My laptop is about a year old... still works great. But when I bought it, it was bought as a computer to just 'get by' with.My desktop is ancient. Sure I've upgraded it every few years, by buying it presents every now and then. But the fact of the matter is I purchased the motherfucker in 2001. Hahaha, I guess I got my money's worth. The only thing that has every gone bad in it was RAM.So. Yes. Now is the time for me to build a new tower. This is going to end horribly
1/8/2010 7:19:42 PM
if you need any help you know who to call.BLACKDOG.
1/8/2010 7:21:12 PM
oh, you can bet on me calling on some of you for advice / recommendations.if only there were a forum on TWW for this type of thing [Edited on January 8, 2010 at 7:23 PM. Reason : or feel free to throw out suggestions / good deals]
1/8/2010 7:22:45 PM
first question is what is your budget and what do you want to do with the computer?
1/8/2010 7:27:16 PM
wait for some of the shit unveiled at CES to hit market
1/8/2010 7:28:22 PM
not a bad idea, but CES will only drop prices of current hardware when the new products are released.
1/8/2010 7:29:11 PM
just buy the midrange whatever from dellit'll be serviceable for a while
1/8/2010 7:30:28 PM
if you have a decent amount of money go i5, if not S775 C2Q/C2D is still extremely fast in almost all apps/games.
1/8/2010 7:32:21 PM
-OS will be windows-I don't necessarily need to game, because I do that on the xbox + ps3 + wii. But I don't want to skip on the video card, because video/photo editing is something that I will need to do.-I use my current tower as a network center for my house. This is something that I would like to continue doing.-Obviously storage is a big goal. But that's very easy to accomplish.-Speed is very important.-Recording, Audio editing / mixing is (will be) important for the future.============================================================I don't want to spend money on features that I won't use. Having said that, money isn't really an obstacle for me.
1/8/2010 7:35:41 PM
"skimp", not skip
1/8/2010 7:39:09 PM
^ I'll rape you love you tenderly. Don't test me, son.]
1/8/2010 7:39:49 PM
I'll build you what I would build for a customer with this those requirements, brb (and yes I do build computers on the side besides my IT job).
1/8/2010 7:47:13 PM
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202&cm_re=i7_920-_-19-115-202-_-ProductMobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365&cm_re=DDR_3_RAM-_-20-227-365-_-ProductGPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130475&cm_re=GTX_275-_-14-130-475-_-ProductPSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256049&cm_re=PSU-_-17-256-049-_-ProductSound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829156014&cm_re=Auzentech-_-29-156-014-_-ProductCase: Up To You (though I do recommend the Raven2)Do you need a monitor/mouse/keyboard?I recommend eVGA products because they are based in the US (unlike most) and they have a lifetime warranty. I've seen plenty of people RMA their card after a problem and get a better card in return. I plan to do this with my 295 when the GT300 comes out. That computer above can do anything you need it to except OC the CPU to extreme levels. You might get 3.8ghz out of it but watch your temps.Also the motherboard is upgradeable to 2 more GPUs if you ever need that much power. (note some items out of stock currently)The only reason I went i7 is because you say you have the money and you will benefit doing audio/video encoding/decoding tremendously over S775.[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Reason : .]
1/8/2010 7:51:38 PM
i, too, am interested in building a desktopi have a case that can be used.. might need a power supply thoughzero gamingregularly have a stupid number of programs going so i guess i need a lot of ramsonot sure of the budget. give me some options.. i use a lenovo x61t w/4gb ram at work but it's really pretty slow. dual monitor support is pretty much required.what do i buy
1/8/2010 7:58:33 PM
thanks man. I'll check into all of those.I'll probably end up getting a new monitor. I have an acer 27" at work, and I love that thing:I got a $100 gift card to walmart for christmas, so I was hoping they would have something there for me. that's probably a pipe dream though... I haven't looked.
1/8/2010 8:00:39 PM
^^ you have to give a budget or it can't be done. If you are on a less than $500 budget then look at going C2D getting a nice heat sink and OC the shit out of an E8400.[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM. Reason : ^]
1/8/2010 8:00:54 PM
yeah, under $500 for sure.[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM. Reason : i need to research what's out there right now.. havent even looked in years]
1/8/2010 8:01:30 PM
DAMN YOU DISABLED IMBEDDINhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoLs0V8T5AA
1/8/2010 8:03:55 PM
But buying a Core 2 Duo now if you're getting a new system is completely stupid. The platform is outdated. But I can tell that you're an Intel fanboy, so reasoning with you is impossible.A nice AMD on socket AM3 would be great for a 500 dollar budget. The Phenom II's also overclock very nicely.
1/8/2010 8:10:16 PM
for under $500 a C2D at 4.0ghz is an awesome computer and he said he needs lots of a RAM and a GPU to push 2 monitors. C2D or C2Q is perfect for him as the resolution rises the less important the CPU becomes.[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 8:12 PM. Reason : ,]
1/8/2010 8:11:55 PM
Nice setup.I'll compare other candidates as well. There's probably not a need for me to spend that much on a sound card right now, so I might hold off on that.
