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Official 2008 "I Need A New PC" Thread
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Any advice on this build?
- Core 2 Duo E8400
- GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R
- OCZ Platinum 2GB PC2 8500
- Radeon HD4850 (overkill for my monitor's resolution of 1280x1024 - anything a better value with that considered? I'd like to hold off on monitor upgrade for now)
- Antec P180
- Antec earthwatts EA500
Thanks.
- Core 2 Duo E8400
- GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R
- OCZ Platinum 2GB PC2 8500
- Radeon HD4850 (overkill for my monitor's resolution of 1280x1024 - anything a better value with that considered? I'd like to hold off on monitor upgrade for now)
- Antec P180
- Antec earthwatts EA500
Thanks.
Medic said:
4850 is the best performance/price card. Thats a good card, and to be honest, most cards are overkill for 1280X1024.
It's a good build, but I would suggest picking up a board like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138122&Tpk=Biostar TP43D2-A7, and getting 4gb of ram instead.
The board above I have personal experience with and it's one of the best boards I have ever used while making a budget build. It's also a proven overclocker if thats what you are into.
It lacks the DDR3 memory, but for a budget build, DDR3 memory is not really needed.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm getting the mobo, RAM and CPU together at a nice price, so I'd like to keep them together unless they will cause problems. I forgot to mention that I'm trying to keep the system relatively cool, so my biggest concern was the video card/PSU. I've read that the 4850 runs somewhat hot and loud even after the fan fix.
gah, i cant make anything out in this mess of cables, but this is my psu. am i sweet?
thanks in advance bee!
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0116/w0116.asp
thanks in advance bee!
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0116/w0116.asp
rod said:
http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23117&p=1
Cuban Ultima Doom Arch Assassin Taowolf Sword's Custom Crysis Config [CCC] v2.21!
:lol :lol :lol
But really it helps a bunch.
rod said:
Well, lets say I don't want to know how much it was since he threw in a 9650 :lol
If you don't plan on overclocking, I'd sell the chip for $600 and buy a new one for $300 that will only be 10% slower.
(But that's just me)
I'm sure you'll be blown away when you get everything set-up.
Also I don't like the "natural mod" or whatever it's called in CCC. The lighting looks too weird imo.
MisterAnderson
Member
Can someone please help me with choosing between these cards? I'm assuming the more expensive ones are better (duh) but are they worth the extra money in terms of performance increase I would expect compared to the cheaper ones?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130319
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...CODE=YAHOODF&cm_mmc_o=QztBBCjCVRqCjCVRqCjCVRq
http://www.compusa.com/applications...?EdpNo=3507889&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...?EdpNo=3797705&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
Or if anyone would recommend a better alternative to these in the $200ish and cheaper price range that would be able to last me a decent while I would much appreciate it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130319
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...CODE=YAHOODF&cm_mmc_o=QztBBCjCVRqCjCVRqCjCVRq
http://www.compusa.com/applications...?EdpNo=3507889&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...?EdpNo=3797705&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
Or if anyone would recommend a better alternative to these in the $200ish and cheaper price range that would be able to last me a decent while I would much appreciate it.
MisterAnderson said:
If that is your price range, my recommendation would be this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102760
It's Sapphire's 4850 model that is using a slightly improved HS/Fan combination. It will outperform all of the cards listed there as well, although in a few cases the 9800 GTX will match it.
Edit - Linked wrong one, sorry.
MisterAnderson
Member
Wallach said:
I was trying to go for an Nvidia chipset since I was going to go for an Intel processor/motherboard and as I understand it Sli is only possible with Intel/Nvidia while crossfire is AMD/ATI.
Do you recommend I go with AMD/ATI instead? If so what reasons if I may ask?
MisterAnderson said:
Well, that's partially right. SLI is nVidia and CrossfireX is ATI. However, there are SLI and Crossfire boards for both Intel and AMD processors, so your processor choice is not directly tied to that.
I personally think the price/performance of the current cards sides with ATI right now. I wouldn't, however, recommend an AMD processor (even though I use one of them in one of my rigs) because quite frankly the Intel C2D and C2Q lines really do stomp them pretty hard.
My recommendation would be to get an LGA 775 board (Intel's socket) that is compatible with CrossfireX, grab a 4850 for now, then add a second 4850 down the line when you can afford it if you are still interested in going that route.
MisterAnderson
Member
Wallach said:
I just typed in "LGA 775" into newegg to see what would show up and there seems to be a big margin of price range.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=LGA+775+&x=0&y=0
I really don't know much about motherboards so anymore help with this I would really appreciate.
MisterAnderson
Member
Wallach said:
I was thinking about getting this I suppose, or something around it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
And I guess whatever mobo would go best with it and the video card I choose.
MisterAnderson said:
I run an E8400 and a EVGA 750I FTW SLI motherboard. It might be a bit pricey for you, not sure what price range you want a motherboard for. However it's one of the most solid setups I have ever had, and a great overclocker. Never had an issue with it, and I am running my E8400 @ 4.0ghz 1.24V.
