My new rig

2008-02-16 16:03:24

#1

trex1210: I am Canadian; +72|6537|B.C. Canada

Ordered from NCIX.com. Great company. What do you think?

1. XION2-BK Black ATX Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT 2X120MM Fans 450W W/ LED Fans & Window

2. EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard

3. Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.33GHZ 1333FSB 4MB

4. XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB 600MHZ 1.4GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card

5. OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-5-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory

6. Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive

7. Samsung SH-S182F DVD+RW 18X8X18 DVD-RW 18X6X18 DL 8X 2MB IDE OEM Black DVD Writer W/ Vista SW

8. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Last edited by trex1210 (2008-02-16 16:08:39)

2008-02-16 16:16:10

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King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6876|Seattle

Looks pretty good.

My only question is "Why not the 512MB 8800gt?"

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2008-02-16 16:26:29

#3

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6753|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

Why the core 2 duo e6550?

2008-02-16 16:32:02

#4

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7034|Scotland

ELITE-UK wrote:
Why the core 2 duo e6550?

Why not?

2008-02-16 16:34:41

#5

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6681|dm_maidenhead

sure there could have been some improvement but great frig nonetheless

2008-02-16 18:42:47

#6

aimless: Member; +166|6403|Texas

Unless you decide to play crysis at 1680x1050, I don't think you will be disappointed at all.

2008-02-16 18:47:36

#7

maniacmattie: Karma Whore.. LOL; +27|6580

Pics xD

2008-02-16 19:17:45

#8

trex1210: I am Canadian; +72|6537|B.C. Canada

I was on a budget of about $1200 including shipping/taxs. So I thought this would be a decent system for that price. I well post soon if anyone is interested.

2008-02-16 19:53:27

#9

-101-InvaderZim: Member; +42|7122|Waikato, Aotearoa

trex1210 wrote:
Ordered from NCIX.com. Great company. What do you think?

1. XION2-BK Black ATX Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT 2X120MM Fans 450W W/ LED Fans & Window

2. EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard

3. Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.33GHZ 1333FSB 4MB

4. XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB 600MHZ 1.4GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card

5. OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-5-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory

6. Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive

7. Samsung SH-S182F DVD+RW 18X8X18 DVD-RW 18X6X18 DL 8X 2MB IDE OEM Black DVD Writer W/ Vista SW

8. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Yep looks pretty solid. As you were on a $1200 budget, I would have recommended the AMD X2 6x processor over the E6550. According to tomshardware.com, the AMD 6000/6400+ outperforms the E6550 and is slighty cheaper. The motherboards (your one and the AMD Asus M2N Deluxe are about the same.
Would have taken the 8800GT 512mb over the 256mb tho.

2008-02-17 06:28:43

#10

']['error: Banned; +630|6922|The Netherlands

Why not the 512mb 8800? It's only a few bucks more.

2008-02-17 06:29:51

#11

02fxnmaurer: Member; +75|6761|Birmingham UK

my rig is very similiar nice

2008-02-17 06:42:59

#12

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6772|N. Ireland

More details on the PSU if you can please?

2008-02-17 06:45:08

#13

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6809|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

-Get a 680i, P35 or X38 Chipset
-Get a good cooler to OC the E6550 to E6600 and above Ghz
-Get a 512MB 8800GT or a 512MB 3870

2008-02-17 06:47:15

#14

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6846|NYC / Hamburg

Looks good. I would have gotten an
Intel chipset motherboard (generally cooler and better overclockers),
a 512MB 8800GT (hardly more expensive),
a decent CPU cooler,
a 32bit OS instead. Seeing as Vista needs a lot of ram and the 64bit OSs need more ram for apps than 32 bit due to the architecture (no coding problem by MS, but rather a mathematical constraint of the 32bit on 64bit system) it hardly makes sense to run 64bit on 2GB ram. Even on 4GB it is disputable what is the better option.

As for the e6650 vs. x2 6400+: The intel might be slightly slower than the AMD at stock clocks, but it overclocks way better than the AMD

Last edited by max (2008-02-17 06:47:46)

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2008-02-17 08:10:24

#15

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Steel wrote:
Smart move on 64bit OS

explain

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2008-02-17 08:25:23

#16

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7034|Scotland

.Sup wrote:
Steel wrote:
Smart move on 64bit OS
explain

It's generally faster, supports more RAM, IS STABLE ( unlike all the fucking noobs around here who claim otherwise ), it IS the future.

Don't give me crap about incompatabilities. It's all bullshit.

2008-02-17 08:56:40

#17

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Never tried 64bit OS so i can't really tell though i did heard a lot of negative stuff about it. Btw next OS from Microsoft is still going to be 32bit.

2008-02-17 09:06:16

#18

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7034|Scotland

.Sup wrote:
Never tried 64bit OS so i can't really tell though i did heard a lot of negative stuff about it. Btw next OS from Microsoft is still going to be 32bit.

It has to be, there are still to many CPUs which don't support 64 bit.

But in time it will switch over.

2008-02-17 09:08:58

#19

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Zimmer wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Never tried 64bit OS so i can't really tell though i did heard a lot of negative stuff about it. Btw next OS from Microsoft is still going to be 32bit.
It has to be, there are still to many CPUs which don't support 64 bit.

But in time it will switch over.

I don't think its that. People can use win98 or xp if they have an old PC. I think the main problem are software developing companies. They just don't make proper apps for 64bit OS.

2008-02-17 09:12:32

#20

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7034|Scotland

.Sup wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Never tried 64bit OS so i can't really tell though i did heard a lot of negative stuff about it. Btw next OS from Microsoft is still going to be 32bit.
It has to be, there are still to many CPUs which don't support 64 bit.

But in time it will switch over.
I don't think its that. People can use win98 or xp if they have an old PC. I think the main problem are software developing companies. They just don't make proper apps for 64bit OS.

Software companies are offering 64 bit solutions more and more. You don't get it, 64 bit is just better than 32 bit, its has twice the power and speed, the solution will take time, but I think 64 bit will prevail in the end.

Anyway, 64 bit can emulate 32 bit without any performance decrease, so for those companies who can't be bothered, it doesn't matter.

2008-02-17 09:15:15

#21

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

So ur on 64bit atm and no problems at all?

2008-02-17 09:28:43

#22

teek22: Add "teek22" on your PS3 fools!; +133|6659|Bromley, London

Can 128bit OS's be made? are they being made? And is there an estimate as to when it will be introduced?

2008-02-17 09:29:39

#23

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7034|Scotland

.Sup wrote:
So ur on 64bit atm and no problems at all?

I am on 64 bit Ubuntu, not Vista. And yes, no problems whatsoever.

I couldn't get 64 bit Vista, but at whatever chance I will get it.

2008-02-17 11:58:22

#24

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Are those boobs 64bit?

2008-02-19 05:51:47

#25

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6476|Winland

teek22 wrote:
Can 128bit OS's be made? are they being made? And is there an estimate as to when it will be introduced?

That's gonna take many years. 128-bit architecture exists, but not in the customer segment, and seeing how 32-bit has lasted for almost 20 years now, and 64-bit hasn't even gotten started, we can look forward to a long, long wait for 128-bit systems in other than game consoles and supercomputers.

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

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