Recent content by Larsen

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    Building a system for my sister

    I've been working on a build for my sister. She is into light gaming, plays things like Minecraft and Skyrim. I am planning just an all-around good system for her with plenty of upgradability. Right now, this is what I'm looking at, though PCPartpicker didn't have the case I'm looking at, a...
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    Motherboard and Fan Question

    This may be a stupid question. I'm looking at buying this motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157547) and I noticed the description says 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin). Does this mean that it will only power one case fan? I want to use this...
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    Thoughts on first build

    Here it is with an Asus: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.96 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory...
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    Thoughts on first build

    I'm planning on getting an SSD soon, as well. Is there a price comparable EVGA to that Zotac for the same performance?
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    Thoughts on first build

    How does this look? Also, is there any reason you would go with the Acer monitor over the Asus? I chose the one I did because it's 1ms. I already have the OS, but what else do I need to put this all together? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz...
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    Thoughts on first build

    I will tweak it! Thanks!
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    Thoughts on first build

    Thoughts? This will be used for gaming and TV show watching. Trying to keep it under $1000. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.96 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler...
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    New (first) Build

    Any opinions on this? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YVBFHx
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    New (first) Build

    I admit I don't know much about video cards. Is that EVGA a decent card compared to Nvidia and AMD?
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    New (first) Build

    I am building a PC for the first time, and I don't know if I should buy one pre-built or build it myself. Details: Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime next week Budget Range: under $1,200 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, I play games like Skyrim on my laptop, obviously not...