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2008-02-21 18:35:23

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

I've never done this before, but I have put together a list of parts for my new computer.
Any tips from the pros?

I'm sorry but the links are in Norwegian, you still might be able to interpret (recognize the numbers n'stuff).

CPU/Processor - Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz, Socket LGA775, 6MB, 1333Mhz, BOXED w/fan
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q … 36124;r:pg

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6, X48, Socket-775, ATX, Silent Pipe, DDR3, 2xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1778807

Video Card - Gainward GeForce 8800GT 512MB GDDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, 2xDVI/HDCP, 256bit
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1799073

RAM - CORSAIR XMS3 4096M DDR3 Kit 1333MHz, 2x2048 DIMM, DHX (TW3X4G1333C9DHX)
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q … 36132;r:pg

Case- APLUS Twin Engine black, side and front with 250mm fan, (NO PSU)
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q … 36139;r:pg

PSU- CHIEFTEC PSU Turbo Series 850W
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q … 36217;r:pg

HD- SEAGATE HD Barracuda 7200.11/ 750GB 3.5'' SATA 7200rpm 32MB
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q … 36376;r:pg

DVD/CD RW- 2X LG DVD+RW/ GSA-H55LRB/ 20x8x10x12x LS Retail
http://www.amentio.no/PartDetail.aspx?q … 36111;r:pg

TOTAL: 11 814 NOK = 2 205 USD

2008-02-21 18:40:12

Dragonclaw: Member; +186|6314|Florida

Buy a different brand of the 8800GT like XFX or EVGA. Buy a more well known brand of power supply too like Corsair or Thermaltake.

Since when is the X48 out? O_O

Last edited by Dragonclaw (2008-02-21 18:40:38)

2008-02-21 18:41:31

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6162|what

Dragonclaw wrote:
Buy a different brand of the 8800GT like XFX or EVGA. Buy a more well known brand of power supply too like Corsair or Thermaltake.

Since when is the X48 out? O_O

ETA: 29.02.2008

2008-02-21 18:43:50

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6453|California

supposedly the 9600 or some 9 series nvidia card is coming out soon for less than $200, just to let you know.

2008-02-21 18:45:37

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

RandomSchl wrote:
supposedly the 9600 or some 9 series nvidia card is coming out soon for less than $200, just to let you know.

yeah, the 9600 is out, but is said to be comparable to the 8800GS, only half the shaders.

2008-02-21 18:49:18

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

Dragonclaw wrote:
Buy a different brand of the 8800GT like XFX or EVGA. Buy a more well known brand of power supply too like Corsair or Thermaltake.

Since when is the X48 out? O_O

Hmm. Why buy a different brand of the 8800GT?
And on the PSU, which brand has the best? :p

2008-02-21 18:49:36

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6333|New Haven, CT

I would go E8400, invest the saved money in an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and overclock a bit. You need the new fan, as the Intel stock fan is terrible.

Evga and XFX has lifetime warranties, Evga has great customer service and a step-up program as well.

I would really recommend Evga over XFX.

Last edited by nukchebi0 (2008-02-21 18:50:50)

2008-02-21 18:55:35

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6360

Get a SMALLER PSU, unless you plan SLI it's WAY too much. I'm running my 8800 Ultra on a 700 watt PSU, you could easily go to a 650 watt.

2008-02-21 18:56:41

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

nukchebi0 wrote:
I would go E8400, invest the saved money in an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and overclock a bit. You need the new fan, as the Intel stock fan is terrible.

Evga and XFX has lifetime warranties, Evga has great customer service and a step-up program as well.

I would really recommend Evga over XFX.

kk thx for the tip. Do you have a link to a easy guide for CPU overclocking for nubs like me?

Btw: thanks and +1 for the help guys.

Anything else? I'm thinking towards compability, I'm not really 100% sure the parts even fit together

2008-02-21 19:04:11

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6333|New Haven, CT

Everything should be compatible. However, I would recommend getting an 8800GTS 512 over the 8800GT.

2008-02-21 19:08:09

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6546|Long Island, New York

Looks good to me, but you might wanna go for the 9800 GX2. If not that (since it's apparentely being delayed), the 8800 GTS G92.

Besides that, everything looks good. That case has one big ass fan.

2008-02-21 19:20:04

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

Thx for replies. I think I'll stick with the PSU as the price is really good and the brand is pretty common as well. You can never have too much power. I changed the processor to E8400 and hope to find a good overclocking guide for it. I'm currently looking on the XFX 8800GT/8800GTS cards. And I also added Vista premium 32bit to the cart.

