The Computer Megathread

[Shy_Guy]

I wonder if I'll be able to stay on page 100.

No.

[Ad Bot]

[HerpaDerp]

Holy crap, MSI Twin Frozr III 6950 for $199.99 AR at NCIX tomorrow, same price as MSI Twin Frozr II 6870 at Newegg. Can't believe my dad doesn't want to get these good deals, sure they're a bit more expensive, but worth it, he won't go up more than $180 at all, probably not even that, that's why I was forced to buy the XFX 6870 for $150 AR.


And it's unlockable to a 6970 too, WHY. 6970 for 6870 price.

[Rainbow]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1419363&CatId=114

is this worth the money?

edit: not availible right now but its like 499.99

[Teneksi]

If I have anything plugged into the left front USB port, while booting up, it stops at the motherboard control panel and only continues to the post beep and all else when I go to "discard changes and exit". With nothing plugged in there, it just goes straight to the beep and so forth. Is this normal, or did I do something wrong?

Cooler Master HAF 912
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 1155 R

[Nickelob Ultra]

I apparently didn't have enough money on my card to buy the headphones with my Black Friday order.

;-;

oh well.

[Ethan]

erm
what?

If you put RAM in that is faster than the maximum supported by the motherboard (in this case, as you have chosen DDR3-1600 with a DDR3-1333 max mobo) just make sure that the mobo can clock the RAM speed down to avoid frying stuff.

@Ethan
I have ~$700. Would it be best to get it from that one cyberpower website? :o

I don't know if I trust my self to build one.

This is decent:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227371

I wonder if I'll be able to stay on page 100.

If the entirety of your aim in posting was that, I don't appreciate you in my thread.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1419363&CatId=114

is this worth the money?

edit: not availible right now but its like 499.99

No, that's horrid.

Holy crap, MSI Twin Frozr III 6950 for $199.99 AR at NCIX tomorrow, same price as MSI Twin Frozr II 6870 at Newegg. Can't believe my dad doesn't want to get these good deals, sure they're a bit more expensive, but worth it, he won't go up more than $180 at all, probably not even that, that's why I was forced to buy the XFX 6870 for $150 AR.


And it's unlockable to a 6970 too, WHY. 6970 for 6870 price.

Bad luck man. NCIX has some awesome deals. I love Linus :D

Does the screen report any errors or codes? Anything else on the screen at all?

[Freeze]

I can configure one with a monitor if you like, however don't expect a gaming computer. It will cut down on your specs significantly.

Maybe :c

How is the 6770 for gaming?


EDIT: Say I could get a cheap monitor for around £50, what could I get for £50 (including all the stuff I need other than a monitor)

[Ethan]

Maybe :c

How is the 6770 for gaming?


EDIT: Say I could get a cheap monitor for around £50, what could I get for £50 (including all the stuff I need other than a monitor)

6770 is a mid range gaming card. It's really quite decent for that budget on a prebuilt.
So 50 pounds for keyboard/mouse/speakers?

[Flush535]

This is decent:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227371

Okay. And that will be able to run most of the games coming out now?

[Becquerel]

Whats a good PSU thats higher than 500 Watts if there is one?

[Freeze]

6770 is a mid range gaming card. It's really quite decent for that budget on a prebuilt.
So 50 pounds for keyboard/mouse/speakers?

I have a mouse, and I don't mind the built in speakers (I have an okay one anyway I think).
The keyboard I don't mind the £7 one.

[Freeze]

I found a nice monitor on Amazon for £64.50! :D
The cables will come with it right? What sort of cables do they use?

[HerpaDerp]

Woot, Microcenter has $150 Intel i5s, and also a $60 off Z68 board with purchase, I got the i5, and GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3 all for $250 together. Also bought two Sickleflows for $6 each. So happeh :D

[Ethan]

I found a nice monitor on Amazon for £64.50! :D
The cables will come with it right? What sort of cables do they use?

It's specific to that auction whether they come with cables or not.
It should use one DVI to DVI cable and a generic power cord.

Okay. And that will be able to run most of the games coming out now?

Yeah.

Whats a good PSU thats higher than 500 Watts if there is one?

What are your total specs and case size?
I will get you the best quality one to support your specs.

[Bloody Mary]

Now that it's Black Friday, which laptops would you guys recommend? My budget is around $800 or so, but I could potentially go higher.

Thanks in advance.