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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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| 526387 | 2007-03-03 00:49:00 | Think I'd rather have a single 8800GTX, Vista (Nvidia) driver's arent that great at the moment and the 64bit ones would be worse. Not sure about ATI crossfire drivers on Vista? 2 x 30' Dell LCD, LOL, what would the res on that be?.....might need 2 cards after all?! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 526388 | 2007-03-03 02:05:00 | Why 5*750MB HDD you ask? Because 4 are simply not enough lol:D and I'm not sure about the graphics card(s) either. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 526389 | 2007-03-08 19:55:00 | Have we concluded what the ultimate machine is for the bucks.? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 526390 | 2007-03-09 03:43:00 | Whatever it is, it has to be good enough to be called a Doominator 3 | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 526391 | 2007-03-14 08:50:00 | Have we concluded what the ultimate machine is for the bucks.? Yes. Well, sort of, The beauty of a PC is that it can fit your needs,budget and preference so I wouldn't go casting anything in stone and saying "THIS IS IT YA NUBLIT" no matter how much fun saying that would be. To sum up the thread. The PressF1 recommended PC that will kick your pimple covered backside without extracting a pound of Flesh CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 6300 or higher as per budget AMD 3800 also looks like a cracker at only $150 Ram 1 GB minimum, 2GB recommended. Buy to suit motherboard As always generic ram is fine but if you intend to overclock her or you have plenty of cash in the budget you can easily spend hundreds more on ram. Motherboard Asus P5L-1394 if sticking to the recommended Intel CPU Video Card nVidia 7600GT Harddrive Buy as much or as little as your needs dictate, Though as of right now the 320GB drives offer the best value for money. Personal recommendation is still Seagate Audio Stick with onboard unless you have specific desire for an audio card, Or if your flush and looking to duplicate on items. Monitor. A 19 " widescreen LCD with a low response time. Screens are a personal choice, If you can make an effort to view it in action before purchase. I'm liking the price and specs of the Samsung 931BW 2ms 19" Wide Screen 2000:1 Digital LCD, Though without any research or seeing one in the flesh I cant vouch for it. Optical drive You would be mad not to be buying a dual layer DVD-Writer at this stage, Dirt cheap, can be picked up for between 50 and 100 dollars, As always pick a good brand (liteon, Asus, Pioneer etc) and ensure it comes with DVD viewing software and Nero. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 526392 | 2007-03-14 18:46:00 | It used to be a week before one wished they had waited for new improved bit,what is today.........3 months? The above would be 2 large? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 526393 | 2007-03-15 01:00:00 | Does it have a blue case? Would Noel Deeming (sic) be able to make me one of these? They had no trouble selling me a delightful electric jug, although the salesman had to look up the manual and ask a supervisor before showing me where the water went in. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 526394 | 2007-03-15 04:01:00 | It used to be a week before one wished they had waited for new improved bit,what is today.........3 months? The above would be 2 large? Sorry,by large I meant thousand,would that be about right 2k? |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 526395 | 2007-03-15 09:55:00 | This has been a really interesting thread, and timely for me as I am just thinking about building my own PC for the first time. Couple of questions: What makes a good/bad motherboard - and how do I tell from a position of comparative ignorance? Of course I can just follow the recommendations here, but how did people come to their conclusions? Power supplies - how much do you need? There was a very interesting thread on ZDnet where George Ou (I think) was saying that you don't need anything like a 400w PSU to run nearly anything. He was saying that a good quality lower power one is much better than a cheaper high power one. Any opinions? |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 526396 | 2007-03-15 22:00:00 | A good motherboard is a board that suits your needs/wants, you also need to take into account stability, features, and performance. Reading reviews online at website such as Annadtech are the easiest way to form an opinion. As far as I'm concern in the NZ market at the moment there are only 2 brands worth considering Gigabyte and ASUS, Abit are slowly rebuilding their reputation but are expensive. MSI have gone downhill rapidly in the last few years and id never own as ECS board. ASRock aren't too bad if you need a budget board, and they're a subsidiary of ASUS which is nice. ZDNet are correct in saying that a quality lower wattage PSU will alway be better than a poor quality high wattage unit. Personally id use a 400w as a minimum, you might not need all 400w's but at least you've got some headroom for expansion. Silverstone make a really good 400w for about $80 which is awesome value. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
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