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    Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 7:53pm
So, after looking at some numbers, Digital Storm Online is too expensive At the moment. I am planning to but a computer from DSO by christmas, but right now I just cant afford it.

So ive decided to make a computer with parts off of newegg!

BUT ive never dealt with newegg, or built a good computer (Ive built computers before, because I am a student at a technical highschool, and im specializing in IT)

So I need some help.

What Im Looking For:

Either i5 750 or i5 650 (Im not sure whats better for the price.)

HD 5770 Radeon

The case doesnt matter

Motherboard doesnt matter

Same with PSU, and expansion slots.

I Am not planning on doing CrossfireX anytime in the future.

I also need a Monitor, but I think it will be one from Best Buy/Staples.

Thanks In Advance!
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i5 650.... no question.
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Besides the Dual Core vs Quad Core, whats the difference? Any in performance?

And Is a 3.2 ghz dual core faster than a 2.8 quad core?
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The 750 is a quad, but no HT, the 650 is a dual but does have HT. with hyper theading, you won't have as much power as 4 real cores, but it does help out some apps only 5% some 50%.
next thing is 32nm design on the 650.
I guess it really won't matter a lot between them, I suggested the 650 mainly because it overclocks like mad, but if this is something you are not planning on doing, then the 650 does not look nearly as attractive.
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Im not too into overclocking, so is spending the extra 15 dollars for the 750 (newegg prices, and im pretty sure it is worth it :P)

Oh yeah, i forgot to post my budget. Around 700-800 dollars.
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it would be an interesting test, both CPU's all stock.. I would guess that for most games, and apps, the 650 would win by a small margin.
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So a higher clock is better than more cores with a less clock?

i5 650==2 Cores/3.2 GHZ
i5 750==4 Cores/2.66 GHZ

So does anyone have an idea on what to build, or have any suggestions? I will post some links to what I think Is good, but i will most likely to be corrected.

PS: What socket is the 650? Is it p55 like the 750?
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Heres what I have so far.

RAM==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275&cm_re=G.SKILL_Ripjaws_Series_4GB_1333-_-20-231-275-_-Product

OR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

MotherBoard==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425&cm_re=LGA_1156-_-13-128-425-_-Product

HDD==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284&cm_re=western_digital_1_tb-_-22-136-284-_-Product

Case==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119222&cm_re=haf_922-_-11-119-222-_-Product

Optical Drive==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030&cm_re=dvd-rw_drive-_-27-118-030-_-Product

OS==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754&cm_re=windows_7_home_premium_oem_64-bit-_-32-116-754-_-Product

PSU==
With Case/600W

Processor==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115220

Video Card==
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858&cm_re=5770_radeon-_-14-102-858-_-Product

What am I forgetting? If anything.

Total Price=== $934.92 w/o shipping.



I found this at best buy:

EDIT: Best Buy Link timed out

So Its under Computers>Desktops>Towers Only> Then "Asus - Essentio Desktop with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor"

It has everything i want, if not more, and i can upgrade the video to 5770 if i need.

What do you think? Im on a tight budget, so...

Edited by AustinHiggs - 06 Jul 2010 at 2:59pm
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Oh, guess what, the best buy computer only has PCI slots, no pci express. I just need help now, because i need something other than onboard video for this computer :X
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I found this other ASUS computer on best buy, with more usb ports, upgradable x16 slots, and the rest is basically the same. Its at:

Computers>Desktops>Towers Only> Then Asus - Essentio Desktop / Intel® Core™ i5 Processor / 8GB Memory / 1TB Hard Drive
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remember that thing like the RAM will not be 1600Mhz, everything will be bottom shelf components, and plenty of bloatware.
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Bloatware idc about, its only a delete away,

RAM speeds idc about, because i just want the computer to do web surfing/light gaming. Nothing too big.
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some bloatware is harder to remove than others.
you can always drop the component quality/speed down to save some bucks... or just get the pre-built ASUS either way should be fine.
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On HP's Site, i designed an i3 550 computer, ATI Radeon 5450 (lolololol), 640gb hard drive (7200rpm) and 4gb of 1333 RAM.

The total is: $649.99

I think that the i3 better suits my needs at the moment better than the i5.
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