I love the feeling of building a new computer! I just built mine for around $1200. My specs: Intel Core i7-2600K OC to 4.7GHz Stable @ 45* C for medium workload. ASRock Pro3 SE LGA 1155 Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti 1GB GDDR5 Thermaltake Chaser Mk-1 Thermaltake TR2 600W PSU (Soon to be a Thermaltake 800W) Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Push/Pull) Both Extra 200mm Fans for my case (Totaling to 4) Lite-On Litescribe DL DVD +/- R
@TrueYears Yeah I know I plan on upgrading but my only problem is that I'm very picky and I wanted the real Nvidia one. Not one made by MSI or anyone. I don't know I have to check some out and see which 560 Ti I want or maybe a 570. That will have to wait until I upgrade my PSU.
@TrueYears It's not the boards as much as the visuals but Nvidia's boards are much better they need to make all their own cards then let everyone else make them as well but MSI or EVGA would be my top two.
this is definitely a real solid game i can't imagine it. it's a great deal greater than mw1. ive only reached the 2nd prestige ! i am as a result thrilled. acquired the game only just last week off mw2forfreeZinfo (replace Z with . ) however , i'm undoubtedly beating most people!
@TrueYears well did AMD patented that?....if they didnt then they had every right to "copy" that ;P.....it's just like nvidia vs ati....well be happy as long as they will stay competitors the prices will drop which is good for us in the long run to get the best bang for the buck....dont be a fanboy that sucks :D
AMD is about to crush Intels processors very soon, Phenom II x6 already beats the most of the Intel core I7 processors and "Bulldozer" is coming out in 2011 to clean up and take the title of best processors in the world, even the thousand dollar Intel processor won't see what hit it, lol.
@Scott97169 as much as I love amd and as brilliant as I hope 'bulldozer' will be you just have to think that intel will have lga 2011 about 6 months or so after bulldozer launches on 22nm, its pretty much gonna smush bulldozer
@Scott97169 Not really true. My i7-2600k runs very well overclocked and stable at 4.7GHz. For a quad core I could bet money my i7 would outlast and beat any 4.7GHz AMD Phenom II X6. Not to mention I've had a computer with AMD's competing Quad-core and it was no contest even at stock speeds. As far as the "Bulldozer" goes, the I7-3960X is a very fast processor with amazing speeds, but the "Ivy Bridge i9" rumored by Intel would easily compete with only 8 cores. AMD doesn't have enough threads.
BUT The intel bases system i put together I used the CHEAPEST parts (less features and stuff) while the AMD I have is one of the best AMD based there is right now.
you could save 35 bucks and get 20% less perfomance with the AMD 955 BE But overall, they both are good, and are well even out.
That isn't entirely true. AMD almost always wins hands down for gaming but for any encoding or multitasking & apps that use threads i5/i7 will win easily. Buy an i5/i7 for pure gaming is a waste of money. Better for photoshop & video editing etc!
u can't say that 955be can't handle photoshop ore after effects its handle it very smooth without problems and the amd 955be got 3.2ghz so its faster and just people say Ye ye i5/i7 is better how they now that are they people to believe?? just believe what Intel people and Amd people say not people that are comenting here on youtube.
@q44ghj5 for games i would go with the 955 and oc it to 3.6 on stock cooler, and get a beafy motherboard like asus or msi ex:790fx-gd70 and have more than 2 card sli/crossfire set up. Or wait for the 800 series motherboards from amd and get a hex core =D
nah, sorry Not much of a RAM overclock-er but it looks like that ram is at 1333 should speed should be at 668 as mine, as you saw in the video, I didn't overclock the ram BUT i was able to increase the bclk frequency by 10 or so and it jump my RAM speed to 778 I think not sure will have to double check that but you don't find much difference at all. Benchmarks were still the same from 1600 and 1333 you might as well OC the CPU
I am going to buy a new gaming pc , here is the setup : Case : Coolermaster Storm Scout PSU : Corsair HX620 Mobo : Asus Maximus III Formula CPU : Phenom II 4x 955 BE Memory : G.Skill Ripjaws 4GB DDR3 1333 Graphics : XFX HD5850 HDD : Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB HD502HJ DVD : Sony Optiarc AD-7241S-0B LightScribe Software : Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit But i am not sure of the ram , can you tell me if its worth buying for a gaming pc and what do you think of the CPU? Thanks!
Looks pretty sweet man. Listen, depends really on what games and you really gonna do with it. I notice your mobo but could you tell the model number? I didnt know Asus Maximus III Formula was AMD too =/ I have the same ram and its awesome but that mobo supports 2000 oC. The CPU is awesome as well , againt don't compare it to the i9 because AMD Phemon are meand to compete with Intels QXXXX series.
