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So... What is MIR? Last time I check it had something to do with missiles.

mail in rebate

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CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($54.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($56.17 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.75 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($124.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($30.26 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $395.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:00 EST-0500

 

CANADA BUILD

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.66 @ Mwave) 
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $400.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:07 EST-0500
 
USA BUILD
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CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($70.59 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ DirectCanada) 


Total: $361.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:11 EST-0500


 


No need for a GPU because of pretty good AMD iGPU.

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We could always arrange you 'accidentally' buying both my GTX 660s?

Our Grace. The Feathered One. He shows us the way. His bob is majestic and shows us the path. Follow unto his guidance and His example. He knows the one true path. Our Saviour. Our Grace. Our Father Birb has taught us with His humble heart and gentle wing the way of the bob. Let us show Him our reverence and follow in His example. The True Path of the Feathered One. ~ Dimboble-dubabob III

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Aw crap, it has to be NIB, so C2 anything is ineligible. :(

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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G3258 + R7 265: The Importance of Balance & The Best Rig Yet

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($54.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 1GB Core Edition Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($4.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $399.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available - no mail in rebates (MIR) included
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:59 EST-0500
 
Justification:
 
CPU + MB:
The G3258 is very capable, and much less power hungry than its AMD counterparts, making it easier to overclock on its stock cooler. And, it trounces the 750K/860K in single threaded performance while matching them in multithreaded performance. Additionally, the Asus H81M-D Plus is capable of overclocking the G3258 to 4.0 GHz and beyond, giving it a nice performance boost over the base level. 
Using the LGA 1150 platform also offers an upgrade path compared to the FM2+ socket. If you were so inclined, you could plop in a 4790K into this rig and get a ton more performance without having to change the motherboard. 
 
HDD + RAM:
G.Skill provides 8GB of DDR3 1600 in dual channel, so that memory performance will be at its peak. The timings can also possibly be tightened, giving perhaps a couple of FPS here and there. Windows 8/8.1 64-bit chug on merely 4GB of RAM, so the 8GB is a necessity. 
This rig has a 500GB 7200rpm drive from Toshiba. The hard drive needs to be at least 500GB, considering the humongous size (~50GB!) of game downloads these days. Heck, putting in a 160, 250, or 320 GB drive means that this rig would lose in terms of storage space to consoles! How pathetic...
 
Case + PSU + Cooling: 
A Fractal Design Core 1000 has USB 3.0, proving that a budget PC doesn't need to skimp on luxuries. It also looks nice, and not like budget junk. 
NO computer should have a PoS power supply, so this EVGA 430W unit should deliver its actual wattage at its given voltages, and provide clean power to the entire system.
Those other systems with low end power supplies should be burned... oh wait... they will, because their PSUs will blow up, taking the whole system with them.
An additional 120mm fan in the form of a CM SickleFlow will add a bit of red LED flair and some extra cooling performance on the graphics card and CPU when overclocking. 
 
GPU:
Oh, how I scrimped on the rest of the build to get this bad boy in. Essentially an overclocked Radeon 7850, this XFX R7 265 should add some graphics oomph, SIGNIFICANTLY more than an R7 260(X) or 750 (Ti). We're talking ~30% more performance than an R7 260X before overclocking. The card should have ample airflow with its "Ghost" cooler and a couple of 120mm fans pointed right at it, allowing for potentially >20% gains in performance once overclocked, going toe-to-toe with something like an R9 270. 
 
Overall:
This rig is relatively balanced, and weak only in its lack of an SSD. Take a look at the benchmarks below; the performance profile of the components are quite well matched. Additionally, I did not have to use low quality components all around just to fit in a huge graphics card. A mid end GPU, a couple of creature comforts, and an overclockable CPU all go together nicely. 
 
Benchmarks:
 
GPU: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/R7_265_Dual-X/ -- the graphs are for a Sapphire R7 265, which would perform similarly to the XFX model: 
 
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Aesthetics of rigs matter

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hr824D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hr824D/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($25.64 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $349.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:19 EST-0500

 

377.99 before mir

 

 

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Idea for another Scrapyard Wars challenge:

(this is probably not the right place for the suggestion, but oh well, please move this if needed)

 

"Best custom liquid cooled gaming rig under a specific budget"

 

Rules:

  • Same as normal

1. Budget & Location
$400USD

any stores in US/Canada

Cannot go over budget

do not count Mail in Rebate

 

2. Aim
Items must be new in box

Must be bought from a store, what store doesn't matter but shipping cost and taxes must be factored into the price

 

The goal of this post is to create the best computer from NIB parts from a store that we can in order to have it compete with the scrapyard wars computers

 

Must be a fully functioning computer with storage, a case... etc, but no OS required.

