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Need your opinion on these netbooks...

Acer Aspire one D250 -- http://www.acer-ee.com/acer/product...8e.c2att101=-1&CRC=2759084358#wrAjaxHistory=0
Asus Eee PC 1008HA -- http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=LUiLXJyf53i17Dmh
I am interested in a netbook up to 10 or maybe 12 inches size and in price under 600$$ !!!
these two models are both the same in specs except Acer has more usb ports- both Atom 280 & 1gb ram
Im interested in your opinion on these two (which is the best- looks dont mather much & I know how good they look) or maybe suggets another netbook with Nvidia ION or Atom N280 cpu and under 600$!!
EDIT: Im also very interested in Nvidia Ion Netbooks up to 12inches -- when will it be avaiable to customers??

i have an asus eee 701 and a 1000h after useing both of them my recommendation is
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Vaio-VGN-T...ptop?hash=item3354d69103&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
older sony vaio such as the one above

I'm also a big fan of the Sony Vaio's...

UMPC >>> NetBook
http://www.myviliv.com/eng/product/s5.asp
There is talk about a S5 with a slide-out keyboard!!!

Yeah,
vliv great models!!
I´ll go for one soon!
@ orlesi, where you heard about S5 with slideout kb?
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Respect OP modesl, I would go for Asus, I don´t really trust in Acer, seems poor quality for me, no ofense.

Asus 701 4G users have been using since the day of launch "XP Pro SP3 2GB DDR2 OC 900MHz" My PC uses Asus Mobo etc, so i'd go for Asus

Right now Im leaning more towards Asus eee pc 1008HA -- it can be upgraded but its harder than on other models(you have to take apart all the netbook) but its more stylish and faster than acer or a lot of other netbooks...
BTW-- does anyone know when a netbook with Nvidia Ion can be bought (like Lenovo S12 or anything else)

stylez said:
Asus 701 4G users have been using since the day of launch "XP Pro SP3 2GB DDR2 OC 900MHz" My PC uses Asus Mobo etc, so i'd go for Asus
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the screen is way too small and even with the 800x600 hacked screen driver there is still not enough space to really make it useful. but the good thing about the 701 is you can get one for cheap now.

josefcrist said:
the screen is way too small and even with the 800x600 hacked screen driver there is still not enough space to really make it useful. but the good thing about the 701 is you can get one for cheap now.
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Yep i wasn't recommending the 701 just the brand lol
Was a purchase when UMPC's became more affordable and if the larger screen sizes where available when purchased would have gone for another Asus model.

orb3000 said:
@ orlesi, where you heard about S5 with slideout kb?
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There was a post in a UMPC forum with several people claiming it + jkk said that there is a (possible) slide-out keyboard device from viliv coming up, so things start to add up.

stylez said:
Yep i wasn't recommending the 701 just the brand lol
Was a purchase when UMPC's became more affordable and if the larger screen sizes where available when purchased would have gone for another Asus model.
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i had a raon everrun and i loved it. other than it was too small and too big. too small to be useful and too big to be really portable like a phone plus it did not make phone calls. i miss it. but yeah it was expensive.

netbooks sucks...
1Ghz atom? mutta! just for the easiest and lightweight laptop... nop i dislike them then no drives Plus the drive... na ha, you will get seriously frustrated when you begun to get bored or out of batt at 2:30 of heavy usage...
Believe me... Oh if you dont believe dont buy acer aspire one... the bat is worst than toshiba and asus.

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netbooks sucks...
1Ghz atom? mutta! just for the easiest and lightweight laptop... nop i dislike them then no drives Plus the drive... na ha, you will get seriously frustrated when you begun to get bored or out of batt at 2:30 of heavy usage...
Believe me... Oh if you dont believe dont buy acer aspire one... the bat is worst than toshiba and asus.
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I know how its with the atom -- I am currently using a old Dell Latitude D600 with 512RAM and 1.4ghz pentium M processor -- trust me its slow -- with win7 the D600 is faster than with XP and mostly because of the Ram ... battery- well I can use a Laptop for a lot of hours with no charge (of course if possible) for instance D600 hold about 30 - 40 mins when on max performance(no wifi and brighness on max) but with min performance(600mhz) about an hour ( but unusable because of cpu speed)
So Im not worried about performance cuz I have the patience and the netbook will be as a power saving computer which I use when I dont need the power of my Desktop PC (3.5 ghz C2D, 4gb Ram, 8800GTS 640mb, Asus Striker II Formula), which is a power hungry beast -300MWh a month(if get the mwh correctly

My First Macbook Pro! Tell me whatchu think!

