New Computer

[Squizza]

Just came on here to brag about my new computer I put together.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E76750 2.66GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-S3
Graphics: Gigabyte 8800 GTS 320mb
RAM: 2GB Kingston DDR2 667MHz (2x1GB)
HDD: 320mb SATA2 Seagate Barracuda
Optical: ASUS Lightscribe DVD-RW
Case: Antec Sonata III

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[PressureCooker]

Nice. Your Graphics Card is better but I think my new system may be better

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.00GHz
Motherboard: ASUS P5K
Graphics: ASUS 256Mb 8600GT 2DHT
RAM: 2GB Corsair 6400C4DHX DDRII - 800MHz
HDD: 320mb SATA2 Seagate 16Mb
Optical: 2 x ASUS Lightscribe DVD-RW
Case: Antec Sonata II

 

[Borgsta]

how much did it set you back?

 

[KingyOrTheKing]

My case is bigger than yours. Ner-ni-ner.

 

[wickedcherub]

Bragging about specs is nothing if it set you back a pretty penny. Who brags about the Armani shirt they bought for $1000? It's the awesome shirt you got on sale for $3 that lasted you for years that you brag about

So out with it, how much did the computer cost?

 

[Grechy]

CPU:Intel Quad 6600
Graphics:ASUS 8800GTX
Motherboard: Gigabyte P35-DS3P motherboard
RAM: 2GB Corsair Ram
HDD: 320GB Western Digital
Case:Thermaltake Armor
PSU: Thermaltake 850Watt
Display:Samsung 225BW 22" Monitor
Optical:Samsung Dual Layered DVD Burner

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[midorigreenwood]

This is in memory of my 4yr old p2.4 whose harddrive cacked it and destroyed a sizeable part of my collection of downloaded movies tv shows and pr0n ;_;

lest we forget


well....never again I say

CPU: Intel Quad 6600
Motherboard: Asus P5K Deluxe
Ram: 4 x 2gig Kingston DDR2 800
Graphics: Gigabyte Geforce 8800GTS
HDD: 6 x WD 500gig in a RAID 10 configuration
Monitor: Benq 24inch monitor
Case: CoolerMaster CMStacker

And all together that came to about 4400 bucks

 

[Grechy]

This is in memory of my 4yr old p2.4 whose harddrive cacked it and destroyed a sizeable part of my collection of downloaded movies tv shows and pr0n ;_;

lest we forget


well....never again I say

CPU: Intel Quad 6600
Motherboard: Asus P5K Deluxe
Ram: 4 x 2gig Kingston DDR2 800
Graphics: Gigabyte Geforce 8800GTS
HDD: 6 x WD 500gig in a RAID 10 configuration
Monitor: Benq 24inch monitor
Case: CoolerMaster CMStacker

And all together that came to about 4400 bucks

What the hell do you need that HDD space for?!

Pretty nice rig however.

 

[wickedcherub]

This is in memory of my 4yr old p2.4 whose harddrive cacked it and destroyed a sizeable part of my collection of downloaded movies tv shows and pr0n ;_;

lest we forget


well....never again I say

CPU: Intel Quad 6600
Motherboard: Asus P5K Deluxe
Ram: 4 x 2gig Kingston DDR2 800
Graphics: Gigabyte Geforce 8800GTS
HDD: 6 x WD 500gig in a RAID 10 configuration
Monitor: Benq 24inch monitor
Case: CoolerMaster CMStacker

And all together that came to about 4400 bucks

Hmm, who needs 3 terabytes of space? How much pr0n can a person have?
Did you get that recently? Because it wouldn't cost that much now, would it?

 

[DamianBis]

actually if i remember correctly what RAID 10 is. then he's got 1.5TB.

 

[wickedcherub]

actually if i remember correctly what RAID 10 is. then he's got 1.5TB.

Really? *feels dumb*

But even then!

 

[midorigreenwood]

What the hell do you need that HDD space for?!

Pretty nice rig however.

I do alot of video editing (uhm non-pr0n o.o;; ) ..... its amazing how quickly it gets used up....... I also use it as a PVR so that uses up alot of space too.

Also Damien is right

RAID 10 means amongst other features.... half the harddrives are allocated for mirroring so if a hard drive from one of the three pairs fails....there is another one there to back it up.

ps: Harddrives are as cheap as chips...... you can get a 500gig one for around 150-200 bucks

 

[viccles]

LOL my computer is getting on now. Pentium 4 3Ghz. Two years old but still going strong

 

[Sheezel2Wardlaw]

Amd 4800 X2
Asus M2N-VM DH
2gig Kingston 667 Ram
320 sata 2 HDD
Onboard VGA 6200 256mb

Not to bad, only 500 bucks

 

[finrod]

Yep I am thinking of getting a new computer for games such as Crysis and Age of Conan - both due out later this year and both gonna be system hogs. At the moment I have a pathetic AMD 64 3000+ with a 7600GT graphics card. It just won't cut it!!

