Help, Need Suggestions. Thanks :)

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crojon

I'm New Here
Alright guys, i know its been a while since i seen/played with most of you. That would be due to COD(360) and its time for me to get a new comp and i was thinking I'd price and build one up(or get it built). My Budget is 1000 or a little over if necessary. I think my monitor is good to go still (19" LCD Dell), my graphics card is a Radeon 4850 HD and I was looking for the best parts but I'm not as well educated in computer parts as this community so i extend my hand to you all for help.

Thanks.
 
cranswick

cranswick

TD Admin
agree with spinny, HD 4850 will be fine for now, so i mean you get a core i7 920, and an x58 motherboard, and like 6gb ddr3...and of course a decent powersupply(i use enermax, antec, coolermaster) you should be good to go...though you'll probably want windows 7 with a pc like that...so there's your budget pretty much...i'm pretty sure ddr3 isn't much faster than ddr2, probably uses less power...cause my ddr2 compared to ddr RAM is not faster at all....i don't know how triple channel scales compared to dual channel
 
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47

TD Admin, Chicken Licker, Top Shelf Sleeper
mmm. prices settling down a bit... new computer before summer :D

EDIT: CROJON, as Spinny said, the i7-920 is a sick cpu. ive heard it overclocks up to 4GHZ !!! just get a good mobo for overclocking.
reuse as many existing parts u have from your old comp. eg: soundcard, network card, case, scrap fans for the OC. hdd if its a good one. dont cheap out on RAM. go all out on ram, dd3 is a little cheaper now. ddr3 or GTFO :D
 
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foxx

that case was epic. you could probably do a nice little i7, 6GB ddr3 ram, a 1gb ddr3 GTX 360, thats what i would do, or something along those lines.
 
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47

TD Admin, Chicken Licker, Top Shelf Sleeper
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agree with spinny, HD 4850 will be fine for now, so i mean you get a core i7 920, and an x58 motherboard, and like 6gb ddr3...and of course a decent powersupply(i use enermax, antec, coolermaster) you should be good to go...though you'll probably want windows 7 with a pc like that...so there's your budget pretty much...i'm pretty sure ddr3 isn't much faster than ddr2, probably uses less power...cause my ddr2 compared to ddr RAM is not faster at all....i don't know how triple channel scales compared to dual channel
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your comp runs as fast as the slowest part in it.
 
Spinny

Spinny

TD Admin / Giant Faggot
Yeah and don't listen to Cranny about the Windows 7.... never buy Microsoft product :D .... torrent it
 
radik

radik

TD Member
If you are building on a budget dont go X58, yes its awsome but the platform is $$$. MOBO's are much more and triple channel DDR3 RAM is expensive.

I say go P55 on a mid range LGA 1156 Asus board, like the P7P55D Deluxe and get a Core i5-750.

P55 doesnt support tripple channel DDR3, but you will save a few hundred $, and the performance gains for the price of an i7 920 on X58 is not worth it. i5 750 comes very close to a 920's performance and its a bit cheaper (you can overclock the shit out of the 750 aswell).
 
dead mike

dead mike

TD Member, Legend, Puncher of Faces, Chatbox King
i agree about not going x58, i5-750/p55-1156 is the best cpu/mobo for the price , the cheapest P55 motherboards are around $100 and will do the job just fine, asus, msi, gigabyte seem to be the best brands. 4gb of 1333 or 1600 ram is also 100 bucks, can get 6gb with a rebate for that. keep your 4850 for now, 5000 series ATI are awesome but too much money right now and hard to find.


cpu - 200
motherboard - 100
ram - 100
videocard - 200
case/psu - 150, maybe drop a few bills on the psu, they are supposedly futureproof if you get a really good one.


add those up and you should still have some room under a grand for an intel ssd, i think is probably best thing right now, more important then cpu... also still paying for windows.... windows741 at least...
 
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LT_Clash

TD Member
id say wait till january intell sent out a press realease anouncing a 6core prossessor set for a january realease to match with triple channel memory but when that gets realeaced the i7 quads should drop in price. im waiting till january to start my new build
 
OG buckshot jr

OG buckshot jr

TD Admin
i7 or only quad worth your $180 is OEM Q6600 with G0 stepping.

Here's what I would build right now, especially with recent price drops:

Processor
Q9550 $229.97
- equivalent to most expensive Quad extreme on market
- overclockable like a motherfucker
- 12Mb (highest) cache

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3952342&CatId=2758

Motherboard

EVGA 780i $145.99
- 3 PCIe 2.0 x 16 slots
- up to 8Gb DDR2 1200Mhz (more then you'll ever use/need)
- all other fantastic, future-proof connections on it

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4349462&CatId=3495

RAM
OCZ Reaper $138.99
- 4Gb (2 sticks of 2Gb each) 1066Mhz RAM

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4350424&CatId=3413

Case
Cooler Master $149.99
- HAS 932 case
- huge 230mm intake fan
- side 230mm side intake fan
- top 230mm exhaust fan
- rear 140mm exhaust fan (all included, and they're HUGE = quiet)
- can accomodate TWO (no joke), TWO powersupplies
- water-cooling (thinking future here) ready
- has room for whatever the fuck you throw in there...amazing
- a NASTY, NASTY CASE!

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&Sku=C283-1187

$1329 before taxes... I know it's SLIGHTLY above your stated budget, and it leaves you without a Power Supply (however, yours right now running your current vid card, you're fine), and a proper CPU cooler, you can pick up a CPU cooler for about ~$40-50.

This is a SICK system, and I'm only assuming you need everything listed. Don't be afraid to purchase some main parts and mix with what you've got now... save up a bit more, and buy the rest. DO NOT CHEAP OUT on:
- Motherboard (upgrading this, SUCKS), so buy good from the start
- CPU - same reasons as above

You can still use your current hard drive and operating System. You can always upgrade to Win 7 whenever you want, hell, I'll burn you my very same install DVD I download, and it's working PERFECTLY... God knows I live 10 mins from you...

Enjoy :)

EDIT: One last thing, I can almost safely assume you already have at least 2GB DDR2 RAM in your current system. You don't have to buy the OCZ RAM now, use your current RAM and save almost $200, making this system right in your price range... upgrading RAM is simple as fuck, and RAM is the least impacting performance part in your whole computer - with the exception of RAM from the early 90's.
 
Spinny

Spinny

TD Admin / Giant Faggot
yeah, that's a nice case... it was on sale earlier this month at tiger for only like $110, I almost bought it....

and you didnt put a video card BJ, your totals dont add up
 
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crojon

I'm New Here
so i went to CC for a look around, turns out they can quote everything for you, here's what we worked out.
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Lemme know what you all think.
 
OG buckshot jr

OG buckshot jr

TD Admin
He doesn't need a video card, he's got a 4850 man, that'll do well on all games...

Jon, you're list looks great... if the motherboard is free (or packaged with the cpu) that's a good price as well... One thing, don't buy Win7, I will seriously burn you a copy, it's completely legit and it works, I promise...

As for labour, put it together yourself man, there's another $80... that's about $200 saved, and with it, you could get one or two fans PLUS a good CPU cooler, and still have money left over... ;)

Lemme know.. I work @ Future Shop on dundas right by Jack Asstors n Silver City... Tell me in advance and I'll have a copy for you...
 
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crojon

I'm New Here
Nahhhh the motherboard isnt free its 254.00 and what department u work in? I was in there yesterday? I want that samsung monitor u have on clearance.
 
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