The Screw City Skoll Build

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  1. MostlyHarmless

    MostlyHarmless Master of Recruits Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    MostlyHarmless, Jun 12, 2012
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  2. ScrewCityChris

    ScrewCityChris Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n Roll Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    Yay!!
     
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  3. Skwisgaar

    Skwisgaar XO Thrall

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    How's it running?
     
    Skwisgaar, Jun 12, 2012
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  4. Skoll

    Skoll Swine Fornicator Banned

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    Got everything set up today. It is AMAZING.
     
    Skoll, Jun 12, 2012
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    Grats man, that beast looks sleek.
     
    Bronsk, Jun 13, 2012
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  6. Skoll

    Skoll Swine Fornicator Banned

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    Thank you, good sir.
     
    Skoll, Jun 13, 2012
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  7. Myuu

    Myuu Well Liked Thrall

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    Myuu, Jun 17, 2012
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  8. Skoll

    Skoll Swine Fornicator Banned

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    Expensive.
     
    Skoll, Jun 17, 2012
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  9. Myuu

    Myuu Well Liked Thrall

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    $120 at Amazon, so $50 over what I was already paying. Not too bad, considering the performance boost, I think.
     
    Myuu, Jun 17, 2012
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  10. ScrewCityChris

    ScrewCityChris Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n Roll Staff Member Jarl SC Huscarl

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    I like that card myuu. Id be comfortable with it and its a good card for that budget
     
    ScrewCityChris, Jun 18, 2012
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    Dihm Speaker of the Word Staff Member Gothi SC Thane

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  12. Myuu

    Myuu Well Liked Thrall

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    I could! After shipping, that saves me about $10 over amazon.

    Also of note: I've traded the $70 500GB WD HDD I was going to get for a $70 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD.

    http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx?cm_sp=ShellShocker-_-20-227-706-_-06182012_1

    Edit: the father's day coupon code (FB1MTHANKS5) was working when I got the mobo/SSD, but did not work for just the video card. Both of which I tried to buy this morning.
     
    Myuu, Jun 18, 2012
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  13. Myuu

    Myuu Well Liked Thrall

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    Given the amount of times I've swapped parts in my cart, I'm getting this feeling that I'm going to get everything together and then realize I've forgotten something big... like the CPU or maybe RAM.:lol:


    Edit: So, after the dust clears, it will be...

    Mobo: ASRock A55 PRO3 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
    CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 631 2.6GHz 4x1 MB L2 Cache Socket FM1 100W
    RAM: Corsair XMS3 8 GB (2 x 4GB) 1333 MHz PC3-10666 240-Pin DDR3
    GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB (already bought. sorry, Dihm!)
    HD: OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
    PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX V2 500W
    CD/DVD: 'Liberated', formerly external Lite-ON SHW-1635SX

    Case: GAMMA Classic Series ATX Mid Tower Interior Steel Chassis

    Total after shipping and MIR: $500 even


    Double Edit: ...or something completely minor but totally necessary, like an HDMI cable.:lol:
     
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    Myuu, Jun 18, 2012
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  14. Taake

    Taake New Guy Thrall

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    Not a bad looking build. Did you check to verify that the 500w PSU is enough to support that build? Use this here to verify that you'll be ok. Also, do you have an additional HDD that will be used for storage and/or additional programs or are you intending to use the SSD for all your hard drive needs?
     
    Taake, Jun 18, 2012
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  15. Myuu

    Myuu Well Liked Thrall

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    I had not checked, but after using that handy tool, it seems like I'll be covered fairly well. I have a spare 1TB drive of questionable integrity that I was planning on stuffing in there. Failing that, I've got a couple other externals that can harvested.
     
    Myuu, Jun 18, 2012
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  16. Skoll

    Skoll Swine Fornicator Banned

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    I had made sure 500w was enough when I started to suggest parts for her. She's gonna have a meaner build than mine. For now. The Gamma case I recommended to her is a direct competitor Of my Rosewill Challenger.
     
    Skoll, Jun 18, 2012
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  17. Myuu

    Myuu Well Liked Thrall

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    And excellent recommendations they were. Had it not been for you, sir, I would probably still be thinking of playing MWO on my 3yo MacBook Pro.:lol:
     
    Myuu, Jun 18, 2012
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  18. Tuonela

    Tuonela Well Liked Berserker

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    Beats my comp by having 4 more gigs of ram, a slightly better GPU, and an SSD... only thing I have an advantage is on the AMD Athlon Phenom X4 3.2 gig processor
     
    Tuonela, Jun 18, 2012
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  19. Dihm

    Dihm Speaker of the Word Staff Member Gothi SC Thane

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    And that right there is what community is for. :D

    Friends don't let friends play games on MacBook Pros.
     
    Dihm, Jun 18, 2012
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  20. Skoll

    Skoll Swine Fornicator Banned

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    Friends don't let friends Mac.
     
    Skoll, Jun 18, 2012
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