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Derek1387   11-13-2006 at 08:44:24 PM

Ok, i am selling my system right now, an am ready to buy another and then OC it...
I have about 1200-1300 to play with, and i need everything but a case.

What do you think?

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Derek1387   11-13-2006 at 09:45:08 PM
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got to love fuckign idiots...

BTW... i am happily engaged.

So ya, anyone who has anythign to say that can actually HELP me...

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mesarectifier   11-13-2006 at 10:20:57 PM
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Wow...mods, anyone??

OP - design a system and then have it critiqued I usually find is the best way to get a decent end result. Unless you have absolutely no idea at all, in which case ask a few Q's and post what you want to use it for.

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Fox_Aquatis   11-13-2006 at 10:22:47 PM
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Back on track *glare* how about some basic preferences? ATI/NVIDIA, AMD/Intel Abit/Asus/MSI/etc?

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mesarectifier   11-13-2006 at 10:24:50 PM
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Shut up u fucin geek...im the ****** law around here.



You suck...reallllly badly.

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Back on track *glare* how about some basic preferences? ATI/NVIDIA, AMD/Intel Abit/Asus/MSI/etc?



I don't think that's a good idea - that just breeds fanboyism.

Getting a feel for what he needs the system for first I think is a better step, then we can flame each other to oblivion. :roll:

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Fox_Aquatis   11-13-2006 at 10:28:24 PM
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Didn't think about the fanboy thing, my bad.

Here's a valid question: Are the optical drives from your old comp still useable?

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Derek1387   11-13-2006 at 10:30:30 PM
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i sold EVERYTHING.. including monitor and KB, i am starting over.

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Derek1387   11-13-2006 at 10:32:06 PM
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and i would like to go Core 2 and Nvidea..

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shinigamiX   11-13-2006 at 10:40:40 PM
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So last week I went to see this movie, and it was awesome. It was about fairies beating the crap outta ogres. The ogres were small and pink except they were really clever with gadgets and whatnot and built a big green monster to hide in. The fairies were all big and hairy except they had wings which is just adorable. Anyway, the moral of the story is to no do drugs.

BTW gtfo and gb2 4chan.

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shinigamiX   11-13-2006 at 10:45:30 PM
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I heard those guys are making a sequel where the ogres get back at the fairies using robots shaped like dinosaurs. I'm soooo gonna go see that one.

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Fox_Aquatis   11-13-2006 at 10:46:36 PM
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So that means a power supply too correct (just clarifying)?

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shinigamiX   11-13-2006 at 10:47:30 PM
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Asterisks are cool.

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Baked_Bean   11-13-2006 at 10:51:28 PM
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Bit like u Loosers Completemntin each other on your CPU speeds on this sad rse place? Thort so .

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Fox_Aquatis   11-13-2006 at 10:51:39 PM
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Although I know that this is just going to be spammed anyway does nobody else here remember their builds when they asked others for help? Were you totally ignored and flamed all to hell? You sound like you're fighting on a playground or something with insults you got from some lame 'yo mamma' site. It wouldn't kill you to at least not spam this thread, create one in the random section and spam *that* one to death for christ's sake. *prepares for spam*

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rquinn19   11-13-2006 at 10:52:12 PM
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DVD Burners
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM
Model #: SHW160P6S05
$28.99

ATX Computer Cases
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems
$40.00 Mail-in Rebate
$99.99

Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3200820AS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$74.99

Monitors - LCD
Acer AL1916WAbd Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$199.99 -$10.00 Instant $189.99

Video Cards
eVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card - Retail
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$185.99

Desktop Memory Crucial Technology 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TY2KIT12864AA663 - Retail
$249.99 -$20.00 Instant $229.99

Intel-compatible Motherboards GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$144.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail
$183.50

Subtotal: $1,138.43 not including the mail in rebates

And I included a case because the price difference with a decent power supply made it worth getting. I'm kinda partial to EVGA although some might say go for the x1950pro for that price but EVGAs upgrade policy wil make it easy to go DX10 if u choose to sometime in the future. Take off the rebates and your under 1100 before shipping and all u need is a keyboard and mouse which i assume u probably have.

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mesarectifier   11-13-2006 at 10:56:09 PM
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Needs a decent cooling system if he plans to overclock.

Something along the lines of Arctic Freezer, something Scythe...or the Tuniq Tower 120.

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shinigamiX   11-13-2006 at 10:56:30 PM
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My bad, I'll grow up now...

Just suggesting some alternatives, they're about the same so it's up to you...

ASUS P5B Deluxe for a motherboard and
X1950Pro for a video card - it performs better but rquinn is right about the upgrade policy.

