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Help with building a tower
kitamesume:
yea for 400$ for the processor alone *laughs*
i got some good news and some bad news, good news is you dont really need that much of a beefy rig, bad news is you still have to wait =D
considering you wanted to watch anime and game plus doing "some" graphic work as well. "Some" video editing, and photoshop.
which the word "some" i consider as lightly. even a core2duo can edit videos, though slowly but still can edit. graphics work can be handled by almost any pc, heck my school has some BADASS pentium4s and can still do 3d graphics CGI.
for some decent reference:
i3-2100 (is in between AMD phenom II x4 840 and AMD phenom II x4 955 so yea 955 is faster)
HD6670 (is in between HD5670 and HD5750. is in between GT240 and GTS250)
4gb ram 1600mhz CL9
crysis : 1920x1080p med 0xAA settings = 40fps stable(dips to 25fps at some occasion)
metro 2033 : 1920x1080p low 0xAA settings = 30fps stable(dips to 20fps on some occasion)[this monster of a game eats too much fps]
WoW : 1920x1080p med 2xAA settings = 60fps stable(dips to 30fps on some occasion)[i hated wow for being a pay to play game -,-]
CoD4 : 1920x1080p med 2xAA settings = 60fps stable(dips to 40fps on some occasion)
HoN : 1920x1080p med 0xAA settings = 60fps stable(dips to 30fps on some occasion)[say hello to open beta on Garena :D]
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on June 05, 2011, 12:30:08 PM ---yea for 400$ for the processor alone *laughs*
i got some good news and some bad news, good news is you dont really need that much of a beefy rig, bad news is you still have to wait =D
considering you wanted to watch anime and game plus doing "some" graphic work as well. "Some" video editing, and photoshop.
which the word "some" i consider as lightly. even a core2duo can edit videos, though slowly but still can edit. graphics work can be handled by almost any pc, heck my school has some BADASS pentium4s and can still do 3d graphics CGI.
for some decent reference:
i3-2100 (is in between AMD phenom II x4 840 and AMD phenom II x4 955 so yea 955 is faster)
HD6670 (is in between HD5670 and HD5750. is in between GT240 and GTS250)
4gb ram 1600mhz CL9
crysis : 1920x1080p med 0xAA settings = 40fps stable(dips to 25fps at some occasion)
metro 2033 : 1920x1080p low 0xAA settings = 30fps stable(dips to 20fps on some occasion)[this monster of a game eats too much fps]
WoW : 1920x1080p med 2xAA settings = 60fps stable(dips to 30fps on some occasion)[i hated wow for being a pay to play game -,-]
CoD4 : 1920x1080p med 2xAA settings = 60fps stable(dips to 40fps on some occasion)
HoN : 1920x1080p med 0xAA settings = 60fps stable(dips to 30fps on some occasion)[say hello to open beta on Garena :D]
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Ah, if he's doing "some" of the heavy tasking applications then yes stick with that AMD processor. If your going to do more than "some" of the heavy tasking applications and you have the budget for it, then invest in the 2600k.
Also, where in the fuck did you get a 400 dollar for the processor alone?! It's around 300 dollars and the money invested is damn worth it.
kitamesume:
nah i was just making fun of it for being too expensive, imho wait till they send in the 6cores, gotta be around 500$ each
nstgc:
Wait a few months. AMD will be coming out with their new line of processors. The price will go down (a bit) on their existing line, and their new ones won't be too expensive, but will be much better.
If you need one now, buy Intel. You get more your your money (which isn't typical, but thats how the market is now).
datora:
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If you want your system by the end of July & are willing to go with what you've already suggested:
Go with the AMD 955 @3.2 GHz. You can get that up to 3.8 GHz stable on stock air cooling. So, no cooling block budget, and you can get a 955 for ~$135-$140 by watching for specials.
Adjust my above base estimate down to ~$510.
Now, you can also consider going with 4 GB RAM. Definitely stay with the 1600, but look for chips with aggressively low timing. G.Skill is very solid and affordable, and you can get a 4 GB kit for ~$45. This is plenty, although you might have to pay attention to your OS and make sure you're not running a stupid amount of apps & candy all at the same time. You can get another 4 GB kit by end of year, or even an 8 GB for a total of either 8 or 12 GB.
Adjust the base system estimate down to ~$470.
You now have ~$330 to distribute across video card, possibly an SSD, or go with a Caviar Black for your OS install drive. Depending on your needs to purchase an OS (or not) &/or an extra case fan &/or surge protection, you may well come in under $800, maybe as low as $750.
Don't worry about playing 1080 video: this system will eat them alive.
Stuff like Photoshop will be fine, especially if you get the SSD and budget room on it for your work space.
"Some" encoding will work just fine. Your render times will be longer, but you're not in it for bulk production. It would help to list the 2 or 3 apps you intend to use for this.
The remaining question is: which games you intend to play/are interested in? I'm not a gamer, but if you list five of the most resource-intensive games you're interested in, I'm sure other folks can jump in on the video card you'll want to match to them.
As said, you can also just watch the market and new hardware releases for the next 3-4 months and start buying in October. Almost nothing listed here will apply by then, unless you want to try and get this system for ~$600 or under ...
[ EDIT: Oh yeah. PSUs. Of course there are Antec, Corsair, OCZ & Thermaltake in the top name-brand list. They're there for a reason, so if you find a good deal on one of them, no reason not to go for it. However, Cooler Master, CoolMax and even Rosewill are good possibilities. Just watch the customer feedback on them for your best bets and compare to rebates and sales. Since you're not going for the bleeding edge in games or dual video cards or 6 drives, you don't have to go with the premium price for a name. 600 W should take care of you just fine, but anything like 630, 650, 680 will add some extra comfort. The 700 I suggested above is nice if you can get it, but you're getting into over-over-kill range for a system like we're discussing right now. ]
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