SubTotal: $3,694.00
Tax: $287.69
Shipping Charge: $18.00
Total: $3,999.69
Specs:
2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5
8GB 1333MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
512GB Solid State Drive
8x Double-Layer SuperDrive
MBP 17" HR Glossy WS Display
Will I be happy with this Macbook pro? Do you like your mac?

M_T_M said:
For a $4000 device!??
You better be more than happy mate.......that thing better makes you breakfast and iron your clothes at least!!
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What he said...........
$4000 - You could have had 2 laptops 2 phones and still gone out for a slap up meal afterwards........................

conantroutman said:
What he said...........
$4000 - You could have had 2 laptops 2 phones and still gone out for a slap up meal afterwards........................
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And have change to spare
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Niice Specs there

I just wanted a Macbook to develop on, play games, and watch movies, and I had to have the 1980x1200 resolution or it would of been pointless to get. I wanted the max the device out so that I wouldnt have to worry about not having the hardware needed to do whatever I needed to do.

Excused said:
I just wanted a Macbook to develop on, play games, and watch movies, and I had to have the 1980x1200 resolution or it would of been pointless to get. I wanted the max the device out so that I wouldnt have to worry about not having the hardware needed to do whatever I needed to do.
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If it fulfills your needs, it's a great purchase
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Does anyone actually use mac here? Do you like yours?

Excused said:
Does anyone actually use mac here? Do you like yours?
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I have a macbook Air

I looked at the Macbook Air, I love it.. I just need more processing power, ram, and GPU than what it offeres. Its still a great computer.

TheGrammarFreak said:
And have change to spare
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Nah no change..........
Im talking a SLAP-UP meal..........
Fresh pan fried swans hearts wrapped in gold leaf............monkey brain soup in a diamond encrusted bowl.......etc etc

I have a 13 inch black Macbook that I got about three years ago, love it. It still runs like the first day I got it. I will definitely purchase another mac in the future.
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4000 for a non sandybridged mac...
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you so got ripped off...
imho if I'm spending 2000 it's because it is a convertible tablet pc not an overpriced pos...

domineus said:
4000 for a non sandybridged mac...
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you so got ripped off...
imho if I'm spending 2000 it's because it is a convertible tablet pc not an overpriced pos...
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Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz Benchmarked @ 7,286 is pretty good.

Did you get the OnetoOne when you bought your mac?

Floraaa said:
Did you get the OnetoOne when you bought your mac?
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Nope. Why?

The MB pros are sweet machines. They're solid and well-engineered, and will generally last longer than the cheaper windows laptops which makes them worth the extra money in my opinion.

I just got a macbook pro 13" about a month ago. Purchases that onetoone. It's pretty awesome. You go to like "class" at the mac store and they help you with anything you need.

ill tell ya wat i think , in your place id feel like i just bought a $2000 lappy , got home , and reaized i left my wallet ontop of the car in the parking lot with another $2000 in it ... thats how id feel

souljaboy said:
ill tell ya wat i think , in your place id feel like i just bought a $2000 lappy , got home , and reaized i left my wallet ontop of the car in the parking lot with another $2000 in it ... thats how id feel
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Bwahahahaha!

I just don't get it,
why won't you n00bs leave our off-topic in peace.
Who cares if you are idiot enough to pay $4000 for a screen and a keyboard with an eaten apple on them

Help Me With My Computer Upgrades!!

Hello my Fellow XDAers!!
I am doing some minor upgrades to my computer and would like some advice or suggestions. I got this for a gift for x-mas, it's not a terrible computer, but can use some upgrades.
I play Star Wars: The Old Rebublic and do much programming using eclipse, android kitchen, excel, notepad and photoshop. I dont hardcore game, but I'd like to play with decent graphics.
I plan on building my own comptuer in about a year or two. So I don't want super expensive parts.
Specs:
Dell Inspirion 546
Windows 7 64 bit
Amd Athlon 2 x4 620 processor @ 2.6 ghz
4gb of memory DDR2 PC2-6400 UPGRADABLE TO 8
Ati Radeon HD 3200 Graphics crossfire capable
300 watt stock psu.
My first step is a PSU, video card and memory
Video card- HIS H675F1GD Radeon HD 6750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
PSU- COUGAR RS-Series RS450 (CGR R-450) 450W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Memory I'm not sure yet, any suggestions would be great.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

That is an awful PSU! One day it blow your computer up, your house up, and you will die in a ball of fire while you sleep.
You don't need more than 4GB of RAM so spend that money on a better PSU. Try a Seasonic 650W
Edit: Don't buy a PSU on it's power rating alone. A bad 600W one will kill you just as fast as a bad 400W one.

