Quad-core Build ($9500)

bphc · 11-18-2006, 08:21 PM

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115011 $1500

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133171 $430

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131074 $410

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145044 (8GB) 4 x $610

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703007 $600

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133162 $1700

Sound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829110102 $400

Monitor: Apple 30-inch http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...=AppleDisplays $2000

Total Cost: about $9480

suggestions?

Motoxrdude · 11-18-2006, 08:22 PM

Yea, Don't buy that.
You will regret it in three months when that is outdated and you can buy the same thing for $2000.

EDIT: Well, depends, what are you going to use that computer for?

bphc · 11-18-2006, 08:29 PM

Architectural 3D rendering. You believe the price will drop that much in three months though?

Bobo · 11-18-2006, 08:33 PM

Oh yes it definitely would.

You just went out and picked the most expensive stuff, didn't you?

bphc · 11-18-2006, 08:39 PM

No, i haven't bought anything yet.

Motoxrdude · 11-18-2006, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bphc

Architectural 3D rendering. You believe the price will drop that much in three months though?

Stuff like CAD?
It will drop tremendously by january. Once AMD realeases their quad-core in late January, it will blow intel's quad cores out of the water. I would suggest waiting, but if you need it now and budget isn't too much of a concern, then I would get what you have listed.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-18-2006, 08:52 PM

The QX6700 is way overpriced, in the next few weeks it should be down to the MSRP of $999.

You also dont need that fast memory, because the motherboards cant go over DDR2-800 without overclocking.

The GPU and other components are also overpriced, I would wait a while for them to get cheaper, or by a previous generation workstation card.

footballstevo75 · 11-18-2006, 09:00 PM

looks expensive

8 1GB sticks of RAM? does the mobo have 8 RAM slots?

Bobo · 11-18-2006, 09:04 PM

No, it doesn't. You need a server motherboard.

What about HDDs?

footballstevo75 · 11-18-2006, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobo

No, it doesn't. You need a server motherboard.

ok
thought so

11-18-2006, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
bphc New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	Quad-core Build ($9500) CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115011 $1500 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133171 $430 Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131074 $410 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145044 (8GB) 4 x $610 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703007 $600 GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133162 $1700 Sound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829110102 $400 Monitor: Apple 30-inch http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...=AppleDisplays $2000 Total Cost: about $9480 suggestions?

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Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 5,970	Yea, Don't buy that. You will regret it in three months when that is outdated and you can buy the same thing for $2000. EDIT: Well, depends, what are you going to use that computer for? __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	The QX6700 is way overpriced, in the next few weeks it should be down to the MSRP of $999. You also dont need that fast memory, because the motherboards cant go over DDR2-800 without overclocking. The GPU and other components are also overpriced, I would wait a while for them to get cheaper, or by a previous generation workstation card. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

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11-18-2006, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
bphc New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	Architectural 3D rendering. You believe the price will drop that much in three months though?

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Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 16 Posts: 6,623	Oh yes it definitely would. You just went out and picked the most expensive stuff, didn't you?

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bphc New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	No, i haven't bought anything yet.

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Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 16 Posts: 6,623	No, it doesn't. You need a server motherboard. What about HDDs?

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