Total price will probably be about 2 350 USD
Again thx for replies.

2008-02-21 19:34:06

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6360

CruZ4dR wrote:
Thx for replies. I think I'll stick with the PSU as the price is really good and the brand is pretty common as well. You can never have too much power. I changed the processor to E8400 and hope to find a good overclocking guide for it. I'm currently looking on the XFX 8800GT/8800GTS cards. And I also added Vista premium 32bit to the cart.

Total price will probably be about 2 350 USD
Again thx for replies.

Alright man, your call. But those newer cards don't require anymore than 650 watts nowadays. That money could go towards other upgrades..

2008-02-21 20:07:48

ph4s3: engineer; +34|6838|Texas

I think I'd go for a quad core depending on budget constraits... software is becoming more parallel as time goes on and quads will only benefit from this... Also, I'd highly recommend OCZ for a PSU manufacturer... Expensive but worth it. Also, over clocking is over rated. There's something to be said for stability. My machine (amd 64 x2 4400+) is fast enough that I've not even messed with it yet. Yours will be even faster... At some point minor increases in GHz don't actually help performance much and put undue stress on your components. Just not worth it to me.

2008-02-21 20:11:38

RandomSchl: |\/|€|\/|ß€|2; +52|6453|California

ph4s3 wrote:
I think I'd go for a quad core depending on budget constraits... software is becoming more parallel as time goes on and quads will only benefit from this... Also, I'd highly recommend OCZ for a PSU manufacturer... Expensive but worth it. Also, over clocking is over rated. There's something to be said for stability. My machine (amd 64 x2 4400+) is fast enough that I've not even messed with it yet. Yours will be even faster... At some point minor increases in GHz don't actually help performance much and put undue stress on your components. Just not worth it to me.

why does everyone suggest getting a quad core all the time? Dual cores have been around a long the time and it still took a long time for two cores to be effectively used. There aren't very many applications that can effectively take advantage of a quad core yet.

2008-02-21 21:08:36

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6586

CruZ4dR wrote:
Thx for replies. I think I'll stick with the PSU as the price is really good and the brand is pretty common as well. You can never have too much power. I changed the processor to E8400 and hope to find a good overclocking guide for it. I'm currently looking on the XFX 8800GT/8800GTS cards. And I also added Vista premium 32bit to the cart.

Total price will probably be about 2 350 USD
Again thx for replies.

why vista 32 bit with 4 gig's of ram? If your going vista might as well go 64 bit.

2008-02-22 04:59:40

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

jaymz9350 wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
Thx for replies. I think I'll stick with the PSU as the price is really good and the brand is pretty common as well. You can never have too much power. I changed the processor to E8400 and hope to find a good overclocking guide for it. I'm currently looking on the XFX 8800GT/8800GTS cards. And I also added Vista premium 32bit to the cart.

Total price will probably be about 2 350 USD
Again thx for replies.
why vista 32 bit with 4 gig's of ram? If your going vista might as well go 64 bit.

Because the computer is made for gaming. And no, I'm not getting XP

2008-02-22 05:03:07

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6244|United Kingdom

CruZ4dR wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
Thx for replies. I think I'll stick with the PSU as the price is really good and the brand is pretty common as well. You can never have too much power. I changed the processor to E8400 and hope to find a good overclocking guide for it. I'm currently looking on the XFX 8800GT/8800GTS cards. And I also added Vista premium 32bit to the cart.

Total price will probably be about 2 350 USD
Again thx for replies.
why vista 32 bit with 4 gig's of ram? If your going vista might as well go 64 bit.
Because the computer is made for gaming. And no, I'm not getting XP

But with only 32 bit the os can't utilize all 4GB's

2008-02-22 05:04:31

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6423|Finland

CruZ4dR wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
Thx for replies. I think I'll stick with the PSU as the price is really good and the brand is pretty common as well. You can never have too much power. I changed the processor to E8400 and hope to find a good overclocking guide for it. I'm currently looking on the XFX 8800GT/8800GTS cards. And I also added Vista premium 32bit to the cart.

Total price will probably be about 2 350 USD
Again thx for replies.
why vista 32 bit with 4 gig's of ram? If your going vista might as well go 64 bit.
Because the computer is made for gaming. And no, I'm not getting XP

Go for the 64bit. What makes you think 32bit is better for gaming? It's not. And 64bit supports all that 4GB ram.