1/8/2010 8:25:45 PM
^^ And AM3 is not? He can push an AMD Phenom II 955 to 3.77 Ghz.Are you serious?Hell, I'm using an 8800GTS 512 MB to push my 23" Acer monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080 and my old 19" Viewsonic with a resolution of 1440x900. It works totally fine on my AMD X2 4200 @ 2.2 Ghz.A Phenom II 955 would provide the best performance on a platform that isn't deadAMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail - $165.99http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $79.99 before $10 MIRhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131603CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 - Retail - $92.99http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260HIS H465FS512H Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail - $52.99http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161303CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail - $69.99http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $54.99http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181Of course, you can go with a motherboard with integrated video to bring the cost down, but two monitors may not be very smooth on it. You'll have to take the DVD drive out of your current computer or buy another one, and you can always get another HDD later down the road. But the price is just over 500 dollars at 516.94 bucks. That's without the 10 dollar MIR as well, so you can knock 10 bucks off of that.[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 8:42 PM. Reason : another ^]
1/8/2010 8:42:26 PM
i can't wait till where i work is making more money and i can just buy a crazy as fuck $2K desktop for the office and keep the tablet for on the road.. but yea..nice setup. i have some HD's from work i could use too
1/8/2010 8:46:23 PM
tomorrow when I get the motivation, I'll log into my work laptop and check to see what discounts are available. There's a pretty extensive list of companies that I get discounts through, for being an employee
1/8/2010 8:56:31 PM
C2D Wolfdale@4ghz (which the E8400 can easily hit) out performs all AMD offerings in most applications unless they are quad threaded which is like 5-10% of apps/games.
1/8/2010 9:03:00 PM
1/8/2010 9:36:16 PM
yeah, and at least AMD isn't bailing on their customers by switching socket designs and not making the chips backwards compatible.they did the AM3 right. the nehalem/bloomfield chips are awesome, but i'd rather get a phenom II if i'm gonna have to get a new motherboard every time i want to change cores.
1/8/2010 9:51:06 PM
I swear to god EMCE, if you build skynet I will stop posting in your threads.Serious as a fucking heart attack on this one.
1/8/2010 9:56:33 PM
=======================================================================on a more serious note, I've seen some shit at work. seen it with my own two eyes...and I have come here to tell youa skynet type platform really isn't too far offbut it would never happen. people are too afraid of relinquishing control to computers [Edited on January 8, 2010 at 10:01 PM. Reason : ]
1/8/2010 9:59:57 PM
also, for the record, i think BlackDog is cute as hell.
1/8/2010 10:01:11 PM
also, for the record, I've been debating fucking evan in the arse
1/8/2010 10:02:16 PM
also, for the record, i think that large apples.
1/8/2010 10:07:22 PM
unless adobe builds a computeri don't think i'll ever switch from appleno matter their feudi just can't go back to the "boxed" feeling of a microsoft os
1/8/2010 11:09:40 PM
what about the boxed feeling of 9/11 in a box?
1/8/2010 11:11:23 PM
in other news, marko drinks haterade like water]
1/8/2010 11:11:46 PM
1/8/2010 11:53:36 PM
1/9/2010 1:09:34 AM
yes I am a S775 fanboy, that is what I suggested i7 for EMCE. It's hilarious I got you to type that much shit in response, AMD fanboy.For the record, I've owned 3x more AMD processors than Intel; so suck my donkey dick. Let's see if you spend 20 mins typing a response to this post, if so you are a fucking dumbass; get a life. [Edited on January 9, 2010 at 2:46 AM. Reason : .]
1/9/2010 2:43:56 AM
Someone say SkyNET? Don't worry, it's just a Bluetooth radio with the wrong reg entry, or is it?
1/9/2010 3:36:59 AM
hahahaha... love the banter on here. If it was my money and I'm not gaming on it I'd find a used twin or quad xeon workstation, fill it with a minimum 8GB of RAM, one of the 'twin' graphics cards (2 cards sandwiched - most workstations only have 1 socket) and RAID0 twin WD10K drives to boot and whatever else you got for storage.If I had to have new I'd look seriously at AMD. Great performance for much less coin. Again, if you're not rendering video or pounding this thing 8 hours a day it'll be perfect. I also note that to me a fast dual core (3.6ghz+) is more useful than a slower quad core (2.6ghz-) because 95% of the software has not figured out how to use those cores. Particularly flash. I despise getting dropped frames while 75% of the machine sits idle . Refer to rendering comments prior.
1/9/2010 3:40:02 AM
1/9/2010 10:55:25 AM
served on him naked like one of those sushi girls?
1/9/2010 10:58:03 AM
k dorksshut up
1/9/2010 11:03:48 AM
^
1/9/2010 11:07:46 AM
^ I, for one, appreciate your input.
1/9/2010 11:25:15 AM
^ his input has nothing to do with your system though, he is arguing about a budget sub $500 system. Which is still S775 until i5 comes down.I'm not even reading his posts, just seeing how much I can piss him off since trolling isn't ban-able on TWW. [Edited on January 9, 2010 at 12:40 PM. Reason : .]
1/9/2010 12:39:02 PM
so, mr blackdogi was thinking of thishttp://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Intel-Core-i7-860-Quad-Biostar-TP55-LGA1156-Mobo_W0QQitemZ300385110760QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45f0590ae8but just realized that i need a video card.. i could get ram and probably still be under budget but not sure on a video card too. suggestions?the hard drive(s)/case/power supply i'll be able to get from work so not worried about those. wont be the best but meh, free is free
1/9/2010 1:12:47 PM
that is actually a very good dealfor a video card I would recommend the GTX 275 or the HD5850; or get the GTS 250 if you aren't playing games at retarded resolutions 1600x1200+the 5850 has more power, but I don't know if you need it. For ram I recommend OCZ, Corsair and GSkill.[Edited on January 9, 2010 at 1:15 PM. Reason : /]
1/9/2010 1:14:36 PM
yeah i wont need much i dont think.. 0 gaming really. at most i'd watch an HD movie every now and then
1/9/2010 1:16:40 PM
Yeah don't waste your money on s775. Spend the extra on the i7.
1/9/2010 2:36:52 PM