PSUs aren't that expensive, and if you have more than one hard drive and disk drive, you will need a better PSU, got for at least 600 watts. Also it would help to tell us what your budget is.

I would go for a better PSU, at least 600W. Check the Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 600W. That's a real good PSU.
If you could spend any extra money, check for an extra hard drive.
I've upgraded my system with a SSD. That's one of the best upgrade I did in years.

Around 250, I don't want to put too much into one I'm gonna rebuild next yet.
So you guys think the graphics card is cool? But the psu sucks?
And 600w won't fry my motherboard? I cant find real specs on this motherboard because its made by dell. I have an ocz and cooler master I think I saved.
Thanks all, look foward to the feedback.
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Go go 8GB of RAM

A PSU won't fry a board unless there is something wrong with on of them.
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Okay thanks. I wasent 100 percent on a dell propriatary board.
Ill post some links to psus and you guys give me your opinions.
I picked a pretty solid graphics card for the price, I take it? No one mentioned anything about it.
Ill get 8g. I've been looking at hyper x, basalisk or g ram. Not sure which one I want to get. I can't oc my bios, so iam thinking of just getting some crucial ram.
My biggest bottle neck is the video card though. Not to mention I can run my intergrated graphics in crossfire mode with my new one when I get it. Thought that was cool when I looked it up on amds website.
What I find shocking is I play world of warcraft on high settings. With over 45 fps in raids and tor everything is on low and get around 35 fps. I thought it would be a little better than low, but I thought wrong.
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There's no point going OTT on any one component in that system. At best it will be mid-range until you throw out everything and start again from scratch. The HD6750 is a weak card though. I'd suggest:
PSU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/620w...s12ii-620-87-eff-80-plus-bronze-quiet-fan-atx
GPU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-...s-eyefinity-hdmi-2x-mini-displayport-2x-dvi-i
Forget about the extra RAM. Seriously, you don't need it.

DirkGently said:
There's no point going OTT on any one component in that system. At best it will be mid-range until you throw out everything and start again from scratch. The HD6750 is a weak card though. I'd suggest:
PSU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/620w...s12ii-620-87-eff-80-plus-bronze-quiet-fan-atx
GPU:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-...s-eyefinity-hdmi-2x-mini-displayport-2x-dvi-i
Forget about the extra RAM. Seriously, you don't need it.
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Looks good ill check them out when I get home. The card looks big my mothrboard is the smaller atx form factor and not full as is the case its mid size. It should fit though.
I'm almost tempted to buy a bigger and better case and move everything over. It almost makes sense, when I do get the money to go hardcore, ill have the case already.
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If a self-build is something you want to pursue, it may be a good idea to give up the idea of upgrading what you have and just start building a new PC from scratch. Buy what you can, when you can, until you have a working build and then sell the Dell to get some of your cash back. Start by getting the case you want and go from there.
I've been building PC's for ten years and that's what i would do. PM me if you need help with any part of it.

[CLOSED] Best Laptop for around $500?

Mod edit: Thread closed as this 10 years old and sleeping thread meanwhile only attracts spammers. And actually OT in OT. Oswald Boelcke
I'm shopping for a laptop right now, and my budget is about $500, maybe $600.
I'm looking for a decent processor, preferably Core i5.
4 - 6GB of DDR3 RAM
GPU isn't too important, I'll be doing some video editing with Sony Vegas, and some Photoshop. Light gaming.
And a good keyboard.
List your suggestions, thanks!

try hp dv7-6c60us its good at the price of $700

ngoralph said:
try hp dv7-6c60us its good at the price of $700
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A little too big for my preference, haha. I have a 13.3 inch unibody macbook, so i'm not looking for anything over 15 inches. thanks though

letmegooglethatforyou.link
second hit
http://laptopadvisor.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-10-best-small-laptops.html

boborone said:
letmegooglethatforyou.link
second hit
http://laptopadvisor.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-10-best-small-laptops.html
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I'm not entirely sure that a review article which is over three years old is going to be much use to the OP.
I do, however, agree that this sort of question is far better asked of a search engine than of XDA members.

