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Originally Posted by Monoxide1986 If I went with an i7 over an i5, would I see a lot of difference? And on the i7's I'm debating between these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115229 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115070

I myself have the first one, the i7-3820 and love it. I wanted to go higher end as I wanted to future proof for a while. Not to mention always wanted a top of the line gaming rig, so I splurged more for this and the board below

I paired it with this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157289

So this is my first time I plan on upgrading my rig.
I plan on upgrading my old 5670HD with the 660 Ti to be able play Borderlands 2 and Skyrim in High settings maybe even Ultra. So do you guys think my mobo can handle the 660 ti?

I also plan on buying more RAM to bring my rig from 4GB to 8GB. Du you recommend I just buy another set of 2x2 or just get a 2x4?

Originally Posted by glemtvapen So this is my first time I plan on upgrading my rig. I plan on upgrading my old 5670HD with the 660 Ti to be able play Borderlands 2 and Skyrim in High settings maybe even Ultra. So do you guys think my mobo can handle the 660 ti? I also plan on buying more RAM to bring my rig from 4GB to 8GB. Du you recommend I just buy another set of 2x2 or just get a 2x4?

What's your motherboard? And yes, get 2x4GB if you can.

Originally Posted by elessar123 What's your motherboard? And yes, get 2x4GB if you can.

It's this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128443

i'm looking for a 1tb hard drive that won't die after 1.5 years use for a good price. Anyone have any suggestions?

Originally Posted by glemtvapen It's this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128443

I'm not sure on that one.

Originally Posted by Nekopanchi2012 i'm looking for a 1tb hard drive that won't die after 1.5 years use for a good price. Anyone have any suggestions?

Western Digital Blacks are usually the best bet.

Originally Posted by Nekopanchi2012 i'm looking for a 1tb hard drive that won't die after 1.5 years use for a good price. Anyone have any suggestions?

I just grabbed a 2tb seagate HDD for $115 at BestBuy, my buddy who builds computers says its good, but I cant confirm its gonna last over 1.5 years.

I am looking to enhance the performance of my computer with gaming in mind. I don't need to be maxing out video settings but would like to play with a decent frame rate for sc2 and possibly a newer shooter like borderlands 2. Or, perhaps building a new rig entirely would be more ideal?

CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Motherboard Name Asus P5K-E (3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Bearlake P35

DIMM1: A-Data DQVE1A16 1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: A-Data 1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: A-Data DQVE1A16 1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM4: A-Data 1 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
Video Adapter ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series (1024 MB)
Monitor Asus VH236H [23" LCD] (ACLMTF129651)
Audio Adapter Creative SB X-Fi Audio Controller

Originally Posted by elessar123 I'm not sure on that one.

Thanks for trying to help.
Looking around the web, a PCIE 3.0 GPU should work on a PCIE 2.0 slot so I guess I'm good then.

Hey guys! I'm thinking about building myself a new computer. It'll mostly be used for school related stuff which involve a lots graphic heavy software (Solidwork, cad, cam, after effects, etc..) I will do some gaming on it as i am a CAG. I have a build set up and ready to start buying parts but I'm a little confused on the mobo part. There seem to be a lot of different type of mobo for the intel i series. What would be the best? Z67? Z77? H75? I don't get what those different thing stand for. Any help?

ASUS Sabertooth P67 or nothing, well of course if you have the money

Originally Posted by luan87us Hey guys! I'm thinking about building myself a new computer. It'll mostly be used for school related stuff which involve a lots graphic heavy software (Solidwork, cad, cam, after effects, etc..) I will do some gaming on it as i am a CAG. I have a build set up and ready to start buying parts but I'm a little confused on the mobo part. There seem to be a lot of different type of mobo for the intel i series. What would be the best? Z67? Z77? H75? I don't get what those different thing stand for. Any help?

Depends on the processor you want. And there's a Z77 Sabertooth.

I built my buddy a new rig and he has the Asus Sabertooth.

What a sexy layout.

so like what is the tier list break down on those notation? P>Z>H?? Oh and I'm trying to keep the budget below $800 so probably won't go too fancy on the mobo. probably stick with a Z77 from MSI or gigabyte.

Originally Posted by luan87us so like what is the tier list break down on those notation? P>Z>H?? Oh and I'm trying to keep the budget below $800 so probably won't go too fancy on the mobo. probably stick with a Z77 from MSI or gigabyte.

I think it goes Z > H > P Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman

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I'm building a bitchin' destitute rig as soon as I save up some dosh.

Originally Posted by j-cart ASUS Sabertooth P67 or nothing, well of course if you have the money

That board has been nothing but a nightmare for me.

First two DOA and a third that stopped working 4 months later.

I'm using the Asus P8Z77V LK. It's cheap, and seems awesome so far.

Just do note that SSD prices have been falling like crazy for the last two weeks alone, hitting $.50/GB or below on just last gen SATAIII drives, even the latest drives are still below the $1/GB mark. I picked up an older sataII 120gb drive for about $40 that I'm enjoying on an older system.