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Quote Preach Replybullet Topic: PC upgrade - Talk me in or out of this purchase
    Posted: 21/October/2008 at 10:06pm
So it's been about 2 1/2 years since I've upgraded, and recent power supply problems in my current system have got me looking around at piecing together a new system.

This is what I'm looking at so far...

HIS H487F512P Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail
Remove $249.99 $249.99


Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor 2.4GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 8MB cache Retail ***Free Shipping***
Remove $186.50 $186.50


GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R Intel P45 Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Duo/Pentium/Pentium Extreme Socket 775 1600 MHz PC2-9600 (DDR2-1200) ATX Motherboard Retail
Remove $119.99 $119.99


OCZ OCZ2P10664GK 4GB PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066) DDR2 Memory Retail ***Free Shipping***
Remove $102.99 $102.99


Corsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W Power Supply Retail ***Free Shipping***
Remove $134.99 $134.99


SEAGATE Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB SATA 7200 RPM 32MB Hard Drive Bulk
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TOTAL: $926.72 shipped (There is also $95 in mail-in rebates between the components - Final price: $831.72)

I already have a Lian-Li case I am going to re-use in the new system, dvd-rw etc. The price is under $1k, which I like... but I just don't know if I should pull the trigger and make the purchase. It would require me moving from XP to Vista also... which I'm not too sure about.

Any thoughts?


ALTERNATIVES:

PSU #1: ENERMAX INFINITI EIN720AWT 720W ATX12V/ EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail ($199 w/ $70 mail-in rebate)

PSU #2: SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail ($160)

Vid card: MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($240)

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($139)

Any thoughts on swapping out certain components for others?
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Quote Fidelio Replybullet Posted: 22/October/2008 at 8:44pm
seasonic was going to be my next power supply, just haven't needed one yet. i've read really great things about them. enermax also makes good psu's. corsair would be too new to the game for me to use them when the field is crowded with companies already making really good stuff.

secondly all things being equal, the nvidia cards have the physx built on yeah? i know there's not a ton of games out there right now which use it but if it's on every new nvidia card i'm sure it won't be too long before most games will take advantage of it. i just don't see much point in buying ati at this point.

last go round i built two systems, one of them had corsair ram and the other with ocz. the corsair died and was warranty replaced, the ocz has never missed a beat. good choice on the ocz.

lastly, what pc games are you looking to play which require upgrading? the pc games market has been pretty bleak (compared to consoles).
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Quote Preach Replybullet Posted: 22/October/2008 at 9:11pm
I really only play WoW, but was looking at playing CoD4, Crysis etc. with a new gaming system.
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Quote Fidelio Replybullet Posted: 22/October/2008 at 9:12pm
if you can afford it, i say go for it.

i'm finally looking at buying an xbox
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Quote Midnyght Replybullet Posted: 22/October/2008 at 9:37pm
Crysis is a sweet game I just picked it up.
 
System looks good...I when trying to fit everything in a budget I usually go more processor power then graphics card power because its easier up grading vid card then processor imo.
 
Fid...xbox..?
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Quote Fidelio Replybullet Posted: 22/October/2008 at 10:54pm
yeah, i never bought a 360. would love to play little big planet but not buying a ps3 for one game. have a wii.

was wanting something with 'real' games and couchability. isn't that a 360?
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Quote Preach Replybullet Posted: 23/October/2008 at 2:23pm
So here is what I've pretty much settled on:


HD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Vid card: HIS Hightech H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Retail

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

PSU: SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail

Total: $1024.54 shipped

 
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Quote Fidelio Replybullet Posted: 24/October/2008 at 2:15pm
newegg has a pc power and cooling psu on sale. 610w

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL102408&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL102408-_-PowerSupplies-_-L2B-_-17703005

why the samsung drive instead of seagate or wd? i've never had a samsung drive but i thought they bought the ibm hd line after the deskstar debacle. hmm, maybe it was hitachi.
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Quote Fidelio Replybullet Posted: 24/October/2008 at 2:18pm
ps. if you look at the combo's on that psu you can get a OCZ Diesel 2GB Single Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBDSL2G - Retail Free with purchase!
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Quote Preach Replybullet Posted: 24/October/2008 at 2:20pm
This is what I've pretty much settled on...
 
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