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Intel q6600 quad core geforce 8800 4 gb ram ddr2 800mhz Gigabyte Ep35-ds3 samsung monitor 19" piano 250gb hitachi sata2 hard drive cooler master tower cooler master power suply 450w lg dvd writer lightscribe wireless internal
for around 900 dollars, what you think of it, is it expensive?, i know there ( U.S ) is cheaper but what you think of it?
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Mac or bust imo.
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DDR has got my mind all figured out.
But Digger bro, I say go with what works for you.
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Wouldn't you want a bigger screen? I'd top up a bit more for the screen since that's what you look at all the time. Easier on the eyes if you spend a lot of time in front of the computer.
What's wireless internal?
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With a mac you can't change the parts as you wish, they are sealed. That looks like a good deal man, not expensive imo. Personally, Id choose another graphics card (an Ati card usually goes along well with Intel hardware, for a couple of years without problem) and another hard disc. Which mother board?
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I don't know if that's a good deal in your country but if you can import from the US, you can get that same setup for around $479 here. I would definitely go with a bigger screen.
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[quote=beanzncheez;680653]I don't know if that's a good deal in your country but if you can import from the US, you can get that same setup for around $479 here. I would definitely go with a bigger screen.[/quote]
$479 is way cheaper than here, I should take a look at shipping prices :)
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i got your samsung 226bw 22" let me know :D
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[quote=minimal;680645]With a mac you can't change the parts as you wish, they are sealed. That looks like a good deal man, not expensive imo. Personally, Id choose another graphics card (an Ati card usually goes along well with Intel hardware, for a couple of years without problem) and another hard disc. Which mother board?[/quote]
Gigabyte Ep35-ds3
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ok, well, thanks, i just want to know if they are good parts, so i wouldnt buy another thing in years, thanks for the fast responses, and 479$ sounds freaking good :( and also is a bit expensive because im gonna pay it on months.....so...
where is a good website that i can see reviews from the experts and from users that already bought it...?.. i look at google but i found pretty much the benchmark of things....
also my friend told me that the monitor looks pretty awesome with 5ms of response, that i dont know what the hell is that xD
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[quote=feather;680598]Wouldn't you want a bigger screen? I'd top up a bit more for the screen since that's what you look at all the time. Easier on the eyes if you spend a lot of time in front of the computer.
What's wireless internal?[/quote]
hehe sorry for the mistake an internal wireless card...
and of course i would like a bigger monitor was looking for this one HP2207 for around $200USD
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what is going to be your primary use for this PC ? gaming or just doing some work on it and using media center to watch tv/movies etc. if its not for gaming, get a fanless video card. otherwise it looks good.
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yeah i like games wnat to play crisis the way is mean to be and some other games that i want to give it a try, also starcraft 2 is coming, but i think it doesnt need that much power...anyway...also i do design work and use photoshop illustrator dreamweaver and im getting using flash but i dont need that much power for it, im just getting it because i dont have a computer at home and i want some power for not to update in a couple of years!
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good luck with your purchase mate
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thanks very much...
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[quote=Digger;680830]yeah i like games wnat to play crisis the way is mean to be and some other games that i want to give it a try, also starcraft 2 is coming, but i think it doesnt need that much power...anyway...also i do design work and use photoshop illustrator dreamweaver and im getting using flash but i dont need that much power for it, im just getting it because i dont have a computer at home and i want some power for not to update in a couple of years![/quote]
You'd definitely want something bigger than 19" for all that.
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my comp finally arrived, a couple of days ago, its sweet the monitor is pretty cool to be honest but later on i will buy a 32" tv so i can connect it to my computer hehehehe.... besides that its pretty good... it have windows xp and starts pretty damn fast just one line to load and my friend told me that he can sell me his windows vista home edition but for a couple of bucks of course, but rite now im good with xp....
couple of question ive seen on youtube that you can overclock the cpu but im not pretty sure how to do it, my friend told me that its cool to do it.... but it does have some consequence i think? like getting the temperature more hotter if not how do i do it? if someone know please tell me....
also does updating the bios do i get more efficient computer or something? or what diff it makes ?
well thats all i think
1.- overclocking and 2.- updating the bios?
thanks in advanced
also whats with the directx10? can i install it on xp? or something? does it make big difference? rite now im playing
Spore Need for speed: Undercover and i will install Crysis and James bond: Quantum of Solace
if you can recommend me more games please let me know!
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what is your mobo brand? Most mobo manufacturers will give you windows based applications to upgrade your BIOS. Also if this isn't an INTEL Mobo, then you should be able to overclock it by going into the BIOS. Just dont get excited and overclock it by 50%, you'll fry everything including your tongue :p
Just start by 1% and slowly increase it with each reboot if you have not noticed any stuttering, windows crashes or BSODs. Once you start seeing those, you know you've overdone the overclocking.
if you get deeper into overclocking, just dont only bump up the CPU clock speed, overclock the ram by adjusting the timers (based on the RAM brand you have) and gradually start bumping up the voltages too. But make sure your computer is well cooled else you will see crashes from very early in your overclocking endeavors.
Just a reminder that overclocking WILL kill the life of your CPU. If the silicon continues to operate at higher than normal temperatures on a regular basis, there is a point after which it will just not perform the same number of calculations as compared to when it was new.
