Author Topic: MGZ's New PC (Read 2279 times)

mgz · « **on:** July 07, 2009, 02:30:43 PM »

New PC ordered, tax refund paying for most of it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 - Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817379006 - PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128332 - Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036 - CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019 - CPU Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121291 - Graphics Card x 2 - 1gb DDR5 HD4870 - Will be running in Crossfire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102021 - The PCI version of this card yanked from my old PC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148301 - 500gb HDD x2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136359 - 750gb HDD x1 (not sure how this got on my order but ill use it for something)

74gb Raptor Drive also yanked from my old PC
and 2 320gb drives and 2 500gb drives from it will probably throw the new 750 into the old PC and partition it so windows is on one chunk everything else on the rest

Everything except PSU will be here today, Cry
i think i forgot to grab dvd burners so i will probably have to grab 2 of those

molbjerg · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2009, 02:48:33 PM »

One might think you ought to get a better CPU.

mgz · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:17:14 PM »

Quote from: molbjerg on July 07, 2009, 02:48:33 PM

One might think you ought to get a better CPU.

y ?
Its a solid cpu that overclocks well no need to waste the extra money to switch to nehalem and switch to ddr3

NaRu · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:36:27 PM »

Quote from: mgz on July 07, 2009, 03:17:14 PM

Quote from: molbjerg on July 07, 2009, 02:48:33 PM
One might think you ought to get a better CPU.
y ?
Its a solid cpu that overclocks well no need to waste the extra money to switch to nehalem and switch to ddr3

the performance difference from the Core i7 and DDR3 is worth the extra money

mgz · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2009, 03:46:25 PM »

not for me its not the performance difference isnt a necessity in games or anything atm while it may be a note worthy increase in performance its just not NEEDED for the extra 100-200$ it will cost me to switch to the processor mobo and memory

bloody000 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2009, 06:36:43 PM »

freaking zalmans....

Zayras · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2009, 06:44:48 PM »

Quote from: mgz on July 07, 2009, 03:46:25 PM

not for me its not the performance difference isnt a necessity in games or anything atm while it may be a note worthy increase in performance its just not NEEDED for the extra 100-200$ it will cost me to switch to the processor mobo and memory

Same lol... would've rather gone with AMD though way better processors for the price. AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb Black Edition: same price, Quad Core, 3.0GHz, more cache (overall), 125W... that's a win for me.

molbjerg · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2009, 07:04:18 PM »

Quote from: mgz on July 07, 2009, 03:17:14 PM

Quote from: molbjerg on July 07, 2009, 02:48:33 PM
One might think you ought to get a better CPU.
y ?
Its a solid cpu that overclocks well no need to waste the extra money to switch to nehalem and switch to ddr3

Q6600.

4 Cores are better than 2... But then to be honest I use my computer for computationally difficult things, not playing games.

i7 is about ePeen. Yep, you heard Naru.

I use an i7 at work sometimes, and to be honest it doesn't rock all that hardcore (yes I know a proper workstation would see significant benefits).

queenmetroid · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2009, 07:42:16 PM »

Meh, I'll probably wait a few months for the Core i7 to come down in price. I'd like one because it'd be great for video, but that's about it.

BTW, what were you upgrading from by way of comparison?

mgz · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2009, 08:30:07 PM »

more or a sidegrade really upgrading from q6600 with dual 8800gts 512 g92 chipset
on a 680i platinum something or other from MSI

3 gigs of memory. xp pro

AceD · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2009, 08:37:25 PM »

must be in the air!, my new pc comes 18/07/09, tis a beast!

fohfoh · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2009, 08:40:50 PM »

COngrats on your piece of shit MGZ.

lol jk. I was going to build approx the same one at one point. Though I think mine was considering a E8200 or 8400 instead of the 8500.

i7 is kinda cool... but it's not a rox your socks make you get chicken pox type of awesome.

* fohfoh uses one and built a server on it.... a waste.... i know... but not my comp.

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2009, 04:10:50 PM »

nice build!
as mentioned. . .there are other CPUS out there. . .
I think the one i got (the q6600). . .if i remember correctly i read some reviews that its an OC monster. . .
its a 2.6 but i hear it can easily be oc to 3.4 and such.

also just a tought
I heard nvidia and intel get along.
and amd/ ati also . . .

molbjerg · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2009, 04:41:22 PM »

I got my q6600 from 2.4 to 3.3ghz... It is a good overclocker.

mgz · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2009, 05:24:27 PM »

Quote from: GoGeTa006 on July 08, 2009, 04:10:50 PM

nice build!
as mentioned. . .there are other CPUS out there. . .
I think the one i got (the q6600). . .if i remember correctly i read some reviews that its an OC monster. . .
its a 2.6 but i hear it can easily be oc to 3.4 and such.

also just a tought
I heard nvidia and intel get along.
and amd/ ati also . . .

ati and amd get along, and everyone and intel do as well.

