Recent content by luciousleet

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    Advice on Sandy Bridge Build for gaming

    Ok, so I pulled the trigger, this is the build following the great advice, some parts were the only choice, overall I was able to pick most of the parts I wanted Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHz [KVR1333D3N9/2G] 22.76x2=45.52€ Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black SATA III [WD1002FAEX] 70.72€ Corsair...
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    Advice on Sandy Bridge Build for gaming

    Ok then, I'll spend the $$$ saved by making the changes you guys suggested on a 6950, the GTX570 is too expensive over here Sapphire 6950 (PCI-Express, GDDR5, 2GB) for 377$ The GTX570 cards range from 464$ to 476$ Is Sapphire a good brand?
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    Advice on Sandy Bridge Build for gaming

    Edit: nvm about the sli, reread you post about not using it in sli. No idea how to do that however, is it complicated?
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    Advice on Sandy Bridge Build for gaming

    That PSU is available at 122$, damn those prices, still I'll save 70$ over my first choice The only 1.5v Mushkin available is this at 104$, saving 74 from my initial completely wrong choice, thanks for 1.5v heads up, I had no idea Mushkin SilverLine ES 4GB DDR3-1333 Ram Kit (PC3-10666...
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    Advice on Sandy Bridge Build for gaming

    Thank you so much for the great advice. I'll change to the 60gb ssd and save 140$ Will also change to this storage HDD, although I expect to fill it in less than 8 months Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB HDD 3.5" (64MB Cache, IntelliPower, SATA 3Gb/s) for 69$, saving another 150$...
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    Advice on Sandy Bridge Build for gaming

    Hello, I am looking in building a pc since my last one just died after exactly 4 years (psu failure resulting in mobo and ram failure). I am left with no choice other than building from scratch, intend to keep only the case Antec 900 and my xfx gtx8800. Main purpose will be gaming on a 24'...