I have a 3.2ghz Northwood architecture CPU that is sitting in a box because after constantly overclocking it, it has a miserable vista performance score of 1.8 but a cousin of mine who has the same cpu has a vista performance score of nearly 3.0
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gezz... ok kamal thanks, but other think i dont know how to overclockit
my mobo is a GA-EP35-DS3 gigabyte my ram is kingston 800mhz and i have 4gb of ram... the PSU its a cooler master 450w if i remember well.....
i just want it to overclock it a bit, so i can get more POWA :D and im just curious hehehe its my new toy so i want to know everything
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Downloads For your MOBO - [url]http://tw.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=2741[/url]
Will need to know your RAM model to know how to adjust the timers and voltage
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My Opty 165 is OC'd 50%. :p
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an opteron ?
regardless, there is no fucking way you have OC'ed your PC that much. I need proof..... please post screenies of CPU-Z of your OC'ed PC. I hope this isn't one of your "I got free equipment at fry's" story's.
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ok i will download F3 cuz F4 is still beta, so i just download it and install it?...thats all? no problems that i need to know?...
my ram hum, i iwll put it when i arrive home...
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^^ i've got the same Mobo's at work...from my experience i've never faced any issues except that the internal sound card (realtek) is dodgy....id reccomend you get a cheap creative on it too...just in case....enjoy ;)
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[quote=beanzncheez;684263]My Opty 165 is OC'd 50%. :p[/quote]
[quote=Kamal;684313]an opteron ?
regardless, there is no fucking way you have OC'ed your PC that much. I need proof..... please post screenies of CPU-Z of your OC'ed PC. I hope this isn't one of your "I got free equipment at fry's" story's.[/quote]
Geek fight! 8)
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Yes, Kamal. I've got an Opteron 165 in this system that I built back in February '06. It's ancient but I don't game so it suits my needs still. I OC'd it to around 2.8GHz but since I'm not doing a lot with it, I down tuned it to around 2.71GHz. I think I did this within two weeks of putting it together. When I OC'd it, I checked and found out this thing could bust past 3GHz if I watercooled it but I don't have the time to deal with trial and error of that equipment. It wasn't hard at all to OC this cpu as you may know the history of why so many people wanted it for the price point. I have pics but need to set up an online account somewhere. I'll repost a link as soon as I do that. As for the Fry's comment, I just shop there because of the prices. You have a serious misconception of the things you've read. LOL
EDIT: I forgot I had an account with photobucket and the pics were already there. LMAO. Here you go, big guy. You'll also notice that I was able to OC my HTT by over 50%, as well. ;)
[IMG]http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/roberto_mart/dd1367b9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/roberto_mart/4fc9bb34.jpg[/IMG]
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my ram is KVR800D2N5/2G, Pc2 6400 CL5 240 Pin Dimm
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sheezus beaner if those are truly your screenies (and not da interweb :p ) then I stand corrected with 2 toes in my mouth. I searched around on that model too and its being touted as one of the best processor's to OC with stock cooling. tips hat
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:( how do i OC mine :( beanz you disctrac kamal uh? hehehehe j/k
but thats my ram model and i downloaded the F3 version(havent installed it) and now how do i do it?
thanks :D
also i have my stock cooling
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i just saw that my bios is updated to the latest bios avaible(stable) F3...
hehe
thanks anyway, im still stuck with the overclock... but i will figure it out..
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^ ^ You really need to read up on the subject before you get into overclocking. It's not difficult but if you 1) don't have the right parts and 2) don't know what you're doing, you can fry your stuff very easily. How is your system holding up?
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to be honest very well.....is just my anxiety to know what my computer can do and what cannot, but i read about that, you can mess with the bios or fry your Mobo, so i think twice before doing that heheh...
but i installed Spore, James Bond: Quantum and NFS: Undercover, gonna try Crysis...
and im doing some tweaks to XP so it starts faster and better....
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believe me, overclocking is like going to a peep show with your hands cuffed behind your back, you get a stiffy with the hotties but you can't do shit with it.
Just operate your system at the recommended settings unless you are going to be a die-hard gamer and need the .5 ghz etc. for whatever reason.
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yeah, so far all my games installed works perfectly, just installed crysis and it stared with high settings,i read about that you can put them on very high coz you cant put DX10 on Windows Xp that sux, i read about to overwrite the DLLs, but im afraid that it doesnt work anyway thanks...
later i will put my cpu setting with CPU-Z so if you know how to get a better performance without overclocking...
thanks :D
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So saving over $2000 on a processor isn't worth OCing? That's news to me.
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i wouldn't overcook my comp ever....:)
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[QUOTE=beanzncheez;689359]So saving over $2000 on a processor isn't worth OCing? That's news to me.[/QUOTE]
what processor are you buying and overclocking that's going to save you $2000 ? I thought everything you bought at Frys was on sale :?:
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When the Opteron 165 was out, it was nowhere near the top of the line. By overclocking this beast, I was able to make it outperform the processor that went for over $2400 that AMD offered. I paid about $245 for this thing back in early '06. If my math is correct, that's a savings of over $2000. ;)
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yes but that is IF you were in the market to buy a $2K processor to begin with, if you can't afford it/weren't considering purchasing it, then what you're saying doesn't chime. I could say I didn't buy a Ferrari but I bought an Acura instead and saved me $150K. If I can't afford that car to begin with or wasn't considering buying it, I didn't save a dime.
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^ ^ LOL. Dude. Read it again. I bought a processor from AMD. They manufactured a processor with the same specs that put out 2.6GHz and had the same cache as mine. I OC'd my Opteron 165 to outperform said processor and now it would be deemed as better. Your comparison in no way relates to what I did. Acura to Ferrari? :roflmao: