How out of date am I with this comp build?

2009-04-16 15:20:20

#1

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|6765

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders
Item #: N82E16832116488
$99.99

LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GGC-H20L
Item #: N82E16827136133
$109.99

Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822136313
$159.99

GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128377
$179.99

AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor Model HDZ720WFGIBOX
Item #: N82E16819103649
$134.99

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Item #: N82E16814130370
$189.99

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ
Item #: N82E16820231225
$84.99

I know that vista is not ideal, but I do have windows XP that I can install it's just there for an OS. I have about $800-1100 dollars budget. I have an Antec 900 case, a coolmaster 750w power supply, 1 Liteon SATA DVD+/-RW, 1 500 GB HD that will go into this as well. for a monitor I have a 40" 1080p TV

2009-04-16 15:23:01

#2

']['error.V2: Om nom nom nom; +48|5815

you are missing a PSU & case.

And go with intel, they still rape AMD.

2009-04-16 15:33:16

#3

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5789|Catherine Black

Don't buy an OS, you can download one free very easily.

Get an i7 920, much better than AMD atm.

If your budget can stretch, get another GTX260, or even one GTX295. If it can't stretch that far, GTX280 is nice.

Antec 900 is an ace case, if a bit expensive, and for a PSU ask Panzer.

2009-04-16 15:36:49

#4

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|6765

']['error.V2 wrote:
you are missing a PSU & case.

And go with intel, they still rape AMD.

read the bottom paragraph please.

as for CPU, if I went with the intel CPU i7 920, what mobo would go with that?

2009-04-16 15:42:01

#5

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6757|Scotland

Finray wrote:
Don't buy an OS, you can download one free very easily.

No. Get an OS. If it's the only legal piece of sofware you're going to own, best be it the OS.

Seriously. Even though it's quite a hefty price, it's better than several re-installs. No cracked OS is ever perfect, however people make one out to be. Some people will have had no problems whilst others will have had many. The fact is, everything and anything can go wrong, and when it does, you want to be able to know that you can count on support, a fresh install from the same CD and backups.

Trust me. I have been through many an OS and I still have my trusty Vista 32 bit Home Premium. Legally bought.

2009-04-16 15:42:03

#6

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|6844|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Ridir wrote:
']['error.V2 wrote:
you are missing a PSU & case.

And go with intel, they still rape AMD.
read the bottom paragraph please.

as for CPU, if I went with the intel CPU i7 920, what mobo would go with that?

ASUS Rampage II X58 would be my choice

Zimmer wrote:
Finray wrote:
Don't buy an OS, you can download one free very easily.
No. Get an OS. If it's the only legal piece of sofware you're going to own, best be it the OS.

Seriously. Even though it's quite a hefty price, it's better than several re-installs. No cracked OS is ever perfect, however people make one out to be. Some people will have had no problems whilst others will have had many. The fact is, everything and anything can go wrong, and when it does, you want to be able to know that you can count on support, a fresh install from the same CD and backups.

Trust me. I have been through many an OS and I still have my trusty Vista 32 bit Home Premium. Legally bought.

/me points at avatar

Last edited by Sydney (2009-04-16 15:43:19)

2009-04-16 15:44:10

#7

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6568|NYC / Hamburg

For an AMD build stick to DDR2. If you're gonna use this as a HTPC without encoding duties, stick to a cheaper dual cores. If you're going to use this as more than a playback PC, get a quad core instead. A X4 940BE + a decent cooler will make for a lot of CPU power

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2009-04-16 15:46:41

#8

mafia996630: © 2009 Jeff Minard; +319|6765|d

Zimmer wrote:
Finray wrote:
Don't buy an OS, you can download one free very easily.
No. Get an OS. If it's the only legal piece of sofware you're going to own, best be it the OS.

Seriously. Even though it's quite a hefty price, it's better than several re-installs. No cracked OS is ever perfect, however people make one out to be. Some people will have had no problems whilst others will have had many. The fact is, everything and anything can go wrong, and when it does, you want to be able to know that you can count on support, a fresh install from the same CD and backups.

Trust me. I have been through many an OS and I still have my trusty Vista 32 bit Home Premium. Legally bought.

liez tbh

But guess there's also a "price" you pay for downloading it.

2009-04-16 15:48:54

#9

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|6844|Reykjavík, Iceland.

mafia996630 wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Finray wrote:
Don't buy an OS, you can download one free very easily.
No. Get an OS. If it's the only legal piece of sofware you're going to own, best be it the OS.

Seriously. Even though it's quite a hefty price, it's better than several re-installs. No cracked OS is ever perfect, however people make one out to be. Some people will have had no problems whilst others will have had many. The fact is, everything and anything can go wrong, and when it does, you want to be able to know that you can count on support, a fresh install from the same CD and backups.

Trust me. I have been through many an OS and I still have my trusty Vista 32 bit Home Premium. Legally bought.
liez tbh

But guess there's also a "price" you pay for downloading it.

I have to say, I've never had any problems at all with a cracked OS.

2009-04-16 15:52:23

#10

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6757|Scotland

Sydney wrote:
/me points at avatar

However awesome linux may be for us "awesome dudes who know the internets real well", it's not cool for someone who just wants it to game and look at porn.

Sydney, regarding your last post : Yeah, I have had some relatively painless installations and operations of OSes, but I would still prefer to know that no matter what update, or what problem, I can count on a legal version of it. I've played around with my computer enough (lost a hell of a lot of sensitive data, important work and the sort) to know that there is no better feeling than knowing that no stupid illegal shit broke my computer again.

2009-04-16 15:52:27

#11

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6415|Finland

This jsut take off sound card, HDD, DVD-RW and case

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2009-04-16 16:05:37

#12

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|6765

thanks panzer, if i can bug ya for an explanation of why that build is better than mine I would be most appreciative.

2009-04-16 16:06:34

#13

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|6844|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Zimmer wrote:
Sydney wrote:
/me points at avatar
However awesome linux may be for us "awesome dudes who know the internets real well", it's not cool for someone who just wants it to game and look at porn.

Sydney, regarding your last post : Yeah, I have had some relatively painless installations and operations of OSes, but I would still prefer to know that no matter what update, or what problem, I can count on a legal version of it. I've played around with my computer enough (lost a hell of a lot of sensitive data, important work and the sort) to know that there is no better feeling than knowing that no stupid illegal shit broke my computer again.

That's why I use Windows only for gaming, and Linux for everything else.

As for support, I find google and Linux forums to be

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times more helpful than "professional" tech support.

2009-04-16 16:08:26

#14

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6415|Finland

Ridir wrote:
thanks panzer, if i can bug ya for an explanation of why that build is better than mine I would be most appreciative.

lots of more performance on CPU front.

if you are going to game, you really want SLi for that nice big monitor. If you don't play much you can get just one GTX 260.

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2009-04-16 16:10:04

#15

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|6844|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Sydney wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Sydney wrote:
/me points at avatar
However awesome linux may be for us "awesome dudes who know the internets real well", it's not cool for someone who just wants it to game and look at porn.

Sydney, regarding your last post : Yeah, I have had some relatively painless installations and operations of OSes, but I would still prefer to know that no matter what update, or what problem, I can count on a legal version of it. I've played around with my computer enough (lost a hell of a lot of sensitive data, important work and the sort) to know that there is no better feeling than knowing that no stupid illegal shit broke my computer again.
That's why I use Windows only for gaming, and Linux for everything else.

As for support, I find google and Linux forums to be

20
Π i⁸
i=1

times more helpful than "professional" tech support.

Crunched the numbers, turns out to be 1.22743057 × 10¹⁴⁷

2009-04-16 16:18:17

#16

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|6765

yeah looking at getting two 260's in sli. and it's for gaming

2009-04-17 02:39:22

#17

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5789|Catherine Black

Ridir wrote:
yeah looking at getting two 260's in sli. and it's for gaming

Oh sorry didn't see the bottom of your post.

I predicted your case though Your PSU looks fine, that'll run an i7 and 2x260s easily. Make sure they're the core 216 ones though.

@Zimmer, do you really want to spend $100 for some piece of mind, and expect the product in mind to fail? Do you think something designed to fail is worth it?

2009-04-17 03:06:11

#18

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6150|'straya

Finray wrote:
Ridir wrote:
yeah looking at getting two 260's in sli. and it's for gaming
Oh sorry didn't see the bottom of your post.

I predicted your case though Your PSU looks fine, that'll run an i7 and 2x260s easily. Make sure they're the core 216 ones though.

@Zimmer, do you really want to spend $100 for some piece of mind, and expect the product in mind to fail? Do you think something designed to fail is worth it?

Generally i'm a fan of Pirating acquiring things, but i'm with Zimmer, I always go legit OS (even if nothing else on my HDD is).

It just comes down to personal preference really, I'm prepared to pay the extra and have no issues, some may be prepared to risk issues for the saved cash.

2009-04-17 04:57:44

#19

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6415|Finland

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
It just comes down to personal preference really, I'm prepared to pay the extra and have no issues, some may be prepared to risk issues for the saved cash.

Tbh I "acquired" my Vista two years ago, my updates still work and no issues at all. You need to find a quality one of course, there are many crap releases out.

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2009-04-17 05:26:06

#20

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6150|'straya

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
It just comes down to personal preference really, I'm prepared to pay the extra and have no issues, some may be prepared to risk issues for the saved cash.
Tbh I "acquired" my Vista two years ago, my updates still work and no issues at all. You need to find a quality one of course, there are many crap releases out.

True.

Again I would still buy one, but thats just me

2009-04-17 09:10:36

#21

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|6765

Thanks guys

edit: just out of curiosity, do any of you have a decent guide to proper wiring in a case? pdf or web? or anything? I've built 3 now and the wiring has gotten substantially better but not where i want it

Last edited by Ridir (2009-04-17 09:15:12)

2009-04-17 09:26:09

#22

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6415|Finland

Antec 900 is a bitch for nice cable management. Many have taken their dremels and significantly improved the cable management.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho … p?t=126395

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2009-04-17 11:21:46

#23

Ridir: Semper Fi!; +48|6765

awesome case mods for the 900 there. I hadn't even thought of something as simple as painting the inside black, flipping the HD Bay around etc. panzer is quickly becoming my PC hero

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