Topic: PC Build - Recommended Systems Thread - February 2012

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auzentech xfi was the biggest nightmare card I have ever owned, issue after issue. Do not recommend

Reply #50 Posted: March 13, 2011, 01:39:43 am

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Links in OP need updating Philo

Great work by the way - You should push dasa out of the way and mirror this on Atomic : P

Reply #51 Posted: March 13, 2011, 11:10:31 am

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Yeah should get aroubnd to fixing those links sometime soon and cheers! DASA though, seems to know more than me about this sort of thing - no matter how much as it pains me to admit it ;)

Reply #52 Posted: March 14, 2011, 12:02:41 pm

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Updated 18/03/2011 - HTPCs updated ti take advantage of Sandy Bridge's awesome CPU and integrated GPU power.  Other than that a few minor housekeeping changes - small processor speed increases in the lower end due to old models being phased out, a change to the 2-platter 1TB Samsung HDD for the midrange and to the 990X CPU for the hax build, as well as updated B3 stepping motherboards and price reductions all round.  Oh, and I updated the links in the OP :)

Reply #53 Posted: March 18, 2011, 07:48:38 pm

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Reply #54 Posted: March 18, 2011, 09:37:43 pm

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Reply #55 Posted: March 19, 2011, 01:56:54 am
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Reply #56 Posted: March 19, 2011, 02:23:55 pm

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Reply #57 Posted: March 19, 2011, 08:28:14 pm

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back on topic guys

Reply #58 Posted: March 19, 2011, 08:35:49 pm

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wats goin on dis thread

Reply #59 Posted: March 19, 2011, 08:58:59 pm

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no 6990?

Reply #60 Posted: March 20, 2011, 02:30:25 am

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i'm predicting this thread will get rather busy once the BF3 recommended specs get released

BTW anyone seen the new Corsair H60 listed anywhere ?

Reply #61 Posted: March 20, 2011, 05:27:12 pm

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would AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition and a cheap 90$ mobo like Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 be fine? im budget i guess

Reply #62 Posted: March 20, 2011, 07:09:47 pm

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Quote from: GhostOfGallipoli;1369991
wats goin on dis thread



 
Quote from: pop;1370036
no 6990?


I've read a few reviews, but I'm not convinced of the benefits of Quad-Fire, particularly with minimum frame rates (in some cases two 6990s lose out to a pair of GTX 580s).  Definitely something I' like to include, but I might wait a bit for more mature drivers and definitive reviews.
 
Quote from: Kopfjaeger;1370149
i'm predicting this thread will get rather busy once the BF3 recommended specs get released

BTW anyone seen the new Corsair H60 listed anywhere ?


Nah, not even in Aussie as far as I can tell. And yeah, roll on that BF3 :)
 
Quote from: pop;1370182
would AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition and a cheap 90$ mobo like Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 be fine? im budget i guess


I'd never buy a Gigabyte motherboard without the a 'D' or 'UD' on the end of its product code, as that gives it solid capacitors and other 'durable' features.  That having been said it's a good combo, but for the price you may be able to do a bit better.  If you're planning a build or half build chuck up a thread with your plans maybe?

Reply #63 Posted: March 20, 2011, 08:54:59 pm

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I had a look and some reviews but the new i3 at same speed as the x6 core with a much better upgrade path for future.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/15

Last Edit: March 20, 2011, 10:24:34 pm by krasher

Reply #64 Posted: March 20, 2011, 10:20:05 pm
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i5 2500k|GTX560ti|GA-Z68X-UD3|8Gig DDR3 1600|24" LG 19x12|650W Corsair|64GB SSD Cache WD640




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I'm really only getting it because i'm a cunt and want to tell my friends my pc has 6 cores :P and it's cheap. I was actually thinking about getting a Phenom II x2 555 BE to try and unlock 2 extra cores because I am that cheap :P. I might fork out extra for a motherboard that has usb 3.0. Upgrading from a pentium 4 so anything will feel like flying compared to it.

