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11-25-2015, 10:43 PM
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#4276 | | I AM
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says there's a $20 mail in rebate till nov 30 so it becomes $239.99. This is the kinda better deal I've seen I think... The EVGA gtx 960 went up in price iirc
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11-26-2015, 09:28 AM
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any recommendations for mobo? looking for 1150 socket and built in wifi, prefer full size atx.
was looking at asus z97-pro but its 250 bucks
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11-26-2015, 10:21 AM
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#4278 | | #deephouse
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i just picked these up, one of the best gaming headsets and lowest price ever.
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11-26-2015, 10:40 PM
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#4279 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Planning to build a new rig cause mines like 6 years old now lol, was thinking mid-high range ~1200+, anyone spot any good deals from black friday?
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11-27-2015, 01:06 PM
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Thanks for all your tips guys.
Just picked up a new PSU & Vid card.
I'm probably looking to upgrade my Mobo/CPU next month, come Boxing day.
Any suggestions?
I mainly use my computer for some gaming (fallout, witcher etc), & web browsing.
I'm looking to budget $500-600 for the combo. Some more wiggle room can be found($700? factoring in DDR4), if Skylake is really worth it.
AMD FX-6100
Gigabyte 970A-DS3
G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 4gb x2
Crucial M4 SSD
MSI R9 380 4gb
EVGA Supernova G2 750W
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11-27-2015, 01:57 PM
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#4281 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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what do you guys think of this video card deal: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Directx 11 2 100362SR 4GB 512 BIT GDDR5 PCI Express 3 0 X | eBay
SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 290 $249.99
Tiger direct had some killer CPU/Mobo?Ram deals. I5 CPU EVGA Moba and 8 gigs of ram for under $400. They also had a I7 Deal.
So people looking for an upgrade keep checking redflagdeals.com
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11-29-2015, 08:34 PM
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#4282 | | #deephouse
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11-30-2015, 01:28 PM
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#4283 | | #deephouse
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12-01-2015, 08:47 AM
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#4284 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Would appreciate some insight into my question 
Was super tempted to spend a ton of money upgrading my system these past few days with all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.
I'm still running the tank PII 965 BE OC'd to 4GHz with a 7950. Still on Win7 no real intention to upgrade anytime soon, but I know I'll have to do it eventually. I don't feel the performance of my current setup ever being even remotely slow or insufficient for most of the things I do (aside from some newer games where I simply cannot turn everything up to the max or even high  ), but I'm thinking it's probably time to upgrade to futureproof myself for what's to come?
I've been eyeing putting in a new processor for the past couple months, probably the FX-6300 or maybe the 8320. Or, I could continue with the PII 965 and just upgrade my 7950 to something a little newer. In terms of day-to-day use and some occasional gaming, which would be the more effective upgrade?
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12-01-2015, 10:43 AM
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#4285 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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If you have an itch to scratch, go for it. Personally, I wouldn't do anything until I start noticing that my system is a bit slow with the software suites that I regularly use on a daily basis.
Personally, I never understand what "futureproof" means because when the future comes, there are already better products available that will better suit the needs of the future.
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12-01-2015, 11:15 AM
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^ and they'll be cheaper too.
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12-01-2015, 11:52 AM
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#4287 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Any suggestions on the best 240/256GB SSD currently on the market? Looking to upgrade some laptops with something tough and fast, and ideally available from NCIX.
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12-01-2015, 01:20 PM
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i was just looking at building a new computer for myself, and i read that the pci-e ssd's + the m.2 pci-e ssd's are the fastest ones around now
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12-01-2015, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by underscore Any suggestions on the best 240/256GB SSD currently on the market? Looking to upgrade some laptops with something tough and fast, and ideally available from NCIX. | define best.. best money can buy or gb/$
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12-01-2015, 03:12 PM
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#4291 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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I need reliability more than anything, speed obviously matters too but from what I understand any current SSD will walk all over a standard 5400rpm HDD. Obviously I don't want the price to be too ridiculous but we're willing to toss out the money needed to get quality stuff that won't die just because it's cold or something.
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12-01-2015, 03:37 PM
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#4292 | | #deephouse
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Personally for reliability , i would go with intel.
But samsung ones are good too Samsung 850 EVO Series Solid State Drive, 250GB at Memory Express
It was 10 dollars cheaper during blackfriday but this is good too.
5 year warranty.
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12-01-2015, 04:03 PM
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#4293 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by underscore I need reliability more than anything, speed obviously matters too but from what I understand any current SSD will walk all over a standard 5400rpm HDD. Obviously I don't want the price to be too ridiculous but we're willing to toss out the money needed to get quality stuff that won't die just because it's cold or something. | Intel for reliability. spend some more money for the better Intel SSD Quote:
Originally Posted by StylinRed i was just looking at building a new computer for myself, and i read that the pci-e ssd's + the m.2 pci-e ssd's are the fastest ones around now | fastest is pci-e ssd. also the most expensive.  | |
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12-01-2015, 07:30 PM
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#4294 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Intel Retail Edge for the holidays is up
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12-02-2015, 11:55 AM
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#4295 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Brand new to PC gaming. Here's what I am currently ordering.
The list below doesn't have a ssd card or a case yet! so any suggestions? I also am not planning to overclock.
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FXGTQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/FXGTQ7/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.49 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.01 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($428.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($81.99 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $973.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-02 19:02 EST-0500
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12-02-2015, 12:51 PM
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#4296 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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^ You should spend another $80 or so and get a SSD for your boot drive. Well worth the money.
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12-02-2015, 03:03 PM
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#4297 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Originally Posted by gilly ^ You should spend another $80 or so and get a SSD for your boot drive. Well worth the money. | Yeah, I'll look in to it. Any suggestions?
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12-03-2015, 12:17 PM
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#4298 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by Ron_Swanson Yeah, I'll look in to it. Any suggestions? | Samsung 850 EVO is my suggestion. It's been as low as $99.99 for a 250. The 120 is around $80. Samsung 850 EVO Series Solid State Drive, 250GB at Memory Express | |
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12-03-2015, 09:25 PM
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#4299 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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critiques https://pcpartpicker.com/user/stylin...d/#view=hWVv6h
trying to get a mini-itx gaming/photoshopping
i'd choose a better case but it has to try to 'blend in with the furniture' -_-
which is also why i chose the reference design gpu, due to the crappy design of the case it's recommended that a blower style is used
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12-03-2015, 09:34 PM
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#4300 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Originally Posted by StylinRed critiques https://pcpartpicker.com/user/stylin...d/#view=hWVv6h
trying to get a mini-itx gaming/photoshopping
i'd choose a better case but it has to try to 'blend in with the furniture' -_-
which is also why i chose the reference design gpu, due to the crappy design of the case it's recommended that a blower style is used | This is my last mITX build.
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.2GHz
ASUS H97i-PLUS
16GB Kingston DDR3-1866
ASUS GTX 970 STRIX
240GB Sandisk Ultra II SSD
Phanteks Evolv ITX Case
Seasonic X-750 750W 80+ Gold PSU
Cooler Master Nepton 240M CPU Water Cooler
Rosewill Hyperborea 140MM Case Fans
Windows 10 Professional
I underclocked the GTX 970 and undervolted the 4790K. Even at load with Prime95, the fans were barely audible.
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