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Fox_Aquatis   11-13-2006 at 10:59:20 PM
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My bad, I'll grow up now...

Just suggesting some alternatives, they're about the same so it's up to you...

ASUS P5B Deluxe for a motherboard and
X1950Pro for a video card - it performs better but rquinn is right about the upgrade policy.



8O I'm pleasantly surprised, thanks for helping out.

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minim3   11-13-2006 at 11:05:06 PM
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buy 2 Geforce 8800 GTX for sli!!! that would leave you with erm....no more money to spend to other not very meaningful components like (lolz) m/b,cpu etc!!!!

But you gonna be the coolest one around here saying you own 2*8800 gtx!!! thats count for something, huh?

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dean7   11-13-2006 at 11:32:29 PM
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Needs a decent cooling system if he plans to overclock.

Something along the lines of Arctic Freezer, something Scythe...or the Tuniq Tower 120.


Tuniq Tower 120 seems to be the best for OCing (according to what I've read recently at least). Plus, price isn't bad on Newegg. Do a search on the forumz for more details on the TT120.

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sprite   11-13-2006 at 11:36:30 PM
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You're calling him a geek ? Yet you're the one spamming a PC forum ?

There is only one word that describes you.

And that word is TWAT.

Also could you learn how to spell ? You sound like a fucking 8 year old. In fact you probably are a fucking 8 year old.

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mesarectifier   11-13-2006 at 11:37:10 PM
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The Tower 120 was what most of the big prerelease E6600/6700 ES OC's were done on. The reason that other coolers like the Ninja etc... have sold so well is because pretty much nowhere stocks the Tuniq for some reason. However I believe Newegg now has them, so that's good for everyone.

Except me, who can't get stuff off Newegg. Oh well!

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dean7   11-14-2006 at 12:40:29 AM
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The Tower 120 was what most of the big prerelease E6600/6700 ES OC's were done on. The reason that other coolers like the Ninja etc... have sold so well is because pretty much nowhere stocks the Tuniq for some reason. However I believe Newegg now has them, so that's good for everyone.

Except me, who can't get stuff off Newegg. Oh well!

FYI: labbby got the TT from somewhere other than Newegg that might ship to where you are at. If you're interested I'd PM him or search for his thread on the Tower 120.

Anyway, they had to stop production of TT120 due to some sort of production issues (as far as I know, I heard that somewhere so it's not fact), but now they have started manufacturing again and they are becoming readily available. I'd keep an eye open because you can probably buy one now if you look around (froogle maybe?).

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Arrowyx   11-14-2006 at 01:57:42 AM
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DVD Burners
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 - OEM
Model #: SHW160P6S05
$28.99


Upgrade that to an 18X burner for $1 more, might as well since it's only $1. Not much else you could do with that. This drive burns everything but the kitchen sink and it does so at faster speeds for $29.99.

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Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3200820AS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$74.99


You could save $2 if you go with a Western Digital drive but in the end it's personal preference. Both companies drives are worth using so just pick. Link to WD drive

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Video Cards
eVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card - Retail
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$185.99


I understand the desire to stick with nVidia but it's hard to recommend that over a better performing Radeon X1950Pro for just $14 more. Just make sure if you do go that route not to pay more than $200 for the X1950Pro.

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Desktop Memory Crucial Technology 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TY2KIT12864AA663 - Retail
$249.99 -$20.00 Instant $229.99


For overclocking you want to use better ram than this, DDR2-800 is the minimum speed I would suggest. Some DDR2-800 RAM with timings of 4-4-4-12 will go for 500MHz or more with relaxed timings of 5-5-5-15 whereas your DDR2-667 will be lucky to see 400MHz with the same timings. Tight timings are fairly expensive however but here are a couple sets I would recommend. SUPER TALENT@4-4-3-8 timings Patriot@4-4-4-12 timings

Both RAM sets are ~$60 more expensive but neither should be a restriction in overclocking until you start to reach pretty high FSB speeds.

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Derek1387   11-14-2006 at 02:35:35 AM
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Thank you guys for the help. I dont need a case, i have areally nice Antec lying around here, but yes, i need a power supply, cooling system, preocessor, ram, MOBO, 2 drives, hard drive or two, monitor, keyboard and mouse, everything looks good though!@

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Fox_Aquatis   11-14-2006 at 06:38:20 AM
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Thanks for helping turn this thread around everyone, a big thanks to the mod who deleted all of that too. I would have posted more but I've been rendered temporarily obsolete with the Core 2 Duo and DirectX 10 ready cards, sorry for the lack of real help.

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