Gonzo1970
join:2009-08-03
Belleville, IL | reply to Don69Fire
Re: $1,500.00 to build a machine
Prices have come down quite a bit recently..
Have you looked at the Dark Side (Intel) yet? Seems they're the best bang for the buck now.. |
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WutanG
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This should give you an idea on recommended PSU wattage for your build.But always remember its not the watts that are most important here,its the amps per rail. Less than 17 amps on the 12 volt rail is garbage IMO.
»www.extreme.outervision.com/psuc···lite.jsp take this and add 30-50% and your golden i think.
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cableguy619
join:2003-06-24
Chula Vista, CA
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I'd suggest gettign a PSU that will allow you to upgrade later if you plan to expand? Why pay 120 today if you decide to go with 2 295's or what ever and need mor epower. Now you have to go buy a 1000w plus and another 250-300 plus. Get it right the 1st time ti will eb cheaper .. |
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3 edits | reply to Somnambul33t
said by Somnambul33t  :i7 920 whatever ddr3 ram you want, any amt, either dual or tri channel gtx295 or dual hd4890's $100-130 for psu $200-250 for x58 mobo killer nic definitely not worth it unless you play MMOs like a job on the road with a netbook, not gonna do a full workup just stay away from from OCZ as they will try to rip you off when RMA time comes
the first time was with RAM
the rma was for 2 sets( 2 sets x 2/512MB)
but they only sent one set back
2th time was for a power supply i send it in and ended up with a crapper one (send in high END model(with lots features) payed 200$) ended up with lowest end model (featureless) (that cost less then 50$) |
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Pariah666
join:2009-04-27
Lewistown, PA
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I have not built it yet. I am going to hold off until I get home in 3 months since you never know what will come out between now and then. Chances are it will remain the same unless a new GPU comes out...even then I don't think it will really make much of a difference. The prices I am looking at now are as follows.
CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 Black 3.2GHz CPU - $245
MoBo-MSI 790FX GD70 AM3 DDR3 1666 XFire Chipset - $180
Vid Cards- 2 ea Radeon HD 4890 1GB DDR5 - $440
HDD- 300GB WD Velociraptor 10,000RPM - $230
2nd HDD-Same as above configured to RAID 0 - $230
RAM- G.Skill Perfect Storm 6GB(3 x 2GB) DDR3 - $200
CD Drive 1- Sony Optiarc BC-5100S Blu-Ray player DVDRW Combo - $90
2nd CD- LG 20x Dual Layer - $26
Case- Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $185
When all is said and done it will be $1826. That is minus the cooling system. I am still looking into that further and doing a bit more research but I figure it will be about $500. So maybe around $2300 for the whole build. All the prices are from Newegg.com.
Once I actually get it built I will throw a new thread up and let you know how it runs....expect about a 4 month wait though  |
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Don69Fire
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Danville, WV
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that looks like a pretty good system. can you post your finished specs when you get it all done and a price list and from who you purchased it from.
i already bought the same case. it is an awsome looking case. which one are you looking at in that seeries anyway??? |
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Krisnatharok
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join:2009-02-11
Sterling, VA | reply to Don69Fire
Have you built it yet? What'd you go with? |
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Pariah666
join:2009-04-27
Lewistown, PA
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Here are the specs of what I am going to build...
CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 Black 3.2GHz CPU
MoBo-MSI 790FX GD70 AM3 DDR3 1666 XFire Chipset
Vid Cards- 2 ea Radeon HD 4890 1GB DDR5
HDD- 300GB WD Velociraptor 10,000RPM
2nd HDD-Possibly another Velociraptor configured to RAID 0, or a 1TB drive just for storage.
RAM- G.Skill Perfect Storm 6GB(3 x 2GB) DDR3
CD Drive 1- Sony Optiarc BC-5100S Blu-Ray player DVDRW Combo
2nd CD- LG 20x Dual Layer
Cooling(Liquid)- INX 720BK-V2 Cooling System (Koolance.com)
Case- Thermaltake Armor
Power supply is still up in the air I guess! |
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signmeuptoo
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A coolermaster? No no! First of all, do you need that much wattage? Second of all, a corsair will be much better.
