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A nice deal that's gone now, back up to $60 with no rebates.

Also the 7970 is sitting on $380 with no discounts as well.

Time for someone to do some deal hunting again!
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-cooler-2011/compare,2890.html?prod[5742]=on&prod[5740]=on

Thermalright True Spirit 140 is better than the Xigmatek SD1283 Night Hawk Edition in your build for the same price.

Load CPU Temperature above ambient
Full Load
(Delta-T [K] - less is better)
Score in Kelvin

Thermalright True Spirit 140 - 23.50K

Xigmatek SD1283 Night Hawk Edition - 23.70K


Sound Level Measurement
In full load state
(In dB(A) - less is better)
Score in dB(A)

Thermalright True Spirit 140 - 35.10 dB(A)

Xigmatek SD1283 Night Hawk Edition - 48.20 dB(A)


You should either list both or just list the Thermalright True Spirit 140.

http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-T...dp/B00629G1PG/

By the way, its always this price. This is not a "sale" price.
 
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If folks are going to opt for the 7850, perhaps spending a little more for the Rosewill Capstone 450 is worth it. The warranty is longer, the ever-so-less power eventually makes up for the higher upfront cost, and there is no risk of having a rebate not granted.
 
Hey folks, I'd like to thank mfenn for the work on this thread. I'm ready to take the plunge to replace my system from around 2008 or so.

I have a little more wiggle room money wise. I could probably go up to $1,200-$1,350 and I don't need a storage HDD. I bought a 1TB Seagate a couple months ago when my current system started getting unstable.

What I'm thinking of is getting the current suggested mid-range but upgrading to a 256Gig SSD and 16 Gig of RAM instead of 8. If any of you have some other slight tweaks let me know. My desire is to run Skyrim on this new system. I don't need a monitor, keyboard, storage drive (as noted above), or mouse.

Also, I know this is a hot potato topic, but what OS should I use? Windows 7 or 8? I surf the internet and play some games. I'm not a photo/video editor. Simple is better for me.

I have some older games I love to play. Any advice?

Ready to buy half the parts today, the remainder in 2 weeks.

I appreciate the assistance and hard work that goes into this thread.
 
Tailback said:
Hey folks, I'd like to thank mfenn for the work on this thread. I'm ready to take the plunge to replace my system from around 2008 or so.

I have a little more wiggle room money wise. I could probably go up to $1,200-$1,350 and I don't need a storage HDD. I bought a 1TB Seagate a couple months ago when my current system started getting unstable.

What I'm thinking of is getting the current suggested mid-range but upgrading to a 256Gig SSD and 16 Gig of RAM instead of 8. If any of you have some other slight tweaks let me know. My desire is to run Skyrim on this new system. I don't need a monitor, keyboard, storage drive (as noted above), or mouse.

Also, I know this is a hot potato topic, but what OS should I use? Windows 7 or 8? I surf the internet and play some games. I'm not a photo/video editor. Simple is better for me.

I have some older games I love to play. Any advice?

Ready to buy half the parts today, the remainder in 2 weeks.

I appreciate the assistance and hard work that goes into this thread.
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I just checked the NewEgg link for the regular Sapphire 7970 on the front page, and it's listed for $299.99 :OO Holy crap these are great deals.
 
New update, taking advantage of some super nice deals on CPU+mobo, GPU, and PSU. I would have included the 7970 non-Ghz for $300 AR, but it is sold out.
 
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