Buying a New Computer. *recommendations here*

[4a6c1]

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[Androidpk]

Don't eat yellow snow.

[Swami71]

I used this site when I just bought my latest desktop. Got $400 off.

http://www.dealigg.com/cat-best-price-ComputersDesktop

[Drew]

Are you playing WoW and Starcraft on this or do you want to run cutting edge FPS? If the latter you can get something on the low end of your range and have plenty of machine.

[Swami71]

Here's what I ended up getting. Wish I got a better video card or at least stuck with the basic cause I'll probably want to upgrade it soon.

HP Pavilion Elite HPE-560z PC
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1090T six-core processor [3.2GHz, 3MB L2 + 6MB L3 shared, up to 4000MHz]
• 12GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [4 DIMMs]
• 1TB RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA HDDs) - performance
• 2GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
• No speakers
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Wireless-N LAN card
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio, with USB 3.0 card
• No TV Tuner
• Integrated sound
• HP USB keyboard and optical mouse

[4a6c1]

Are you playing WoW and Starcraft on this or do you want to run cutting edge FPS? If the latter you can get something on the low end of your range and have plenty of machine.



WoW and everything Microsoft Office Professional. Itunes. Approximately a gazillion baby pictures, printer and fax software. Various logitech accessories. Thats it.

[Drew]

Don't spend more than 800 bucks.

[4a6c1]

Here's what I ended up getting. Wish I got a better video card or at least stuck with the basic cause I'll probably want to upgrade it soon.

HP Pavilion Elite HPE-560z PC
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• AMD Phenom(TM) II X6 1090T six-core processor [3.2GHz, 3MB L2 + 6MB L3 shared, up to 4000MHz]
• 12GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [4 DIMMs]
• 1TB RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA HDDs) - performance
• 2GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
• No speakers
• LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
• Wireless-N LAN card
• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio, with USB 3.0 card
• No TV Tuner
• Integrated sound
• HP USB keyboard and optical mouse

Looks beefy I guess. I've been translating Dellilese from the custom website for at least an hour so I dont really understand what this stuff says. Is that a single video card or a double?

[4a6c1]

Don't spend more than 800 bucks.

Walmart has a computer for 399 OMG!

[Swami71]

Looks beefy I guess. I've been translating Dellilese from the custom website for at least an hour so I dont really understand what this stuff says. Is that a single video card or a double?

Single video card and its the weakest part of the machine.

Newegg had some better specs for the price but the reviews of the PC's there made me go back to looking at dell and HP. I'm happy with what I got for just barely over $1k.

Here's another site to compare CPU's and Video Cards.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

[Androidpk]

I was thinking about getting a new desktop later this year for D3 but if it comes out on consoles I won't have to :D

[RSR]

I recommend any computer with a built-in web cam for the taking, and subsequent posting, of topless pics of Lady Vader. You can keep the helmet on. kthx.

-Richard.

[Bobmuhthol]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227292

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227317

Pay with BillMeLater for 0% 6-month financing and problem solved.

[4a6c1]

Single video card and its the weakest part of the machine.

Newegg had some better specs for the price but the reviews of the PC's there made me go back to looking at dell and HP. I'm happy with what I got for just barely over $1k.

Here's another site to compare CPU's and Video Cards.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

I'm all over those websites. Thanks!

[4a6c1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227292

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227317

Pay with BillMeLater for 0% 6-month financing and problem solved.

ooooooooh. There has gotta be a catch.

[Bobmuhthol]

No catch. I used it to buy a $280 monitor and waited the full 6 months before paying it. The only thing is that if you don't pay it you get charged like 24% retroactive interest but that shouldn't be a concern.

[4a6c1]

As a rule I usually Dont Do Credit. This website seems reasonable and straightforward though. I will definately be spending some time on here tomorrow. Where do they get the hardware? Not used I hope. These prices are outrageously low compared Frys, Best Buy and the Dell website.

[Swami71]

Good video cards on the ones bob's listed

The $1399 w/ Radeon HD 6950 is one of the best video cards you can get.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

[Bobmuhthol]

BillMeLater was purchased by Paypal which could be either a good or bad thing depending on your preferences. I like and use Paypal a lot so I trust them. It's not really credit, per se -- it's a one-off credit account as opposed to a loan or revolving credit line like a retail card or something.

iBuypower computers are baller. I am typing this post on one right now that I bought two years ago for $800 and similar computers were selling for 50% more from other manufacturers. The parts aren't used. The Best Buys and Dells of the world are just way too large, inefficient, and have too much market power to price products very low.

