Recent content by GoblinBuilder

Ok guys. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger tonight, or at the latest Sunday. A few of the deals have changed but I can be a bit flexible going a over $1500 as long as it's not a significant amount. Any last opinions? I'd love to order everything from Amazon for their great shipping and...

Awesome thanks a lot guys! I'l post back when I'm ordering the parts to check on the deals and make sure everything good. Thanks again.

Alright guys, I FINALLY secured an apartment, and should be able to have this build ordered in a week or two weeks at the most. Here's what I'm looking at: (Copy Pasted from the mid-range system builders post) 1/5/2014 update: i5 4670K + GA-Z87M-D3H combo $328 G.Skill DDR3 1866 8GB $68 AP Zotac...

Oh that is a great looking monitor. I suppose the 1k build and that would put me just above budget but for the quality it may be worth it!

Thanks for the suggestion, mfenn. I remember seeing that monitor. It might be worth a shot. You think this monitor, in conjunction with the recommended mid-range build would be a good combination for decent 1440p gaming?

I was actually looking at his build, since its in my price range. I'll have to look into the monitor deals they sound pretty good. Thanks for the suggestion. I suppose given the financial circumstances I'll wait on 1440p for now.

Hey Essence good to hear from you again. Thanks for the clarification I see how that affects the gut of the PC - yes, monitor included in the build price. KB, mouse, OS don't need to be included, I'll cover those outside the budget. Last time we did this I ended up increasing my budget by...

Hey all, Initially I posted with a $2500 budget. Some circumstances came up that made it so I had no internet for longer than I thought, so no build, then money priorities shifted, and consequently I've decreased my budget to about $1500 for now. I'm looking for some advice. I would LIKE...

Hey everyone, I was curious what the best method (in your opinion) is for getting as close as possible to your former configuration on an old laptop when going to a new one. My current laptop is on Windows 8.1, and I'll be purchasing a new gaming laptop and running 8.1 on it as well. Windows...

I had 4GB 770's in my cart, but still debating. The 7970's look clean too. As EightSix Four said, maybe I'll wait for the BF4 alpha reviews / new AMD cards to come out before purchasing. If the cards are $500-600 I may pick up two of them!

Hey all, I posted in the General Hardware forum with a build / recommendation, and it's shaped up really nicely. The only issue is I REALLY can't decide on a GPU / Monitor combo. I've decided I'll probably get a 27" IPS monitor for gaming in 1440p - I really enjoy the colors over the...

Ah thanks Essence. I'm a pretty diverse gamer (e.g., BF3, WoW, SC2, LoL, DoTA). I play a wide range of games. The games I MOST enjoy are generally MMORPG's / RTS, which would appear to take advantage of the high res IPS monitors. I'm going to be in school for a long time, so I'll be gaming a...

Can someone PLEASE weigh in here on monitors - I've been scouring the internet trying to find a monitor solution. 1440p, 1080p, 120hz, 60hz, 2 ms / 8ms, build quality. The fact that I have another 2 weeks before I order the parts leaves me constantly researching and I literally have a headache...

Hey all. It seems that at the 2560x1140 resolution I plan to be gaming / streaming in, the GTX 770 / 680 series in SLI is comparable to the 7970's in CF. The major difference being the roughly $100-per-card price. However, it seems that SLI is more stable than CF in this series. Anyone have...

It's funny, Essence of War; I came here set on my typical single-gpu mindset. And now, I can't get rid of the notion that I NEED a dual-gpu setup. Maybe I'm driven by the fact that I've never done it before, and I enjoy trying new things. I've never heard of that heat spread as a consideration...