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What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup
#20304924 - 07/21/14 08:06 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'm building a gaming desktop and I've been researching what parts I want to put in that beast. Willing to drop $2000 on it.
I'm looking at amazon for some parts but it seems like it might cost more using that route, anyone know a good site preferably in Canada that I can get my parts from?
Here's what I got so far, none of this is set in stone this is just a rough outline.
Processor- Going to go with Intel. i5-3570, i5 2500k, i53570 or i53570k.
Motherboard- No clue yet, something that will be compatible with my processor and graphics card.
Graphic Card- I think I'm going to max out my $ on this component, probably get a Nvdiaia Geforce GTX 690
Ram- 8 GB
Storage- going to get a SSD and a large hard drive combo.
Case- Something large enough to hold all my stuff, nothing fancy.
Fan(s)- ? Power- Not sure on the wattage here, 1000w might be over kill Im thinking?
I've got notes on some of these components, this is my first time buying and attempting to put together a computer. I still have a lot more to learn, only watched a few videos and read a few articles so I'm pretty new to all this. Any advice would be appreciated. Either on a good website to order parts from or tips on components, anything really.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20305943 - 07/21/14 01:49 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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For 2000 you should be able to build a way better system then that!
Unless 2k canuckian is way way less then 2k american right now. I didnt bother to look.
16GB ram minimum.
SSD for your boot drive minimum, ideally get one that you can also fit a few games on since its a gaming rig.
Might as well get an I7 IMO. Since your spending the cash to do it right. I know for purely gaming there isn't a huge boost over an i5 but there is some and there are other things the I7's speed will assist outside of games.
Def get a K process so you can EASILY overclock. Thats one of the biggest performance enchancing things you can do easily.
Does newegg have a canuckian site?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: mndfreeze]
#20305975 - 07/21/14 01:58 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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If you want a pc builder to do the work for you and get a warrenty you can check out
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Weekly-Gamer-Special
Or, I got my computer from cyberpowerpc.com about a year and a half ago. For me specifically the sale they had and the fact I got a 3 year warranty. Made it worth it. When I tried to pick out simliar parts myself and build it the shipping costs put is so close to the price from cyberpower it just made sense to have them do it all. My system was 1400 and is an i7-3820 (overclocked to 4.43ghz currently) 16GB of some corsair gamer ram I cant remember the name of. Gigabyte x79 board, 2 SSD drives, and an nvidia geforce gtx680 w 2/g ram. Think I put an 800 watt power supply, and a neato case, oh and a 240mm dual fan cpu watercooler. I picked up a 2TB WD 'green' drive later for mass storage
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20306462 - 07/21/14 03:58 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Canuckians mostly use NCIX for parts I think. Or Amazon.ca, TigerDirect.ca You can do Newegg but you'd probably get charged imports/duties and shit. Actually they have newegg.ca too, nvm.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20306518 - 07/21/14 04:07 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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This is what I would recommend OP with that kind of budget:
i7-4790K Corsair H100i watercooler Z97 motherboard (Pick your flavor and price range.. Asus/MSI is a good choice) GPU - GTX 770 4GB RAM - 16GB 1600MHz 256GB Intel or Samsung SSD 1TB/3TB Western Digital Black Corsair 750D / Corsair 760T / 500R/ Coolermaster HAF X 942 case Fans - Corsair AF120/SP120 or Scythe Slipstream/Gentle Typhoon PSU - Seasonic 860w platinum
I just built a similar system for a guy two days ago, it smokes. That should fall just in the 2k range. If over you can go cheaper on the mobo or case. Or PSU but make SURE you get a quality PSU, gold or platinum rated. Seasonic, Corsair, Coolermaster, trusted names only.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20306747 - 07/21/14 04:52 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Here OP, I made it super duper easy for you
Clicky clicky http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jZxjBm
Comes in UNDER 2k using top quality parts
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20309391 - 07/22/14 01:29 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks guys, really appreciate all the info.
I've decided to get one pre made, I checked out newegg.ca and Ibuypower and decided to go with the later, they ship to Canada... It's going to cost an extra 100$ approx for shipping, but I really like they way the site is layed out and how easily I can customize my pc. So that's why I've so far choosen to use that site. Tell me what you think about this
Intel Core i74820 K processor (4x 3.70 ghz/10 MB L3 cache Asetek 510 LC Liquid cooling with ARC Dual silent high performance fans 16GB DDr3-1600 memory module NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4 GB
I get for free 1 turtle beach Z1 Headset Free McAfee Antivirus plus 2014 (should I get this, it's optional) Free genius GX-Speed gaming mouse pad
Motherboard I have a few options either Asus P9x79 Le-2x USB 3.0 Asus Sabertooth x79- 4x SATA g GB/s 4 x USB 3.0 or this one that's recommended in my default pc Build Gigabyte Ga-X790UP4-4X PCI-E 2.0x16
850 Watt- Corsair RM850-80 plus gold, full modular SSD- 256 GB Samsung 840 pro SSD Read: 540 MB/s Write 520MB/s single drive
2 TB WD Black Hard drive- 64 M cache, 7200 rpm, 6.0 gb/s single drive
Optic drive 24 x LG dual Format/double layer DVD +R/+RW Black Sound Card is 3D premium surround sound onboard Should I get windows 8.1 pro or wind 7 ultimate ?? Case is Corsair Graphite Series 230 T Ibuypower Standard gaming keyboard Plus Ibuypower standard gaming mouse Professional wiring of cables and advanced packaging system both 20$ a piece system is easily removable custom padding solution moulded perfectly to my system preventing components from shifting or coming loose during shipping.
3 year standard warranty which is 3 years labor 1 year parts. Total is running me 2185$ plus 109$ for shipping totalling to $2294.00
Mind you I don't have a monitor or speakers yet.
What do you guys think, don't include the shipping just 2185$ is this a decent deal? Also do you think I should get windows 8 or 7?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20309479 - 07/22/14 02:12 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Looks pretty solid. 
Ditch the McAffee, it sucks.. get a free antivirus like Avast or AVG Get Windows 7 Ultimate.
Although you could build that exact same system for cheaper.. that's why I generally recommend building your own. But if you don't want to be hassled with putting it together.. That's the price you pay for convenience I guess.
Also only a one year warranty on parts.. no beuno.. what if your GPU fails in one year and two days? You gotta pay for a new one. If you bought the parts yourself individually I guarantee most of them would come with a 2-3 year warranty by default, some longer or extendable. Just know you are getting inferior warranties. That GPU would come with a 3-year warranty by default if you bought it yourself, and you could likely extend it up to a 10 year warranty if it's the company I think it is, but ibuypower is using 1-year warranty cards because they get them for cheaper, and no you cannot extend the warranties on those cards, at least not through the GPU company. Perhaps through ibuypower but I don't know.
