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[Warsaw]

Dude, all of the best i7 X58 boards are made by ASUS. It's either what you've got or ASUS...

[Amit]

I found this crazy newegg deal for $432: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboBu...t=Combo.343621

The components seemed to be very well rated. I might go for that since I'm not really looking for an i5. Although, I'm not sure if the i3-530 will bottleneck my HD 5750, though. That is my main concern. I want something I can take with me to university and I'm certainly not carrying my main rig.

[Cortexian]

Dude, all of the best i7 X58 boards are made by ASUS. It's either what you've got or ASUS...

EVGA? I've had a better track record with them than ASUS.

[flibitijibibo]

Seconding the inclusion of EVGA in "good stuff" list.

A computer I built earlier this year was with an ASUS board, though. They're fine from what little experience I have with them.

[Con]

Hi, should I bother upgrading my computer peripherals/accessories:

couldnt resist



yes, buy new ones

[Warsaw]

Basing my statement purely on a "number of reviews to number of eggs" ratio. ASUS took all the top spots, had to scroll down to get to eVGA. But I digress, eVGA makes some good spec boards as well.

Personally, I like DFI. BIOS with many options would see a lot of use by me if I had one.

[PlasbianX]

New build:

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131614
Graphics: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150456
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817176002
Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115225
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145224

I think this will all work together. Someone confirm this. Thoughts / criticism please.

[flibitijibibo]

couldnt resist

yes, buy new ones

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Logitech X series is generally good. Z series is wonderful, especially the Z-5500. That set makes some professional monitors sound like shit.

Plas: Looks good to me. Card is sold out though.

[Warsaw]

Looks good to me. I'd rather have the 2GB Eyefinity HD5870, but the benches show that only nets you a few extra frames per second. 850W seems slightly low if you intend to add another HD5870 later. I like to have a large power safety net, even though PSUs are more efficient closer to their peak load. But then again, I don't pay the bills either.

Good RAM is good.

[mR_r0b0to]

well, not really building a computer but i'm moving to pharmacy school this coming fall and i am in need of a good laptop
budget is around 1200 dollars
it's got to be able to handle modern games (bf:bc2 and eve online mainly) on a decent resolution

i was looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220700