Magic Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 So this is going to be my thread asking for feedback on the parts i'm getting for my computer. I look to update/bump it when i'm about to get a new part so I can get feedback from you guys. Below are the parts I have already: Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=Coolermaster%20HAF%20912 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767 Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103962 Graphics Card: http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N460GTX-Hawk.html Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139025 So thats all I have...for now, but the next part i'm looking at is my hardrive and i've been looking at this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136490 so if you could give me some feedback on this part it would help me out a lot. Thanks a lot, MaGiC This thread will be updated every once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 As for your hard-drive, it may be detrimental to performance (depending on what you do) it's a 5400 RPM drive (with green settings). It's definitely not a bad hard-drive but eh, if you want performance, you might want to pony up for a 7200 RPM HDD or a hybrid HDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 As for your hard-drive, it may be detrimental to performance (depending on what you do) it's a 5400 RPM drive (with green settings). It's definitely not a bad hard-drive but eh, if you want performance, you might want to pony up for a 7200 RPM HDD or a hybrid HDD. Well how much more would this be? And if you could link me to one of these it would help me out a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kv526 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'd suggest posting this on Facepunch's PC Building section. The guys on there are very literate about hardware and it's pricing. But if you don't want to; i'd suggest getting an SSD for your copy of Windows and games: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 And a 7200 RPM hard drive for everything else: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136835 PS. Don't get an OCZ SSD, they're shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I'd suggest posting this on Facepunch's PC Building section.The guys on there are very literate about hardware and it's pricing. But if you don't want to; i'd suggest getting an SSD for your copy of Windows and games: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 And a 7200 RPM hard drive for everything else: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136835 PS. Don't get an OCZ SSD, they're shit. @OCZ comment, any sources to back that up. I've owned about 3-4 OCZ SSDs and have had nothing but good things with them. I've had Intel SSDs that work just as well too. Crucial isn't bad either! so I would suggest for you, depending on your data needs... try a hybrid HDD. They're actually quite beneficial for the typical gamer if they're not too into any other read/write intensive operations. (most of the time we end up with random read/writes @ 4K) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 @OCZ comment, any sources to back that up. I've owned about 3-4 OCZ SSDs and have had nothing but good things with them. I've had Intel SSDs that work just as well too. Crucial isn't bad either! so I would suggest for you, depending on your data needs... try a hybrid HDD. They're actually quite beneficial for the typical gamer if they're not too into any other read/write intensive operations. (most of the time we end up with random read/writes @ 4K) So a Hybrid HDD? Ok and is there any specific one you could recommend me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've had decent luck with this one http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148837 http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/seagate_momentus_xt_750gb_hybrid/4.htm sadly not 1 TB OCZ RevoDrive RVDHY-FH-1T this one is eh >.< Another crazy way to do this is to buy a cheap SSD (like a 64 GB SSD) and use it a cache drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 I've had decent luck with this onehttp://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148837 http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/seagate_momentus_xt_750gb_hybrid/4.htm sadly not 1 TB OCZ RevoDrive RVDHY-FH-1T this one is eh >.< Another crazy way to do this is to buy a cheap SSD (like a 64 GB SSD) and use it a cache drive. Well your the expert here so i'm taking your word. Thank you so much for the help Enigma! I'll be sure to contact you about future parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tin Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 If I were you I would bump up the graphics card to a 560 ti, lower the wattage on the PSU, wattages on parts are going down nowadays and you would be just fine with a 650 or 700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'd swap out the haf for an antec 900 case, airflow is amazing. And as for the cpu, a phenom 965 black would be much better if you're just planning on gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'd swap out the haf for an antec 900 case, airflow is amazing. And as for the cpu, a phenom 965 black would be much better if you're just planning on gaming. Well the thing is I already have the parts I listed. I don't have a great budget for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 If you're looking for a hdd then i'd grab a WD Caviar Black 1tb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^TheRumor^ Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'd suggest posting this on Facepunch's PC Building section.The guys on there are very literate about hardware and it's pricing. But if you don't want to; i'd suggest getting an SSD for your copy of Windows and games: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441 And a 7200 RPM hard drive for everything else: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136835 PS. Don't get an OCZ SSD, they're shit. 1. Don't mislead people with your inaccurate information. 2. That's a laptop drive. In regards to the OP, i would suggest at least going with a WD Caviar Blue, as most models are designed for 7200 RPM speeds. If your wanting to spend a bit more and get their flagship, go for the WD Caviar Black as the large cache will be beneficial. E.g. Black or Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Ok got it because the 1 enigma linked me was for laptops I believe, but this will do with 7200 RPM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) BUMP. About to finally finish this computer in the next couple weeks so here are the rest of the parts i'm looking at Operating System: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345 CPU Fan+Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103176 Hardrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135240 Fans: Still looking for some need 1200 RPM and 17 dBa Speakers/Headset: Need a good cheap one under 75 bucks at the most Mouse: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/gaming-mouse-g500 Mousepad: http://steelseries.com/products/surfaces/steelseries-qck-plus Wireless card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833425006 Anything else I missed? Edited August 17, 2012 by Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Spending way too much on the cpu cooler. Grab the hyper 212 by coolermaster. $35 and extremely good cooling. Also i'd steer clear of the g500. Its not a bad mouse but I'd do a bit more research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Spending way too much on the cpu cooler. Grab the hyper 212 by coolermaster. $35 and extremely good cooling. Also i'd steer clear of the g500. Its not a bad mouse but I'd do a bit more research. On it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyYouNoDie? Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Where's the graphics card you are getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Go to the first page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Spending way too much on the cpu cooler. Grab the hyper 212 by coolermaster. $35 and extremely good cooling. Also i'd steer clear of the g500. Its not a bad mouse but I'd do a bit more research. Any good cheap mics you can recommend to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyHorse Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153043 I'd grab this. Great level entry gaming headset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^TheRumor^ Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153043 I'd grab this. Great level entry gaming headset +1, you can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 BUMP. The hardrive has been ordered http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^TheRumor^ Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 BUMP. The hardrive has been ordered http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Big cache makes for a happy gamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Ok, next part is the Hyper 212 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099). Only real question is do I need a bracket for it? I've been looking at this one if I need one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103432 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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