It's time for my new PC! .... help!

[signa]

Re: It's time for my new PC! .... help!

The Asus has:

higher clock speed. 782 vs 772.
hdmi, display port, and dvi x2 vs the evga's mini hdmi and dvi x2.
3 yr limited warranty vs the evga's limited lifetime warranty.
bigger physical size over 0.75 inches longer and 1 inch wider
takes up 3 slots vs the evga's 2 slots.
dual fans
dual 8 pin power connectors vs the evga's 6 pin / 8 pin

2 of those asus would probably cover all the pci slots if you ran sli.

[SgtMattBaker]

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That video was fantastic!.
I'm ordering the DVD drive I'm going to use first, and if it arrives correctly I'll order the whole shebang at once.

quick question, what's the difference between this 2 cards ... besides the price difference..

Card 1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121429

Card 2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587

[Stev0esque]

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I wish newegg had support here...

[signa]

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New Egg is the best thing EVER. PERIOD. THE END.

Crunch

[signa]

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You're also ordering from newegg, right?.
Let me know how the service is with shipping, time and everything.

Since I have to order and use the address of a buddy who lives at Dallas I need to give him all the details on how the shipping is handled.

Thanks.

From newegg:
90% of customers receive their order within 2 days.
99.9% receive their order within 3 days.

I have literally spent thousands at newegg and even rma'd a thing or two with no problems. I know during the order process if your shipping to a different address they may want to verify that somehow.

[stilla-killa]

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I agree with CC. I ordered my parts Monday morning from NewEgg and put the 2.99 rush delivery on it and it got here on Tuesday afternoon.

[CptainCrunch]

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New Egg is the best thing EVER. PERIOD. THE END.

Crunch

[SgtMattBaker]

Re: It's time for my new PC! .... help!

You're also ordering from newegg, right?.
Let me know how the service is with shipping, time and everything.

Since I have to order and use the address of a buddy who lives at Dallas I need to give him all the details on how the shipping is handled.

Thanks.

[signa]

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well i placed my order today, so ill let you know how it all works. :)

[SgtMattBaker]

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Fantastic, so it's a final price of about 1500usd. Great price for all the bang inside!.
I'll let you know know how it all goes. I'll be ordering mid September.
I just watched newegg's 'how to build a pc' video on youtube and yeah, looks like every single cable is included, i just need a screwdriver and some cable ties, very helpful video.

Thanks Signa and Crunch, you've been great +rep.

[signa]

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also any cables I should buy? any extra of them?
I doubt you'll need any, usually motherboards come with everything.

Also I've heard that I need thermal paste for the CPU and the Cooling system, any true?
oh yes. you'll want to use some good thermal paste. previously arctic silver 5 was the best but now they have some new products out that may be worth researching.

[SgtMattBaker]

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Might just get one :), also any cables I should buy? any extra of them?
Also I've heard that I need thermal paste for the CPU and the Cooling system, any true?

[signa]

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@ Signa, I noticed you have a sound card, I'm kind of a 'sound guy' when it comes to games, I love hearing all the effects, environments, soundtrack if there's any... And we all know BF3 sound is going to be out of this world, is it worth getting one?

I think so (imo). i've been using dedicated sound cards for the past 10 years and recently when my old x-fi "extreme music" died, i had to go back to onboard sound. I thought it sounded like crap in bc2, so i found a deal on a x-fi titanium and bought it. :)

Signa, i did this Thread:

http://csnation.net/showthread.php?380350-i7-950-ASUS-Sabertooth-X58-DDR-3-frequency&p=3260515#post3260515

i use i7 950 by the intel i can use ddr3 max 1066. can i set manual and use ddr3 1333 without overclock the cpu?

the same case of i5 2500, to use 1600! by the intel max 1333!

no problem?

I do not know anything about "core i" series overclocking... (yet).

[PCKiller]

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Signa, i did this Thread:

http://csnation.net/showthread.php?380350-i7-950-ASUS-Sabertooth-X58-DDR-3-frequency&p=3260515#post3260515

i use i7 950 by the intel i can use ddr3 max 1066. can i set manual and use ddr3 1333 without overclock the cpu?

the same case of i5 2500, to use 1600! by the intel max 1333!

no problem?

[SgtMattBaker]

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wow, funny thing is, I actually thought I had a 1TB in the list, don't know why I chose that, thanks.

SSD's will be in there a couple of months, too expensive to get one at the moment, although I could get a 60gb just for the OS.

@ Signa, I noticed you have a sound card, I'm kind of a 'sound guy' when it comes to games, I love hearing all the effects, environments, soundtrack if there's any... And we all know BF3 sound is going to be out of this world, is it worth getting one?