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aphelion02 said:
All this talk of compromising the CPU and GPU is premature. If you don't need OS / peripherals, you can get an fantastic gaming rig for $800:

i5-2500k + Gigabyte P67 UD3 Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.622956

Corsair XMS 8gb RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145315

XFX HD 6950 1GB GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150523

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

LG DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136236

XFX 650W 80+ Bronze PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817207007

Antec Three Hundred Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129042

Total: $884.88 (w/ EMCKFHH39 free shipping promo) - $95MIR = $789.99

You can get an aftermarket HSF later on if you wish to OC. And I think if you give up overclocking and get an h61 m-ATX board, you can even bump it up to a gtx 570.

Edit: If you go for cheapo case and mobo you can get a gtx 570...not recommended.
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:thumbsup: To this build, it's very good. The combo has expired though, so you can swap it out with the i5 2500K + P8P67-M for a similar cost. And no, wuliheron the -M isn't a "low quality" board.
 
wuliheron said:
How old are you? 12?

You still don't know if the guy needs a monitor, keyboard, or anything else yet you insist your build is cheap enough for him. It isn't me you have to convince fool.
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Given what the OP has listed in his build, I think it's safe to assume that he doesn't need OS, KB, or mouse until we hear something different from the OP.

You've been wrong, aphelion has proven it to you.
 
mfenn said:
Given what the OP has listed in his build, I think it's safe to assume that he doesn't need OS, KB, or mouse until we hear something different from the OP.

You've been wrong, aphelion has proven it to you.
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As much as I respect your posts mfenn, assumption is the mother of all fuckups, especially when it comes to technical issues where every detail counts. The only thing aphelion has proven to me is that he is capable of posting a good selection of parts, willing to interpret my posts Willy Nilly, and willing to make accusations at the drop of a hat.
 
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wuliheron said:
As much as I respect your posts mfenn, assumption is the mother of all fuckups, especially when it comes to technical issues where every detail counts. The only thing aphelion has proven to me is that he is capable of posting a good selection of parts, willing to interpret my posts Willy Nilly, and willing to make accusations at the drop of a hat.
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I'm sorry you feel that way. 🙂

In a forum environment, we rarely anything fully-specified, so we wouldn't get anything done if we waited for everything to be spelled out. How this, post a $800 build including system, monitor, mouse, keyboard the OP will have a good choice either way.
 
mfenn said:
I'm sorry you feel that way. 🙂

In a forum environment, we rarely anything fully-specified, so we wouldn't get anything done if we waited for everything to be spelled out. How this, post a $800 build including system, monitor, mouse, keyboard the OP will have a good choice either way.
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You mean in this forum in particular you rarely have anything fully specified. In other forums I know of people such as yourself who are willing to provide expert advice seldom choose to do so unless the op demonstrates a willingness to provide detailed specifications. In some sense you are enabling these people to continue posting these vague descriptions of what they want and enable others to continue making wild accusations. That is your choice, but don't even pretend it is not your choice or that you somehow feel sorry for others willing to point out the social dysfunction.
 
wuliheron said:
You mean in this forum in particular you rarely have anything fully specified. In other forums I know of people such as yourself who are willing to provide expert advice seldom choose to do so unless the op demonstrates a willingness to provide detailed specifications. In some sense you are enabling these people to continue posting these vague descriptions of what they want and enable others to continue making wild accusations. That is your choice, but don't even pretend it is not your choice or that you somehow feel sorry for others willing to point out the social dysfunction.
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That was never the crux of your posts. Your posts were not about the OP being not specific; they were about the appropriateness of building an i5 based system based upon the OPs budget. Now that you have been proven wrong, it does you no credit to try to spin your previous responses.
 
wuliheron said:
You mean in this forum in particular you rarely have anything fully specified. In other forums I know of people such as yourself who are willing to provide expert advice seldom choose to do so unless the op demonstrates a willingness to provide detailed specifications. In some sense you are enabling these people to continue posting these vague descriptions of what they want and enable others to continue making wild accusations. That is your choice, but don't even pretend it is not your choice or that you somehow feel sorry for others willing to point out the social dysfunction.
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Sure, it's my choice, I don't think I ever said otherwise. It's also my choice to try to promote this board beyond the 10 posts per day that it used to get. I feel like a ton of people beyond the OP will have learned from this thread (and others like it).

