Re: Build Review? in PC gaming Tech http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21392879 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:41:19 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:41:19 EDT Re: Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436142 Octavean :
said by PhoenixDown See Profile :

Thank you for the feedback and additional recommendations.

It sucks, I was going to wait for the i7 to come out and pick up the quad core when the rates dropped but my old rig died on me and I want to be up and running again this week. Addictions suck ;)
Intel Core i7 and X58 is now here:

»Intel Core i7 920 2.67GHz 1366 Quad-Core $299.99 in store
»MSI X58 Platinum LGA 1366 Retail Motherboard $220.99

Not too bad on price IMO.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21436142 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:59:12 EDT Re: Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21423109 Somnambul33t : just buy a Q6600 and save $100+

4GB for less... »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20231122

all factory overclocked cards are a waste of money. buy a vanilla/plain 260 and save $50 and get 3% less performance, or overclock it yourself.

go with a simple P45 board and save $100: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13131299
or the 750i SLI FTW: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13188026
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said by PhoenixDown See Profile :

Thank you for the feedback and additional recommendations.

It sucks, I was going to wait for the i7 to come out and pick up the quad core when the rates dropped but my old rig died on me and I want to be up and running again this week. Addictions suck ;)
I don't think i7 would be a good choice, everything else would be expensive, mobo ram etc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21393843 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:31:39 EDT Re: Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21393836 PhoenixDown : Thank you for the feedback and additional recommendations.

It sucks, I was going to wait for the i7 to come out and pick up the quad core when the rates dropped but my old rig died on me and I want to be up and running again this week. Addictions suck ;)
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»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14130400]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392879 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:03:24 EDT Re: Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392625 jouno53 : Get G.Skill 2x2gb and save some money]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392625 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:20:07 EDT Re: Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392226 m8trix : get vista 64bit so it can use all 4 gigs other wise it will only use 3.2]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392226 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:05:31 EDT Re: Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392156 The Flash : Get Vista 64 bit for sure, and get a Corsair 750W PSU instead.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21392156 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:52:08 EDT Build Review? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21391977 PhoenixDown : Wanted to get a second opinion before I went out and picked this up. The most intensive applications will be ripping DVD's (why I went with a quad core) and playing world of warcraft so this might be overkill in some ways. I would wait for the new intels to come out but my current pc is dead and I just dont want to wait.

CPU $319.00
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19115041

Heatsink Included

MotherBoard $214.00
EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···13188024

Ram $72.00
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
two sets for 4 gigs
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20231098

Video Card $289.00
EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14130372

DVD / BRAY $30.00
Any Dual Layer SATA drive

Case $99.00
Antec 900
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···11129021

Power $134.00
PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17703009

OS $100.00
Vista Home Premium 32 bit (any difference using 64 bit?)

Total $1,257.00
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