Recent content by dissbelief

Thanks for all the suggestions. Sometime tomorrow I'll go through all of them and figure out what I'm going to do and then let you guys know. I'm experienced at building PCs but haven't kept up on new hardware since Sandy Bridge (still rocking 2500k and Gtx 570)so the suggestions are most...

Im looking to build a $250 HTPC for my living room (Newegg/USA). I would prefer a mini-itx build but a micro-atx will work. As for parts, I have 8gb DDR3-1333 ram but I assume it'll need to be faster for the integrated graphics. Otherwise, I'll need everything besides the OS and wifi card. I...

If you can work a 7850 into your budget, you'll be a happy gamer for years to come. I bought my GTX 460 2 years ago and it still does well with modern games but its showing its age though. A 7850 would kill it and youll have the option to crossfire. Unless you need heavy CPU resources, any...

get something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233059 and then make sure you tweak the PWM settings in your bios for cooling vs noise

A Phenom 965 if a quad-core processor that can be Oced to 4ghz in 30secs. If you want 4 solid threads for programs like photoshop and general use, youll get buy for at least 2 or 3 years to come (probably more). If you're not spending over $500 on a GPU, you dont need anything more than a Phenom 965

if you can stretch it to $310 (300 with rebate,free shipping), you can get the AMD 965 and a HIS 7870 from newegg

Get the AMD Phenom II 965. Its only $90 on newegg right now and itll more than enough to play any modern game.

halcyonYou do know you're at THG don't you? I forgot. As for the 8350, wait for the benchmarks and the price to drop.

master_chenEven after this is released, I'll still recommend Phenom II to any of my clients that would wish for a trully high-quality AMD-based build.I'll easily recommend Phenom II to anyone anytime, instead of a lame fail that is the entire FX line.P.S. Faildozer's inept fanboys butthurt...

Maybe they will give out refunds for D3 as well....

You could use that 460 for folding@home and help to better mankind :)