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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

Discussion in 'Building a new PC' started by ddp, Jul 16, 2008.

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  1. Mort81

    Mort81 Senior member

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    I always dl and read the manual for mobo's prior to buying to make sure it has all the features I am looking for.
     
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    Mort i will get the model number of that Patriot PC8500/1066 ram i have and PM it to you today
     
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    kk
     
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    lol, only 1300 more posts and then this will be an addict only page.
     
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  5. bigwill68

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    if it's not to late to add my suggestion buzar on that..cause i believe..i got the only BenQ in here LS-1655 still runn'in strong thanks GM..

    now these are few of the best to have in order..

    (Lite-on 20xLH-20A1S) oem or retail few dollars more just a cable and a disc nero..
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106070

    (Sony NEC Optiarc Black 20X-AD-7200S-0B ) Just got this bad boy from the ups man today $25.99 it stands Next to the BenQ in Quality Reading and Scanning..like it.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118012

    now if you want a sammy.I heard the best 1 to have is:
    SAMSUNG Black 20X- SH-S203B
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153

    now Pioneer is tricky to me in some ways..they took over Plextor after px-716 & px716sa now all the plextors made now are rebadged pioneers..the old rebadged plextor 716 turned into pioneer DVR-115D I believe if i remember right GM can quote me on that ..i wish could get my hands on an Old Girls px-716sa man..i wanted my case to ride with plextor,BenQ,Lite-on it's (-Plextor) to bad now
    it's Sony NEC Optiarc instead cause it's like a BenQ..

    but this would be the choice to go with:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129032

    that GM is the true burner man.i learned from him on the best brands to go with and my burns come out good but it's depend on your blank media you also..remember that 4 sure..it's not away the burners fault..

    and if your getting a Seagate 250Gb..i would go with this one:Barracuda ES.2 ,32mb Cache $79.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148309
     
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  6. LOCOENG

    LOCOENG Moderator Staff Member

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    I have four drives that I use on a regular basis...I'll list them in the order in which I treasure them based on quality.

    1. Pioneer 215D crossflashed to 215L. The 216D is out now and looks good too.
    2. Samsung S203B...probably a toss up between this drive and the Pioneer.
    3. NEC 7200S, solid drive but not as good as I was hoping.
    4. Lite-On 20A1L. I use this drive mainly for scanning, but the burn quality isn't bad. It is noisy and clunky though...not silky smooth like the Pioneer and Sammy.
     
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  7. sammorris

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    Sounds like a good build. Good luck, and try and keep it this time! :)
     
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  9. sammorris

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    Your call, but you know how much you missed having a decent PC. If you can't afford to keep a PC for so long, why not set your sights lower?
     
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    Yeah well I can afford it. I just dont like being stuck with something that depreciates value you know. I figure if I can sell it for a profit or even the same price a few months down the road then I can build a better one for the same price.
     
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    Could you not theoretically do that on a component by component basis? The only way you don't lose money is by not having a PC for considerable periods of time, which is a little counter-productive to spending the money in the first place...
     
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    no I cant actually do that on a component to component basis.

    Basically yeah I was bitching and whining about not having a good computer but it didn't bother me THAT much. I'm used to having crappy computers. Plus having a dual core laptop really helped alleviate my problems.

    IDK man, this is just how I roll lol.
     
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    You're mad... lol
     
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    Haha, so it may seem.

    So yeah I've decided on the DVD rom drive. Samsung SH-D163A. This is because it can also backup my 360 games.
     
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    I wasn't aware most DVD burners can't do that. What extra is required?
     
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  16. abuzar1

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    You have to flash the drive with Kreon firmware.
     
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    You can backup 360,playstation,game cube, ect.... with any drive that bitsets(booktype to dvd-rom). There is certain software to use to get a good backup. Try talking to Tojikin he is the master of backing up games.

    Myself i have 2 of the Sony/Nec Optaric 7200S, Once set with the bitsetting Firmware there isnt nothing it cant/wont burn.
     
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  18. abuzar1

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    Not gamecube.

    For Xbox what we did was hook up our modded xboxes to our computers with crossover cables. Then you just open up a FTP program connect to the xbox and get you files, make an ISO and burn.

    With playstation 2 games all you need was DVDDecrypter.
     
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  19. shaffaaf

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    for PS2 games i used imageburn :)

    and looks to be a brilliant build for the price.

    btw caus ur always upgrading, you have to format the HDD for each mobo change, what do you do with your files?
     
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    Yes i believe Gamecube also. i think there are a couple of active members in this thread that backup there gamecube games
     
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