New Comp Parts!!

[ali5181]

cool cool

[neurotoksin]

are you gonna use the rig for gaming?

[ihelpxbl]

Im getting this for $700 from dell.

Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q8200 (2.33GHz

6GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2X2GB+2X1GB

ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB

640GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive 7200RPM

I have 200 dollars left. do any of you think I should upgrade a certain part?

The mother board has one pci-e slot and two pci slots. 350 supply watts. Thanks guys holla back!!!

[azncompgeek94]

depends what your priority for your comp is for

if it's for gaming, you might wanna check for an available upgrade for the video card

otherwise, you can upgrade the cpu

ram and hard drive are fine, no need to change tht

[dardraa]

very nice build! gratz but u should have got vista instead of xp :P

[NGT2O6]

vista? are u stupid? if hes getting anything he should be getting windows 7 ultimate.

[dardraa]

@NGT2O6

he bought a dx10 card, xp doesnt have dx10

and

windows 7 was not out 4 months ago retard.

[KING08KOKO]

hes chinese, same as me

[xinoxion]

=O that card look good

[IntegratedDerivative]

wtf I'm building a system and it's almost the same as yours O_O

[Str33tk1nG]

Nice stuff, i just ordered a Evga a1 299, and a core i7, it's going to be sweet, also just got a evga 260 GTX, cheap! and a 850watt psu, good stuff man

[LETZxBURNxRUBR]

How much did everything cost? And where did you buy your parts from (except the Taiwan stuff)?

[azncompgeek94]

this was in december, so prices have changed a lot since, but i got the parts you saw for $1600

i bought everything at Newegg and Tiger Direct

[jedidavid5]

That's freakin Christmas! :D

[tommywomble]

Does hyperthreading work in XP ? :S

I'm abit confused about it, as in, will the processor show as 8 cores under XP?

Cheers.

[azncompgeek94]

yes for both ;D

[andyroo89]

I saw that the 920 is quad core on the box.. Is there like 2 "sections" on the cpu with quad cores in both thus making 8 cores?

[azncompgeek94]

the core i7s are called "quad core" because there are 4 physical cores on the processor die

however each core is capable of taking on two threads at once (hence the term "hyperthreading") and each core will appear to the os as 2 separate cores

so physically the 920 only has 4 cores, but it can handle 8 threads at once (compared to one thread per core for other cpus without hyperthreading)

[andyroo89]

Ok thank you :D nice video btw 5*

[lil0egy0kid]

asus is the best computer company

i want to go to Taiwan

nice build pretty sweet

[thevideoguy555]

Wow Windows XP. What about the amazing DX10, seriously upgrade to vista it run beautifully on that setup.

[azncompgeek94]

if u read the annotation, i dual boot vista

it was a later decision after i made the video

[springdalecomp]

how much did this cost in total if you don't mind sharing? ^_^ I know my i7 rig cost me around 1800, but I have a GTX 285 included in my rig with dual 640GB HD. How does your stock intel fan run, I know mine is like a razor X.x;; Sexy build btw with xp!

[thompson515]

woot go xp so much better!!!

[darrenc12pdg123]

pentium fucking ds ran at 3.66 grz they kick ass better thn core i7

[azncompgeek94]

clock speed alone doesnt determine speed...just so you noe

the core i7 at stock clock can easily surpass a high-end core 2 quad @ 3 GHz, let alone pentium ee

[darrenc12pdg123]

lolz readin this is so funny hey dude nice pooter im gonna make one next year

[Chaoticduty21]

Sorry, but just to correct your info box. Core i7 is Nehalem NOT Bloomfield (it was just annoying me)

[azncompgeek94]

core i7 is based on the Nehalem architecture, but its codenamed Bloomfield (just like the core 2 line is based on the core architecture but has different codenames like yorkfield, penryn, etc.)

