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Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by gera229, Nov 1, 2008.

  1. gera229

    gera229 Regular member

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    nope not planning to overclock.. ok also tell me about the cd drives. And if the sapphire toxic is less than 10% difference is 50$ for it a rip?
     
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    See my post above. I wouldn't pay $50 for extra 10% performance, as you can overclock the card yourself and get the same result, usually with no problems.
     
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    ok now what about the cd drives?
     
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    Again, see the post I wrote earlier. You clearly didn't spot it.
     
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    Oh yea lol sorry. So what is better sapphire vs gigabyte? i see the gigabyte is worth more but don't get why. And the graphics cards wouldn't really do any difference in performance u wouldned really see any difference between the sapphire toxic and original sapphire right?
     
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    They're both the same, pick whichever you like.
     
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    Idk because the sapphire cools better but why is the gigabyte more expensive though? And is OS like everything together? like i don't know what i means.
     
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    Only the extra expensive Sapphire one has better cooling. The cheaper Sapphire and the Gigabyte are the exact same card, even built by the same company.

    OS = Operating system, i.e. Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux etc.
     
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    Oh I already have the install cd of windows xp sp2 so yea. Ok im getting sapphire then since it's a lot cheaper and i still don't get why they made it like that why they made it a lot cheaper and sapphire is newer.. people that way would rather get sapphire

    but here is my list

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146047
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102797
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102002
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139002
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145197
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136153

    didn't include harddrives i dont know what kind of hard drives would be good. But I don't want 10000 rpm since it's not a big issue and it costs too much. 7200rpm is fine even for gaming i guess. Monitor,
    keyboard, and mouse werent included either. network card and speakers werent either. But I have my own
    speakers so yea u only need to help me with monitor keyboard network card and mouse..
     
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    which one lasts longer sapphire or gygabyte and why is gygabite more expensive?
     
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    They'll last the same length of time, why would they be different? Like I say,

    IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH ONE YOU BUY, THEY'RE BOTH THE DAMN SAME
     
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    so could u help me with getting a network card monitor keyboard and mouse? I'm not planning to spend more than 350 or 400 on that all together
     
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    Network already comes with your motherboard so you don't need another one. Keyboard and mouse I'd recommend a Saitek Eclipse II and Razer Diamondback, because that's the combination I use.
     
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    what about monitor? and would my mother board support that mouse? Because on my pc right now my mouse supports like a circular shaped port only and if i plug it into the usb it doesn't work.. Oh and look at the mother board pics also. And for graphics cards when they reach their idle temperature does that mean it will perform at it's minimum average or still max? and will it still be good? even if it is at it's minimum? peace. dude thanks for everything uve gave me so far. helpful.
     
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    Then you have a very old mouse. All new mice work with USB ports, if they have USB connectors.

    Idle temperature means how hot the card gets when you're not doing anything. Load temperature is how hot it gets when it is playing games.
     
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    Ok so does my motherboard support the usb keybaords and mouse then? And do u recommend me to get blue ray? And what kind of monitor would be good? Oh and harddrive i only need 1 drive at 7200rpm. And would u recommend raid hard drives? also at their price? ive heard they're the fastest though.
     
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    All motherboards have supported usb keyboards since around 1999.
     
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    And do u recommend me to get blue ray? And what kind of monitor would be good? Oh and harddrive i only need 1 drive at 7200rpm so which one would be good? And would u recommend raid hard drives? also at their price? ive heard they're the fastest though. And why is the sapphire cheaper does that mean the gigabyte is better since it's worth more? Which would u recommend? I also found the gainward radeon seems to be the best one. it may or may not be better than the toxic. But it costs a lot more so I won't be getting it.
     
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    anything?? please help.
     
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    I know someone who has had big issues with a Gainward card, stick to Sapphire or Gigabyte.

    FOR THE LAST TIME, THE TWO GRAPHICS CARDS ARE THE EXACT SAME.

    I wouldn't recommend Bluray unless you'll spend a lot of time watching high def at your PC and can afford to buy the discs (they aren't cheap, and neither are the drives)

    For the HDD, I'd recommend a Western Digital Greenpower - quiet, efficient, cheap, and still perfectly respectable performance.

    Also, don't bump threads, it's rude.
     

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