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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
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2. February 2010 @ 14:26 |
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Indeed. GTA IV on my 8600GT, was almost bearable. But upgrading to the GTX 260...there is no comparison :D There was a slight amount of lag, trying to push that 8600Gt though :p
Now I average 45-55 FPS :D
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2. February 2010 @ 14:27 |
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AA is anti-aliasing, in other words edge smoothing. In some games it does very little, in others it makes the game look a lot better. Lag caused by AA is an insufficient graphics card, which doesn't surprise me.
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2. February 2010 @ 14:27 |
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AA reduces jaggies on diangonal and rounded edges.
lol sam, i was happy with 15FPS before you!
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2. February 2010 @ 14:39 |
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i just looked at the XFX Radeon HD 5770 Video Card 1GB GDDR5 for 189 from tigerdirect and im kicking myself hard for buying the 9400gt but then again at the time it seemed like a good idea and was cheap
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2. February 2010 @ 20:33 |
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Lots of reasonable video cards can be had for cheap. Even a 4850 or 9800GT would be a major upgrade and still are cheaper than the 5770.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
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2. February 2010 @ 21:10 |
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Originally posted by Whysper20 Wrote:
So here it is
The Motherboard:GA-P35-DS3L (Not bad specially when its your girlfriend that doesn't know anything about computer gets it for you as a Christmas present)Cost:120$cdn
The CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0ghz Cost:found on eBay for 100$ free shipping (anything was better than that E2140 1.6ghz i used for 6 month)
CPU Heat-sink and fan:Cooler Master V8 with 120mm clear blue replacement fan Cost:115$cdn
Memory:4x 1gb Patriot Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 Cost:190$cdn(when i say for under 600$ before these i had 4 stick of 1gb PC 5400 from the source i paid 20$ a stick,and i didn't really notice a big difference in performance except the patriot has heat shield and looks good)
The Video Card:Asus En9400Gt 1GB Cost:70$cdn
The hard drive:250gb seagate barracuda Cost:50$cdn off eBay free shipping 2yrs ago (it was bought as an upgrade for my xbox but didn't check the specs and got a sata drive,so for 2yrs i used it in my old pc with a sata to ide converter)this drive is storage purpose only the drive holding windows is a 100gb seagate barracuda which was given to me 5yrs ago sat in my xbox for all this time and is now sitting in my new computer.i love seagate never had a problem with their harddrive and will keep buying them.
The DVD-Drive:LG super multi lightsribe 22x rewriter Cost:35$cdn (i got lucky it was an open box deal at future shop marked at half price)
The power supply:500W cooler master Cost:50$
The Tower:Chieftec Dragon server tower Cost:free (The tower has been given to me by a friend for helping him move)
As for the fans i have 5 blue led 80mm and an a 5.25" drive bay hard drive cooler that has 3 40mm fan to keep it cool.
if. I'm adding this cost up right by your totals it would be $730 buck the memory cost the most Quote me if, I'm wrong now...:)
what could. I put together now for that price or under for a decent build cheap with core 2 duo not Quad
GA-EP45-UD3L Cost $89.99 ($79.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate & Free Shipping or get it at micro center( same cost) and burn alittle gas
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz Cost $167.99 & Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Cost $36.98 + $2.99 shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) Cost $52.99 + Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231144
XFX PVT95GYAJ2 GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit DDR3 Cost $64.99
($54.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)+$6.98 Std. Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150459
Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS Cost $47.99 +Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136161
Sony Optiarc Black 24X Cost $24.99 + Free Shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118030
Silent Pro 600 Cost $99.99 + $5.99 Std. Shipping
Centurion 534 Cost $54.99 +$18.99 Std. Shipping
all = out to $675.85-$20 worth of rebates = $655.85 that's atlease $74.15 away from your total part by part this is just Quick put together Believe me a Amd build would be alittle cheaper by $20 or $40 Bucks or more depends on the parts you use and pick. I know Russ will Quote me on that...:)
Happy Building
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2. February 2010 @ 21:16 |
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You should also really be using an HD4670 or HD5670 instead of the 9500GT.
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bigwill68
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2. February 2010 @ 21:59 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
You should also really be using an HD4670 or HD5670 instead of the 9500GT.
are you saying this because because the 9500GT not suitable for high gaming proformance like the HD's ? this 9500GT would be a low end budget pick
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2. February 2010 @ 22:26 |
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Well the HD4670 is more than twice as powerful for gaming, costs the same and uses the same amount of power. There may not be much reason to get extra gaming performance, but there's no point buying a really weak card when you don't have to. If you want to save swap the HD4670 for the HD4650, still a better card.
