Rate this comp build HAN...
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Read this review Chris:
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?...50aHVzaWFzdA==
Everybody I know of that has one of these swear by it even if it's pricey.
P.S. going to make revisions to my build.
P.S.S. OCZ Reaper memory of just memory with a Terminator II wing? :-P
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?...50aHVzaWFzdA==
Everybody I know of that has one of these swear by it even if it's pricey.
P.S. going to make revisions to my build.
P.S.S. OCZ Reaper memory of just memory with a Terminator II wing? :-P
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...orsair%2b550vx
Same thing with the OCZ Reaper memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227267
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looks good. i cheapened out on the mb because it was my budget gaming rig
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First of all, what's your cap at? I set mine at $1K but slowly shaving the costs down by waiting on sales and hookups.
What do you plan to do with that mobo Chris?
Gigabyte is very solid when it comes to overclocking and I'd imagine that the DS3R is probably on the extreme end of that but it's very selective about RAM. I don't think the the RAM you bought will be working well (if at all) with that board. If you're in the $1.2K to $1.5K ballpark when that'll be a solid board but invest in great memory. I recommend ditching PC6400 for PC8500 instead; 2GB PC8500 generally outperforms 4GB PC6400 and it's going to be status quo memory within a year or two.
The Dominator listed in my build is around $55 after MIR so give it a look.
What do you plan to do with that mobo Chris?
Gigabyte is very solid when it comes to overclocking and I'd imagine that the DS3R is probably on the extreme end of that but it's very selective about RAM. I don't think the the RAM you bought will be working well (if at all) with that board. If you're in the $1.2K to $1.5K ballpark when that'll be a solid board but invest in great memory. I recommend ditching PC6400 for PC8500 instead; 2GB PC8500 generally outperforms 4GB PC6400 and it's going to be status quo memory within a year or two.
The Dominator listed in my build is around $55 after MIR so give it a look.
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Cap was originally at $1.5k but it looks like I'll be going a tad under that goal. Basically I'm building this thing for handle multitasking, media encoding, mass storage.......basically I want the thing not to skip one beat at whatever the hell I throw at it for the next two years.
I'll take your memory into consideration
I'll take your memory into consideration
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don't waste your money on raptors. the slight advantage you see in bench marking wont make a lick of difference in the real world.
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Originally Posted by WiLL
...I really wanna get out and shoot people.