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Squirrel 
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| Kinitawowi wrote: | So, after a week and a half I finally found out what was taking the RMA so damn long - they'd run out of that card so couldn't send me a replacement. Good of them to let me know.
Pricks.
I've told them to send me the 1050MHz edition instead. It should arrive tomorrow; if that craps out too I'll say fuck it and get a 770. |
XFX isn't the greatest company in the world...
I hope this card lasts longer for you!
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kirk7777
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Alright, so I asked for advice in this thread a long time ago, but back then, I was really in no position to be able to afford PC gaming. Thankfully, it looks like I will be soon. I still am not knowledgeable enough about computer hardware to be able to assemble a PC on my own, so I'm looking at pre-built options. Here's the build I'm looking at. Is this build solid enough to handle 2013 games? Optional features I'm going to be adding are the 19" monitor, Windows 8, and a USB 3.0 port. This brought the price up to USD $811. My main concerns are that the graphics card may not be powerful enough, and that the 4GB of memory is too little (I've heard that 8GB is generally the way to go). Opinions?
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Kinitawowi
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kirk7777
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Alright, how would it work if I switched to the 650 NZXT PSU, 8GB of RAM, and the GTX 660 2GB?
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Squirrel
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| Kinitawowi wrote: | Double post, so I may as well make use of it - my new 1050MHz card runs like a dream.  (91FPS on Bioshock now, and it's even stable!) |
That's good to hear, I'm glad that it was a bad card and something else 
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Squirrel
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Yeah, that's a good starter rig. With those too, if he wants more power, its just a new processor to do it too.
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Qarx
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Alright, it's been a LONG time since I've posted, and I'm not sure how active this forum is anymore, but I've returned with another request for a build.
My brother wants a PC more or less on par with the one I've got, though given how long it's been, certain parts don't seem to be around or as common. Since I'm still not too familiar with parts, I'd appreciate recommendations once more! The budget is again $800, by the way.
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Leprosy916
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| Qarx wrote: | Alright, it's been a LONG time since I've posted, and I'm not sure how active this forum is anymore, but I've returned with another request for a build.
My brother wants a PC more or less on par with the one I've got, though given how long it's been, certain parts don't seem to be around or as common. Since I'm still not too familiar with parts, I'd appreciate recommendations once more! The budget is again $800, by the way. |
Does he have a monitor and keyboard/mouse and all that? Does he want to go wired or wireless? Reusing current HDD?
Just need to know what needs to be included in that $800. |
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Qarx
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| Leprosy916 wrote: | | Qarx wrote: | Alright, it's been a LONG time since I've posted, and I'm not sure how active this forum is anymore, but I've returned with another request for a build.
My brother wants a PC more or less on par with the one I've got, though given how long it's been, certain parts don't seem to be around or as common. Since I'm still not too familiar with parts, I'd appreciate recommendations once more! The budget is again $800, by the way. |
Does he have a monitor and keyboard/mouse and all that? Does he want to go wired or wireless? Reusing current HDD?
Just need to know what needs to be included in that $800. |
We're going to buy the monitor locally, so that's not included in the budget. He does need a keyboard+mouse, though.
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Forgot to mention we'll need a HDD, too.
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SSD, SSD, SSD, SSD, SSD, SSD. biggest improvement you can make to any new rig.
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Leprosy916
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http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Leprosy916/saved/h6WJ7P
Comes out to around $801 and change after rebates and discounts + shipping and tax. Let me know if you need any substitutions or anything, but the performance per dollar on that thing is pretty sick. It's around 25-40+% better performance than the build you linked depending on the application.
And I just realized I chose the same case as your build. Let me know if you actually got that one and don't want your brother's to match or something. That is just the cheapest case with good reviews. I could find something comparable, if you want. |
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Qarx
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| Leprosy916 wrote: | http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Leprosy916/saved/h6WJ7P
Comes out to around $801 and change after rebates and discounts + shipping and tax. Let me know if you need any substitutions or anything, but the performance per dollar on that thing is pretty sick. It's around 25-40+% better performance than the build you linked depending on the application.
And I just realized I chose the same case as your build. Let me know if you actually got that one and don't want your brother's to match or something. That is just the cheapest case with good reviews. I could find something comparable, if you want. |
I got the Full Tower, myself, though I don't think he'll mind a Mid Tower.
Only complaint he had was for the keyboard/mouse, which I picked out replacements myself. Thank you very much for the recommendations! 
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