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Re: Laptop to PC

Corvallis5
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05.01.13 05:20:59 am

ExecL has written

Some new items, like a better graphics card and a cheaper keyboard and a cheaper and better looking case.

GPU

Gigabyte GV-N640OC-2GI GT 640 PCIE Video Card, 2GB DDR3. (Nvidia GT 640 2GB DDR3/ 350w) $167.00,

Case

NZXT Source 210 Elite Mid ATX Tower Case, No PSU, White $77.00,

Power Supply

500w Raidmax RX-500 ATX Power Supply, Black. $45.00,

Key board

Logitech Ultra Flat Keyboard. $33.00,

Total $1,118.00

That keyboard is alright for $33.00,

I won't get a 24" its like $300. I can go with a 19", for $160

What? I got a 23.5" for $130
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059
on sale for 150, ends 1/7 and come w/ speakers (probs not to good though).

Re: Laptop to PC

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05.01.13 05:06:29 pm

Do not buy the GT640, it's a piece of rubbish. You always want a x50 + card with nVidia, the lower ones aren't able to game at all.

I'd recommend choosing Sandy Bridge over Ivy bridge, it has heating problems and has proved to have a lower lifespan. The 2500K is a real good old child, but I'd say rather go for a 2600K or 2700K ( my current processor ), you get hyper-threading and slightly better performance ( and overclocking ) with i7 range.
     As for graphics, I duly advise the HD7950, it's an excellent card! If you want a serious graphics card but are on a budget, nVidia shifted it's weight and made it's 65x+ range much less affordable than the HD79xx range for performance to cash ratio.
     Motherboard, well, Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H all the way. It's a perfect board, I upgraded both my PC's to this motherboard recently and it was great, I got slightly better RAM clocking than my Sabertooth P67, and all the goodies that come with the Z7x chipset.
     RAM, I have 32GB of G.Skill 2133Mhz wityh CAS 9, and they are really good performance. But I doubt you need that much RAM. Go with a 8GB 1600Mhz ( can OC to 2133Mhz and set the CAS up a bit for better bandwidth ) kit from G.Skill, they are quite cheap now-a-days, pretty sure they were close to one hundred dollars. You might want to go up to 16GB later on, Minecraft runs like a beast ( even with Optifine's Extreme view distance ) when you give it more RAM.
     Any 750W PSU should be able to handle this rig, using the 80% rule.

The rest you can decide for yourself, I mean, you know how much storage you'll need, whether you want an SSD or not, what keyboard and mouse you want ( mouse-wise I'd suggest a RAT 7, it's excellent, I bought it despite my serious G9 love! Keyboard only barely matters, since all you use are WASD, shift, control, etc, right?

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Wish you the best buy, though this machine might cost you a bit.

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