Author Topic: Halifax's Up and Coming Computer (Read 18215 times)

spengo · « **Reply #30 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:19:00 pm »

You sure? Even the mouse? I think you should upgrade to G7, especially since it barely costs more than the one you have picked out.

EDIT: you know that the power supply you have on the first page is GPU-only right?

Do you already have a normal PSU for the mobo and rest of the stuff?

Halifax · « **Reply #31 on:** April 27, 2007, 08:39:00 am »

First off yeah haha the G7 is included in that price. Secondly I am using the Power Supply that graywolf suggested so it's all good everything is setup fine. I will post the list for you a little later.

Here it is:

-ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nFroce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3 GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2
-OCZ Vista Upgrade 4GB(2 x 2GB) 24-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800(PC2 6400) Dual Channel
-GIGABYTE GV-NX88X768H-RH-GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
-2 x Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS 500GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
-LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5MB Cache SATA
-Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface
-Creative Inspire P7800 90 Watts 7.1 Speaker
-Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower
-HIPER HPU-4S58-MS ATX12V v2.2 580W 100 - 120V
-Acer Silver 24" 6ms GTG DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with 1000:1
-Logitech G7 Black 6 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB RF Wireless Laser Mouse
-Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
-Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit DVD Single-Pack

spengo · « **Reply #32 on:** April 27, 2007, 09:40:00 am »

LOL @ that PSU, it has it's own carrying box WTF.

It looks super-nice though, maybe I should go with that one if I have extra $$$. Very cool. Right now http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028 looks okay (and cheaper) for me.

Halifax · « **Reply #33 on:** April 27, 2007, 10:17:00 am »

yeah I like yours too

graywolf · « **Reply #34 on:** April 27, 2007, 11:16:00 am »

QUOTE

LOL @ that PSU, it has it's own carrying box WTF.

Lol, yeah. I tried to suggest something that was similar to his and about the same price.

spengo · « **Reply #35 on:** April 27, 2007, 08:41:00 pm »

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188015
niiiiiiiiice, a cheaper version of the nforce 680i! evga I love you. <3

spengo · « **Reply #36 on:** April 30, 2007, 09:54:00 pm »

Oh hey, I found another reason why everyone (except you hehe) likes the c2d's. =) Apparently, they can get 600MHz over original clock speed w/out even touching the voltage settings and still be totally stable. With messing with voltage, people claim to get them over 1GHz over original clock speed with the stock cpu fan. Imagine how fast you could get it with one o' those fancy rich-man Zalman fans! Anyways, I definitely intend to use the relatively cheap E6320 and see if I can make it beat those rich-man core 2 extremes. Muahahahaha.

Oh yeah, and did I mention already? 65nm process ftw!

Since you are also spending money on fancy ram and mobo I assume you will be doing some overclocking as well? We must do a super-pi race after we both build these.

RAWR

Halifax · « **Reply #37 on:** May 01, 2007, 09:08:00 am »

QuoteBegin-Halifax+26 Apr, 2007, 17:18-->

QUOTE (Halifax @ 26 Apr, 2007, 17:18)

If I cannot run Half-Life 2 or Halo 3 maxed out then I will overclock otherwise I will be happy with what I have built. And yes I was considering getting a blu-ray reader. I may get one in the future too when the funds are available.

EDIT: Oh yeah and would someone be willing to help me choose and setup a wireless card when I am ready to do it??

I will only overclock if needed. Otherwise I am keeping it stock because there is no sense.

Halifax · « **Reply #38 on:** May 10, 2007, 11:30:00 am »

Updates:

My processor went down $10
They don't carry my graphics card anymore
They don't carry the PSU anymore either

(anymore recommendations graywolf)
My harddrives went down $20 so that saves me $40
My speakers went up $10
The monitor went down $20
My ram went down $35

Oh well my overall savings are:

$95 which is a d*** good save just for not buying anything hehe

graywolf · « **Reply #39 on:** May 11, 2007, 11:35:00 am »

Your graphics card won't be too hard to find...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817128003

But here are some more:

HIPER HPU-4R58-MS ATX12V v2.2 580W Power Supply 100 - 120V UL, CE, TUV - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817128004
Some people say that it doesn't deliver all of its power...

RAIDMAX RX-630A ATX12V / EPS12V 630W Power Supply 115/230 V CB, IEC, TUV, UL, CSA - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152026

APEVIA ICEBERG ATX-IB680W-BL ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply With 3-Color LED Lights 115/230 V CB IEC 950, TUV EN 60950, UL 1950, CSA 950 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148028

PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817713002

You can also check out:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143080
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133194

BFG (like mine

) and PNY sell your card, but if you want GIGABYTE you will have to wait.

spengo · « **Reply #40 on:** May 11, 2007, 07:08:00 pm »

EVGA and ASUS also make good cards. Ones to avoid are MSI and ECS. :X

Halifax · « **Reply #41 on:** May 12, 2007, 02:39:00 am »

k thanks a lot guys

graywolf · « **Reply #42 on:** May 12, 2007, 10:04:00 am »

BTW: 8800 Ultra will be released soon.

spengo · « **Reply #43 on:** May 12, 2007, 12:05:00 pm »

It it released. Those cost more than they are worth though. Only very slightly better than 8800GTX and cost a ton more.

graywolf · « **Reply #44 on:** May 13, 2007, 06:00:00 am »

Yeah I know, but I was just saying...

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