On your second point, I'm apologized that my comment may have hurt your feelings, nothing more nothing less. I'm trying to extend an olive branch here, and get the discussion back on a productive track.
 
mfenn said:
Sure, it's my choice, I don't think I ever said otherwise. It's also my choice to try to promote this board beyond the 10 posts per day that it used to get. I feel like a ton of people beyond the OP will have learned from this thread (and others like it).

On your second point, I'm apologized that my comment may have hurt your feelings, nothing more nothing less. I'm trying to extend an olive branch here, and get the discussion back on a productive track.
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So promoting more posts is a higher priority for you then helping people get the exact advice they really need. I can understand that with a message board just trying to get established where you might not have as much mature help as you'd like and, certainly, aphelion doesn't strike me as particularly mature. Still, do you really think it isn't even worth the effort of trying now?
 
wuliheron said:
So promoting more posts is a higher priority for you then helping people get the exact advice they really need. I can understand that with a message board just trying to get established where you might not have as much mature help as you'd like and, certainly, aphelion doesn't strike me as particularly mature. Still, do you really think it isn't even worth the effort of trying now?
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Aphelion has been very constructive in this thread IMHO, whereas you have not. Aphelion even asked the OP to be more specific. He then invested time creating builds when the OP didn't respond so that people would be able to get an idea of what $800 buys. If he was mistaken, it's no skin off your (or anybody besides aphelion's) nose.

You can't prevent anyone else from responding to threads in which the OP doesn't meet your quality standards. You can prevent yourself from responding to a thread that doesn't meet your standards. Let's just agree to disagree here: you post in the threads that meet your standard, and I'll post in the threads that meet my standard.

Please ponder this though, "I feel like a ton of people beyond the OP will have learned from this thread (and others like it)."
 
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mfenn said:
Aphelion has been very constructive in this thread IMHO, whereas you have not. Aphelion even asked the OP to be more specific. He then invested time creating builds when the OP didn't respond so that people would be able to get an idea of what $800 buys. If he was mistaken, it's no skin off your (or anybody besides aphelion's) nose.

You can't prevent anyone else from responding to threads in which the OP doesn't meet your quality standards. You can prevent yourself from responding to a thread that doesn't meet your standards. Let's just agree to disagree here: you post in the threads that meet your standard, and I'll post in the threads that meet my standard.

Please ponder this though, "I feel like a ton of people beyond the OP will have learned from this thread (and others like it)."
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I prefer poetry to such verboseness.

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
 
aphelion02 said:
Here's an i5 rig I put together for a smidgen above $800, including monitor ,keyboard, mouse, OS

i5-2400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115074

Asrock H61M mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157241

G.Skill 4gb RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231253

Sapphire HD 5850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102932

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185

Corsair CX 430
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139017

Apex Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811154095

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754

Mouse + Keyboard combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.622305

Asus 22" 1650x1050 LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236050

Total: $840.89 after shipping - $30 MIR = $810.89
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Wow that is amazing. Really.
 
I think it's safe to assume from the OP's list of hardware that monitor, and peripherals are not needed. That being the case aphelion02's build's are perfect for the $800 budget.
 
dpodblood said:
I think it's safe to assume from the OP's list of hardware that monitor, and peripherals are not needed. That being the case aphelion02's build's are perfect for the $800 budget.
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Great! Ever have sex without a condom? I've heard people say that's pretty safe too.
 
dpodblood said:
Probably scared him off... Or just went with one of the great recommendations already given to him.
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Or decided to look elsewhere for real advice. The cookie cutter advice I see here is little better then you can find checking any custom PC website. If you want real customization for real professionals or real DIY then I suggest the Steam hardware forums. They'll demand you be explicit about what you want, and only then provide recommendations. Here, you've got two yoyos giving you cookie cutter advice and claiming they are the experts. For most online idiots its enough.
 
wuliheron said:
Or decided to look elsewhere for real advice. The cookie cutter advice I see here is little better then you can find checking any custom PC website. If you want real customization for real professionals or real DIY then I suggest the Steam hardware forums. They'll demand you be explicit about what you want, and only then provide recommendations. Here, you've got two yoyos giving you cookie cutter advice and claiming they are the experts. For most online idiots its enough.
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Yep better stick with the professionals like yourself; cause those "cookie cutter" solutions that work for everyone else are surely all wrong for the OP.
 
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