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Butigroove
Seychelles2061 Posts
- ~$1000 pricetag - Will run SC2 smoothly I already have a monitor (LM729 by AOC if that makes any difference in compatibility), keyboard/mouse, speakers, and both vista/XP keys. (Your input on which to use would be welcomed) I don't really give a fuck about a sound card, and cooling is important. (I live in Hawaii, and have had problems with overheating before) Help me out? Thanks   | ||
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Jonoman92
United States9103 Posts
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
Is shipping expensive? Edit: From your profile you are white, did you just think it was cool to set it to some random country? | ||
cgrinker
United States3824 Posts
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
am2+ mobo 4gb ddr2 1tb hdd ati 4870 600w psu (maybe lower i dont know) some reputable cooler should be around $700 or you can go i7 but you'll probably just make it under you budget | ||
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jimminy_kriket
Canada5502 Posts
Something like this should work. Im not sure about cooling, I dont have any experiance w/ liquid cooling or anything so you'd have to figure that out on your own. | ||
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11552 Posts
On April 18 2009 08:43 jimminy_kriket wrote: http://pc.ncix.com/pcbuilder/index.php?action=getprice&id=3014382&platformid=1000 Something like this should work. Im not sure about cooling, I dont have any experiance w/ liquid cooling or anything so you'd have to figure that out on your own. whoa that is a pretty nice site :O | ||
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Moloch
Canada222 Posts
E8400 4GB RAM 600W PSU Radeon 4870 That (along with harddrive) cost me around 900 CAD. Use your vista key (DirectX 10 FTW!) unless you can set up a dual boot then use both. Hope this helped :D EDIT: If you are worried about cooling, get the Antec Gamer 900 2. Should be able to keep stock cooling on everything with the airflow that case gives. | ||
micronesia
United States24676 Posts
On April 18 2009 08:46 Kentor wrote: build your own computer. wow. Why? Many people don't know how to do it. A lot of people here are very good and can do a much better job than others ever could. | ||
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perx80
Malaysia65 Posts
By good casing, I mean those will good air circulation, preferably full aluminum ones. I am using a Lian Li V1000, it is working great. Buying a good casing might be a huge investment at first but it is likely that your case will stay for many rounds of upgrade. | ||
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
On April 18 2009 09:28 micronesia wrote: Why? Many people don't know how to do it. A lot of people here are very good and can do a much better job than others ever could. it's like he's not even trying himself. it's like a bad thread in the strategy forum | ||
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st4ck0v3rfl0w
79 Posts
Intel Core2Duo (Somewhere between E5200 and E8400) Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Gigabyte DS (durable) mainboard cheap ram Samsung F1 Harddrive some graphicscard with a big fan (i have a 4850 and you can fry eggs on it in idle... i think the real heat problem is here) | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
On April 18 2009 09:28 micronesia wrote: Why? Many people don't know how to do it. A lot of people here are very good and can do a much better job than others ever could. It's not completely extensive on all types of things that people can run into but i mean with half a brain and some reading manuals you will get you can put 2 and 2 together and do just fine. Computers now of days it's quite hard to fuck them up unless you just take a knife to the shit you bought | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
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Butigroove
Seychelles2061 Posts
On April 18 2009 10:37 Kentor wrote: it's like he's not even trying himself. it's like a bad thread in the strategy forum Yes. Because blogs are a serious forum, and users definitely HAVE to respond and help me. If you don't like me asking for help, then get the fuck out of my blog and ignore it? Thank you for all who replied. (Oh, and I set my country to a random country because I am tired of being prejudged by people because I am from the U.S., and there is no 'none' option afaik) Edit: I'm also planning putting this PC together myself... I just am not up to date with what parts are good deals, what isn't compatible, etc etc so I asked for suggestions) | ||
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Etherone
United States1898 Posts
If you're gonna ask us to build/list a PC for you or seek advice about a build, please answer all of the following questions: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 3) Where do you live? 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific. 5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. 6) Will you be overclocking? 7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have? 8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? 9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc. 10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? i know you answered about half of these questions already, so just ignore those that you answered in OP but I C/pasted this list and was too lazy to alter it full credit goes to Danny Bui | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
Intel Core 2 E8400 or E8500 ~ 170 Depends how cheap you can find it It's an rts i would suggest a strong cpu becuase rts tends to use cpu alot for guess what calculations although i would go quad core a great gaming one would be about 250+ but a great gaming dual core is shown above also becuase we don't know how optimizing sc2 will be to quad a dual core will be fine Mobo GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P ~130 or ASUS P5Q Pro ~ 130 Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 ~ 150 One of the best airflow cases around and comes with decent fans so no need to replace them unless you are shooting for a quieter fans which cost premiums monitor is a LM729 17" so GPU: 1 Gig version of ATI 4870 or Nvidia GTX260 (216 version) ~ 180 W.e floats your boat they perform about the same no way to tell which one runs sc2 better until we have a RC from blizzard or at least a beta. RAM: G.SKILL Series PI Black Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B ~50 Best quality ram around for DDR2800 tight timings at normal voltages HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB ~70 Rom-Drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 ~25 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ~150 620 over the 520 allows for a bit more room for expandability extra hdd's more ram etc and more powerful gpus Very high quality psu although corsiar normal quality psu would do fine for about 40 cheaper there is room for this psu high quality psu makes rigs safer less likely to fail on you psu wont kill 400 dollars worth of equipment while dying Also it's modular cabling so it will be better airflow in your case and less mess CPU cooler and paste: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 ~30 Retention bracket XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 ~10 paste ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound ~7 Imo but 2 extra sata cables extra long ones about 8 feet or 10 feet this will allow you to wrap your sata cables under your motherboard out of the way of the normal airflow and to the hdd and the rom-drive. Cost is about 950 after shipping and tax it probably be around 1050 or less I would see how you thing runs and if the gpu temps scare you like upper 80's I suggest you buy an aftermarket gpu cooler from arctic cooling http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/main.php?cPath=2 Should make the idle temp drop at least 10c and make load temp far less due to a better cooler tends to not allow a high flux in temperature Also i would start going with x64 vista just to use more ram and take more advantage of some otherthings. Buying 4 gigs of ram then getting robs of 1-1.5 gigs due to your gpu's ram and the max system ram of about 3.4 makes you feel ripped off. | ||