It's really up to you. Building a system is not all that hard.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20309612 - 07/22/14 03:42 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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For example, here I priced together the EXACT same build (substituting a few parts like the CPU cooler / ibuypower keyboard and stuff) and put in a nice quality keyboard and mouse, headset, AND a decent monitor and still it's under the Ibuypower price... and you get longer warranty on all the parts.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wJJZ99
~200 less than the ibuypower build, same components, better keyboard and mouse, plus a monitor, and some extra fans. Minus the OS. Take out the monitor and add the OS to mimic the ibuypower build and you are about ~260 less for the custom build.
So if you think it's worth it to pay ~200+ extra to not have to put it together yourself, and don't mind only having a 1-year warranty on parts instead of 3/5/10 years, then go for it.
But I gotta tell ya man, I used to work for one of those GPU companies. Our normal cards anywhere else carried a 3-year, or some even a Lifetime warranty. But if you bought them from Cyberpower/Ibuypower/ one of the custom prebuilt places, they alone carry special 1-year warranty cards you couldn't get anywhere else but through them. They buy them in bulk and since they carry an inferior warranty they get a big discount. People used to get so pissed off when they called to warranty their $1000 card but we see it's only a one year warranty and it's like one year and six months, but it's not our problem... call Cyberpower/Ibuypower. Used to hurt my soul to see a GTX 690 or something only a year old and out of warranty. Customers would bitch and bitch.. everyone else gets a 3/5/10 year / lifetime warranty, how come I don't? Cause you bought it from Cyberpower.. complain to them..they are the one that sold you an inferior warranty.
If you bought it from Newegg/Tiger/Amazon/ANYWHERE else it would have a 3-year warranty by default, and you can pay $10-20 to extend the warranty to 5years or to 10years. If you buy it from Ibuypower you get a 1-year warranty and that's it. That's just for the GPU. Similar story for the other components, they mostly all carry longer than a one year warranty if you didn't buy them through ibuypower. For example the PSU has a 5-year warranty through Corsair. Unless you buy it from Ibuypower, then only 1 year. Corsair RAM is lifetime warranty.
That 3 years of labor only covers their labor to swap the part out if something goes bad.. but if the part is out of warranty it's out of warranty and you gotta buy a new one. Then you gotta send the entire rig back to them...vs. just sending the defective part when warrantying something individually. I personally wouldn't be comfortable with just a 1 year warranty on parts myself.. not knowing that if I bought those same parts myself, I would save money AND have a 3-5 year to LIFETIME warranty on all the parts.
A 3 year warranty on a video card means if you send it in for warranty service after 2 years, you will mostly likely get an upgrade, as the model you send in is likely to be obsolete at that point, so they replace it with something of equal or greater performance. Goes for most parts. I mean that's just me but I'd prefer to have the longer warranties for a number of reasons. A 5-10 year warranty on a video card is insane, because it can just "break" somehow every few years, you send it in and keep getting upgraded. I've seen people with lifetime warranties go from a 7900GT to a GTX 680 over 8-9 years or something, they just keep doing RMAs and occasionally getting upgrades through the generations. Now that's getting your money's worth. But Lifetime warranties are mostly gone, except XFX I think still does them. Still 5-10 years is insane in terms of GPU technology. Most gamers upgrade once every 3 years or so is the average.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20311445 - 07/22/14 03:30 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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What your saying makes sense, I've done some adjusting narrowed it down to 2 Canadian and 1 American suppler for the parts.... Had to re-adjust again because some parts apparently could not be mailed to me.
Still looking for an able suppler to give me this part: Intel 520 Series Solid-State Drive 240 GB SATA 6 Gb/s 2.5-Inch - SSDSC2CW240A310 (Drive Only)
There's some on Amazon but for some reason they can't mail it to my city... Every other part, with the exception of one fan I was able to get based off the build you recommended. Do you know of a reputable site that has that solid state drive? I've been trying to narrow it down to the least amount of suppliers, Newegg.ca and Amazon.ca can't do it, Outlet PC can't either. Those are the three suppliers I'm using.
I'd prefer to assemble my own pc, but getting it premade does seem to be more convenient at the cost of more money like you say. If there is a differen't SSD thats just as good as the one recommended... and I could get it off of either three of those suppliers that would be great.
I just feel overwhelmed trying to substitute components because I'm not sure how to tell what's compatible with what.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20311852 - 07/22/14 05:22 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Check NCIX ... I'm sure that's where most of our Canadian customers shop for computer parts.
I would highly recommend either a Intel or Samsung SSD. Corsair is good as well. And yep they do carry them - http://www.ncix.com/detail/intel-520-series-240gb-2-5in-94-67668.htm Although Ouch that's pricey.. it's only 150 on Amazon US...check Samsung drives too
As for checking what is compatible... everything linked above is. The MAIN thing you need to be worried about it the CPU socket type (i7-4820 is LGA 2011) - so you need to use an LGA 2011 Motherboard (X79). As well the CPU cooler must support the same socket type. Installing the CPU and cooler is also the hardest part. You just have to make sure you put the CPU in the correct way, very carefully without bending any pins in the socket.
Aside from that, everything is pretty much plug and play. RAM has to be DDR3, @ 1.5v (Corsair Vengeance series, G.Skill RipjawX, and some others). Case has to support the motherboard form factor (ATX), which it does. Almost all commercial PSUs are standard ATX so nothing to worry about there either, just make sure you get a decent PSU with enough wattage for your entire system, plus about 150watts for headroom.
Matching the CPU + motherboard + cooler is the main thing you need to be worried about when it comes to compatibility. RAM just get any DDR3 @ 1.5v. GPU doesn't matter as long as it's PCI-E. Case has to support ATX. All modern Hard drives and SSDs / Optical drives etc are all SATA, nothing to worry about there.
It takes me about an hour to put a basic gaming system together from scratch, maybe another hour to perfect cable management and install OS/drivers etc. Although I have been doing it a while.
It's really up to you. Just trying to save you a few bucks, and I feel you get more satisfaction out of doing it yourself. Let me know if you have any questions about anything, compatibility or whatever.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20314143 - 07/23/14 01:53 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Dude seriously thank you so much. I'm going to list all the parts, if you don't mind just let me know if anything stands out as incompatible.
SSD----- Samsung 840 Evo Series MZ-7TE250BW 250GB 2.5in SATA III Internal SSD Single Unit Version
From NCIX ^^^^
EVGA 04G-P4-3776-KR GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support FTW 4GB Dual w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10B
Corsair Air Series AF120 CO-9050015-PLED 120mm Purple LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan ...... 2 fans.
CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
ASUS Z97-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K
1ST PC CORP. FC-FC2-S Lamptron 5.25" 6-channel fan controller, 45w/channel, 3-pin fan & molex power connector
All of the above is from newegg.ca
Western Digital WD1002FAEX Black 1TB 7200RPM 6.0Gb/s SATA3 Hard Drive
This is from outletpc.com
The bottom stuff is from Amazon
Asus 24x DVD-RW Serial-ATA Internal OEM Optical Drive DRW-24B1ST
Corsair Graphite Series Black 760T Full Tower Windowed Case CC-9011044-WW
SeaSonic Platinum SS-860XP2 Power Supply
I had a number of things picked out on amazon, but they've currently gone out of stock while I've been making this list. Kinda frustrating.
This is everything I have now, just want to make sure it's all good. Let me know if you think I'm missing anything and seriously thank you man I really do appreciate it.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20314152 - 07/23/14 01:55 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Also let me know if you think I should get three fans, or two will do the job with the CPU cooler. I think you recommended 3 in the initial build but I may be wrong. Thanks again.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20314215 - 07/23/14 02:17 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Amazon is going to be
Items (3): $392.17 Shipping & handling: $131.06 Total before tax: $523.23 Estimated tax to be collected: $0.00 Import Fees Deposit $19.61 Order total: $542.84
Outlet PC is
$104.95 plus s/h ( 16$) = 121.95$
New egg is
1,355.92
Total is $2020.71
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20314258 - 07/23/14 02:36 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Shit I have to redo this again
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20314283 - 07/23/14 02:47 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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So the only thing I changed is that I'm getting the exact same case and the power supply from newegg instead of amazon...
S/H from amazon is crazy.
So now new total is $1,785.90 from newegg.
outlet PC is
$104.95 plus s/h ( 16$) = 121.95$
Amazon is $37.33
Totaling at $1945.18 and a slight headache holy fuck.
Newegg server is down right now too, so that's great
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20314332 - 07/23/14 03:07 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Score! Looks solid I'm slightly jealous.
I only suggested extra fans because most people usually want them. The case you are getting comes with 3 fans already in it, and the H100i comes with two fans which are good enough. Most people usually want fans on the side panel (however the 760T doesn't have a side panel fan opening, strange.) So you probably don't even need them.. unless you get a different case with side panel fans, or want to mount the extra fans on the bottom of the case or an extra hard drive area/ blowing on the GPU fan.. the case does have 8 mounting points for fans.
If you want one with side panel fans, check out the C70
The fan controller means you wont have 20 different fan wires going to your motherboard like spaghetti. Any of the Corsair cases have fantastic cable management motherboard back panels, you can route ALL the cables through the back to their various locations for a nice and clean install.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20316295 - 07/23/14 02:57 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ah ok, thanks man. I'm just going to buy 1 extra fan then, should be good. Even with all your help this is still turning out to be a pain in the ass; for some reason I can't complete my order on newegg. I've contacted them and they told me this:
Please clear the cookies of your browser and try again. If you happen to use a firewall, please temporarily disable it. If it does not work, please try another browser or attempt on another computer
Well done all that, I think... Cleared my cookies, firewall was disabled; even got out my old labtop and tried to make a smaller order and still it won't work. I'm on a mac now, I duno what to do now I'm pretty annoyed now
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20316529 - 07/23/14 03:53 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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What's the problem with it? Getting an error or something? On checkout or what. Try firefox or chrome or something
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20316595 - 07/23/14 04:09 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah on checkout, I'll try on firefox or chrome once I get home tonight from work I suppose.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20318835 - 07/23/14 10:47 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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My cyberpowerpc warranty is 3 years parts and labor. You should be able to buy a longer warranty with ibuypower as well, just sayin.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: mndfreeze]
#20319590 - 07/24/14 01:45 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah I noticed that, it's pretty expensive though if I remember correctly.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20319774 - 07/24/14 03:12 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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I downloaded firefox and it worked, fuck yeaaaaaaaaaaah 
Im pumped to get everything and put this bitch together, thank you everyone for you're help; especially you shroomism.
Should probably rewatch some videos about the process and whatnot, been wanting to do this a while ago but then life happened, kinda forgot about it really.
Thx again.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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Swweeet! Don't forget shroomism is your personal support btich now if you run into any issues at all since he tried so hard to talk you out of having a company do it! he LOVES being tech support.
I heard that one time when he was at work, he had to put a customer on hold because he made a mess in his pants trying to support dudes quad SLI setup. I told him to think about crappy AMT video cards but even that couldn't kill his support boner. 
Joking aside!
What did you end up with and ordered?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20319890 - 07/24/14 04:46 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($177.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($140.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.35 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($593.98 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 550D ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($177.98 @ Newegg) Total: $1975.24 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 06:46 EDT-0400
That's my personal pick for the money.
Edit: I see you've bought lol, had not updated thread, was composing and hit with internet outage. Grats though, am sure it will be sick.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
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I threw this together in a few minutes on ibuypower for 1781$. I did look at their warranties and 3 years labor 1 year parts isnt that bad really. If you buy your parts seperate MOST of them will be 1 year. There may be a few exceptions here and there but you will not have more then 1 year on every single part you buy. ibuypower wants 299 (ouch!) for the next step up which is 4year labor 2 year parts. Shipping is roughly 100 from what you said in your earlier post. so 1880 shipped.
780 instead of a 770 = big deal for a gamer. blue ray reader instead of just a dvd drive. not a big deal but its something. Win 7 comes with it, pay a tiny bit more to get professional if you want it, ultimate is not worth PAYING for, if you are good enough to know jhow to pirate OS's then order it OS-less or get the basic included one just to have a free legit copy.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: mndfreeze]
#20320016 - 07/24/14 06:07 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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wtf are you talking about? there's a 3yr warranty on intel chips, 5 year warranty on a seasonic power supply, 3yrs on an evga graphics card, 5 years on western digital BLACK hard drive (MUST be a black series), 3yr warranty on samsung 840 evo ssd..... lifetime warranty on corsair dominator ram..... 2 year warranty on my corsair 650d case.....
i know all this by heart cuz i own all of it.....
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20321878 - 07/24/14 03:31 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Man, I just realized I still need to get Windows 7...
