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[Bisjac]

yeah LGA2011 is amazing but not cheap.

amd has cheap options for modern parts.

people with a budget that low shouldnt be so picky, sometimes you just gotta deal with the junk brands.

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[Ethan]

yeah LGA2011 is amazing but not cheap.

amd has cheap options for modern parts.

people with a budget that low shouldnt be so picky, sometimes you just gotta deal with the junk brands.

If he did in fact go for socket 2011 z79, he would have to buy a really expensive CPU to go with it. It's not called the extreme chipset for nothing.
And anyway, 2011 isn't really the most up to date one as it uses Sandy Bridge chips and not Ivy Bridge. Before you know it Ivy Bridge Extreme chips will be out and that will be just a small phase as well, not really for the mainstream user. He'd be better to go for an Ivy Bridge chip but still that would be above his budget.
Also, what junk brands are you referring to?

[Bisjac]

i thought it played both chipsets. cuz ivy is out to buy
i was reading it was ivy rdy lol

edit;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)

yeah looks like ivy uses 2011, and is back compatible to sandy

[Ethan]

i thought it played both chipsets. cuz ivy is out to buy

Ivy Bridge is socket 1155, just like Sandy Bridge. SB and IB are interchangeable but if you want the extra features of Ivy you want a z77 chipset board.

EDIT: It's safe to assume that the ivy ready part means that when the IB extreme chips come out they will support that board? I guess.

[Bisjac]

z77 boards are spendy as stuff x.x

[Ethan]

z77 boards are spendy as stuff x.x

Yeah exactly haha.
TBH for anything under $600, be best to go for AMD. Above, get a Sandy Bridge still, until maybe $700? Then finally you can look at getting an Ivy Bridge. Damn new technologiesssss

[Butler]

You're right, I should go with the cheaper stuff more than the quality right now. I seem to have build a decent computer for about 450.

Also,

Would these parts:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9th4

Fit in this case:
http://www.xoxide.com/nzxt-m59case.html

I don't see a reason as to why they shouldn't, but I just want to make sure.

[hankyje]

I'm building one too, :D. I'm using the NZXT Phantom as a case.

[Butler]

Which one, there seem to be quite a few of them.

[hankyje]

Which one, there seem to be quite a few of them.

The white one with black trim

[Altiris]

Yes, your motherboard and parts will all fit in the case.

Tip: Look at the form factor of your motherboard (It is ATX), the Case supports ATX motherboards, along with some other form factors of ATX.

Also, the case supports graphics cards more than 10 inches or more than that size, your GT 520 shouldn't be bigger than that.

I was reading the OP and someone was saying how your Intel processor did not work with your motherboard...yet it did. I looked at it, the motherboard and processor both said 1156.

PM me if you need any more info, I have built computers myself (Mine and a powerful server).

[Altiris]

I looked at your motherboard, and I noticed that it has onboard video graphics. Make sure to disable that in the BIOS settings after you have installed your main graphics card.

[Bisjac]

ive never had to do that on mobos that have both.
video drivers are smart enough to only use ports where the monitor is connected

[Altiris]

Ive always liked to disable them

[Butler]

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At first, no, they did not match, however I fixed that problem quickly. You can pretty much ignore the list in the op and focus on the pcpartpicker links. As of right now I am looking at this current setup:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9th4


http://www.xoxide.com/nzxt-m59case.html