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Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:44 pm
by asdf
I'm looking to spend maybe $900 tops, so I want to get the best I can get for that money (obviously) - All I'm looking to buy is the tower. I don't need a huge HDD, I don't forsee myself even using up 250GB in the next few years, so that can save me some money. Also Id like 4GB ram as a minimum.
So. I found
this:
Brand iBUYPOWER
Model Gamer Extreme 539
Processor AMD Phenom II X4 955(3.2GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 4 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory 8GB DDR2
Hard Drive 500GB SATAII
Optical Drive 1 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Audio Sound card - Integrated
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Software Included Free MS Windows 7 Upgrade
Motherboard
Chipset AMD 780V
CPU
CPU Type Phenom II X4
Installed Qty 1
CPU Speed 955(3.2GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 4 x 512KB
L3 Cache Per CPU 6MB
CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type ATI Radeon HD 4870
Graphics Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Memory
Memory Capacity 8GB DDR2
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Memory Spec 2GB x 4
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 0/4
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
HDD Capacity 500GB
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
I see it has a discount of $70 already calculated into the price, but I'm still wondering if there's something out there that's comparable but cheaper.
Thanks for any help!
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:51 pm
by 360apples
for your GPU if you can wait ATI is coming out with Direct X 11 cards ( 5xxx Series) so the 4xxx cards will be cheaper so you MIGHT be able to move to the 4890
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:08 am
by SnowShael
Buying a desktop CPU
...
CPU
CPU
YOUR NOT BUYING A Farking MICRO PROCESSOR, YOUR BUYING A PC, A PERSONAL COMPUTER.
/End rant.
I work as a Technician in the back room but when I have to deal with customers who refer to their entire computer as a "CPU", I just want to come to work one day with an assault rifle and snipe the next 20 people who say this. It would like 2 hours, tops.
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:27 am
by Love
SnowShael wrote:Buying a desktop CPU
...
CPU
CPU
YOUR NOT BUYING A Farking MICRO PROCESSOR, YOUR BUYING A PC, A PERSONAL COMPUTER.
/End rant.
I work as a Technician in the back room but when I have to deal with customers who refer to their entire computer as a "CPU", I just want to come to work one day with an assault rifle and snipe the next 20 people who say this. It would like 2 hours, tops.
lulz
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:39 am
by asdf
360apples wrote:for your GPU if you can wait ATI is coming out with Direct X 11 cards ( 5xxx Series) so the 4xxx cards will be cheaper so you MIGHT be able to move to the 4890
So Im guessing because of this, the particular PC I posted would probably drop in value? Im not so concerned with getting the best of the best, just as close to the best as I can get with spending ~900$.
SnowShael wrote:Buying a desktop CPU
...
CPU
CPU
YOUR NOT BUYING A Farking MICRO PROCESSOR, YOUR BUYING A PC, A PERSONAL COMPUTER.
/End rant.
I work as a Technician in the back room but when I have to deal with customers who refer to their entire computer as a "CPU", I just want to come to work one day with an assault rifle and snipe the next 20 people who say this. It would like 2 hours, tops.
mmm. Yes, excuse my ignorance! xD I just abbreviate computer with cpu
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:50 am
by Deadsolid
asdf wrote:I just abbreviate computer with cpu
cpu is a single part of the computer.
cpu is short for central processing unit
comp is short for computer
on topic....wait, cheaper core i7/i5 with dx 11 ati or next series nvidia
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:02 am
by Love
Deadsolid wrote:asdf wrote:I just abbreviate computer with cpu
cpu is a single part of the computer.
cpu is short for central processing unit
comp is short for computer
on topic....wait, cheaper core i7/i5 with dx 11 ati or next series nvidia
nvidia next gen cards in a 900 budget lol
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:26 am
by Deadsolid
Love wrote:nvidia next gen cards in a 900 budget lol
ur right, ati 5870 is only $380, you might be able to get by with that
Re: Buying a desktop CPU, need suggestions/help
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:08 pm
by BlackFox898
Deadsolid wrote:Love wrote:nvidia next gen cards in a 900 budget lol
ur right, ati 5870 is only $380, you might be able to get by with that
really even necessary to get a dx11 card, wtf is gonna support dx11 in the next year, only a hand full of games now support dx10, might as well buy a card that is top of the dx10 realm then the only dx11 one.