Here's what I got:
CONTR FAN 1ST PC CORP FC-FC2-S
1 x ($449.99) EVGA 04G-P4-3776-KR GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-Bit GD $449.99 1 x ($359.99) Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1 $359.99 1 x ($229.99) SeaSonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860W ATX12V / EPS12V S $229.99 1 x ($209.99) ASUS Z97-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s US $209.99 1 x ($199.99) Corsair Graphite Series 760T Black Steel / Plastic $199.99 1 x ($176.99) CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRA $176.99 1 x ($98.99) CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Wat $98.99 1 x ($69.99) NVIDIA Gift - Watch Dogs $69.99 1 x ($14.99) Corsair Air Series AF120 CO-9050015-PLED 120mm Pur $14.99 1 x ($-69.99) DISCOUNT FOR AUTOADD #115824$-69.99 Subtotal: $1740.92 Handling: $0.00 Shipping: $32.75 GST/HST: $88.69 PST: $0.00 Total Amount: $1862.36
Plus this stuff off Amazon
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW
$139.99
Western Digital CO2169 1 88.97 Warranty = 30-Day Warranty Included WD1002FAEX Black 1TB (+0.00) 7200RPM 6.0Gb/s SATA3 Hard Drive $104.95
Still need a monitor,keyboard, mouse, windows 7 shit. $$$
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20322314 - 07/24/14 04:58 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
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Still need a monitor,keyboard, mouse, windows 7 shit. $$$
what kind of cash you have left to spend? what kind of games are you playing? need some info to make recommendations
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20322400 - 07/24/14 05:17 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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He's got windoze covered so he needs monitor, keyboard and mouse. But ya.. leftover budget plz?
Honestly freezy, in terms of 770 vs 780, 780 is really only a minor performance upgrade, like 10% or something, for a major price increase.. unless you are going with a 6GB model for the extra frame buffer. Which definitely doesn't hurt for future-proofing and multiple monitor gaming.. But a 4GB 770 will still beastmode most things.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
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From owning a gtx 670 & 680, I think the 680 is worth it for 1440p gaming, but not for 1080p. I mean if it was me, and it was strictly a gaming machine, I'd have went with the i5-4670k as opposed to the i7 and dumped that extra money into getting the 780 6gb, but I'm sure he'll still have a bitchin' rig either way....
Lots of options for monitors though, my personal recommendation is to check out slickdeals on ultrasharps, the dell outlet store has refurbed monitors and with a coupon code for 33% off additionally they come to some really, really good prices...
And if he plays MMOs the 2014 razer naga is incredibly nice 
Gaming keyboard I'd say maybe a Corsair Vengeance K70
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20324442 - 07/24/14 11:19 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Agreed on the Corsair K70 and Razer Naga (if MMOs..). For more FPS type games or whatever I'd probably go with something else. I have a Razer Naga Hex and I barely use it anymore since I no longer play MMOs.. I mean it's awesome but I have other mice I prefer using more. CoolerMaster, Corsair, Razer and SteelSeries all my favorites for mice.
For 1440p and above and especially 2D/3D surround gaming, it's more about the VRAM although the GPU power does play a part. You may be right though about going with an i5 instead and pumping the extra money into a 780 6GB. If he plans on going crazy then a 780 6GB will be awesome for years to come. Either way, if he's not going 4k+ (which is unlikely) I doubt he's going to run into any issues with a 4GB card for the foreseeable future.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20324733 - 07/25/14 12:25 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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at home i have an i5-2500k w/ a gtx 680 and an i7-2600k w/ gtx 670, can say w/o a shadow of a doubt the i5/680 combo gets about 7-8fps more in Witcher 2's most demanding scenes @ 1440p ultra, which actually makes a nice difference... neither card can hold 60fps at most demanding parts, and the game only uses about 1.4gb of vram... am sure it's situational by game, but that's my one argument for pure GPU power.... i could swap cards in the rigs and see if the i7 w/ the 680 made a noteworthy difference, but i honestly don't think it will, game is only hitting gpu load....
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20325055 - 07/25/14 02:55 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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I have a logitech m510 mouse
planning on playing planetside 2 probably try some games off steam.... Chivalry: Medieval Warfare for sure. I really like Total war series, Rome/Medieval total war. Have those but can't play them on my mac.
Starcraft 2.
Honestly though I'll be playing PS2 a lot I think.
As for budget... I duno I could dump as much money into it as I want at this point... Not really sure on the prices for a decent monitor.
3-400 on a monitor... if that can get me a decent one, that would be good. Not sure if I'll need a new mouse or not, I don't think I will Keyboard I'd like to get for under 100$ if I could.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20325079 - 07/25/14 03:11 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260047&cm_re=ultrasharp-_-24-260-047-_-Product
get this ultrasharp monitor, you won't regret.... IPS display, 1200p, sturdy stand, tons of outputs.....
my personal opinion is to stay away from 27" displays unless you are going 2560x1440p, the ppi is too low @ 1080p for my liking....
if you want a 27" 2560x1440p in your budget you'd have to go with a korean display (can order off ebay) can look up shimian achieva... i've owned a couple and they were perfect, but have heard ppl having bad luck w/ dead pixels, backlight bleed and then costs too much to ship back to korea so is a bit of a gamblle..... i ended up selling mine for $150 more than i bought them for on craigslist
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20325125 - 07/25/14 03:45 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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+1 on the ultrasharp
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20325145 - 07/25/14 03:53 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
CosmicJoke said: at home i have an i5-2500k w/ a gtx 680 and an i7-2600k w/ gtx 670, can say w/o a shadow of a doubt the i5/680 combo gets about 7-8fps more in Witcher 2's most demanding scenes @ 1440p ultra, which actually makes a nice difference... neither card can hold 60fps at most demanding parts, and the game only uses about 1.4gb of vram... am sure it's situational by game, but that's my one argument for pure GPU power.... i could swap cards in the rigs and see if the i7 w/ the 680 made a noteworthy difference, but i honestly don't think it will, game is only hitting gpu load....
Try it and see. Definitely situational per game. Witcher 2 is definitely one of the more graphically demanding games out there.. that puts more load on the GPU than anything. However some games will EAT up VRAM, (sometimes just due to poor coding, sometimes just due to the graphics), like Crysis 3, BF3, even Skyrim with the right mods. But it's mostly on new games or games coming out in the future that we will start to see more VRAM usage. Only VRAM definitely isn't everything, if the GPU power isn't enough to keep up. For example the 640 4GB just makes me laugh. It doesn't even have the memory bandwidth or GPU power to properly utilize 3GB. You'll bottleneck the GPU way way way before you ever cap the VRAM. Total gimmick. On a higher end card though it definitely will help in the future.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20329872 - 07/25/14 11:49 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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In Canada NCIX hands down.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: deadwk]
#20339794 - 07/27/14 08:01 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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So I went out. Seen a few different sizes of monitors and I'm really digging the 27" area, probably wouldn't go any smaller then 24" though; prefer 27".
As for brands, I duno. I read the reviews on the Ultra sharp, checked amazon for price differences, ect.
27" is gonna be way to much for what I want to spend, the 24" is a good price and 10$ cheaper off newegg when compared to amazon... Side note: Newegg.com is way cheaper then the canadian version. like 65$ cheaper (+ $12.99 for shipping).
Anyways I'm thinking of going with the 24" Ultrasharp, haven't fully decided yet. Anyone see any Cons for this guy?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260047
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20341107 - 07/28/14 01:25 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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what u get is an ips panel (much more vivid, more color accuracy, better view angles) - more pixels per inch 1920x1200p @ 24" = way more pixels per inch than 1920x1080p @ 27" (you wont notice it watching a FMV at a B&M store, but you will notice it looking at game UIs/reading text), you get a heavy duty stand that won't wobble and has easy to use tilt, swivel, rotate... amazing stand....
cons i guess... more hardcore twitch gamers seem to prefer the duller looking TN panels w/ lower input lag and faster refresh rates....
like this display is kindah cool, the asus vg248qe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313
24" 1080p TN panel w/ 1ms response time and 144hz refresh rate... apparently for $200 u can buy an nvidia gsync DIY kit for it, which seems pretty rad.... is only $279.99... not my personal choice, but i see the appeal
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20341221 - 07/28/14 02:23 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'd go with a faster response time monitor personally. With the newer tech for gaming, I'd generally go with a 3ms or lower monitor, but that's just me. IIRC anything under 12ms should be acceptable for gaming without too much ghosting. 8ms is a little high for me personally though.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20341261 - 07/28/14 02:52 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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i have the 27" 1440p dell U2713H w/ 6ms response time, i notice no ghosting, but do notice screen tear on games that exceed 60fps w/o vsync enabled... diablo 3 is the most ridiculous game under the sun to play w/o vsync...... that 144hz monitor would go a long way i think to play games w/o vsync, and the DIY Nvidia G-Sync kit for the monitor i linked could only help that much more
the higher refresh rate has the greater appeal for me w/ gaming monitors, but since gaming is only a fraction of what i do w/ my display I still prefer the IPS displays greatly
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20341319 - 07/28/14 03:43 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah I can totally understand that, if you are working with graphics / photoshop a lot or whatever, the IPS display is the shit. That G-Sync kit would probably help a lot as well for sure.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20343451 - 07/28/14 04:06 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ended up getting this monitor, only realized after that it's the one Cosmic suggested
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00B2HH7G0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Got it with free shipping because I signed up for amazon prime, going to cancel prime after I get it so it won't cost the extra 60$ a year or something (get one month free prime).
Going to cost me $322.24
Cheaper on new egg but they are out of stock
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20343639 - 07/28/14 05:01 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Nvidia makes a G-Sync DIY kit, only specifically for that monitor, but the install process may be a bit hardcore for some and the kit is $200....
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/diyhttp://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/diy
All the same, I'd have to have one if I owned that monitor, makes the monitor's refresh rate match the FPS you're getting in a game on the fly, effectively solving the age old screen tear/stutter dilemma as I understand it.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20343657 - 07/28/14 05:04 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's what it's supposed to do, aye. I've never actually seen it in action in person though, but very interesting.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20351374 - 07/30/14 02:46 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ordered this off amazon, pretty good considering all the keyboards at futureshop/best buy were $100+
http://www.amazon.ca/AULA-Colors-Backlit-Expert-Keyboard/dp/B00FWK8UWI/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1406753082&sr=8-5&keywords=gaming+keyboards
Fast shipping to, I'll have it by friday.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20351755 - 07/30/14 04:10 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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Weird.. never even heard of that company... hope it's ok
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20354415 - 07/31/14 06:11 AM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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I read some good articles about the G-sync stuff a while back. PC Gamer or kotaku or toms hardware, now I can't remember. Will be some neato keen shizzle when it starts making it into our every day hardware with no mod kits needed and no 200$ additional jump in price.
Nvidia just unveiled 6 of them at Computex at the start of June. Hopefully many more will follow.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: mndfreeze]
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why do you guys suggest all that RAM?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
#20365742 - 08/02/14 05:08 PM (9 years, 9 months ago) |
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All what RAM? The System RAM or VRAM? VRAM for high demanding games at higher resolutions, (new monitor tech), or multi monitor gaming.. and future-proofing. System RAM is just useful all around, especially for multi-tasking.
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i feel like 8gb RAM and then a gpu with 2-4gb RAM would set me straight for the next 8 years, I don't want to go any further then 60fps 1080p
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Illyabo said: i feel like 8gb RAM and then a gpu with 2-4gb RAM would set me straight for the next 8 years, I don't want to go any further then 60fps 1080p
Wtih the rate of advancement the problem is it wont set you straight for that long. It will be 'great' for the next 2 years, then just average for the 2 afer, then downhill years 5 to 6, and near useless by the 7th and 8th year. And I'm not even talking about the gaming portion of it.
Currently ultra cheap bare bones budget setups you would get from walmart of best buy just to check email and browse the web come with 2 to 4g of ram and still seem to run like ass. A lower end average machine will sell with 8. A 'nicer' to 'great' system will be in the 16G area and the power user/overkill setups are going to be 32G+. No system purchased in those bottom few steps will last 8 years and be usable.
As for video ram, me, personally, I tend not to overkill on it because traditionally its main purpose is high resolution capability and big multimonitor setups which I have never used in a home setting yet. By the time 4k gaming really takes off I still probably wont move to a 4k setup for a few eyars after that, so I usually stick with the normal ram options for my video card, and pump money into make sure its as high end of a card as I can get. But I would much rather a 780 with 2GB then a 770 with 4GB. But thats me. shroomism will argue against it until we both turn blue in the face and papa smurf rapes us to death.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: mndfreeze]
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hahaha.. no I won't.. unless you are gaming at higher resolutions or want to play CRYSIS47 AT UBER ULTRA MEGA SETTINGS
I'm personally running a GTX760 3GB and it's perfectly badass for everything I do
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
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Although..... within the next year or so, more and more high end games will be coming out, and 2GB of VRAM on a card probably won't cut the mustard for a lot of the latest games, if you want to play at high settings with decent FPS. 3-4GB should be more than sufficient for quite a while, I imagine... if you aren't pushing the envelope with 4K monitors and shit.
Shit currently even in Skyrim with a bunch of texture mods, I can hit 2.5GB VRAM easy, and that's at 1080p. Although that's the exception, rather than the rule right now. Currently it's really only the most high end, demanding games that will eat up that much VRAM. I mostly just recommend extra VRAM for "future-proofing", so you don't have to worry about it a year or two from now.
But yeah I totally agree with your RAM statement.. the way technology progresses... 2GB a few years ago was "enough". Now that's not even close, 4GB is the absolute bare minimum for a Win7 machine but will still kinda suck. 8GB is enough for most people for now. 16GB is better if you like to do lots of multitasking and shit like that.
But yeah, no PC lasts 5-8 years without becoming almost completely obsolete, the way tech progresses. Who knows, 2 years from now we'll be talking about how 32GB is child's play and "power users" are running like 96GB. Some (crazy) people run that now. If you aren't running a server or do crazy AutoCAD work or super 3D editing or whatever it's beyond overkill.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
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Quick question guys, my cpu came with a heatsink. I have that corsair water cooler though.... Can I attach both? Heatsink on the front covering the cpu, water cooler on the back of the motherboard....