Video card looks awesome but I think its a waste of money because a 4890 will do just fine, I mean if you are getting the 5850 for Dx11 forget about it, Dx10 isnt even STANDARD. HDD looks good, you could lower the mobo and buy a SSD ( Solid State Drive) Windows 7 is awesome. I honestly dont think its worth buying a gaming PC at all, =/ why? alot of PC games are coming out for Game systerms as well. What game do you wanna play that you cant on a XBox or ps3?
@R3AP3R664 Yeah man, I wonder why people spend over 1000 bucks for an Intel based pc =/ Mine was below the 800 bucks buget too. I dont think specs matter that much because next yeat, this specs will be DOUBLE =/ sucks balls
I am planning to purchase similar RAM to yourself, OCZ 4GB (2x2gb) DDR3 PC3 10666 and the same CPU. Is this RAM any good, and what score does it get in windows vista / 7, if you know. This is my first experience with DDR3, any advice would be helpful.
DDR3 is about 1.5 V at least it SHOULD be SET it that. It runs cooler because it uses less power. Thus you can overclock it to whatever spec you system allows it. EVEN if you buy the BEST ram in the world, if you don't EVERYTHING the best, its not gonna give you a good score on Windows 7, As you can see from my video at 1:40 it tells you. With mine, it gives me a score of 7.5 but I manually set the timings to 8 8 8 21 and speeds are 668(x2)=1333 mhz
as to why it won't give you a score, is because video and windows interface eats ram but if you get a good video card it will allow your score to be higher as more ram is being used for total performance. RAM is tricky sometimes. some mobos set the timings right ( Google that or youtube) but other you HAVE to set it in the bios, because it was like 7 7 7 something so my score was crappy
Oh and RipjawsX 16GB DDR3 1333MHz 4x4 RAM
626ryan88 2 months ago
626ryan88 2 months ago
@626ryan88 You should have gotten something better than that 550TI at least a 560Ti!!
TrueYears 2 months ago
@TrueYears Yeah I know I plan on upgrading but my only problem is that I'm very picky and I wanted the real Nvidia one. Not one made by MSI or anyone. I don't know I have to check some out and see which 560 Ti I want or maybe a 570. That will have to wait until I upgrade my PSU.
626ryan88 2 months ago
@626ryan88 why not? EVGA make very good boards
TrueYears 2 months ago
@TrueYears It's not the boards as much as the visuals but Nvidia's boards are much better they need to make all their own cards then let everyone else make them as well but MSI or EVGA would be my top two.
626ryan88 2 months ago
that's the Jeantech Aqua case, is it not? google it if you are unsure
longjohnson413 9 months ago
You saying ur PC is mid range makes me feel like my PC is a noob =[
thelegendbullet937 1 year ago
@thelegendbullet937 hey as long you can play your games at decent frames, its all good!
TrueYears 1 year ago
CAN YOU RECCOMEND ME A GRAPHIC CARD FOR AROUND £50-£60. i THOUGHT ABOUT xfx geforce 220 512MB (DDR3)
xblade2122 1 year ago
@xblade2122 250GT is better
TrueYears 1 year ago
@TrueYears will this ram work good with a 880gma ud2h and a 955
Ryd3r22 11 months ago
@Ryd3r22 Yes, it should
DDR3 1800(OC)/1333/1066
TrueYears 11 months ago
@xblade2122 I would go for an AMD radeon HD 5570, great little things and have twice the memory of that card, and it's in your price range :D
longjohnson413 9 months ago
EVERYONE I NEED HELP (IS THIS A GOOD GAMING COMPUTER FOR BLACK OPS)
MOTHEROARD-ASUS N68C-S (NOT THAT GOOD
CPU: AMD ATHLON II X4 640 3.0GHZ
RAM:2GB DDR3
GRAPHIC CARD: NVIDIA 9400 GT 1GB
500GB HARDRIVE
XBLADE CASE
nice vid by the way
xblade2122 1 year ago
@xblade2122 Hi, whats is you budget?
the only good thing is the CPU and HDD
I recommend upgrading to a better mobo, 4 DDR and bette graphics card
that 9400GT is a rebranded 8400GT and it will give you HORRIBLE graphics
Nvidia 460GT is pretty good but 450GT will do fine too
mobo:its not AM3 which you want, its PCIE 1.0 you want 2 althought no much difference in perfomance
get a better mobo
Ram is importaant otherwise you will bottleneck ur stuff
But again what is your budget?
