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New hardware on the way...

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR
Item #: N82E16820231460   

AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8150FRGUBOX
Item #: N82E16819103960

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128514

SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500BW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Item #: N82E16820147190

Set me back a few bucks, but it is an upgrade to my 3.0 quad core, 4GB, 2TB 5900 rpm setup.  I just hope I didn't completely F* up and forget something or miss a detail somewhere.

-Kraz

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Re: New hardware on the way...

CPU cooler

I just purchased this monstrosity

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835608018

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Looks good kraz, and like dog said cpu cooler?

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Or go with the corsair hydro series

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Good point!  There is a Tiger Direct about a mile from work.

-Kraz

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Re: New hardware on the way...

almost the same rig I built for stealth

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Re: New hardware on the way...

the AMD FX-8150 Zambezi comes with a cpu cooler water type too for the same price 179 or at least it did works well idle at about 21c never went above 41 c in game

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Get yourself the 8350 not the 8150.... a couple of dollars more, but you'll over clock that shit to 5 ghz without any question...

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Looks like the 8150 comes with "heatsink and fan". Like I said, tiger direct is a couple of mins from work if it is a PoS.

Wish I had know about the OC on the 8350. I'll have to see what I can do with the 8150.  Didn't research this upgrade as much as I usually do.

By the way, the SS was only $280.  May still be available.

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Re: New hardware on the way...

the 8150 will hit 5.0 too read a bunch of reviews and overclocks on it

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Re: New hardware on the way...

It will reach it... but you have to really work at it.... 8350 there really is no work at all

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Re: New hardware on the way...

I went back and looked at the comparisons I did a couple of weeks ago and remembered that I was looking at the increased performance versus cost and thought that the 8350 was the way to go.  Worst case, I run the 8150 until the fall and then upgrade after the price on the 8350 drops.  Also, I didn't order the one with the liquid cooling kit, so it looks like I will be making a trip to Tiger Direct.  At least I got a 500GB SSD for less than $300.

Lesson learned: Don't try to throw together a config regardless of how well you think you remember it when you are trying to get ready for work and haven't had your coffee.

Looking at video cards (may want to upgrade that next), the GTX 480 appears to perform well, but doesn't have the memory of the 7850 or 7950.  The 7950 appears to give ~25% performance increase for almost 2x the price.  Oh well, I'll have to check the prices in a month or so.

-Kraz

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Re: New hardware on the way...

FFS. 8 cores  0_o?   Glad to see some1  stepping up after NASA got mothballed.

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Intel had it before AMD did... iirc, they had it before the Core i series came out (when the q series was big)

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Re: New hardware on the way...

You get the new rig yet?

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Re: New hardware on the way...

Finished putting it together this past Saturday.  Had it built on Friday and played a little BF3 with it.  Then I decided to use my dual 2TB drives for the User folders, so I rebuilt it on Saturday morning (more space plus I have them mirrored).  It has been running like a champ since.

-Kraz

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