 

-UPDATED-

  • But, here's the twist... The watercooling loop must not be bought online, only in stores. Online research may be done. (if that makes any sense...)
  • Extra Points for making the PC aesthetically pleasing
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i like this, though it maybe be pretty easy. then again this could be boiled down to skill at picking just the right parts to go with one another for the benchmark :) because i can see an am1 or an fm2 apu and a 750ti with all other things coming in under $400 (usd atleast) so it would be cool to see this go really head to head.

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Idea for another Scrapyard Wars challenge:

(this is probably not the right place for the suggestion, but oh well, please move this if needed)

"Best custom liquid cooled gaming rig under a specific budget"

Rules:

  • Same as normal
  • But, here's the twist... The watercooling loop must not be bought online, only in stores. Online research may be done. (if that makes any sense...)
  • Extra Points for making the PC aesthetically pleasing
why not from car/fridge parts? Ghetto builds ftw. It's scrap yard after all. Take it to the next level!

Hmm over 900 people around here..

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Why won't you make an episode where you actually not buy anything, but search f.ex. one's home where are put certain parts, and then one have to find matching ones in for instance time of 15 minutes and have the contest who can build the whole PC from scratch faster?

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($74.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($60.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Rosewill FB-03 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: CoolMax 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $398.82

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#TeamSlick

Our Grace. The Feathered One. He shows us the way. His bob is majestic and shows us the path. Follow unto his guidance and His example. He knows the one true path. Our Saviour. Our Grace. Our Father Birb has taught us with His humble heart and gentle wing the way of the bob. Let us show Him our reverence and follow in His example. The True Path of the Feathered One. ~ Dimboble-dubabob III

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I created this which doesn't look bad at all.

CPU

Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core OEM/Tray Processor  $53.99  from SuperBiiz    
CPU Cooler
Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler $8.89 from OutletPC     
Motherboard
MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $44.88 from OutletPC
Memory
Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $29.98 from OutletPC
Storage
Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $22.39 from Amazon

Video Card

HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card $182.98 from Newegg
Case
HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case $23.99 from SuperBiiz
Power Supply
EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 from Amazon
Base Total: $389.61     Shipping: $7.48     Total: $397.09  

P.S. The first episode was EPIC. Can't wait to see more.
 

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Here's mine :)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($20.29 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.29 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $387.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:36 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xWqMrH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xWqMrH/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD A6-7400K 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($157.98 @ Directron) 

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply  ($28.96 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $399.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:36 EST-0500

 

Just barely go it in the $400. USD. 

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1. Budget & Location

$400USD

any stores in US/Canada

Cannot go over budget

do not count Mail in Rebate

 

2. Aim

Items must be new in box

Must be bought from a store, what store doesn't matter but shipping cost and taxes must be factored into the price

 

The goal of this post is to create the best computer from NIB parts from a store that we can in order to have it compete with the scrapyard wars computers

 

Must be a fully functioning computer with storage, a case... etc, but no OS required.

 

-UPDATED-

wasaaaaa luke :)

Planned I Hope Someday I Do First Build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5820k CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212 EVO Mobo: MSI X99S SLI PLUS RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4-2133Mhz Storage: Corsair Force LS 240GB SSD & 2TB WD Green Graphics Card: ASUS GTX 970 4GB Turbo Case: NZXT S340 White PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit OEM Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22" Monitor

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MXrQxr


 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($83.97 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Memory Express) 

Memory: Team Elite 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.55 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: VisionTek Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($125.98 @ NCIX) 

Case: Logisys CS206BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply  ($40.93 @ NCIX) 

Total: $408.39

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:37 EST-0500

 

SSD? SSD.

Main Rig: CPU i7-4790k / MOBO Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) / RAM 16GB HyperX Fury 1866 MHz / CPU COOLER Dark Rock 3 / GPU Asus GTX 1070 Strix  / CASE Evolv ATX Tempered Glass / SSD Crucial MX200 250GB / HDD  WD Black 1TB + WD Blue 3TB / PSU EVGA 750G2 / DISPLAYS 2x Dell U2414h / KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Brown / MOUSE Logitech G602 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 / i7-6700HQ, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GTX 960m, 1080P Display

 

Cheap Windows/Office Keys

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($41.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VO545A1N2U ATX Mid Tower Case w/450W Power Supply  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $393.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 18:50 EST-0500

Roses are red, violets are blue, computers are awesome, and so are you!

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I would go for this as games are starting to use more cores and some games (cough, cough FC4) don't even support dual cores. Many people have had success over clocking the base clock with the Asus AM1I-A. I know 120GB of storage isn't much but an SSD makes the system feel significantly faster. I would probably go for a 1TB mechanical drive personally as my game library is huge.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ZTg4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ZTg4D/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus AM1I-A Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard  ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($36.25 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $396.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

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