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[Demonic Jenkins]

I am going to reconfigure your build and save you at least $100...a budget of $600 can build you a solid gaming PC and you don't even need a 750W PSU

First of all, why are you getting a laptop hard drive? Are you planning to dump it into the PS4 after you are done or something?

If not, get this hard drive - $54
http://www.goharddrive.com/White-Label-1TB-32MB-Cache-7200RPM-SATA-Hard-Drive-p/g01-0096.htm

I would recommend 1866 memory instead of just 1600 - $79
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231527

get this motherboard instead and make sure you enter the promo code - $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128659

I don't like your case and if you are not 100% sold on it, get this instead because it has solid cable management and comes with 3 fans preinstalled - $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147060

that PSU you put on there is out of stock at the store they are linking you, so get this one - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182073

The DVD Drive is whatever

That total so far is $373 so that leaves a little over $200 for a CPU and then a dedicated graphics card...I am starting to think an AM3+ build will be better for you @ $600. We might be able to clock down that Power Supply to 650W to save some money there so you can get a cheap AMD Quad Core and maybe squeeze a 2GB 7850 in there. Will save money on an AM3+ motherboard as well...I recommend AMD APU for cheaper builds than yours..$600 is starting to head into gamer/performance territory breh.

TBH, I don't think an aftermarket cooler is needed for your needs, but if that's what you want...that is a solid choice. I would save the $30 if I were you. If you DO decide to save the $30 then it might be worth to dump the APU architecture and go with a cheap AMD Quad and a lower end dedicated video card. The choice is yours

Good look breh. But let me ask you this. The cpu you suggested...will that be good enough to keep for awhile to where the only thing I would have to upgrade is the gpu later on if I wanted to? I basically want something to where later on if I wanted a little more gaming power all I would have to do is upgrade the gpu...is that possible? I dont want any bottle neck issues with whatever cpu I roll with.

If that will send me over my right now budget of $600 then I'll probably just dial it back.

 

[Liquid]

Good look breh. But let me ask you this. The cpu you suggested...will that be good enough to keep for awhile to where the only thing I would have to upgrade is the gpu later on if I wanted to? I basically want something to where later on if I wanted a little more gaming power all I would have to do is upgrade the gpu...is that possible? I dont want any bottle neck issues with whatever cpu I roll with.

If that will send me over my right now budget of $600 then I'll probably just dial it back.

The FX series processors will always be stronger than an APU, but no dedicated video card on the actual processor. I will look into replacing that APU, motherboard, and then looking for a deal on a 2GB 7850 or a GTX 660 if not

 

[Fatboi1]

My boy says to me, "Yo I want you to build me a computer."

Me: How much you trying to spend?
Him: It don't matter.

 

[Auger]

Anyone playing LOADOUT?

 

[Fatboi1]

Anyone playing LOADOUT?

I heard it's dope. I downloaded it but haven't tried it. I'll get on later.

 

[Ciggavelli]

My boy says to me, "Yo I want you to build me a computer."

Me: How much you trying to spend?
Him: It don't matter.

Quad sli 780tis

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Quad sli 780tis

what kind of PSU would you need for that?

 

[Ciggavelli]

what kind of PSU would you need for that?

1200w - 1500w (more likely)



(that's why I love these single card dual gpus [here's hoping for a 790])

 

[Auger]

what kind of PSU would you need for that?

more like how much would the electricity cost to run that rig per month

 

[Ciggavelli]

more like how much would the electricity cost to run that rig per month

For real....


But if you can afford 3K on gpus alone, I guess it doesn't matter

 

[Auger]

For real....


But if you can afford 3K on gpus alone, I guess it doesn't matter

Makes sense

Throw an Intel Core i7-4960X while he's at it

I'm sure the lights will dim a bit whenever he turns it on.