 

[borgy]

I just got a new computer.

Dont know what half the stuff is so can someone rate it for me please?

MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
RAM: 2gb Kingston RAM 667mhz
HDD: Western Digital 250gb
DVD Burner: Pioneer 212D SATAII
Graphics card: Gigabyte 8500GT 512MB PCI-Express 16x
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme Audio
ATX908 Computer Tower
Speakers: Logitech Z-4 2.1
LCD: Samsung 940bw 19inch Widescreen

Good s**t or not? I bought Colin McRae DIRT off Ebay, will it be any good?

 

[St 07]

I just got a new computer.

Dont know what half the stuff is so can someone rate it for me please?

MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
RAM: 2gb Kingston RAM 667mhz
HDD: Western Digital 250gb
DVD Burner: Pioneer 212D SATAII
Graphics card: Gigabyte 8500GT 512MB PCI-Express 16x
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme Audio
ATX908 Computer Tower
Speakers: Logitech Z-4 2.1
LCD: Samsung 940bw 19inch Widescreen

Good s**t or not? I bought Colin McRae DIRT off Ebay, will it be any good?

Nice mate

That's the good s**t. Dirt will rock your socks off on that badboy

 

[borgy]

Nice mate

That's the good s**t. Dirt will rock your socks off on that badboy

Ahh that makes me feel good.

I cant wait for DIRT to come though. Hopefully it should be here by the end of the week or early next week.

 

[RooBuoy]

I just got a new computer.

Dont know what half the stuff is so can someone rate it for me please?

MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
RAM: 2gb Kingston RAM 667mhz
HDD: Western Digital 250gb
DVD Burner: Pioneer 212D SATAII
Graphics card: Gigabyte 8500GT 512MB PCI-Express 16x
Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme Audio
ATX908 Computer Tower
Speakers: Logitech Z-4 2.1
LCD: Samsung 940bw 19inch Widescreen

Good s**t or not? I bought Colin McRae DIRT off Ebay, will it be any good?

How much did you pay for that system borgy?

Only real downfalls are the CPU and GPU, which are probably the most important parts.

 

[KingyOrTheKing]

Xeon 5150
Dual processor intel 5000Z mobo
4 x 400GB WD Raid Edition in RAID-5 (+1 hot spare) using Areca ARC-1220 8-port SATAII RAID6 PCIe Card + 36GB 10K Raptor (pass-through for OS)
dual 1000W RPS
Onboard graphics. Ha!

Then theres the non file server machine....

 

[borgy]

How much did you pay for that system borgy?

Only real downfalls are the CPU and GPU, which are probably the most important parts.

Not sure how much it was. It was a birthday prezzie.

What will the CPU and GPU affect most? Whats their job?

 

[bushranger]

hey ppl

i want a new computer
just a basic p4 computer

dont care bout ram or graphic card as i can update them

anyone kno how much im looking at dont need a montior either

 

[RooBuoy]

Not sure how much it was. It was a birthday prezzie.

What will the CPU and GPU affect most? Whats their job?

CPU affects processing speeds (so how fast things get done, and your computer runs)
GPU affects how fast images get rendered in games and graphics apps and the quality of graphics. If you don't play many games (or many graphic intensive games) then the 8500GT will be fine.

Everything else is pretty decent though.

 

[RooBuoy]

hey ppl

i want a new computer
just a basic p4 computer

dont care bout ram or graphic card as i can update them

anyone kno how much im looking at dont need a montior either

If you're on a budget, AMD are the best value for money.

This is a pretty budget PC build, with all parts from places like MSY or CentreCom

CPU: Athlon X2 5600+ ($190) or 6000+ ($210)
Mobo: ASUS M2N ($89)
GPU: Gigabyte/ASUS 8600GT ($160)...if you don't care what GPU, then you could get something like a 7300GS for around $60
RAM: 2GB Kingston/Corsair 667MHz ($110)
Case: Cooler Master Centurion 5 ($115) - 430W PSU included
Optical: Pioneer DVR-212D ($51)
HDD: 250Gb Seagate Barracuda ($80)

All up around $795-$815 (That's if you build it yourself, which is isn't too hard to do)

 

[finrod]

hey ppl

i want a new computer
just a basic p4 computer

dont care bout ram or graphic card as i can update them

anyone kno how much im looking at dont need a montior either

If you just want a basic computer without monitor you should only have to spend a few hundred bucks... If you are not going to do much power-processing or games then you could even go for a Celeron or Sempron CPU which will save you money too. You should be able to get a basic box for $300-$400. You won't get an operating system with it though. If you want to run Vista, you might have to spend about another $100 for more RAM (2GB total). Remember to get a motherboard with a PCI-express slot if you want to upgrade the graphics card later. I would also look at 2nd hand options for even better value - just make sure you know what you are buying.