New Computer

Mollrow · December 30, 2008, 10:35:51 PM

AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black
Asus M3N78-VM AM2+ Motherboard
BFG GeForce GTX 260 896MB PCI-Express 2.0 Video Card
DDR2 4GB PC6400 DUAL CRUCIAL
Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Case
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W Power Supply
SONY 20x Internal Dual layer DVD-/+RW Drive
Will cost $918.98
I would appreciate it if someone could look over this and see if I completely screwed up.

:) · December 30, 2008, 10:49:59 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103249&Tpk=AMD%20Phenom%20X4%209850%20Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131318&Tpk=Asus%20M3N78-VM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143155

order from newegg and it'll save you at least 100$

:) · December 30, 2008, 11:21:39 PM

:oooooooooo

but your saving like 100$? what's bad about the mail thing? I also was iffy about ordering but it worked perfectly I'd do it everytime

Irock · December 30, 2008, 11:31:00 PM

Because his parents are paying for it, and it doesn't really matter to him.

Irock · December 31, 2008, 01:57:13 AM

You certainly didn't earn $918.98 yourself.

:) · December 31, 2008, 02:39:47 AM

Quote from: Irock on December 31, 2008, 01:57:13 AM
You certainly didn't earn $918.98 yourself.

;p
did you see the Christmas thread?

Roph · December 31, 2008, 04:40:54 AM

FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL

Also use newegg you pussy. Why do you want to go to a store? That's more effort on your part, it wastes your time, and it will COST YOU MORE. You think you'll have some great advantage if you can physically see the box before you buy the item? Just...?

Roph · December 31, 2008, 05:16:00 AM

Since you're spending a little over $900 in your list I'll consider $900 your limit, which leaves a little for the shipping.

QuoteAMD Phenom X4 9850 Black

A budget this high; AMD is just no. And I'm an AMD fan, but just no. Instead, you will be using a Core2 Quad Q6600. Yes it is last gen (65nm vs 45nm) but that doesn't matter and anyone who tells you otherwise is spreading bullshit. It has more cache than the comparatively priced 45nm quads, it has a higher clock speed than the comparatively priced quads, and (quite ironically) it will also overclock ALOT better due to its sexy multiplier.

QuoteAsus M3N78-VM AM2+ Motherboard

You're a dumbass for pairing AMD's top of the line CPU with a budget nvidia board. If you were intent on going AMD you should be pairing a 9850 with a 790 FX board, or at least a 780. Instead you'll be using the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R. P45 is the last and greatest intel chipset for core2. P43 is the budget, P45 is the sexy. It's not an SLI/Crossfire (2 video card capable) motherboard and you shouldn't care about that. SLI is flushing money down the toilet, 2 cards do not give 2x the performance, and unless you're gaming at 2560x1600 resolution with 32x antialiasing then one nice card is enough. Which brings us to..

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BFG GeForce GTX 260 896MB PCI-Express 2.0 Video Card

I'm an nvidia fan (have always used nvidia cards) but this round for the price ATI simply kicked ass. This Radeon 4850 1GB costs over $100 less yet will perform about the same as that GTX 260 you linked, depending on the game. It has a custom cooler (default 4850s are fucking toasty) and 1GB of memory (default is 512mb) in case you're going to be gaming at high resolutions or with lots of AA.

QuoteDDR2 4GB PC6400 DUAL CRUCIAL

Meh, OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (2x2GB). Ignore the stupid bullshit branding, it's some of their good ram with a stupid sticker slapped on it. Normally it would cost quite a bit more, but it's on special offer making it currently way better than anything else available at that price.

QuoteAntec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Case

BLUE LED MAKE IT GO ZOOM ZOOM CYBORG

Personally I like conservative neat cases, and the Lian Li A05B is goddamn gorgeous. My brother actually has that case you chose, the nine hundred thing, and meh. One thing I can tell you is that it's god damn loud. Read this thread for a great review w/ lots of pics of the case. If I was building something now I'd be choosing this thing.

QuoteThermaltake Toughpower 750W Power Supply

Corsair TX 650 will do you just fine.

QuoteSONY 20x Internal Dual layer DVD-/+RW Drive

Any old piece of shit will do.

Also for a few extras you didn't consider in your own list: Aftermarket CPU cooler, this will let you run your Q6600 at 3Ghz easily, 3.2 and beyond with a little tutorial reading / tweaking. Also, some Thermal compound to get a nice contact between your fat heatsink and the CPU.

QuoteWill cost $918.98