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    Ahh the timeless solution! :lol:
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    Does anyone know of some decent mounting solutions for putting a 3.5" HDD in a 5.25" drive bay? I found some aluminum metal brackets but I'm not sure if I want them because they don't match my build... Anyone know of some black colored solutions? (Ayyye it'd also be really cool if anyone knew of a fan mounting solution for a 5.25" bay as well!) Thanks in advance!
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    Hey guys, so I had an interesting thought today and wanted to see what people think. What if someone took the Cooler Master 212 EVO, the best CPU heatsink for a great price point, removed the stock fan, then replaced it with two Noctua NF-F12s? The reason this crossed my mind is that I'm getting a 212 EVO as my upcoming CPU cooler, and I was watching the past LTT video over the limited edition NF-F12s which got me thinking. If the NF-F12s are the favorites of Linus, they must do pretty well at cooling, airflow, pressure, etc. The 212 EVO is great heatsink, especially for the low price. What I would like to know is: Would adding two of them to the best budget CPU cooler around, outweigh the $45-$50 increase, and possibly outperform prepackaged solutions from other brands? Like be quiet!'s Dark Rock and Shadow Rock coolers? Leave a comment if you've tried this out for yourself, know someone who has, or just want to jump in and see what other people think! Thanks guys, I can't wait to see all the answers!
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    Woah! Haha, IanDrexP, the original motherboard I was looking at was actually the MSI Krait Edition board, but I couldn't find it priced anywhere! Seeing how much it is compared to the Pro Gamer, it fitting my build, and it being the one I initially wanted, that's definitely the one I'm going for! As for everything else, looks fantastic!
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    Heck yeah, saving a hundred bucks with 4690k to put towards a 970 would be awesome, thanks Aytex!
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    For the OS I'm actually attaching a copy of 8.1 my uncle had an extra of! Helps save a few bucks and I can upgrade to 10!
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    So this is my new personal build (only ordered the case so far) and I wanted to see what you guys think! I didn't want a super beefy graphics card and the one I picked will play everything I want it to and has a nice, clean look! CPU: Intel Core i7 Quad Core 4790k ($334.99) MOBO: Asus Z97 Pro Gamer ($139.99) Ram: 16gb (2x8) Kingston HyperX Fury White 1866 ($105.99) PSU: Corsair RM650 ($106.24) GPU: EVGA GTX 960 2gb SSC ($207.85) Case: Corsair 450D ($119.99) Storage: 1x 1TB Western Digital Black HDD ($70.31) I think this'd look pretty sick with some white aftermarket cables and LED lighting. Already have some white Corsair AF 140s with white LED's for my front intake! Anyways, hope you guys like the build, I think it'll be pretty cool once I have it all bought and built! Thanks for giving it a look!
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    Hi, sbw94! So, on the power supply, Corsair is always a good option for PSUs and with their top of the line AX it's no different. The main thing I would suggest before picking a power supply is your budget. If you're trying to meet a price point, an AX series PSU might not be the best option, though if you have a little wiggle room I'd pick the AX860. That being said I might put another power supply in your mind for consideration. The RMi series from Corsair is a fantastic line and guaranteed for reliable performance and silent operation. For an 850 you'd be saving about $70 USD (62.18 Euros) over the AX860. It runs on the same bearings, is Gold certified which is comparable to the Platinum cert., and has a 7 year warranty. Definitely a cheaper option to consider! Concerning the case, a 750D is nice because it is a full-tower case that would give lots of room for airflow, but considering your issues with it I might recommend another from Corsair! The 450D is a, albeit not the quietest, a great case! It is a mid-tower which I find to be a lot less intrusive that a hulking monster of a full-tower, especially if you want to look at all the pretty internals as it sits on your desk. It is "optimized for airflow" by Corsair and to my knowledge, this claim holds true. It has 7 fan mounting spots, and the tight fit actually helps direct air, passing over the graphics card to cool it then ventilating nicely from the top. Now, I don't have one yet, but have purchased one for my new build because I too was looking at the 750D and was a bit turned off from it when I realized how huge it was and that the air might not circulate well unless i had some pretty beefy (and loud) fans. At a pretty sweet $120 USD, you're also saving about $50 USD (44.41 Euros) over the 750! Hope this helps you in making your super, badass build and maybe even saves you a few bucks! Cheers!
