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keeping old CPU/mobo/ram vs cheapest new CPU/mobo/ram

I think if you want to upgrade, buy an Intel G3258 + motherboard combo. I've seen them go on sale at NewEgg for as low as $75, but on average around $80-$100. That G3258 at stock or overclocked to 4.2Ghz (can be done on stock cooler and non-Z87/Z97 motherboard) will out perform even an FX-8350...
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- Dec 1, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade Advice

The Mushkin SSD caddy that Cerb linked should also work and is cheaper. The SilverStone you linked may not work. I can't see the angle, but it looks like the SSD is mounting strait in the middle, which will cause problems with the power connector. The type of memory you get doesn't have to...
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- Post #42
- Nov 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade Advice

I've setup a few of these and here is my opinion: 1) If you plan to upgrade the primary to an SSD, I would suggest getting an IcyDock 2.5" to 3.5" converter. There are cheaper 2.5" to 3.5" brackets, but due to how Dell cut the SATA power cables, they are just long enough to fit standard 3.5"...
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- Post #34
- Nov 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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PS4 GTA 5 + Last of Us Remastered Bundle on Amazon

The PS4 console by itself typically sells for $400 MSRP, though this holiday season they were selling the stand alone console for as low as $330...
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- Post #4
- Nov 28, 2014
- Forum: Black Friday 2014
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[Newegg] [OOS] PowerColor PCS+ AX R9 290 w/4 free games = $209.99 AR

You get the Civ game with the all three of them. The TigerDirect item page doesn't mention Beyond Earth, but it's here in this promo page http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ampaignID=3053
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- Post #7
- Nov 28, 2014
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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[Newegg] [OOS] PowerColor PCS+ AX R9 290 w/4 free games = $209.99 AR

You can't apply promo codes to items that have free gifts (eg. the games) attached to it. Otherwise at $210 for a factory oc'd R9 290, it's not a bad deal. Though the reviews are scary. I ended up getting the Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X when it was $200AR/AC at TigerDirect. Another alternative is...
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- Post #2
- Nov 27, 2014
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Best Value CPU/MB combo right now

Sub-$100 range, get a G3258 and overclock it. You could go with an i3, but with a G3258 overclocked to 4.2 or higher with z87/z97 board and aftermarket cooler, it will be about as fast as the fastest i3 at 1/3 to 1/2 the cost. $200 range, get an i5-4590 or i5-4690K for $220 and overclock the...
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- Post #6
- Oct 27, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Do you charge for disposal of older PCs?

You should definitely charge a fee. If they don't like it, they can haul it to the recycler themselves. However, in my area the reyclers and scrap dealers will actually come to my shop to pick it up if I have enough stuff for them to make it worth their while. Also the scrap dealers will pay...
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- Post #3
- Oct 24, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Should I get a dedicated sound card?

The onboard audio does vary, though not by much on motherboards of the same quality. So for example, the Z87/Z97 boards are geared towards gamers, so have better onboard audio than on an entry H81 board. Also, some motherboards will offer features like DTS and others do not. I think only...
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- Post #4
- Oct 23, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer build, recommendations, what not.

I would look into either an H97 or Z97 motherboard vs H87. For starters they're around the same price or less. And the H97/Z97 are Broadwell ready whereas we don't know with the 87 series. For recommendations, you can get the ASRock H97M Anniversary for $60AR -...
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- Oct 23, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Should I get a dedicated sound card?

I forgot what the technical details were, but there is a video on youtube by TekSyndicate that explains that the onboard sound provided by your motherboard is usually just as good as those on a dedicated soundcard. This is especially the case if you're using the optical port. Video Link -...
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- Post #2
- Oct 23, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Date and time keep changing on laptop?

Check to see if your computer is set for the correct time zone. If this is the case, then whenever your computer syncs with the NTP server, it will revert back to that region's correct time.
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- Post #5
- Oct 21, 2014
- Forum: Laptops
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New I5 Build

Before going to Staples, check whom Staples will pricematch. In the past I've gotten their online chat to pricematch MicroCenter despite not having a Microcenter anywhere near me as well as Frys, despite Frys not having the item in stock. Almost a year ago picked up an i7-4770K for $200 (wish...
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- Post #18
- Oct 21, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Z97 vs Z87 for overclocking. Any difference?

