New Computer Contest

ivank · 06-08-09, 10:16 PM

Okay my parents gave me a price range of $2200-$2500 for a new computer, with screen.

I have no idea about compatiables with PC hardware, so I am giving the subsim community the chance to design a new computer for me! Have fun, cool case would be nice, make her powerful! She is to be geared to gaming.

Must have:
at least:
500GB hard drive
4GB RAM
Quad-core processor
2x HD capable video cards
1x DVD-ROM (writable)
V8 or a V10 coolermaster for the CPU(i have a v8 that is 2weeks old, so i rather just use the same)
No smaller than a 24'' screen
Not loud!

Optional:
Blu-Ray player
Hi-Def sound card
HD screen
Mid or Full size tower
Water-Cooling

Good Luck, I need to order by July 10th.

Thank you,
Ivan

ivank · 06-09-09, 02:17 PM

anything?!

FIREWALL · 06-09-09, 02:20 PM

Buy a DELL

Task Force · 06-09-09, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivank

Okay my parents gave me a price range of $2200-$2500 for a new computer, with screen.

I wish my parents had given me 2200 to 2500 dollars when I got this computer put together.

mine cost less than 2000.

oah well... heres my some specs. what you planning on running on it in the first place.

Antec p5k deluxe mother board.
intel e 8400
8800 gts 640 factory overclocked
samsung HD501LJ
3 gigs of ram.
just the cooler that came on the mother board.
BFG 650 w powerpack.
28 inch Hannspree monitor
antec 900 case
8800s might be old. but they still are quite good in my opinion.

ReallyDedPoet · 06-09-09, 02:27 PM

Make sure you have a power supply that can handle current and future specs.
Your components should specify what they need as far as power.

Is your hard drive large enough, how about a 1 TB of HD space.

Ram, is 4 gigs enough looking ahead?

Anyway, my .02 at the moment

ivank · 06-09-09, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Task Force

I wish my parents had given me 2200 to 2500 dollars when I got this computer put together.

mine cost less than 2000.

oah well... heres my some specs. what you planning on running on it in the first place.

Antec p5k deluxe mother board.
intel e 8400
8800 gts 640 factory overclocked
samsung HD501LJ
3 gigs of ram.
just the cooler that came on the mother board.
BFG 650 w powerpack.
28 inch Hannspree monitor
antec 900 case
8800s might be old. but they still are quite good in my opinion.

Running on it? you mean OS? XP of course, then Windows 7

Its a college/gaming computer. SH3, SH4, PT-B: KotS, COD 5, World in Conflict, FSX, Arma I&II, and future games.

Is this what you mean?

How much was your computer?

Task Force · 06-09-09, 05:27 PM

Parts cost alot more back then... you can get a 8800 like mine for real cheap now...

Ill look up the prices...

Oah... vista 32 bit.

Task Force · 06-09-09, 05:40 PM

the card... (cost 400 something when I got it, but it was on sale for 300 something.)
http://www.google.com/products/catal...tle#ps-sellers
Processor. (you might be able to get the e 8500, but there probably isnt much difference.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021
case only cost 100 dollars now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131182
the motherboard.
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr650wpsu.aspx
powersupply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152052
DVD drive.
(I got the motherboard and CPU from newegg, came in good condition, in packing peanuts.)
Im guessing between 1,500 and 1,800 dollars.

http://www.hannspree.com/US/product_...=23792&c=25693
monitor.

SUBMAN1 · 06-09-09, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Buy a DELL

NNNNooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

SUBMAN1 · 06-09-09, 08:17 PM

With $2K, you can make yourself an Uber machine these days. I usually spend $2500+ on an upgrade. THings are so cheap these days though that this upgrade I just did cost less than $1000. Way less.

Of course I already have a nice case and a nice PSU and I have a few HD's I re-used, but the CPU, motherboard, video card, RAM that I bought, including a Blu-Ray burner (8x LG no less) still ran less than $1K this time around.

-S

CaptainHaplo · 06-09-09, 08:32 PM

If you want quiet and excellent cooling - with that budget - why not go liquid cooling? With the 2 HD capable linked cards, your going to be pushing major heat. If noise is a concern - liquid all the way.

SUBMAN1 · 06-09-09, 08:39 PM

i7 920 - $ 279 at Newegg though you can do better than this if you hunt around - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202

X4 955 - $245 at Newegg. Not sure if you can do much better here since the overclockers are all over this CPU. It clocks to nearly 4GHz using the stock cooling that comes with the retail part. Add a custom cooling kit or water cooling to this and the sky's the limit it seems. Some idiot is posting online that he got one of these things running at 7 GHz. I'll have to read that one. I'll post a link to it when I get a second to find it again.

-S

Bill Nichols · 06-09-09, 08:41 PM

If you haven't already seen my build thread, here's the link. With your budget, you should be able to afford something similiar to what I built.

Mine is still running great, haven't found a game it can't handle with ease!

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=148837&page=2

SUBMAN1 · 06-09-09, 08:42 PM

As I said - Some idiot has this thing running at 7.1 GHz. I bet he gets some impressive benchmarks.

