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2010-02-20 11:59:16
>rush.Durex
Banned
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Right, I can't make up my mind. I'm leaving it up to you.

PC Use: Gaming & media
Budget: €500-€750
Site: www.komplett.ie

I need to get some things clear first. I know sweet fuck all about hardware compared to you guys, please put a little time and effort into putting together a decent rig for me. The entered systems will be entered into a poll and I'll purchase the winning system.

All hardware must be purchased off the same website - komplett.ie and must reach at least the recommended specifications of recent titles like BFBC2 & CoD4. Keep it as cheap as possible, the closer to €500 the better. I do somewhat care about how it looks but I'm happy to pick performance over hawtness.

Please pick variations of the following components:

- Case
- PSU
- Mainboard
- Processor
- Memory
- GPU
- Harddrive
- CD/DVD

Optional components:

- Sound Card
- Blue Ray
- Additional Cooling

*NOTE - YOU NAVIGATE THE PARTICULARS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE PANEL*
*NOTE - I DO NOT WANT A UBER 1337 MACHINE. KEEP IT SIMPLE.*

Last edited by >rush.Durex (2010-02-20 12:02:40)

2010-02-20 12:17:31
FloppY_
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+1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell
i5 750
HD5770
Samsung Spinpoint F1 / F3 HDDs
corsair XMS3 ram fitting your desires

the rest is up to how much you want to spend / save

Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-02-20 12:18:30)

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2010-02-20 12:19:30
>rush.Durex
Banned
+38|5464
Here is my entry:

Case: Antec 300
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/354717.jpg

Power Supply: NONE
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v364/computer-reclaim/Power%20supplies/tapegyseg_480wcodegendualfan.jpg
*NOTE: CURRENT PSU*

Mainboard: ASUS P5Q Deluxe, P45, Socket-775
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/352402.jpg

Processor: Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8400
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/344772.jpg

Memory: Corsair Dominator TWIN2X PC8500 4GB DDR2
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/360396.jpg

GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 5770 512MB GDDR5
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/583871.jpg

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA2
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/331024.jpg

CD/DVD: Sony DVD±RW burner DRU-870S
https://www.komplett.ie/img/p/200/484220.jpg

TOTAL COST: 665.82

Shopping List: http://www.komplett.ie/k/cart.aspx?mode … tId=778019

Last edited by >rush.Durex (2010-02-20 12:20:39)

2010-02-20 12:24:13
FloppY_
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Hmm I wouldn't bother with that setup now... it is very similar to what I got a year ago and it will get outdated soon...

Go for the i5 750 and a HD5770

oh, and the Samsung F3's are pretty much the fastest HDDs you can get for the price..

I have a 1TB F1 and never had problems with it, I buy nothing but Samsung F1/F3 HDDs for desktops, all work like a charm...

Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-02-20 12:26:05)

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2010-02-20 12:26:46
>rush.Durex
Banned
+38|5464

FloppY_ wrote:

Hmm I wouldn't bother with that setup now... it is very similar to what I got a year ago and it will get outdated soon...

Go for the i5 750 and a HD5770

oh, and the Samsung F3's are pretty much the fastest HDDs you can get for the price..

I have a 1TB F1 and never had problems with it, I buy nothing but Samsung HDDs, all work like a charm...
If I got i5 I have to get a 1126 slot motherboard, and then DDR3 memory. Which are more expensive than the 775/DDR2 comparisons.

Hard Drive choice is easy enough...

It's the mainboard/PSU/GPU that I'm stuck on

Last edited by >rush.Durex (2010-02-20 12:27:49)

2010-02-20 12:29:15
Morpheus
This shit still going?
+508|6258|The Mitten

>rush.Durex wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

Hmm I wouldn't bother with that setup now... it is very similar to what I got a year ago and it will get outdated soon...

Go for the i5 750 and a HD5770

oh, and the Samsung F3's are pretty much the fastest HDDs you can get for the price..

I have a 1TB F1 and never had problems with it, I buy nothing but Samsung HDDs, all work like a charm...
If I got i5 I have to get a 1126 slot motherboard, and then DDR3 memory. Which are more expensive than the 775/DDR2 comparisons.

Hard Drive choice is easy enough...

It's the mainboard/PSU/GPU that I'm stuck on
But...

aren't you buying a mobo/ram anyway?
EE (hats
2010-02-20 12:31:07
>rush.Durex
Banned
+38|5464

Morpheus wrote:

>rush.Durex wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

Hmm I wouldn't bother with that setup now... it is very similar to what I got a year ago and it will get outdated soon...

Go for the i5 750 and a HD5770

oh, and the Samsung F3's are pretty much the fastest HDDs you can get for the price..