TrueYears 1 year ago
you know that it's time for an SSD :D:D:D
GoldenbanjoDJ 1 year ago
@GoldenbanjoDJ I installed on my laptop and WOW
TrueYears 1 year ago
@TrueYears
not half mate it's incredible :D
GoldenbanjoDJ 1 year ago
you could put another 4890 in there and ur psu would be fine :) i had 2 9600gso's in sli on a 450w and were heavely overclocked ran fine...
aschris87 1 year ago
@aschris87 well, the thing is that 4890 NEED at LEAST 500 even though 600 is recommended. But I bought a new Corsair 700 so I am good now!
TrueYears 1 year ago
haha i knew it, 500W is very limited for taht build (my current build)...probably just need a 750-800W huh
charlieshiiin 1 year ago
this is definitely a real solid game i can't imagine it. it's a great deal greater than mw1. ive only reached the 2nd prestige ! i am as a result thrilled. acquired the game only just last week off mw2forfreeZinfo (replace Z with . ) however , i'm undoubtedly beating most people!
astronautlj 1 year ago
im just here for the psu...any comments on that sucker?
NIMHFS 1 year ago
@NIMHFS No powerdowns or anything! it has yet to fail me
TrueYears 1 year ago
@TrueYears
dude, nice! thnx mang...
NIMHFS 1 year ago
amd suck dude intel ftw
tingwej02 1 year ago
@tingwej02 your not a intelfag who is comparing a i7 ($300 CPU) to a AMD 955 $159 CPU, are you?
TrueYears 1 year ago 3
@TrueYears no hes just trying to say intel is better then shit stick amd...and i agree with that...intel will always be better...
progamerxt 1 year ago
@progamerxt did you know that intel copied AMD of how their CPUS have a Memory controller?
TrueYears 1 year ago
@TrueYears well did AMD patented that?....if they didnt then they had every right to "copy" that ;P.....it's just like nvidia vs ati....well be happy as long as they will stay competitors the prices will drop which is good for us in the long run to get the best bang for the buck....dont be a fanboy that sucks :D
kalfreak3 1 year ago
@progamerxt You're stupid. AMD had the lead not to long ago. It's like ATI / Nvidia, up and down all the time.
sKratch1337 1 year ago
AMD is about to crush Intels processors very soon, Phenom II x6 already beats the most of the Intel core I7 processors and "Bulldozer" is coming out in 2011 to clean up and take the title of best processors in the world, even the thousand dollar Intel processor won't see what hit it, lol.
Scott97169 1 year ago 2
@Scott97169 as much as I love amd and as brilliant as I hope 'bulldozer' will be you just have to think that intel will have lga 2011 about 6 months or so after bulldozer launches on 22nm, its pretty much gonna smush bulldozer
gerardbiteme 11 months ago
@gerardbiteme Not to mention the whole new line of Ivy Bridge Processors from Intel Including Xenon and the rumored i9.
626ryan88 2 months ago
@Scott97169 Not really true. My i7-2600k runs very well overclocked and stable at 4.7GHz. For a quad core I could bet money my i7 would outlast and beat any 4.7GHz AMD Phenom II X6. Not to mention I've had a computer with AMD's competing Quad-core and it was no contest even at stock speeds. As far as the "Bulldozer" goes, the I7-3960X is a very fast processor with amazing speeds, but the "Ivy Bridge i9" rumored by Intel would easily compete with only 8 cores. AMD doesn't have enough threads.
626ryan88 2 months ago
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nuggitsack 1 year ago
is that running on windows 7? if so the standard HDD score will always be 5.9 unless u use a solid state HDD microsoft fixed it that way dumb ass's
nuggitsack 1 year ago
what no way, really? cool!
TrueYears 1 year ago
I'm just wondering which is better AMD Phenom ll 955 BE or Intel core i5 750?
q44ghj5 2 years ago
Gaming: Both
encoding: Depends what programs you use
compressing/uncompressed: i5 750
overall: i5
Price/performance i5 750 Price:$199.99
955 BE $165.99
BUT The intel bases system i put together I used the CHEAPEST parts (less features and stuff) while the AMD I have is one of the best AMD based there is right now.
you could save 35 bucks and get 20% less perfomance with the AMD 955 BE But overall, they both are good, and are well even out.
save 35 and buy a better video card
TrueYears 2 years ago
THX!
q44ghj5 2 years ago
That isn't entirely true. AMD almost always wins hands down for gaming but for any encoding or multitasking & apps that use threads i5/i7 will win easily. Buy an i5/i7 for pure gaming is a waste of money. Better for photoshop & video editing etc!
DragonAge1103 2 years ago
u can't say that 955be can't handle photoshop ore after effects its handle it very smooth without problems and the amd 955be got 3.2ghz so its faster and just people say Ye ye i5/i7 is better how they now that are they people to believe?? just believe what Intel people and Amd people say not people that are comenting here on youtube.