[LordofWar199215]

DaGamerCB & edge160 Intel Core i7 only runs with DDR3 ram on a x58 mother board which only supports Triple Channel

(2x3GB 1x3 GB ext...)DDR3 memory

[azncompgeek94]

you can still run in dual or single channel, if you dont mind sacrificing performance

[DaGamerCB]

Also ATI X1950 XXX

500GB HDD 32 MB cache 10000rpm

[DaGamerCB]

My Specs:

750W PSU

Alienware white case

core i7 920

2Gb DDR2 800MHZ

64 BIT Vista VLITED)

[azncompgeek94]

ddr2?

i7 only supports ddr3..

[DaGamerCB]

sorry mistake!

2GB DDR3 1066MHZ

(gettin mixed up wit dads pc)

[davehun]

Nice build! Only 3 Problems I see. First of all, run Vista 64. I know, most noobs don't like it because they don't know how to tweak it and lighten it up, but if you use Vlite to trim some shit off of vista 64, you will be pleased. Otherwise, 1/2 of your cores are being wasted because XP can only use 2. Not to mention DX10, which all the newest drivers are being made for. Next, is the wireless mouse/kb... laggedy lag slow no good for gaming. Lastly, OVERCLOCK!!! Should hit 3.8-4.4 GHz Easy.

[fatchoy4]

you have a nice system...I would get 3 graphics cards and a 1200w power supply...I also recommend you get western digital velociraptor,

anyways that is a nice system...my system is almost done. I am spending a little over $3000 on it its pretty nice, if any one wants to hear or read anything about my components just PM me. =)

[edge160]

How do you think of my specs:

-i7 920 2.66ghz

-2x1gb Aeneon Xtune DDR3 7-7-7-24 1333ghz

-Gigabyte ex58-u3dp

-Enermax 400w PSU

-Silverstone TJ02 case

-HD 2600XT (I do a lot of video editing)

-LIte On dvd burner

$900 cdn

BTW is 400W enough to power all of this?

[skidogg8888]

nice budget pc in vid, but as far as your setup edge160 since you want to run the new core i7, id recommend tripple channel memory (3x1GB) and the 400watt may be enough, but would be a low minimum id say get a 500+watt (also the one you specified is 20+4 pin, get a 24 pin main connector for the gigabyte board)

[koolade938]

wow could have got some better stuff not going to lie like a wireless mouse and keyboard

plug show to the max

[djsimon2009]

How much did that all cost :)

[azncompgeek94]

$1600

[neonzion7]

oh yeah i love how you chose xp, if u wana play crysis you can get the very high hack which is like 5- 20 fps faster than the regular so now u can add AA, Af or higher res...

[neonzion7]

realy realy awesum!!! but i would love to see 2 gtx 295 in sli!!! lol powerfull!

[azncompgeek94]

it displays pretty vibrant colors, but it can be really bright in some presets...

annoying thing is its slow bootup due to the acer logo, which you cant disable

but other than that, its quite a solid monitor

[Syrius187]

Where do you work lol & how much was the build?

[cwjolly69]

is the 280 better then the 260

[Syrius187]

The XFX GTX 260 Black Edition is the best 260 there is, it beat the GTX 280 in a few games. Get it, its cheaper & just as good.. Unless you have the money, then get a GTX 285

[firestormcomputers]

My friend had the GTX 260 Core 216, wasn't too good for him, I hope it's better for you. So you know, I am Taiwanese and since you said "when I went to Taiwan", I guess your Taiwanese. Looks like we are rivals though, I just ordered my Phenom II 920 and I have a 4850. Let the games begin!

[iiivaniiivan]

the sad part is it all these parts will be outdated in a year or two :/

[Longjohn555]

should of went with a better hdd.. that one u choose usually dont last as long

[azncompgeek94]

wht would u suggest?

[ojomow]

Does the Evga X58 overclock good and is it stable?

What lights does the board have? Does the start/cmos button have lights? I'm very interested on the lights like the 750i and 780i.

