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  • Birthday Dec 02, 1993

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  1. So Delkin might not be the best choice, at least in terms of reliability. But both Lexar and Sandisk have been proven to be incredibly reliable. Any from Samsung with 200+ write speeds?
  2. Alrighty Then. With the advent of the Nintendo SwitchTM, SD cards with high, constant Write speeds are crucial, if you plan on going mostly digital with your new console. Problem is, there seems to be very little choice, and not much new in this arena. I've only found three that were suitable in my eyes, but two out of the three I have were released in 2014, the last being released in late 2016. I was wondering if speeds could have been improved since then, and if not speed, at least price or size. Just to keep things simple, UHS-II U3 class SDXC cards will probably be the only ones mentioned. Here's the three I've Found: Lexar 64GB Sandisk 64GB Delkin 64GB I was searching for 64GB in particular, but these three have 128GB variants as well. This might just be a me problem, as all three of these boast write speeds of over 200mb/s. I guess what I wanted to see, is if there are any SD cards that I'm not aware of that are faster, cheaper with the same speed, or something else. What also worries me is these speeds they tell you are often not constant read/writes, but bursts. Am I being too picky on the three choices I've found, or is there more out there I'm unaware of? Edit: For blind peeps, text size was upped.
  3. You cannot, but you CAN vote for others. Since this is counter-intuitive, I'd recommend just waiting ^^
  4. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($100.76 @ Ebay) (Snapshot at time of Post: HERE) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: G.Skill NS Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.49 @ Amazon) Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card ($62.00 @ Ebay) (Snapshot at time of Post: HERE) Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00) PSU: Vantec ION2+ 500w Other: Molex to 6-pin connector ($3.98) (Snapshot at time of Post: HERE) Other: Molex to 6-pin connector ($3.98) (Snapshot at time of Post: HERE) Total: $304.18 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Shipping of Ebay Items included in price total at the time of Post. Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 09:33 EST-0500 This was a toughy. First thing people will probably complain about is Ebay. This assumes I bid the price stated, and won. For the card, I myself am running two GTX 570's purchased at 50 bucks shipped, so I know the price is reasonable. The chip was me cheaping out on 5 dollars to buy it new. It's a buy it now, so no bidding, and it assumes I bought that last one. The Molex to 6-pins are for the 570, and since the PSU doesn't have any that I could find from searching, and looking at his pictures, I assumed it had none, and covered my bases. Cheaper than a new PSU! Everything else is PartPicker, new, shiny, woo. First Build-off Hype.
  5. Price for performance of aftermarket air coolers would be awesome, and knowing if the money is worth it would be great. I think they're worth it, but I don't go above 25 bucks... So I'd love to know if my hunch is right!
  6. I can finally get my mother a computer she can't complain about.
  7. I'd have to say my favourite out of the bunch is the case, it looks great, beefy but not gaudy, and what looks like awesome airflow. The acrylic side is just an awesome bonus. Thumbs up for this case!
  8. It looks beast, I don't even think any of the games I play would make this thing choke. Could run ArcheAge at 120 solid no problem.
  9. I've got to say, ever since I found Linus about a year ago, It's been a joy to watch every day new products, and Techquickies. Ever since then, how I've went about researching and building computers has changed a LOT, and I know better what to look for, and I'm just thankful. Thanks Linus, and all those who work with him!
  10. I checked g2a, they're selling the keys for 16.34. Awesome. I'll upgrade to 8.1 if it's that cheap. Deals are essential. That's why these parts lists are ever changing, I swap them when deals pop up. If I find a core or GPU, etc, that is good, I try to keep that piece, and swap between manufactures. The AMD set is as follows: Click here EDIT: Found a cheaper Gigabyte case, but it's not on PC Part Picker. It's place holder is the GZ=F5HEB, the case I found is the GZ-F3HEB.
  11. You're asking the worst person to spend MORE money. I will pinch pennies until they turn into pure copper, just so I can pawn them. Gotta go down, the builds already at 450, and I'd like to try and get it's disk drive in again.
  12. Thank you for elaborating. I've only Pseudo-owned them, as I said, we had them in High school. My experience was less horrific, however, and I did look over Jonnyguru on their diablotek review. Budget is cheap, and sometimes, no matter what you do will burn. But maybe I shouldn't try adding gasoline labelled Diablotek to it. I'll keep scouring for cheaper alternatives to the Evga 430w. I've gotten addicted to MC, shopping there is like bringing me to Toys 'r' us when I was 5.
  13. Noted, still don't see what's wrong with them. Decided that I'd go for the evga PSU, and sacrifice the disk drive. Small price to pay really, will keep tinkering at it.
  14. Not constructive. Why even post. My High school had several diabloteks that I disassembled and played with, they worked fine and did their job. The Paterson Microcenter is near me, that's where I go. Lots of solid idea's here, I like the cpu/mobo combo for AMD, it's cheaper than what I was doing, and slightly better. I'll look into this list more. 1. I went with the 4200 because of price, but I get what you're saying. 2. I'm not a fan either. But the next cheapest was 49 dollars. Ouch. 3. 8 bucks is life. 4. They're fine. 5. Noted 6. Some people can't get away from physical drives. So this is a necessity until the Digital age rules finally. 7. I don't think the cpu comes with a cooler. 8. I'll look into it, but I don't think so. I don't like Bio, so I'll see what board I can use other than that. EDIT: Tried to get to g2a, seems to be down for me. Dunno if anyone else has this problem.
  15. For 258$ almost flat, here you are: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU : AMD FX-4200 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($71.94 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Biostar A960D+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($44.21 @ OutletPC) Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (38.28 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon) Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.60 @ NCIX US) PSU: Diablotek 500W ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Amazon) Total: $257.99 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Notes: While being over your $200 original budget, it includes a new hard drive that you will inevitably need, since your previous hard drive will most likely not integrate with newer cases easily. This CPU I've chosen had more than double the power of the one included in TopplesS build (Sorry mate), and includes a larger Hard drive, though this can be downsized. I went with separate case and PSU because that is what I'm most comfortable with, I've had bad experiences with included ones, but that is also changeable with TopplesS case/PSU combo, if you are willing to take the risk. Switching to his case will save you $16.60, bringing it to a total cost of $241.39.
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