Guest rave Report post Posted March 6, 2009 who wouldnt want a computer with both 12,960 Cell processors AND 6,480 AMD Opteron Dual Core processors isn't your name supposed to be kitt... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saiyaman 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 isn't your name supposed to be kitt... KARR killed him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 ~Stalker~ is my new name. its the first name change ive had since i started modding 4 years ago or so Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saiyaman 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 ~Stalker~ is my new name. its the first name change ive had since i started modding 4 years ago or so I've had like 15 since I joined this site Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest rave Report post Posted March 6, 2009 I've had like 15 since I joined this site i had one lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Yeah, the Q6600 is great too, but like I said, if he has the money, get a 4850. 12MB Cache, 45nm Technology, and a 1333FSB will help quite a lot in the long run. But yeah, if he can't get the 9450, definetly get the Q6600. LOL, Sorry, I''m tired, accidentally put 4850, was thinking about video cards. Meant to say Q9450. But if we're gonna talk about video cards, get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130443 Better and cheaper than this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102813 Edited March 6, 2009 by raybob95 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 214 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 sweet. i should be able to afford it, ill take a look at it. im more concerned about the video card, its the most expensive peice of hardware im geting. any advice there? I'd say pay as much as your budget will allow. I think all in my full new system is around the £2500 mark, but then I've bought stuff outside of the PC, such as new monitor, high def speakers, wireless keyboard/mouse etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Alright, well here's this. Your 3,750 NZD Budget = about $ 1,850, but I'll go with $1,500 as you said you also have to buy a monitor, speakers, etc. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P ($135) PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W PSU ($60 w/ MIR) Case: Antec 900 ($110) OS: Vista Home Premium 64 ($100) RAM: OCZ Platinum Edition 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ($105) HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s ($110) Optical: LG Black 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model GGC-H20L - Retail ($120) AND Samsung Black SATA 22x DVD Burner ($25) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (Not sure, not on Newegg, but ~$260 at most) GPU: EVGA 896-P3-1258-A1 GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Edition 896MB ($260) Media Reader: Koutech IO-FPM220 Card Reader ($30, but take off if you don't need it) Total: $1315 or 2640 NZD (Well below budget, room to improve) If you really want to fill your budget, I'd reccomend some faster DDR2 1200 RAM, and perhaps a cheaper 640 GB Main HDD, and then a 160GB 10k RPM Velociraptor, for the OS and Games. Edited March 6, 2009 by raybob95 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 you realize he cant order from newegg right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 you realize he cant order from newegg right? Oh. Yeah, that would be a problem. Well, I'm sure he can find the same parts at other places. Just probably more expensive. Wait.... WHY??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted March 7, 2009 because newegg only ships to the US? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 who wouldnt want a computer with both 12,960 Cell processors AND 6,480 AMD Opteron Dual Core processors Someone who only runs 1 Single-threaded program at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarthwormJim 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 got it got all my parts and my brother and i built it all. one problem tho.. your gonna laugh. we got ddr3 instead of ddr2 ram and the motherboard is built for ddr2. so we emailed ascent and ordered the same thing but with ddr2 instead of ddr3. heres a full list of specs Asus DRW-20B1LT DVD Writer, DVD 16R/20W/8RW, CD 40R/48W/32RW, Internal, SATA, Black, Retail, LightScribe $67.57 HIS HD4870 X2 Video Card, Radeon HD 4870 X2, 2048MB, DDR5, PCIe-16, TV out, DVI, HDTV, CrossFire $1,018.46 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, DVD, OEM $278.40 Logitech 600 Media Keyboard, USB, Black, Retail $50.65 ViewSonic VX2433WM Monitor, 23.6" LCD, 1920x1080, DVI, Speakers, Black, HDCP, HDMI with FREE Genius TVGO A31 External TV Tuner $506.40 XFX MB-N780-ISH9 Motherboard, Socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4xDIMM DDR2, 3xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 1xPCIe-1, 10xUSB2, Firewire, Audio, RAID, ATX $433.44 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Socket 775, Retail pack with fan $573.81 Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Case, 460W PSU, Black $246.36 Corsair XMS3, TW3X4G1333C9DHX, 2x2GB, DDR3-1333, DIMM $270.78 Logitech LS1, Optical (Laser) Mouse, USB, Grape $40.79 Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS Hard Disk Drive, 640GB, 7200rpm, 32768KB Cache, SATA-2 $182.49 and to top it all off i had money enough left over to get the resident evil xbox 360 elite pack wich comes with a red 360 elite with a 120GB HDD and red controller, resident evil 5, gears of war 2 and street