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After researching more, I think it was based on the 750, which I think we have narrowed down to not doing, and going 760. Also considering a small ish SSD and 500g HDD to hybrid.

I've been running two 1080p on my current card. By config, I meant I noticed variances in Ram and bit structure. I can't seem to find it again, but when I do I'll post. The tl;dr of it was that the 128 bit card(s) had better benchmarks due to better clock speed than the 256 versions. I'm...

To throw another wrench into the mix, I've seen other threads regarding the various configs of the gtx 760, is there a certain brand/model or configuration thats best? I tried finding just a 760vs760vs760 benchmark and came up empty handed. Edit: Also, I'm sure it is capable, but I'm expecting...

Were you suggesting the 750 for my rig over the 760 because of the lower power supply, or would the 760 be ok too? From specs it seems like it would be fine, but double checking. We are probably going to be buying Black Friday/Cyber Monday, so price could be a big difference, but the benchmark...

That is more or less what we had in mind. Do you have any further discussion on the 750 vs 760 or Win 7 vs 8?

Hi all, Looking for advice for the best upgrades for our two rigs. Mine has been showing signs of disk failure with corrupt files, preferences/files not being saved, load times increasingly slow. Both rigs are used primarily for gaming, nothing cutting edge, but is slowing down enough that we...

A 600 budget with OS and Monitor is pretty tough. I am awaiting my parts right now that totaled out to 550 after rebates without a monitor, os, mouse or keyboard. I would check out craigslist, ebay, Tom's classifieds or deals through retailers/etailers on prebuilt systems. The problem is the...

Ended up with this for 550 after rebates. 1 x ($25.99) DVD BURNER LG | GH24NS50 % - OEM $25.99 ________________________________________ 1 x ($54.99) HD 500G|WD SATA2 32M WD5000AADS % - OEM $54.99 ________________________________________ 1 x ($64.99) PSU ANTEC|BP550 PLUS RT - Retail...

Just another though, b/c of the 6 months no interest, I may upgrade just a little just to get over the 500 dollar mark. I might hold out for the bigger spinpoint, but if anything else, is there somewhere else I should sink the 15 bucks or so? It all depends on what total newegg uses for the...

Athlon II's dont have BE

How about this. 465 after rebates, no case. Hopefully I can use mine, but I would like to see how cheap I can go on a case if I have to include one. Any suggestions? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136177...

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Less than two weeks or mid January BUDGET RANGE: ~500, preferably just under, but if good buys to really increase longevity, might consider SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (Gaming, video download/conversion + media storage, office/student stuff, web..blah...

How about that? I will have one of my experienced builder friends look at the case I have on hand, and if it will work I will drop the Rosewill PSU and Case and get a Corsair or Antec for longevity.

I am torn between being cheap and going with a deal on found on craigslist, listed shortly, or going with a completely new build. I have a case that may work, but I am going to assume for the new build that I need the complete tower. No OS, kb, mouse, speakers needed. The craigslist deal is...

Thanks for the extra tips. I have decided on going with new everything. I think I may have put a little too much emphasis on futureproofing though. I would like to not have to upgrade constantly because of the loss of value the newer stuff has over time, but at the same time, I don't think...