Buying my PC

ORCACommander

well over the past few months I have put together a wish list on neweggg.com of what I am going to get for a computer. today I am buying all the rebated item s plus a couple others.

Here is the otal list of what I will purchase: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13934067

Today I am buying the

gfx card
CPU cooler
Burner
Case
PSU
Thermal Compound
RAM

Comments?

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Lt Albrecht · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

Freaking sweet, can I have one? #Tongue

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ORCACommander · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject:

pay me the money + 5% of the Grand Total ;P

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Lt Albrecht · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject:

XD I'll give you a counter offer.
You give me yours for free Laughing

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Orac · Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject:

Not as expensive as I thought such a thing would be. I wonder if they ship to New Zealand.

ORCACommander · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:

@ Orac: unfortunately just USA and Canada and bear in mind I already have a mouse keyboard and monitor to use.

@Lt: over my zombified rotting corpse

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610W Constant PSU...nice.

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Dutchygamer · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:28 am Post subject:

That's a good pc! Only I would suggest getting a large HD. 160 GB is full before you know it #Tongue

Also, why are those good PC's so goddamn cheap? In Holland I would pay over 1000 Euro's for such a PC Confused

ChielScape · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:30 am Post subject:

Dutchygamer wrote:

That's a good pc! Only I would suggest getting a large HD. 160 GB is full before you know it #Tongue

Also, why are those good PC's so goddamn cheap? In Holland I would pay over 1000 Euro's for such a PC Confused

what? naw.

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Dutchygamer · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:34 am Post subject:

Well, either that, or the prices have dropped massively since 1.5 years Confused

I really must pay more attention to that kind of stuff...

DoMiNaNt_HuNtEr · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

Dude, they sure have.

You can buy a Desktop package from local stores (in North America at least) the specs being like:

Intel Quad Core
3 gigs of ram
640 GB hard drive
dual layer burner
built in TV tuner
built in wireless
nVidia GeForce 9000 somethin'
sd card reader slots
built in CD/DVD holder (NO WAY!! Way...)
24" portrait & landscape HDMI moniter
wireless keyboard & mouse

All that shiz for $900, sometimes thats with taxes included.

By the time I actually need to upgrade, a similar deal could be on for like $700. Its insanely awesome.

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Lt Albrecht · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject:

sweeettt... I really need to gather my cash, I hope to be able to get together £150-200 at least by after christmas Very Happy

I want to replace my GFX card, MoBo, and Processor, but I gotta make sure the PSU fits, the RAM fits, the HDD socket is right, the socket for the front switch... Too much hassle...

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ORCACommander · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

I have been living for the past 8 years with a 28 GB hard drive. I know how to save space ;P

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Ixonoclast · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

ORCACommander wrote:

I have been living for the past 8 years with a 28 GB hard drive. I know how to save space ;P

You convert all your porn to 320x280 greyscale .gifs?

Lt Albrecht · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

lol, 2x40gb here... Used t0 have 1 18gb, then an 18 and a 40... now 2 40s

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DaFool · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Nov 2006

28 gigs! :rolf: I used to have a comp with a similiar sized HD, but I saved up and I got the comp I hav now. Did I mention it has 500gb hard drive? I installed everygame I have ever had, and I still have alot of room!

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DoMiNaNt_HuNtEr · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I actually don't have any porn on my computer, and yet there is only 6.6 GB of free space... that was before I installed DoW SS.

Now I have 700 Megs.

Program wise there is only DoW and Adobe Reader, thats IT! The rest are like 5 to 50 megs in size... must be all the hardware software to make everythig work, know what I mean? Suprisingly, the computer sill runs smooth and lag free.

So, yeah, if I was to upgrade my PC, the hard drive would the first thing on my list.

SANTA! I wish you hadn't been shanked; I could really use some free stuff right now.

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Beowulf · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

Seagate. EW. Western Digital is where it's at.

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:19 am Post subject:

Yer, 160GB is just enough. Ive got 2 150GBs with both used about 40%.

Sir Modsalot · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:33 am Post subject:

Renamon wrote:

Seagate. EW. Western Digital is where it's at.

You've mixed up your brands, fool. (Oh, and don't end a sentence in a preposition, n00b. #Tongue

) It's my understanding that Caviars have had a worrying failure rate recently. "But Mods, the 1.5TB Seagate has had failures too!!1one!" Seagate knows how to deal with problems. They've issued a firmware update to affected models and are shipping revised ones without the problem that randomly killed the drives.

My Seagate 640GB twin-platter drive is DEAD SILENT. No exaggeration. My boot drive, an older 320GB Seagate, likes to angrily grind its teeth quite a bit during intensive operations and I hear it over ALL of my fans. The 640GB unit is not only quieter than an abandoned library even during multiple I/O operations, but also a bit faster. Neither drive has had a single problem since UPS dropped them off. Not one.

Tl;dr, Seagate is teh awesome.

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tobiasboon46 · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:47 am Post subject:

Sorry to say it, but my new comp came with a 2.55 Ghz P4 and 147 GB of space, plus 512 MB of RAM straight from factory...Wonder why you didn't bought a 3 GHz Core 2 Duo...All the rest of the comp is AWESOME anyway... I'm gonna buy a new graphics car and a 2 GB RAM some day...

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Sir Modsalot · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:05 am Post subject:

tobiasboon46 wrote:

Wonder why you didn't bought a 3 GHz Core 2 Duo...