fighter 2 HD remix. so thats gonna be f***ing awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) all I can say is, "I wish I had the money to buy that sh**." Edited March 8, 2009 by Honest Joe Statler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 got it got all my parts and my brother and i built it all. one problem tho.. your gonna laugh. we got ddr3 instead of ddr2 ram and the motherboard is built for ddr2. so we emailed ascent and ordered the same thing but with ddr2 instead of ddr3. heres a full list of specs Asus DRW-20B1LT DVD Writer, DVD 16R/20W/8RW, CD 40R/48W/32RW, Internal, SATA, Black, Retail, LightScribe $67.57 HIS HD4870 X2 Video Card, Radeon HD 4870 X2, 2048MB, DDR5, PCIe-16, TV out, DVI, HDTV, CrossFire $1,018.46 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, DVD, OEM $278.40 Logitech 600 Media Keyboard, USB, Black, Retail $50.65 ViewSonic VX2433WM Monitor, 23.6" LCD, 1920x1080, DVI, Speakers, Black, HDCP, HDMI with FREE Genius TVGO A31 External TV Tuner $506.40 XFX MB-N780-ISH9 Motherboard, Socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4xDIMM DDR2, 3xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 1xPCIe-1, 10xUSB2, Firewire, Audio, RAID, ATX $433.44 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Socket 775, Retail pack with fan $573.81 Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Case, 460W PSU, Black $246.36 Corsair XMS3, TW3X4G1333C9DHX, 2x2GB, DDR3-1333, DIMM $270.78 Logitech LS1, Optical (Laser) Mouse, USB, Grape $40.79 Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS Hard Disk Drive, 640GB, 7200rpm, 32768KB Cache, SATA-2 $182.49 and to top it all off i had money enough left over to get the resident evil xbox 360 elite pack wich comes with a red 360 elite with a 120GB HDD and red controller, resident evil 5, gears of war 2 and street fighter 2 HD remix. so thats gonna be f***ing awesome make like a tree, and get outta here, you coulda bought a 9550 for that much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 you didn't have to quote the whole damn post... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarthwormJim 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 remember tha currency difference its all in NZD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raybob 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 got it got all my parts and my brother and i built it all. one problem tho.. your gonna laugh. we got ddr3 instead of ddr2 ram and the motherboard is built for ddr2. so we emailed ascent and ordered the same thing but with ddr2 instead of ddr3. heres a full list of specs Asus DRW-20B1LT DVD Writer, DVD 16R/20W/8RW, CD 40R/48W/32RW, Internal, SATA, Black, Retail, LightScribe $67.57 HIS HD4870 X2 Video Card, Radeon HD 4870 X2, 2048MB, DDR5, PCIe-16, TV out, DVI, HDTV, CrossFire $1,018.46 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, DVD, OEM $278.40 Logitech 600 Media Keyboard, USB, Black, Retail $50.65 ViewSonic VX2433WM Monitor, 23.6" LCD, 1920x1080, DVI, Speakers, Black, HDCP, HDMI with FREE Genius TVGO A31 External TV Tuner $506.40 XFX MB-N780-ISH9 Motherboard, Socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4xDIMM DDR2, 3xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 1xPCIe-1, 10xUSB2, Firewire, Audio, RAID, ATX $433.44 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Socket 775, Retail pack with fan $573.81 Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Mid Tower Case, 460W PSU, Black $246.36 Corsair XMS3, TW3X4G1333C9DHX, 2x2GB, DDR3-1333, DIMM $270.78 Logitech LS1, Optical (Laser) Mouse, USB, Grape $40.79 Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS Hard Disk Drive, 640GB, 7200rpm, 32768KB Cache, SATA-2 $182.49 and to top it all off i had money enough left over to get the resident evil xbox 360 elite pack wich comes with a red 360 elite with a 120GB HDD and red controller, resident evil 5, gears of war 2 and street fighter 2 HD remix. so thats gonna be f***ing awesome Well, here's my feedback: DVD: Coulda gotten a better Sony or LG for $10 less. Video Card: Coulda Saved a lotta money on a GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Mobo: Seems good, but a Gigabyte solution would have been much cheaper. CPU: Good job going Quad. Couldn't find a Q9450? 12MB Cache. Case/PSU: Good Case, but the PSU seems awful weak at 460W. Be Careful with it. RAM: Good choice! Probably could've gotten 8 gig for not much more though.... HDD: Perfect drive. 32MB Cache, 7200 rpm, good. And I know the currency difference. The 9550 is $275, or ~552 NZD. He spent 574 on a 9400. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted March 8, 2009 I've had like 15 since I joined this site I remember you were named "The Iron Lotus" back then with a picture of Homer Simpson as your avatar. You used to ask us more often about a. Yeah I can still remember those days. As for the specs you've shown, I'd follow KITT's advice. My college course will also be digital design plus more other stuff, so my dad told me I'll also be having a new PC with specs of my own choice. I'd choose the same specs. If you're planning to get Windows 7, your PC will run hell faster than anyone else's. Windows 7 is currently build to bring the best performance out of your PC, so quad core or not your PC will still run fast with this OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EarthwormJim 1 Report post Posted March 9, 2009 iv got vista at the moment because its gonna be WAY easier to upgrade to 7 when its fully released, im not gonna get the beta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
