Manufacturer of choice?
Manufacturer of choice?
which company would you buy from? for me,
CPU- AMD
Motherboard- ASUS (ASRock, spun off from ASUS)
RAM- OCZ, Corsair
GPU- Sapphire
PSU- It's gotta be modular, from a respected/trusted manufacturer with enough power.
Case- NZXT
Cooling- CM? Retail seems to be working fine. Should i snag an H50 for a planned Vulcan build?
let's see your guys' picks!
CPU- AMD
Motherboard- ASUS (ASRock, spun off from ASUS)
RAM- OCZ, Corsair
GPU- Sapphire
PSU- It's gotta be modular, from a respected/trusted manufacturer with enough power.
Case- NZXT
Cooling- CM? Retail seems to be working fine. Should i snag an H50 for a planned Vulcan build?
let's see your guys' picks!
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- AMD(Phenom II)
Motherboard- ASUS (No Question)
RAM- OCZ, Corsair & GSkill
GPU- Sapphire, EVGA, BFG
PSU- It's gotta be modular. Agreed which leaves my choices of Corsair or OCZ!
Case- NZXT, Coolermaster, Antec( I have all 3 and like them all)
Cooling- CM? I have a CM V8 and it works great!
Those are my picks!
Motherboard- ASUS (No Question)
RAM- OCZ, Corsair & GSkill
GPU- Sapphire, EVGA, BFG
PSU- It's gotta be modular. Agreed which leaves my choices of Corsair or OCZ!
Case- NZXT, Coolermaster, Antec( I have all 3 and like them all)
Cooling- CM? I have a CM V8 and it works great!
Those are my picks!
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- lacrossetown
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
cpu: amd(no question)
mobo: asus/gigabyte
vidcard: asus/atx
PSU: corsair(or silver modular)
case: cooler master
memory: ocz, g.skill
cooling: nutral
mobo: asus/gigabyte
vidcard: asus/atx
PSU: corsair(or silver modular)
case: cooler master
memory: ocz, g.skill
cooling: nutral
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- Most performance I can afford.
Motherboard- Gigabyte
RAM- Prefer Corsair but I've used it all with little issues.
GPU- Most performance I can afford. Brands don't matter as they usually don't differentiate their products too much for brand loyalty.
PSU- Prefer Corsair but I've used OCZ, CoolerMaster, Antec, HiPro without issues.
Case- No preference. Cases are like shoes what I might like you might hate and vice versa.
Cooling- Anything other than stock.
Throw in another category:
Hard drive- Samsung all the way. They are by far the quietest and coolest running drives I've ever owned.
Motherboard- Gigabyte
RAM- Prefer Corsair but I've used it all with little issues.
GPU- Most performance I can afford. Brands don't matter as they usually don't differentiate their products too much for brand loyalty.
PSU- Prefer Corsair but I've used OCZ, CoolerMaster, Antec, HiPro without issues.
Case- No preference. Cases are like shoes what I might like you might hate and vice versa.
Cooling- Anything other than stock.
Throw in another category:
Hard drive- Samsung all the way. They are by far the quietest and coolest running drives I've ever owned.
Re: Manufacturer of choice?
cpu: whatever scores highest in vantage that i can afford
mobo: Gigabyte
vidcard: XFX
PSU: corsair
case: either most space or modability
memory: g.skill/kingston
cooling: whatever i can get my hands on, Rocketfish is amazing for the price
mobo: Gigabyte
vidcard: XFX
PSU: corsair
case: either most space or modability
memory: g.skill/kingston
cooling: whatever i can get my hands on, Rocketfish is amazing for the price
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Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
Screamin' BCLK:
775 System (Overclocking Platform): Q8400/Q8300/E8400/E7400/E7500 - GA-EP45-UD3R v1.1 - 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2 1066 CL5 2.1v Corsair TX-750w
Gamer: Asrock Z77 Extreme4, i7 3770K @4.6GHz, ThermalTake Armor A90 modded, 2x4GB GSKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 CL9, Corsair HX-750w, MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr
Server2012: Q9300 - 8GB DDR2 - Asus P5QL Pro - Corsair CX430 - Mirrored 2TB Seagate's with 2TB WD cav for fileshare backups, 1TB WD for OS backups
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
For me,
CPU- was open to AMD until intel's i7
Motherboard- Asus FTW. (without a doubt)
RAM- Corsair. But I've used others. Whatever offers best perf/reliability.
