Goner Posted November 25, 2009 Member ID: 30 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 17 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 138 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Birthday: 06/14/1957 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I just ran into a little extra money ($600-800) and am thinking of upgrading my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 542 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 1628 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 29 Achievement Points: 11299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/30/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2014 Birthday: 03/01/1975 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I7860 - Retail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollardogg Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 189 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1388 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 7432 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 3 Birthday: 02/01/1978 Device: Windows Share Posted November 26, 2009 man 600 to 800 u could have a nice everything i would get a new graphics card , mb and cpu but id put graphics card first thats what pushs the games anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-RayXI Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6882 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 1370 Achievement Points: 44077 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26 Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Share Posted November 26, 2009 http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=848427 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Reload Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 615 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 606 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3461 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 11/07/1968 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Damn Sun Tzu, can you change your avatar please as i cant read your post wit them things bouncing around, it is quite distracting you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotrinde Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 363 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 296 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1674 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/13/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 9, 2021 Birthday: 12/13/1977 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Reload Damn Sun Tzu, can you change your avatar please as i cant read your post wit them things bouncing around, it is quite distracting you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildthing Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 36 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 124 Topic Count: 235 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3845 Content Per Day: 0.72 Reputation: 2247 Achievement Points: 34608 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 17 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 02:24 AM Birthday: 11/22/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted November 26, 2009 Case ( [$15 OFF Mail-In Rebate] Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black ) Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue ) Power Supply ( [= Gaming Edition =] 1000 Watt Extreme Power Supply [Gaming Series] --- Quad SLI + Active PFC + 80 Plus Ready ) Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology ) Free Software/Game ( Free Game - [Halo 2] must purchase with Microsoft Windows Vista operation system ) Processor Cooling ( [$10 OFF Mail-In Rebate] [=== Silent ===] Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof = Maximum cooling efficiency for quietness and performance ) Motherboard ( [CrossFire] ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe AMD 790FX CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Quad PCI-E MB ) Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand ) Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ 1GB w/DVI + TV Out Video ) Video Card Brand ( === High Performance === eVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA ) Hard Drive ( 320 GB HARD DRIVE [serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] ) 2nd Hard Drive ( None ) External Hard Drives [uSB 2.0/eSATA] ( None ) CD/DVD Drive ( [Lightscribe Technology] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8260 Content Per Day: 1.55 Reputation: 5968 Achievement Points: 53576 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted November 26, 2009 What do you have in that box now ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Goner Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 30 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 17 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 138 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Birthday: 06/14/1957 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Sun, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareXI Posted November 26, 2009 Member ID: 68 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 44 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2709 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 132 Achievement Points: 14854 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 20, 2022 Birthday: 04/13/1969 Share Posted November 26, 2009 ya SUN thats exactly the rig I will get next month...maybe the maximus III formula is a little too much if you dont want to OC... the other ASUS motherboards with socket 1156 are enough if run it with stock settings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sun Tzu Posted November 27, 2009 Member ID: 542 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 1628 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 29 Achievement Points: 11299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/30/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2014 Birthday: 03/01/1975 Share Posted November 27, 2009 The i7 is the newest quad core processor from intel same as the i5 so I wouldnt say it is a dead end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareXI Posted November 27, 2009 Member ID: 68 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 44 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2709 Content Per Day: 0.51 Reputation: 132 Achievement Points: 14854 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 20, 2022 Birthday: 04/13/1969 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I am missing a post? LOL what did labob say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
dollardogg Posted November 27, 2009 Member ID: 189 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1388 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 7432 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 3 Birthday: 02/01/1978 Device: Windows Share Posted November 27, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze127 Posted November 28, 2009 Member ID: 802 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 7 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 45 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 10/10/1993 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Hey Goner, I see you're on the market for some PC upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labob Posted November 28, 2009 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8260 Content Per Day: 1.55 Reputation: 5968 Achievement Points: 53576 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted November 28, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted November 28, 2009 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8260 Content Per Day: 1.55 Reputation: 5968 Achievement Points: 53576 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted November 28, 2009 yea I love AMD The hype about all that speed and power is tres cool to say but we would probably never use it. Gmaes are still not optimized for all 4 cores soin reality a dual core is just fine. We do need a great video card though the best you can afford. I7 isn't that the motarway 2 over from the I5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
dollardogg Posted November 28, 2009 Member ID: 189 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1388 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 7432 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 3 Birthday: 02/01/1978 Device: Windows Share Posted November 28, 2009 ohh and a nice power supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze127 Posted November 28, 2009 Member ID: 802 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 7 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 45 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 10/10/1993 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Labob http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295700 299.98 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220426 96.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133268 239.99 total 636.96 Its a great start. There are a few problems here. You linked a combo deal with the GD-70 and the PhII 965 BE, and while the deal may seem good you're getting the older C2 stepping. If you're going to get a PhII 965 BE, get the new C3 stepping revision. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727Also, you link some Viper II memory, which is DDR2. The GD-70 is a DDR3 only board.The GD-70 is also a CrossFire board (and if you're forking out the money for a 790FX you might as well go CrossFire) but the GTX275 obviously can't do CrossFire. I mean you could hack and patch your way around that, but that's more trouble than it's worth. Labob yea I love AMD The hype about all that speed and power is tres cool to say but we would probably never use it. Gmaes are still not optimized for all 4 cores soin reality a dual core is just fine. We do need a great video card though the best you can afford. I7 isn't that the motarway 2 over from the I5 Yeah the i7 is really only going to pull ahead of AMD when it comes to things like video compressing and heavy CPU tasks. For gaming it's just a waste of money. I've had a dual core, quad core, and now a triple, and I tell you.. the X3 720 is really the way to go. The price is fantastic, it overclocking is cake, and the third core really helps for gaming. Like you said, most games are just optimized for dual cores as they make up most of what consumers have, but the third core is really nice of handling background tasks while the other two cores work on the game.dollardogg ohh and a nice power supply Most people would probably reccomend Corsair, but those things are probably the most overrated product to ever make it to market. Corsair just rebrands Seasonic and slightly lowers the price. The units are solid, yes, but they aren't all they're cracked up to be. I found this ThermalTake 650W unit on newegg on sale for $89.99USD with free shipping. It's modular, which is a plus for someone whose not really that into building. It can also handle CrossFire later on if you want it to. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153040Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labob Posted November 29, 2009 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8260 Content Per Day: 1.55 Reputation: 5968 Achievement Points: 53576 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted November 29, 2009 Who is this guy good catch on the video card did not even think of looking at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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