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System Name | Blood |
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Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz |
Motherboard | ASUS P5Q PRO @ stock settings |
Cooling | Antec Case fans (max) OCZ Vandetta 2 CPU cooler with a Kaze Jyuni 120mm fan 1200RPM+-100RPM 67.5CFM |
Memory | Patriot Viper Series 4GB 2x2GB DDR2 800Mhz 5-5-5-15 |
Video Card(s) | BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 896MB PCIe 2.0 Core 216 @ stock settings |
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s |
Display(s) | Acer AL2616Wd 25.5" 1920x1200 800:1 178degrees viewing angle 5ms S-IPS Panel |
Case | Antec Nine Hundred |
Audio Device(s) | Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 with a coaxial cable connected to a Logitech z5500 |
Power Supply | BFG ES-800 800W |
Software | Windows Vista (soon to be Windows Xp, Vista, and Windows 7 triple boot) |
t's been a long time guys
Saved up enough money to but a new oomp, worked my ass off, and NOW is the time I'm so happy
right now I have:
Case: Antec 900
HDD: 500 GB Seagate Barracuda
DVD: LG DVD/CD burner/reader (burns everything (litescribe included) reads everything)
Monitor: Acer 26" monitor with VGA screen
Speaker System: Logitech Z5500
Soundcard: Auzentech X-Plosion with a Coax cable
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStreme 500 W
I will use my computer primarily for gaming so I need some good hardware
Right now the other stuff I have is
CPU: Amd Athelon 64 3200+ (This CPU is like burned down or something becasue every time I turn it on it smells like crap, and so does my room, I am selling this if you want it though)
Memory: 1 GB (2 x 512 mb) Kingmax (I am also selling this)
Graphics Card: None
Motherboard: Asus A8N - VM CSM with onboard GeForce 6150 Chipset (I am also selling this)
As you can see it is very hard for me to play games. I didn't really need to because I was working my ass off so I can finally relax with a brand new comp during the holidays
So now the the main thread topic
*The most important thing about this computer is that I will be selling it at the end of June because I will be heading off to University, and will then buy the best laptop on the market, so I need to be able to sell this computer and get as much money off it as I can*
So this is what I am thinking of getting
Motherboard: have no idea what is good for this build
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 260 GTX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Memory: OCZ (OCZ3SOE10664GK) DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz Special Ops Series Limited Edition 4GB(2x2048MB) D/C Kita
Why those choices
Motherboard: I am still reasearching what the best motherboard will be
Graphics Card: I had the 8800GT before, and I also have a 26" monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1200. I played World In Conflict before, and it was lagging alot, now I want to play Crysis with very little lag on the highest settings that I can get (not very high, but at least close) I have done some benchmark searching and found out that this card fairs better in tests than the 8800 Ultra or any card exept for the 280 GTX and the 9800 GX 2. For the price tag of $219.99 and $19.99 for shipping off ebay, it looks to be the best deal for the money (btw I do not want to spend $350 - $400 on a graphics card
CPU: I chose this because I did alot of reasearch for CPUs a while ago, but didn't go through with the purchase of a new computer because I thought I would wait it out. I remember that the Q6600 was really good, but I was going to go for the xeon 3220 or something like that. Anyways I don't want to spend $400 on a CPU so I thought that this would be the best pic since it is a quad. *Another bonus is that since I am going to sell this pc in june, it will be a good advertisment (buy a quad core computer!)* Since the next best CPU is like around $350 and the next best one after that is $400, if you're going to pay $350 for a CPU, you might as well just get the better one for $50 more. So I think that is why this one is the best choice
Memory: First of all I would like to have 4 GB of memory, because I will be running Vista and playing Crysis, the second reason is *It will be a good advertisement (Get a computer with 4 GB of memory!)*. I also want to get DDR 3 memory because it is slightly faster, and it is future generation hardware, and also *It will help with the advertising of selling my computer in june (because people like bigger numbers on their hardware). For the $130 price tag, it doesn't seem like a bad deal
Some questions for my motherboard
- Should it be SLI? does SLI sell better? Should it be 3 - Way SLI?
- Should it have Pci - Express x 16 2.0?
Generally I would prefer an Asus motherboard just because its a reputable company and all the products I bought from it have worked very well, but if you say Gigabyte is better, than I will get Gigabyte
Saved up enough money to but a new oomp, worked my ass off, and NOW is the time I'm so happy
right now I have:
Case: Antec 900
HDD: 500 GB Seagate Barracuda
DVD: LG DVD/CD burner/reader (burns everything (litescribe included) reads everything)
Monitor: Acer 26" monitor with VGA screen
Speaker System: Logitech Z5500
Soundcard: Auzentech X-Plosion with a Coax cable
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStreme 500 W
I will use my computer primarily for gaming so I need some good hardware
Right now the other stuff I have is
CPU: Amd Athelon 64 3200+ (This CPU is like burned down or something becasue every time I turn it on it smells like crap, and so does my room, I am selling this if you want it though)
Memory: 1 GB (2 x 512 mb) Kingmax (I am also selling this)
Graphics Card: None
Motherboard: Asus A8N - VM CSM with onboard GeForce 6150 Chipset (I am also selling this)
As you can see it is very hard for me to play games. I didn't really need to because I was working my ass off so I can finally relax with a brand new comp during the holidays
So now the the main thread topic
*The most important thing about this computer is that I will be selling it at the end of June because I will be heading off to University, and will then buy the best laptop on the market, so I need to be able to sell this computer and get as much money off it as I can*
So this is what I am thinking of getting
Motherboard: have no idea what is good for this build
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce 260 GTX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Memory: OCZ (OCZ3SOE10664GK) DDR3 PC3-8500 1066MHz Special Ops Series Limited Edition 4GB(2x2048MB) D/C Kita
Why those choices
Motherboard: I am still reasearching what the best motherboard will be
Graphics Card: I had the 8800GT before, and I also have a 26" monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1200. I played World In Conflict before, and it was lagging alot, now I want to play Crysis with very little lag on the highest settings that I can get (not very high, but at least close) I have done some benchmark searching and found out that this card fairs better in tests than the 8800 Ultra or any card exept for the 280 GTX and the 9800 GX 2. For the price tag of $219.99 and $19.99 for shipping off ebay, it looks to be the best deal for the money (btw I do not want to spend $350 - $400 on a graphics card
CPU: I chose this because I did alot of reasearch for CPUs a while ago, but didn't go through with the purchase of a new computer because I thought I would wait it out. I remember that the Q6600 was really good, but I was going to go for the xeon 3220 or something like that. Anyways I don't want to spend $400 on a CPU so I thought that this would be the best pic since it is a quad. *Another bonus is that since I am going to sell this pc in june, it will be a good advertisment (buy a quad core computer!)* Since the next best CPU is like around $350 and the next best one after that is $400, if you're going to pay $350 for a CPU, you might as well just get the better one for $50 more. So I think that is why this one is the best choice
Memory: First of all I would like to have 4 GB of memory, because I will be running Vista and playing Crysis, the second reason is *It will be a good advertisement (Get a computer with 4 GB of memory!)*. I also want to get DDR 3 memory because it is slightly faster, and it is future generation hardware, and also *It will help with the advertising of selling my computer in june (because people like bigger numbers on their hardware). For the $130 price tag, it doesn't seem like a bad deal
Some questions for my motherboard
- Should it be SLI? does SLI sell better? Should it be 3 - Way SLI?
- Should it have Pci - Express x 16 2.0?
Generally I would prefer an Asus motherboard just because its a reputable company and all the products I bought from it have worked very well, but if you say Gigabyte is better, than I will get Gigabyte
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