So basically this thread is this - http://www.thecoli.com/threads/the-arcadium-random-thoughts-thread.171154/
Arcadium Weekend Chat (8.1.15)
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Wait til the 5th, that's when Skylake is out.
Supercoolmayo
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Does installing windows 10 mean I got to backup my files?
always backup what is important.
It wasn't necessary on two of my installs so far, but on this ASUS laptop something went wrong and had to start from scratch.
I am not sure if you have a GPU preference, but the R9 390 is slightly more powerful than the 970 for about the same price. The 970 is more efficient and of course has all the extra nVidia stuff.
Either way, will you need to buy everything from scratch? If you are buying these parts new...an i5 and 970 isn't going to leave you with much room left over in a $800 build.
I kept my RAM and Power supply and hard drive. The guy on Craigslist basically just wanted my GPU and Processor to throw into some old rig he had laying around.
I just need a new MoBo, A case and an SSD if I can fit that in the budget
everything's already bought
i could only spend like $650 anyway, so the newest hardware isn't all that relevant to me
this is an awesome deal on a video card. wish i had seen it before i ordered all my stuff EVGA - Products - EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 - 04G-P4-2977-RX
superclocked 970 for $250
it's "b-stock," which means
B-Stock Products are units which may have small scratches, small dents, or noticeable use which are Factory Recertified to meet or exceed the performance of a new product of the same model. These products do not come with any accessories and include a 1 year limited warranty.
superclocked 970 for $250
it's "b-stock," which means
B-Stock Products are units which may have small scratches, small dents, or noticeable use which are Factory Recertified to meet or exceed the performance of a new product of the same model. These products do not come with any accessories and include a 1 year limited warranty.
Decent deal, it's basically the card without Metal Gear 5. $10 premium actually if you inteded to buy MGS5 @ $60
MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G LE GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card - Newegg.com
Can definitely be done as long as your case is not too expensive.
What did you buy?
i5 4460
r9 280x 3gb ($190 with the mail-in rebate)
asrock h97 anniversary motherboard
8 gigs of crucial ram
1 tb western digital hard drive
600 watt evga psu
thermaltake versa h21 case
came out to about $670 when i ordered it
i wanted a ssd but only had $50 for a hard drive and needed more than 120gigs of storage
Nice build all throughout.
I always give this advice when it come to storage, unless you are transferring a large amount of data from an old system...I would rather start out with the smaller SSD as you can just always add a HDD later on internally. Doing it backwards will cause headaches because you will either need to start from scratch or backup your files to leave a clean installation and clone to the SSD.
The R9 280X is a solid card. I rocked with it for a while and ran everything beautifully at 1080P, not sure about the 1440P performance but I am assuming it would be just fine for that resolution as well.
yeah i only have a 1080p monitor
you're right about the storage and i've been thinking about it ever since i made the order. i could have waited a few weeks to transfer over all of my media. oh well.