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GoldenI   11-13-2010 at 02:25:00 PM

Here's what it entails...

Thermaltake Armor A60 Gaming Case
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm HDD
Intel Core i5 650 3.2GHz Socket 1156 w/ fan
ASUS P7P55D-E PRO DDR3 MOBO Socket 1156
22X Dual Layer DVDRW+
2x 2GB RAM Kingston (1333MHz)
Windows 7 Premium
Graphics ATI Radeon Sapphire 6850 PCI-E 1024MB GDDR5
BenQ 21.5" LCD screen
Coolermaster Extreme Power+ 700W PSU

:-)

I think it's a pretty decent build for my first piece of work!!

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jack_attack   11-13-2010 at 04:36:09 PM

Looks solid! I would have skipped the 650 and gone up to a quad, but hey. Liking that 6850?

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malmental   11-13-2010 at 06:44:37 PM

nVidia video card for my taste..

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BeCoolBro   11-13-2010 at 08:57:44 PM

GoldenI wrote :

Here's what it entails...

Thermaltake Armor A60 Gaming Case
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm HDD
Intel Core i5 650 3.2GHz Socket 1156 w/ fan
ASUS P7P55D-E PRO DDR3 MOBO Socket 1156
22X Dual Layer DVDRW+
2x 2GB RAM Kingston (1333MHz)
Windows 7 Premium
Graphics ATI Radeon Sapphire 6850 PCI-E 1024MB GDDR5
BenQ 21.5" LCD screen
Coolermaster Extreme Power+ 700W PSU

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I think it's a pretty decent build for my first piece of work!!



An i5 750 would be much better and you should consider a better psu like an antec true power 650w or a corsair tx 750w.For the case you should check the xigmatek pantheon or the antec 300.All the rest are ok.

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mattius92   11-13-2010 at 10:13:30 PM

Yeah go with the i5-750, the i5-650 is no better then an i3-530, yet its like $50-60 more, Clarkdale i3s and i5s are pretty much similar. The quad-core Lynnfield i5s (i5-750, i5-760) are when you start to get up there.

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Atotalnoob   11-13-2010 at 10:19:45 PM

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An i5 750 would be much better and you should consider a better psu like an antec true power 650w or a corsair tx 750w.For the case you should check the xigmatek pantheon or the antec 300.All the rest are ok.

+1...

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GoldenI   11-13-2010 at 11:49:41 PM

My PSU runs silently and is very sufficient for what I have. I'm not a fan of brand names. If I can get the same quality PSU cheaper for the same quality, it would be stupid to go the extra $10 - $20 just for a brand name. And explain to me, exactly, how an i5 650 is inferior to the i5 750? Also, the case is very nice, as well. You say it is MUCH better. Just how MUCH better are we talking? The i5 650 is 3.2GHz (pretty fast) and has an 8MB cache. Not much of a difference.

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 12:11:15 AM

The 750 has four physical cores. Not two with HT as the 650. Runs at a little slower clock speed, but can be juiced right up there.

PSU "brand names" do matter. Tax a cheapy for a bit too long, and you'll see the differences. Although a 50$ PSU and a 100$ PSU might have the same wattage ratings, and even the same amperage ratings, the build quality really plays into what you get.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 12:13:03 AM

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The 750 has four physical cores. Not two with HT as the 650. Runs at a little slower clock speed, but can be juiced right up there.

PSU "brand names" do matter. Tax a cheapy for a bit too long, and you'll see the differences. Although a 50$ PSU and a 100$ PSU might have the same wattage ratings, and even the same amperage ratings, the build quality really plays into what you get.

+1.... I can +1 all night =p

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Outlander_04   11-14-2010 at 12:33:36 AM

another vote for the 760 quad

make sure the hard drive is a 7200.12

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malmental   11-14-2010 at 12:34:36 AM

commodore 64....... :ange:

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 12:44:08 AM

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commodore 64......

+110000000000

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another vote for the 760 quad

dude, 760 isn't worth the price over 750...

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 01:01:40 AM

Would this game setup be able to run most current FPS games (like Call of Duty: MW2 + Black Ops) on high settings?

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 01:08:07 AM

BO doesn't count as a current FPS.... BO has such bad optimization that my friends are getting 2FPS on some of the HIGHEST end rigs...

But besides that, yes =D

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 01:12:37 AM

LOL! For some reason, BO runs retardedly nice on my setup. Others with very near specs, trash. I don't get it.

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 01:17:11 AM

What about Crysis? Think it would run somewhat smoothly on high settings for Crysis? Hell if it can run Crysis it could run anything.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 01:21:08 AM

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LOL! For some reason, BO runs retardedly nice on my setup. Others with very near specs, trash. I don't get it.

yeah Mister 1.0 windows experience rating =p


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What about Crysis? Think it would run somewhat smoothly on high settings for Crysis? Hell if it can run Crysis it could run anything.

probably with 30ish FPS...