[4a6c1]

Hmm. Concur.

Worthy of notation: One review labels the iBuyPower brand as "lean on the user friendly software." Should I read this as Windows Vista OS? LOLQQ

[Rinualdo]

Build your own i5 Sandy Bridge. Many people here can help you with the components, pretty easy, and much cheaper.

[Kuyuk]

iBuypower computers are baller. I am typing this post on one right now that I bought two years ago for $800 and similar computers were selling for 50% more from other manufacturers. The parts aren't used. The Best Buys and Dells of the world are just way too large, inefficient, and have too much market power to price products very low.


One downside I will say, I bought the ex's laptop( READ LAPTOP) from ibuypower, and had huge issues after about 6 months, and it was a very low-use machine (few hours a day). Ended being sent back and forth like 3 times because they couldnt fix the problem. Just over a year from purchase, it was dead. :(


I hate laptops, so, read into that as well.


Be adventurous, build your own, if I did it, pretty much anyone can!

[AnticorRifling]

My last two have come from cyberpowerpc.com and I've had zero issues. When I get a chance I'll do some snooping for you.

[Dyslexia]

Call me another vote for Cyberpower - I got this system off Newegg at the beginning of the month:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229242&cm_re=2600k-_-83-229-242-_-Product

They have a few similar like it in stock - if you are not a tech genius and would just rather get a pre built Newegg is a pretty good option. Shipping was only like 30 bucks and I got the system in 2 business days all ready to go.

[Buckwheet]

Build your own i5 Sandy Bridge. Many people here can help you with the components, pretty easy, and much cheaper.

This x2. Just got done building a system with this. 4.5Ghz stable overclock in about 10 minutes of work. Went with a SSD as the OS drive and a 2TB WD Black as the storage, hold my games drive, dual Nvidia 450s(they were $99 each) and 8GB of RAM.

I was able to use the supply and case from my previous machines so that shaved off about $300 in costs.

But they are cheap!

[RichardCranium]

cyberpowerpc.com

[RichardCranium]

Or what Anticor and Dyslexia said.

[Rinualdo]

My last two have come from cyberpowerpc.com and I've had zero issues. When I get a chance I'll do some snooping for you.

Aren't you a computer engineer of some sort?

For shame...

[pabstblueribbon]

Build your own i5 Sandy Bridge. Many people here can help you with the components, pretty easy, and much cheaper.

Do not buy a Sandy Bridge yet. There's a SATA bug in the chipset and they are recalling them.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall

[pabstblueribbon]

I need to buy a new computer now as well. Unfortunately due to the Sandy Bridge fuckup and Bulldozer not coming out until.. May (I think?) I have to purchase one while the prices are still up but expected to drop drastically (for the hardware I would purchase today) when both of those products drop on the market.

But it's always like that, I guess. Bleh.

[Buckwheet]

Do not buy a Sandy Bridge yet. There's a SATA bug in the chipset and they are recalling them.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall

This is not a fully accurate statement.

Many of the motherboards with this chipset have SATA 3.0 ports which are not affected. If you are only using a small number of SATA devices you can use the SATA 3.0 ports until the mfg can do the exchange.

I know for a fact Gigabyte will be exchanging motherboards at the end of April or into May. So if you buy the board from a reputable vendor you will get a replacement. I think Newegg however pulled all these boards from being for sale as did other vendors.

If you can start to buy everything you need between now and May you should be fine.

Here is newegg's statement:


Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you. Newegg has recently become aware of a design issue that is affecting recent models of Intel Sandy Bridge platform motherboards. We are working with Intel to identify the exact nature of this problem.

As always, Newegg remains 100% committed to our customers' total satisfaction. In keeping with our commitment to our customers, we are extending the return period for your motherboard by 90 days or until replacements become available from the manufacturer, whichever is greater. Intel expects to have a new revision of the P67 & H67 chipsets out around April, at which point first-run motherboards with this issue will need to be physically replaced in affected systems.

