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New PC Specs
2008-02-16, 4:35 PM #1
Here's what I ordered. Can't wait to peace it together. And let's keep the fanboy bashing out of it.

case:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147095
hardrive: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178
Vid Card:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150260
processor:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103226
ROM Drive:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151161
Power Supply:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182044
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227195

So, to make it a good thread, post your specs!
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2008-02-16, 5:17 PM #2
no mobo?
2008-02-16, 8:08 PM #3
An 8600 GT? Why not go the extra hundred and get the 8800 gt?
Also- Phenom :gonk: D:
2008-02-16, 10:21 PM #4
1) Need a motherboard
2) Need to up the videocard by a bit. At least get a 3850 or 3870...the 8600GT is a waste of money at this point.
D E A T H
2008-02-17, 2:55 AM #5
3) Need a Core 2 instead of a Phenom.
2008-02-17, 4:39 AM #6
Post your specs! Y'know, so we can compare...

Intel core 2 6600 at 2.4 Ghz
2GB RAM
2x SLI nvidia 8500 GT 512mb
250GB harddrive thing
lexmark 640 series printer

Should I add another gig of ram? I'm thinking about it but I'm not sure if it'll do much.
Sneaky sneaks. I'm actually a werewolf. Woof.
2008-02-17, 4:46 AM #7
Intel Core 2 Q6600
EVGA 680i
4gb DDR2 OCZ Reaper 4-4-4-15
BFG 8800GTX OC2
2x Seagate 500gb SATA-II hard drives
CoolerMaster stacker 830 evo (silver)
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2008-02-17, 7:32 AM #8
Cause I only have 700 to spend. Besides, its not for you guys, its for me. I like the specs as they are:P

And Mobo:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135069
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2008-02-17, 9:14 AM #9
Intel Core 2 e6850 at 3 GHz
2 GB RAM
nivdia 8800 GTS
2 x 300 GB I think their seagate hard drives. Can't remember now.
"You were probably a result of sabotage."
2008-02-17, 9:16 AM #10
Originally posted by Outlaw Torn:
Cause I only have 700 to spend. Besides, its not for you guys, its for me. I like the specs as they are:P

And Mobo:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135069


That's an AMD mobo. You need an Intel mobo to go with the Intel CPU you will be getting.
2008-02-17, 10:35 AM #11
Originally posted by Outlaw Torn:
Cause I only have 700 to spend. Besides, its not for you guys, its for me. I like the specs as they are:P

And Mobo:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135069

If you like wasting money, more power to ya.
D E A T H
2008-02-17, 11:10 AM #12
Intel makes me feel warm inside.
Sneaky sneaks. I'm actually a werewolf. Woof.
2008-02-17, 11:35 AM #13
Intel makes me feel like I'm not wasting my money on crap.
2008-02-17, 11:45 AM #14
That's sold out.

Anyway, why are you getting 4gb ram?
2008-02-17, 12:03 PM #15
Because, I do a lot of multi-tasking and photo work. It does help load things faster.
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2008-02-17, 12:51 PM #16
Yeah, so for than to be realistically useful at all, you'll need a 64bit OS, and a fast Intel quad core CPU.
2008-02-17, 12:52 PM #17
He'll get about 3 GB with a 32-bit OS and certainly does not need quad core, although he has one chosen already.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2008-02-17, 1:09 PM #18
Originally posted by Outlaw Torn:
Because, I do a lot of multi-tasking and photo work. It does help load things faster.

That still doesn't make sense. Drop 2gb and get a c2duo and a non-****ty video card and some of these purchases might not seem so retarded.
D E A T H
2008-02-17, 1:14 PM #19
How is a dual-core C2D better than a quad-core Phenom?

And yes, it does make sense for photo work. Photoshop eats RAM for breakfast.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2008-02-17, 1:16 PM #20
Dear god man PLEASE don't get the phenom.
Please, Please just listen to Massassi on this one.

Also my specs.
Nforce 430 mobo
ATI X1950 Pro (256 Mb version)
AMD 4800+
Generic HD sound thing
300 gig HDD
DVD burner combo drive
Vista Ultimate
2 gigs of ram
2008-02-17, 1:33 PM #21
Originally posted by Emon:
How is a dual-core C2D better than a quad-core Phenom?

And yes, it does make sense for photo work. Photoshop eats RAM for breakfast.

At 2 gigs you're more than covered, unless you're a graphic designer. Photo work isn't THAT intensive, trust me. And Phenoms have a horrible cache problem which, even at stock clocks, has been plaguing users. Look it up, even [H] has done an article on it. Getting a phenom's really a stupid idea period, but this man's hellbent on wasting his money and wasting his time, so who cares.
D E A T H
2008-02-17, 2:28 PM #22
Originally posted by Outlaw Torn:
Cause I only have 700 to spend. Besides, its not for you guys, its for me. I like the specs as they are:P

And Mobo:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135069


700 is what I set as limit. Seen here:
http://forums.massassi.net/vb3/showthread.php?t=49903

o.0
2008-02-18, 2:49 AM #23
The Phenom is easily the buggiest mass-produced processor since the original Pentium. And the original Pentium's bugs were limited to a faulty implementation of IEEE 754.
2008-02-18, 2:49 AM #24
And not a race condition in a critical component of the processor, causing the whole system to hard-lock when it is under heavy use (i.e. the sort of use you'd buy a quad core processor for).
2008-02-18, 2:50 AM #25
Buying a Phenom is dumb.
2008-02-18, 5:20 AM #26
Quick specs... im lazy

200GB HDDs(from old machine)
new mobo
8800GT 512
Intel DC2 E6750
2gb ram
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2008-02-18, 6:47 AM #27
joncy tell us how you really feel
gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT
2008-02-18, 6:48 AM #28
seriously i'd like to know
gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT
2008-02-18, 6:48 AM #29
but do it in 3 posts if possible thanks
gbk is 50 probably

MB IS FAT
2008-02-18, 6:54 AM #30
Originally posted by Jon`C:
And not a race condition in a critical component of the processor, causing the whole system to hard-lock when it is under heavy use (i.e. the sort of use you'd buy a quad core processor for).

Is it really that bad? Wow, I figured a Phenom would still be better than a Core 2 Duo simply by virtue of four cores, but hard-lock D:
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2008-02-18, 7:50 AM #31
It only happens over 2.4 GHz, I think, and they're fixing it, but it's still dumb.
2008-02-18, 7:55 AM #32
That's dumb. My 1.8ghz intel dual core duo 2 (or whatever. How many ways can they fit '2' into the name?) with 2gb ram and intel integrated graphics handle my 4000*4000 pixel paintings fine.
Wikissassi sucks.
2008-02-18, 11:00 AM #33
Originally posted by Obi_Kwiet:
It only happens over 2.4 GHz, I think, and they're fixing it, but it's still dumb.


No it doesn't, it just becomes more likely over 2.4 GHz.

The solution is to reduce system performance by up to 20%.

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