspective mine was already on sale there for 199$. It could not hurt to ask earlier rather than later. Consider also that this product probably does not sell well anyway. Consider also this combo deal is not specific to the MPower. It's just any MB+the proc. They can either get rid of inventory for a bit cheaper and give a first time customer a pleasant experience, or they can refuse to match and possibly lose out on some money down the road. Well, either way there's no certainty but it can't hurt to ask.
Speaker Rob:
--- Quote from: SykoDragon on September 17, 2013, 05:28:55 PM ---Alright well this is my first time building a pc and hopefully my only one for a long time. It's going to mainly be used for gaming, at least for now.
Alright so far this is what I've come up with
Case: CM Storm Stryker - I like how it looks and I might need to transport it around fairly often
CPU: i7-4770k haswell
Mb: asus Maximus vi formula
GPU: evga gtx 770 4gb
Ram: g. Skill 16 gb - around 130 although I'm thinking if my gpu has 4 gb of ram I might be alright with just 8 gb of ram or would I be wrong in thinking this? Any other ram recommendations would be appreciated
SSD: Samsung 840 pro 250 gb is 250 gb too much? It seems like its not supposed to be used for that much besides booting up
HD: Probably a 1tb toshiba 7200 hard drive I think they're like 60-70
Fan: Corsair hydro h80i or maybe the h60 to save some money
PSU: This is where I'm having the most trouble. Also I don't know what voltage to get or what a "good price" is for a PSU.
I'm pretty much decided on the case, CPU, gpu, and Mobo unless there are much better options for less cost.
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Current mock build - link -> (click to show/hide) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FHji
Case: Corsair C70 Veng ($100)
CPU: i7-4770k haswell ($280)
Mb: MSI Z87 MPower(MSRP $235 on sale for $200) or MSI Z87 GD-65($185) Still dont know which one I want, it'll probably be a gametime decision
GPU: MSI GTX 770 4gb ($445 or 450)
Ram: g. Skill trident series 16 gb ($165)
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB ($177) - I think I can get this cheaper at MC if I buy the Processor too
HD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ($85)
Fan: Corsair hydro h100i ($100)
PSU: Seasonic X-Series 850w ($167)
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Sorry, I'm too lazy to read the other 78 replies here to know what has already been mentioned. So if I repeat some things, that's why.
Let me just say I think you are overshooting on the equipment. You could save a lot of money here and still have a system that feels just as powerful. Some key things to change:
* 16GB of memory is overkill - start with 8GB first, if you find that you need more later on, the stuff is cheap so just pick you up a couple more sticks. Anything over DDR3-14900 is a waste of money. For one, it is just overclocked 1866Mhz with terrible latency at 3-5 times the price.
* Good lord that video card! Drop to the 600x series and save 50-60% on the cost for a minimal drop in performance. FYI, NVIDIA has less driver hassles than ATI, but ATI is cheaper.
* Power supplies should be the one thing you don't skimp on cost with. 750-850W single rail is the way to go. I recommend PC Power and Cooling for the 5yr warrenty on their products.
* The Samsung 840 pro SSD is quality stuff. I could go into all the specifics of the firmware controllers, but it's sufficient to say that is the best SSD on the market atm. I'm using the 120GB variety, and I found that to be enough for just my OS and drivers. It's up to you on the size, either will work great.
* As far as your motherboard goes. This is something of a research matter. Usually how I select a MB is first I list the features I want, then find a board that matches those. Then I look at reviews. I'm attempting to find out how many of these are dead on arrival (DOA), and the issues other people have had with them. After weighing my options, I look for the best priced one and cross my fingers. This should take up most of your time during the purchasing phase. Just makes sure whatever you are getting has the right socket chipset, and supports your memory type without having to be overclocked in the bios. I also recommend opting for a UEFI enabled motherboard.
* Look into the 1.5TB WD Caviar green drives. They run cooler, longer, and on less power with only a tiny drop in performance. They are also around $50-70.
* Finally, the CPU....dun dun dun. Intel i7's are nice, but way too expensive for my taste. Look into going doen to the i5 series. I cannot remember off the top of my head atm, but one the i5's can be overclocked to the same specs of an i7 for about 30% of the cost. Also, don't overlook AMD as an option too. I've had no problem with the FX6300 series and it was half the price of an i5.
Anyways, I hoped that helps some. If you are curious about what I'm currently running, take a look at this post here:
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* AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor, 3500 Mhz, 3 Core(s), 6 Logical Processor(s)
* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2.00 GB
* 8 GB Crucial DDR3 PC3-14900(1866) • 9-9-9-27
* 2x 150 GB WD Raptor 10,000rpm
* 1x 1.5 TB WD Caviar Green
* 1x 120 GB Samsung SSD 840 pro
* Blu-ray/DVD/CD (R-RW) drives
$563
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