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Thanks afterdawners, my desktop is awesome.
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4. October 2008 @ 05:55 |
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howdy, afterdawners!
I've been a lurker to this site for a long time now. I guess it's now time I created an account because I can't seem to find the answer to my questions from someone elses threads :P, and the sticky threads are a little outdated
so far you guys have greatly decreased my paranoid fear of assembling a desktop from scratch. That sincerely helped, thanks! Anyway, instead of just bluntly linking you to my hardware, let me give you a better perspective.
Purpose of the Computer
I actually need a computer, for music, movies, internet etc but since I'm a gaming enthusiast I thought why not spend a little more and get a decent gaming PC. I don't want it to be a high-end gaming PC, because it would be a waste maybe. Why waste? since I never had a proper gaming computer for 4 years or so, I've got many old games to catch up on. Also, I'm okay with not striving to play games on 100% quality and performance. To give you a better idea, the games I'd probably be playing are namely, Counter-Strike Source, Battlefield 2, Tiberium Wars, Half-life, Bioshock, F.E.A.R, Company of Heroes, COD4, Crysis etc
My Budget
my build is quite budget conscious. Initially, I would've really preferred if it was $500, hehe, but after some researching I figured it was insufficient. $650 would be my ideal budget, but even if that isn't enough, I could postpone buying my LCD computer to thanksgiving and use a free 17" CRT till then. lol. So that extends the budget to about $750. But ofcourse, budget is still the main concern.
The Hardware:
Motherboard
MSI G31M3-F Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Case
Antec Sonata III 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply
Rosewill 600W ATX12V v2.01 SLI Ready
Graphic Card
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX(G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
RAM
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
DVD-Burner
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM
Others:
Arctic Silver 5
Extra fans?
Approximate total = $710
also, do note each component is very tentative. So for instance, while I've listed 9800gtx costing $160, I could for a $120 9800gt if it allowed me to comfortably play my games. Similarly, I'd rather go for a Core 2 Duo if a Quad-core would really be of not much use to me. If you know what I mean
Comments, suggestions, substitutions, criticism? All welcome :)
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4. October 2008 @ 08:13 |
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4. October 2008 @ 15:38 |
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Haha. The processor is the only thing you didn't change from my list. But I can't say I wasn't expecting my whole list to be changed
I hope you're not considering rebates in the overall price, because I don't. There's a 50/50 chance one might get lucky with MIR.
Your choice of graphic card seems to struggle a tad with heat issues, otherwise it's fine. I'm just too biased towards Nvidia cards. The total comes upto about $780 including shipping but without rebates.
What do you think if I were to downgrade from Q6600 to C2D 7200? I've read a few threads where you guys have had debates over the two having minor differences in performance
I really appreciate the help, man
Edit: Unless the Q6600 would last me a long time as you mentioned
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4. October 2008 @ 15:42 |
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The rebates will probably come in. I used to have that GFX card with an even CRAPPIER cooler and it was fine. I would stick with the quad core if you want to keep it for more than an year.
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4. October 2008 @ 16:02 |
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4. October 2008 @ 18:50 |
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could you tell me why you chose that mobo over my mine? The one I chose really seemed stable. I'm not defending my choice but I just wanted you to reason a little
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4. October 2008 @ 18:54 |
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It's MicroATX and all the good overclockers are regular sized. The one I chose will Overclock much better and thats something you should look if you want to extend the useful life of your system.
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4. October 2008 @ 19:36 |
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it's just that my friend was having the argument that the mobo you selected out will get me 3.6 ghz on my processor. And that 3.0 is more than enough without risking burn out or high case temps and messing with voltages even. "its easy but more risky than 3.0, if you take your processor more than 3.0 you reduce cpu lifespan"
mobos is one hardware component that I have no idea about, and that doesn't to be said. lol :P
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4. October 2008 @ 19:49 |
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With that Tuniq tower 3.6Ghz wont be a ALL THAT difficult if you get a good CPU. Expect around 3.4Ghz though. The GA-EP45-DS3L is avery good overclocker.
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4. October 2008 @ 22:13 |
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hmm... how would you rate this mobo? I'm just dicey on your choice of mobo because it has features that I won't probably use. No wait... the bottom line is it's expensive. :P Especially since I'm spotting decent mobo's half its price. But if any other mobo apart from the one you recommended affects the life of my PC, I guess I'll carry on with it anyway.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128078
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5. October 2008 @ 02:47 |
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5. October 2008 @ 11:51 |
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That's actually decent. I would really recommend the one I picked for future drives, etc. But that one is good also.
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5. October 2008 @ 14:33 |
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alright then. I've ordered it all. I'll make sure to update you all on how it goes.
Thanks a lot!
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5. October 2008 @ 16:03 |
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No problem.
Should be a really good build.
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24. October 2008 @ 20:34 |
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special thanks to abuzar1 since he virtually picked out really good hardware components, a few of which were really praised by other people :)
I'm using XP now. Until I get vista, or don't know if I should. Everything worked out perfect, I'm thrilled and surprised. Hardware installation was a little tricky (only a processor/heatsink part)
Really. thanks a lot guys. Building a computer all by myself is quite a feeling :)
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24. October 2008 @ 21:46 |
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hahah no problem dude.
Every once in a while I'll look outside of the "permanent" stickied threads and help people out. hahah I should do that more. I'm glad you like your new computer.
I would get Vista 64bit Ultimate edition. You can get it from the torrent if you like(PM me about that). With Ultimate Edition Dreamscenes, Rocketdock, and the sidebar, You can make your computer look REALLLY nice.
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