New PC :D

[Harmless]

Specs for my new computer that I ordered today:



Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.83GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB Retail Box

Xion XION2-SL Silver ATX Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT 2X120MM Fans 450W W/ LED Fans & Window

EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX 280 602MHZ 1024MB 2.214GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video C *IR-$40*

Samsung 2443BW-HAS 24IN LCD Black 1920X1200 20000:1 DC 5MS VGA DVI HDCP USB Pivot Height Adjustable

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Corsair XMS2 DHX TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN *IR-$35*

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AM2 Nforce 570 SLI 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard

Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W Power Supply ATX V2.2 EPS12V 20/24PIN Active PFC 80PLUS 2X8PIN PCI-E

Samsung SH-S202J DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 12X IDE Black DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW

Logitech G15 2ND Gen Gaming Keyboard USB Black Silver Amber LCD Panel Programmable Backlit Keys

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channel PCI-E Sound Card 24BIT Dolby Digital 116DB Snr W/ Low Profile Bracket

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive OEM

Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo VGA Cooler


Anyway, the story is I got the clear on buying a new pc, and the budget was $2500, so I went for the closest to $2500 as I can possibly go (ended up being like $2515). I plan to have it as a showcase PC.

What do you guys think? Isn't it awesome? I think it's awesome...

Discuss.

[Deli Pastrami]

I think that if it weren't for me, pyjack, and meist, you'd still be like lolwut.
=D
This man turned out to be quite a large noob with computers surprisingly enough...It was fun to make fun of him while we were helpin him out.

I'd be interested in your benchmark scores so be sure to do that once meist helps you piece it together please.

[Harmless]

I think that if it weren't for me, pyjack, and meist, you'd still be like lolwut.
=D
This man turned out to be quite a large noob with computers surprisingly enough...It was fun to make fun of him while we were helpin him out.

I'd be interested in your benchmark scores so be sure to do that once meist helps you piece it together please.

Unfortunately this is quite true, I am truly ashamed.
So yeah, credits to Meist, Ford, Deli, and others for helping.

[Emiel Regis]

Should of got PC-8500 memories and a 10000RPM HDD, as well as one SSD for the system :p

[Varlesh]

That reminds me, in a few months one of you clever kids is gunna have to help me build a computer :p

[ThEgg]

I can't let you do that, Varlesh.

[Harmless]

Should of got PC-8500 memories and a 10000RPM HDD, as well as one SSD for the system :p

RAM and HDD was considered close to the end, when all the pricey parts were finalized. I already have a 750GB external harddrive that I use with my laptop so in the end, we picked a cheap one that will do it's job. As for RAM, I didn't really pay that much attention to what I was getting, I remember just looking for corsair brand with 4-4-4-12 timing.

[Pada V4.5]

Ram speed doesn't matter much, if you don't plan to oc. The most important thing is that you go for 2X2GB.

[Myth]

It was almost just as costly as mine, and yet mine is still better.

[Kurama42]

Damn, I thought my computer was excessive and it costs less than half of that... still running anything perfectly... lol.

[^Black.CULT]

Holy ****! You spent $2,500 on a computer? Dude, you could buy a car with that! And I thought it was bad that it was going to cost me around $700 to upgrade my computer when I already spent $1,100 on it, so I sold my gaming PC, because I refused to spend that much to keep it up to date and be able to play today's games on maxed out settings.



I hope you PC game for the next 6 years to make it worth it. If you're a rich dude, then never mind, you should have spent more! lol


Nice PC though.

[Harmless]

Holy ****! You spent $2,500 on a computer? Dude, you could buy a car with that! And I thought it was bad that it was going to cost me around $700 to upgrade my computer when I already spent $1,100 on it, so I sold my gaming PC, because I refused to spend that much to keep it up to date and be able to play today's games on maxed out settings.



I hope you PC game for the next 6 years to make it worth it. If you're a rich dude, then never mind, you should have spent more! lol


Nice PC though.

Saving the rest for a car :D

And I'm not really rich like Myth, I'm a student after all.

[Ford]

one of these things is not like the other


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.83GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB Retail Box

Xion XION2-SL Silver ATX Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT 2X120MM Fans 450W W/ LED Fans & Window

EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX 280 602MHZ 1024MB 2.214GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video C *IR-$40*

Samsung 2443BW-HAS 24IN LCD Black 1920X1200 20000:1 DC 5MS VGA DVI HDCP USB Pivot Height Adjustable

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Corsair XMS2 DHX TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN *IR-$35*

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AM2 Nforce 570 SLI 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard

Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W Power Supply ATX V2.2 EPS12V 20/24PIN Active PFC 80PLUS 2X8PIN PCI-E

Samsung SH-S202J DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 12X IDE Black DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW

Logitech G15 2ND Gen Gaming Keyboard USB Black Silver Amber LCD Panel Programmable Backlit Keys

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channel PCI-E Sound Card 24BIT Dolby Digital 116DB Snr W/ Low Profile Bracket

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive OEM

Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo VGA Cooler

[Deli Pastrami]

haahahhah get f*cked if its not the right socket size. Just hope that it is, but dont say I didn't ask you to double check with meist!!!
But no biggie. It's just a matter of returning that mobo for a different one. Max 12 business day set back.

[Oliver1799]

Saving the rest for a car :D

And I'm not really rich like Myth, I'm a student after all.


You're a student and you spent $2500 on a computer? You won't have anything left for beer! :mad:

[Renek]

Yeah. That be an AMD mobo, but it'll be simple to return it for another.

[Gabriel]

Saving the rest for a car :D

Whatwhat? O_o

I'm a student, and I wouldn't have anything left after that tbh :p
So far I've spent about 400 euros in 2 years on my PC, and it can run Crysis on full (on XP with the tweak to get the same visual effects as in Vista) with 20'ish FPS :p

Oh and... you're SO going to regret spending that money on a COMPUTER when you get a girlfriend :p:p

[Kurama42]

~Gabriel

[Varlesh]

~Gabriel

[GoodOlBen]

~Gabriel

[Gabriel]

-.-" The guy's REAL name is Gabriel, mine is just a nickname (I just like angels, kthxbi)...

[Khage]

~Gabriel

[TigerZeta]

...If everyone that gets a new computer created a new thread...

[Ford]

~Gabriel

[Oliver1799]

Wtf is this Gabriel spam about?

~Gabriel

[Khage]

I don't know but I highly disapprove, it's utterly uncreative and lacks inspiration.

~Gabriel

[Deli Pastrami]

Last.
~Gabriel

[Khage]

Incorrect assumption.

~Gabriel

[Assassin]

Doh!

~Gabe

[Kurama42]

riel




!!!

[Reaper]

Yeah... and why are you getting an NVidia chipset motherboard?

Are you daft, man?! Intel chipset, please...

Also, how did you manage to spend 2500 dollars on this, exactly? That monitor must cost a lot more than I thought it would, cuz my rig has all that and a bag of chips and only cost 1500 or so...

And I guess while I'm here-

~Gabe

[Pada V4.5]

I'm surprised, there no admin who would like to have the last name, and close the thread.

~Gabriel

[ZeroT]

Oh and... you're SO going to regret spending that money on a COMPUTER when you get a girlfriend :p:p


Pft, who needs to spend money on girls? Girls spend money on me.

Bitch take me out to dinner! :P

[Harmless]

I ordered another motherboard on express, should get here by monday.