Rate this computer I might be getting

2006-05-22 14:40:38

#26

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

Jack Bauer wrote:
Good Luck,

Jack Bower

shouldnt that be jack bauer

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2006-05-22 14:49:14

#27

-=AudigyXi=-: Member; +18|6948

Something somewhat similar to what i just got, but not from alienware....hehe

My new rig will be:

Amd 64 3700+
Wd 160g 7200rpm
550w ps
2gb ram
Asus 7600gt
Audigy Se, <-----the inspiration of my name
Nforce4 sli pcix
Optical drives/ 16x dvd rom/ 16x40 dvdrw & cdrw

Also a pretty radical case with red neons, a crapload of fans.
2.1 altec lansing speakers, keyboard, lcd monitor etc.

Total price including shipping and tax: 1,714.00

Should be a sweet little rig when it gets here in about a week what do u guys think?

2006-05-22 14:53:09

#28

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

-=AudigyXi=- wrote:
Something somewhat similar to what i just got, but not from alienware....hehe

My new rig will be:

Amd 64 3700+
Wd 160g 7200rpm
550w ps
2gb ram
Asus 7600gt
Audigy Se, <-----the inspiration of my name
Nforce4 sli pcix
Optical drives/ 16x dvd rom/ 16x40 dvdrw & cdrw

Also a pretty radical case with red neons, a crapload of fans.
2.1 altec lansing speakers, keyboard, lcd monitor etc.

Total price including shipping and tax: 1,714.00

Should be a sweet little rig when it gets here in about a week what do u guys think?

but for that price you could haved upped the cpu to an x2 or an opty 165/170 and have gotten an x1900xt

oh wait: you got a monitor too? then it is a good price i guess (if it is a proper monitor)

it will still be prettey fast (though i prefer dual core for future proofing)

Last edited by max (2006-05-22 14:55:31)

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 14:53:47

#29

.ACB|_Cutthroat1: No place like 127.0.0.1; +76|6987|Gold Coast,QLD,Australia

you shoulda got an X2 4200 and left the audigy and got a 7900gt

2006-05-22 14:54:26

#30

-=AudigyXi=-: Member; +18|6948

Yuppers a 17 inch samsung

2006-05-22 14:56:05

#31

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

-=AudigyXi=- wrote:
Yuppers a 17 inch samsung

which one?

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 14:58:15

#32

-=AudigyXi=-: Member; +18|6948

Dont know the exact model number, its a syncmaster

2006-05-22 15:01:32

#33

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

-=AudigyXi=- wrote:
Dont know the exact model number, its a syncmaster

anyhow; samsung make good monitors, just got one myself (syncmaster 740 bf)

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 15:17:13

#34

Jack Bauer: WWJD - What Would Jack Do; +26|6846

-=AudigyXi=- wrote:
Something somewhat similar to what i just got, but not from alienware....hehe

My new rig will be:

Amd 64 3700+
Wd 160g 7200rpm
550w ps
2gb ram
Asus 7600gt
Audigy Se, <-----the inspiration of my name
Nforce4 sli pcix
Optical drives/ 16x dvd rom/ 16x40 dvdrw & cdrw

Also a pretty radical case with red neons, a crapload of fans.
2.1 altec lansing speakers, keyboard, lcd monitor etc.

Total price including shipping and tax: 1,714.00

Should be a sweet little rig when it gets here in about a week what do u guys think?

Wow, that seems expensive. Did you get a 24" LCD with it or something?

*EDIT* looks like not. maybe you should think about building it yourself next time and do it for 3/4 of what you just shelled out, at the most

Last edited by Jack Bauer (2006-05-22 15:18:07)

2006-05-22 15:22:33

#35

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

Jack Bauer wrote:
-=AudigyXi=- wrote:
Something somewhat similar to what i just got, but not from alienware....hehe

My new rig will be:

Amd 64 3700+
Wd 160g 7200rpm
550w ps
2gb ram
Asus 7600gt
Audigy Se, <-----the inspiration of my name
Nforce4 sli pcix
Optical drives/ 16x dvd rom/ 16x40 dvdrw & cdrw

Also a pretty radical case with red neons, a crapload of fans.
2.1 altec lansing speakers, keyboard, lcd monitor etc.

