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« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2015, 04:43:57 PM »
I'll also buy it if you wanna let it go for a very low price. Now I'm done shitting up this thread , just keep it in mind
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« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2015, 04:44:01 PM »
It's not a real PC build if you don't have a legendary heatsink.

I agree. If it was a PC I was keeping for myself I would have used something other than the HSF that came with the proc.

Also, there is a fair amount of room in there, and openings between the motherboard tray and chassis. Get on that wire management, you could make them nearly disappear.

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« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2015, 04:46:13 PM »
Get on that wire management, you could make them nearly disappear.

The big bundle of colorful wires makes the computer faster.

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« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2015, 04:56:51 PM »
I decided I am going to get a better processor. I got the 6 core for this build. Going to get one of the 8-core models. I didn't see their 220W 8-core until now, that is a bit ridiculous. I will probably get one of the 125W models.


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« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2015, 05:02:46 PM »
I helped! I assisted in making the wires look pretty.

It would have been a hot mess of wires without your help.

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« Reply #25 on: February 19, 2015, 05:24:00 PM »
I decided I am going to get a better processor. I got the 6 core for this build. Going to get one of the 8-core models. I didn't see their 220W 8-core until now, that is a bit ridiculous. I will probably get one of the 125W models.

You see that video card in my computer? It's TDP is 700W. Step up your game.

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« Reply #26 on: February 19, 2015, 05:31:53 PM »
I decided I am going to get a better processor. I got the 6 core for this build. Going to get one of the 8-core models. I didn't see their 220W 8-core until now, that is a bit ridiculous. I will probably get one of the 125W models.

You see that video card in my computer? It's TDP is 700W. Step up your game.

I will when I build a computer for my own use.

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« Reply #27 on: February 19, 2015, 05:35:13 PM »
watch out, badass, etc.
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« Reply #28 on: February 19, 2015, 05:36:09 PM »
I will when I build a computer for my own use.

I don't believe you.

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« Reply #29 on: February 19, 2015, 05:42:58 PM »
I will when I build a computer for my own use.

I don't believe you.

I suppose I can just get another 5960X, throw in a couple GTX 980's, 64GB of the fastest DDR4 I can find. Along with a PCIe flash-based drive and have a monster super epic mega gaming computer that I won't use.

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« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2015, 05:44:14 PM »
How much did the parts cost you.
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« Reply #31 on: February 19, 2015, 05:46:00 PM »
How much did the parts cost you.

About $750.

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« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2015, 05:54:40 PM »
How much would it cost to build a good PC for my needs. Like surfing the webs and listening to music and watching movies, and would it be worth it to build a PC rather than just buy a laptop?
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« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2015, 05:57:00 PM »
How much would it cost to build a good PC for my needs. Like surfing the webs and listening to music and watching movies, and would it be worth it to build a PC rather than just buy a laptop?

You can build something for under $500 that would do that adequately. Finding a laptop that isn't a piece of garbage around that price will be nearly impossible.

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« Reply #34 on: February 19, 2015, 06:06:17 PM »
How much would it cost to build a good PC for my needs. Like surfing the webs and listening to music and watching movies, and would it be worth it to build a PC rather than just buy a laptop?
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« Reply #35 on: February 19, 2015, 06:06:49 PM »
You can build something for under $500 that would do that adequately. Finding a laptop that isn't a piece of garbage around that price will be nearly impossible.

Finding a new laptop, yeah, but buying a used one off Ebay or some other site can be super cheap. You'd be amazed at the amount of people who do very... strange things. I bought my Surface Pro from a mom that said "bought this for my son, he didn't like it and said he wanted a mac." Wasn't even opened.

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« Reply #36 on: February 19, 2015, 06:32:47 PM »
How much would it cost to build a good PC for my needs. Like surfing the webs and listening to music and watching movies, and would it be worth it to build a PC rather than just buy a laptop?

You can build something for under $500 that would do that adequately. Finding a laptop that isn't a piece of garbage around that price will be nearly impossible.

Uh, no. My ThinkPad X201 (Core i5 560M, 4 GiB RAM, in a convenient 12-inch form factor) cost me under $300 on eBay. I replaced its HDD with an SSD, so overall it cost a bit more, but that's optional. Finding a decent cheap laptop is dead easy.
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« Reply #37 on: February 19, 2015, 06:36:57 PM »
I suppose we will all have different opinions of what a good laptop is.

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« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2015, 06:38:24 PM »
I suppose we will all have different opinions of what a good laptop is.

I am assessing "good" based on Sean's description of what he wants to do, which is less intensive than my own use case. I recompile OpenBSD on a regular basis on my X201, which it is very fast at doing, although it does get a bit hot in the process.
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« Reply #39 on: February 20, 2015, 06:34:43 AM »
I am successfully posting from the OpenBSD 5.6 install I did on this new PC. I will set it up for a dual boot in the coming days.