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hells3000

hells3000

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ITEMS NEEDED

MOBO
CPU/HEATSINK
MEMORY
HARD DRIVE
CASE
MULTIMEDIA DRIVE

I'm looking for price/performance ratio.

I'LL BE REUSING
XFX HD4890 1GB
Antec TruePower New TP-650
MONITOR
Keyboard /mouse
 
Zua said:
Heres a nice cooling fan that I saw in action. Worked really well!

http://www.canadacomputers.com/prod...item_id=022082&sid=i74iqe4qoru13nfvqdstvoe6a5

And heres a idea for a mother board that can take I7 socket 1136. Here in the artic, you can get it for around 250 lol. 5.1 audio card all ready in there!

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=YtMFPqRNdjmKTBIF&templete=2
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Thanks, for your suggestions keep them coming. I'm looking for moneys worth
performance wise, no luxury. Performance and price level. Money ain't the issue at the moment, but why waste for luxury.

Thanks forum
 
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Please give us more information about your new computer. What is your main purpose, gaming, professional appz, browsing, overclocking? According to your needs suggestions vary. For example if you want to overclock you have to buy an appropriate motherboard and an unlocked CPU which cost more. If you don't have such intentions then you can save money.
 
Socratesx said:
Please give us more information about your new computer. What is your main purpose, gaming, professional appz, browsing, overclocking? According to your needs suggestions vary. For example if you want to overclock you have to buy an appropriate motherboard and an unlocked CPU which cost more. If you don't have such intentions then you can save money.
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Gaming, will be overclocking to get moneys worth :)
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budget?
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As first post stated, money ain't an issue. I don't want a luxury show off computer I just want moneys worth on hardware.

whats would yield more for my money?

The point I stop getting money worth Is when I back off that deal.
 
Here we go:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871&cm_re=X4_640-_-19-103-871-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...52&cm_re=4gb_ddr3_1600-_-20-211-452-_-Product

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AM3_motherboard-_-13-157-188-_-Product (I'm a sucker for these ASRock 880/890 boards :o They are loaded with features though)

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AM3_motherboard-_-13-131-655-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AM3_motherboard-_-13-131-647-_-Product

Just to start off.

HDD's are cheap and plentiful so I'll let you choose one. DVD drives are basically all the same too. Just make sure both are SATA. The Western Digital Caviar Black drives are good. I do prefer samsung dvd drives.

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9196&cm_re=storm_scout-_-11-119-196-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...119216&cm_re=cm_690_ii-_-11-119-216-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&cm_re=HAF_922-_-11-119-197-_-Product
 
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Go for:

ASUS M4N68T-M
AMD Athlon ii x4 640 - factory heatsink unless you want to clock it to like 3.8 ghz
2x2gb OCZ 1333+mhz DDR3 Dual Channel
Western Digital Cav Blue (black if in budget) - size up to you
Antec 300
LG or ASUS DVD+-RW (Asus BD-ROM/DVD+-RW if it's in your budget)




hells3000 said:
ITEMS NEEDED

MOBO
CPU/HEATSINK
MEMORY
HARD DRIVE
CASE
MULTIMEDIA DRIVE

I'm looking for price/performance ratio.

I'LL BE REUSING
XFX HD4890 1GB
Antec TruePower New TP-650
MONITOR
Keyboard /mouse
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Jecs Duminy said:
The lenders are telling you can't afford it. You said you are putting no money down, which tells me you can't afford it. So now I'll tell you: you can't afford it.


I Like your advertisement, yet you fail to understand price/performance.

Welcome to the ban ban world.
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linkin said:
Here we go:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871&cm_re=X4_640-_-19-103-871-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...52&cm_re=4gb_ddr3_1600-_-20-211-452-_-Product

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AM3_motherboard-_-13-157-188-_-Product (I'm a sucker for these ASRock 880/890 boards :o They are loaded with features though)

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AM3_motherboard-_-13-131-655-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&cm_re=AM3_motherboard-_-13-131-647-_-Product

Just to start off.

HDD's are cheap and plentiful so I'll let you choose one. DVD drives are basically all the same too. Just make sure both are SATA. The Western Digital Caviar Black drives are good. I do prefer samsung dvd drives.

Case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9196&cm_re=storm_scout-_-11-119-196-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...119216&cm_re=cm_690_ii-_-11-119-216-_-Product

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&cm_re=HAF_922-_-11-119-197-_-Product
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That looks good, and won't be too expensive, but a GA-P55M-UD2 and an i5-750 would give more bang for buck IMHO, although it would be quite a bit more expensive. Oh, and ASrock boards are packed with features, but just cos Linkin is addicted to them doesn't mean you have to pick them, Gigabyte and Normal Asus boards are just as good :P
 
fastdude said:
That looks good, and won't be too expensive, but a GA-P55M-UD2 and an i5-750 would give more bang for buck IMHO, although it would be quite a bit more expensive. Oh, and ASrock boards are packed with features, but just cos Linkin is addicted to them doesn't mean you have to pick them, Gigabyte and Normal Asus boards are just as good :P
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Any other suggestions before I pull the trigger?

