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| Thread ID: 96504 | 2009-01-12 11:47:00 | New System I'm about to buy - any comments?? | sinclair27 (14502) | Press F1 |
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| 737867 | 2009-01-12 11:47:00 | Am about to buy the following system, brand new parts for $1500. Any of these parts sound like a bad idea? Please say if you think so... Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P (Intel P45) CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.00Ghz 6MB 1333MHz 45nm) RAM SuperTalent 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-800 PC6400 Dual Channel 5-5-5-15 Video Card EVGA nVidia GeForce 9800GTX+ (Superclocked 778MHz, 512MB) HDD Western Digital 640GB Black Caviar (32MB Cache) DVD Drive Samsung SH-S223F (22X) PSU Corsair 550W VX SERIES (or for $30 extra should I get a Corsair 620W HX Modular Series?) Case Antec Nine Hundred (with blue LED) |
sinclair27 (14502) | ||
| 737868 | 2009-01-12 11:54:00 | Mobo is OK but I would prefer the P5Q Pro or P5Q-E. GFX-I suggest you got ati, a 4850/4870 should do the job nicely. I suggest you get an ASUS/Pioneer or liteon DVD writer as they seem to be the most reliable. You should definitely get the 620w version, so you'll have more room to upgrade Case is GREAT! 300mm fan....:drool wish I could afford it....:dogeye: |
Blam (54) | ||
| 737869 | 2009-01-12 12:34:00 | Make sure the E8400 is E0 stepping. How much is the 9800GTX+? For that money you may want to get a 4870 instead. I would stay away from the SuperTalent RAM - they are actually 667MHz modules that run at 800MHz. Grab a DDR2 1000 G.Skill 4GB kit. Only $100 at PlayTech. And yes, spend an extra $30 on the PSU to get the 620W. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 737870 | 2009-01-13 06:26:00 | Video Card is $400 (minus 10% thru ferrit so $360). So 4870 sounds like a more sensible way to go? Also, thanks for the comment on memory. Will get some G.Skill 1000 4gb now!! |
sinclair27 (14502) | ||
| 737871 | 2009-01-13 06:30:00 | I'm buying my processor from COMPUTER LOUNGE - no information on which stepping it is on their website!!! | sinclair27 (14502) | ||
| 737872 | 2009-01-13 06:32:00 | You can get a 4850 for a bit less than $360, and they are as good or better than a 9800GTX+. Or of course, spend an extra $90 or so and get a 4870. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 737873 | 2009-01-13 23:03:00 | I would stay away from the SuperTalent RAM - they are actually 667MHz modules that run at 800MHz. Grab a DDR2 1000 G.Skill 4GB kit. Only $100 at PlayTech. I disagree, I use supertalent and its great, althou im aware that is different. The stuff im using has different timings (4-4-3-8) and i have booted at 1150mhz with it c1com.co.nz i think go with the ddr1000 thou, faster and not expensive. just standing up for a name i know and trust :clap |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 737874 | 2009-01-14 00:33:00 | I disagree, I use supertalent and its great, althou im aware that is different. The stuff im using has different timings (4-4-3-8) and i have booted at 1150mhz with it c1com.co.nz i think go with the ddr1000 thou, faster and not expensive. just standing up for a name i know and trust :clap Different modules, I suppose. The one that I had had a C5 rating. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 737875 | 2009-01-14 00:43:00 | Video Card is $400 (minus 10% thru ferrit so $360). So 4870 sounds like a more sensible way to go? Also, thanks for the comment on memory. Will get some G.Skill 1000 4gb now!! Meh, if you can afford the 4870, I'd rather get the 216 core 260 GTX! Wouldnt bother with Gskill, or supertalent, but it depends on wether or not you are clocking the cpu. I think the Biostar or is it the MSI which are the best clocking P45 board..... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 737876 | 2009-01-14 00:45:00 | I'm buying my processor from COMPUTER LOUNGE - no information on which stepping it is on their website!!! Phone them or email them and ask them to look on the box packaging of the cpu for the S-spec# :D The EO stepping E8400 is the better and newer version of the E8400 and is the one to get!!!:thumbs: These are the EO stepping cpu's to get.You want to look at the S-spec # on the box packaging of the cpu.:thumbs: The new E0 Intel cpu steppings are as follows: E8400 S-spec# SLB9J E8500 S-spec# SLB9K E8600 S-spec# SLB9C As you can see if it has 9 in S-spec# then it is a EO stepping cpu!!! :banana |
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