Recent content by aquanaut101

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    Announcing the Tom's Hardware AMA and Gaming Giveaway with MSI!

    Being a fan of powerful but quiet I have often bought a brand new graphics card, removed the stock cooler and replaced with an artic cooler and quiet noctua fans. It would be great to be able to do this without voiding warranty. Ever considered a pick A/B board/cooler purchase channel for end...
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    Best PC Build: $500 or Less

    Budget Performance I3/RX470 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($34.98 @...
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    Best PC Build: $500 or Less

    Underdog PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($59.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($62.88 @...
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    Best PC Build: Mini-ITX Build Under $1,000

    Clocker PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Macho Direct 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.95 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock Z170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)...
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    Best PC Build: Mini-ITX Build Under $1,000

    Tardis PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($257.98 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)...
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    Best PC Build: Mini-ITX Build Under $1,000

    Tywin PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($243.79 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)...
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    Best PC Build: $500 or Less

    Janky PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($111.43 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg) Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg) Storage...