Recent content by EricMalcolm

Hello all, In your opinion, what is the QUIETEST PSU around right now, in the 750-850W range?

Looks good! Does that case come with a power supply?

As a technical sales specialist for AVADIRECT, I would invest in an SSD. Samsung makes a great model (the EVO series), and you can pick up a 120 GB or 250 GB model from around $140 to $260. You will certainly increase your boot time, and they are super-quick! You will just want to move your...

Hello Geraldo, As a technical sales specialist for AVADIRECT, I would recommend going at least 650W. Ideally 750W if it's in your budget. More isn't always better, but when it comes to power supplies, this sentiment does actually ring true, and protects you against power issues in the future...

Hello Sai, ASUS makes excellent motherboards from my experience, here is a mATX board we have been using quite often with our new Z97 builds at AVADirect: ASUS Z97M-PLUS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132130&cm_re=Z97_micro_ATX-_-13-132-130-_-Product Right now it's...

Hello Enderegg, This case allows for you to mount 2 x 120 or 2 x 140 fans, so the CM 280L would be a perfect fit, as it's compatible with 2 x 140. Thanks!

Hello H3llF1re1000, This motherboard does support 4th and 5th generation Intel processors, so the i7-4790K would be fine. Thanks!

I agree, I would upgrade the whole system! He does not indicate the specific motherboard being used, so it's hard to tell if he can upgrade the RAM, or would need a whole new board to do so. My GPU answer is to also benefit anyone else who may stumble across this thread, curious about the...

Hello kirandbl, I can certainly understand working with a budget! I looked over the specifications, this board does match the socket type you would be working with, but you would not be able to set up crossfire or SLI with this board, as it only has 1 PCIe x16 slot. If you are only going...

If you would like to run Watch Dogs and Battlefield in high settings with one card, I would still recommend the GTX 780 Ti, if this card is in your price range. If not, you can also use a 770 or 760. Or even a 660. We've tested a GTX 750 and a GTX 750 Ti's at max settings playing Watch...

Right now your best with the Haswell chip is a motherboard in the Z97 chipset, if you want to leave room for growth into the future. They also feature the new M.2 socket, that will be used for storage in the future. Here are some listed on Newegg...

GTX 780 Ti. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487002&cm_re=gtx_780_ti-_-14-487-002-_-Product The 770 and 760 are also very nice, but I'd go with the 780 Ti if you can afford it. Hope that helps!

Hello CAaronD, You can swap out the fans for whatever kind/color you would like, as long as they are the same size and compatible: Top: 120 mm fan x 2 (optional) Front: 120 mm blue LED fan x 1, 140 mm fan x 1 (optional) Rear: 80/90/120 mm fan x 1 (optional) Side: 120mm fan x 1 (optional)...

Hello Jakub, For what she will be using the PC for, you would be fine with sticking to the basics. AMD would be cheaper, I'd pair a quad-core with a mATX board, maybe 4GB to 8GB of RAM depending on your budget. If you're leaning Intel, an i3 should be fine, again 4GB to 8GB of RAM, on a...

Hello IshTing, regardless if you want to build with Intel or AMD, your best bet is to go with a value chipset (such as B85 for Intel). You will be limited to processor and RAM, but it's sounds like you will not need much. If you are leaning Intel, select a B85 budget board with an i3 or i5...