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My first rig and i need advice.

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So. I've been looking around and cant' seem to find any solid dates. Though it seems as of right now I7's are hitting shelves in late October early November eh? I'm starting to get my funding set aside and I'm getting antsy. :roll:
 

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Why solid state drives? How much are you spending on this thing lol.
 

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Why solid state drives? How much are you spending on this thing lol.

Solid Dates. As in a set time for release of the new CPUs. Not solide state drives, screw that, they arent' worth the money right now :D.
 

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Oh lol my bad, misread it.
 

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I feel like buying something. This is bad xD. I thought about just buying the case to start getting crap together.
 

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Do it. You know you want to.
 

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Haha. I won't. Because I get a better shipping deal when I buy everything at once.
 
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true. what case did you have in mind? honestly, I usually order my case psu and dvd burner first.. just to get started.
 

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true. what case did you have in mind? honestly, I usually order my case psu and dvd burner first.. just to get started.

I'm getting the Haf 932. And that 750 PSU, maybe upgrade to a larger one.
 

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Well. It's about that time. And I don't know how much longer I can wait. I keep eyeballing newegg. And I give up on the next gen software I think for now. I need to upgrade for multiple reasons now. Here is a last minute review. What is or isn't worth it?
 

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I got a G15 keyboard and a Razor Diamondback for my mouse. So I'm rockin there dude ;). And whats the difference between the two coolers? I'm lookin at them as I ask so bear with me xD. And I did switch to that thermal paste.
 

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Good stuff, I love my G15 :) You got the 1st or 2nd version?

The heatsink I linked you is pretty much the exact same design, except it has an extra heatpipe = better cooling :)
 

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I'm rocking the old school With the flip up LCD screen. And i'm using a Razor Copperhead. I'm one of the few crazies that uses a mouse on the left side. Kill me i know.
 

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Burn the heathen!!!
 

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What's done is done. And that rig is on the way. Ordered it this morning. Should have it by.. Tuesday if the rush order thingie goes through. I hope.
 
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Congratulations on your first rig! I'm hoping to make a full, new rig soon too. ;)
 

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What's done is done. And that rig is on the way. Ordered it this morning. Should have it by.. Tuesday if the rush order thingie goes through. I hope.

It was great helping you out! Hope to see ya on COD4 someday!
 

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Thank you guys all for the help on making the decisions. YOu've opened my eyes since i've been out of the tech loop for 3 years. My old rig will be pits compared to this xD.

Old pc:

AMD 64bit 3200+
Generic Mobo
2 gb ram also generic
ATI radeon x850 Pro.

And I play call of duty alot. Feel free to add me on xfire or whatnot. Our server lists are kinda wacky, my clan moves from one server ot another.

Xfire name: Godginrai
C0D4 online name: {GZM} Deimos
 

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and i'm sure i'll be on here saying "how do I do this" once i get that giant order of parts in.
 

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and i'm sure i'll be on here saying "how do I do this" once i get that giant order of parts in.

haha looking forward to it :p Which heatsink did you end up getting?
 

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I got that 4 piped one you showed me. Figured it would be more worth it in the end.
 

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Good stuff. When is it all arriving?
 
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Hell yeah, that's one sexy rig you got goin there. Treat 'er well. Nehalem may not be all that great anyway. And even if it is, you could probably sell the board, proc and mem pretty easily as payment toward something like that. Enjoy the build! :toast:
 

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Hell yeah, that's one sexy rig you got goin there. Treat 'er well. Nehalem may not be all that great anyway. And even if it is, you could probably sell the board, proc and mem pretty easily as payment toward something like that. Enjoy the build! :toast:

That's kind of the plan. My old pc will be my roommates for about six months or so i think. Then it'll just be a server for storage of media crap. And I'll sell him my mobo/ram/cpu for cheap next year probably. I still think I7 has potential and all. I just cant stand the issues this PC keeps giving me. I have a short somewhere in the mobo or something. Its damn irritable. And my roomie doesn't play alot of graphics heavy games yet so this pc will get the job done till he can buy his own.
 
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