choose the components for my bro's PC

2008-11-11 09:52:54

#1

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

so, he wants me to build a PC
this is his budget: 1300 CAN dollars = roughly $1100 US
so this is what he needs.
CPU:
MOBO:
RAM:
PSU:
CASE:
GPU:
HDD:
a dvd rom drive:

he also needs
a keyboard and a mouse
he doesn't need speakers nor a monitor
i'm going to install XP becuase he doesn't like Vista, should i install 32 bit version or the 64bit version?

2008-11-11 09:55:28

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

in during
e8400, P5Q, 4GB DDR2-1066, Corsair PSU, P182, HD4850, Samsung F1, sata DVD
spam

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2008-11-11 10:08:55

#3

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

but we do not know how to overclock, so the e8400 wouldn't be a good choice, also where we're going to buy the stuff, they dont have samsund HDD.

2008-11-11 10:14:07

#4

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6729|cuntshitlake

lxcpikiman wrote:
but we do not know how to overclock, so the e8400 wouldn't be a good choice, also where we're going to buy the stuff, they dont have samsund HDD.

Overclocking is easy, surely many of us can assist in that. And E8400 is very good at stock clocks too. As for the HD, Western digital is a brand I'd recommend if Samsungs aren't available.

I also recommend you order form www.newegg.ca

I can fix up a set of parts from there later on.

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2008-11-11 10:15:00

#5

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

The E8400 is pretty much the fastest dual core there is. You can always go with a Q9x50 series CPU I guess

Get a WD or seagate HDD then. I can't believe that they don't sell samsung HDDs though ...

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-11 11:43:12

#6

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

how is this?
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowCart

2008-11-11 11:50:41

#7

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

We can't see the cart. It's saved as a cookie on your PC

Make a screen-shot

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2008-11-11 11:58:59

#8

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket LGA775

MOBO:Asus P5Q Deluxe Socket 775 Intel P45

CASE:Antec P182 Advanced Super Mid Tower Case

GPU:Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB GDDR3

RAM:OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition 2GB

HDD:Western Digital Caviar (WD6400AAKS) 640GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Buffer (OEM)

PSU:Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX

am i missing something?
also i picking this keyboard and this mouse
Microsoft (9VV-00002) Habu Gaming Mouse

Microsoft (9VU-00002) Reclusa Gaming Keyboard

Last edited by lxcpikiman (2008-11-11 11:59:52)

2008-11-11 12:23:15

#9

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

Looking good. I'd recommend get that ram 2x for 4GB. Getting an F7P is also a good idea. Way better than the stock cooler, comes with great thermal paste pre-applied and quieter.

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-11 12:29:14

#10

a_reborn_vetaran: Member; +8|6239|Belgium

max wrote:
Looking good. I'd recommend get that ram 2x for 4GB. Getting an F7P is also a good idea. Way better than the stock cooler, comes with great thermal paste pre-applied and quieter.

Why would you ever get 4GB ram if you're going to use XP? (like our friend said on top)
Xp can only work with a maximum of 3GB, the other GB will be useless.

2008-11-11 12:32:04

#11

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6998|St. Andrews / Oslo

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:
max wrote:
Looking good. I'd recommend get that ram 2x for 4GB. Getting an F7P is also a good idea. Way better than the stock cooler, comes with great thermal paste pre-applied and quieter.
Why would you ever get 4GB ram if you're going to use XP? (like our friend said on top)
Xp can only work with a maximum of 3GB, the other GB will be useless.

64bit XP supports up to 16GB ram.

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2008-11-11 12:34:24

#12

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

Jenspm wrote:
a_reborn_vetaran wrote:
max wrote:
Looking good. I'd recommend get that ram 2x for 4GB. Getting an F7P is also a good idea. Way better than the stock cooler, comes with great thermal paste pre-applied and quieter.
Why would you ever get 4GB ram if you're going to use XP? (like our friend said on top)
Xp can only work with a maximum of 3GB, the other GB will be useless.
64bit XP supports up to 16GB ram.

even with 32bit it will be able to "use" well more than 3GB. Exactly as much as Vista 32 bit at that

(yes, I know 32bit = 4BG address space, blah blah)

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-11 12:39:17

#13

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

a_reborn_vetaran wrote:
max wrote:
Looking good. I'd recommend get that ram 2x for 4GB. Getting an F7P is also a good idea. Way better than the stock cooler, comes with great thermal paste pre-applied and quieter.
Why would you ever get 4GB ram if you're going to use XP? (like our friend said on top)
Xp can only work with a maximum of 3GB, the other GB will be useless.

