New Desktop PC
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I'm going to make me a computer and get me a completely better PC than what I have now (http://compreviews.about.com/od/budgetdesk/gr/DimensionB110.htm + 512MB RAM + FX5500 nVidia card + 2.8GHz P4 - 80GB harddrive. Why didn't I get a 160GB harddrive?).
Fortunately, my cousin has a guy that can prebuild one for me and get a HELLA cheap discount (didn't ask, didn't care). It's a Phenom II X2 3.2Ghz proc with an MSI mobo. Fortunately it has a PCI-e x16 1.0 slot (better than what I had entirely). I don't know the other specs of it. It's also compatible with the Phenom quad and tri core but it was a bit out of my price range (as a broke jobless kid). I was planning on getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143212 to fill the slot.
Any opinions?
Fortunately, my cousin has a guy that can prebuild one for me and get a HELLA cheap discount (didn't ask, didn't care). It's a Phenom II X2 3.2Ghz proc with an MSI mobo. Fortunately it has a PCI-e x16 1.0 slot (better than what I had entirely). I don't know the other specs of it. It's also compatible with the Phenom quad and tri core but it was a bit out of my price range (as a broke jobless kid). I was planning on getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143212 to fill the slot.
Any opinions?
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the graca does not show you as an poor jobless kid:P...
but why dont u get an GForce GTX 2xx-Series?...
if u get a new one, make sure its not too old for the next series of directX games...(ye ye... bla bla... i know its not fully exhausted by everyone at the moment blabla)...
but why dont u get an GForce GTX 2xx-Series?...
if u get a new one, make sure its not too old for the next series of directX games...(ye ye... bla bla... i know its not fully exhausted by everyone at the moment blabla)...
It probably is. A tri-core is a quad core with one of the cores disabled (because it's defective). You can sometimes re-enable the extra core in the BIOS setup, although that's not always a good idea 'cause, well, it's like putting a broken CPU in your motherboard (actually, it is putting a broken CPU in your motherboard). I watched a video in which the guy had a tri core Phenom II and re-enabled the fourth core and it worked... but he warned against doing it, because he just happened to be lucky enough not to get a broken one.
My new SATA 3 750GB hdd is to arrive tomorrow.
Last week my desktop hdd got a corrupt sector and now my hdd read and write speeds don't exceed 5 MB/s (normal for that hdd is 90 MB/s)
Last week my desktop hdd got a corrupt sector and now my hdd read and write speeds don't exceed 5 MB/s (normal for that hdd is 90 MB/s)
Ouch.
I got 2 GiB DDR3 RAM and a neat MSI motherboard yesterday. DDR3, socket AM3... cost me only £100. I also got a graphics card for free; when I got my computer fixed they gave us a new one by accident (some ATI card; I don't know how good it is, but it's better than the chipset!).
I figure I need about £200 more and I can start using it... I have a 20 GiB hard disk with win 2k on it that might still work, so all I need to get a working system is a CPU and power supply (those are kinda important :P), and I can get the CPU for £140-150 and the PSU for £65. I've noticed my graphics card conveniently has TV output, so I don't yet need a monitor; and I have an old case that'll "do."
I got 2 GiB DDR3 RAM and a neat MSI motherboard yesterday. DDR3, socket AM3... cost me only £100. I also got a graphics card for free; when I got my computer fixed they gave us a new one by accident (some ATI card; I don't know how good it is, but it's better than the chipset!).
I figure I need about £200 more and I can start using it... I have a 20 GiB hard disk with win 2k on it that might still work, so all I need to get a working system is a CPU and power supply (those are kinda important :P), and I can get the CPU for £140-150 and the PSU for £65. I've noticed my graphics card conveniently has TV output, so I don't yet need a monitor; and I have an old case that'll "do."
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I seem to have given a bad impression. I'm getting a case, mobo, 500GB harddrive, the Phenom, 2GB 1066mhz ram, plus my current 550WATT PSU and the 8800GTS. When I compare that to what I have now, I can't wait to actually play something past the quality of Quake 3 on low settings. When I sell my current computer and subtract the cost of the PSU the guy doesn't need to buy, it totals to around $170. The graphics card doesn't come with it, so add the $90 card (which used to be $200. I'm SO glad prices have dropped on these things although they're getting old) and it comes around $260.
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It sounded like I was only getting the Phenom and Mobo.
EDIT: I didn't know that PCI-e 2.0 16x cards were backwards compatible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_2.0
EDIT: I didn't know that PCI-e 2.0 16x cards were backwards compatible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_2.0
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A friend of mine managed to get a PCI card into a PCIe slot and have it working (or so he claims).
My ATi is AGP, but I have PCIe as well.
My ATi is AGP, but I have PCIe as well.
:O I just built a PC last spring, current stats are: 3.0Ghz Phenom II X4 processor, asus mobo, twin nvidia geforce 260gso, 6GB's of ram, 1TB sata2 hard drive, raided on up with a 500GB one. :P and I built it for 200$ even. How? I've got a friend who's older brother works for a computer manufacturing company, and got the parts dirt cheap from the bulk buys of the company. :P
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I think thats similar to how I'm getting mine so cheap. He's making a bit of profit on it though. He's also sticking on a ___LEGAL___ version of Windows 7. Although I don't particularly like Windows, its going to be my gaming PC so might as well. If it pisses me off to bad, I'll just dual boot Linux or something.
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Personally I don't like using virtual machines for 'proper' operating systems. If it's an OS I just feel like trying, I'll use a VM, but for an OS I plan to use regularly, I put it on the hard disk.
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