Hardware Recommendations

2010-03-14 07:07:27

#26

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6388|Carnoustie MASSIF

tazz. wrote:

Soz Camm. but i dont like your quote setup: Maybe use the following?

Part	Budget	Mid-Price	Price Irrelavant
Intel Processor	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
AMD Processor	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
Motherboard	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
ATI Graphics Card	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
Nvidia Graphics Card	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
Power Supply Unit	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
RAM	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
HSF	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
Storage	Undecided	Undecided	Undecided
Case	Undecided	Undecided	Corsair Obsidian 800D Silverstone TJ10

Code:

[table]
[tr]
[th][b][color=orange]Part[/b][/color][/th]
[th][b][color=orange]Budget[/b][/color][/th]
[th][b][color=orange]Mid-Price[/b][/color][/th]
[th][b][color=orange]Price Irrelavant[/b][/color][/th]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#77DD77]Intel Processor[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#77DD77]AMD Processor[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#00b4ff]Motherboard[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#ff9999]ATI Graphics Card[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#ff9999]Nvidia Graphics Card[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#fcc031]Power Supply Unit[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#31f5fc]RAM[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#fceb31]HSF[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#c97dff]Storage[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[th][color=#7dffa2]Case[/color][/th]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Undecided[/list][/td]
[td][list][*]Corsair Obsidian 800D [*]Silverstone TJ10[/list][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

I was gonna do that, but couldn't get my head round it thanks

2010-03-14 07:08:31

#27

tazz.: oz.; +1,338|6433|Sydney | ♥

no worries

^{everything i write is a ramble and should not be taken seriously.... _{seriously. ♥}}

2010-03-14 07:13:13

#28

CrazeD: Member; +368|6931|Maine

ATi 5970 should be the "money no object", not the 5870.

Also,

FloppY_ wrote:
Brands worth getting imo:
ASUS (Mobo & GPU), Sapphire (ATi GPU), Corsair (RAM & PSU)

Gigabyte makes awesome motherboards too. And XFX is the only manufacturer worth getting for GPU's, if you have the option. G.Skill RAM is good for price/performance.

2010-03-14 07:13:29

#29

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6672|Finland

TBH you are missing high-end, 0.0001% can afford the price irrelevant setup.

few things for the price irrelevant setup:

Intel CPU: i7 980X
Motherboard: EVGA Classified X58
ATI: 2x HD 5970
Ram: 6x2GB Corsair Dominator GTX 2250MHz
Storage: 4x Intel X25-M G2 160GB
HSF: Corsair H50 or Prolimatech Megashadow (megahalems in black) + 2 fans

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-03-14 07:19:19)

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2010-03-14 07:18:23

#30

tazz.: oz.; +1,338|6433|Sydney | ♥

0.0001%

exactly.

^{everything i write is a ramble and should not be taken seriously.... _{seriously. ♥}}

2010-03-14 07:22:52

#31

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6388|Carnoustie MASSIF

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Intel CPU: i7 980X

That hasn't been released yet has it?

2010-03-14 07:41:34

#32

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6672|Finland

CammRobb wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Intel CPU: i7 980X
That hasn't been released yet has it?

http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i7-980x-review/1

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2010-03-14 16:14:15

#33

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6672|Finland

Part	Budget	Mid-Price	Price Irrelavant
Intel Processor	Core 2 Duo E5200	Core i5 750	Core i7 980X
AMD Processor	Phenom II X2 550 BE	Phenom II X3 720 BE	Phenom II X4 965 BE
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q series Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3	Gigabyte P55 UD4P GA-MA790FXT-UD5P	EVGA Classified X58 Asus Crosshair III
ATI Graphics Card	HD 5750 HD 5770	HD 5850	HD 5970
Nvidia Graphics Card	GTS 250	GTX 260 C216	GTX 295
Power Supply Unit	Corsair CX400W	Corsair HX650W Enermax Modu82+ 625W	Seasonic X-750W
RAM	2x2GB Cheapest DDR2 800MHz	2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz	6x2GB Corsair Dominator GTX 2250MHz 4x2GB Corsair Dominator GT
HSF	Freezer 7 Pro	Scythe Mugen 2	Prolimatech Megashadow Corsair H50
Storage	Samsung F3 320GB	WD Caviar Black 1TB	Intel X25-M G2 160GB
Case	Coolermaster 690	Antec P183	Corsair Obsidian 800D Silverstone TJ10