[azncompgeek94]

well i havent really started overclocking extremely high yet (prolly around 3.2 - 3.5 ghz only)

the mobo has most lights that the 780i has (power, hdd activity, post lcd that also functions as a temperature reading, standby, dimm)

[azncompgeek94]

over december

[soulcrackerz]

wait $1600 for all the parts including the monitor?

[azncompgeek94]

excluding

[coldharbur00]

nice hosting, very subtle... did you buy from tiger direct?

[azncompgeek94]

tht and newegg

[joeywilkie57]

gayy..

[Plexusrmx]

Hello.

Nice comp!

My pc is 4 years old, but it old school with 1 core!. hee

[carloz220022]

Lucky u my PC is 7

[xMrStrongCockx]

your house looks amazing, your Asian so you most likely have an amazing job to afford to build such a great gaming rig and pay your mortgage. by the way how much did you buy your house for and how much did all of those parts cost?

[azncompgeek94]

im just in high school...haha

for the comp $1600

[pcgamer4life08]

how is the Acer X223Wbd

[azncompgeek94]

pretty vibrant colors, but it is really bright...

annoying thing is its slow bootup due to the acer logo, which you cant disable

but other than that, its quite a solid monitor

[pcgamer4life08]

cool just got one upgrading from a 17in

[XoTurboOx]

Oh my God... Im sooo jealous of you man that computer is going to be the best thing in the whole wide world... Wow I wish I was you lol. I don't have any support from my parents so I have to stick with my 2002 Win XP computer with 60 gb of HD lol!!! Well... things will get better in the future... Im only 15 years old so I hope my future gets brighter :D. My uncle told me that in summer he was going to help me build one and it might look just like yours! :D

[Robbaz]

Lovely system, got a asus rampage 2 extreme, core i7 920, 3x2 gig 1600mhz and 8800gt 512mb in SLi "that's the poor part om my setup :("

Get good cooling and push it to 4200mhz won't be a problem!

[iEmpire]

noob computer, imo.

gtx 280, coresiar dominator, better case for airflow. works.

ROFL at Windows XP Pro.

Learn to DX10

[nemesisrobot]

There's nothing wrong with his choice of components. The core 216 performs just as well as a clocked 280, and the P182 is a great case to work with (just read up on all the positive reviews on it), and OCZ makes good RAM.

The only thing I'd like to point out is the memory choice. Not because they aren't Dominator's, but because tests show that running 6GB actually gives a nice performance boost over 3GB, at least in games.

Other than that, solid build man, don't listen to the haters.

[azncompgeek94]

haha thanks for the support =]

im just a high school student with parents not too fond of gaming...so this computer is mainly for multimedia authoring and such ;D

i was originally going for 6gb but was on a tight budget, but i might throw in more in the near future

by the way, i dont know if you're aware of this, but in my 32-bit xp, only 2 out of the 3 gb ram is recognized

my dual-booting 32-bit vista recognizes all three though...

[auosZH]

haloo . i think the xp recognizesing the gpu + the rams . i think so am not sure i jast try to help . and i love you set up but am thinking if its stapl or not ? , and the psu is it good ? ,

[azncompgeek94]

actually i figured it out to be the 32-bit/64-bit difference...but im not gonna go through all the trouble of reinstalling xD

thanks for ur help though

overall the system runs quite stable, really fast, quiet, and cool

psu is really quiet when running but from time to time it produces the electrical 'zzz...' noise, which can be annoying

[rock962000]

u should have gotten a gtx 280

[GuyMcpersonLol]

i have the same keyboard and mouse as you :D

[twphilosopher]

hey justin i beat ur specs! NEXT DAY SHIPPING! LOL jk

ty for my mention tho! LOL 160 gb hd, cheapest part of ur set?

[archolon]

nice setup. i'll have mine posted tomorrow.

[xfectbackhand]

Great PC! Post some Crysis/ Crysis Warhead videos!!

[therichyD]

Dang.. what a rig. How much did that set you back?

[azncompgeek94]

$1600 before rebates and cashback

[rock962000]

damn. i think i could get way better with that much.