EPTUltimate Computer Build Thread - Page 5
| Forum Index > Closed |
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
| ||
|
semantics
10040 Posts
On May 22 2010 08:02 FragKrag wrote: Why would you knowingly castrate your own computer in the future? Why would you knowingly castrate your own computer right now when it may not be necessary. | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
If there is a bit of money to spend, an extra $20 for USB 3.0 and SATA 3 is great. (Along with a newer chipset) | ||
|
Hereticus
12 Posts
what about: AMD Phenom™ II X6 Black 1090T What are Your thoughts about that piece of evil? imo with enough time and a good motherboard it has quite a potential (i found only 2 motherboards with default usage of all cores but i'm from total technological backwater so you can ave more info on that). | ||
|
ghermination
United States2851 Posts
On May 22 2010 09:34 Hereticus wrote: Could i ask someones opinnion? what about: AMD Phenom™ II X6 Black 1090T What are Your thoughts about that piece of evil? imo with enough time and a good motherboard it has quite a potential (i found only 2 motherboards with default usage of all cores but i'm from total technological backwater so you can ave more info on that). A six core processor has all the obvious advantages of having 6 physical cores. It doesn't really produce a lot of heat though. It's also the most expensive of AMD's processors, which is kind of a turn off for some people. I wish AMD would switch to 32nm though. Until they do i don't think we'll get the full potential (clockspeeds, cache, etc) out of 6 core processors. Unless you need massive rendering performance, lots of memory bandwidth etc there isn't much use for a 6 core processor atm. You can get a good deal on a 955 or 965 be and it'll be a good amount cheaper. | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
On May 22 2010 09:34 Hereticus wrote: Could i ask someones opinnion? what about: AMD Phenom™ II X6 Black 1090T What are Your thoughts about that piece of evil? imo with enough time and a good motherboard it has quite a potential (i found only 2 motherboards with default usage of all cores but i'm from total technological backwater so you can ave more info on that). It's an awesome core for people who can use all of them (encoding), and it can overclock fairly well (like all the C3 AMD Phenom IIs), but as far as gaming usage goes, I don't think you will see much of an improvement with the 6 core processor over the cheaper AMD Phenom II X4 955. There are many more motherboards that support the 6 cores, some of them just need BIOS updates, but all of the new 8xx series chipset motherboards should be able to support the new 6 cores right out of the box. | ||
|
HDstarcraft
United States577 Posts
I would also recommend anybody interested in running SC2 at max and SC2 only spend NO more than $500 on their computer. Anything above that will be overkill. Low end: CPU + Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.369415 Graphics Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448&cm_re=5750-_-14-150-448-_-Product Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358 Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-042-_-Product Optical Drive: Just reuse your old one. Or by whatever you want ~ $30. GRAND TOTAL: $474.90 ![[image loading]](http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/98/totala.png) Note* You can actually save more if you decide to go with an AMD cpu/mobo platform. I'm not experienced with AMD, so I can't make a recommendation there. Also, you can save money with a cheaper case, reusing your old hard drive, etc. Be creative and yes you can max sc2 and save even MORE money. If you guys doubt the 5750 being able to max SC2, just look here: http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/starcraft_ii_wings_of_liberty_beta_performance,4.html The 5750 averages 59 FPS with settings maxed, at 1920x1200. | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
| ||
|
Hereticus
12 Posts
So i can assume that for building a gaming platform (a high end one), i7 is much better (aka quality>quantity) | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
HDStarcraft that is a bit extreme. $500 will not run SC2 at max. | ||
|
HDstarcraft
United States577 Posts
On May 22 2010 10:09 FragKrag wrote: Even with the i7s there is a choice between LGA 1366 and LGA 1156. I wrote a guide on my SC2 Computers thread but nobody probably reads it >< HDStarcraft that is a bit extreme. $500 will not run SC2 at max. FragKrag, I edited my post with a build. I strongly believe this will max SC2 for <$500. Let me know what you think. | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
:3 In all honesty, I am sure that a $600 ultra computer is easy, but at $500 you are really pushing it (especially considering RAM prices these days). Athlon II X2 + GTS 250 + 4GB (or 2GB) should be fine under $600 | ||
|
writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On May 12 2010 00:26 Luddite wrote: Do you think there's really much benefit to building a computer yourself from parts these days? Maybe for super high end systems there is, but it seems like for an average computer you can get the same performance cheaper by buying a stock computer. Are you kidding me? This is the piece of shit that HP offers for $800: + Show Spoiler + HP Pavilion Elite HPE-150t series 4.7 out of 5 stars (12 reviews) Lightning-fast multimedia PC delivers high-performance computing with Intel Core i5. Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-750 quad-core processor [2.66GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache] FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB FREE UPGRADE! 750GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter] Norton Internet Security(TM) 2010 - 15 month | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
| ||
|
HDstarcraft
United States577 Posts
On May 22 2010 10:22 FragKrag wrote: hard to play games without RAM right? :3 In all honesty, I am sure that a $600 ultra computer is easy, but at $500 you are really pushing it (especially considering RAM prices these days). Athlon II X2 + GTS 250 + 4GB (or 2GB) should be fine under $600 lol oops  Yeah I forgot to include RAMHere we go: Buy 2x of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231099 ![[image loading]](http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2240/totale.png) Now if you go with an AMD platform, that should bring the total back under $500. Anyways I think its definitely possible to have a rig capable of maxing sc2 for $500 if one does his or her research and purchases intelligently.As a nice plus, consider recycling your current parts: hard drives, power supply, and/or case. | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
Personally I would go for the GTS 250 and get a Caviar Blue/Black because the Greens are pretty pitiful as main drives :/ (gotta make sure he has Windows 7 access though :< ) | ||
|
HDstarcraft
United States577 Posts
On May 22 2010 10:23 writer22816 wrote: Are you kidding me? This is the piece of shit that HP offers for $800: + Show Spoiler + HP Pavilion Elite HPE-150t series 4.7 out of 5 stars (12 reviews) Lightning-fast multimedia PC delivers high-performance computing with Intel Core i5. Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-750 quad-core processor [2.66GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache] FREE UPGRADE! 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB FREE UPGRADE! 750GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive from 500GB 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter] Norton Internet Security(TM) 2010 - 15 month Agreed. Never ever buy a pre-built computer! They rip you off very badly, and its always wiser to buy the components and piece it together yourself. Building a computer is seriously as easy as slapping all the parts together and turning it on. Not to mention the added benefit of knowing how to REPAIR your computer or specific component should it fail in the future. | ||
|
HDstarcraft
United States577 Posts
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115223 Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188059 Graphics Cards x2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130551 Hard Drives x4: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233087 Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139001 ![[image loading]](http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/993/godliken.png) Grand Total: $4,755.93 And if you end up spending that much, the rig better end up looking like this: ![[image loading]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/3977126290_98f2f1db66.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/3978171888_65f6e936c9.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/3981742719_6163e124d5.jpg) | ||
|
FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
 | ||
|
HDstarcraft
United States577 Posts
On May 22 2010 10:55 FragKrag wrote: There are much better SSDs on the market now HDStarcraft No idea, I haven't been keeping up tbh lol | ||
| ||