From a technical standpoint, the design issue can be bypassed fairly simply by not using the Serial ATA (SATA) ports that are affected. Your motherboard’s manual should identify your SATA ports by number, and at a minimum you should see ports 0-5 (6 ports in total) listed. Ports 0 and 1 are Sata Rev. III (6Gbps), and do not appear to be affected by this problem. Ports 2-5 are SATA Rev. II (3Gbps) and should not be used. For a thorough explanation of this hardware work-around, please refer to our video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJcE2alQPvY

If you choose to use the hardware work-around option, there is no need to contact us at this time. We have your information on record and will email you as soon as the replacements become available. If you would like to discuss this with our tech community or read up on the latest updates, please visit our EggXpert forum:
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/682006.aspx

If none of the above options are suitable to your needs and you wish to return the board at this time for a full refund, please email us at intelsandybridge@newegg.com and include your sales order number so we can help you out with your return.

If you have any concerns, please contact Newegg Customer Service for further information and assistance.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,


Your Newegg.com Customer Service Team

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

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[pabstblueribbon]

This is not a fully accurate statement.

Many of the motherboards with this chipset have SATA 3.0 ports which are not affected. If you are only using a small number of SATA devices you can use the SATA 3.0 ports until the mfg can do the exchange.

I know for a fact Gigabyte will be exchanging motherboards at the end of April or into May. So if you buy the board from a reputable vendor you will get a replacement. I think Newegg however pulled all these boards from being for sale as did other vendors.

If you can start to buy everything you need between now and May you should be fine.

Here is newegg's statement:

It's accurate. There is a bug, and Intel is recalling them. But like you said, its only a number of ports. You don't have to use those ports I guess. I wouldn't want to go through the hassle of buying one now and getting a replacement later.

[Androidpk]

Good video cards on the ones bob's listed

The $1399 w/ Radeon HD 6950 is one of the best video cards you can get.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Yeah but she wants a desktop to play WoW. That card is like shooting a deer with a 30mm chaingun.

[Buckwheet]

It's accurate. There is a bug, and Intel is recalling them. But like you said, its only a number of ports. You don't have to use those ports I guess. I wouldn't want to go through the hassle of buying one now and getting a replacement later.

Newegg is just giving people their money back. So its not really a hassle, especially if you just need to use the couple ports.

Free motherboard? Sign me up.

[pabstblueribbon]

Yeah but she wants a desktop to play WoW. That card is like shooting a deer with a 30mm chaingun.

Yeah, I would go with a Phenom x4 970 BE or an Intel Core i7 860'ish and a 6800 series AMD GPU, (190-200 dollar range, whatevers the best bang for the buck, haven't really looked into it yet.) Decent amount of ram too. And a good price/performance SSD with Trim.

For what she's trying to do with it. A little bit of headroom but not overkill.

[pabstblueribbon]

Newegg is just giving people their money back. So its not really a hassle, especially if you just need to use the couple ports.

Free motherboard? Sign me up.

Well thats a horse of a different color. I thought you said they pulled all the boards?

[Buckwheet]

Well thats a horse of a different color. I thought you said they pulled all the boards?

I think they did, I haven't checked. Tigerdirect hasn't and neither has Microcenter.

Edit: Scratch that. As of last night neither place had taken them down and were just offering refunds. As of now TD has changed a LGA1155 search to be auto changed to 1156. Maybe if you have some links from there you could still order.

Additional Edit: Buy.com still has some listed. But check into the return policy on it. Lots of people have been buying them and then contacting CS and they are just getting their money refunded and told to buy something else when it is out. But you are talking 3 months from now.

[NocturnalRob]

That card is like shooting a deer with a 30mm chaingun.
So...totally fucking awesome?

[AMUSED1]

On a new computer note, how stable are the SSD's these days? Still too new to be worth the hassle with possible bugs or are they much better?

[pabstblueribbon]

On a new computer note, how stable are the SSD's these days? Still too new to be worth the hassle with possible bugs or are they much better?

They're fine. Getting cheaper too. Again, make sure it has Trim support. I think there's some tech that makes trim unnecessary but I can only remember reading something about it in passing.

[Buckwheet]

On a new computer note, how stable are the SSD's these days? Still too new to be worth the hassle with possible bugs or are they much better?