Still waiting on one component, picking it up tomorrow from the post office. Might not have time to put together everything this weekend but may have time on sunday, I'll see I guess.
Pretty excited tho all this stuff looks dope, can't wait to get started.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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Holy shit, no.... that's such a crazy question am a little concerned for ya (maybe have a geek friend over when ya build). You won't be using the hsf that came w/ the CPU at all, keep it as a backup/if you ever sell the processor. There are more in depth guides for installing the Corsair H100i. Here's a nice pictorial one.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/blog/2013/february/how-to-install-the-hydro-series-h100i-cpu-cooler
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
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LOL I haven't opened anything yet, or read much other then watching a few videos on putting a computer together so far. I'm not ready to start yet, and I wouldn't start until I felt I were ready to begin.
I was confused because of two videos I watched, one of them looked like he did both. To be honest I haven't read up on what the hsf does or even was. When I seen it today I was like
the fuck is that?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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Thanks for answering my question though, and for the link.
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The hsf = heatsink fan, it is an "air" cooler that comes with your CPU. You'll have much higher load temps when using it, and it is entirely unsuitable for overclocking. The Corsair h100i is a Closed Loop All-in-One Liquid CPU Cooler, it performs the same function, it cools the CPU, it just does the job much better than the crappy stock air cooler that intel packages with their CPUs. It's highly suitable for overclocking the unlocked "K" line of processors. I've been running 4.5ghz for years now w/ a cheaper model of what you have.
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I got what hsf meant, thanks.
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Hmmm, were you looking for a more technical explanation?
There's an integrated heat spreader on top of the cpu chip, it is that square aluminum piece... The purpose it serves is that the heat the cpu die produces transfers to a larger surface.... the heat sinks are conducting heat from the spreader to a disappation point with either air or liquid cooling... You'll notice that a thermal compound is pre-applied to the heatsink (and water block for liquid cooler), that fills the air gaps between the integrated heat spreader and the heat sink, to conduct the heat transfer.
An air cooled heat sink transfers the heat to the cooling fins and the fan forces ambient air over the fins picking up the heat and flowing it away from the heat source.
With liquid cooling you have liquid flowing through a water block powered by a water pump that transfers the heated water to a radiator and the fans attached to the radiator cool the radiator fins, thus cooling the water inside the radiator.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
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Also worth mentioning to OP that the heatsink comes with thermal compound pre-applied (as you mentioned), but it's a one-time deal.
I.E - once you attach the heatsink to the CPU and make the seal between the CPU and the heatsink, with the thermal compound conducting the heat to the cooler.... If you ever pull that heatsink off again for any reason, you will need to completely clean off all the old thermal compound (with a lint free cloth and some rubbing alcohol), on both the CPU and the heatsink... so they are both bare metal.. and apply a fresh dab of thermal compound before re-attaching it.
There are many different methods for applyiing thermal compound, but I find the easiest/most foolproof method is just the ~rice grain to small pea sized grain of thermal compound in the middle of the cpu and just put the cooler on, when you tighten the CPU cooler on there it will spread it all out. The thermal compound layer is supposed to be as even and as THIN as possible. Most noobs use too much compound, and that is bad. Too little is bad too, but too much can be worse. Some people apply it and then spread it around with a credit card or something, but that can be messy and can cause air bubbles which you don't want. I find it's easiest to just put the small dab on the CPU and attach the cooler and it will all mush down and spread when you tighten it. A good rule of thumb is it should be about the size of a grain of rice or just slightly larger.
You shouldn't HAVE to re-apply thermal compound, but just something to keep in mind in case you ever do move it or pull the cooler off for any reason.. Once you attach that CPU cooler, you've made the seal with the thermal compound. If you pull it off, you ruin the integrity of the compound and you CANNOT just put it back on there as it will have tons of ridges and air bubbles and thus will not conduct heat efficiently as it should. You need to clean it all off and re-apply fresh compound. Maybe watch a couple videos of how to do it if you ever need to.
Also this would require you to buy some new thermal compound, as the HSF only comes with it pre-spread on there and is only good for one time.
When you attach the HSF / Cpu cooler... try not to move it around side to side once you have it touching the CPU, as that could mess up the compound. Fortunately with the newer corsair coolers this is pretty easy, just get it lined up and screw it down tight, working in a X pattern. IE... screw down top left a couple turns, move to bottom right a couple turns.. move to bottom left a couple turns, move to top right a couple turns.. alternating like that until it's completely tightened (HAND tightened strength, you don't want to torque it down). Doing it in the X pattern ensures that you are tightening it down evenly on all sides. If you have ever tuned a drum, same principle.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
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CosmicJoke said: Hmmm, were you looking for a more technical explanation?
No I was not, but thanks for explaining it otherwise. I never thought to attach the water cooler and heatsink that comes with my cpu; although the way I worded my question it defiantly seemed that I did
The video I watched had the guy making two rigs, one with a watercooler like mine and the other with the shitty heat sink thing; I was pretty high last night and I won't be when I'm actually putting everything together because I'm pretty useless in that state unless I'm doing something I've done a million times
I know I sound like a total newb, I'm probably using some terminology or saying somethings that look retarded but I'm not going to begin making my computer till I'm fully ready, I've got notes made up on what all my components do; links to videos and other articles that will help me as well, tips, ect.
I haven't put a full effort into it because I've been busy, and always had in mind that I wouldn't fully invest time everyday until I had all my parts, and I'm picking up the last one today. I mentioned I might start sunday, but that was being generous; most defiantly won't be prepared by then.
I've got a general idea on what to do, it seems to me like it's just like putting together a puzzle, reading the Manuel that comes with the MB and connecting things where they are supposed to go. Putting the components in looks pretty straightforward, it's all the cables and such that will be the most difficult I think.
Thanks for your help guys, all of you. I have a friend who has made his own computer before, but he's kind of a dick; and a know-it-all, so I'm not having him here when I make the thing. I can do it, I just need to do the work and prepare beforehand.
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It's really not that hard. It's basically just like putting legos together. The "hardest" part for beginners is usually mounting the CPU in the socket (just line up the triangles, put it down straight.. DON'T BEND PINS!), and mounting the CPU cooler (the Corsair coolers are easy as fawk to install). Everything is pretty much just plug and play. Just take your time and be methodical and everything will be fine. You'll probably need to bust out the manual for the tiny little connectors on the motherboard that correspond to your front panel case buttons (power, reset etc).
