On April 03 2010 11:00 FragKrag wrote:
I just haven't had a haircut in the past 4 months :<

Also: It's only that expensive because I splurged on fanboy parts and got a ssd :|

SSD is totally worth it.

ToeJam

United States282 Posts

April 03 2010 02:52 GMT

#24

SSDs make me happy ^_^_^

Great video too.

KOFgokuon

United States14893 Posts

April 03 2010 05:22 GMT

#25

Out of curiousity, why the P7P55D instead of just the P7P55 LX? From the specs, it doesn't look like the P7P55D really gains 50% more performance than just the LX version i.e. no usb 3.0, except that it has one more SATA port.....and it doesn't look like you'll use up all of yours anyways

Unless this particular board OC's better than the P7P55 LX, I don't see a reason to pay so much more for it

PhailSoBaller

United States281 Posts

April 03 2010 05:28 GMT

#26

OD still loves you krag

Disregard

China10252 Posts

April 03 2010 05:44 GMT

#27

SSDs are so expensive, is it really worth it?. :/

Though, I am sort of a hardcore gamer but my rig is relatively outdated maybe except for the GPU, which is a 4770. And yea... Those pins are terrible, my first time trying to remove and place it back on, it felt like they were broken or something.

edit: Ive been wanting to get a Phemon II X4 955 instead since the i7s' are still relatively pricey. Though the worst part is my mobo is really old and besides that its a Intel board that supports only up to QXXXX series, so it would be like a total overhaul.

Mickey

United States2606 Posts

April 03 2010 05:49 GMT

#28

On April 03 2010 09:27 QuickSandSlowly wrote:
you look like a fag

OH MAN I LAUGHED FOR LIKE 2 MINUTES STRAIGHT.

Zapdos_Smithh

Canada2620 Posts

April 03 2010 05:55 GMT

#29

On April 03 2010 09:27 QuickSandSlowly wrote:
you look like a fag

just to balance it out, you look pretty straight to me

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 03 2010 05:59 GMT

#30

KOF: I couldn't really care less about USB 3.0 or SATA 3 support, and the P7P55D has an extra PCIe 2.0 x4 slot I can use for another GPU to run extra monitors with. It is also 12x9.6 rather than the 12x8.6 of the LX, which is important since I plan on using a relatively large CPU cooler, and besides, the P7P55D has all those extra features I want to get around to trying out! The 12+2 phase power design in theory should make the P7P55D a better overclocker!

Disregard: You don't have to be a hardcore gamer to use SSDs, and I honestly believe everybody could use a SSD in their system. Buying a $100 30GB SSD will do soooo much more for you in everyday tasks than an extra 4GB of RAM (3GB if you're doing triple channel!).

I actually support the AM3 platform. The first (and hardest) decision I made was Phenom II vs i7. The Phenom II X4 955 is an amazing processor because it is just extremely cost effective. At $160, it overclocks to 4ghz easily, and even without overclocking, it can compete with the i7 750. It also has a stronger platform than the i5 750 since AM3 is receiving some love with the 6 core Phenom IIs

AyeH

United States534 Posts

April 03 2010 08:35 GMT

#31

On April 03 2010 09:22 FragKrag wrote:
Yeah, so I just got my new i7 860 for $200 at Microcenter :D! (They actually have i7 920s for $170 now, so if you were considering a LGA 1366 system, go for it) I decided to do a little unboxing of the processor for people who don't quite know what to expect when they are buying computer parts.

I'll probably do more of these as I get more parts so :D!

I normally would not advocate buying parts separately, but the core was only $200 vs the normal price of $280. I had to go for it! Anyways, CPUs don't normally arrive DOA.

Youtube Link

(Yes, I realize my hair is terrible :< )

And since I'm finally starting to get the parts required. I have a general outline of what I'm going to get. Feel free to critique if you want!

+ Show Spoiler [Build] +

~$940 (Not including i7 860)

I realize that massive fanboyism (ASUS P7P55D over Gigabyte UD3, Corsair 650HX over Antec 750W or 650W TruePower) raised the cost quite a bit, and the build could easily be around $50-60 cheaper, but I do like ASUS/Corsair.