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-03-14 16:18:41)

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2010-03-14 16:19:05

#34

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

Yeah you need more sections

Budget/Mid/Performance/Enthusiast/Trust Fund

2010-03-14 19:22:38

#35

Overdose: Member; +13|6373|Fort Worth, TX

you can add Coolmaster Hyper 212+ for a budget cooler

2010-03-15 00:19:42

#36

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6008|شمال

Very nice Good Job

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2010-03-15 06:14:05

#37

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6672|Finland

I feel it is needed to seperate the Intel and AMD tables. Here is the Intel table, more alternative components will be added when I have time.

Part	Budget	Mid-Price	High-End
Intel Processor	Core 2 Duo E5200 Core 2 Duo E7200	Core i5 750	Core i7 930 D0
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q series Gigabyte P45 Series	Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P Asus P7P55D	Asus P6TD Deluxe Asus P6X58D Premium Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 EVGA X58 SLi
ATI Graphics Card	HD 5750 HD 5770	HD 5850	HD 5970 HD 5870
Nvidia Graphics Card	GTS 250	GTX 260 C216 GTX 275	GTX 295
Power Supply Unit	Corsair CX400W Antec EarthWatts 380W	Corsair HX650W Enermax Modu82+ 625W Enermax Modu87+ 600W	Seasonic X-750W Corsair HX750W Enermax Modu87+ 700W
RAM	2x2GB DDR2 800MHz	2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz	3x2GB DDR 1600MHz
HSF	Freezer 7 Pro Xigmatek Dark Knight	Scythe Mugen 2 Xigmatek Dark Knight	Prolimatech Megashadow + 2 fans Corsair H50 Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + 2 fans Xigmatek Thor's Hammer + 2 fans Scythe Mugen 2
Storage	Samsung F3 xxxxGB WD Caviar Black xxxxGB	Samsung F3 xxxxGB WD Caviar Black xxxxGB	Samsung F3 xxxxGB WD Caviar Black xxxxGB Intel X25-M G2 xxxGB
Case	Coolermaster 690 Antec 300	Antec P183 Coolermaster 690	Corsair Obsidian 800D Silverstone TJ10 Silverstone Raven 2 Antec P183 Coolermaster ATCS 840 Coolermaster HAF 932

Disclaimer: Any selectrion from these will do nicely. Opinions about which ones of them YOU prefer will change. Open for suggestions. You may have to double check things like cooler come with the right mounting kits and such! It never hurts to ask if you are unsure!

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-03-15 06:18:29)

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2010-03-15 10:07:14

#38

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6974

Or you can go with liquid cooling

https://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/203.46.105.23:21300/b_350_20_692108_381007_FFFFFF_000000.png

2010-03-15 10:10:16

#39

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6672|Finland

Cybargs wrote:
Or you can go with liquid cooling

I am not going to put any more liquid cooling on the recommandations than H50. Aquarium is not fun. Ppl who do that won't be reading these. They know the shit or at least they should know.

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2010-03-15 10:13:02

#40

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6974

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Cybargs wrote:
Or you can go with liquid cooling
I am not going to put any more liquid cooling on the recommandations than H50. Aquarium is not fun. Ppl who do that won't be reading these. They know the shit or at least they should know.

Phase Change ftw homie.

2010-03-15 10:16:09

#41

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6219|Places 'n such

Why dont we just split this up into 4 sections, makes more sense to me.
Budget is fairly obvious, in the <£400 sort of range
Mid price, next step up, reasonable for gaming etc. £400-800 ish range.
High End, very good but expensive stuff, £800 plus.
Money no option, best there is, regardless of cost.

#edit: also section for monitors?

Last edited by presidentsheep (2010-03-15 10:16:59)

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-03-15 10:36:49