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Mr.Alaska

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Thanks for the tip. You guys have been really helpful and if Newegg doesn't have more by the end of tomorrow I will just get the MSI one. I think I have waited long enough.
 

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Thanks to some car starting problems that hope I have fixed now and Newegg being out of the I5 2500K processor this might have to wait a few weeks. On the bright side they have the Sapphire cards in stock now but they will probably be out when they get more processors.
 
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I say get it. Its fine to buy the parts separate; get the card and whatever else, and then grab the CPU when its in stock.
 
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Yay. Thats cool, I'm sure you'll be happy.
 

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I hope so for this much money. I can't wait to play Skyrim with all Its awesome mods without lag. It's so bad on my PS3 I can't even play it. I think I get like 3-6 FPS inside buildings so I gave up with just 2 achievements to go and I don't want to start over and have the lag come back again.
 
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You should be pegged at at least 60 fps, probably even with ultra settings. Erocker has an i5 2500K and a 7970 I think. He can tell you how it performs with Skyrim
 

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So everything will be here tomorrow except the case which shows up on the 23. Should I wait for it before I put everything together?
 
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So everything will be here tomorrow except the case which shows up on the 23. Should I wait for it before I put everything together?

Wait for it.
 
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I see you are in a hurry to start the party xD
But if i were you, i would wait for the case, so i knew my sweet hardware would be safe inside the case.
 

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Yeah well I have been thinking about doing this for a good 6 months or more and the 5 year old macbook I am using sucks.
 
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I would at least do a post test on a cardboard box to make sure everything worked.
 

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So a little warning Bestbuy is involved. I went down there to get one of those power strips with a battery built in and the guy said I have to get one with AVR and he also said anything over 26" or 27" monitor will fry the graphics card real fast. Is any of this true? I was going to use my 46" LED tv for my monitor for now but if I have to I will get a monitor.
 
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So a little warning Bestbuy is involved. I went down there to get one of those power strips with a battery built in and the guy said I have to get one with AVR and he also said anything over 26" or 27" monitor will fry the graphics card real fast. Is any of this true? I was going to use my 46" LED tv for my monitor for now but if I have to I will get a monitor.

I don't understand. You wanted to buy a UPS and the guy there said that if you will use a bigger monitor it will fry the GPU? It all boils down to the resolution of that monitor or TV set used as a monitor and not the dimension. And all current cards can provide up to 2560x1600 maximum digital resolution if I'm not mistaken.

And no, the resolution of a display can't fry a card only using that card out of spec, or shorting it or a defective card can die unexpectedly.
 
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Well he asked why I needed one and I told him I was building a computer and thats how we got in the whole big screen will burn the graphics card really fast. I don't know the exact resolution but I doubt its even 2560x1600. I never trust what Best Buy tells me without looking into it and that just sounded completely wrong when he said it. What about the AVR thing? That also sounds a little weird to me. I have lived here my whole life and never noticed small random power surges like he was saying.
 
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So a little warning Bestbuy is involved. I went down there to get one of those power strips with a battery built in and the guy said I have to get one with AVR and he also said anything over 26" or 27" monitor will fry the graphics card real fast. Is any of this true? I was going to use my 46" LED tv for my monitor for now but if I have to I will get a monitor.

HAHAHAHA!
Sorry i couldn't hang my laugh! :roll:
That guy must be a clueless guy trying to sell some electronics. How tha hell can high resolution kill a card? Jesus...

And please, use your monitor on your rig! Because that must be astonishing to game on! :eek:
 
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Ignorant salesmen really bug me.

Definitely use your 46" like you were planning. I have a 32, and its awesome for gaming. I don't even have a UPS, never had a problem.
 

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And please, use your monitor on your rig! Because that must be astonishing to game on!

Oh it is! I play BF3 with my PS3 all the time.

I was able to test it today and all checked out I just need my case now. Playing with all the power connectors wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be. Pictures online make it look much more confusing.
 

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Its done. Should be here in 3 days and the Noctua NH-D14 came with a free 2.5'' and 3.5'' dock. Aluratek External 2.5" & 3.5" Black SuperSpeed USB...

So what components are you ending up getting for your new rig? Is your original post current?
I have had the NH-D14 for several years and is a beast of a cooler:toast:
Off topic question: Do you live in Alaska and if so where?

So a little warning Bestbuy is involved. I went down there to get one of those power strips with a battery built in and the guy said I have to get one with AVR and he also said anything over 26" or 27" monitor will fry the graphics card real fast. Is any of this true? I was going to use my 46" LED tv for my monitor for now but if I have to I will get a monitor.
This is complete nonsense!!!
 

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If you want links let me know and I will add them.

Motherboard: Asus Maximus Extreme Z
CPU: I5 2500K
CPU Cooler: NH-D14
Video Card: MSI 7970
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SSD: Crucial M4 128GB
Hard Drive: Hitachi 500BG 7200 RPM
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Case: CM Storm trooper Price came down to $149.99. I just couldn't pass up a deal like that.

I have the feeling I am missing something from the list.

I have had the NH-D14 for several years and is a beast of a cooler
The cooler is a lot heavier than I was expecting.

]Off topic question: Do you live in Alaska and if so where?
I live in Tampa Florida and have only been to Alaska once on a cruse back in August.

Slightly off topic here but my god clamping the processor down made me nervous as hell. I wasn't expecting it to take that much pressure to do it.
 
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Thanks for the list. No links necessary:toast:

So you decided not to wait for the case. Good for you!!!
We will be expecting pics of course...
 

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I am waiting for the case I was just making sure I didn't get any bad parts. Everything Is back in the boxes already.

We will be expecting pics of course...
When I figure out how I will. I am assuming I need to use a site like photo bucket or something.
 
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Did I mention I have a 5.1 Bose surround sound system connected to my TV. I can't wait to get this thing up and running.
 
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