 

[Ciggavelli]

I just picked the most expensive shyt on CyperPower (they wouldn't even give me the option to put in the 4th gpu). I skimped out on the keyboard, mouse, and speakers and got it just over 10K
()

• BASE_PRICE: [+1839]
• BLUETOOTH: None
• CAS: Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/ Dual Power Supply, USB 3.0, Blue LED, Side-Panel Window [+101]
• CASUPGRADE: Flexible LED Interior Light Strip [+19] (Red Color)
• CD: LG 16X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW Combo Drive [+0] (Black Color)
• CD2: None
• COOLANT: Standard Coolant
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
• CS_FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (1,000 RPM Black Color with No LED Enlobal Magnetic Barometric Bearing 17 dBA)
• ENGRAVING: None
• FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)
• FAN: CYBERPOWERPC Xtreme Hydro II 360mm Liquid Cooling w/ XSPC RayStorm CPU Block, Dual D5 Pump, AX360 Radiator, Ultimate Performance+Extreme Silence at 18dBA [+280]
• FLASHMEDIA: None
• HDD: 1TB Samsung 840 EVO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write [+679] (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data Security [+750])
• HDD2: 4TB (4TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 5900RPM HDD [+219] (Single Drive)
• HEADSET: None
• IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
• KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Cooler Master Storm Devastator Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Combo
• MB_SRT: 64GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 505 MB/s Write (Single Drive)
• MEMORY: 32GB (8GBx4) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory [+394] (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MONITOR: 31.5" ASUS PQ321Q Black 8ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight 4K UHD monitor with 3840 x 2160 Resolution, height adjustable [+3499]
• MONITOR2: None
• MONITOR3: None
• MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 EATX w/ Ultra Durable 5 Plus, OP AMP, Creative Sound Core 3D, Intel & Killer E2200 GbLAN, 4 Gen3 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1 [+202]
• MOUSE: None
• NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
• NOISEREDUCE1: Sound Absorbing Foam on Side, Top And Bottom panels [+29]
• OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) + Office 365 FREE 30 Days Trial
• OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
• POWERSUPPLY: 1,200 Watts - Corsair AXi AX1200i 1200W Digital 80 PLUS Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply [+198]
• RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 to 3 weeks
• SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster ZXR 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCIe Sound Card w/SNR 124dB, DBPro optical output, Multi-channel surround, SBX Pro Studio, Sound Core3D Processor & Audio Control Module [+226]
• SPEAKERS: None
• TEMP: None
• TUNING: None
• TVRC: None
• USBFLASH: None
• USBHD: None
• USBX: Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules [+39]
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+495] (EVGA Superclocked W/ ACX Cooling [+0])
• VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+495] (EVGA Superclocked W/ ACX Cooling [+0])
• VIDEO3: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+845] (EVGA Superclocked W/ ACX Cooling [+0])
• WNC: None
• _PRICE: (+10359)
• _view_: {88A4E698-9BA2-49DD-AA09-6A7EC66891FA}
• _load_: 2/9/2014 12:50:58 PM

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

I just picked the most expensive shyt on CyperPower (they wouldn't even give me the option to put in the 4th gpu). I skimped out on the keyboard, mouse, and speakers and got it just over 10K
()

