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    Upgrading M8000N HP for Battlefield 3

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by gamblor420, Oct 21, 2011.

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    Dang thats a good price. I have to get the cpu at bestbuy cuz i have 200$ giftcard. The GPU and Motherboard are too expensive there so I figured I would get the cpu, psu and ram at bestbuy and the GPU and Motherboard on newegg
     
    gamblor420, Oct 22, 2011
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    I recommend if you want to OC the CPU to get an aftermarket HSF. Something like the Cooler Master Hyper 210 or something might be good.
     
    Star Forge, Oct 22, 2011
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    gamblor420, Oct 22, 2011
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    Ok the only thing I have left to purchase is the RAM.
    What would be best for the mobo "ASRock m3a77" Im getting?
     
    gamblor420, Oct 22, 2011
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    Anything DDR3-1600+ will work.
     
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    Would 8gb be overkill?
     
    gamblor420, Oct 22, 2011
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    short answer: yes.
    4gb is more then enough for gaming.
     
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    With GPU, CPU, Mobo, PSU and RAM, it comes to a total of just a little over
    $500. That was exactly around the max amount I wanted to spend. Thank you guys for all your help. Ill post pics and specs of my remade m8000n when its assembled. Can't wait!!!
     
    gamblor420, Oct 22, 2011
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    some people spend almost that much on external gpu's for laptops. this will be MUCH faster.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 22, 2011
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    I came upon this little dilema while I was reading the reviews of the xfx hd6870
    that I just bought,

    Be forewarned that it does require a power supply with two PCI 6-pin power cables

    What does this mean exactly? Does my MOBO or PSU meet these requirements?
     
    gamblor420, Oct 22, 2011
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    It should work with a 650W. Most 650W comes with the said cable for that requirement.
     
    Star Forge, Oct 23, 2011
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    gamblor420, Oct 23, 2011
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    My order from newegg has finally shipped out!!! Just a few more days and I'll b playing battlefield 3 on high settings!

    I have another question, can I simply stick my old harddrive into the new mobo and reformatt it in the bios settings, or do I need to do it on the old computer?
     
    gamblor420, Oct 26, 2011
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    The HDD should be PnP.
     
    Star Forge, Oct 26, 2011
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    So theoretically I wouldn't even have to reformatt it?
     
    gamblor420, Oct 26, 2011
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