GPU- Nvidia (EVGA, Asus, or Galaxy)
PSU- Corsair or Antec....open to others
Case- Cooler Master or Corsair
Cooling- Cooler Master..gotta plug my V10 that has done nothing short of fantastic
CPU- was open to AMD until intel's i7
Motherboard- Asus FTW. (without a doubt)
RAM- Corsair. But I've used others. Whatever offers best perf/reliability.
GPU- Nvidia (EVGA, Asus, or Galaxy)
PSU- Corsair or Antec....open to others
Case- Cooler Master or Corsair
Cooling- Cooler Master..gotta plug my V10 that has done nothing short of fantastic
i9-9900k | ASUS Maximus XI Hero | ASUS Strix RTX 2070 Super | 32GB G.Skill Trident RGB DDR4-3600 | Cooler Master ML360L AIO | Seagate Firecuda 510 1TB NVME SSD | Tt ToughPower RGB 850W PSU | Sound Blaster Z | LL PC-O11 Dynamic | ASUS Gladius II Mouse | ASUS Strix Scope RX| ASUS VG259QMM 24" 240hz monitor | Windows 11 Pro
Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- dont care, never had problems with either company
mobo- GIGABYTE
RAM- GSkill, Corsair, PNY, Kingston
GPU- a reputable brand for non-reference cooled models, benchmarks are more important
PSU- something that doesnt suck
Case- Antec, Coolermaster, NZXT, Thermaltake (basically a company that doesnt blow)
Cooling- the awesome ones
mobo- GIGABYTE
RAM- GSkill, Corsair, PNY, Kingston
GPU- a reputable brand for non-reference cooled models, benchmarks are more important
PSU- something that doesnt suck
Case- Antec, Coolermaster, NZXT, Thermaltake (basically a company that doesnt blow)
Cooling- the awesome ones
Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- Intel (unfortunately, my old burned up K6 is still fresh in my mind)
Motherboard- ASUS, Gigabyte
RAM- Crucial, Kingston
GPU- Sapphire (ATI); XFX, EVGA (NVIDIA)
PSU- SeaSonic, Corsair
Case- Lian Li, Antec, Cooler Master
Cooling- Scythe
Motherboard- ASUS, Gigabyte
RAM- Crucial, Kingston
GPU- Sapphire (ATI); XFX, EVGA (NVIDIA)
PSU- SeaSonic, Corsair
Case- Lian Li, Antec, Cooler Master
Cooling- Scythe
File Server/Media Encoder/PVR PC
Antec P182 / Corsair 550VX / Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R / Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53 / Wintec AMPX 2x2GB DDR2 800 / Sapphire 100233L Radeon HD 3450 / WD Caviar SE16 750GB x3 / WD Caviar GP 750GB / Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7190A x2 / XP Pro SP2
unRAID Server
Antec 300 / Corsair 520HX / Abit AB9 Pro / Celeron 430 @ 1.80 / Kingston ValueRAM 2x1GB DDR2 667 / ATI Rage XL / Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB x9 / unRAID 4.3.3
Antec P182 / Corsair 550VX / Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R / Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53 / Wintec AMPX 2x2GB DDR2 800 / Sapphire 100233L Radeon HD 3450 / WD Caviar SE16 750GB x3 / WD Caviar GP 750GB / Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7190A x2 / XP Pro SP2
unRAID Server
Antec 300 / Corsair 520HX / Abit AB9 Pro / Celeron 430 @ 1.80 / Kingston ValueRAM 2x1GB DDR2 667 / ATI Rage XL / Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB x9 / unRAID 4.3.3
Re: Manufacturer of choice?
for HDD, i'd go with WD all the way, no questions asked. they've given me the best performance and still work about 4 years later.
