Recent content by randomkid

I have been wanting to buy the i7-3930K but hold it off because I was turned off by the 130W TDP. Knowing the Ivy Bridge i7-3770k was down to 77W from i7-2700 of 95W, I thought similar TDP reduction will happen for the i7-4930K. But no... same TDP for small increase in performance... wasted all...

The bad links I was referring to was the link to your threads. the link still redirects to the Forum page ( not your specific thread ). I would go for the Asrock. They are good quality & rightly priced motherboards.

There's too much unnecessary info in your post so I trim down to the essentials:

Bad links... Your option is not clear... you got the processor+mobo+cooler in the upper option but only a motherboard below the "or"

Don't you have a friend or relative who can use his/her account to order online. Then you can use whatever you saved to buy dinner or a small gift. The cost maybe the same but its no longer a rip off & you spend the money for better cause.

Great to hear that. Enjoy.

Good for you. As the person who see everything that happens with your PC & its operating environment, you are in the best position to diagnose the problem.

Looks like in Canada. That's more than 50% more expensive than newegg canada... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500241 Granted that you can not buy online, I guess you should still try to find it from other stores... >50% price premium for a video card is a rip off...

At $10 & by the look of it, I doubt it... That looks more like a replacement in case the on board audio fails. But not an upgrade.

Where are you getting if from. Put the link so we can choose your best options from there.

Your choice of processor is quite at a high end. If you are only planning on gaming, an i5-3570K + matching Z77 motherboard should be best for the money. You still lack a lot of part, is this because you already own the other components & does not need to buy anything apart from the above?

$400 is decent graphics card + psu upgrade. Select Corsair PSU's. For single graphics card, a Corsair cx500 V2 should be enough. For 1600x900 resolution, look for an AMD 6850 but if you can find the nVidia 560 or AMD 6870 at around $150, go for it. They are best graphics card for the money even...

Here: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=cooler+master+230mm+fan+newegg&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&cid=15713326391923222974&ei=LHXyT-_5GJPVkAXm_IyzCA&ved=0CB4QrRI