New Computer Time!, Tell me what you think of the part selection. |
 Jul 30 2009, 06:09 AM
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So I am looking at building a new computer and wanted your opinion on the parts. I am not looking to spend over a grand and will NOT purchase AMD products.
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz Motherboard XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI RAM two of these for a total of 8 gigs of ram CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Video Card XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Hard Drive HITACHI 1TB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W Case Thermaltake ElementS Black SECC ATX Mid Tower |
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Jul 30 2009, 10:26 AM
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QUOTE(medic @ Jul 30 2009, 07:09 AM)  So I am looking at building a new computer and wanted your opinion on the parts. I am not looking to spend over a grand and will NOT purchase AMD products. Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz Motherboard XFX MB-N780-ISH9 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI RAM two of these for a total of 8 gigs of ram CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Video Card XFX GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Hard Drive HITACHI 1TB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower XT 750W Case Thermaltake ElementS Black SECC ATX Mid Tower I like it. Only thing I'd change for the sake of quality is the HDD. Go with Western Digital. Don't listen to the other guys. AMD and ATI sucks ass. ATI has failed me numerously. |
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Jul 30 2009, 10:38 AM
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Medic,
You're asking us to price out a budget gaming computer without giving us the opportunity to use parts that will give you the biggest bang for your buck. This is a complete waste of time. QUOTE(illriginal @ Jul 30 2009, 11:26 AM) I like it. Only thing I'd change for the sake of quality is the HDD. Go with Western Digital. Don't listen to the other guys. AMD and ATI sucks ass. ATI has failed me numerously. You're an Intel/NVidia whore as well. When did ATI fail you? 3-4 years ago, before they completely changed. Don't bother accusing me of being a fan boy. My computer has an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 this processor was a great deal at the time. While ATI had their 3000 line (which totally sucked) out, I was loving my GeForce 9600GT 512MB. This Christmas I upgraded to a 4850, because ATI's 4000 series just knocks the pants off NVidia's 200 series in $/FPS. |
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Jul 31 2009, 02:09 PM
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QUOTE(Uronacid @ Jul 30 2009, 11:38 AM) Medic, You're asking us to price out a budget gaming computer without giving us the opportunity to use parts that will give you the biggest bang for your buck. This is a complete waste of time. You're an Intel/NVidia whore as well. When did ATI fail you? 3-4 years ago, before they completely changed. Don't bother accusing me of being a fan boy. My computer has an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 this processor was a great deal at the time. While ATI had their 3000 line (which totally sucked) out, I was loving my GeForce 9600GT 512MB. This Christmas I upgraded to a 4850, because ATI's 4000 series just knocks the pants off NVidia's 200 series in $/FPS. Experience my good man. From building my ow machines and building people their machines. Between AMD and ATI I've lost nearly $3k because my stupid past clients made the decision of AMD and or ATI. Again this is from personal experience... I used to love AMD but my god... wtf happened after 2003?! I remember building my first two machines for family members and they had AMD. They worked flawlessly, but after that... literally after 2003, almost every other machine would perform badly even after reseating the processors and RAM repeatedly. And WTF is with the AMD temperatures?! Screw that... Seriously avoid AMD, they've gotten sloppy and what seems to me, careless. As for ATI again, another manufacturer that has failed me and cost me serious money, which is part of the near $3k in loss. Horrible drivers and horrible hardware. I've had many ATI cards die on me within hours after installation. I highly doubt I'm doing something wrong with the installation. And ATI generally runs too hot and too loud. I don't want an oven for a computer. I want a machine that can perform great and AMD + ATI together is not going to meet my criteria. I've learned to make the customer aware that if they want AMD and or ATI that I am not responsible for any failures of any sort. And if it does fail that I will not pay out of pocket to replace that part, they will need to purchase it on their own and I'll replace the parts for half off. And Buttsex.. you have it backwards. 10 years ago AMD was the product to go with... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU AMD met Intel's expectations for nearly half the cost, that's what made AMD great but once they got into the mid 2000s they f*ckin fail in quality. |
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medic New Computer Time! Jul 30 2009, 06:09 AM
Buttsex Fanboy smh. Give me a reason that you don't w... Jul 30 2009, 06:13 AM medic I dislike AMD because they lost me thousands of do... Jul 30 2009, 06:19 AM Buttsex f*ck you're picky.
unless you're buying i... Jul 30 2009, 06:24 AM
medic QUOTE(Buttsex @ Jul 30 2009, 05:24 AM) f*... Jul 30 2009, 06:27 AM Buttsex QUOTE(medic @ Jul 30 2009, 06:27 AM) Ok, ... Jul 30 2009, 06:30 AM Buttsex Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a... Jul 30 2009, 06:46 AM Uronacid Here buttsex, I'll save him some more money. H... Jul 30 2009, 08:10 AM jdoe423 For what purpose
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jdoe@labse.eu Jul 30 2009, 08:32 AM Uronacid QUOTE(jdoe423 @ Jul 30 2009, 09:32 AM) Fo... Jul 30 2009, 10:15 AM jcp http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?...uct_i... Jul 30 2009, 10:29 AM Buttsex At the moment, ATI/AMD is the way to go. Ten year... Jul 30 2009, 09:47 PM Buttsex What are you talking about, up until the i7, for e... Jul 31 2009, 04:12 PM illriginal QUOTE(Buttsex @ Jul 31 2009, 05:12 PM) Wh... Jul 31 2009, 06:16 PM Buttsex LAWL
VALID ARGUMENTS Jul 31 2009, 09:53 PM Impressive "The candle that burns the brightest.. always... Jul 31 2009, 10:29 PM Buttsex QUOTE(Impressive @ Jul 31 2009, 10:29 PM)... Jul 31 2009, 10:39 PM medic I went with my Intel build and I am not looking ba... Jul 31 2009, 11:41 PM Buttsex Unlucky. I've only built 2 Intel/Nvidia syste... Jul 31 2009, 11:59 PM Uronacid I haven't had any bad luck with AMD, ATI, or I... Aug 4 2009, 07:58 AM Buttsex Honestly, the only place Intel should dominate AMD... Aug 4 2009, 07:21 PM Uronacid QUOTE(Buttsex @ Aug 4 2009, 08:21 PM) Hon... Aug 4 2009, 11:08 PM Buttsex updateupdate: I just now managed to burn out a Ra... Aug 5 2009, 04:45 AM Uronacid QUOTE(Buttsex @ Aug 5 2009, 05:45 AM) upd... Aug 5 2009, 07:56 AM |
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