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Upgrading old E8400 build - $800 budget

After careful thought I decided to up my budget and go ahead and upgrade the monitor as well. With the 27" 1440 monitor I also decided on switching the motherboard, going with 16GB of RAM, and swapping out for the GTX 970 for lower power consumption and overclocking headroom. Thoughts on the...
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- Post #7
- Nov 8, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrading old E8400 build - $800 budget

Current Specs: Intel C2D E8400 Cooler Master Hyper 212+ ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-1066 MSI HD4890 Seagate Barracuda 320GB HDD Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD SilverStone Fortress Series FT02B Corsair TX Series 750w PSU ASUS DVD Burner Dell U2311H 23" 1920x1080...
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- Thread
- Nov 7, 2014
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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And the Winner is............. Video Card Giveaway - Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X

Still running an E8400 and an HD4890 and looking to upgrade soon, so I'm in. Good luck everybody!
- KoolDrew
- Post #34
- Jun 27, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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What credit card do you guys like?

This is my main card as well.
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- Post #96
- Dec 22, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Carb/Protein Intake

I generally recommend determining a caloric intake appropriate for you and your goals first, then figure out protein and fat needs. Once protein and fat needs are accounted for carbs would simply be used as a buffer to fill the rest. This is what I would suggest... 1) Set protein at least...
- KoolDrew
- Post #9
- Dec 22, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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ghetto-ness leads to Wheel of Fortune loss

She definitely got robbed there.
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- Post #33
- Dec 22, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Anyone else still running Core 2?

Still running an E8400 @ 3.8GHz with a 4890. I've been getting an itch to upgrade and was actually planning on getting getting an i3-3220 & 7850, but I think I'm going to hold off for now. My PC still does what I need it to and with Haswell around the corner I might as well wait. I might just...
- KoolDrew
- Post #63
- Dec 22, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Low bar squat form check for my son

I'd suggest starting him off with doing goblet squats with a light dumbell or some other implement. In my experience it's the easiest way to get somebody to squat correctly. By holding an implement in front of him it'll be easier to maintain an upright position and a neutral spine. In the bottom...
- KoolDrew
- Post #8
- Dec 22, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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When to cut?

I can assure you that you didn't gain 10-15lbs of muscle mass in a few months. As a complete beginner you might be looking at 2lb a month, max. That's assuming diet and training are in order, which you even said isn't. The rest of that weight is water, glycogen, fat, etc. My suggestion to...
- KoolDrew
- Post #6
- Dec 21, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Upper body dumbbell routine

Just drop the frequency/volume on the lower body stuff. For example... Mon/Fri: Db Bench Chins/rows OH Press Another chin/row Wed: Lunges SLDL Biceps/Triceps
- KoolDrew
- Post #2
- Mar 2, 2011
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Weight Lifting Routine ... add more exercises.

So essentially you're doing an upper/lower split with each being hit 2x a week. This is fine, but I'd probably change up the days a bit. For example instead of doing Squats and Deadlifts on the same day, do squats on one day and deadlifts on the other. This will also allow you to have a bit more...
- KoolDrew
- Post #15
- Mar 1, 2011
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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where do you guys buy jeans

My thighs right now at 230lbs and ~15% BF are 28.5" and my hips (widest part around my ass) are 42". I have not found a pair of jeans that fit me right. Some fit better than others, but I still have to buy a size bigger and just deal with having a looser waist. I've been buying Levi 569's...
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- Post #19
- Feb 27, 2011
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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What do you think of yoga?

At least she looks good doing it... ;)
- KoolDrew
- Post #8
- Feb 22, 2011
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Weight Lifting Routine ... add more exercises.

Are you only working out 2x a week or are those workouts repeated later on in the week?
- KoolDrew
- Post #6
- Feb 22, 2011
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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How long do you give your body before working the same muscles again?

Honestly, what you're doing right now is fine. In fact, often (not always) my training ends up being similar. Upper/lower split and 2 exercises per muscle group (accounting for overlap). The first exercise is usually something like 5x5 or a similar set/rep structure, while the second is more...
- KoolDrew
- Post #22
- Feb 17, 2011
- Forum: Health and Fitness

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