Also take advantage of your case design. You can route ALL the PSU cables through the back of the motherboard tray, so that they aren't cluttered all over the place inside your case. You'll see there's a bunch of holes inside the case, use those to route your cables exactly where you need them, and the bulk of the wires will be hidden and tucked away behind the motherboard for a more clean install.
Kinda like this, a build I did for a guy last week, you can see the cables from the PSU are all going through the first hole and then popping out where they need to be. Everything is routed through the back.

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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
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That yours? You upgraded to Haswell? I did for my laptop for the battery savings, but have been waiting on Broadwell for the desktop, supposed to be a good 30% faster.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
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Nah that's a build I did for a guy a week or two ago.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
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A gtx780 with 3gb would be nice... the only option is 2gb or 4gb
4gb is way over kill, even with 3gb I read the GPU can't acess what's in there so it's almost like going from 2gb to 4gb wont mean anything at all
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
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That's not true.. a 780 can definitely utilize 4GB. You are probably thinking about a 740 4GB or something.. that is a total gimmick, the 740 does not have enough GPU power or bandwidth to utilize 4GB.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
#20467465 - 08/23/14 11:24 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've been really busy so I'm not 100% finished, I've got everything put in, with the exception of my GPU. I've got majority of my wires hooked up but still have some to do; I'm kind of troubled though I think I need to take out my MB again.
Long story short my case only came with one Motherboard Standoff, I've got my water cooler hooked up and MB is screwed in but I just seen this video and the guy is saying I need 9 standoffs otherwise once I start my computer up I'll fry my MB.
Makes sense but fuck I've got everything plugged in so I'm wondering if in fact I need to take all this stuff off and by some more Stand Offs?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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I was going to take some pics but it looks pretty shitty to be honest on my phone, if you guys need some let me know.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467486 - 08/23/14 11:27 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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I have a total of 9 ports to put screws in, I have eight in now and the standoff that came with the case is in the middle; does that look right I'm guessing no?
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what the fuck your mobo is just hovering above the case on a peg?
Surprised you haven't broken anything
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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The5thElement said: I've been really busy so I'm not 100% finished, I've got everything put in, with the exception of my GPU. I've got majority of my wires hooked up but still have some to do; I'm kind of troubled though I think I need to take out my MB again.
Long story short my case only came with one Motherboard Standoff, I've got my water cooler hooked up and MB is screwed in but I just seen this video and the guy is saying I need 9 standoffs otherwise once I start my computer up I'll fry my MB.
Makes sense but fuck I've got everything plugged in so I'm wondering if in fact I need to take all this stuff off and by some more Stand Offs?
I doubt it will fry your motherboard, would probably just immediately shut off, but don't even try it.... You need the standoffs.... I imagine somewhere taped on the inside of your case is some standoffs and other screws etc, maybe inside a drive bay or something.
Wait, you got a Corsair 760T? I have a couple Corsair cases, the 650D and a 200R and both had standoffs already preinstalled and then a special standoff nub to align the board...
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
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My stupid work picks up files.shroomery as "DRUG SITE" and blocks it, but the forums worjk fine. Any chance you can post your pics in full size somewhere that isn't on the shroomery's network? Otherwise someone else will have to assist or have to wait until I get home in 8 hours.
If I understand what your saying you are asking about the bolts and nut mounts that attach the motherboard to the case correct?

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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
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I haven't done anything that the MB manual didn't tell me to do
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: mndfreeze]
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If these are what you mean then you put a pillar in every spot your motherboard has a main mounting hole drilled through it. Do not confuse those screw holes with ones not for mounting the board though, like I've seen some oddball boards have extra screw holes around the CPU for different fan setups, obvuouysly there would be no matching spot on the case for one of those.
Anyway. Your case should have come with enough pillars to screw in its various mount spots, only put them in places your motherboard has holes as you dont want those things touching pcb on your moherboard. Then use the screws that also should have come with your case to mount the motherboard down to those pillars.
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Wait, you got a Corsair 760T? I have a couple Corsair cases, the 650D and a 200R and both had standoffs already preinstalled and then a special standoff nub to align the board...
Maybe they are preinstalled?
It says in the MB Manuel the quantity of stands off included are 1. I installed all this stuff about a week and a half ago; haven't touched it since because I've been busy so I can't say for sure what it looked like before I put the MB in. If I need to take out all this stuff and show you guys to make sure I will; even though that really sucks if that's the case.
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in that picture the standoff is on the left, on every modern corsair case that i've owned there are black standoffs (as opposed to copper) and they are preinstalled, there is one sort of center nub as opposed to a standoff that makes it easier to align the board
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467596 - 08/23/14 11:53 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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well there are screws that screw in that don't have the conventional phillips heads but instead they have actual holes on top to place more screw in
you put as many of those as you need then the mobo then the rest of the screwing
your mobo should be kept on the anti static pad the whole time
if you haven't tried turning the thing on or shocked it with static you may be ok...
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467597 - 08/23/14 11:53 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Is your board hovering on standoffs or laying flat on the case.... you should be able to tell, try and investigate... like if the board is flush with the case you don't have standoffs.... if your board is like a half an inch off the case, i suspect you do...
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20467630 - 08/23/14 11:59 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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CosmicJoke said: in that picture the standoff is on the left, on every modern corsair case that i've owned there are black standoffs (as opposed to copper) and they are preinstalled, there is one sort of center nub as opposed to a standoff that makes it easier to align the board
Yes I remember the center nub sticked out and that's what I put the standoff on. The MB is about a cm off the case to answer your other question; honestly I don't think I've done it wrong I just wanted to make sure because I watched a video and the dude mentioned the 9 standoff thing.
It would make sense if this case came with preinstalled standoffs because it really doesn;t look like it's in incorrectly I can't snap off a pic because of the angle.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467641 - 08/24/14 12:01 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Also WTF would they only include one standoff unless that's how the case is designed? I can't find the page that mentions were to put the stand off but I figuered it would go in the only peg (the middle one) that looked different to the other 8 pegs.
I know for a fact the MB is placed in the right pattern of pegs. ATX I think or something similar to that.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467646 - 08/24/14 12:03 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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well if you only have one that's weird and not a good idea IMO
I gave up looking for screws to screw into them so I have like 4 maybe but the back io panel is at least tight enough not to budge when I'm pulling stuff in and out
the fan that came with the cpu doesn't need screws it just turns and locks in
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20467660 - 08/24/14 12:06 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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CosmicJoke said: in that picture the standoff is on the left, on every modern corsair case that i've owned there are black standoffs (as opposed to copper) and they are preinstalled, there is one sort of center nub as opposed to a standoff that makes it easier to align the board
To answer this the MB has 9 ports.
1-2-3 are the top of the MB 4-5-6 middle 7-8-9- bottom.
5 has the standoff installed the others have the screws in; it looks correct to me .