Tarin02543
Member
I realise this isn't a problem solving thread but I was hoping you technical savvy people could help me out. Lately my computer has been problems with the power on/off switch.
basically this amounts to following events:
1) When I click on "shut down", windows boots down and the computer turns off by itself normally. The problem is however that my hdd led indicator keeps flashing, I can hear the hdd still spinning and making clicking noises.
This only stops when I kill power completely with the master switch at the back.
2) I am unable to power on my computer when I haven't taken the previous step ie. I press the power button while the hdd led is flashing and nothing happens.
Only when the pc has been turned off completely (no standby) for at least 3 hours I can get it to work. This means I enable the masterswitch at the back, the hdd starts clicking and I press the powerbutton at the front.
3) My computer clock does not work anymore. When I need to view secured websites I always have to manually set to date. This means it is always 2002 when I start up my computer.
I have a feeling it's got something to do with my PSU but I'm not sure. Can anyone help please?
basically this amounts to following events:
1) When I click on "shut down", windows boots down and the computer turns off by itself normally. The problem is however that my hdd led indicator keeps flashing, I can hear the hdd still spinning and making clicking noises.
This only stops when I kill power completely with the master switch at the back.
2) I am unable to power on my computer when I haven't taken the previous step ie. I press the power button while the hdd led is flashing and nothing happens.
Only when the pc has been turned off completely (no standby) for at least 3 hours I can get it to work. This means I enable the masterswitch at the back, the hdd starts clicking and I press the powerbutton at the front.
3) My computer clock does not work anymore. When I need to view secured websites I always have to manually set to date. This means it is always 2002 when I start up my computer.
I have a feeling it's got something to do with my PSU but I'm not sure. Can anyone help please?
MisterAnderson
Member
Trax416 said:
Can I ask what video card you run with that setup?
Alright guys, I need your help since I've been out of touch with the newest PC technology since getting a PS3. My dad's coworker asked me to build him the best PC I can for under $2000, problem is that I don't know what and what isn't considered the best anymore. I guess I'm mainly looking for the best CPU and GPU for the price on the market. Any help would be appreciated!
Tarin02543 said:
It's most likely a PSU issue but to make sure you can burn a linux live cd, boot it then shutdown. if the problem shows up, you know it's not a windows thing but a hardware problem. if the problem didn't show, it's a windows thing.
or you could replace the PSU see if the problem persist.
but really, it most likely is a power supply issue. worse case; motherboard issue.
Hi, everyone. I have about a $150 - $200 budget to update my PC. What is the most important thing for me to update, and what should I update it with? I'm pretty new at this.
Here's my PC now:
-- Intel Dual Core 1.8 Ghz
-- 1 GB Ram
-- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
If there's anything else I should post, just let me know. Thanks!
Here's my PC now:
-- Intel Dual Core 1.8 Ghz
-- 1 GB Ram
-- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE
If there's anything else I should post, just let me know. Thanks!
Anyone have some good case recommendations for moderate overclocking? When I bought my rig, I wanted it to be as quiet as possible on air, so I went with the NZXT Hush. It sounded like a good idea at the time, but now I regret it because the case is so small and has such poor airflow that I have to run my GPU and CPU fan at 100% all the time to keep things at a reasonable temperature, which defeats the purpose of having bought this case at all.
I'd like to be able to push my Q6600 to ~3.0 if I can. I already have a Tuniq Tower installed, but because it's so huge it's actually restricting airflow and causing more problems than it is helping right now. My CPU (Q6600 G0) cores idle at around 40-43, while my GPU (8800 Ultra) idles at around 63-65.
So yeah, any nice case recommendations? I'd like to stick to Mid-ATX if possible.
Edit: Budget is about 150-175 Canadian.
I'd like to be able to push my Q6600 to ~3.0 if I can. I already have a Tuniq Tower installed, but because it's so huge it's actually restricting airflow and causing more problems than it is helping right now. My CPU (Q6600 G0) cores idle at around 40-43, while my GPU (8800 Ultra) idles at around 63-65.
So yeah, any nice case recommendations? I'd like to stick to Mid-ATX if possible.
Edit: Budget is about 150-175 Canadian.
bee
Member
ctalamode said:
its hard to say without knowing exactly what you have, you certainly wont need a fan.
for the power supply you need to open the case and have a look at the sticker on the side, you need max wattage and see if it has a ampage rating for the 12v line, maybe it will look like +12v 22A for example
perhaps run these two programs and take a screenshot of each and post them on here
cpu-z
gpuz
if its all ok then get something like this
2gb memory
graphics card
$127 after mail in rebates
TheGreatDave
Banned
This was just posted in the Cheap Ass Gaffer thread: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145605
I have an 8600GT at the minute, and I find it's just a little below what I want; is this a worth while upgrade? Or should I hold off a bit longer and get a "next gen" card when the prices lower?
I have an 8600GT at the minute, and I find it's just a little below what I want; is this a worth while upgrade? Or should I hold off a bit longer and get a "next gen" card when the prices lower?