exactly.. the guy is wasting $.. my pc will match his up and i spent $2,000 less
build a nice system for $2-3k(monitor + peripherals included)
and spend the rest on a nice chair or nice vacation
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My $5,000 Build
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exactly.. the guy is wasting $.. my pc will match his up and i spent $2,000 less
build a nice system for $2-3k(monitor + peripherals included)
and spend the rest on a nice chair or nice vacation
J
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Leave the comments out such as "this guy is wasting his money" or "you dont need a 5k comp". Its his comp and money so let it be, god just reading some posts you can see the jealous...
I spent around 5.1k on my setup and very pleased with the results and how I spent my money. So far your heading in the right direction, but do agree on backing off lil on the cpu for how lil more your getting for the buck, you could invest it else where. Lookin good bro, keep up the researchin and questions.
cheers.
I spent around 5.1k on my setup and very pleased with the results and how I spent my money. So far your heading in the right direction, but do agree on backing off lil on the cpu for how lil more your getting for the buck, you could invest it else where. Lookin good bro, keep up the researchin and questions.
cheers.
shivang222
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How is this memory?
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Also, I am thinking of getting the QX6850, as it should come out soon...
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Also, I am thinking of getting the QX6850, as it should come out soon...
Wow, that setup looks almost like the one I'm planning, except I'm going for eVGA cards, the e6750, and no floppy drive. Was planning on making my own "critique my build" thread when we got closer to the 22nd. What kind of PSU did you put in there? I was looking at the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad.
Well go for the Q6600, more games will come out that support multiple cores and then it will really shine, not to mention if you are doing any PhotoChop or Video work and eVGA make perhaps "the" best cards.
If I were to build a Rig like that I would look at the Thermaltake Toughpower 750w or the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750.
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Its not jealousy, its good advice. IIRC, its advice he won't listen to anyway, since he's getting this much money to spend and can't "save" whatever he doesn't spend. Therefore, its irrelevent good advice, lol.
That corsair ram is nice, but go for these instead... nice timings:
$495 - mushkin 4GB(2x2GB) DDR2-800 996561
Go for the Dell 30" monitor instead of the 24", unless you already bought it.
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Read the thread. Dan already mentioned that the P190 really isn't that great a case if you aren't willing to do a fair amount of modding on it. At that price, modding shouldn't be required. You could get a really nice Lian Li or Silverstone for less. At its current price-point, PSUs almost no one intends to use included, the P190 is sort of a poor fit for everyone.
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I love my Silencer 750.
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Go back to that case.
hey, i got PC Power & COoling silence 750.lol same as you..
well before you go for EVGA card, remember MSI has their O/C 8800GTX for only $500 a pop.. u pay less and get more..
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...and less warranty support, and no warranty if you put on an aftermarket cooler, and slower RMA response (2-4 weeks according to another thread I read here VS. same week and the option to cross-ship).
MSI is simply not the better option if you have the cash... and if you don't have the cash, what are you doing buying an 8800 GTX?
Why would you suggest more than 4GB?
OP:
Raptor for the "system" drive: OK, for larger storage drives (to hold music, video, pictures, etc.) I would go with Seagate though 'cause throughout the years they've had the best warranty and the most consistent reliabilty. I've seen 20 dead WD drives for every 1 dead Seagate (rare, as they usually become obsolete before they die).
How about putting about 3 - 5 500 GB drives in a RAID 3 or 5 for extremely reliable storage? You could even put the RAID in a 2nd "cheap" Linux system w/a e4300/DS3 and put it in the basement, then it could be either Linux Software RAID or a Hardware RAID card. With a Gigabit LAN it should be practically as fast as having the drives in the system, and you could access the files from whatever (and however many) PC(s) + having a Linux server is cool.
How about a video projector?
How about a "real" subwoofer and not one of the dinky ones that come with "PC Speakers"?
Because you have a $5000 budget.
Becuase you can.
Because you don't want to upgrade in the future.
I can't agree with this. By the time any games or applications will really start to take advantage of 4GB of ram, we won't be using DDR 2 memory in gaming computers anymore. I think by the time 8GB of ram will be of value, the PC will be too slow for that ram to make up for it being obsolete.
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4GB is fine, no need for more.
Agreed. I'm also up for anything excessive, but recommendations for 4GB of ram when no applications will take advantage of it are useless in my mind.