JamesProduction0 2 years ago
well see we look at the "specs" and "reviews" you know Benchmarks yeah thats what we call them
TrueYears 1 year ago
@DragonAge1103 I5/i7 a waste of time for gaming :s wtf you on mate they play games brilliantly, have you checked any benchmarks?
dave5785568 1 year ago
@q44ghj5 for games i would go with the 955 and oc it to 3.6 on stock cooler, and get a beafy motherboard like asus or msi ex:790fx-gd70 and have more than 2 card sli/crossfire set up. Or wait for the 800 series motherboards from amd and get a hex core =D
tallandme13 1 year ago
very informative info
madzane94 2 years ago
niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice 5/5
madzane94 2 years ago
@TrueYears Do you know what the settings should be for a good overclock on the RAM? I've got OCZ PC3-10666 DDR3 4GB.
rjbrunker 2 years ago
nah, sorry Not much of a RAM overclock-er but it looks like that ram is at 1333 should speed should be at 668 as mine, as you saw in the video, I didn't overclock the ram BUT i was able to increase the bclk frequency by 10 or so and it jump my RAM speed to 778 I think not sure will have to double check that but you don't find much difference at all. Benchmarks were still the same from 1600 and 1333 you might as well OC the CPU
TrueYears 2 years ago
I guess, you COULD change your timings to 7-7-7-24
TrueYears 2 years ago
your score = 5,9 mine 4,2......
nerbwalk3r 2 years ago
yea because of my crappy HDD I know if Update to a SSD one, itll jump to 7
TrueYears 2 years ago
I'd like to know where your information is to backup all these claims in this video?
Warrior59 2 years ago
I send you some links hope you got them
TrueYears 2 years ago
NoBallsNoGl0ry 2 years ago
Looks pretty sweet man. Listen, depends really on what games and you really gonna do with it. I notice your mobo but could you tell the model number? I didnt know Asus Maximus III Formula was AMD too =/ I have the same ram and its awesome but that mobo supports 2000 oC. The CPU is awesome as well , againt don't compare it to the i9 because AMD Phemon are meand to compete with Intels QXXXX series.
TrueYears 2 years ago
eh i7
TrueYears 2 years ago
Video card looks awesome but I think its a waste of money because a 4890 will do just fine, I mean if you are getting the 5850 for Dx11 forget about it, Dx10 isnt even STANDARD. HDD looks good, you could lower the mobo and buy a SSD ( Solid State Drive) Windows 7 is awesome. I honestly dont think its worth buying a gaming PC at all, =/ why? alot of PC games are coming out for Game systerms as well. What game do you wanna play that you cant on a XBox or ps3?
TrueYears 2 years ago
DX10 isnt standart because Vista failed.
Now DX11 is out ,and it will indeed be more succesfull than DX10. So, i recommend getting a DX11 card, and not an old technology. :)
PrankstarDK 2 years ago
True True but still I wouldnt get any 5XXX series and 300 wont be out for a long time,
I ll probably buy one when 6XXX is out don't know
TrueYears 2 years ago
R3AP3R664 2 years ago
Its a High end Beast ...
Your is not far off the mark so its a high end system .... :D
R3AP3R664 2 years ago
@R3AP3R664 Nice Man!
TrueYears 2 years ago
@R3AP3R664 Yeah man, I wonder why people spend over 1000 bucks for an Intel based pc =/ Mine was below the 800 bucks buget too. I dont think specs matter that much because next yeat, this specs will be DOUBLE =/ sucks balls
TrueYears 2 years ago
AMD FTW. 5/5
DeliriousJenny 2 years ago
I am planning to purchase similar RAM to yourself, OCZ 4GB (2x2gb) DDR3 PC3 10666 and the same CPU. Is this RAM any good, and what score does it get in windows vista / 7, if you know. This is my first experience with DDR3, any advice would be helpful.
Thank you.
Mad2k5 2 years ago
DDR3 is about 1.5 V at least it SHOULD be SET it that. It runs cooler because it uses less power. Thus you can overclock it to whatever spec you system allows it. EVEN if you buy the BEST ram in the world, if you don't EVERYTHING the best, its not gonna give you a good score on Windows 7, As you can see from my video at 1:40 it tells you. With mine, it gives me a score of 7.5 but I manually set the timings to 8 8 8 21 and speeds are 668(x2)=1333 mhz
TrueYears 2 years ago
as to why it won't give you a score, is because video and windows interface eats ram but if you get a good video card it will allow your score to be higher as more ram is being used for total performance. RAM is tricky sometimes. some mobos set the timings right ( Google that or youtube) but other you HAVE to set it in the bios, because it was like 7 7 7 something so my score was crappy
TrueYears 2 years ago