Man Called X
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You can save cash on buying the Corsair power supply. Had really good luck with Rosewill PSUs.
You can save cash on buying the Corsair power supply. Had really good luck with Rosewill PSUs.
Ordered the GA990fxa-ud3 mobo and got the cooler master 212 EVO as a bundle. It's far and away the most highly touted cpu air cooler on the market and will allow me to do some mild over clocking when I'm ready to try that. AMD stock coolers are bashed all over the Internet. I figure I'll just get the 212 now so I can plan my case around being large enough to fit it.
Parts so far:
Amd fx-8350 cpu
Cooler Master 212 EVO cpu cooler.
GA990fxa-ud3 mobo
Ripjaws X series 2133 8gb (2x4) ram
Samsung 840 EVO 250gb ssd
I'm keeping a keen eye on the EVGA gtx 770 right now, hoping it goes on sale. The 4gb model is currently 389.99 on amazon and has been at that price for a week. I'm hoping they drop the 2gb model that's currently at 348.99. If not, I'll spend the extra $40
Also beginning to do a lot of research on PSUs and consequently watching those for deals as well. It would appear that all of sea sonic, xfx, and the corsair series above the cx line are the best I can get.
Once I have the gpu and psu ordered, the expensive shit and heavy lifting is over with. Then it's just little stuff like a case, optical drive, wireless adapter, etc. I'm at $550 in right now and for the quality of parts I've ordered, I'm happy with that.
Final build will probably range from 1200-1300, but I think it's going to be money well spent.
In all likelihood, I plan to SLI a pair of 770s when it comes time to upgrade. Be that 6 months, a year, 2 years, I don't know. From what I understand, when utilizing SLI, only the lower card's vram is used so if I want 4GBs of it two years from now, I'll need a pair of 4gb cards. Correct me if I'm wrong; or just let me know if you think there's a better plan.
Rosewill HIVE 650w is on sale for 59.99. It's apparently a tier 2 psu according to Newegg. It's semi-modular, and has 46 amps on the 12v rail while the gpu requires 42. It certainly won't be able to handle SLI when I go that route, but that should fit my needs for the time being, no?
EDIT: the sale on the HIVE 650w is today only
I would never cheap out on a power supply. That is a recipe for disaster. I like both seasonic and corsair. You can find deals on both if you are patient.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011
$120 for this PSU is an absolute steal... got to buy it today to get the extra $10 off though.
All of it ends today. I hate MiRs because they are never an easy process for me. I've never been through one with a pc company but I hate trusting that process.
It's tempting. I still have few hours to think it over, but my gut says to wait for a total jaw dropper to come around. Thank you for the recommendation regardless!
I suspect Newegg will have a Memorial Day blowout if you are willing to wait that long.
That is a smoking deal. I believe it comes with watch dogs too. I don't bother over clocking my gpu. There is performance gains to be had but video cards typically die on me every 2 to 3 years and I have to rma. Over clocking voids the warranty and will reduce its lifespan.Apparently there's a combination of deal and MiR that gets the Asus 770 down to 284.99 when all is said and done.
2gb model, not factory over clocked (do I need to overclock a gpu anyway?)
Any reason I shouldn't be taking this and running?
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsal...eo_card_asus_dcii_2gb_gtx_770_28449_after_10/
That is a smoking deal. I believe it comes with watch dogs too. I don't bother over clocking my gpu. There is performance gains to be had but video cards typically die on me every 2 to 3 years and I have to rma. Over clocking voids the warranty and will reduce its lifespan.
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