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467668 - 08/24/14 12:09 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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The5thElement said:
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CosmicJoke said: in that picture the standoff is on the left, on every modern corsair case that i've owned there are black standoffs (as opposed to copper) and they are preinstalled, there is one sort of center nub as opposed to a standoff that makes it easier to align the board
To answer this the MB has 9 ports.
1-2-3 are the top of the MB 4-5-6 middle 7-8-9- bottom.
5 has the standoff installed the others have the screws in; it looks correct to me .
5 isn't a typical standoff, it's a standoff-nub for aligning the motherboard... standoffs are just that, they stand between the motherboard tray of the case and the motherboard rests on them, you put a screw into the standoff.... I'm sure they were preinstalled and it's fine, because since the nub is in 5 your motherboard is elevated already, you'd have had to screw your motherboard down to the tray if the other standoffs weren't there, and that would probably snap it resting on the nub....
-------------------- Everything is better than it was the last time. I'm good. If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence. I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too. If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20467697 - 08/24/14 12:15 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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So just to reiterate all I did was put screws into the pre installed standoffs (as stated in the mb Manuel) and I put the included 1 standoff onto the nub (#5) which is also ok to do, correct?
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20467698 - 08/24/14 12:15 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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the motherboard trey is silver, the standoff is between the motherboard, the screw is on top.... imagine the standoff not being there, it would be flush on the tray.... just look at your shit right now...
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20467702 - 08/24/14 12:16 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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seriously how hard was that shit to explain lol
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467707 - 08/24/14 12:18 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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The5thElement said: So just to reiterate all I did was put screws into the pre installed standoffs (as stated in the mb Manuel) and I put the included 1 standoff onto the nub (#5) which is also ok to do, correct?
erm, no, with my 2 corsair cases you just put the backplate in and aligned the motherboard onto the nub and then it's totally lined up to put screws into all the standoffs.... i will look up a manual of your case, hold up...
-------------------- Everything is better than it was the last time. I'm good. If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence. I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too. If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
#20467716 - 08/24/14 12:20 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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It's not I completely understand I'm just making sure because I don't want to fuck up.
How hard is it to give help without being rude.

Here's the back of the case, top left is what the screws are screwed into which I believe are the pre installed standoffs.
AGAIN I JUST WANT TO BE SURE.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467729 - 08/24/14 12:24 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Like I appreciate some of you guys giving me help but fuck, everywhere I go I read comments on other forums and people are always treating those who need help like their retarded or something.
I've never done this before, Im providing pictures and trying to explain this shit as best as I can. It's not like I'm communicating on such a low level that you guys are trying your hardest to just barely understand. Fuck.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467754 - 08/24/14 12:30 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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just a simple yes/no
it's like you're letting us talk then going back to talking about your shit without using any new terminology anyone has brought up
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
#20467760 - 08/24/14 12:32 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think you should just leave because honestly you haven't done one thing to help so far.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467767 - 08/24/14 12:33 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Am I being condescending or are you projecting that onto me? I'm just trying to explain.... I'm sure if we were talking live I could explain it quicker... It's a new case so there is no online installation guide.
I found a picture, it was low res so blowing it up still makes it hard to see.... But I'm trying to point out the standoffs, they were preinstalled on my case... they elevate the motherboard up off the tray.... if your motherboard was screwed directly into the tray, it would be flush with the tray, if you see a little gap like the picture prior w/ screw/standoff, then i presume you're good to go.


(notice gap, is not directly screwed into tray)
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: CosmicJoke]
#20467792 - 08/24/14 12:39 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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CosmicJoke said: Am I being condescending or are you projecting that onto me? I'm just trying to explain.... I'm sure if we were talking live I could explain it quicker...

No you have been helpful, the picture you put up with the big red words SCREW/STANDOFF thing was unneccessary though, if you read my comments it's clear I know what your talking about I just wanted to make sure.
lllyabo has done nothing but talk shit and it's annoying. I'm not stupid and I don't think I've been spouting unneccessary things while explaining my problem to you guys.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467838 - 08/24/14 12:53 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anyways yes, the MB isn't directly on the tray and it looks fine. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: The5thElement]
#20467862 - 08/24/14 01:00 AM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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The5thElement said: No you have been helpful, the picture you put up with the big red words SCREW/STANDOFF thing was unneccessary though, if you read my comments it's clear I know what your talking about I just wanted to make sure.
lllyabo has done nothing but talk shit and it's annoying. I'm not stupid and I don't think I've been spouting unneccessary things while explaining my problem to you guys.
Sorry man, it wasn't clear to me because you said "Yes I remember the center nub sticked out and that's what I put the standoff on." Maybe you meant "what I put the motherboard on", because you just rest the motherboard onto the nub and it sits on all the preinstalled standoffs...
not to mention I've been drinking and toking away Anyways, I just habitually ignore Illyabo, haven't paid a word of attention to a thing he has said this entire conversation 
This quote still confuses me
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Yes I remember the center nub sticked out and that's what I put the standoff on. The MB is about a cm off the case to answer your other question; honestly I don't think I've done it wrong I just wanted to make sure because I watched a video and the dude mentioned the 9 standoff thing.
You put the motherboard on the nub, and you stuck something on top of the nub you are calling a standoff? Whatever it is, it doesn't belong there. You just sit the motherboard on the nub and put in the screws...
-------------------- Everything is better than it was the last time. I'm good. If we could look into each others hearts, and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence. I know you scared, you should ask us if we scared too. If you was there, and we just knew you cared too.
Edited by CosmicJoke (08/24/14 01:16 AM)
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Konyap]
#20470947 - 08/24/14 05:16 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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Computer shit can be confusing to a lot of folks, I've seen way way worse. Don't be so condescending
Yes the motherboard should be sitting on at least 9 standoffs. Every new case I've built / bought in the past few years has came with 9 standoffs already pre-installed for the standard ATX configuration. The corsair cases have a little peg where the middle standoff would be and you attach that to center it and attach 8 screws I believe. If the standoffs are not preinstalled, they should come with the case AND with the motherboard in some cases.
You do have the standoffs installed under the motherboard correct? They should look like the pic slutty posted, thing on the left

That is what it should be screwing into, should not be screwed directly into the motherboard tray. As long as those are installed properly you have nothing to worry about.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: Shroomism]
#20474706 - 08/25/14 01:23 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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newegg tigerdirect compusa
All of these are pretty good and tend to have some good deals.
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Re: What's a good site to buy computer parts? + look at my setup [Re: GimmeGot]
#20475086 - 08/25/14 02:53 PM (9 years, 8 months ago) |
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I didn't search this entire thread so if this has already been said just laugh at me but.........
$2000 and your considering an i5????? no no nooooooooo. Go i7 bro. Make sure to get a K version also. such as i7-4***K
Good luck
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