[QUOTE="unrealBliss"]A couple more questions to throw at you guys. I'm pretty sure that my current monitor does not have a place to connect a HDMI cable. Is that something that I will need for gaming? I always see people talking about it. Also, since my monitor only has DVI and VGA, which should I actualy use? Are they both pretty much the same? And what makes HDMI better? I was watching a youtube review of that case and he said that he had problems with it. The power supply was too far away from where he needed to plug it into the motherboard at the top and it could not reach. So he has to purchase extension cables for it. Not sure if that would be a problem for me though. So I was looking for any little ways to drop the price down a bit and found this case that looks generally the same but much lower price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146075 Is there a reason why its cheaper? Is it bad or something or would that case be alright?Tagerh

I'll answer what I actually have some knowledge about

i) since your monitor isnt full 1080p an HDMI cable wont be necessary. DVI and VGA have no noticable difference between the two, but DVI I think is the newer technology, both work perfectly fine. Also HDMI is supposed to bring more crisp picture, but from what I've seen on my friends switching from DVI to HDMI, theres no difference.

ii) the fact that HDMI carries both audio and visual signals whereas DVI and VGA are used for just video, and you would need an AUX cord (usually green) to get audio. It honestly isnt that big of a hassle, if you dont have a full 1080p monitor, no need for HDMI.

clueless 101. another kid opening his mouth but just guessing.

DVI quality is miles head of VGA. Get your eyes checked.

Compare 2 of the same monitors watching a video or playing a game. The difference is day and night.

VGA is an analog signal. Any kink or minor damage to the cable itself can cause artifacting, misaligned picture, and other screen problems.

DVI can also support higher resolutions than VGA.

wow kid stop asking for your hand held.

google a guide it's not hard.

you are clueless. good chance you will kill your cpu which I didn't think was possible in 2012.

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[QUOTE="5SI-GonePostal"] If this were the case most people will tell you to get an i5 3570, a z77 mobo, 8gb of 1600 ram and a 7870 there or there abouts. If you have enough left over a 120gb ssd wouldnt hurt but would be the last thing on the listshert

I concur.

What about an amd fx-8350? It's cheaper than the 3570 and I've seen it higher on some benchmarks?

LOL how clueless are you. You bought into AMD once and now you want to do it again.

The FX-8350 is a 4 core 4 module joke of a processor.

Core-Core performance the i5 3570k decimates it.

The 8350 can't touch the 3570k in gaming.

For rendering the 8350 BARELY beats the 3570k. For an '8 core' processor that is a joke. Any Intel processor above the 3570k will blow the 8350 into smithereens.

The 8350 runs hotter, sucks more power, and the for the price it's laughable.

fps - cs 1.6.

rts - sc2, c&c, CoH.

mmo - WoW.

turn base - empire total war, shogun 2, civ 5.

coop - rb6 rogue spear, rb6 3, sc chaos theory, trine 2, saints row 3.

lol troll.

No other MMO can touch WoW for casual or competitive gameplay.

Let me help you...

Are you the top raiding guild on your server? No.

Have you downed every single 25 man raid on heroic and done all achievements? No.

Are you 2k or higher in any arena bracket? No.

Are you #1 at challenge modes on your server? No.

clearing heroics, 1600 rating, and dancing in Dalaran isn't challenging.

nt tho kid.

how about abide by the school rules kid.

stop making smiley faces.

why did you need to bump this?

let the game choose the settings. you don't need help.