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May 26 2012 11:29am
Like king said, google each graphics card and the compatability with the games you'll be playing.

You want the card that fits your needs. But I would personally take the 550ti
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May 26 2012 11:43am
Quote (HyphyIll @ May 26 2012 01:29pm)
Like king said, google each graphics card and the compatability with the games you'll be playing.

You want the card that fits your needs.  But I would personally take the 550ti


the EVGA?
I read all the reviews for all 3 video cards, they all got pretty good reviews in terms of gaming but the zotac has had some recent issues with running hot
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May 26 2012 11:47am
Yeah, definitely EVGA.
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May 26 2012 11:57am
Okay so final review of my computer build, please some opinions


Central Warehouse
1 Corsair Builder Series CX500 V2 500 Watt 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXV2) $49.99 $49.99
1 Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case (VL80001W2Z) $39.99 $39.99
1 Seagate Barracuda (ST500DM002) SATA3 6.0Gb/s 500GB 16MB Cache (OEM) $69.99 $69.99
1 Mushkin Silverline 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz CL9 DIMMs (996768) $25.99 $25.99
1 Intel Core i5-2400 Quad-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.10Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 32nm (Retail Boxed) (BX80623I52400) $179.99 $179.99
1 Sony AD-7280S-0B Black SATA DVD Writer 24x DVD-/+R 48x CD-R $19.99 $19.99
1 Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H Socket FM1 AMD A75 Chipset Dual-Channel DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 2x PCI-Express GLAN 8.2-CH HD Audio 5x SATA 6.0Gb/s 8xUSB 3.0 10xUSB 2.0 DVI/VGA/HDMI/Display Por FireWire ATX $99.99 $99.99
1 EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 (01G-P3-1557-KR) nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti Chipset 1024MB DDR5 Memory Dual Display DVI-I/Mini-HDMI PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card $159.99 $159.99
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May 26 2012 12:22pm
RPM speed on the hard drive?
Mushkin silver lines are.... ehhh. Get 8 gigs. Corsair Vengeance or GSkill Ripjaws 2x 4gb models are like 45$. I originally had silverlines in my PC, but I upgraded to Vengeances and saw a huge difference.

That mobo is really solid. 8x 3.0 ports with 10x 2.0 ports. I like. Other than that everything looks good
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May 26 2012 12:38pm
Quote (HyphyIll @ May 26 2012 02:22pm)
RPM speed on the hard drive?
Mushkin silver lines are.... ehhh.  Get 8 gigs. Corsair Vengeance or GSkill Ripjaws 2x 4gb models are like 45$.  I originally had silverlines in my PC, but I upgraded to Vengeances and saw a huge difference.

That mobo is really solid.  8x 3.0 ports with 10x 2.0 ports.  I like.  Other than that everything looks good


7200rpm
Product Specifications:

Storage Capacity: 500 GB
Rotational Speed: 7200 rpm
Buffer: 16 MB
Hard Drive Interface: SATA/600
SATA Pin: 7-pin
Form Factor: Internal
Drive Width: 3.5"
Drive Height: 1/3H
Height: 0.8"
Width: 4.0"
Depth: 5.8"
Weight (Approximate): 14.64 oz
Green Compliant: Yes
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority:
RoHS
China RoHS
Standard Warranty: 1 Year Limited

and okay will upgrade ram
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May 26 2012 12:42pm
You're good to go IMO.
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May 26 2012 12:42pm
Quote (HyphyIll @ May 26 2012 02:42pm)
You're good to go IMO.


http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_612&item_id=035070

these the corsair vengeance you're talking about right?
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May 26 2012 01:00pm
Yes sir. Overclocking friendly too.
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Quote (HyphyIll @ May 26 2012 03:00pm)
Yes sir.  Overclocking friendly too.


This is what I got from the cpu section

Quote (NewKID @ May 26 2012 02:41pm)
you got an AMD motherboard with an intel processor lol
6850 > 550 ti    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/539?vs=541
the psu is questionable



Quote (HowToTrainMyDragon @ May 26 2012 03:03pm)
Okay
What graphics card do you recommend?

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43%5F557%5F558&item%5Fid=048886 MSI
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43%5F557%5F558&item%5Fid=042852 gigabyte
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43%5F557%5F558&item%5Fid=034447 Sapphire <-- kinda pricey but if the other two are complete garbage I'll take this

and what power supply do you recommend?



Any thoughts on this?
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