Recent content by Steve Rimar

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    New build after information.

    After advice and information from the many on the forum my purchase was made. Thanks to all for their help. Fractal Design Define R5 case Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (8GBx2 memory Intel Xeon Processor E3-1246v3B Intel? HD Graphics P4600 (8M Cache, 3.50 GHz) Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK...
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    Case for New Desktop PC Build

    Thanks for all the information. I went with the Define R5.
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    Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Question

    Sorry about the spelling. I kinda like widow. :DI see now that it is the seller that has the higher price.
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    Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Question

    Newegg has the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 for $109.99 and a Arc Midi R2 Black Widow for $156.99. I can't find out the difference in these two cases. Does anyone know the differences?
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    Case for New Desktop PC Build

    I have probably looked at 50 cases on line, read reviews and comments of most all of them. The two cases I seem to keep going back to are the Fractal Design R5 and the Phanteks Enthoo Luxe. Even though the Phanteks is a full tower it does not seem as big as some full towers. I am also not going...
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    Loading new Windows 7 on SSD?

    Thanks for the information. All programs will go on the SSD.
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    Case for New Desktop PC Build

    II am also looking for a case. I like the Fractal Design Define R5 FD-CA-DEF-R5-TI-W white but can't find one. Corsair's Carbide 500R is also a good one along with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro . I wonder how the Corsair Carbide Air 540 would fit on a desk? Any one have anything to say about this...
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    Loading new Windows 7 on SSD?

    I am going to load a fresh new copy of Windows 7 on a new 250gb SSD. Besides windows what other programs should I load on the SSD? Should I load all other programs on my 1tb Hard Drive?
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    Motherboard selection for new build.

    Thanks for the information. If I do get a GPU which do you recommend that would be of value to me that do not cost an arm and leg?
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    Motherboard selection for new build.

    I am not sure about a GPU at this time. I really do not need a Gaming unit. I currently have the old one in my current PC which may work. The one I am now using is a Saphire 1002296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1gb 128bit DDR3 PCI Express.
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    Keep old PS or by new?

    I paid $69.99 from Newegg. At the time it was rated pretty good. Memory was more expensive back then 4gb of G.Skill DDR3 was $91.00.
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    Keep old PS or by new?

    My power supply is 5 years old but works just fine right now. Should I use it on a new build or by new? My current PS is a Cooler Master Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W.
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    Motherboard selection for new build.

    I now have a ASUS VH242H monitor. I haven't looked into new ones but there may be better monitors. Thanks for all the excellent advice. It has been 5 years since I built my original PC. I used a Gigabyte MB in it and may use the Gigabyte in the new build but that is not 100%. My current power...
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    Motherboard selection for new build.

    You bring up a good point. The E3-1231 is $256.99 from Amazon or Newegg. The I5-4690 is $238.99 from Amazon and $239.99 from Newegg. I would then need a graphics card if using the E3-1231v3 from what I understand. Is the increase in performance enough to justify the Xeon? I do not think I will...
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    Motherboard selection for new build.

    I plan on building a new PC using one of the 3 following motherboards: MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 GAMING 5 ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-A Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK (Black Edition) I will be using a Intel Core i5-4690K Processor, with 8gb ram. My use of...