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    i5 2500k vs i7 2600k and other cost cutting measures

    The processor life won't suffer greatly if I OC with that fan to 4 ghz right?
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    i5 2500k vs i7 2600k and other cost cutting measures

    Ok thanks for the tip, that is what I wasn't understanding before about Sandy Bridge Ram vs. Nehalem ram. Yeah I guess I do have to weigh that response time with IPS vs. LCD, I forgot about that, the LCD I was looking at was 2 ms. I think I'll leave that one up to my parents/brother because it...
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    i5 2500k vs i7 2600k and other cost cutting measures

    Ok thanks for the tip. I can understand the price difference it is an IPS screen (I didn't realize that before), and I really like those. I'll ask my parents if they want to think about paying $50 more for an IPS screen, my mom thought the screen on the iMac was "beautiful", so I'm guessing my...
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    i5 2500k vs i7 2600k and other cost cutting measures

    Ok thanks for the tip. Just to double check though, those sticks will last for 5+ years though right? My parents don't really like to upgrade their computer technology all that often, and wouldn't be happy if something burned out in under 5 years. Another thing will ram that works on i5/i7...
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    i5 2500k vs i7 2600k and other cost cutting measures

    Is that monitor really worth the extra $50? $900 is kind of pushing my parents budget, so I'll have to look into it. Yeah from what I have read the i5 2500k is great for gaming. My brother pretty much only plays Starcraft 2, so I don't think SLI Graphics card would help unless the GTX 460 can't...
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    A short history on Windows and upgrades (from Win 1.0 to Win7)

    I think people are forgetting that if you are a computer illiterate, people already have enough trouble using Windows let alone Linux. Linux is nice, I like terminal and things like that but Windows seems a lot easier to use. I wouldn't recommend Linux to many computer users I know who can't...
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    i5 2500k vs i7 2600k and other cost cutting measures

    Hi I'm thinking about building a computer for my brother and my family. They aren't really looking to spend over $1000, and something lower (around $700 to $800) would much be preferred. On top of that the price of the monitor has to be included in the cost of the system. I've never built a...