tlarkin
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My PC desktop is like 4 years old now, and it has served me well. I don't play too many PC games these days, I play much more on my console.
However, come September is a game that I have been waiting for, for like at least 10 years to come out. Fallout 3!
So, I am just going to be building a new PC between now and August, most likely will start seriously looking in July since I don't want or need to spend the money right now. My budget is adjustable, but I would like to keep it under $1,000. I am also in the market for a new Monitor as well. Oh and I have a HP business class laptop for sale too, that I no longer really use.
I was thinking of building this:
Core 2 Quad Q6600$200
I like this because it boasts 8MB of cache, 4MB for each dual core. I know that Quads aren't fully supported or taken advantage of yet, but with that much cache, the thing would hardly page out to memory.
Nvidia 9800GTX$300
This I am on the fence on, not sure if I want it that bad or not. Plus I mean from what I am reading it isn't super above the last gen 8800GTX, and the price difference is about $100 give or take. Thoughts on this one?
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard$120
I won't be running SLI, but I do like the 650i chipset, and it supports what I need it to do. 8gig of RAM, 775 socket processors, etc.
Antec PSU, one of the 650w true power models$100 to $140
What can be said about Antec? The fact that I have been using them for over a decade and they have pretty much never failed me once, says that I am probably going to stick with an Antec. Probably get the 500+ watt range, and get the best bang for my buck when I build.
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory$80
This stuff is $40 for 2GIGs right now! I am just going to buy 4 gigs of it, since it is that freaking cheap. It is insane!
SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor $300
Had a full lab of samsung LCDs at my old job, in the animation lab. Their support is nice and their product is good. Not sure if this is the one I want, and it is a bit pricey, but I can't seem to find a good HDMI supported LCD monitor that has a response time less than 5ms.
Optical/storage/caseguessing total for all around $200ish
This will be the best deal I can get at the time. Not sure if I really want to splurge on any high speed drives like a raptor. Probably just get some OEM SATA2 drives with high capacity. Actually I need several since I will be converting my old PC into a media center and file server. Optical, I will just get the cheapest OEM DVDRW drive. Case, I have cases lying around, but I could buy a new one. I may just buy that from the local computer store so I can see it in person.
Right there puts me around $1,000. With out the case/optical/storage. However, I can buy some hardware in July and some in August.
However, come September is a game that I have been waiting for, for like at least 10 years to come out. Fallout 3!
So, I am just going to be building a new PC between now and August, most likely will start seriously looking in July since I don't want or need to spend the money right now. My budget is adjustable, but I would like to keep it under $1,000. I am also in the market for a new Monitor as well. Oh and I have a HP business class laptop for sale too, that I no longer really use.
I was thinking of building this:
Core 2 Quad Q6600$200
I like this because it boasts 8MB of cache, 4MB for each dual core. I know that Quads aren't fully supported or taken advantage of yet, but with that much cache, the thing would hardly page out to memory.
Nvidia 9800GTX$300
This I am on the fence on, not sure if I want it that bad or not. Plus I mean from what I am reading it isn't super above the last gen 8800GTX, and the price difference is about $100 give or take. Thoughts on this one?
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard$120
I won't be running SLI, but I do like the 650i chipset, and it supports what I need it to do. 8gig of RAM, 775 socket processors, etc.
Antec PSU, one of the 650w true power models$100 to $140
What can be said about Antec? The fact that I have been using them for over a decade and they have pretty much never failed me once, says that I am probably going to stick with an Antec. Probably get the 500+ watt range, and get the best bang for my buck when I build.
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory$80
This stuff is $40 for 2GIGs right now! I am just going to buy 4 gigs of it, since it is that freaking cheap. It is insane!
SAMSUNG 2253BW Black 22" 2ms(GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor $300
Had a full lab of samsung LCDs at my old job, in the animation lab. Their support is nice and their product is good. Not sure if this is the one I want, and it is a bit pricey, but I can't seem to find a good HDMI supported LCD monitor that has a response time less than 5ms.
Optical/storage/caseguessing total for all around $200ish
This will be the best deal I can get at the time. Not sure if I really want to splurge on any high speed drives like a raptor. Probably just get some OEM SATA2 drives with high capacity. Actually I need several since I will be converting my old PC into a media center and file server. Optical, I will just get the cheapest OEM DVDRW drive. Case, I have cases lying around, but I could buy a new one. I may just buy that from the local computer store so I can see it in person.
Right there puts me around $1,000. With out the case/optical/storage. However, I can buy some hardware in July and some in August.
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