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    I think that for now I will end up sticking with the 1080p dual monitor setup, and only gaming on one while the other is either empty or just loaded with some info for the game itself. A 4k screen sounds nice and all in theory, and it did even when I started this topic, but I'd be happy just having steady frames on a single 1080, before I drop $400+ on a GPU and even more on a monitor. What cards from AMD or Nvidia would you guys suggest in my budget for that kind of gaming set up?
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    My only reason for hesitation towards AMD is that I truly know nothing about their line of graphics cards. A R9 270 looks promising, and the card ZetZet provided a link for seems pretty well off for a GPU of that cost, especially with (said to be) ability to run 2 HD monitors or a single 4K. If I were to bump my budget a little, say to $210 what kind of card would I be looking at then? (Trying to stay under a certain price point and this is my absolute limit on what I can squeeze out of pocket with the rest of my build)
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    In the coming month or two I'll be building a new PC for personal use and some work applications. I have a budget for the GPU and I'm looking for a GTX 700 series card. I've set aside a cap of amount $170 USD with a few cards already in mind. I don't have any experience in comparing benchmarks, so I'm not sure of what card performs the best. But here's what I've got, all off of Newegg, in order of what I think would be best: 0.) EVGA 750Ti 2GB FTW (only included as it was originally $60 dollars cheaper and was in stock when I found it) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487028 1.) GIGABYTE 750Ti 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-125-502 2.) ASUS 750Ti 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121855 (and here's just the other EVGA cards I found that were similar and at my price point) 3.) EVGA 750Ti 2GB SC http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-487-024 4.) EVGA 750Ti 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025 5.) EVGA 750 2GB FTW http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487064 All of this to say, I would like some help finding the BEST overall card for a 1080p Dual Monitor setup, with the possibility of upgrading to a single or double 4k monitor, day to day work, and some occasionally heavy gaming. The cards I found are all run-of-the-mill, mover fan designs, but if anyone knows of some blower type 750Ti-s (maybe a reference card) in my price range it would be awesome to hear about! Also if you know other sites/distributors that have the same products cheaper, or maybe just general feedback about the specific cards listed, I'd appreciate it a lot! Thanks you guys so much! I look forward to hearing what all of you have to say about these cards whether it be personal experiences, opinions, or general thoughts on them; and seeing what you guys come up with, as I haven't had much luck or experience myself! Edit: at most I can stretch my budget to $210 USD and I would look into an AMD series card if it can beat out the competition. (I'm looking for performance/dollar, no one manufacturer has me tied down as of yet)
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    Thank you all so much! I'm glad to know about the performance drop off, and about how much to keep freed up for best results! This will definitely help me out in my near future, and I might just grab a larger drive as well, so thank you to everyone who answered! It means a lot to know there's a tech community where people both give an receive to help people from new comers to seasoned enthusiasts!
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    I'm putting together a new PC this coming month or two so with that I want to take advantage of some newer storage options. I'll be running a 1 TB WD Black HDD for all of my program, file, and multimedia storage. I'm looking to run a 128GB Samsung 850 Pro as my boot drive (with Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 Professional, with the possibility of upgrading to Windows 10 upon its release) that way I have a quick and clean start up to get ready to go. Windows 8.1 stores at a capacity of 20GB, Windows 7 Pro. stores at 20GB as well. This is fine and dandy, but I don't want to leave a hundred plus gigs unused. So here is the big question: if I add my drivers as well as some of my more often used programs (every day things like browsers, game pad software, media sources like iTunes, etc.) as well as things like rendering software like Autodesk Inventor, Photoshop, and larger sized, more work oriented programs, will more being stored on the drive hurt my boot time? I would be saving all my files from Autodesk and Photoshop to a different destination in the hard drive, that way the SSD would only read and write when it had to open those programs or update them, so it wouldn't run the drive as much with file read/writes like copying music or saving models from my CAD programs. Here's the link to the SSD in case anyone wants to comb it over, but Linus did give it a pretty solid review on his YouTube channel: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/ssd850pro/overview.html I'd love to get some feedback from those with more SSD experience than myself ( I have none presently ) especially those who use their's as a boot drive for a workstation/personal-enthusiast setup! Thanks a million you guys! (This is my first post so I hope I was clear on everything, thanks!)
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