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Etherone
United States1898 Posts
On April 18 2009 12:47 IzzyCraft wrote: Cpu Intel Core 2 E8400 or E8500 ~ 170 Depends how cheap you can find it Mobo GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P ~130 or ASUS P5Q Pro ~ 130 Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 ~ 150 One of the best airflow cases around and comes with decent fans so no need to replace them unless you are shooting for a quieter fans which cost premiums mointor is a LM729 17" so GPU: 1 Gig version of ATI 4870 or Nvidia GTX260 (216 version) ~ 180 W.e floats your boat they perform about the same no way to tell which one runs sc2 better until we have a RC from blizzard or atleast a beta. RAM: G.SKILL Series PI Black Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B ~50 Best quality ram around for DDR2800 tight timings at normal voltages HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB ~70 Rom-Drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GH22NS30 ~25 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ~150 620 over the 520 allows for a bit more room for expandablity extra hdd's more ram etc and more powerful gpus Very high quality psu although corsiar normal quality psu would do fine for about 40 cheaper there is room for this psu high quality psu makes rigs safer less likely to fail on you psu wont kill 400 dollars worth of equiptment while dying Also it's modular cabling so it will be better airflow in your case and less mess Imo but 2 extra sata cables extra long ones about 8 feet or 10 feet this will allow you to wrap your sata cables under your motherboard out of the way of the normal airflow and to the hdd and the rom-drive. Cost is about 900 after shipping and tax it proabably be around 1050 or less I agree with everything, except the PSU, and maybe the cpu. although both are personal preference and this list is a well informed build that you could/should follow and have no regrets. for the Cpu i multi-task heavily, and prefer going quad a Q6600 is perfect. that being said the one listed is usually the hardcore gamers cpu of choice. and now for the PSU i don't really prefer modular PSU's and for cheaper you can get a corsair 750Tx and it will allow more upgrading head room. so basically just adding these options depending on your preference not really altering anything ^ ^ | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
Although a 500w psu can Handel a 260 or 4870 just fine 600w one would be best to handle any gpu. Although i am a deep fan of PC Power and Cooling (the current psu in my case) the similar priced 750w one i love to death it is not modular and would strongly recommend it if you don't want or care about modular cabling The 750w Corsair tx and the pc power and cooling psu are very much equal in power amps and both being single rail are perfect imo i would side with pc power and cooling i do 1 fan small in the back allows for larger heatsinks in the psu is my take in cooling. But both are quality psu which would stay cool either way. I to use a Quad core i care much more about multitasking then fps in a game. :D | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
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Etherone
United States1898 Posts
On April 18 2009 13:25 IzzyCraft wrote: PSU I've always loved highest quality psu's most first time builders wont be able to handle no modular cabling with finesse to move it discretely out of the way. Although a 500w psu can Handel a 260 or 4870 just fine 600w one would be best to handle any gpu. Although i am a deep fan of PC Power and Cooling (the current psu in my case) the similar priced 750w one i love to death it is not modular and would strongly recommend it if you don't want or care about modular cabling The 750w Corsair tx and the pc power and cooling psu are very much equal in power amps and both being single rail are perfect imo i would side with pc power and cooling i do 1 fan small in the back allows for larger heatsinks in the psu is my take in cooling. But both are quality psu which would stay cool either way. I to use a Quad core i care much more about multitasking then fps in a game. :D O_o awesome, i also love power and cooling psu, got one for my ex GF the 750 pink one sf75 something iirc XD a 550 watt can handle a 4870x2 : ) I think only basic organizational skills are required to manage non modular psu, but i have been wrong before. 750tx is still cheaper ;p now for the fanboism test, what do you prefer nvidia or Ati? or are you a normal human being, who buys whats the best bang for your buck at the time? also i can't stress enough to anyone reading this how important it is to have a trustworthy PSU in your system. | ||
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Tekin
2711 Posts
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-EP35-DS3L Intel P35 - $89.99 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - $189.99 Video: BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB - $259.99 Memory: Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2 6400 - $48.00 Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB - $109.99 Optical: Lite-ON 20x DVD+R Sata - $23.99 Total: $851.90 Most of this stuff can be found in newegg | ||
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Etherone
United States1898 Posts
On April 18 2009 15:26 Tekin wrote: Case: Antec Sonata III 500 with PSU - $129.95 Motherboard: GigaByte GA-EP35-DS3L Intel P35 - $89.99 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - $189.99 Video: BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB - $259.99 Memory: Corsair XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 PC2 6400 - $48.00 Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB - $109.99 Optical: Lite-ON 20x DVD+R Sata - $23.99 Total: $851.90 Most of this stuff can be found in newegg you're kidding right? | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
Lol that price is way off it's half that price now... That more like GTX 275 price 750 gig 7200.10 is off by about 30 dollars A non burning dvd rom drive off by 4 dollars E8400 price is off by 20 Corsair mem is off by 20 at that speeds and size. Maybe that his build when he bought it err i'd say about a year ago 1/2. | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
btw prices on newegg dropped again right now the 920 is 169 while the 940 is 189 haha | ||
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