Never had problems with my X25s. I recommend them to a lot of people also. Another drive I have had a lot of success with is the hybrid drive. Replaced some drives with them and the performance has been good.

[AnticorRifling]

Aren't you a computer engineer of some sort?

For shame...

I'm also lazy and don't really love computers like I used to. I enjoy solving problems for people, it just happens that my career is solving computer problems. I could do without the computers.

[pabstblueribbon]

Great. Now I'm building a computer on newegg and have come to an impasse.

Sandforce controller - sata II, or Microns new sata III controller.

Microns controller is at the top (excluding intel and other's enterprise options) of anandtechs bench with light workload but all the SF controllers are at the top of the gaming workload.

Bleh. More reading, I guess.

[Androidpk]

This is just my opinion but I think you would be hard pressed to notice any actual difference between the two, asides from running a benchmark test. Remember your Army training. K.I.S.S.

[pabstblueribbon]

I don't have army training.

High-school graduate running the PTC program for the FRA! Scared yet? ( I actually have another job offer I'm going to take, unless they counter-offer something to the tune of 10k+ more a year and 2 more weeks of vacay.)

Anyways, I decided to build one and go with the 90 day thinger. I'm still just at 1000 bucks.... I went with the Sandforce controller.

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EDIT: Sorry to derail your thread Rojo, sorta. ALSO ALSO Battlefield 3 dfajdjdheherfap

[Buckwheet]

That PSU makes me cry.

[pabstblueribbon]

Bleh. Rethinking case + psu.

ps I can't find the 2500k cpu on newegg :I

[Buckwheet]

I dunno...I have several of the Thermaltake 430 watt PSU's at home and they do not have the required power connectors for the newer Intel boards.

I haven't built an AMD one in a long time, not sure if you checked that out or not.

This is the PSU I am talking about.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023&cm_re=Thermaltake_430w-_-17-153-023-_-Product

[Buckwheet]

Also, why did you go with that SSD instead of the Intel X25 120gb without a rebate for the same price?

[pabstblueribbon]

I'm trying to find a case + psu combo but the case can't be gayed up like a ricer and the psu has to have the modular connectors. (plug in the ones you want to use and toss the rest to keep airways clear.

[pabstblueribbon]

Also, why did you go with that SSD instead of the Intel X25 120gb without a rebate for the same price?

Which drive are you talking about? There are x25 - m, x25 - e...

The Sandforce controller seems like it's more consistent and balanced, especially with write speeds.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2

Click SSD, compare. Thoughts?

[Buckwheet]

Antec 300 with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&cm_re=modular_PSU-_-17-341-017-_-Product

Maybe?

[pabstblueribbon]

Antec 300 with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&cm_re=modular_PSU-_-17-341-017-_-Product

Maybe?

I like the 300, the PSU's cables aren't totally modular though.

[Buckwheet]

Hrm based on those charts it looks like a decent drive actually.

If you get it let me know how it works out.

[Rinualdo]

I prefer the 900 to 300.

[Buckwheet]

I like the 300, the PSU's cables aren't totally modular though.

I really like the 300, 900,1200 cases. I don't really have another recommendation for the PSU if you want modular.

I just go with PC Power and Cooling which aren't modular.

[Rinualdo]

for modular power, I've always been a fan of SeaSonic. Honestly, I really think its 6 of one, half dozen of the other kinda thing as long as you stay away from the ultra-cheap brands.

ETA:
NewEgg has this DIY kits (http://www.newegg.com/Store/MasterComboStore.aspx?StoreID=7&name=DIY-PC-Combos&cm_sp=ShoppingGuide122710_superCombo-_-ShoppingGuide122710-_-http://promotions.newegg.com/homepage/blackNov10/bnr_homeLinkList_diy.png) which can help some folks starting out on what you need to get.
Happy to help anyone looking for suggestions or help putting together a system.

[pabstblueribbon]

for modular power, I've always been a fan of SeaSonic. Honestly, I really think its 6 of one, half dozen of the other kinda thing as long as you stay away from the ultra-cheap brands.

