Looking for new comp

**Beastro** · 12-30-2008, 02:41 AM

Whats a good price range to go for for a comp that can play new games easily?

1000? 1200?

**Snozberry** · 12-30-2008, 02:48 AM

600-800 if you have all the accessories (keyboard, monitor, mouse, etc) already

1000ish if you need a new screen and such

Essentials:

Intel Q6800 quad core: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115055

Nvidia 9800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

or

ATI 4850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102770

and also make sure you get 4gb of ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

That will run you the newest games for super cheap without sacrificing performance!

**Wimpy Ranger** · 12-30-2008, 03:28 AM

Never buy an ATI card, they will crash every computer game ever all the time

**Beastro** · 12-30-2008, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by LOLSnozberry

600-800 if you have all the accessories (keyboard, monitor, mouse, etc) already

1000ish if you need a new screen and such

Essentials:

Intel Q6800 quad core: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115055

Nvidia 9800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339

or

ATI 4850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102770

and also make sure you get 4gb of ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

That will run you the newest games for super cheap without sacrificing performance!

Prolly gonna get a new keyboard (the millionth time I've spilled water on the one that came with my comp and I got borked, using the ancient one I first played EQ with 9 years ago).

Monitor is one that weighs a ton but the screens still good, never get headaches with it.

Gonna need a new case, this ones small and only has two slots for ram, I'll want more than two 2gb sticks. Whats a good ram brand nowadays?

Not getting an ATI vid card, I've always had problems with that brand and will never go back.

I'll have to buy Vista.... is worth it atm? I know I'll have to buy it sometime in the future.

Gonna get a decent size flash card to Xfer the tons of stuff I have on this comp.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Edit: man things are so cheap today, with ram that cheap, I just might get a case with like 4 slots and get 8gb.

**lobnob** · 12-30-2008, 07:44 AM

tech report. learn it. love it.

this is where i started i built my last computer and i have had no problems with anything

http://techreport.com/articles.x/15941/4

**Chairman Kaga** · 12-30-2008, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by [FoH]Lolnoon

tech report. learn it. love it.

this is where i started i built my last computer and i have had no problems with anything

http://techreport.com/articles.x/15941/4

**Beastro** · 12-30-2008, 08:24 AM

Wow thanks noon!

Gonna go with http://techreport.com/articles.x/15941/6 minus the second hard drive.

**Beastro** · 12-30-2008, 11:24 AM

All those sales don't apply to Canadia so I started looking at http://www.ncix.com/.

Course cus I'm in Canadia all the cheap stuff is 20-30$ extra.

Using Noons like I made:

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 2PCI-E SATA2 RAID HD Sound 2GLAN 1394A CrossFireX Motherboard

Kingston HyperX PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Patriot Xporter XT Boost High Speed 16GB USB2.0 Flash Memory Drive Water & Shock Resistant

XFX GeForce 9800GTX+ 738MHZ 512MB 2.2GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card *IR-$36*

Samsung SH-S223Q/BEBD TruDirect 22X DVD+R/-R Lightscribe DVD Writer Black SATA OEM

ASUS XONAR DX PCI SOUND CARD

Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail

Bioshock

Processor and Bioshock come in a bundle and save 72.25 bucks (Bioshock free and then some, Stalker is out of stock

)

Flash card, vid card and Mobo have 65 bucks saved from rebate total.

With 162.80 in taxes it comes to $1,519.47.

Not exactly 800-1000.

Anyone got any tips for reducing this price without messing things up using NCIX?

**Snozberry** · 12-30-2008, 05:35 PM

Pay 10 dollars more for your processor and get 4 cores instead of 2 LoveOurLordLoveOurLordLoveOurLord

**Beastro** · 12-30-2008, 07:46 PM

Quad doesn't bundle wit another product so I'd end up paying 75 bucks more one.

I would get one but thats the whole reason I'm after the duo.