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3. February 2010 @ 00:06 |
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3. February 2010 @ 00:20 |
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The price was before i added the patriot memory and before tax
as for the video card my mind is already set on this card http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/S...6156&CatId=3585 and for the memory when i can afford it im looking at these http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/S...0425&CatId=3413 cheaper than those patriot and allow me for more if needed before the patriot i was using 4gb of some unknown brand bought from the source at 20$ a stick for a total of 80$
the tower will be fitted with an old window kit i have on my old tower which hold a 120mm fan plus i just love how the yellow tower looks with all the blue lights coming out of it (maybe a professional paintjob when the time comes)
As for the price all together yes it is higher than what i said for what i have but you got to understand that ive look around and waited for weeks before finding what i wanted for the right price like the E6850 cpu for a 100$ i still think that was a steal lol
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3. February 2010 @ 00:29 |
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Originally posted by Whysper20:
The price was before i added the patriot memory and before tax
as for the video card my mind is already set on this card http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/S...6156&CatId=3585 and for the memory when i can afford it im looking at these http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/S...0425&CatId=3413 cheaper than those patriot and allow me for more if needed before the patriot i was using 4gb of some unknown brand bought from the source at 20$ a stick for a total of 80$
the tower will be fitted with an old window kit i have on my old tower which hold a 120mm fan plus i just love how the yellow tower looks with all the blue lights coming out of it (maybe a professional paintjob when the time comes)
As for the price all together yes it is higher than what i said for what i have but you got to understand that ive look around and waited for weeks before finding what i wanted for the right price like the E6850 cpu for a 100$ i still think that was a steal lol
Whisper you don't have to defend your purchases... You spent the money not us and I think you got some good components... would I change some of them or "upgrade" when I could.. sure but it's NOT to bad for your first out of the gate puter if you ask me... I did horribly the first time I built one... I did it right but chose some "lacking" components. LOL. ;)
MOST of the help you get here is pretty good but remember we all have our favorites and you need to weed thru that as well as do some research on your own. ;)
for example... I like Muskin RAM, CM Cases, Corsair PSU's, ATi video cards, and Liteon ODD's.... some will agree and some will say I'm crazy but it's about what works for you and the luck with certain products. :)
GOOD luck btw.. :)
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3. February 2010 @ 00:38 |
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GM, you basically just spatted the best manufacturers on the planet! :D
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3. February 2010 @ 00:58 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
GM, you basically just spatted the best manufacturers on the planet! :D
Well thanks... lol. If you mess/build long enough you finally get around to buying some quality goodies... hehehee. :p
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3. February 2010 @ 01:06 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
for example... I like Muskin RAM, CM Cases, Corsair PSU's, ATi video cards, and Liteon ODD's.... some will agree and some will say I'm crazy but it's about what works for you and the luck with certain products. :)
GOOD luck btw.. :)
Personally I will never buy another Liteon ODD, even though they're probably much better then the one I had many years ago. 20/25 DVD's ended up as coasters before I finally gave up on it. My current ODD (SH-203N) gets me perfect burns every time and even has as zero write offset a an added bonus :D
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3. February 2010 @ 01:15 |
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Originally posted by Red_Maw:
Originally posted by greensman:
for example... I like Muskin RAM, CM Cases, Corsair PSU's, ATi video cards, and Liteon ODD's.... some will agree and some will say I'm crazy but it's about what works for you and the luck with certain products. :)
GOOD luck btw.. :)
Personally I will never buy another Liteon ODD, even though they're probably much better then the one I had many years ago. 20/25 DVD's ended up as coasters before I finally gave up on it. My current ODD (SH-203N) gets me perfect burns every time and even has as zero write offset a an added bonus :D
LOL... see what I mean. :p
I understand and I've had good luck with them actually... LG is prolly my favorite writer but it doesn't do some of the things that Liteon does... like scan and such. ;)
Good luck with your Samsung tho... they are pretty good too. ;)
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3. February 2010 @ 01:23 |
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Originally posted by Red_Maw:
Personally I will never buy another Liteon ODD, even though they're probably much better then the one I had many years ago. 20/25 DVD's ended up as coasters before I finally gave up on it. My current ODD (SH-203N) gets me perfect burns every time and even has as zero write offset a an added bonus :D
See, thats what I'm talking about. I love lite-on, but you've had a bad experience with them. In fact the best drive i've ever had is my lite-on LH-20A1H. My SH-S223Q(2 of them) Samsung was good for a couple months, then went down hill. Samsung usually is all around pretty good. I think AMD chose me LOL! As well as Sony chose me. I've met people that despise sony, and yet I've never been wronged by them. Strange how our universe is wired ;) Although I have had 1 bad lite-on drive. Every manufacturer runs the risk of a bad product. None of them are perfect. It's when you get bad one after bad one after bad one when you need to say, "You know... this manufacturer sure is shoddy!"
