Time for a computer

bluey · Post by **bluey** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:00 pm

Welp its that time again, time for a new computer. It's been around 3 years since I've gotten a new one, and the one I have from what I've read wont be able to handle many of the new games coming out, not to mention a lot of the design software I use for my art.

I thought id ask an opinion, as I am making my computer again. Here are my existing specs:

P4 HT 2.8ghz Processer
800Mhz FSB
280 gig HD
BFG 7800 GSOC 256 GDDR3 (core clock 400mhz)
1 gig of ram running on duel channel, 400mhz each.
etc. etc. basic stuff needed to run a computer.

New computer:
Case - Cooler Master Stacker 832 Black Aluminum ATX Full-Tower Case
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake / V1 / Multi-Socket 775/AM2/939/754 / Copper / CPU Cooler
DVD/CD drive - Sony DRU170C Retail DVD Burner - 18x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW, Internal (2.25 lbs)
Power Supply- BFG / 1000-Watt / ATX / SATA-Ready / SLI-Ready / EPS / RoHS / Active PFC / Power Supply
Video Cards - (2) EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra / 768MB DDR3 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / Dual Link Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card (6.2 lbs)
RAM - (2) Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024) (0.4 lbs)
Mother Board - Asus Striker Extreme Motherboard - NVIDIA, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, SLI Ready, Dual Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, Firewire & USB 2.0, Serial ATA / RAID (5.35 lbs)
Physics Card - BFG Ageia PhysX / 128MB GDDR3 / Graphics Accelarator / PCI / Accelerator Card (1.4 lbs)
Sound Card - Creative Labs X-FI Xtreme Gamer Fatality Sound Card (1.4 lbs)
CPU Chip - Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Processor - 2.93GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield XE, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, BX80562QX6800, Processor with Fan (1.6 lbs)
High-speed Network Card - Bigfoot Networks Killer Gaming NIC Card - Model M1 Gigabit LAN (1 lbs)
Hard Drive - Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 250GB / 7200 / 16MB / Serial ATA-300 / NCQ / OEM / Hard Drive (1 lbs)

TOTAL: $4,500.00 USD To build and $5510.00 USD to buy put together (From digitalstormonline.com) meaning I save rougly $1,000.00 usd by building it myself.

As you may have guessed by reading all of that crap, I am trying to build the best pc possible... frankly I'm sick of being left in the dust every few months, this time around ill have this pc for like 5 years. By the way, no I didn't type that stuff out by hand, I copy and pasted it from my cart.

If you really think about it, a pc such as the one I have right now would have cost roughly around 2,500 USD in its prime, if I buy one every 2.5 years which is pretty much the minimum if you want to keep up with a midrange priced computer, then I'm actually saving money.

What do you think?

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:01 pm

go ahead, itll last you about 3, i wouldnt go for 5 years :roll:

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:04 pm

....i wish i could afford that, switch that duo core to quad core, then build it yourself xP

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:05 pm

its still nothing compared to the $30,000 computer you can build at voodoo

bluey · Post by **bluey** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:06 pm

CrimsonNuker wrote:....i wish i could afford that, switch that duo core to quad core, then build it yourself xP

that is a quad core chip silly ^_^ read the description.

CrimsonNuker · Post by **CrimsonNuker** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:06 pm

bluey wrote:
CrimsonNuker wrote:....i wish i could afford that, switch that duo core to quad core, then build it yourself xP

that is a quad core chip silly ^_^ read the description.

oh lol, silly me =X

bluey · Post by **bluey** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:07 pm

MrFudge wrote:its still nothing compared to the $30,000 computer you can build at voodoo

yeah but those computers are meant for running programs such as the one pixar used to render Cars. The program alone costs around 300k from what I'm told, it may even cost a bit more than that. Dishing out 30k isn't too bad when you look at it that way.

Snudge · Post by **Snudge** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:28 am

bluey wrote:
MrFudge wrote:its still nothing compared to the $30,000 computer you can build at voodoo

yeah but those computers are meant for running programs such as the one pixar used to render Cars. The program alone costs around 300k from what I'm told, it may even cost a bit more than that. Dishing out 30k isn't too bad when you look at it that way.

Sure... I got that right here in my... shoe. <_>

Ell · Post by **Ell** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:32 am

Snudge wrote:
bluey wrote:
MrFudge wrote:its still nothing compared to the $30,000 computer you can build at voodoo

yeah but those computers are meant for running programs such as the one pixar used to render Cars. The program alone costs around 300k from what I'm told, it may even cost a bit more than that. Dishing out 30k isn't too bad when you look at it that way.

Sure... I got that right here in my... shoe. <_>

*Steals shoe*

Snudge · Post by **Snudge** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:37 am

Ell wrote:
Snudge wrote:
bluey wrote:
MrFudge wrote:its still nothing compared to the $30,000 computer you can build at voodoo

yeah but those computers are meant for running programs such as the one pixar used to render Cars. The program alone costs around 300k from what I'm told, it may even cost a bit more than that. Dishing out 30k isn't too bad when you look at it that way.

Sure... I got that right here in my... shoe. <_>

*Steals shoe*

*pops exercise ball*

Ok, that was random.

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:49 am

alternative if you are going to spend that much on a pc alone... depending where you live and where newegg ships to:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6883102025

you can buy another 8800GTX card for roughly 500-600 bucks more and put it in yourself.

plus the pc comes with water cooling system.

edit:

Does Newegg.com ship internationally?
Newegg.com does not currently ship internationally; we only deliver to locations within the United States and to Puerto Rico.

Nuklear · Post by **Nuklear** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:57 am

You don't need any help. Enjoy Crysis on max.

Oh, and imo hold off on the physics card.

Reise · Post by **Reise** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:26 am

TOTAL: $4,500.00 USD

AHHHH!!!

In like 4 months cut that price by half, or even 3/4.

bluey · Post by **bluey** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:50 am

Reise wrote:
TOTAL: $4,500.00 USD

AHHHH!!!

In like 4 months cut that price by half, or even 3/4.

yup well actually i cut the price down to 3939 but its still a lot. Thing of it is, of course the price will depreciate, thats what computers do. You buy the "best" hardware and a month later something better comes out. Its an endless cycle.

Schizophrenic · Post by **Schizophrenic** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:52 am

why buy a computer in the first place. buy some 9 $300 wal-mart crap

Post by **dom** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:58 am

bluey wrote:
Reise wrote:
TOTAL: $4,500.00 USD

AHHHH!!!

In like 4 months cut that price by half, or even 3/4.

yup well actually i cut the price down to 3939 but its still a lot. Thing of it is, of course the price will depreciate, thats what computers do. You buy the "best" hardware and a month later something better comes out. Its an endless cycle.

That's why you buy cheap, and upgrade everytime stuff gets cheaper.

Locketart · Post by **Locketart** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:07 am

That looks like it'll run Crysis maxed out on 1900 x1200. For me though I can build something that'll cost around $1500 and run something like lost planet maxed out at 1680 x 1050. If you want to spend that much, go for it.

Jabo · Post by **Jabo** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:13 am

Pff dude your actual PC is great... just hear mine

P3
72 GB HD
216 MB RAM

so... do you still hink yours suck?

maxietheboss · Post by **maxietheboss** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:34 am

Go for 2 Western Digital Raptors 74gb in RAID 0 for fast things like games ad the os
and 2 big disks like 500gb in RAID 1 for maximum data security