Looks like I'm not gonna get this in time for tomorrow, gonna wait till Jan 1 to see what new deals they have.

**Crying Eyes** · 12-31-2008, 12:23 AM

make sure u get 64 bit vista u piece of canadian crap. and any more than 6 gig is stupid. also the 9+ series nvidia dont outperform the 8600+ by much. and quad cores are for faggots who dont play mmos. i got a dual core 3.0 cuz most games dont support more than one core that are mmo.

**lobnob** · 12-31-2008, 02:38 AM

question: im using vista 64 bit, will upgrading my ramz0r from 2gb to 4gb make a big performance difference (I HAVE A VERY SHITTY PROCESSOR, BUT GOOD VIDEO CARD)

**Beastro** · 12-31-2008, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Crying Eyes

make sure u get 64 bit vista u piece of canadian crap. and any more than 6 gig is stupid. also the 9+ series nvidia dont outperform the 8600+ by much. and quad cores are for faggots who dont play mmos. i got a dual core 3.0 cuz most games dont support more than one core that are mmo.

I know bout getting the 64 bit vista.

Good to know about the ram and processor.

Can't order this today, just have to hope that bundle deal doesn't go away on tomorrows sales (it isn't listed).

**Beastro** · 01-01-2009, 03:21 AM

XFX GeForce GTX 260 666MHZ 896MB 2.3GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...7&promoid=1016

116 bucks off but only 22 left in stock.

Shud I gets?

**SirLubson** · 01-01-2009, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Crying Eyes

make sure u get 64 bit vista u piece of canadian crap. and any more than 6 gig is stupid. also the 9+ series nvidia dont outperform the 8600+ by much. and quad cores are for faggots who dont play mmos. i got a dual core 3.0 cuz most games dont support more than one core that are mmo.

hi5 thats lyke what i have: dual core 3.0ghz, 4gb ram, geforce 8800 gts 512
bought mine like 8 months ago or something and its s00pr awesome

**Beastro** · 01-01-2009, 06:32 AM

Would the PW supply on that case be able to handle that card on sale?

**lobnob** · 01-01-2009, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Beastro

Would the PW supply on that case be able to handle that card on sale?

well it meets the bare minimum, but i might want to go with a little bit over the top just so you don't run out of the juice. make sure you get a good cooling system too, because something that requires 500w is going to get hot as a motherkisser

**Beastro** · 01-01-2009, 09:30 AM

Gonna get a Antec Neo HE550 High Efficiency 550W ATX12V V2.2 Active PFC Power Supply and splurg on an Antec 1200 case with 8 fans.

I heard the case is noisy when all the fans are on max, but it's rare to need them to be on full.

Won't be able to set up an online banking account until tomorrow which means the 17 XFX GeForce GTX 260 left will be gone by then

**Beastro** · 01-02-2009, 02:38 AM

Update!

Got the very last XFX GeForce GTX 260 on sale. Once my online backing is set up later today I'll order the rest of the parts.

**Beastro** · 01-02-2009, 06:12 AM

Set up so far:

Samsung SH-S223Q/BEBD TruDirect 22X DVD+R/-R Lightscribe DVD Writer Black SATA OEM

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.83GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB Retail Box

Corsair Flash Voyager CMFUSB2.0-32GB 32GB USB2.0 Flash Drive

Antec Twelve Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 1200 ATX 12 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio eSATA

ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 Channel PCI-E Sound Card 24BIT Dolby Digital DTS Connect SPDIF 118DB SNR

Kingston HyperX PC2-8500 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 CL7-7-7-20 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit

Gigabyte EP45-UD3R ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 1366+ 1PCI-E SATA2 RAID HD Sound GLAN 1394A Motherboard

Corsair HX620W CMPSU-620HX ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 2X PCI-E

Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM Case Fan 3PIN 22DBA 1220RPM 42.734CFM 3PINS X2

& Sins of a Solar Empire.