ETA:
NewEgg has this DIY kits (http://www.newegg.com/Store/MasterComboStore.aspx?StoreID=7&name=DIY-PC-Combos&cm_sp=ShoppingGuide122710_superCombo-_-ShoppingGuide122710-_-http://promotions.newegg.com/homepage/blackNov10/bnr_homeLinkList_diy.png) which can help some folks starting out on what you need to get.
Happy to help anyone looking for suggestions or help putting together a system.

Go up a few posts, I posted all the hardware I was going to get. I'm wondering why the DIY kits are so much cheaper than mine though...

EDIT: Ah, mines a better chipset, more ram, and way better drive.

[ravashaak]

Though it's becoming less of an issue, since the Antec 300 case mounts the power supply at the bottom, make sure the power supply's MB power lead is long enough to route properly around any add-in cards (video, etc) and still reach the MB power connector. This is especially important if you want your cabling to be tidy. If messy cabling doesn't matter to you, then disregard the bullshit I just said.

[pabstblueribbon]

I'm considering the antec p193..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129062

It looks.. imposing.. like, darth vader, or something.

EDIT: Doesn't come with a power supply so, I've chosen this and I'll disconnect all the ricer lights. Unfortunately ditching the antec which I usually use.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133175

EDIT EDIT: Retracted. Hunt is still on.

[pabstblueribbon]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163154

I'm sold on the 90 degree motherboard rotation. Even though it looks gaudy as fuck.

http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/images/products/base/RV02-E-FRONT.jpg

[Androidpk]

I'm pretty fond of this case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139002&cm_re=obsidian_case-_-11-139-002-_-Product

[pabstblueribbon]

I looked at that. 300 bucks though. Fuck-a-that.

Edit: New list. $1,203. I don't care. Buy. Now.



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-$20.00 Combo
$349.98
$329.9

[pabstblueribbon]

Boo. My credit sucks. Guess I'll have to pay with cash. Or use my 30k limit corporate card... naw.

[Androidpk]

Dude.. Don't be irresponsible and buy a gaming PC on your corporate CC..

Fuck.












Use is it for hookers and blow.

[Rinualdo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163154

I'm sold on the 90 degree motherboard rotation. Even though it looks gaudy as fuck.

http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/images/products/base/RV02-E-FRONT.jpg

Funny you mention that, I have an older version (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163135) on my current desktop and love it. It is the best case install wise I've ever worked with.

[pabstblueribbon]

I don't know any hookers or blow dealer'ers that take CC's.

The amount is only 1 week of hotel fees ONLY when I'm travelling. They probably wouldn't even notice...

[Rinualdo]

PBR, if you want to overclock any, I would consider a cpu cooler as well. Generally I hate OEM coolers and replace them anyway.

Also, do you need a regular HDD and OS?

[pabstblueribbon]

PBR, if you want to overclock any, I would consider a cpu cooler as well. Generally I hate OEM coolers and replace them anyway.

Also, do you need a regular HDD and OS?

I buy Thermalright cpu coolers exclusively. I don't think newegg sells them.

I can get by on the 120GB ssd for a while, then I'll throw in a cheapo 7200rpm TB drive.

OS will be Ubuntu (free), Win7.

I pretty much know what I'm doing. :p

EDIT: Nope, they sell them. Only two shitty models and not the good ones though.

[pabstblueribbon]

Changed my mind again. Evolution of the rv02-e. Silverstone Fortress FT02. 60 bucks, fuck it. Going to fap to this one more time then I need to get off the computer. Woowee.

http://www.pureoverclock.com/images/review/cases/silverstone_ft02/silverstone_ft02_18.jpg

http://www.pureoverclock.com/images/review/cases/silverstone_ft02/silverstone_ft02_5.jpg

http://www.pureoverclock.com/images/review/cases/silverstone_ft02/silverstone_ft02_8.jpg

[4a6c1]

Loving cyperpowerpc.com and also hardware revolution. And pretty much every page of this thread, which is now my bible until I find something. You guys are awesome.

[Warriorbird]

Loving cyperpowerpc.com and also hardware revolution. And pretty much every page of this thread, which is now my bible until I find something. You guys are awesome.

XoticPC aren't bad as well. I got a solid laptop done by them.

[Stanley Burrell]

It's all fun and games, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ias31By60N8

:no:

[Drew]

Stop all the downloadin'!

