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| Thread ID: 76912 | 2007-02-20 07:34:00 | Lets build a PC (FEB 2007) | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 526337 | 2007-02-21 00:19:00 | You have just about specified the PC I want to replace my aging PIII550 Metla, including the less-than full-on gaming requirement. Only real deviations are that I want a Lian-Li V1000 case (because it fits my available space and I like it), and I want three hard drives , one for OS & programs, two for data in Raid format so that one can die and the other is still there. I shall watch this thread with great interest, because I am largely (make that totally) ignorant of the ancient art of computer building. Cheers Billy 8-{) Heres one for Billy Asus P5N-SLI motherboard (with RAID) Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Seagate 80GB SATAII hard drive (x1 for OS and programs) Seagate 250GB SATAII hard drive (x2 for storage and RAID backup) Multimedia keyboard and optical mouse G Skill 1GB DDRII 667Mhz memory Pioneer DRV111D DVD Writer XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB graphics card AOC 193FW 19" widescreen LCD monitor All assembled $1611.66 No software included in above Plus as requested Lian Li PC-V1000A case Enermax 535W ATX PSU $575.25 PS - No floppy drive!!!! |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 526338 | 2007-02-21 00:54:00 | That looks good, and it's priced right. The only changes I would make would be to drop the keyboard, and to look for an equivalent Intel MB. I have an old cherry switch KB here that suits me just fine. I've no idea of the brand, but it was originally supplied by PCDirect and I picked it up at a garage sale. I find that the rubbery action of modern KBs give me RSI-like pains in the fingers. My only gaming interest is Flightsim, but not the latest bells and whistles versions. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 526339 | 2007-02-21 01:21:00 | and steer clear of intel, intel processors are weak and very bad for gaming.... uh huh, you talk as if intel make processors so slow they cant get out of their own way - the only thing i use my computer for is gaming - at stock speeds it does very well at playing anything you throw at it - and overclocked it does even better - sure theres the heat issue being a Prescott but i have that completely under control :cool: now give me a chance to charge my fan boy tazer before you talk again ok? |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 526340 | 2007-02-21 03:07:00 | Extremely high-end: :D Intel Core 2 Quad Gigabyte 6-core 2x nVidia 8800GTX in SLI 4x 750GB or 1TB drives in RAID 1+0 2x DVD burners w/ Lightscribe (Blu-ray or HD-DVD optional) You choose the rest. All running Windows Vista Home Basic (just kidding, Windows Vista Ultimate) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 526341 | 2007-02-21 07:04:00 | www.extremepc.co.nz | Metla (12) | ||
| 526342 | 2007-02-21 08:29:00 | Alrighty, Not much useful info so far, With the exception of Tukapa, Surly there are other system builders here who can show what they consider to be flavour of the month? In my case...my finger is no longer on the pulse so to speak and things move so quickly that its quick to fall behind, So I'll ask a couple of questions. The Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 is considered "THE" best bang for buck cpu?, Median price seems to be around the $400 mark?, does this cpu do three times the work of an AMD 64 3800 available for $150?, I have to say my year old AMD 3500 is ridiculously fast. So, real world, does it encode video at over three times the speed of the old out dated and dirt cheap 3800?, games run at three times the speed? Now, I realize that multi-tasking would be better, Though I personally rarely need to do 2 cpu intensive tasks at once, My rigs runs light tasks such as browsing and playing media perfectly fine while encoding. Secondly, The AMD dual cores, Considered a bit weak?, How weak?, The price is certainly in their favour, Do they still lag during games or has that been fixed in the later models, Hows their encoding performance? Video cards?, Seems the 7600GT is the sweet spot?, yes/no?, Shouldn't the nod be going to DX10 cards?, What DX 10 cards are on the market, whats coming that will be at a good price/performance point? Ram, Id be of the opinion that 2GB is the target to aim for. Hard drives, 400GB, the price difference seems to be too small to ignore the larger drives. Motherboards, What are the killer chipsets at the moment, There is always one or two that stand out, Is the Nforce platform still going strong?, what revision are they up to? Did the motherboards featuring ATI chipsets make any leeway in the market? Off the top of my head I'm thinking AMD 3800 or 4200 X2 2GB Ram 400GB HD 7600GT video card Asus Motherboard to suit (non SLI, thats a wank unless you have 2 video cards, I'd rather have the pci slots, Infact I require 4 at a minimum) ASUS DVD Writer Case and PSU I already have Mouse and KB, whatever I have handy Monitor, I would be looking at a 21in LCD further down the line, Will use the 19 CRT for the meantime TV Capture card with hardware mpeg2 Encoder. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 526343 | 2007-02-21 08:32:00 | E6400 seems to be good. i use one, and have it overclocked, and am yet to find a CPU for the same (or less) money that can beat it. |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 526344 | 2007-02-21 08:38:00 | E6400 seems to be good. i use one, and have it overclocked, and am yet to find a CPU for the same (or less) money that can beat it. Ok, But if I can get 80 to 90 percent of the performance for 40 percent of the price....... Now, Dont get me wrong, Im not saying the E6400 isn't a great cpu, Just trying to see how much extra performance you get for the extra dollars. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 526345 | 2007-02-21 09:03:00 | Ok, But if I can get 80 to 90 percent of the performance for 40 percent of the price....... Then you would be happy :) Im guessing that you probably could get that. Core2's are not yet the best vaule as far as i know |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 526346 | 2007-02-21 10:31:00 | I would stay with the lower speed E6300 for about $100 less. This can still be overclocked if needed. I like the Asus P5L-1394 as I think the Intel chipset is best for the Intel CPU and it has a firewire port for downloading from DV cam. It is also Vista Certified (like anyone cares aye!) Agree with 2GB (DDR2-800) of RAM (2x1GB for Dual Channel mode) 7600GT is definitely the sweet spot at the moment. 320GB hard drives are best price-per-gig at the moment. Won't be long and the 400 will be there though. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
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