Total price including shipping and tax: 1,714.00

Should be a sweet little rig when it gets here in about a week what do u guys think?
Wow, that seems expensive. Did you get a 24" LCD with it or something?

*EDIT* looks like not. maybe you should think about building it yourself next time and do it for 3/4 of what you just shelled out, at the most

true, i would also always build myself, but the pc makes need to live off something too

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 15:28:29

#36

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

How about this computer you guys!!

ULT33119 :: Ultra Blue MicroFly Aluminum Micro ATX Tower Case with Clear Sides, Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports (10 lbs)
In Stock $69.99 $69.99

MBM-P4M800-340 :: Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 Via Socket 478 MicroATX Motherboard and an Intel Celeron D 340 2.93GHz OEM Processor (3.1 lbs)
In Stock $119.99 $119.99

P450-7832 :: XFX GeForce 7900 GT / 256MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card (1 lbs)
In Stock $299.99 $299.99

C13-5104 PT :: Corsair TWINX Dual Channel 2048MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) (0.5 lbs)
In Stock $188.99 $188.99

ULT31851 :: Ultra / X2 Connect / 550-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SLI Ready / SATA-Ready / 20/24-Pin / Modular Power Supply (2 lbs)
In Stock $99.99 $99.99

C44-1010 :: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live 24-Bit PCI Sound Card (Retail Box) (1 lbs)
In Stock $33.99 $33.99

This one is only like... 710$

How is that one?

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2006-05-22 15:32:07

#37

137[CSi]: Headshot Specialist; +104|7129|Woodland Hills, Ca

Kmal1 wrote:
OK, I am not disclosing them name of the company, since that might effect the grade given and I am sure there is alot of hate or despise for them, over priced or something for not as much quality... well, here it is:

You should incase you are fine with a shitty warranty. Sounds like Alienware since Dell doesnt use AMD processors in their gaming rigs.

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with HyperTransport Technology Id personally get an x2 but granted some issues with dual core processors this is completely fine
Power Supply: 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply 600w is pretty unecessary for your set up, 500w would be fine.
Motherboard: nForce 4 SLI Chipset Motherboard PCI Express I am sure this is a default option
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel Low-Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB You're building this pc for bf2, you better get another gig of ram I run 4gigs
Graphics Processor: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce 7600 GT If your budget can afford it I would spring for a 7800gtx they should be signifigantly cheaper now
Video Optimizer: Video Performance Optimizer WTFBBQLOLOMG<3
Sound Card: Integrated High-Performance 7.1 Surround Sound with S/PDIF and Coaxial Digital Outputs It may not seem important but even a low model sound blaster audigy 2 makes a world of difference in this game.

First: will it ruyn on high video settings?It will, but not good, especially with one gig of ram it needs more ram for texture memory, cards with 512mb of videoram do a lot better in this game than one with 256
Second: Should I spend an extra 50$ in 2gb of ram, is it that important.this is a question that answers itself
Third: Is sound that important, I can deal without it(or at least without good sound)The sound in the game is completely different with onboard hardware, and using an aftermarket sound card. /b]

Fourth: who do you guys think it is? [b]Alienware its amd no doubt, thats a hefty coin man. I self built and came out about the same in the end but my case is 250 dollars

2006-05-22 15:35:37

#38

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

Kmal1 wrote:
How about this computer you guys!!

ULT33119 :: Ultra Blue MicroFly Aluminum Micro ATX Tower Case with Clear Sides, Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports (10 lbs)
In Stock $69.99 $69.99

MBM-P4M800-340 :: Mach Speed Matrix P4M800 Via Socket 478 MicroATX Motherboard and an Intel Celeron D 340 2.93GHz OEM Processor (3.1 lbs)
In Stock $119.99 $119.99

P450-7832 :: XFX GeForce 7900 GT / 256MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card (1 lbs)
In Stock $299.99 $299.99

C13-5104 PT :: Corsair TWINX Dual Channel 2048MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) (0.5 lbs)
In Stock $188.99 $188.99

ULT31851 :: Ultra / X2 Connect / 550-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SLI Ready / SATA-Ready / 20/24-Pin / Modular Power Supply (2 lbs)
In Stock $99.99 $99.99

C44-1010 :: Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live 24-Bit PCI Sound Card (Retail Box) (1 lbs)
In Stock $33.99 $33.99

This one is only like... 710$

How is that one?

the cpu is on the low side (very much). This Celeron is still based on the old socket type 478 vs. 775LGA. Also Via is the cheap make of the chipsets. Currently AMD/nvidia is the way to go for gamers. Dual core, while not necessary, is nice for futureproofing.