I bought Acer Aspire 5750 for 500€(yes, I know 500€ is more than 500$ but I bet it's cheaper in USA[Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world anyway....]).
It has dual core 2.4GHz Intel i5 Core and 6GB of DDR3! But the GPU sucks! Intel HD 3000, so no gaming with this one! And it has 640GB hard drive!
It's a bargain, isn't it? I'm very happy with it.

Building my first PC. Critique for my build please!

Hey all,
Been using XDA for a while now for my GNex and GTab10.1, but I've got a PC question for you guys. I'm looking to build my own PC, and have done as much research as I could to make sure I'm picking the proper, quality parts. I just want to run my build past you guys to see if anyone has any suggestions, or if I'm spending too much money on a certain component, etc. Also I want to double-check that everything is compatible (Can I use those 2 monitors with my GPU? Do I need a miniDP-to-DVI adapter or can I run one from my MOBO? Will everything fit well in my case?) I'll be using the computer to multitask with different types of software, along with some gaming.
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 HDMI SATA 6.0Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Intel HD Graphics 4000
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Storage: 1) Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD; 2) Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
GPU: ASUS HD7850-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Optical Drive: ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W 80+ Bronze
Monitor x2: Dell P2212H 21.5" LED-Backlit LCD Monitor
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Steel
I plan on running Windows 7, and upgrading to 8 when it is released. Do any of my components have a cheaper but comparable alternative? The CPU comes with a pretty good stock fan, but should I invest in an aftermarket HSF or will my current setup suffice?
Thanks for your input.
Glosed

I would stick with windows 7 personally. Everything else looks great .maybe save for a lil more ram. I've always used nvidia gpu right now I'm still using gtx570 Asus direct cu ii.
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Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.

I think you can run up to three monitors on a at I card here is my setup i7 lga1366 18gbs of ram
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RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock.
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I went with the 3570k mainly because it's 3rd generation; for the DirectX 11 and my GPU uses PCI Express 3.0. Still go with Sandy Bridge?

RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
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Crucial ssd ftw.
And yes OP...everything will fit in that case no prob.
If you ever wanna mod that sum'***** after it's built, come and find me!
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
Crucial ssd ftw.
And yes OP...everything will fit in that case no prob.
If you ever wanna mod that sum'***** after it's built, come and find me!
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I wouldn't recommend Crucial M4 SSD ( at least for now ) since it's having random freezing issue and it's taking forever for them to release a new firmware update.
<- I have the 64gb M4.
Glosed said:
I plan on running Windows 7, and upgrading to 8 when it is released. Do any of my components have a cheaper but comparable alternative? The CPU comes with a pretty good stock fan, but should I invest in an aftermarket HSF or will my current setup suffice?
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I would say so, especially if you plan on overclocking. CM Hyper 212 is cheap and does the job really well.
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I would stick with windows 7 personally. Everything else looks great. maybe save for a lil more ram. Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda app-developers app
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I think 8gb is enough... especially for gaming...but - shrug - It depends on what programs he run when he multitask.

Foxy Roxy said:
I wouldn't recommend Crucial M4 SSD ( at least for now ) since it's having random freezing issue and it's taking forever for them to release a new firmware update.
<- I have the 64gb M4.
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That's exactly the one I have. I've had it for a year now. I haven't experienced any freezing. I always update FW, just because, but yeah, no issues.
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TheSkinnyDrummer said:
That's exactly the one I have. I've had it for a year now. I haven't experienced any freezing. I always update FW, just because, but yeah, no issues.
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Maybe it doesn't apply for everyone, but if you look at their forum - a lot of people are having that issue ( including me ). I'm also on the latest firmware. ( 000f )

Foxy Roxy said:
Maybe it doesn't apply for everyone, but if you look at their forum - a lot of people are having that issue ( including me ). I'm also on the latest firmware. ( 000f )
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Fair nuff
I'm just lucky I guess
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Fair nuff
I'm just lucky I guess
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Lol yes you're lucky.
The random freezing issue is ticking me off... I wish they would fix it already! D:

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Lol yes you're lucky.
The random freezing issue is ticking me off... I wish they would fix it already! D:
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I'm gonna do some reading up on the issue.
I'm a member at overclock.net, but I haven't visited for a while. I'm more of a modder than a hardware guy, but I do try to stay current. I might spend some time there tonight.
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thats pretty hardcore hardware right there
If you go with and AMD cpu it will save you money, I have a 3.2GHz dual core (i believe) and it's a good one. mind you I think the total for my computer came out to almost $900.
and I think for the HDD western digital is usually cheaper and it's really all the same. I have western digital and I'm most likely gonna buy a green HDD 1TB; I saw one for about $90 which I think is a pretty decent price. I've seen those seagate barracuda ones going for about $10-20 more

Personally I LOVE the Kingston HyperX SSD's. I have one in my desktop and I have never had a single problem with it. I tried both Intel and OCZ SSDs and they both failed on me.