Thanks, I'll just have to make the effort to test both boards and see for myself then. Knowing my luck they'll overclock the same.
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- Jul 31, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards
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Z97 vs Z87 for overclocking. Any difference?

I have an ASRock z87 Extreme4 w/ an i7-4770K overclocked to 4.2GHz at 1.23v. I just bought the MSI Z97-G55 from NewEgg because it's currently $79AR and I needed it to build an office computer. I'll be pairing it up with a Pentium G3258 and then overclocking it. So my question is, does anyone...
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- Jul 31, 2014
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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Will all Z97 boards be compatible with Broadwell?

I thought that z87 would not be compatible with Broadwell because of the chip having a different number of pins or something. So the z87 & z97 would be compatible with Haswell & Haswell Refresh, but Broadwell would be limited to z97 and whatever new chipset comes out for it.
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- Post #7
- Jul 31, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards
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Upgrade motherboard or CPU?

In all the reviews I've seen where they've compared the same CPU at various clock speeds running at 1920 x 1080 resolution, typically the results are pretty much dead even between stock speed vs overclocked. I've seen this on i7-3770K and i7-4770K ranging from stock up to 4.5GHz. In the few...
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- Post #2
- May 28, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Recommend me a i5 CPU for my budget Mainboard

Upgrade your graphics card first. You will see much more performance gains for your money than upgrading your CPU. This is well supported by many many benchmark tests. I used to have a HD4850 on an e8400 OC at 3.6GHz. As a point of reference your G3220 performs as fast or faster than an...
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- Post #25
- May 27, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Recommend me a i5 CPU for my budget Mainboard

I would not buy that CPU yet until ECS makes a BIOS update or officially adds Haswell Refresh as supported CPUs for your board. Currently the list of supported CPUs can be found on the ECS website under the CPU tab...
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- Post #22
- May 26, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Recommend me a i5 CPU for my budget Mainboard

No I meant i5-4670. The i5-4690 is a Haswell Refresh and currently his motherboard does not have a BIOS update to make it work.
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- Post #21
- May 26, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Recommend me a i5 CPU for my budget Mainboard

Pretty much any i5 or even i7 Haswell will work. The best i5 though would be an i5-4670. It might support the Haswell-refresh with a BIOS update, though the ECS website doesn't state it supports them yet.
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- Post #2
- May 22, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Best CPUs Under $150

At the $150 price point, the FX-8320. it's currently about $150 now and it's been as low as $130-$140 online and $100 at Microcenter. If you can't get the FX-8320 for $130, the FX-6300 for $110 is a good 2nd choice. I don't bother with FX-8350/6350 cpus as they are more expensive than the...
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- Post #19
- Apr 17, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh how I love me some Core2Duo...

Before you go out and buy a new motherboard, you should try the BSEL mod to force the motherboard to run your 800 FSB CPU to 1066 FSB. Back when I had an e4300 and e4500, I used the mod to overclock the CPUs on the cheapo ECS motherboards that they would sell at Fry's Electronics. My old e4500...
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- Post #78
- Apr 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh how I love me some Core2Duo...

I still have a crap load of Core 2 Duos running at my house and office. I have: 1 x q9650, 1 x q6700, 3 x q6600, 2 x e8400, 1 x e7400, 1 x e7300 and 1 x e4300 (I used to have more but have since sold them). The e8400s, e7400, e7300 and two of the q6600s were CPUs I bought new back in 2008ish...
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- Post #36
- Apr 2, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why would/did you buy an AMD CPU?

The prices quoted were prices available around Black Friday (11/26). Here's a link to the ad on the CPU I was able to pricematch - http://dimages.bfi0.com/images/4800012/12327866/1125_AMD3rdGEN.gif The motherboard was $55 at NewEgg. At the time, the cheapest board that supported six SATA 3...
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- Post #119
- Mar 29, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why would/did you buy an AMD CPU?

