PP Mguire
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I don't agree with the edits honestly. Are you actually going to send in for all these rebates, and understand that you don't get cash back?
You had the brain fartyou should use your 680's from your old rig, it will beat that 760 by far.
I assume you can't or else you would have done that, but incase your having a brain fart, a 680 will beat a 760.
you should use your 680's from your old rig, it will beat that 760 by far.
I assume you can't or else you would have done that, but incase your having a brain fart, a 680 will beat a 760.
I don't agree with the edits honestly. Are you actually going to send in for all these rebates, and understand that you don't get cash back?
Last time I had any rebates I got credit for Newegg, not a pre-paid Visa which I was expecting. Somebody else has recenty purchased and sent in for rebates would have to comment on that but mine was in Feb of this year.That's the motherboard. The GPU is/was an 8800...
The rebates aren't included in the prices listed. There are only 3, totaling $50. Yes I'll be sending in for them. It's my understanding that they're basically pre-paid Visa cards. I do enough online shopping that it won't be much of a problem. The real question I guess I'm asking is "is there a significant difference in quality by going with MSI vs. eVGA for GPU / B85 vs. Z87 / Patriot Viper 3 vs. Corsair XMS3?" Am I really better off spending a little extra for the companies whose names I recognize, or is the trade-off so insignificant that it shouldn't matter?
Don't waste your money on expensive tower coolers. Better off with an AIO Hydro later on down the road.Thanks for the info on the rebate cards. Even if it's Newegg, I can just use it to go towards the cooler later (maybe even a Noctua NH-D14!)
The more expensive board offers more USB posts/ports, and I ran into the problem on my old rig where the case has 3 sets of USB ports on the front and only enough posts for 2 sets, 1 of which was stolen by my multi-card reader that isn't listed. So I was leaning towards the Z87 anyhow, just needed the extra nudge.
The RAM is a slight price difference, and if you couldn't tell I'm leaning more and more towards Corsair. They just have quality products and a strong name in the industry. Not that I'm a fan boy, but they've been around/recommended for longer than I could shake a stick at.
The GPU, glad you mentioned that. I hadn't thought about it, but that extra $20 does buy a LOT in terms of warranty. I had a friend who fried a GPU, called them, sent it in (I think, maybe he didn't even have to do that) and they replaced it at no charge. Granted it wasn't that he was OCing it that fried it, it just went out.
On the PSU, I'd rather have it and not need it... 750 did seem a bit overkill for this build but it's a nice bit of built-in head room for OCing later. And after rebates, the HX650 and HX750 come out the same.
I'm buying the paste because mine is 6-years old (if I can even find it), and the case is already a done deal (I'd picked it out 4 years ago when it came out but never got around to needing it for a build). When I saw a price drop on Amazon a while back, I jumped. I won't be using the TRUE from my old build. Even though it's old and has gone through a GPU and about 4 HDDs, I re-installed the OS and it works just fine. I can use it in the garage for my CNC milling and 3D printing and use this new rig for gaming =D
In conclussion, off to page 1 for re-edits =D