[4a6c1]

Alright. Considering this one. Yes? No. Confusing techie stuff. Bacon. Tell me what you think!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227258

My thoughts.
555d3 - good reviews. Cant find anything bad about it.
Phenom - meh.
X4 - mid range.
4GB - here I have my doubts but I figure I can get more when i want. Also my old Asus did pretty much awesome on 4GB but it was a laptop so I dont know.
DDR3 - preferred based on reviews.
500GB - mid range but I think enough for me.
Radeon Card - Good card.
Case is average.

[Ashlander]

Had this link pointed out to me in another forum.
http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png
The guy that does it keeps it pretty up to date and it's got good info.

[4a6c1]

Thanks!

[Bobmuhthol]

Hard drive capacity is not a performance measure.

Your Asus laptop, depending on how old it was, probably didn't have DDR3 1333 RAM. Again, how much of something is less important than how good it is.

I think a friend of mine has that PC (it's an iBuypower in the same case around the same price, anyway) and I've never heard any complaints.

[4a6c1]

That explains that.

It's pretty affordable. But I have trouble with impulsive decisions. I'm going to look at other things for a couple of weeks and see if anything else pops up.

[Androidpk]

Why are you going with AMD over Intel? Price?

[4a6c1]

Yeah. When I realized there were quality desktops that would do what I wanted without maxing my budget I started looking toward the lower end of my range. Have you had problems with AMD in the past?

[Warriorbird]

The only AMD chip I'd go with right now by choice would be a Fusion netbook. With that said, Sandy Bridge got almost entirely recalled, so Intel's not impressing lately either.

[Androidpk]

Nah, was just wondering. My last desktop had an AMD it was pretty sweet, awesome overclocking capability. Though this was back when 90nm cores were the shit. :(

[Cephalopod]

For the price, I love the AMD processors. I think I've prosthelytized about them before, but dollar to performance, you can't beat AMD.

The last two desktops I built were both with Phenom processors. Somewhere around here there's a thread where PB built a new gaming PC (his aims were a bit higher end than yours, though) and he wound up with a Cyberpower-built PC with an AMD processor. I think he's been happy with it?

If I weren't so lazy, I'd find one of the previous 'I'm building a new PC' threads where Clove laid out the Tom's Hardware guides, which help you assemble a system in your budget range.

[Androidpk]

Yes there was a recall issue but Intel performance has never been an issue, all of their CPUs that have come out since their dual cores first appeared have been pretty awesome. If I were to buy a desktop right now I'd probably go with an i5.

[4a6c1]

If I weren't so lazy, I'd find one of the previous 'I'm building a new PC' threads where Clove laid out the Tom's Hardware guides, which help you assemble a system in your budget range.

Nah. I'll go track it down.


Yes there was a recall issue but Intel performance has never been an issue, all of their CPUs that have come out since their dual cores first appeared have been pretty awesome. If I were to buy a desktop right now I'd probably go with an i5.

Oh snap. I know the one your talking about. I read that. Actually someone posted it in this thread I think.

[Cephalopod]

Sorry, Clove liked the Ars System Guides. Here's the latest I could find:
September 2010 Edition (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guides/2010/09/the-ars-system-guide-september-2010-edition.ars)

Some previous threads:

Nuadhja building a system in October 2009 (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?t=46617)
Revalos building a system in December 2009 (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?t=48548)
PB building a gaming rig in March 2010 (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?t=50402)

Anything older isn't that helpful... even the 2009 stuff is way dated, but you'll see some links to sites that keep their stuff up to date, like Tom's Hardware.

Good luck!

[4a6c1]

awesooooooooome

[Ashlander]

The sandy bridge motherboards should be back mid-march.

[pabstblueribbon]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4164/budget-system-builders-guide-february-2011

There's upgrade options and what not included in the guide too.

There's going to be a sharp decline in prices on the mid-range to low-range systems here shortly. Enough so that I've decided not to pull the trigger on building a gaming rig.

Sandforce 2500 and Gen 3 SSD's are coming out in a few months, Sandy Bridge is due back, and AMD's next gen cpu Bulldozer is slated in a month or two as well.

With all that competition its definitely going to drive down prices.

[travis]

Really great post! such a detailed information an each and every hardware of computer keep it up.

[Fallen]

Really great post! such a detailed information an each and every hardware of computer keep it up.

