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Building a Pc, I have put together a config,Need feedback on it i.e anything I should change
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ViroT_T
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15. October 2008 @ 13:56 |
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Asus Rampage Extreme, X48, Socket-775, DDR3,ATX,2xGbLAN,Firew, 2xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16
Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty, Champion, Serie, Drive bay box, PCI Expr
Intel Core? 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz Socket LGA775, 1333MHz, 12MB, BOXED w/fan
OCZ RPX HPC DDR3 1333MHz 4096MB Kit, w/two 2GB ReaperX DDR3, CL 6-5-5-18
Samsung 24" LCD Syncmaster 2493HM, 1920x1200, 10000:1, 5ms,
DVI/VGA/HDMI
Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-S223F, 22x, DVDRAM 12x, Black, Bulk
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870X2 2GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI/HDMI/HDCP
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA2 32MB 7200RPM
Tagan TurboJet 1100W, Dual 80mm Fan, 6xSATA, 4xPCI-E, ATX/EPS, 20/24pin
WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA 3,5" 10000RPM, 16MB
Thanks
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15. October 2008 @ 18:39 |
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Superb build, but the PSU is outrageous. A Corsair TX650W would power that system with lots of room to spare and would be much quieter doing it, and when I mean much quieter, I mean more than 10dB.
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15. October 2008 @ 19:49 |
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Everything looks good, expect for what sam said. I agree with him on the PSU thing.
Also, are you sure you want that monitor? It's a TN panel. I would recommend getting a Dell Ultrasharp instead.
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boien
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16. October 2008 @ 03:25 |
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very interesting.
i had a build in mind pretty similar to your's but when i mentioned DDR3 in my spec they told me not go with it and to choose DDR2 instead. weird, i wonder why theyre not telling you the same thing.........
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16. October 2008 @ 05:23 |
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There's nothing explicitly wrong with DDR3, it's just not any better than DDR2. When you're using a board like the Rampage Extreme, paying extra for memory seems immaterial.
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boien
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16. October 2008 @ 05:29 |
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then why not recommend ddr2 ? and would you still have called the build superb if you threw in the ddr2?
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16. October 2008 @ 05:33 |
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Of course I would. Thinking about it, OCZ probably isn't the best brand to get DDR3 from. While it might not suffer the issues OCZ's DDR2 does, what if it does?
Considering, I'd recommend using Corsair XMS3 instead.
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boien
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16. October 2008 @ 05:42 |
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16. October 2008 @ 07:44 |
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For cheaper boards I always recommend Gigabyte over Asus as their build quality is solid throughout the range. Asus have made a lot of dodgy cheap boards over the years, but their top end stuff, for Intel chipsets at least is rock solid.
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16. October 2008 @ 07:44 |
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ViroT_T
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16. October 2008 @ 11:50 |
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Thanks for your replys, I'll check out that memory you recommended samarris. Also yes I suppose the psu is a bit much and I would buy a dell ultra sharp which I was going for in first place but it's 400 euro more so I can't really stretch my budget any more :/.
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16. October 2008 @ 11:51 |
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The Dell Ultrasharps are worth the money, but they are out of the price range for most buyers.
Also, you will need to downsize your signature picture, it's outside the forum rules (max size 50KB, yours is 140KB)
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ViroT_T
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16. October 2008 @ 11:59 |
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Corsair TWIN3X 1333MHz DDR3, 4GB, Kit w/two 2GB XMS3 modules, CL9-9-9-24
Is the is the memory you recomended the price is considerably cheaper from 225 to 165.
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16. October 2008 @ 12:00 |
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The latencies on that set are significantly weaker. If you want Corsair modules that perform similarly to the OCZ stuff you chose, you'll be paying a similar amount or more. Check for higher performance (lower latency) stuff.
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16. October 2008 @ 14:45 |
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A 24" Dell ultrasharp should only be around a 100 more Euro. Are you sure you aren't comparing the 30" version?
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16. October 2008 @ 14:51 |
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£300 in the UK for the 2493 versus £380 for the Dell, a reasonable difference.
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16. October 2008 @ 14:54 |
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It's worth spending the extra and not getting the crap TN Panel.
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16. October 2008 @ 14:56 |
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Lol I see you're in the shaffaaf camp and think that all TNs are crap, they really aren't that bad, and I like my image quality.
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16. October 2008 @ 14:58 |
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No, I'm in the "I have used this piece of crap and I still love my CRT because TN Panel monitors are crap" camp. They are good for 15" monitors, but when you are talking about relatively large monitors like the 24" then the viewing angles REALLY mess with the colours.
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16. October 2008 @ 14:59 |
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Samsung get it far more right than other manufacturers then, seemingly.
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boien
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16. October 2008 @ 15:10 |
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i have a gateway 22" lcd anti glare its great
So samm by high-end motherboards you mean at least like 250.00$ and up ?
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16. October 2008 @ 15:58 |
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TN panels are still TN Panels. I wouldn't ever get one again.
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16. October 2008 @ 15:59 |
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I mean about £140 plus.
Abuzar: SM2232BW versus some cheapo Acer pile of rubbish. No contest.
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16. October 2008 @ 16:03 |
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But Dell makes good ones and that one was crap.
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