:>

Oh, and the reason the graphics card looks quite stale compared to the rest of the build is because originally, my budget allotted for an ATi HD 5850, but since then, I have removed that, and added in an Intel SSD. I'm not going to be an extremely heavy gamer, so I will wait either for the 5850 to drop in price, or wait for the new Nvidia competitor to the 5830/5770 before buying a GPU. Besides, a 4670 should be more than enough to get 60FPS on SC2 at low at 1680x1050 or 1920x1080.

First of all, you can pick up Windows 7 for students for 65 bucks now. Look up Windows 7 Student promotions on google. Also, I would invest in a Blu ray player. Many people don't realize how much better Blu ray quality is compared to standard DVDs. Sure, a normal optical drive works but a blu ray drive is a good investment. Also, you are wasting money on the SSD. Prices are expected to drop by year's end and spending that much on an SSD just for slightly faster boot up times (my velocis boot up in 10 seconds) and bragging rights doesn't really make much sense.

AyeH

United States534 Posts

April 03 2010 08:41 GMT

#32

On April 03 2010 14:59 FragKrag wrote:
KOF: I couldn't really care less about USB 3.0 or SATA 3 support, and the P7P55D has an extra PCIe 2.0 x4 slot I can use for another GPU to run extra monitors with. It is also 12x9.6 rather than the 12x8.6 of the LX, which is important since I plan on using a relatively large CPU cooler, and besides, the P7P55D has all those extra features I want to get around to trying out! The 12+2 phase power design in theory should make the P7P55D a better overclocker!

Disregard: You don't have to be a hardcore gamer to use SSDs, and I honestly believe everybody could use a SSD in their system. Buying a $100 30GB SSD will do soooo much more for you in everyday tasks than an extra 4GB of RAM (3GB if you're doing triple channel!).

I actually support the AM3 platform. The first (and hardest) decision I made was Phenom II vs i7. The Phenom II X4 955 is an amazing processor because it is just extremely cost effective. At $160, it overclocks to 4ghz easily, and even without overclocking, it can compete with the i7 750. It also has a stronger platform than the i5 750 since AM3 is receiving some love with the 6 core Phenom IIs

I'm sorry but buying a 30 GB SSD will not do much more than 4GB of RAM. you can barely fit anything inside a 30GB SSD. OS and a couple of games and it's already full. Plus, you usually only get like 28 out of the 30 GB in the SSD.

snowbird

Germany2044 Posts

April 03 2010 09:39 GMT

#33

why is this stuff so cheap in the US, I'm jealous D:

The i7-860 is about 250EUR (337USD) here in Germany

i5-750 is like 180EUR (242USD)...

I'll probably go for the 750 or the 650 because i7's are just not cost effective here

snowbird

Germany2044 Posts

April 03 2010 09:44 GMT

#34

So I went to that microcenter site to check if they offer international shipping but the page gives me "site not found" errors all the time.

Even with customs tax it would be much cheaper than here... the price difference is ridiculous.

Boblion

France8043 Posts

April 03 2010 10:15 GMT

#35

Pretty nice computer Frag.
Too bad you haven't MSDNAA to get a free Window 7 pro 64

On April 03 2010 14:28 PhailSoBaller wrote:
OD still loves you krag

I love you and (OD) too =)

PhailSoBaller

United States281 Posts

April 03 2010 13:25 GMT

#36

BOBLION =]]

FragKrag

United States11549 Posts

April 03 2010 15:44 GMT

#37

I have no intention of ever using Blu-Ray though (or any physical media for the most part). I also realize that the new 25nm SSDs are coming out later this year, but I really just don't care enough to wait, because then other things will come up and it will just become a bunch of waiting imo.

4GB of RAM will do absolutely nothing for you except cache a few programs (if it even does that) in Windows 7/Vista. Otherwise, it sits there doing nothing while your SSD lets you load up programs extremely quickly and makes your computer run much smoother. Most people don't even need more than 2 or 3GB of RAM anyways.

I'm not quite sure how to get the $65 windows 7. I assumed that was only for people in college?

Snowbird: Microcenter does not offer international shipping. It doesn't even offer shipping for its processors. The entire point of them offering a $200 i7 is because they want you to go to the store and buy other stuff imo.