hoofhearted4 Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 AHA so i was RIGHT! wooo lol so ya im guessing the build looks solid? no obvious glaring upgrades to be had/i didnt needlessly go over the top on anything? (besides the whole gettign a 6950 and flashing it to a 6970, not interested) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samadchaz Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 my motherboard is a great board.... when it works. idk if you noticed but see the reviews on newegg all are 5 stars expect for the 1 stars and everyone with a 1 star review talks about the "power cycling" some of the p67a-gd65 come defective and they power cycle(PC will reboot before you can enter BIOS or start windows and will repeat this loop pretty much forever) i got a defective motherboard its ANNOYING AS HELL. 95% of the time i wont turn off my PC to avoid it. just put it in sleep mode. but it came with a 3 year warranty on it and MSI says they'll give me a new one if i ship the old one. i just havent done it lol. Its a P67 bug.The "B3" revision is out and still the bug exist :verymad: (can be very dangerous because it can be just written on bios and box,how we know its actually b3 :psyduck: )thats why I am still confused whether upgrade to X58 or P67 :confused: If I go for X58 its not future proof(Ivybridge is coming!)so now I happy with G41 chipset(No Hardware bug)core 2 E4600 and these to lols powered by Seasoninc X850 and a GTX 560 ti(I can play Farcry 2 maxed out! but it will not run Skyrim :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 ive had a hard long decision on whether or no to get a z68 or a p67. still not really decided either way for any specific reason, just going with the p67 just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 so are there any other motherboards around the same price that are just as good? if i can avoid the issue with the MSI then i will, but i dont wanna go any more expensive. i dont mind getting the MSI board, its possible i wont experience the issue, but ya. thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nysba Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I had the 'power cycling' happen to me when I got the P67 Sabertooth. A simple BIOS update using Asus' own temperature/fan etc. monitoring software fixed this completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3C14R Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Are these your sticks? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440 They seem to have really good and tight timings (7-7-7-21). Good choice if you chose them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 no this is:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426&cm_re=g.skill_8gb_ddr3_1333-_-20-231-426-_-Product i regret buying my RAM so early (because it was on sale) i prolly coulda gotten better but i didnt RMA cause i figured in the end, i wouldnt really notice that much of a difference between something a little bit better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) im thinking about getting this case/PSU combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.688426 the case is bigger, the power supply is slightly worse (100W and only bronze vs gold) but thats no biggie at all, and the total price exactly the same and $110 in rebates! also was recommended this cooler so im going with it instead:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 i left the original list there for comparison. thanks Edited July 15, 2011 by hoofhearted4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) im updating this mostly for my own personal use. i like to have the lists ive been making as a reference. this one im posting now is the latest one and so far my favorite. i didnt think it was important enough to make another new thread, and is mostly there for my reference, and if my list ever changes or gets deleted, i have it somewhere where i can go to all the links and get them back. but instead of saving it in a Word document, i figured id put it here just incase anyone wants to look and give opinions on it as well. Case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 Monitor:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009255 Card:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 PSU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152043 Keyboard:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126087 HDD:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591 Heatsink:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015 DVD:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247 CPU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103913 Mobo:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130600 PCI Wireless:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320071 HDMI cable:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812189186 Thermal Compound:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 Subtotal: $1384.75S&H: $16.24TOTAL: $1400.99Rebates: $30.00 again this is mostly for my reference, hence the price totals and every last item. right now the mobo and the CPU are in a combo, but if i need to come back to this at a later date, i want to be able to find each item separately easily. please feel free to leave any comments, suggestions, opinions, anything. they are all much appreciated :) Edited August 5, 2011 by hoofhearted4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeux Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Might I make one small suggestion? (depends on the size of your case and how much you wish to overclock) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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