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3. February 2010 @ 02:04 |
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all the help i got was usefull after reviewing some of the product and listening to some advice i made my choice on the OCZ Fatal1ty 4GB Dual Channel PC8500 memory and XFX Radeon HD 5770 Video Card and with that i should be able to enjoy a good night of gaming at its best. Thank alot guys
Greensman ive had a LG super multi with lightscribe for a year or so and i love it first LG drive ive bought and im not disappointed.
Same goes with seagate,5yrs old going on 6 barracuda still kickin strong and the sucker is dead quiet and doesnt seem like its gonna die anytime soon.
That remind me i had a 80gb barracuda that seized so a friend suggested i just drop the drive on the floor and see what happen well its still work as a spare drive ( i wont take a chance to install window or any other thing on it)to whoever reading this last bit about dropping the drive on the floor DO NOT TRY we were unprofessional doing stupid thing because we thought the drive was good for garbage and this could really damage your drive
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3. February 2010 @ 02:38 |
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bigwill68,
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all = out to $675.85-$20 worth of rebates = $655.85 that's atlease $74.15 away from your total part by part this is just Quick put together Believe me a Amd build would be alittle cheaper by $20 or $40 Bucks or more depends on the parts you use and pick. I know Russ will Quote me on that...:)
Will,
Nope. I can't go there. There's a lot more difference than $20 to $40 for a decent budget build. Here's a couple of examples!
Here's an Phenom II x2 550BE Dual core Build. $438.15
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4607/buildt.jpg
It's a Phenom II x4 with 2 cores disabled. Chances are very good that yoyu will be able to unlock them. Very fast Dual core that sells very well.
Even if I go with the new Phenom II 955BE Quad build, with the C3 stepping, it's only $532.75, well under the budget you mention.
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3295/build955.jpg
You can mix and match a lot of parts and still stay under $600, including Tax and shipping! Either one would be a decent build for anyone wanting a new computer! You can split hairs on any of the individual components, but it's a solid all around build, either way!
I'm familiar with all the components, and I've had a good bit of experience with them, and there's no junk in these parts!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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3. February 2010 @ 08:30 |
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Russ you forgot 1 thing in your builds there, and without it could be a free system and wont amount to anything..lol the PSU.
here is what i just tossed together for us intel guys..lol
with out PSU
with PSU
with GPU & PSU
everything on this list is with free shipping except the PSU then thats only $5.99
basically with psu $500 without $400
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3. February 2010 @ 08:34 |
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not to forget the GPU
MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|.
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3. February 2010 @ 08:40 |
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A 550VX is a bit overkill don'tcha think? A 400CX would be way more than enough even with a mid-range video card.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
Detailed PC Specs: http://my.afterdawn.com/estuansis/blog_entry.cfm/11388
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3. February 2010 @ 08:50 |
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you all kill me with the PSU wattage. why would you want to risk running at the bare minimum when for a few dollars more(good movie) you can have peace of mind knowing there is enough power there. instead of oh no i cant do that i dont have enough juice to get me there.
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3. February 2010 @ 08:59 |
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A Corsair 400CX is nowhere near bare minimum for that PC. PSU requirements are overrated to account for the fact that most PSUs are crap. The 400CX would easily run a much more power-hungry PC than a barebones budget build like what's being shown. I wouldn't be surprised to see one run a mid-range Crossfire(4850s) or SLI(9800GTs) rig if it had enough connectors. And even then it would probably be pretty dependable.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
Detailed PC Specs: http://my.afterdawn.com/estuansis/blog_entry.cfm/11388
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