5477583

I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 04:15 PM

Going to pick the computer tommrow morning and ive decided

Buy the Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz Quad-Core Unlocked CPU at TigerDirect.ca

Buy the MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Intel P67 LGA1155 Motherboard at TigerDirect.ca

Buy the Corsair CMP8GX3M4A1600C8 Dominator 8GB DDR3 RAM at TigerDirect.ca

Buy the Corsair CWCH50-1 Hydro H50 CPU Liquid Cooler at TigerDirect.ca

or this... cooler... whats better?

Buy the Corsair CAFA70 A70 Air Series CPU Cooler at TigerDirect.ca


I'd like to give speical thanks to Kow, Omen and everyone who spent part of there lives on my "What to do" thread.

5477589

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 04:28 PM

You certainly found some good prices there. Those are killer deals on both coolers. At first I was going to ask why not the 2600k, then I saw their price on it was a whopping $100 more.

At that price I would just go with the A70 and bank the $35 for something else. The A70 can come very close to the best air coolers on the market. It's a steel at that price.

5477590

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 04:36 PM

Canada computers has the cpu for 10 dollars less but they dont have the motherboard i want.
As for the 2600K too much money its not in my budget.
I'll use this thread as a refrence to show the employers at tigerdirect exactly what i want.

I want the Cosair domatior GT but that thing is an arm and a leg. but the ram i got there is good right?

5477593

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 04:42 PM

Yeah Corsair Dominator is pretty good stuff. Only reason I went with Kingston is they work harder on XMP profiles to make sure they work with any system. It's about the only RAM you really don't have to worry about being plug n play at it's rated frequency. Corsair Dominator is compatibility tested for by a lot of MB manufacturers though. That doesn't mean it's always fuss free on the listed MBs though. QVLs are very much hype to sell product really. I've heard stories of Corsair RAM, including Dominator, being very finicky in some situations.

On the CPU, hate to break it to you but if you compare all the best prices Can vendors have on it, TigerDirect.ca comes in at the bottom of the list.

Intel Corporation - Intel Core i5-2500K Unlocked Boxed Processor with 6MB... - BX80623I52500K

5477597

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 04:48 PM

I guess i can pick up the cpu at canada computers and buy the rest of the stuff at tigerdirect.

5477606

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 05:34 PM

Well sure you can, and doing so sends a message to certain vendors that some of their prices aren't so competitive.

5477623

Re: I've decided....

kow_ciller

March 11th, 2011 06:47 PM

might want to see if you can swing the extra $50 or so and get the 2600k

5477641

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 08:15 PM

Ya but what about the game-s, ya gotta get a killer free game or two. !

When you talk to them, MAKE SURE YOU ASK !!!, they might send a game, otherwise how else can you blab nice things , hint hint....

5477647

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 08:43 PM

Get this G.Skill instead & put the rest towards the 2600k
Also, I have the A70 & it is a great cooling beast, especially for that price. I got mine at launch & payed more, but it was worth every penny.

5477669

Re: I've decided....

March 11th, 2011 10:46 PM

G.SKILL may be cheap, but how is it for reliability? I've heard you get what you pay for, and I personally suspect one of my G.SKILL sticks may be bad.