Coolermaster makes great cases, but their OEM specs on power supplies are lacking, their supplies don't get the best reviews.
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Pariah666
join:2009-04-27
Lewistown, PA
| reply to Don69Fire
I am also building a new desktop. I however am going the other direction and going with the AMD Phenom II X4 Black 3.2GHz CPU. This will be my first time straying from Intel but I have been doing a lot of reading and you just can't beat the AMD for the price.
As far as power supplies I am going with either a Thermaltake 850w or a Cooler Master 900w. Liquid cooling as well since I plan to OC my processor a smidge. |
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Homunculus
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Combo deal:
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···17153039
Modular Thermaltake W0106RU 700W
EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked Edition 896MB
$319.98
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signmeuptoo
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If you look at SATA power connectors, the strips for the ground connectivity is longer-extended so that it's the first thing to come into contact when you plug it in. Not so with the old "so called molex" four pin connectors.
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Mchart
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Plugging in a computer fan while the system is in normal operation isn't the best idea. Said connection has no ground to ensure a clean transfer of energy. This applies to anything which uses Molex for power.
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DaMaGeINC
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So. Whats wrong with that? Its not like pluging in a hard-drive or a video card. |
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Reck Havoc
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Grand Rapids, MI
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said by ztmike :said by Somnambul33t :$100-130 for psu I'm going to have to disagree with you there..the psu is the most important part of a computer. Go with a name brand and have enough juice left over. Corsair is a good brand to go with, and go Modular if you want to save space for airflow. This coming from the guy that plugged his computer fan in while his computer was running. |
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Krisnatharok
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Pretty sure you don't need that unless you are going >4.0 GHz on an i7 chip. |
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eX_NihiLo
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Louisville, CO
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said by Don69Fire :my bad. yes i am going to go with a dual core processor. sorry about that. anyone here ever mess with the liquid cooling??? i see it on a lot of the pre built machines from www.ibuypower.com and www.cyberpower.com anyone have a take on them. all th emachines i speced out from them was $2300 or so. and i priced all the components on price breaker and it was right at $1500. if i dont go with the liquid cooling i think i am going to go with the V10 processor and ram cooler. it cooled both. and there are some pretty good deals out there right now. I wouldn't buy a liquid cooling system unless you are going explore the OC limits of your CPU/GPU . It just adds another point of failure in your system. |
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DaMaGeINC
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Sounds like something is messed up in your area. The lines, transformers, something.......... |
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Don69Fire
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join:2006-12-28
Danville, WV
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my bad. yes i am going to go with a dual core processor. sorry about that.
anyone here ever mess with the liquid cooling??? i see it on a lot of the pre built machines from www.ibuypower.com and www.cyberpower.com anyone have a take on them. all th emachines i speced out from them was $2300 or so. and i priced all the components on price breaker and it was right at $1500. if i dont go with the liquid cooling i think i am going to go with the V10 processor and ram cooler. it cooled both. and there are some pretty good deals out there right now. |
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said by Don69Fire :i play games like Crysis, medal of honor, WoW, and Dawn of War II. crysis takes a pretty good computer to run. i play it on my laptop, XPS M1730 with 2x 8800GTX vid cards and a 2.8ghz processor that can be over clocked to 3.4ghz i think or 3.2ghz. and 4 gigs of ram. i want to build a system that is at least the same. but would like it to be a little bit more beefy. i am looking at 6gigs DDR3 ram, and a 3.0ghz processor. i am just not sure on the motherboard. especially one that would even support 2 video cards. anyone seen a good guilders guide for gaming machines by chance.... I hope you aren't aiming for a one processor cpu..I would at least go with a dual core.
But a quick look on Newegg and you could probably even pick up a decent quad cpu like so: »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···19103471 |
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