There is no detrimental effects of using ati card with intel processors

and the e8500 is an awesome overclocked same basic ability as the q6600 but its a 45nm instead of 65nm which = awesome OCing most of the wolfdale processors are known for amazing OCing

kyanwan · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2009, 07:35:34 PM »

Not bad imo.

Just two things I have stupid comments on.

1: I wouldn't have bought a soundblaster. Their usefulness died as soon as half-ass onboard cards started appearing. Of course, unless you do audio work/editing.

2: That case. I'm NEVER going to buy myself a case with a speaker-grill front again. Ever. I loathe those cases so much. They're like dust magnets that are a pain in the ass to clean, never have good airflow - thanks to 1 ton of dust stuck behind that damn grill. Take a shop vac to that bastard, and it STILL doesn't get clean. Cleaning those things out is a bitch.

GoGeTa006 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2009, 08:28:34 PM »

Quote from: kyanwan on July 08, 2009, 07:35:34 PM

Not bad imo.

Just two things I have stupid comments on.

1: I wouldn't have bought a soundblaster. Their usefulness died as soon as half-ass onboard cards started appearing. Of course, unless you do audio work/editing.

2: That case. I'm NEVER going to buy myself a case with a speaker-grill front again. Ever. I loathe those cases so much. They're like dust magnets that are a pain in the ass to clean, never have good airflow - thanks to 1 ton of dust stuck behind that damn grill. Take a shop vac to that bastard, and it STILL doesn't get clean. Cleaning those things out is a bitch.

I currently have this baby:

and it aint so bad. . .it does get really dusty. . .and I cleaned it like after a month. ..it has like little cloths . . .just water them and voila. but thats also because its in my dirty-carpet room.
keep it on regular tile or wood floor. shouldnt be dusty. . .
It has great airflow tho! Ive never seen any high tmps there. . .and when i put my hand on the back i feel nothing but cool air comming out.

kyanwan · « **Reply #17 on:** July 09, 2009, 12:04:31 AM »

Quote from: GoGeTa006 on July 08, 2009, 08:28:34 PM

Quote from: kyanwan on July 08, 2009, 07:35:34 PM
Not bad imo.

Just two things I have stupid comments on.

1: I wouldn't have bought a soundblaster. Their usefulness died as soon as half-ass onboard cards started appearing. Of course, unless you do audio work/editing.

2: That case. I'm NEVER going to buy myself a case with a speaker-grill front again. Ever. I loathe those cases so much. They're like dust magnets that are a pain in the ass to clean, never have good airflow - thanks to 1 ton of dust stuck behind that damn grill. Take a shop vac to that bastard, and it STILL doesn't get clean. Cleaning those things out is a bitch.

I currently have this baby:

and it aint so bad. . .it does get really dusty. . .and I cleaned it like after a month. ..it has like little cloths . . .just water them and voila. but thats also because its in my dirty-carpet room.
keep it on regular tile or wood floor. shouldnt be dusty. . .
It has great airflow tho! Ive never seen any high tmps there. . .and when i put my hand on the back i feel nothing but cool air comming out.

Yours isn't nearly as bad as mine.

I have THIS:

http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2005/04/11/midi_towers/coolermaster_centurion-tota.jpg

and THIS:

http://mobilepcmedic.org/images/Coolermaster%20Elite_330.jpg

They suck so hard to clean. Maybe pull those filters off and wash em with water - but I've got other cases where *pff* blow the air thru em and they're dust free. Not these.

fohfoh · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2009, 01:34:32 AM »

Ok, since AMD was mentioned, what do people think about this processor?

AMD Opteron 2346 HE Quad Core Processor Socket F 1.8GHZ Barcelona 2MB 55W 65NM

I was considering seeing if I could swap this thing into an old P4 (I have no idea what socket that p4 is so I don't know if I need to upgrade mobo and all that crap) and maybe use it for some crap gaming. (Maybe SC2/D3 is enough) and maybe some storage stuff.

bloody000 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 09, 2009, 03:50:20 AM »

You need a new AMD server board.