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That's my head repeatedly hitting my keyboard.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-11-11 12:40:26

#14

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6998|St. Andrews / Oslo

max wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
a_reborn_vetaran wrote:

Why would you ever get 4GB ram if you're going to use XP? (like our friend said on top)
Xp can only work with a maximum of 3GB, the other GB will be useless.
64bit XP supports up to 16GB ram.
even with 32bit it will be able to "use" well more than 3GB. Exactly as much as Vista 32 bit at that

(yes, I know 32bit = 4BG address space, blah blah)

ya, with a 512mb GPU, he should be able to use the ~3.2GB or whatever that aren't reserved for I/O.

2008-11-11 13:05:53

#15

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

i'm going to install XP 64 bit

2008-11-11 13:28:02

#16

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6729|cuntshitlake

Looks good, although you could drop the P5Q Deluxe for P5Q Pro. Less price, no significant difference (3 PCI-E lanes not really needed, especially considering one only takes a single slot GPU and the third is x4).

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-11-11 13:31:23)

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2008-11-11 16:57:47

#17

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6898

First of all.

Canada Computers is better than Newegg.

2008-11-11 18:23:55

#18

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

now he said that he wants a quad core, not a duo core
and he wants a good motherboard.
and he wants DDR3...
i tried to to explain him that the e8400 is really fast...
he gave me hint about having a budget of 1500.
maybe he wants the best on the market

Last edited by lxcpikiman (2008-11-11 18:24:59)

2008-11-11 18:42:02

#19

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

That's ... well ... stupid

None of today's games can take proper advantage of 4 cores. A dual core will outperform quads in gaming, mainly due to higher clock speeds
P5Q / P5Q PRO / deluxe are great motherboards. I wouldn't know of any board that's substantially better
DDR3 holds no performance advantages over DDR2. The higher clock speeds are negated by higher timings. In either case, Merom based CPUs (aka Core2) aren't really bandwidth limited anyhow.

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-11 19:38:48

#20

Defiance: Member; +438|6937

lxcpikiman wrote:
now he said that he wants a quad core, not a duo core
and he wants a good motherboard.
and he wants DDR3...
i tried to to explain him that the e8400 is really fast...
he gave me hint about having a budget of 1500.
maybe he wants the best on the market

What's been listed is great, what he's asking for is pointless e-peen. Quad core would be a waste and DDR3 is a waste.

2008-11-12 02:12:01

#21

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6552|eng

I have E8400, P5Q PRO, HD4870 512MB, 4GB OCZ Platinum, Antec 900 and F7P and it's an awesome setup.

#rekt

2008-11-12 09:08:41

#22

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6861|Toronto-Canada

ok, this is what he wants.
CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … cid=CPU.84

MOBO:P5Q deluxe
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … cid=MB.157

Video card:Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … 99.243.272

RAM:OCZ DDR2 PC2-8500 1066 4GB (2x2GB)
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … AM.346.754

PSU:Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … cid=PS.808

HDD: WD 500GB SATAII 7200RPM 16MB Buffer
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … HD.443.877

CASE:?
he didn't like p182 so he chose this one, i dont know if this is a good case.
Cooler Master 690 NV-690C-KWN1-GP NVIDIA Edition
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … cid=CS.664

should i get a aftermarket heatsink?

2008-11-12 10:09:04

#23

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

Get this case instead. Paying >$30 for some green plastic is just ridiculous. As for aftermarket cooling, get a Freezer 7 Pro or Thermalright Ultra Extreme if you're willing to cash out.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-11-12 10:10:55

#24

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Get this case instead. Paying >$30 for some green plastic is just ridiculous. As for aftermarket cooling, get a Freezer 7 Pro or Thermalright Ultra Extreme if you're willing to cash out.

werd

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-12 10:29:33

#25

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6729|cuntshitlake

For the cooler:

https://mato78.com/images/stories/Kaavio.png

blue for idle, red for load. THe CPU used in the test is Q6700 @ stock.

According to that test, the Xigmatek HDT1283 was best for the price, but if a little more cash is not a problem, the NH-U12P is pretty much the best. And if you will not overclock, Freezer 7 Pro will do it fine.

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-11-12 10:30:12)

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