fatcat's computer
so, I finally stopped being lazy and bought the parts to build a PC.
Case: Antec 300
Power Supply: OCZ PC Power & Cooling 610w
Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB
Heatsink: Noctua NH-U9B
RAM: OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) 2 kits
Video: Asus Radeon HD 4850 512MB Overclocked 680/2100
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
DVD: Lite-On 20x DVD +/-
Monitor: Still looking....probably a 20" or 22" 1680x1050
OS: WindowsXP 64 Bit
Keyboard: OCZ Alchemy Series Elixir
Mouse: Logitech G5
Speakers: Still looking...
finally my iMac will get to use OSX instead of WinXP/TF2 all the time
Case: Antec 300
Power Supply: OCZ PC Power & Cooling 610w
Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB
Heatsink: Noctua NH-U9B
RAM: OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) 2 kits
Video: Asus Radeon HD 4850 512MB Overclocked 680/2100
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
DVD: Lite-On 20x DVD +/-
Monitor: Still looking....probably a 20" or 22" 1680x1050
OS: WindowsXP 64 Bit
Keyboard: OCZ Alchemy Series Elixir
Mouse: Logitech G5
Speakers: Still looking...
finally my iMac will get to use OSX instead of WinXP/TF2 all the time
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As for the screen, I just picked up two 24" Samsung SyncMaster's 2443BW for $319.99+tx (CDN) each.
http://pccyber.com/?v=product&i=LCD-SA-2443BW - $372.00 reduced to $319.99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001294&Tpk=2443bw
Jeezus, $429.99 American at NewEgg?! I'm sure you can find this model for less somewhere else if we are getting this price. I tell you though, after upgrading from my single 22", I can tell you with certainty, this model is leaps and bounds above my previous monitor.
4GB for $58, why the hell would I not get the max
But definitely do the research. I picked this display more so for colors than gaming performance for my animation/CG work.
Great rig though, gotta love that RAM.
yea thats what i mean, 24" monitors are 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 which i think the 4850 might struggle on on upcoming games. i dont want to use resoultions other than default.
Case: $60
PSU: $68
Mobo: $140
CPU: $165
Heatsink: Free, won @ ICLAN
RAM: $58 for 4GB, other 4GB is classified
Video: $150
Hard Drive: $55
DVDR: $22
Monitor: Haven't chosen one yet
OS: once again, classifed
Keyboard: Free (<3 Snarkasm)
Mouse: Free
Speakers: haven't chosen yet
$718 so far....remember I used newegg promo codes also to get these prices.
Also, G5. EXCELLENT mouse, best I've ever used. You got the V2, right?
nope, the orange original one ive had for awhile now. I might get the newer one down the road.
why would I want a quad core that is lower speed/fsb and higher watts/heat and costs more?
For the argument that not all games use 4 cores. Can you think of a game that uses two cores to the max? (that isn't quad core capable like UT3) A Q6600 will perform equally compared to an E8400 for those older games that don't use all 4 cores. Aside from UT3, I can't think of a single older game that would max out two cores of the Q6600.
Seriously though, go quad. Unless power consumption is something you're trying to watch, there's no reason not to. All games these days ship with quad core capable engines, why not use them? Why keep yourself limited in dual core when for a few bucks more you could have 4 cores?
Don't get me wrong, I think the Q6600 is an absolutely awesome beast! I have five computers running them. In my case though, the CPU choice was influence first by Folding@Home capability, second by overclocking ability, and third by price. The Q6600 scored very highly in all three of those priorities for me. If I were not a dedicated Folding@Home donor, I probably would have gone with a competitive dual core CPU.
Really, at the consumer level, there are very few applications that will make efficient use of more than two cores.
For folding, duh! Aren't you just going to dedicate your brand spanking new machine to curing diseases?
Q6600 = 2.4 Ghz x 4 cores = 9.6 ePeens
E8400 = 3 Ghz x 2 cores = 6 ePeens
Obviously the E8400 is the best.
EDIT: Alright, I'm lost here. What the heck is an "ePeen?" Virtual urinating?