• BASE_PRICE: [+1839]
• BLUETOOTH: None
• CAS: Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/ Dual Power Supply, USB 3.0, Blue LED, Side-Panel Window [+101]
• CASUPGRADE: Flexible LED Interior Light Strip [+19] (Red Color)
• CD: LG 16X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW Combo Drive [+0] (Black Color)
• CD2: None
• COOLANT: Standard Coolant
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
• CS_FAN: Maximum Enermax 120MM Case Cooling Fans for selected case (Maximum Silent Operation) [+29] (1,000 RPM Black Color with No LED Enlobal Magnetic Barometric Bearing 17 dBA)
• ENGRAVING: None
• FA_HDD: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)
• FAN: CYBERPOWERPC Xtreme Hydro II 360mm Liquid Cooling w/ XSPC RayStorm CPU Block, Dual D5 Pump, AX360 Radiator, Ultimate Performance+Extreme Silence at 18dBA [+280]
• FLASHMEDIA: None
• HDD: 1TB Samsung 840 EVO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write [+679] (1TB x 2 (1TB Capacity) Raid 1 High Performance with Data Security [+750])
• HDD2: 4TB (4TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 5900RPM HDD [+219] (Single Drive)
• HEADSET: None
• IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
• KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Cooler Master Storm Devastator Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Combo
• MB_SRT: 64GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 505 MB/s Write (Single Drive)
• MEMORY: 32GB (8GBx4) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory [+394] (Corsair or Major Brand)
• MONITOR: 31.5" ASUS PQ321Q Black 8ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight 4K UHD monitor with 3840 x 2160 Resolution, height adjustable [+3499]
• MONITOR2: None
• MONITOR3: None
• MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 EATX w/ Ultra Durable 5 Plus, OP AMP, Creative Sound Core 3D, Intel & Killer E2200 GbLAN, 4 Gen3 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1 [+202]
• MOUSE: None
• NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
• NOISEREDUCE1: Sound Absorbing Foam on Side, Top And Bottom panels [+29]
• OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) + Office 365 FREE 30 Days Trial
• OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
• POWERSUPPLY: 1,200 Watts - Corsair AXi AX1200i 1200W Digital 80 PLUS Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply [+198]
• RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 to 3 weeks
• SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster ZXR 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCIe Sound Card w/SNR 124dB, DBPro optical output, Multi-channel surround, SBX Pro Studio, Sound Core3D Processor & Audio Control Module [+226]
• SPEAKERS: None
• TEMP: None
• TUNING: None
• TVRC: None
• USBFLASH: None
• USBHD: None
• USBX: Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth & Wireless N Modules [+39]
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+495] (EVGA Superclocked W/ ACX Cooling [+0])
• VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+495] (EVGA Superclocked W/ ACX Cooling [+0])
• VIDEO3: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+845] (EVGA Superclocked W/ ACX Cooling [+0])
• WNC: None
• _PRICE: (+10359)
• _view_: {88A4E698-9BA2-49DD-AA09-6A7EC66891FA}
• _load_: 2/9/2014 1258 PM

i'm gonna cop that right now...

 

[Ciggavelli]

i'm gonna cop that right now...

"Eight Thousand? It's a Hyundai <pshhh>. Get out of here" [10K in this case, but go with it]

Spoiler

[Setting: Coffee shop]

GEORGE: Have something else. C'mon, have a little dessert?

JERRY: I'm good, thanks.

GEORGE: Elaine, get something! It's all taken care of.

ELAINE: I'm kinda full.

GEORGE: So don't finish it.

JERRY: (acidly) She's full. (George puts up his hands in an "excuse me" gesture.) So, Big daddy. I'm just curious. How much did you clear on your little trasaction

there? All told?

GEORGE: I don't like to discuss figures.

JERRY: How much?

GEORGE: I don't know, what? Eight thousand. It's a Hyundai. Get out of here.. I told you not to sell. Simons made money, Wilkinson cleaned up.

JERRY: So, Wilkinson's out of the hospital now?

GEORGE: No. You'd be surprised. You don't recover that quickly from a nose job.

(Elaine sneezes)

JERRY: Is taht still from the cats?

ELAINE: No, I just have a cold.

JERRY: So, what ever happened with that?

ELAINE: I gave him an ultimatum. (Shrugs)

GEORGE: He chose the cats?

ELAINE: They're very clean animals.

JERRY: I gotta say, that's pretty sad. Losing out to a cat.

ELAINE: Almost as bad as losing out to a perfume.

GEORGE: I told you those trips were relationship killers. Too bad you can't get your buddy Superman to fly around the Earth at super speed and reverse time.

You'd get all the money back - you could have avoided the whole trip to Vermont.

ELAINE: Superman can go back in time?

JERRY: We went over that.

GEORGE: Wilkinson's got a bite on a new one.. Petramco Corp. Out of, hu, Springfield. I think. They're about to introduce some sort of robot butcher.

JERRY: A robot butcher?

GOERGE: Shhhhh. If you want to get in - there's very little time. (Calling to waitress) Sweetheart.. (Waitress tears of check, George stops her) No, no, no. That'

ought to coever it. (He hands her some money, she turns to leave, George stops her) Just a second.. Just a.. let me.. (looks at the check, then take some money out

of her hand.) (Urging Jerry and Elaine to eat) Come on, come on, come on..

 

[Ciggavelli]

"South Park: Stick of Truth" better fukking be good. I've been waiting for too long for this shyt