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- Best bang for the buck at the time you are looking? Right now I'm rocking all Intel systems, but have used AMD in the past. My next build will actually be AMD.
Motherboard- ASUS or Gigabyte
RAM- Corsair, G-Skill, Crucial, Kingston (have placed a ton of PNY in older machines as well and had good luck)
GPU- XFX, EVGA
PSU- SeaSonic or Corsair - Antec as well if they're pumping out good ones, kinda have to keep an eye on their products though
Case- Antec
Cooling- This is another bang for the buck area for me. I use Arctic Cooling in a lot of the budget builds that I do for folks and have had good results.
Motherboard- ASUS or Gigabyte
RAM- Corsair, G-Skill, Crucial, Kingston (have placed a ton of PNY in older machines as well and had good luck)
GPU- XFX, EVGA
PSU- SeaSonic or Corsair - Antec as well if they're pumping out good ones, kinda have to keep an eye on their products though
Case- Antec
Cooling- This is another bang for the buck area for me. I use Arctic Cooling in a lot of the budget builds that I do for folks and have had good results.
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
Cpu--AMD Athlon II X 3,4--Phenom II X 2,3,4..Also like Intel but better bang for your buck right now with AMD
Motherboard--Gigabyte and Asus--love them both--
Ram--G. Skill--OCZ--Corsair
GPU--XFX,Sapphire,eVGA
PSU--OCZ,Corsair and Antec--Must be Modular
Case--Cooler Master,Antec and NZXT--
Cooling--Noctua,Xigmatek and the Corsair H50 even though I had to RMA it..It started leaking after 2 months...
HDD's--Samsung F1 spinpoints and WD Raptors
Scott
Motherboard--Gigabyte and Asus--love them both--
Ram--G. Skill--OCZ--Corsair
GPU--XFX,Sapphire,eVGA
PSU--OCZ,Corsair and Antec--Must be Modular
Case--Cooler Master,Antec and NZXT--
Cooling--Noctua,Xigmatek and the Corsair H50 even though I had to RMA it..It started leaking after 2 months...
HDD's--Samsung F1 spinpoints and WD Raptors
Scott
Case:Cooler Master HAF 922
Mobo: Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H
Cpu: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T [email protected]
Ram: G. Skill Rip Jaws-- 4gigs DDR3 1600MHz
Gpu: XFX 5870@900/1300
Psu: Silverstone 850w 80+Silver--Modular
Cooler--- Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
Hdd----2-Samsung Spinpoint F1 320gb IN RAID0
LightScribe------dvd/cd rom player
Lamptron Fan Controller
Mobo: Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H
Cpu: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T [email protected]
Ram: G. Skill Rip Jaws-- 4gigs DDR3 1600MHz
Gpu: XFX 5870@900/1300
Psu: Silverstone 850w 80+Silver--Modular
Cooler--- Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
Hdd----2-Samsung Spinpoint F1 320gb IN RAID0
LightScribe------dvd/cd rom player
Lamptron Fan Controller
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- Intel (i7)
Motherboard- ASUS and Gigabyte
RAM- OCZ & GSkill
GPU- XFX,EVGA & BFG
PSU- Corsair HX range
Case- Coolermaster HAF 922 & 932
Cooling- Zalman & Coolermaster
Motherboard- ASUS and Gigabyte
RAM- OCZ & GSkill
GPU- XFX,EVGA & BFG
PSU- Corsair HX range
Case- Coolermaster HAF 922 & 932
Cooling- Zalman & Coolermaster
MSI Z590 Gaming Edge Wifi
Core i7 10700KF 5Ghz @ 1.25v With Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
Gigabyte RTX 2080 Super 1980Mhz @ 0.925v With TechN GPU Block
32Gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3600Mhz 16-18-18-38
Aqua Computer Ultitube 200 Pro D5 Next
Corsair XR5 240mm x2 & 360mm
Intel 670p 2Tb & WD Blue M.2 2Tb
Corsair HX1000i
Philips Momentum 3000 24" (Main) & MSI Optix G241V E2 (Second)
Lian Li O11D
Roccat Vulcan 120 Aimo, Roccat Kone Aimo Remastered and Roccat Sym Pro Air
Core i7 10700KF 5Ghz @ 1.25v With Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora Edge
Gigabyte RTX 2080 Super 1980Mhz @ 0.925v With TechN GPU Block
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Aqua Computer Ultitube 200 Pro D5 Next
Corsair XR5 240mm x2 & 360mm
Intel 670p 2Tb & WD Blue M.2 2Tb
Corsair HX1000i
Philips Momentum 3000 24" (Main) & MSI Optix G241V E2 (Second)
Lian Li O11D
Roccat Vulcan 120 Aimo, Roccat Kone Aimo Remastered and Roccat Sym Pro Air
Re: Manufacturer of choice?
would CM's 932 cases last about 4 generations of upgrading if I decided to buy one this year?
Re: Manufacturer of choice?
Unless they decide to change the standard (ATX, mATX, etc...) I don't see why it wouldn't.
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- Intel (i7) Had AMD and they aren't bad but Intel is a couple of steps ahead in today's market. 6 cores is cool but I have yet to find a mainstream app that uses the 4 on my i7 920.
Motherboard- Gigabyte all the way (Intel as a second, I want stability above extreme overclocking).
RAM- Had problems with Corsair and others, never a problem with GSkill. I will NEVER buy Geil again.
GPU- ATI for now, thought Fermi would change things but proved not so much. Bang for buck AMD/ATi all the way.
PSU- Corsair, CM, Thermaltake
Case- Too many to name and VERY subjective. I like the CM Storm series.
Cooling- I just use the bog standard as I'm not an overclocker. It works fine.
HDD - While Samsung is sweet I love me WDs! (black series).
Motherboard- Gigabyte all the way (Intel as a second, I want stability above extreme overclocking).
RAM- Had problems with Corsair and others, never a problem with GSkill. I will NEVER buy Geil again.
GPU- ATI for now, thought Fermi would change things but proved not so much. Bang for buck AMD/ATi all the way.
PSU- Corsair, CM, Thermaltake
Case- Too many to name and VERY subjective. I like the CM Storm series.
Cooling- I just use the bog standard as I'm not an overclocker. It works fine.
HDD - While Samsung is sweet I love me WDs! (black series).
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Core i7 2600k
Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler
8gig (2x4) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Powercolor HD5870 PCS+
OCZ Agility 2 240G SSD (boot, programs, games)
WD Caviar Black 1TB (Data)
CM UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W 80+ Silver PSU
CM Storm Sniper
Gateway FHD2400
Win 7 Pro 64bit
Core i7 2600k
Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler
8gig (2x4) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
Powercolor HD5870 PCS+
OCZ Agility 2 240G SSD (boot, programs, games)
WD Caviar Black 1TB (Data)
CM UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W 80+ Silver PSU
CM Storm Sniper
Gateway FHD2400
Win 7 Pro 64bit
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Re: Manufacturer of choice?
CPU- AMD
Motherboard-Gigabyte
RAM- OCZ,
GPU- no preference
PSU- Antec,OCZ
Case- Antec
HD Seagate
Motherboard-Gigabyte
RAM- OCZ,
GPU- no preference
PSU- Antec,OCZ
Case- Antec
HD Seagate