Recent content by bpsg119

I'm interested in a device that can turn a power outlet on/off via a schedule for an upcoming vacation. The geek in me, likes the idea of something like this monostrip or the Belkin thing that is able to be controlled and programmed via Wifi and remotely, as opposed to the standard 'dumb' timers...

Any opinions about CPU cooler? I was planning to use the Cooler Master Hyper 212, but mfenn's post also suggested the TPC 812, which I know little of. Is there any reason to spend nearly double for this other (and I'm guessing newer, cooler?)

Thanks for the recommendations and advice. I ordered a the sapphire 7950 last night along with 8 gb of samsung ram in mfenn build. I gave careful thought to the 7970, but considering that I started out with the intention of using onboard video for this build only a few weeks ago, I've slowly...

I just saw an article posted today at Tech Report comparing the 7950 and the nvidia 660TI, where they claim the 660 outperforms the 7950 handily. Should I put any stock into this? Link to article: http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited

Thanks. I'll be getting a 7950 or 7970. I'm going to keep the cx500 for the moment, and pair a 3570k with asrock z77 extreme ( most likely) and 8 GB ddr3 1600. That should be about all that I need. Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express

First why mATX? I had a few weak reasons that really don't matter now that I picked up an ATX case. The deal on the C200R was just too good to pass on. I'm open to ATX. I can almost certainly get more bang for my buck with an ATX, or save some money. I did look at mfenn's budget build list. I...

The $1000 is the total approx budget of hardware. Don't include cost of software in your recommendation. I have a license for win 8 already. I should say that I live close to a microcenter. I plan to buy a 3570k and mobo from them. What mobo though. Though I have an atx case, I'd rather build...

Hi. I'm rebuilding my desktop computer from scratch, and giving my existing one to my inlaws as a christmas gift (after upgrading to SSD, Win 8, and a few other things). I haven't gamed in year-- since I first got my Wii. I've decided that I'd rather drop in a decent video card into the new...

I understand some reasons for wanting to go prebuilt, but I get excited about building machines, do you have a story or experience that would convince me to drop the plans to custom build?

My boss has given me the ok to buy a new computer. Many people in the lab I work in have 27 inch imacs, which are beautiful, but I'm a PC guy. I would rather build my own as opposed to buying prebuilt, so I've spent some time putting together a list of components. My budget is not specifically...