Recent content by Michael Rhoades

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    First build for approx. $1000

    Thanks again.
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    First build for approx. $1000

    Are there no more suggestions? Any suggestions from anyone on the best brands for these products. That seems to be my hardest choices to make. I now know somewhat what parts I need for the build but am I going to cheep on the brands for them not to last? Or am I going to expensive when I can get...
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    First build for approx. $1000

    Wouldn't teh 16Gb of RAM and the 800W PSU be a little overkill? From some of the other stuff that I've been reading it looks like I should be able to do very nicely with only 8Gb of RAM and somewhere in teh range of 650W PSU. Any other comments?
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    First build for approx. $1000

    How about something like this? PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fOqm Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fOqm/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fOqm/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)...
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    First build for approx. $1000

    Approximate Purchase Date: Whenever I've got a good build ready to buy. Budget Range: ~$1000 (I can stretch that a little higher if needed) After Rebates; After Shipping System Usage from Most to Least Important: School (In an IT Software Engineering program), Gaming, surfing the internet...