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LDhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1716602

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1594804

I am looking into buying and building a new PC and these are the two frontrunners I am looking at. What are going to be the main differences between these two options, specifically the Graphics Card. I see they have different strengths and weaknesses but I have no clue what that truly means. Also if there are any other glaring problems in the build that I am not noticing tell me please :) I know the 280 Lean Green Machine has no Disk Drive.

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The 280 build has more Vram and would make a big difference...

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The 280 build has more Vram and would make a big difference...

Not really. The 280 is marginally faster than a 270x. Vram doesn't effect performance unless you're playing at 1440p+.

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Not really. The 280 is marginally faster than a 270x. Vram doesn't effect performance unless you're playing at 1440p+.

Well if you're playing games like watchdogs with the graphics mods or skyrim with texture mods it helps :D (sorry I phrased the first answer wrong)

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Not really. The 280 is marginally faster than a 270x. Vram doesn't effect performance unless you're playing at 1440p+.

That is what I have read, and Right now I only have a 720p monitor until i earn enough to upgrade. 

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1716602

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1594804

I am looking into buying and building a new PC and these are the two frontrunners I am looking at. What are going to be the main differences between these two options, specifically the Graphics Card. I see they have different strengths and weaknesses but I have no clue what that truly means. Also if there are any other glaring problems in the build that I am not noticing tell me please :) I know the 280 Lean Green Machine has no Disk Drive.

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go custom build, what power supply's are they using? why are they using a 8350 instead of 8320, why are they using an r9-270x and not the non-x, NOOOOOOOOO

8350+270x switch to 8320+270 BOOM!!!!!! saved £70 for the same chips...

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That is what I have read, and Right now I only have a 720p monitor until i earn enough to upgrade. 

Honestly neither of the builds have their money well spent on parts that are worth it. I would go choose the parts myself instead of getting a combo build thrown together by newegg.

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Honestly neither of the builds have their money well spent on parts that are worth it. I would go choose the parts myself instead of getting a combo build thrown together by newegg.

I will try that now, this is my first PC built from scratch so I really have no clue what I am doing...

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I will try that now, this is my first PC built from scratch so I really have no clue what I am doing...

We can help with a custom list if you give us a budget. :)

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We can help with a custom list if you give us a budget. :)

I would like to spend less than 800. I do not need windows or a monitor. 

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I would like to spend less than 800. I do not need windows or a monitor. 

What about a mouse/keyboard?

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I'm from the UK so it might be a little more I'm not sure xD

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kw6vqs

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

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What about a mouse/keyboard?

already have what I need for that as well. just the tower and everything inside it. I currently have a laptop so I cant borrow anything from that. 

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I would like to spend less than 800. I do not need windows or a monitor. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($288.30 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $653.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.92 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($288.30 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $653.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $756.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

What do you think about this? And is that intel pentium still feasible in a modern computer? 

I would like to eventually upgrade to two monitors, one for gaming one side monitor. Would this build support that or be upgradeable?

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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $756.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

What do you think about this? And is that intel pentium still feasible in a modern computer? 

I would like to eventually upgrade to two monitors, one for gaming one side monitor. Would this build support that or be upgradeable?

 

This build would happily support that :) It's basically what I have :D

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

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This build would happily support that :) It's basically what I have :D

Is it really not worth the extra to go for the 8350?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($114.67 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($228.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $756.57Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableWhat do you think about this? And is that intel pentium still feasible in a modern computer? I would like to eventually upgrade to two monitors, one for gaming one side monitor. Would this build support that or be upgradeable?

It's a great system but you can't really upgrade it because AMD killed their FX cpus. You can upgrade the graphic cards though.

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Is it really not worth the extra to go for the 8350?

It's basically an OC'd 8320, I took it because I wasn't too keen on overclocking when I first built my system xD

If you are comfortable with OC'ing the 8320 then just get that, if not you might consider the 8350 :)

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

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It's a great system but you can't really upgrade it because AMD killed their FX cpus. You can upgrade the graphic cards though.

Yeah is a shame really, the CPU's had quite a bit of potential if it was to be carried on - maybe with a few tweaks to it here and there :(

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

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Yeah is a shame really, the CPU's had quite a bit of potential if it was to be carried on - maybe with a few tweaks to it here and there :(

Like.. not sharing resources...

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