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Spore's New 'Pooter - Spore - 12-09-2009
Pentium 4's suck. They suck so hard, that I'm ready to spend over $1,500 to get away from it. Now to the point, I want to hear some input on this build. It is currently missing some key items that I have not decided on. If you have any PSU, monitor (1920 x 1080), and CPU cooler recommendations, please post them. Oh, and I'm bouncing between a RAID 0 build with two 500GB drives or one 1TB drive. What do you kids think about that? The budget is around $1,500 to $1,750. Have fun.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16898347
I expect pushing and yelling about how one thing is better than another a shit ton of controversy over the 5850. Have fun.
Edit: Oh, I'll get some kind of thermal compound too. Added. Also, what is everybody's favorite cases for a build like this?
Edit 2: Oh, and does anybody know of what the best sub $200 socket 1366 motherboard is?
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Surf314 - 12-09-2009
I was seriously impressed with my thermaltake. Talk about good airflow. Not good if you like things quiet though.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - zaneyard - 12-09-2009
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)
5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however
everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Spore - 12-09-2009
(12-09-2009, 09:48 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)
5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however
everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD
You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119187&cm_re=atcs_840-_-11-119-187-_-Product
I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - KarthXLR - 12-09-2009
I recommend OCZ for a PSU. Amazing at how quiet and efficient it is. Definitely look out for any holiday deals they have.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Versus - 12-09-2009
lolOCZ
corsair PSU
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - zaneyard - 12-09-2009
(12-09-2009, 10:08 PM)Spore link Wrote: [quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125935#msg125935 date=1260413286]
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)
5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however
everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD
You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119187&cm_re=atcs_840-_-11-119-187-_-Product
I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
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just make sure you remember that Full tower is fucking huge, and almost not practical for the backseat of a car
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Spore - 12-09-2009
(12-09-2009, 11:16 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: [quote author=Spore link=topic=3951.msg125946#msg125946 date=1260414514]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125935#msg125935 date=1260413286]
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)
5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however
everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD
You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119187&cm_re=atcs_840-_-11-119-187-_-Product
I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
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just make sure you remember that Full tower is fucking huge, and almost not practical for the backseat of a car
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Oh Hell, I guess I'm going to have to move my desk out of the car and into the basement then so I can play. Fine though, are there any mid-towers you would recommend?
Edit: Added a Corsair PSU for now. You think 700 watts is too much? I'm not going to dabble in Crossfire territory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001338
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - zaneyard - 12-09-2009
(12-09-2009, 11:23 PM)Spore link Wrote: [quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125970#msg125970 date=1260418598]
[quote author=Spore link=topic=3951.msg125946#msg125946 date=1260414514]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3951.msg125935#msg125935 date=1260413286]
always arctic silver
unless you want diamond compound
my build was 1500 dollars a few months ago
i like coolermaster, but the thermaltake my bro has is decent
the 932 is a big mutherfucker
samsung monitors are the best
i bought an arctic cooler cpu fan, but it's for AMD (my model)
5850=beast
i have a 4890 that's doing very well however
everything else is opinion, i prefer AMD and Western Digital for HDD
You should have seen the other case I was lookin' at. The Coolermaster ATCS 840.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119187&cm_re=atcs_840-_-11-119-187-_-Product
I think it is the most beautiful case I've ever seen, but it's really big, really heavy, and costs thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much money ): You know, if you know of any good cases that look like that, I want to see it. I'm not the biggest fan of LED's on everything, unless we're talking mounting a lite brite to the side of the case. I still want an opinion on RAID for this.
[/quote]
just make sure you remember that Full tower is fucking huge, and almost not practical for the backseat of a car
[/quote]
Oh Hell, I guess I'm going to have to move my desk out of the car and into the basement then so I can play. Fine though, are there any mid-towers you would recommend?
Edit: Added a Corsair PSU for now. You think 700 watts is too much? I'm not going to dabble in Crossfire territory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001338
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FUUUUUUUU, think of the LAN parties
i like my HAF 922
my brother has a thermaltake V9 that is decent, although the powerbutton is kinda shifty
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Surf314 - 12-09-2009
(12-09-2009, 10:39 PM)Versus-pwny- link Wrote: lolOCZ
corsair PSU
Whats wrong with OCZ? I got the modstream pro for mine.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - KarthXLR - 12-09-2009
(12-09-2009, 11:48 PM)Surf314 link Wrote: [quote author=Versus-pwny- link=topic=3951.msg125958#msg125958 date=1260416375]
lolOCZ
corsair PSU
Whats wrong with OCZ? I got the modstream pro for mine.
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Yeah, I got my 600 W 13v rail PSU from them. It's really quiet, efficient, and has never overheated. Also, I got it for 45 bucks.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - CaffeinePowered - 12-10-2009
For Hard Drives
1 60 - 120 Gig for OS
3 500g HDDs for a Raid 5
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - HeK - 12-10-2009
Raid 5 is a waste, for the CPU overhead and the lack of any read performance you gain in a three drive instance, you might as well go raid 1+0.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - CaffeinePowered - 12-10-2009
(12-10-2009, 12:14 AM)HeK link Wrote: Raid 5 is a waste, for the CPU overhead and the lack of any read performance you gain in a three drive instance, you might as well go raid 1+0.
Well its better than 0
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Spore - 12-10-2009
(12-10-2009, 12:24 AM)Caffeine link Wrote: [quote author=HeK link=topic=3951.msg125987#msg125987 date=1260422069]
Raid 5 is a waste, for the CPU overhead and the lack of any read performance you gain in a three drive instance, you might as well go raid 1+0.
Well its better than 0
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And more expensive. Maybe I ought to just get a single 1TB drive and call it a day.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Versus - 12-10-2009
according to my friend who is possibly the biggest computer nerd ever, corsair PSUs are seasonic. or something. but yeah, he recommends them.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Spore - 12-10-2009
How's this monitor?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001338
Or this one? (When it is back in stock)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Versus - 12-10-2009
get the samsung, I have a 24" one and it's nice
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Spore - 12-10-2009
How much does the response time matter? The Samsung is 5ms while the ASUS is 2ms.
Re: Spore's New 'Pooter - Wedge - 12-10-2009
I have the 23" of that Asus, it's fucking nice. Definitely go with the 2ms response time ones. However they just released a brand new line that is LED backlit that looks interesting and is the same price pretty much.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236075&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL121009&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL121009-_-MonitorsLCDFlatPanel-_-LP1A-_-24236075