The (new) Official PC building thread!

From what I've read it was OCZ's intention to aquire a flagship line of PSUs. Obiously you can still buy both brands. I think all of them recommended here by Sam and Lp are excellent and would like to own one for myself.

 

Indeed. Some of the OCZ PSUs weren't exactly top notch, but most of them are pretty solid, including the stealthxstream which also has the advantage of being quite cheap.

 

Hey is this a good deal? It's still in stock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102705

 

That's very cheap for that card, it's not as good as my X1900XT, but considering the price of rival cards, it's an absolute bargain!

 

How much better than a 7600 GT is it?

 

Let's see, what resolution do you play at?
For tests conducted at 1600x1200 Max detail with AA/AF:

Battlefield 2142: 85% better
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: 121% better
Doom 3: 39% better
Flight Simulator X: 12% worse
Elder Scrolls 4:Oblivion (Outdoors): 165% better
Prey: 65% better
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos v1.6: 56% better
3DMark06 SM2.0 Test: 72% better
3DMark06 SM3.0 Test: 13% better

Tests from Tom's Hardware

 

So pretty damn better heh. Lets see what happens, I might end up gettin it if it doesn't go out of stock.

 

Then buy it quickly! lol

 

@fasfrank,
Thanks for posting some pics.

@ALL,

Was doing some research and found that the PC Power & Cooling site sells there P/S. I didn't go thru the process but it let me go all the way to: Enter credit card # and press PAY. Has anyone looked at their prices or ordered from them directly?

....gm

 

Nope...never ordered direct...they have the best price on the 610 that I have seen...$119...You can get the 750 Quad at ZZF cheaper...They have some good prices on Refurbished...they should be good direct from the factory...

 

I have a few questions to ask. wat is 'mobo'. why did alcohol 120% crashed my computer when it was about to finish load. Dod it have a virus? Was it the incompatability? I have windows vista. My cuz runs it on win2000 and he says that it works fine. So he said! I A dim C521. Is that good it has:
amd64 x2 4000+ (2.1ghz)
160gb sata 2 7200 rpm dim,s
16x dvd+/- rw
1gb ddr2 sdram 667mhz - 2x512mb
vista basic
intel graphics media accelerator x3000 .....Wat is that?.....
it have a bilt in graphics card

 

1. A mobo is short-hand for Motherboard, the main circuit board that interacts with all the components in a PC.

2. As for Alcohol crashing, there could be many reasons, but it shouldn't crash because of a corrupt image file. However, I haven't used it on Vista myself, but it works fine for me in XP.

3. Well, whether it's good or not depends on what you use it for. The CPU's OK, and 1GB RAM is acceptable, though not great, but the graphics accelerator is near-useless for playing games. Of course, if it's an office machine, that doesn't matter, but don't expect to play up to date games on it as it simply won't cope. Also, in having chosen a Dell system it'll be quite difficult to upgrade.

 

thanks sammorris. One question again why is it that my msn messenger isn't working. They say that it is not connected to the .Net messenger service. how can i fix it

 

That could be for any number of reasons. Check firewall settings, re-enter username and password, and check the service status.

 

I'm looking at CPU's for my HTCP build...Using Old Spare parts that are lying around...DFI CFX3200-DR/G a 939 pin M/B...I have a 3800 San Diego...Looking at upgrading Because I plan on using Vista...and once installed I can not upgrade CPU...with out getting a new O/S...

AMD Opteron 175 Denmark 2.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail $116 FREE SHIPPING
Operating Frequency 2.2GHz
HT 1000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 1MB
Manufacturing Tech 90 nm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103584

Or this:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM $73.50 FREE SHIPPING
Operating Frequency 2.2GHz
HT 2000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech 90 nm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103543

Or This:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Toledo 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - OEM $59.50 FREE SHIPPING
Operating Frequency 2.0GHz
HT 2000MHz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 2 x 512KB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103052

This will be the Downstairs Media Server...Will probably O/C it a bit since I have a M/B capable of it...It will have to playback HD Recorded Movies...This is Not my Gaming Rig...

Do you think I even need to go with a Duo Core CPU?..

If so...Which one would give the Best Bang for the Buck?..

 

the 175 is by far the best stock, and will also overclock the furthest, but if you're going to push quite far, the 3800+ will still serve you well.

 

So Sam...You think its worth it to go to the Toledo over the San Diego?..I wasn't considering the 175 until the price went down...

 

it's up to you really, if you're going to be overclocking the underwear off it, go with the 175, hands down, but if you're just after a light overclock, you can get almost as good performance out of the lower end chips. All in all the 175 will perform better regardless, it's just a question of finance versus gain.

 

Lp,
The best bang for the buck is w/o a doubt the 3800 Toledo for $60. I've read that it will OC better than the 3800 Manchester even tho both are very good cpu's. NOW the Opty 175 is GREAT!!! I have a buddy with that exact cpu, btw he paid $200+ for it. LOL. He loves it and it performs just as expected from an Opty.

Personally I don't think you can go wrong with either chip (processor) it depends on your pocket book at the time. You know that either chip will do just fine in your HTPC BUT it's so difficult to PASS an Opty for less than $120.

....gm

 

after i made my pc my friend wants me to make a pc for him but he says his budget is 500 to 600 and he is not into that much gaming. could somebody give the specification for 500$ pc thanks