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-Drack-
Title: Destroyer of Worlds
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Registered: 2003-3-13 20:17:16
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So I'm thinking of putting this computer together. Any thoughts or opinions?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130751
EVGA GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) Classified ULTRA 3072MB
$549.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
$329.99
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071&cm_sp=Cat_CPUs_%26%2347%3b_Processors-_-Featured_Brand-_-19-115-071
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
$299.99
What's the difference between those processors?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136928
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX 150GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
$139.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131700
ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
$289.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145334
CORSAIR XMS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000)
$49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
$204.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068
NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
$109.99
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Shazami
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Registered: 2002-3-22 16:26:07
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So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
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-Drack-
Title: Destroyer of Worlds
Posts: 170
Registered: 2003-3-13 20:17:16
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Shazami posted:
So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
Oh well, forgot to mention I'm putting another 2gb from my other computer so it will be total of 6. If I remember right Windows 7 32 bit which I use can't use more than 6gb so anything more is a waste.
What would you recommend for the hard drive?
Purpose... I was trying to build a top of the line because I just got a fat check and I want a new bad ass computer.
Nailer2357 posted:
As Shazami said, you should get more than 4 gigs of RAM. Also, invest in an SSD (at least a 64 or preferably a 128 gig one to use as a boot drive / hold the OS and frequently used programs)
What is an SSD and why are they good?
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2600K is overclockable, 2600 is locked and cannot be overclocked.
You are getting a $300 mobo and a $200 power supply. Buy at least 8 GB of RAM, it's cheap. Also unless you need every single bell and whistle on that motherboard, you could save $100 and go with the next one down.
That power supply is also way overkill unless you are going to add more video cards down the road.
I would avoid the VelociRaptor drives these days. They aren't bad, but there are several single platter 7.2K RPM 500 GB+ drives that are cheaper and faster.
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regulator_cracka
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Registered: 2009-1-6 15:07:53
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Shazami posted:
So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
He makes sense. Most of these people know more than I do, but I would back off the $500 gpu for more ram and you can always upgrade later when the price of that card drops.
Personally, I would hold off on the SSD until they get larger, cheaper, and more reliable, but I will be alone on that.
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Ah-Schoo
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regulator_cracka posted:
Shazami posted:
So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
He makes sense. Most of these people know more than I do, but I would back off the $500 gpu for more ram and you can always upgrade later when the price of that card drops.
Personally, I would hold off on the SSD until they get larger, cheaper, and more reliable, but I will be alone on that.
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Date Posted:
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Ah-Schoo posted:
regulator_cracka posted:
Shazami posted:
So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
He makes sense. Most of these people know more than I do, but I would back off the $500 gpu for more ram and you can always upgrade later when the price of that card drops.
Personally, I would hold off on the SSD until they get larger, cheaper, and more reliable, but I will be alone on that.
Not alone.
I second that.
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OG_Loki
Title: *Pelvic Thrust*
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Registered: 2002-1-26 18:18:46
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Ah-Schoo posted:
regulator_cracka posted:
Shazami posted:
So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
He makes sense. Most of these people know more than I do, but I would back off the $500 gpu for more ram and you can always upgrade later when the price of that card drops.
Personally, I would hold off on the SSD until they get larger, cheaper, and more reliable, but I will be alone on that.
Not alone.
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Jezza_Belle
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Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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The_Town_Perv posted:
Ah-Schoo posted:
regulator_cracka posted:
Shazami posted:
So you're dumping $1600 and only getting a 150 gb 10k rpm hd?? And 4gb ram?? O-o
Your priorities are screwed up...
Purpose behind computer then?
He makes sense. Most of these people know more than I do, but I would back off the $500 gpu for more ram and you can always upgrade later when the price of that card drops.
Personally, I would hold off on the SSD until they get larger, cheaper, and more reliable, but I will be alone on that.
Not alone.
I second that.
and third....
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Registered: 2006-2-20 07:38:15
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Get a cheap ssd as your boot drive. You can get a 60ish for 50 bucks. Then a decent 7200 1tb drive for storage.
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