Did you hear that Pabst? You were complimented.

[pabstblueribbon]

Did you hear that Pabst? You were complimented.

Finally!

[4a6c1]

This is delicious. I'm liking it. Maybe maybe.


http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=488793

[4a6c1]

I went with the toned down Toshiba.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=488794

It's adequate, mobile and pretty. The 892 does not appear to be affected by the Sandy Bridge malfunctions. The machine is alot of bang for the buck. Most importantly I called Toshiba and their customer service is fabulous. The warranty and customer service was a must for me. I'll try to remember to updated this thread with how the laptop is actually working when I get it. Should be here next week some time.

Newegg reviews, Amazon reviews, cyberpowerpc.com, PB's construction thread, this thread and most importantly THIS WEBSITE ---> http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html were my 2011 crash course computer class.

:spaz:

[Warriorbird]

This is delicious. I'm liking it. Maybe maybe.


http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=488793

They're nice. LARGE though. Asus g73jw in similar range.

[Androidpk]

I'm confused as to why you got a laptop like that. The whole point of a laptop is to be mobile and those aren't exactly mobile. Not to mention you're paying more for something you could have gotten for less with a desktop. Not to mention the horrible upgradability.

Bad Rojo, bad.

[Ashlander]

I'm confused as to why you got a laptop like that. The whole point of a laptop is to be mobile and those aren't exactly mobile. Not to mention you're paying more for something you could have gotten for less with a desktop. Not to mention the horrible upgradability.

Bad Rojo, bad.

She couldn't get this one?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2316268003_b8a51dbd6b.jpg

[4a6c1]

^awesome

This is a partial cut and paste because I'm sick of telling the story.

I got an asus g73... I called Toshiba about the status of my order and they actually used these words "There are some problems in China". I was like NO FUCKING SHIT DA COMMUNITS. And then what I really said was, "May I please speak to someone about a full refund and thank you for your help."

Then in quick consecutive order.
1)Drive Best Buy.
2)Hello Manservant point me to the nearest quality gaming machine.
3)PURCHASE ASUS G73/Warranty
4)Success?

(Still waiting for refund from the Department of China)

GEEE SEVEN THREE aka Heretic II

http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/asus-g73jh.jpg

[Bobmuhthol]

Buying a warranty is a good way to completely nullify all of the research that went into getting the best parts for the price.

[4a6c1]

My thought process was that other machines with the same parts are being rated at 2100 and above. Asus is a decent product. My last one was Asus but I wanted to try something new. That didnt happen. The graphics card is number 12 on my list. Processor speaks for itself. Geek Squad warranty is ok I guess. Actually buying the geek squad warranty will put it at the same price as the toshiba without a warranty. Less bloatware than my last asus and faster on startup.

Are you worried about a specific part? I have heard bad things about the seagate stuff. And I did have problems with my internal modem on the last one. We'll see I guess.

[Bobmuhthol]

ASUS is much better than Toshiba in general. I would not expect a hard drive to fail with proper maintenance, and Seagate manufactures the most hard drives so they will naturally have the highest number of failures. That said, I do prefer Western Digital. If you have a modem, though, you don't need a fast computer (did you mean NIC?). That is not a real issue, though; NICs die all the time.

[4a6c1]

Maybe I ment the NIC, I'm really not sure. Something connected with the wireless driver in the last machine was not updated consistently - the company stopped making updates - and the (isolated) malfunction grew progressively worse until my last year of use when it failed entirely. I had to use cables for internet after that. And of course I did nothing. I'm neglectful of my machines, I dont upkeep them. I'm suprised they havent formed a rebellion against me. I just bought a Nook with some political text inside. Maybe now they have a leader. UH OH.

[Warriorbird]

SquareTrade warranty > GeekSquad warranty but we are now owners of similar computers. Refer to the notebookreview Asus forums for what to do with your new G73jh. Someday if you feel super moddy you might want to put in a 1920 by 1080, someday when your Best Buy warranty is out.

[4a6c1]

Ok

[Warriorbird]

Apart from that, congratulations! I like my g73 a lot.

[4a6c1]

I thought you had a XiotSomeOtherConsonantsHere. I remember googling it.

(Beavis Laff) Hehee! Our computers could have sex!