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 02:10:08 AM

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LOL! For some reason, BO runs retardedly nice on my setup. Others with very near specs, trash. I don't get it.

yeah Mister 1.0 windows experience rating =p


1.0's are reserved for the elitists of the digital world. Let's be serious.


And your moms 2001 Dell when you put Win7 on it for laughs.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 02:31:50 AM

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1.0's are reserved for the elitists of the digital world. Let's be serious.

I can't find my serious face......

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And your moms 2001 Dell when you put Win7 on it for laughs.

does it creak yet? My friend claims to have gotten lower then 1.... but I dunno if that is possible

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 02:33:57 AM

Well now that we've officially jacked this mans thread...

It doesn't creak, but the IDE HDD does a very good impression of a drumkit sometimes, and the onboard video does randomly cut out. Doesn't blue screen, just dies. It's cute.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 02:39:13 AM

lol, yeah let's return to this thread... the last thing he asked was about Crysis...

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 02:54:36 AM

Lol you guys are mesed up. Thanks for jacking the thread.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 02:56:03 AM

Np, we practiced

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 03:06:10 AM

=p

Anything else other then the Crysis thing? I said it would be around 30 FPS...

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 03:31:06 AM

Can't really measure Crysis as a bench though. It is pretty(ish), but it just doesn't run well on the majority of systems. Should be very playable though, and we all know how important it is to tell your friends you can run Crysis maxed out at "x" fps. :)

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 03:42:24 AM

What about Starcraft 2? I want to buy that - how do you folks think it would run on my current system? Very smooth on very high settings or what?

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 03:43:04 AM

That system will crush SC2 :)

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 03:43:43 AM

It'll definilty work....

Though I've heard about there being issues with the latest patch and AMD gpus...

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 03:50:41 AM

jack_attack wrote :

That system will crush SC2 :)


Great to know. I am planning on getting all of the games that I wanted to play on my crappy laptop, but couldn't... such as Left 4 Dead 2, Counter Strike: Source, SC2 and waiting for Diablo 3.. :)

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 03:52:19 AM

I'm unaware of the AMD/SC2 hiccups, but hey. Good to know it's not just nv anymore.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 03:53:29 AM

=p just when we thought that AMD hired a real driver team... oh well...

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aznshinobi   11-14-2010 at 03:54:37 AM

Cough your HDD... Ermm... It's decent, but I've heard Seagate fails alot (meaning breaks a lot) course I don't have experience with them but a better/prospect to look at is the Samsung F3 500gb, same price but it has a better platter size and such.

Another thing, I've heard bad things about the Cooler Master Extreme series, maybe not the plus version but about the just plain Extreme. Umm... I recommend getting this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

The Cooler Master Silent Pro 600w, it's 100ws less but is 80+ Certified so you can be assured a good wattage. So that's just something you might want to look at. The Silent Pro series also really RAELLY quiet, I know i have the 700w version!

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 04:00:28 AM

Don't go bashing on my 7200.12's azn. :)

I haven't had an issue with mine, and the numbers are very solid for the price. The F3's are really, really nice too.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 04:16:43 AM

I'm going with Shinobi, Spinpoint F3

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 05:08:16 AM

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/s [...] b-review/3

Trivial :)

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aznshinobi   11-14-2010 at 10:40:01 AM

HUZZAH my F3 is a victor in this battle.

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malmental   11-14-2010 at 02:27:14 PM

spinpoint wins in my book too..

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 02:44:49 PM

Samsung HDDs have been receiving nothing but negative reviews on the FutureShop.ca website. Seagate, on the other hand, has been receiving very good ratings.

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malmental   11-14-2010 at 02:46:15 PM

i have both actually.
i have the F3 in my newer unit and nothing but seagates in my older units..

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jack_attack   11-14-2010 at 06:22:19 PM

Hahah, here we go again. They're both solid mechanical drives for a fair price/gig. They've both been in the business a long time, and both make quality.

Get what you'd like. Hell, get what looks cooler.

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Atotalnoob   11-14-2010 at 08:57:26 PM

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Get what you'd like. Hell, get what looks cooler.

when in doubt do that.

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 11:04:52 PM

Seagate Barracuda it is. :D

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malmental   11-14-2010 at 11:41:39 PM

you really can't go wrong with either..
plus 'barracuda' sounds cooler..;)

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GoldenI   11-14-2010 at 11:53:17 PM

malmental wrote :

you really can't go wrong with either..
plus 'barracuda' sounds cooler..;)


I agree

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Atotalnoob   11-15-2010 at 12:57:29 AM

Same

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