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thats pretty hardcore hardware right there
If you go with and AMD cpu it will save you money, I have a 3.2GHz dual core (i believe) and it's a good one. mind you I think the total for my computer came out to almost $900.
and I think for the HDD western digital is usually cheaper and it's really all the same. I have western digital and I'm most likely gonna buy a green HDD 1TB; I saw one for about $90 which I think is a pretty decent price. I've seen those seagate barracuda ones going for about $10-20 more
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AMDs are usually easy to overheat than Intel processors. Nothing beats the Ivy Bridge

RootTheNoob said:
Go with the i5 2500k if you're looking to overclock. Do not get an OCZ SSD, they are horrible.
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I've been using my OCZ for a few months now with no problems... Running my systems and as many games as I can fit off of it and it's been great. One note to make about SSD's (in case you don't know, if you do, hopefully I'll help someone out) but you never want to defragment because this adds unnecessary writes (which kills the drive) and you'll gain no performance. Right after I installed windows, i had 25% fragmentation.
As far as your build it looks solid. No matter what you get, you'll hunger for more haha. Make sure to get something crossfire capable so you can crossfire your Radeon if you want to expand the video life of your PC. You may want to look at upgrading your power supply to at least a 750 if you ever plan on running another video card.
I just built a new rig a few months ago and I used Asus's sabertooth 990 series since I went AMD Bulldozer ^_^. 16gb of G. Skill ram DDR3 1866, an Nvidia 550Ti and a 120GB OCZ SSD. So far there has been nothing I've thrown at this PC that it couldn't handle. Skyrim, Deus Ex, SWTOR and Diablo 3 all play at full settings all AA turned on.
What are you paying for that setup if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks for all the tips guys. That GPU only has one DVI out on it, and my monitors only have DVI in... Will I have any problems if I run one monitor through the DVI port and one through a MiniDP-to-DVI adapter?
As far as memory goes, I'm just going to start with 2 DIMMs and buy 2 more sticks if I feel like I need it. The programs that I'd like to run to multitask include Ableton, Photoshop, a couple medium-high end games (at max settings, of course ) a stock-trading platform, an internet browser with several tabs (though Chrome hardly sips any memory anyway) with MS Office stuff. I really want to take advantage of dual monitors!

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I've been using my OCZ for a few months now with no problems... Running my systems and as many games as I can fit off of it and it's been great. One note to make about SSD's (in case you don't know, if you do, hopefully I'll help someone out) but you never want to defragment because this adds unnecessary writes (which kills the drive) and you'll gain no performance. Right after I installed windows, i had 25% fragmentation.
Make sure to get something crossfire capable so you can crossfire your Radeon if you want to expand the video life of your PC. You may want to look at upgrading your power supply to at least a 750 if you ever plan on running another video card.
What are you paying for that setup if you don't mind me asking?
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Thanks for the tips. Did not know that about SSD's. The 7850 is Crossfire ready so I'm good to go there. That whole build comes in at $1500, not including a keyboard/mouse or OS.

Glosed said:
Thanks for the tips. Did not know that about SSD's. The 7850 is Crossfire ready so I'm good to go there. That whole build comes in at $1500, not including a keyboard/mouse or OS.
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No problem, glad I could help
I recently shelled out around 12 or 13 hundred for my setup, but didn't get anything for storage besides my SSD since i had 750gb worth of storage that I migrated over from my old machine. I'm an AMD man myself, and I'm loving the UEFI bios on my ASUS Sabertooth 990FX. The software that ASUS includes with the board allows you to monitor Also, you can't beat 8 cores I was able to overclock using the stock board settings to 3.9GHz on my 8120 FX proc. Its only 159.99 on newegg right now and all FX series are black edition proc's which means complete control over your proc settings. I'm using a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo for my CPU cooler. Its pretty big, so if you look into this cooler make sure your case has room for it, but im running a steady 34C and haven't seen it go above 40. Some people report as cool as 18c.
As far as your Video card, there are tons of cards out there with multi DVI support, you may want to look at another manufacturer, as I don't see you getting true video performance out of a usb adapter. Although I've never used one, I suspect it will be a huge bottleneck.
Here are a few images of the AI Suite included with the Sabertooth 990FX (used splashtop to grab them since im at work hehe)