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Austin Area TW Chapter (all gens welcome, even T4Rs; heck, just make it a Toyota and we're good)

Discussion in 'Texas' started by CaptAmerica, Jan 18, 2016.

  1. Apr 28, 2017 at 9:20 PM
    Spansfelder

    Spansfelder Well-Known Member

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    Quiet peasant.....
     
  2. Apr 28, 2017 at 9:31 PM
    Misplaced Nebraskan

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    $540. Will run Minecraft easy... and then some with no video card and will be able to keep up with schoolwork, interwebz, movies... SSD for the OS and 1 TB of storage for other stuff. Rough Idea of what you can do with that budget and spend it mostly on CPU and motherboard. :thumbsup: Can probably get down under 500 pretty easy, but just messing around with it.

    What say you other builder nerds?


    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($207.74 @ SuperBiiz)
    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($26.88 @ OutletPC)
    Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($58.88 @ OutletPC)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.98 @ NCIX US)
    Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($20.99 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.90 @ Newegg)
    Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.79 @ SuperBiiz)
    Total: $540.03
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-29 00:22 EDT-0400
     
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  3. Apr 28, 2017 at 9:36 PM
    riz_atx

    riz_atx #bigpermtaco #teamBP

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    Looks good. I'd only recommend 8gb ram if possible. The rest scales up with budget
     
  4. Apr 28, 2017 at 9:43 PM
    Misplaced Nebraskan

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    Yeah, wouldn't be too much more for another stick. Was just a placeholder for starters. But it's easy to get carried away. 8gb ram... 3 tb Raid drives... GPU... and bam $1000 :eek: It's hard to stay in budgets... haha
     
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  5. Apr 28, 2017 at 9:46 PM
    CaptAmerica

    CaptAmerica [OP] Asphalt Avenger! TTC#13

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    8gb RAM, especially with onboard graphics.

    Avoid Rosewill parts of any kind. Anything I've gotten of theirs was crap and died early.

    Great price on the WD drive.
     
  6. Apr 28, 2017 at 9:56 PM
    Misplaced Nebraskan

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    Fair enough. Will tinker more. :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Apr 29, 2017 at 7:06 AM
    riz_atx

    riz_atx #bigpermtaco #teamBP

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    Good morning gents! :hattip:
     
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  8. Apr 29, 2017 at 2:31 PM
    sarsaparilla

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    Radio Operator: KG5SAI
    Afternoon fellers!
     
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  9. Apr 29, 2017 at 3:01 PM
    jttx

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    Haha hasn't changed much I'm sure
     
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  10. Apr 29, 2017 at 3:04 PM
    jttx

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    @CaptAmerica your truck doesn't happen to have a captain America shield on the back does it?
     
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  11. Apr 29, 2017 at 3:47 PM
    CaptAmerica

    CaptAmerica [OP] Asphalt Avenger! TTC#13

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    Front, back, and sides. I got shields all over the place!

    You've seen me tearing through town?
     
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  12. Apr 29, 2017 at 4:47 PM
    Misplaced Nebraskan

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    Quiet day in here. Woke up to only single digit notifications this afternoon. Thought the site crashed :rofl:
     
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  13. Apr 29, 2017 at 5:05 PM
    riz_atx

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    Maybe everyone is at eeyores birthday
     
  14. Apr 29, 2017 at 5:18 PM
    Misplaced Nebraskan

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    :eek: is that Today?!?! i forgot to ask for time off... :(:anonymous:
     
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  15. Apr 29, 2017 at 5:34 PM
    wagerhope

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    Anyone need some OME 885s? Just switched to 886s and got the old ones to sell. Approximately 20k miles on them, maybe a bit less.
     
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  16. Apr 29, 2017 at 7:29 PM
    jttx

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    parked about two spots away from you at the arboretum friday night, pretty much the same thing
     
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  17. Apr 29, 2017 at 7:33 PM
    CaptAmerica

    CaptAmerica [OP] Asphalt Avenger! TTC#13

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    Couldn't have been me then - never been to the Arboretum.

    You'll know my truck when you see it by all the stickers. I have lots of pics in my thread. She is the Asphalt Avenger!
     
  18. Apr 29, 2017 at 7:34 PM
    jttx

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    Just realized that truck was white haha, must be a copy cat
     
  19. Apr 29, 2017 at 7:39 PM
    Misplaced Nebraskan

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    ab898978d503420dd7a766243547592f.jpg

    :D
     
  20. Apr 29, 2017 at 7:54 PM
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    wagerhope 2000 Landcruiser

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    That's a long drive for us southern folk.
     
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