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i did, linked from my account screen. looks like they arent in the public database yet or something. ill re-link when they come up.

Originally Posted by paz9x i did, linked from my account screen. looks like they arent in the public database yet or something. ill re-link when they come up.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=17109388

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=17109328

that should work...

edit... ok. i honestly think both builds will be fine for the next 3 years (maybe a video card upgrade in a couple if you do heavy gaming and like to play the latest greatest stuff at the max).

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...d[2884]=on
the benchmarks for the 2 cpus you picked out are pretty comparable.

so the question is, what are you using this for the next 3 years. if youre doing a little gaming and mostly office work (word, excel, power point with a dash of photoshop) you probably wouldnt even notice the difference in the 2 cpus. if you plan on doing more extensive stuff, then the extra cpu power and memory might be worth it in the long run.

thanks ramstoria. updated to show good links.

saw a fry's ad today showing a kingston 64gb SSD
with 2x2gb 1333mhz ram for $110

that should be enough for a win7 and office install right?

Originally Posted by paz9x thanks ramstoria. updated to show good links. saw a fry's ad today showing a kingston 64gb SSD with 2x2gb 1333mhz ram for $110 that should be enough for a win7 and office install right?

plenty of space for win7 and office

Originally Posted by RAMSTORIA plenty of space for win7 and office

well ill research the model and if theres no issues ill probably pick it up in the morning.

well neweggs reviews are very mixed. some report good read/write times others report horrible times.
i think ill still stop by frys in the morning. want to check instore prices on cases too.

Opinions on this combo deal at Newegg?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...t=Combo.319352

Any recommendations of a heatsink/fan combo for mild overclocking?

Originally Posted by evildeadjedi Opinions on this combo deal at Newegg? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...t=Combo.319352 Any recommendations of a heatsink/fan combo for mild overclocking?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...t=Combo.311727

hows that?

Originally Posted by paz9x http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...t=Combo.311727 hows that?

I saw that granted I would probably replace the psu with the ocz or a corsair one. My dilemma is Phenom II or i5? I7 is just not feasible for me.

Originally Posted by evildeadjedi I saw that granted I would probably replace the psu with the ocz or a corsair one. My dilemma is Phenom II or i5. I7 is just not feasible for me.

i was in the same boat a couple months ago and in nearly every test ive seen the i5 bests the 965be.
its on level with some of the i7's as well. my biggest issue lies with the 1156 socket overclocking problem.

i think if price is basically the same i cant see another reason outside the socket issue or wanting ddr2 ram to go with amd.

i will admit to not knowing shit so...

I have been considering upgrading for a few years. I used to be huge into PC gaming and then I couldn't afford it for the longest time(yet still built systems for my firends and co-workers). My Geforce 4 Ti 4600 and AMD Athlon XP 1500 were great about 9 years ago. Still running like a champ but very slow.

did this just for fun... slow day at work. makes me wish i had $1500 lying around.


http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...Number=8784469

edited... i checked the hdds in the build, it was just too over the top, now its only $1200!

So my roommate asked me to build a computer for him on a $1000 budget. Trying to keep it under $1000 after shipping I have come up with this so far: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=11962905
What are your thoughts on this build? Because I am still a little over $100 under I was thinking about upgrading the video card.

He already has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and OS.

Originally Posted by E_G_Man So my roommate asked me to build a computer for him on a $1000 budget. Trying to keep it under $1000 after shipping I have come up with this so far: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=11962905 What are your thoughts on this build? Because I am still a little over $100 under I was thinking about upgrading the video card. He already has a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and OS.

video card should be fine, i would add a little more ram and maybe get a wireless N card.

Originally Posted by RAMSTORIA video card should be fine, i would add a little more ram and maybe get a wireless N card.

Thanks for the reply.

Before I knew I was so far under the budget I thought about going wireless N but I thought at the time I was going to be much closer to the mark than what I ended up at.

As far as RAM goes what do you suggest, 6 gig?

Originally Posted by E_G_Man Thanks for the reply. Before I knew I was so far under the budget I thought about going wireless N but I thought at the time I was going to be much closer to the mark than what I ended up at. As far as RAM goes what do you suggest, 6 gig?

id go 8 because its a 4 slot mobo. but i didnt ask before, is a 64 bit OS being installed on the system, if not, theres no point in going above 4 gigs.

and if you can squeeze n in, go for it. i was very surprised with how much better my wifi reception was when i upgraded to n, well worth it.

updated my htpc...


http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=11991685

i swear im going to buy it soon... this is espentially the same system as before except theres a 1tb hdd now and a wireless keyboard & mouse included for virtually the same price.

So keeping the budget under $1000 how does this look now? http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=11962905
I made only slight changes with the mobo and the RAM and added a firewire card at his request.

And is there any real difference between these three cards?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150462
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102864
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102858

Originally Posted by E_G_Man So keeping the budget under $1000 how does this look now? http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=11962905 I made only slight changes with the mobo and the RAM and added a firewire card at his request. And is there any real difference between these three cards? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150462 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102864 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102858

the 3 cards are the same architecture and chipset, so they are essentially y the same. there are probably small differences in manufacturing and cooling, but nothing significant.

build looks good.

Originally Posted by E_G_Man So keeping the budget under $1000 how does this look now? http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=11962905 I made only slight changes with the mobo and the RAM and added a firewire card at his request. And is there any real difference between these three cards? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150462 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102864 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102858

what ramstoria said but the xfx cards have lifetime warranty.

deciding on a platform/cpu is killing me.
it seems every comparative test ends up differently. sometimes the i7 920 looks awesome others it gets beat by the i5 750

maybe you guys can lend your thoughts.
as far as cost, im not seeing any difference that matters to me between i7 920 and 860 which are what im debating. 1156 mobos that offer 8x xfire are $200 which is about where im at with 1366 mobos
the ram is a wash about the same $/gig.

so. the main purpose is general use. heavy ms office use and multitasking. ive deciding i want to have a good gaming pc for once and ill probably be getting an 5850 though i might go for a 5870.
as far as the gaming any of these cpus and platforms will be awesome. i want to xfire down the road so that option is required. which makes the 1366 seem like the way to go.

I pay a bit for power and seeing power consumption charts where the 920 is using 12-30% more than the 860 could make a difference.

I plan on a light OC which leads me to believe the 920 will give more perforamnce since a lot of the tests are done with the 860 turbo mode effectively oc'ing.