I have a 1TB F1 and never had problems with it, I buy nothing but Samsung HDDs, all work like a charm...
If I got i5 I have to get a 1126 slot motherboard, and then DDR3 memory. Which are more expensive than the 775/DDR2 comparisons.

Hard Drive choice is easy enough...

It's the mainboard/PSU/GPU that I'm stuck on
But...

aren't you buying a mobo/ram anyway?
Yeah. The other components are fine (case/dvd/hdd).

I don't know what a good Mainboard/processor/RAM/GPU combo would be, for a shitty budget.
2010-02-20 12:33:22
FloppY_
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+1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

>rush.Durex wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

Hmm I wouldn't bother with that setup now... it is very similar to what I got a year ago and it will get outdated soon...

Go for the i5 750 and a HD5770

oh, and the Samsung F3's are pretty much the fastest HDDs you can get for the price..

I have a 1TB F1 and never had problems with it, I buy nothing but Samsung HDDs, all work like a charm...
If I got i5 I have to get a 1126 slot motherboard, and then DDR3 memory. Which are more expensive than the 775/DDR2 comparisons.

Hard Drive choice is easy enough...

It's the mainboard/PSU/GPU that I'm stuck on
It's not like the mobo for an i5 is that expensive... look at the P7P55 LX

As for DDR3, you only need two sticks since the mobo only supports dual channel memory... and it is just not worth it buying C2Ds now...
I love my E8500 sure, but it won't stand a chance against a Quad i5 750 which is ~ the same price...

as for GPU:
If you want to get the best for the least amount of money then there is only the 5770 to consider

Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-02-20 12:34:21)

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2010-02-20 12:34:52
Morpheus
This shit still going?
+508|6258|The Mitten

>rush.Durex wrote:

Morpheus wrote:

>rush.Durex wrote:

If I got i5 I have to get a 1126 slot motherboard, and then DDR3 memory. Which are more expensive than the 775/DDR2 comparisons.

Hard Drive choice is easy enough...

It's the mainboard/PSU/GPU that I'm stuck on
But...

aren't you buying a mobo/ram anyway?
Yeah. The other components are fine (case/dvd/hdd).

I don't know what a good Mainboard/processor/RAM/GPU combo would be, for a shitty budget.
i found one with an i5 not too long ago... it was the american newegg, though, so...

But really, it seems like i5 nowadays is really the better choice... it's what I'll be looking at why i finally get enough money to rebuild my desktop.. although they might be up to i57 by that time
EE (hats
2010-02-20 12:39:41
>rush.Durex
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The difference in price between the i5/DDR3 system compared to the E8500/DDR2 is only 50 euro. Which is amazing...

For an extra 35 euro I could get this instead:

ASUS P7P55D, P55, Socket-1156 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=487821

Intel Core™ i5 Dual Processor i5-650 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=576801

Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 4GB CL8 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=492604

I choose the Dual Core i5 over the Quad Core cause I heard dual core is better for gaming.
2010-02-20 12:47:18
FloppY_
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+1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

>rush.Durex wrote:

The difference in price between the i5/DDR3 system compared to the E8500/DDR2 is only 50 euro. Which is amazing...

For an extra 35 euro I could get this instead:

ASUS P7P55D, P55, Socket-1156 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=487821

Intel Core™ i5 Dual Processor i5-650 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=576801

Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 4GB CL8 - http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=492604

I choose the Dual Core i5 over the Quad Core cause I heard dual core is better for gaming.
It was... ~2 years ago... get the 750
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2010-02-20 13:03:11
Monkey Spanker
Show it to the nice monkey.
+284|6511|England
Go buy yourself some rope. Please
Quote of the year so far "Fifa 11 on the other hand... shiny things for mongos "-mtb0minime
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2010-02-20 13:05:00
>rush.Durex
Banned
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Kay, I'm gonna purchase it tomorrow
2010-02-20 13:23:21
jaymz9350
Member
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I would have to recommend the 750 as well. It's not that much more and while the dual core will clock a little higher which will give some benefit in most games, anything that can take advantage of a quad (be it current/upcoming games, encoding) will benefit more from the quad.
2010-02-20 13:39:56
FloppY_
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+1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

>rush.Durex wrote:

Kay, I'm gonna purchase it tomorrow
Erm... the rope or the 750?
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2010-02-20 13:42:19
bugz
Fission Mailed
+3,311|6571

What happened to that $4000 PC you told me you were saving up for?
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122
2010-02-20 13:45:41
FloppY_
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+1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

ebug9 wrote:

What happened to that $4000 PC you told me you were saving up for?
I guess BadCompany2 happened















or common sence
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