Purchasing items
Mobo: GA-P55M-UD2
Cpu: i5-750 difference from 760?
Memory:undecided.
hdd:sdd but which one? I Don't need space a big drive

Going to microcenter/frys or online.
 
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Aastii said:
SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227550

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

I know it isn't fry's or microcenter, but you will be able to find them there :)
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What About this mobo GIGABYTE GA-H55M-UD2H vs others? (this has integrated graphics)

Mobo Memory Standard
DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 but on the one I show Memory Speeds Supported DDR3-2200+, DDR3-1800, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, DDR3-800.

I think I'm going with the 30gb version on the ssd, I have some big hdds that I will use for space.
 
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hells3000 said:
Mobo Memory Standard
DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800

I think I'm going with the 30gb version on the ssd, I have some big hdds that I will use for space.
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If you are ever going to overclock, then you will know you can push the FSB up (which will affect memory speeds) without memory being unstable as it is fine with speeds above the 1333MHz it will be at, though you may need a slight voltage bump on the nb to get those speeds stable, but as 2200 is capable, that may not be the case.

For the HDD, the Vertex 2 drives are some of the best performing drives you can get, especially for the price. A 30Gb SSD will still be very very quick though compared to a HDD, so it is up to you if the extra price is worth the performance/storage bump you will get
 
Aastii said:
If you are ever going to overclock, then you will know you can push the FSB up (which will affect memory speeds) without memory being unstable as it is fine with speeds above the 1333MHz it will be at, though you may need a slight voltage bump on the nb to get those speeds stable, but as 2200 is capable, that may not be the case.

For the HDD, the Vertex 2 drives are some of the best performing drives you can get, especially for the price. A 30Gb SSD will still be very very quick though compared to a HDD, so it is up to you if the extra price is worth the performance/storage bump you will get
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Performance

Max Shock Resistance
1500G

Power Consumption (Active)
2W

Power Consumption (Idle)
0.5W

Sequential Access - Read
up to 285MB/s

Sequential Access - Write
up to 275MB/s

MTBF
2,000,000 hours

vs

Performance

Max Shock Resistance
1500G

Power Consumption (Active)
2W

Power Consumption (Idle)
0.5W

Sequential Access - Read
up to 210MB/s

Sequential Access - Write
up to 75MB/s

MTBF
1,500,000 hours


performance wise would it still be worth the $$? I think neweggs details are wrong. on the 30gb
 
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hells3000 said:
Performance

Max Shock Resistance
1500G

Power Consumption (Active)
2W

Power Consumption (Idle)
0.5W

Sequential Access - Read
up to 285MB/s

Sequential Access - Write
up to 275MB/s

MTBF
2,000,000 hours

vs

Performance

Max Shock Resistance
1500G

Power Consumption (Active)
2W

Power Consumption (Idle)
0.5W

Sequential Access - Read
up to 210MB/s

Sequential Access - Write
up to 75MB/s

MTBF
1,500,000 hours


performance wise would it still be worth the $$? I think neweggs details are wrong. on the 30gb
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Vertex 2 uses a sandforce controller, which is much quicker and more efficient than the controller used on the vertex SSD's, which leads to a much quicker drive.
 
Only difference between the two i5 models mentioned above is that the 760 has one more multiplier, just slightly higher clocks, I think that's the only difference. I know little about SSDs, so I'll leave that area to Aastii :P
 
fastdude said:
Only difference between the two i5 models mentioned above is that the 760 has one more multiplier, just slightly higher clocks, I think that's the only difference. I know little about SSDs, so I'll leave that area to Aastii :P
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thanks

what about this memory compared to others? nice 35$ rebate

mobo:GA-H55M-UD2H LGA 1156 H55 mATX Motherboard
cpu:Intel Core i5 760 Processor Boxed
ssd:OCZ Technology Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60 60GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive
memory: Patriot Viper II Sector 5 Series PVV34G1600LLKB 4GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) Memory Kit (Two 2GB Memory Modules) with 3DMark Vantage

TOTAL $576.33 - 45$ from rebates
 
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Which memory? The RAM that Linkin posted seemed decent enough. There isn't a big performance difference between different brands of memory, but stay away from "OEM" or generic memory, and also OCZ, because some of their memory chips were faulty, and they don't produce RAM anymore I don't think. Some Nice PC12800 DDR3 should do you great.

EDIT: Sorry, the rest of your post just loaded. Those Patriots with a $35 rebate is a good deal, and with 3DMark Vantage bundled. How much are you paying for that RAM?
EDIT2: I can see you posted the H55 version of the UD2, not too much difference, but the P55 is a slightly better Overclocker for Lynnfield i5s, plus I think it has more PCIe bandwidth, two x16 slots as opposed to two x8/one x16 on the H55
 
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