Because with that motherboard and cooler he can VERY easily overclock it to that frequency. Pre-clocked 3GHz models are quite a bit more money, anyway, and the performance figures don't differ that much between them.

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Ixonoclast · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

This thread is wanting me to buy a new PC.

Too bad I can't do medical tests (over €1000 for three days work), since I smoke hashish at times.

And I'm not planning on lying to the medical tester. Don't want any unexpected complications like those people in Great Britain a while ago.

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I want a Nvidia GeForce 9800 to Sad

gufu · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

Heh, I got my current PC for 400$
Windows XP Media Center
2.8GHz Dual Core.
1Gb of RAM
ATI Radeon 1600 Pro 512MB.

Now obviously this isn't the computer of the century, but hey - better than the last one. Though, I do feel sad for loosing that one. But hey, sacrifices are needed, to get to the ultimate goal.

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Sir Modsalot · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:

According to the tracking page Orca linked me to, the parts ordered have arrived at his house about an hour ago. There's also an indication that someone besides him accepted the packages, most likely his dad. There's an off-chance his neighbor accepted it mistakenly, though.

Edit; package received. Now he just needs the rest of it.

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DaFool · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Nov 2006

cough stalker cough

I think its funny how he listed the burner right after the cooler.

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Wess · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

hell cant have a topic like this without me showing off my rig Cool

-Antec P180
-Apacer 4x 1024mb DDR3 pc1333
-Be Quiet straight power 700watt
-Eminent 3.5 Internal Cardreader EM1059
-Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 280 1000mb GDDR3 VGA
-Gigabyte X48T-DQ6
-Gigabyte-Volar-CPU-Cooler
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
-Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
-Samsung 750GB SATA2 32mb cache
-Samsung Super WriteMaster
-Western Digital Raptor 74GB harddisk SATA 10000RPM

and an inside pic.

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Sir Modsalot · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

You'd do better with a P182 where you get better cable management options. But for now, put a fan up front. #Tongue

You've also gone overkill on the graphics there. Laughing

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ORCACommander · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

No that was me who received it. and no sirmods is no Stalker just a very good friend who's advice was invaluable in assisting me pick out parts. along with a few other people here and newegg's forums. Have to mod my shelf though Sad

the case is about 1 and 1/2 inches to tall lol. and Wes Nice system but crowded.

Unfortunately until after xmas this is going to be nothing but a pretty desk ornament Sad

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MT · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:25 am Post subject:

Congrats on new pc. You still need the comp donation page? #Tongue

ORCACommander · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:48 am Post subject:

unfortunately yes. I will be getting enough/almost enough money from Mom and rest of the family but not until around xmas

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daTS · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:00 am Post subject:

hmm, my current specs pale in comparison.

AMD Athlon 4200+
20gb Master
80gb Slave (partitioned)
GeForce 6200 128mb Video Card
2gb RAM

I am however running Vista Ultimate very smoothly on it. Oh and my case is nice and pretty too. Smile

(it's a mid-tower, so not much fits).

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ORCACommander · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

upgraded the hard drive to a 250 gb one for about the same price after shipping was added. Dats I told you you were going to have to watch your ass when you come back #Tongue

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DaFool · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Nov 2006

250 mb? omg! I hope you mean 250 gb.

Have you tried any new games on it?

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ORCACommander · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

OOPS meant 250 GB and just ordered it along with the retention bracket that just came back in stock, really lucky almost never in stock. Confused

edited post above

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Dupl3xxx · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

ehem:

Corei7 920 @ 2,66ghz
Asus P6T Deluxe, X58
6bg Crucial BallistiX DDR 3 @ 1333mhz cl 6-6-6-20
1x80gb WD OS
2x500gb WD Media and games
1x1tb WD extern HDD
nVidia 8800gt Asus 1gb
850W PSU

Gonna get the ATi HD 5870x2 when i comes sometime next year Very Happy

Anyone need to render something big? Playing Garrys Mod 11, rendering a "gimp-flame" and listning to musik with winamp while Breakaway makes the sound perfect, the CPU at 67% load... Laughing

But back OT, ORCACommander, a good pc. Good specs considering the cost Wink

I'll post a picture when the case is buildt. ATM it's on my bench.

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Sir Modsalot · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:

Dupl3xxx wrote:

nVidia 8800gt Asus 1gb

Who suckered you into that thing? Unless you run REALLY high resolutions, more memory on cards like that doesn't give you any advantage whatsoever.

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Wess · Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

ORCACommander wrote:

Have to mod my shelf though Sad

the case is about 1 and 1/2 inches to tall lol.

had the same problem myself Laughing

with every new case i had to adjust my desk to make it fit.

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ORCACommander · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject:

Update. Despite an ice storm that left me without power for 5 days I got my hard drive and mounting bracket

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ORCACommander · Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:25 am Post subject:

some updates to the list. Upgraded the mobo added in a wifi adapter with N capability and through in a wireless N router

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ORCACommander · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject:

Ordered the Last Installment today. Check the wish list at the top I've kept it up to date.

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ORCACommander · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject:

guess i have been doign a 1 man show here. well have had it up and running for half a week now and no trouble. runs cool and quite. I've OCed the proc to 3.2 ghrz and the gfx card to 700 mhrz leaving shaders linked and its memory oced to 1,000. for those interested in pictures go here

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