My main purpose in my office build was to get a full featured board with 6 SATA3, USB 3.0 front and rear and 7.1 audio with digital optical out and spend as little as possible. As mentioned, I could have gotten a Z87 board and a Pentium G3220. Prices then were around $100-$120 for a board and...
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- Post #117
- Mar 29, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why would/did you buy an AMD CPU?

I guess I didn't make my intentions as clear as I thought out in my head. What I meant was that at the time, LGA 1155 wasn't that much cheaper than LGA 1150. So if I was going to spend roughly the same amount of money, it wouldn't make any sense buying into a dead-end socket (LGA 1155) when I...
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- Post #114
- Mar 29, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why would/did you buy an AMD CPU?

I own an i7-4770K for my main gaming rig and love it, but went with an FX-8320 on my office computer. I went AMD mainly because of the cost savings on CPU and motherboard. While I didn't need a powerful CPU, I did want a feature rich board with six SATA3 ports, USB 3.0 and 7.1 audio. The...
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- Post #109
- Mar 28, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade w/ Full Retail Product Key

My question is whether it's possible to upgrade a Windows 7 Home Premium install using the anytime upgrade feature, but instead of buying an anytime upgrade license, I want to use the license from a full retail version. The reason is I have a friend who wants to buy a new Dell and doesn't...
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- Oct 8, 2012
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- Forum: Operating Systems
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help or guide for setting up static ip's

First find out the range of the DHCP server on your router (eg. 192.168.1.50-100). Then assign your computers an IP address outside the range. Make sure that none of the computers/devices has a conflicting IP address. In the subnet mask, you can probably just assign 255.255.255.0 In the...
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- Post #2
- Sep 15, 2012
- Forum: Networking
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Chris Christie's Speech

I'm not really sure how that is ironic. His father served his country and the country rewarded him. A fair trade.
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- Post #31
- Aug 29, 2012
- Forum: Politics and News
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Bought a used system did I over pay?

Wow, thanks! I didn't even think that the board would accept AM3 CPUs. Sweet!!
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- Aug 27, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bought a used system did I over pay?

Sorry, didn't know that "price checking" wasn't allowed. I always see people posting questions on "help me build a system for X dollars." Anyway, I know roughly what everything costs so I know I paid less than if I had to build it myself. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something and...
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- Aug 27, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bought a used system did I over pay?

Was looking to build a replacement PC for my mom and had some spare parts around for a whole PC, but needed to buy a new motherboard to make it work. The CPU was for an Athlon II x4 620. Anyway, someone offered to sell me their old gaming PC for $115 with the following: AMD Phenom 9650 8GB...
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- Aug 27, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Why HTPC?

I guess my first HTPC was technically my main computer during college. I had a 3DFX Voodoo 3500. That was an awesome card/tuner combo and had it hooked up to my 20" monitor to watch dorm room television. Once I moved into an apartment, I didn't bother with an HTPC until after I got out of...
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- Post #39
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
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Advice on Reusing Some Old CPUs

Thanks for the answers everyone. I will be going with plan A).
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- Post #11
- Aug 24, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Advice on Reusing Some Old CPUs

Yeah, OCing my Q6600 isn't really an option for me because my current s775 board (eVGA 680i) was the 1st version which basically could not overclock Quad Cores. I also own an MSI 650i board which houses my Q6600, but I could not get it stable at 3GHz so I opted for faster speed vs more cores...
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- Post #6
- Aug 23, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Advice on Reusing Some Old CPUs

Yeah, I have a Windows 7 family pack so I got an extra license laying around.
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- Aug 23, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Advice on Reusing Some Old CPUs

I have a lot of non-working computers I've inherited from work, though the best of the bunch are an AMD Athlon II x4 620, Phenom 9500, Intel e2160 and three Athlon x2 3800+ and a pair of Pentium Ds of unknown speed. Pretty much all of them need new motherboards and I already have spare ram for...
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- Aug 23, 2012
- Replies: 10
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How do you like the Playstation move?

Here are the games I've played the move with: The Fight, House of the Dead, Time Crisis Rising Storm, Resident Evil 5, Dead Space Extractions Demo & Killzone 3 demo. I bought the sharp shooter accessory because it looked awesome. That being said, I found it was NOT enjoyable playing it with...
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- Post #4
- Nov 26, 2011
- Forum: Console Gaming

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