-S

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AMD...cked,7747.html

Quote:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Overclocked to 7.1 GHz

A group called LimitTeam managed to overclock AMD's Phenom II X4 955 processor and reach a record speed of 7.1 GHz.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
Windows XP Professional SP3 (Build 2600)
CPU Arch : 1 CPU - 4 Cores - 4 Threads
CPU PSN : AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor
CPU EXT : MMX(+) 3DNow!(+) SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4A x86-64
CPUID : F.4.2 / Extended : 10.4
CPU Cache : L1 : 4 x 64 / 4 x 64 KB - L2 : 4 x 512 KB
CPU Cache : L3 : 6144 KB
Core : Deneb (45 nm) / Stepping : RB-C2
Freq : 7127.85 MHz (250.01 * 28.5)

MB Brand : Asus
MB Model : M4A79T Deluxe
NB : AMD 790FX rev 00
SB : ATI SB750 rev 00

GPU Type : ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
GPU Clocks : Core 160 MHz / RAM 250 MHz
DirectX Version : 9.0c

RAM : 4096 MB DDR3 Dual Channel
RAM Speed : 833.7 MHz (3:10) @ 7-7-7-24
Slot 1 : 2048MB (PC3-10700H)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : Apacer Technology
Slot 2 : 2048MB (PC3-10700H)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : Apacer Technology

ivank · 06-09-09, 08:43 PM

Thanks guys! Lots to look at!
So in with water cooling? or stay with a V8 or a new V10 COOLERMASTER?
AMD or INTEL?
ATI or NVIDA?

06-08-09, 10:16 PM	#1
ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	New Computer Contest Okay my parents gave me a price range of $2200-$2500 for a new computer, with screen. I have no idea about compatiables with PC hardware, so I am giving the subsim community the chance to design a new computer for me! Have fun, cool case would be nice, make her powerful! She is to be geared to gaming. Must have: at least: 500GB hard drive 4GB RAM Quad-core processor 2x HD capable video cards 1x DVD-ROM (writable) V8 or a V10 coolermaster for the CPU(i have a v8 that is 2weeks old, so i rather just use the same) No smaller than a 24'' screen Not loud! Optional: Blu-Ray player Hi-Def sound card HD screen Mid or Full size tower Water-Cooling Good Luck, I need to order by July 10th. Thank you, Ivan __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1 Last edited by ivank; 06-09-09 at 02:17 PM.

06-09-09, 02:17 PM	#2
ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	anything?! __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1

06-09-09, 02:20 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Buy a DELL __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-09-09, 02:27 PM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Make sure you have a power supply that can handle current and future specs. Your components should specify what they need as far as power. Is your hard drive large enough, how about a 1 TB of HD space. Ram, is 4 gigs enough looking ahead? Anyway, my .02 at the moment __________________ Back in the Day

06-09-09, 05:27 PM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Parts cost alot more back then... you can get a 8800 like mine for real cheap now... Ill look up the prices... Oah... vista 32 bit. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

06-09-09, 05:40 PM	#8
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	the card... (cost 400 something when I got it, but it was on sale for 300 something.) http://www.google.com/products/catal...tle#ps-sellers Processor. (you might be able to get the e 8500, but there probably isnt much difference.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 case only cost 100 dollars now. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131182 the motherboard. http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr650wpsu.aspx powersupply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152052 DVD drive. (I got the motherboard and CPU from newegg, came in good condition, in packing peanuts.) Im guessing between 1,500 and 1,800 dollars. http://www.hannspree.com/US/product_...=23792&c=25693 monitor. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

06-09-09, 08:17 PM	#10
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	With $2K, you can make yourself an Uber machine these days. I usually spend $2500+ on an upgrade. THings are so cheap these days though that this upgrade I just did cost less than $1000. Way less. Of course I already have a nice case and a nice PSU and I have a few HD's I re-used, but the CPU, motherboard, video card, RAM that I bought, including a Blu-Ray burner (8x LG no less) still ran less than $1K this time around. -S __________________

06-09-09, 08:32 PM	#11
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	If you want quiet and excellent cooling - with that budget - why not go liquid cooling? With the 2 HD capable linked cards, your going to be pushing major heat. If noise is a concern - liquid all the way. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

06-09-09, 08:39 PM	#12
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i7 920 - $ 279 at Newegg though you can do better than this if you hunt around - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202 X4 955 - $245 at Newegg. Not sure if you can do much better here since the overclockers are all over this CPU. It clocks to nearly 4GHz using the stock cooling that comes with the retail part. Add a custom cooling kit or water cooling to this and the sky's the limit it seems. Some idiot is posting online that he got one of these things running at 7 GHz. I'll have to read that one. I'll post a link to it when I get a second to find it again. -S __________________

06-09-09, 08:41 PM	#13
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	If you haven't already seen my build thread, here's the link. With your budget, you should be able to afford something similiar to what I built. Mine is still running great, haven't found a game it can't handle with ease! http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=148837&page=2 __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

06-09-09, 08:43 PM	#15
ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys! Lots to look at! So in with water cooling? or stay with a V8 or a new V10 COOLERMASTER? AMD or INTEL? ATI or NVIDA? __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1