EDIT: also the case is mATX. Is the mobo mATX or standard ATX

Last edited by max (2006-05-22 15:39:45)

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 15:38:32

#39

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

137[CSi] wrote:
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with HyperTransport Technology Id personally get an x2 but granted some issues with dual core processors this is completely fine

what would these issues be? ive nevered heard about that

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 15:39:32

#40

travisb05: bullseye (+); +58|6991|U.S

that is way better than my comp i have an HP 7160n series all i had to buy was a graphics card to run bf2 on all medium. that should be sweet.

2006-05-22 15:45:45

#41

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Thanks, but my budget is extremely low... my parents are cheap-asses. lol

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2006-05-22 16:00:50

#42

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

then just get what you wrote in your original post and build it yourself. That should save some money. You should get 2 gigs of ram though, and possibly up the proc. to a 3200+ or 3500+ (i belive they are on sale now). Make sure that you get the ones build on the 90 nm process and not on the 130 nm.

Still the difference in performance makes up by far the higher price (at least im my oppinion).

i would really try to talk my parents into it (i mean if they were to buy the original system, why not the better preforming one at the same price).
I talked my dad into getting me a new system similar to the one i posted, just with an opty 170 and a x1900xt

You might want to show your parent the benchmarks on www.tomshardware.com

Last edited by max (2006-05-22 16:02:38)

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 16:50:33

#43

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

*sigh* here is my old topic thing that got closed... (lol, he didnt even bother to answer... anyway)

Which is better the

Radeon X1600 256MB

GeForce 6600 128MB

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2006-05-22 16:54:52

#44

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6859|NYC / Hamburg

Kmal1 wrote:
*sigh* here is my old topic thing that got closed... (lol, he didnt even bother to answer... anyway)

Which is better the

Radeon X1600 256MB

GeForce 6600 128MB

they are more or less the same performance wise (that what toms says). But both are last generation.

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2006-05-22 17:24:56

#45

-=AudigyXi=-: Member; +18|6948

max wrote:
Kmal1 wrote:
*sigh* here is my old topic thing that got closed... (lol, he didnt even bother to answer... anyway)

Which is better the

Radeon X1600 256MB

GeForce 6600 128MB
they are more or less the same performance wise (that what toms says). But both are last generation.

Dont waste ur time either, stay with the 7600 gt.Its a great midrange card, with a decent price.

2006-05-22 17:39:09

#46

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

ok you guys, thanks

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2006-05-22 20:50:09

#47

Janus67: Tech God; +86|6887|Ohio, USA

umm the computer you posted with the motherboard and celeron processor is pretty much craptastic. let alone the Ultra power supply (read: piece of shit). I would take a look at the post that max made in the page before that we decided on would be a good ~$1000 pc.

2006-05-23 13:00:40

#48

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Yeah, the 1000$ pc is almost unbelievable too. I am getting that one and getting my friend to build it while I play BF2 on his computer. *evil laugh*

But thank you so much Max and Janus for the $1000 compiuter.

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2006-05-23 13:18:32

#49

Janus67: Tech God; +86|6887|Ohio, USA

np, glad to help

2006-05-24 15:23:58

#50

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Processor: Intel® Pentium® D Processor 930 w/ Dual Core Technology 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB
Power Supply: Alienware 485 Watt Power Supply
Motherboard: Alienware® PCI Express Motherboard with Intel® 945 Chipset
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: 80GB Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
Optical Drive: 16x DVD-ROM Drive with Software DVD Decoder
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7600 GT - DVI Dual Link Supported
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Sound Card: Intel® Integrated High-Definition Audio
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard

How is this computer? 1200 dollars.

Not a good deal? IDK, rate it please.

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