triion

bought this yesterday. hope its worth it since I'm upgrading from a 17" 1440x900 monitor.

Thanks for the posts guys. Made me think about a lot of things I wasn't taking into consideration.

Yeah it really is.

O really.... I assumed it was good since it has generally positive reviews online.

Any opinions on this build I have in mind? My budget was $1050 (after taxes) CPU AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor $143.30 CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $33.03 Motherboard Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $123.99 Memory Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $67.99 Storage Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $64.99 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card $299.99 Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $74.99 Windows 7 $65.99 Base Total: $979.25 Tax: $82.12 Total: $1061.37

Yeah it may be worth considering if you can spare the money, but if you're on a tight budget I understand.

try the 4690 instead of the 4460. Its $10 more on Amazon and it has a better clock speed/turbo. Don't know the pricing for Hong Kong though so yeah....

Yeah this is the build I would like. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/triion/saved/K7wD4D

I was wondering if buying an 8350 is still worth it considering it's a 2 year old processor. I'm building an all around computer for gaming/editing and would like you opinions on whether or not it's worth it to invest money in a 2 year old component. If not what are some similarly priced alternatives. I am also planning on overclocking it.

Also a good point that may be an option as well. Thanks

Yeah true, maybe I'll just save up some extra pennies and get a better machine overall. Taxes in Cali are a pain so a $1100 build is really more like $1250 lol. Thanks tho

I'm also buying an ssd tho so that's another $70.

I did the math and it came out to about $1250 after taxes and I don't think I can afford that much. Keep in mind z97 is more expensive and I have to get an after market cooler ex. h80i or 212

I'm from the US and I mostly shop on amazon and newegg.

Hello, I am building a new computer and I'm having trouble deciding between having more CPU power or more GPU power. Is it better to sacrifice overclocking potential to get a better GPU? My budget is around $1050-$1100 and I'll be both gaming and editing.