Reply #65 Posted: March 20, 2011, 11:04:30 pm

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25/03/2011 - Minor update to checking prices.. and changing the hax build to reflect the fact that the AMD HD 6990 (as pop said) is the best card out there right now - in fact cheaper and faster than the GTX 590 (or three GTX 580s when both are overclocked), and that the Corsair AX-1200, whilst a fantastic PSU (possibly the best ever made!) is riding on its name a little - the Coolermaster 1200w gold unit is also frankly amazing :)


Ahh hardware -progress give me a semi - you know that current smallest definable object (sorta a name [kinda] for logic gates - the building blocks of processors) at the 32nm process are ~133 atoms wide?  Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Last Edit: March 25, 2011, 07:09:40 pm by philo-sofa

Reply #66 Posted: March 25, 2011, 07:07:05 pm

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Coincidentally, this is also the width of Ghost's penis.

Reply #67 Posted: April 01, 2011, 02:57:10 am

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going to build a pc, welll buy the bits anyhow.......will get 1 or 2 each month....  where are all of these sorced from philo?   looking at prob the 2 grand one....oops my bad just found it...
Last Edit: April 10, 2011, 09:55:42 am by broncos

Reply #68 Posted: April 10, 2011, 09:13:58 am

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Post a thread of what you looking at buying and let them IT Geeks post away :)

Reply #69 Posted: April 10, 2011, 12:52:54 pm

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Quote from: pop;1370182
would AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition and a cheap 90$ mobo like Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2 be fine? im budget i guess

I have the cpu and it is great. Apparently it is a great overclocker as well. Like if you have good cooling you can get it to 4.00Ghz

EDIT: Oh no wait its a AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, but its way cheaper and quite good
Last Edit: April 10, 2011, 03:40:06 pm by camy205

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Post a thread of what you looking at buying and let them IT Geeks post away :)

 
dunno, guys ideas ,2 grand budget........... list me some stuff  anything to get first?( before prices change?)

Reply #71 Posted: April 10, 2011, 07:13:45 pm

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You ought to start a thread, packed to the brim with details.

Budget, priority use, secondary use, size, portability etc etc

Reply #72 Posted: April 10, 2011, 07:27:32 pm
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Philo, why did I ignore you and buy an Asus mobo. Thing has been a right cunt for two days.

Reply #73 Posted: April 16, 2011, 05:59:22 pm

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Okay so I haven't been keeping up with everything these days. My mate wanted a computer and said he wanted to spend 1500 so I saw the gaming system and thought sweet perfect.

Gaming system - $1485 - not including shipping
Mobo   -   MSI 870A-G54 - $170
CPU   -   AMD Phenom II X4 955 - $215
RAM   -   DDR3 1600MHz CL9 2x2GB - $100
GPU   -   AMD Radeon HD 6850 - $310
HDD   -   Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB - $65
Optical   -   ASUS DRW-24B3ST - $45
PSU   -   Antec Neo Eco 520C 520W - $90
Case   -   Antec Three Hundred - $90
Monitor   -   ASUS VH242H - $280
Speakers   -   Creative Inspire A200 - $45
Keyboard   -   Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard - $30
Mouse    -   Logitech MX518 - $45

But then I saw this on trademe.. $1099 - free shipping to chch
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Desktops/No-monitor/auction-375352391.htm
CPU: AMD Phenom II 955 Quad Core(x4) 3.2Ghz (total is 12.8Ghz) 8Mb Cache Black Edition
Motherboard: ASUS M4N68T-M V2, Nvidia Chipset
Memory: 8Gb Dual Channel DDR3-1333
HD: Seagate/Western Digital 1TB SATA II
Optical Drive: Liteon 24x SATA Dual Layer DVD Writer -Fastest Speed Available
Graphic: Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 1GB GDDR5
Audio: 8-Channel High definition Audio
USB: 4 at back 2 on top, 1 x ESATA on top as well
Network: Ethernet Port, Gigabit Lan, Broadband ready
Case: ZALMAN Z7-PLUS Solid Quality with exellent cooling system, Front 120mm LED Fan, Side/Back 120mm Fans
Power Supply: 500W PSU

Now obviously it has a crappy PSU but apart from that, it wouldn't be hard to find a monitor for that build. Whats the 450 like compared to the 6850 though? Also has a 1tb hdd instead of 500gb and 8gb instead of 4gb.. Should I recommend him this or is philos build still better in the long run?

Reply #74 Posted: May 10, 2011, 10:28:49 pm
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