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Started by Berkut, April 28, 2009, 09:48:15 AM

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Syt

#15
April 28, 2009, 01:00:08 PM
I've had no issues with Vista Ultimate so far.
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April 28, 2009, 01:17:59 PM
You guys keep believing that.
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szmik

#17
April 28, 2009, 01:51:10 PM
160$ for a case?
oh, I buy it for like 20$  :P but I don't care about it, much more of what's inside.

You won't use the full power of I7 nor of GTX275 soon. Core2Duo (maybe Quad) would easily suffice, 6GB is  more than you will use, but it looks cool. I really think it's overpaid overkill for a gaming rig, but looks impressive for LAN party or something.  :D
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April 28, 2009, 01:56:21 PM
Quote from: szmik on April 28, 2009, 01:51:10 PM
160$ for a case?
oh, I buy it for like 20$  :P but I don't care about it, much more of what's inside.

:lol: I have a 225$ Case.
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Syt

#19
April 28, 2009, 02:03:19 PM
My case cost 120 €.
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Seen

#20
April 28, 2009, 02:04:37 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 28, 2009, 11:44:53 AM
I really am curious to hear how I could ahve saved $550 and gotten the same gaming perfomrance.

After all, the MB+CPU+memory combo didn't cost that much in total.
Hmm, lets see where the excess is. The software, 60 on mobo, case...o wait, you got the 275, that explains the gap. Misread it for 260. Well you will definitly beat me  :D

Neil

#21
April 28, 2009, 02:05:49 PM
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MadBurgerMaker

#22
April 28, 2009, 02:05:57 PM Last Edit: April 28, 2009, 02:13:01 PM by MadBurgerMaker
Looks pretty sweet, Berkut.

Quote from: Grey Fox on April 28, 2009, 01:17:59 PM
You guys keep believing that.

XP is old and clunky and sucks now.  It's difficult and annoying having to go back to using it when I'm trying to fix some morons computer.

Syt

#23
April 28, 2009, 02:07:43 PM
Quote from: Neil on April 28, 2009, 02:05:49 PM
Yikes.

It's nicely ventilated and installing an extra HD was easy.
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Berkut

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April 28, 2009, 02:22:13 PM
Quote from: szmik on April 28, 2009, 01:51:10 PM
160$ for a case?
oh, I buy it for like 20$  :P but I don't care about it, much more of what's inside.

$20 for a case?

I guess I care about things like

1. How quiet it is.
2. Quality of construction
3. Ease of getting in and out of it.
4. That it not look like a cheap piece of shit.

QuoteYou won't use the full power of I7 nor of GTX275 soon.

The i7 I would agree with, the GTX275 I would not at all. I suspect I will use "the full power of it" the moment I load up Call of Duty, in fact.

QuoteCore2Duo (maybe Quad) would easily suffice, 6GB is  more than you will use,

Suffice? My current PC would "suffice" and has "sufficed" for the last 5 years. And 6GB can certainly be used by a multi-core processor, especially if you have multiple programs running at the same time.

Like two copies of EVE at once.

Quotebut it looks cool.

Not really - it will be buried inside that case, won't even be able to see it.

QuoteI really think it's overpaid overkill for a gaming rig,

Not at all. It is a mid-line gaming system for people who are PC gamers. Overkill is $400 graphics cards, or two or three of them. Or $900 CPUs.

There is a small amount of overkill here, in that I could ahve saved a hudnred bucks here or there and had pretty similar performance, but at no point have I chosen to spend a large amount to eek out a few more percent.

Quotebut looks impressive for LAN party or something.

I guess you would know more about LAN parties than I do, since I've never been to one.
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Berkut

#25
April 28, 2009, 02:24:04 PM
Quote from: Seen on April 28, 2009, 02:04:37 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 28, 2009, 11:44:53 AM
I really am curious to hear how I could ahve saved $550 and gotten the same gaming perfomrance.

After all, the MB+CPU+memory combo didn't cost that much in total.
Hmm, lets see where the excess is. The software, 60 on mobo, case...o wait, you got the 275, that explains the gap. Misread it for 260. Well you will definitly beat me  :D

Other than the OS, the software was "free".

$60 on the MB, ok. Maybe another $50-$100 on the CPU as well, and $30 on the memory. That is what I think I could have saved and still ended up with a very similar level of performance *today*.
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Caliga

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April 28, 2009, 02:27:27 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 28, 2009, 11:32:26 AMand you think going Vista to Win 7 is going to work?

Do you have reason to assume it won't?  I have Vista 64 right now and I'm expecting a rather smooth transition.
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Syt

#27
April 28, 2009, 02:31:22 PM
Quote from: Berkut on April 28, 2009, 02:22:13 PM
And 6GB can certainly be used by a multi-core processor, especially if you have multiple programs running at the same time.

It's also useful in Vista. The OS itself plus websurfing and music listening takes up ca. 2 gigs of RAM for me; the other 6 gigs are useful for playing games and being able to alt-tab without hitches.
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Berkut

#28
April 28, 2009, 02:32:51 PM
And more importantly - memory is fucking dirt cheap. Who cares whether 6GB is needed or not? It isn't like I am going to save a giant pile of cash by going with 4.
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Caliga

#29
April 28, 2009, 02:34:24 PM
:yes: Memory is so cheap right now that if I was planning a new build I would max out the board.
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