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2008-02-22 05:05:06

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

mitch212k_2 wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
why vista 32 bit with 4 gig's of ram? If your going vista might as well go 64 bit.
Because the computer is made for gaming. And no, I'm not getting XP
But with only 32 bit the os can't utilize all 4GB's

They were cheap anyways. I'll probably upgrade to 64bit later.
What makes me think 32bit is better for gaming? Just about everyone who has 64 complains about their gaming problems.

Last edited by CruZ4dR (2008-02-22 05:06:19)

2008-02-22 05:06:49

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6423|Finland

CruZ4dR wrote:
mitch212k_2 wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:

Because the computer is made for gaming. And no, I'm not getting XP
But with only 32 bit the os can't utilize all 4GB's
They were cheap anyways. I'll probably upgrade to 64bit later.

DON'T get 32bit. Get the 64bit now. You really want to waste your money for less good OS?

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2008-02-22 05:08:09

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6423|Finland

CruZ4dR wrote:
mitch212k_2 wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
Because the computer is made for gaming. And no, I'm not getting XP
But with only 32 bit the os can't utilize all 4GB's
They were cheap anyways. I'll probably upgrade to 64bit later.
What makes me think 32bit is better for gaming? Just about everyone who has 64 complains about their gaming problems.

Ummmm... I can quote as many ppl who have 64bit OS and we have absolutely no problems in gaming. I have personally used 64bit Vista for 4 months now and it is all good.

edit: tell me one game that doesn't work on 64bit but works on 32bit and I'll try it.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-02-22 05:09:21)

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2008-02-22 05:13:34

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
mitch212k_2 wrote:

But with only 32 bit the os can't utilize all 4GB's
They were cheap anyways. I'll probably upgrade to 64bit later.
What makes me think 32bit is better for gaming? Just about everyone who has 64 complains about their gaming problems.
Ummmm... I can quote as many ppl who have 64bit OS and we have absolutely no problems in gaming. I have personally used 64bit Vista for 4 months now and it is all good.

edit: tell me one game that doesn't work on 64bit but works on 32bit and I'll try it.

If you say so, I have the impression that you gotta find lots of workarounds on 64bit and that it's not compatible with a lot of software =/

What are the pros for getting 64bit?

2008-02-22 05:20:17

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6423|Finland

CruZ4dR wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
They were cheap anyways. I'll probably upgrade to 64bit later.
What makes me think 32bit is better for gaming? Just about everyone who has 64 complains about their gaming problems.
Ummmm... I can quote as many ppl who have 64bit OS and we have absolutely no problems in gaming. I have personally used 64bit Vista for 4 months now and it is all good.

edit: tell me one game that doesn't work on 64bit but works on 32bit and I'll try it.
If you say so, I have the impression that you gotta find lots of workarounds on 64bit and that it's not compatible with a lot of software =/

What are the pros for getting 64bit?

There is no need for workarounds. I have installed total of 0 workarounds.
64bit OS has emulator to run 32bit software on it. But you do need different drivers and stuff like that. Some programs might not work properly but there are only very few of them and I have always found a similar one for 64bit.

*supports >3.5GB ram
*can run 64bit software (a bit faster)

ssmall example what games I have tried in 64bit:
BF2142, Source games, Crysis, COH, COH: OF, COD4, C&C series, Stalker, Rainbow six - Vegas, MOH: Airborne.......

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-02-22 05:21:43)

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2008-02-22 05:22:10

CruZ4dR: Cereal Killer; +145|6665|The View From The Afternoon

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
CruZ4dR wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Ummmm... I can quote as many ppl who have 64bit OS and we have absolutely no problems in gaming. I have personally used 64bit Vista for 4 months now and it is all good.

edit: tell me one game that doesn't work on 64bit but works on 32bit and I'll try it.
If you say so, I have the impression that you gotta find lots of workarounds on 64bit and that it's not compatible with a lot of software =/

What are the pros for getting 64bit?
There is no need for workarounds. I have installed total of 0 workarounds.
64bit OS has emulator to run 32bit software on it. But you do need different drivers and stuff like that. Some programs might not work properly but there are only very few of them and I have always found a similar one for 64bit.

*supports >3.5GB ram
*can run 64bit software (a bit faster)

ssmall example what games I have tried in 64bit:
BF2142, Source games, Crysis, COH, COH: OF, COD4, C&C series, Stalker, Rainbow six - Vegas, MOH: Airborne.......

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