Xoul March 16, 2007 Share Xoul Member March 16, 2007 Well, money is really no object... i have about... 2-4 grand to spend. Which is better the AMD processors or the Intel Extreme. You might think "Hey, why spend a lot of cash on something that'll just be out of date" Well, I'm looking to upgrade so I don't have to get another computer for another 3-4 years. This one has lasted me a long time, and I am ready for my next PC. My main concern is... which is better... I want good frame rates, but stability. I also burn a lot of DVD movies, HEY, NO I DON'T DO ILLEGAL THINGS!... I burn home movies of the kids... and I'd like something that can do that pretty quick too. I already have a great DVD burner so thats no problem. Any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher March 16, 2007 Share Preacher Member March 16, 2007 (edited) OK so lets make a killer system: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811156058 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131074 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115017 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820145590 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106037 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822144016 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16823126179 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817194004 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16829102189 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824009102 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16826104015 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116140 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814186015 http://justdeals.stores.yahoo.net/gs9701140403.html http://www.xoxide.com/blblfumosu.html http://www.xoxide.com/idecable4.html http://www.xoxide.com/serial-ata-ii-uvblue-10.html http://www.xoxide.com/sunbeam-skull-screws-copper.html http://www.xoxide.com/red-cold-cathode.html http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-tmg-sl1.html http://www.xoxide.com/thermalright-xp-120-cpu-cooler.html http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-cyclo-memory-cooler.html http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-ibox-black.html http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-silent-w...-130mm-fan.html Well That's a grand total of $4002.58 ($170.00 in mail in rebates from Newegg included in price) and that includes shipping. That is a really cool system and it would rock the freakin house! I took into account that you have a DVD burner already but still added the new Blue-Ray burner for future use. Also I figured 22" was plenty big for a gaming monitor but if you subtract those two items you save almost another thousand dollars that you could spend getting a laptop to go with it : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=2289 lol You could always save a little more money on a few of the items but I tried to keep it to 3 orders or less for simplicity. All three sites listed there are trustworthy and have a good Rep. I enjoyed spending your money, make sure to post what you end up buying. Also if you would like a system that is less money let us know Edited March 16, 2007 by Preacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler March 16, 2007 Share boiler Member March 16, 2007 (edited) hey preach.... uh...... I counted 2 different mice and NO VIDEO CARD ........ maybe you just mis-posted the links? For sure at least 1 8800GTX is needed with that kind of budget. Go EVGA for this. I would recommend a 22" dell monitor over that one, but thats just my own opinion. If you dump the blueray burner (or a couple other things), you could even go with a 24" dell ultrasharp, which is probably the best monitor I have ever seen (at least in person) I'd love to take a crack at spending your money also, but don't have time right now. I'm sure Cujo would love to make a suggestion as well I'll post up what I'd get later today! Edited March 16, 2007 by boilersax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 16, 2007 Share VooDooPC Member March 16, 2007 You can get one of those new Commodores! * Intel CoreT2 Extreme quad-core processor * Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI motherboard * Two 150 GB 10,000 RPM SATA drives in RAID 0, with spare 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA drive * 4GB (2 x 2048) Corsair Dominator memory at 1066 MHz * Two nVidia 8800 GTX video cards * Creative Labs X-Fi sound card * Windows Vista Ultimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler March 16, 2007 Share boiler Member March 16, 2007 Both of you guys put the x-fi sound card on there, but I thought vista was having issues with hardware accelerated sound.... something to do with the new audio stack vista uses. Anyone using vista have problems with their sound cards not working? There may be a workaround, but I can't remember what it is..... not sure if a current-gen sound card would be worth the money, but again not entirely sure. maybe someone can enlighten me with hard facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler March 16, 2007 Share boiler Member March 16, 2007 (edited) Ok, here's my crack at spending your money: Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - SWEET case, wish I could afford ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail EVGA 768-P2-N835-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card - Retail Thermaltake 700W PSU CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail x2 for 4GB total, MB standard is DDR2 800 Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM - for Vista/games Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - for storage, videos, music, etc. Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate DVD - Retail Grand Total: $3413.92 Add this sweet 24" Dell Ultrasharp Monitor for around $630 more. That would put you a little over budget. If you want to stay under $4000 and get that monitor or another 8800gtx, you can save by going 2GB ram instead of 4GB (or a little cheaper RAM, same speed), changing the processor (Core 2 Duo E6600 would save you $600, slower quad not a big enough price difference), or going with an OEM copy of vista ($189 vs. $379). This 22" Dell monitor can also be an option at $329. I'd say that if you go with a 22" monitor or smaller, there is not much reason to get 2 8800gtx's. One would run that resolution just fine. with a 24" monitor, SLI might help handle the higher resolution a little better. Dropping the processor to an E6600 (no slouch by any means, and highly overclockable - could easily reach/overtake quad extreme clock speeds) would give you the space to go SLI 8800gtx, and maybe the 24" monitor. Dropping the RAM to 2GB would save $265, and would easily allow room for that monitor as well. The parts I listed are extreme in a few cases - if it were my money, I'd probably go with the E6600, 2 8800gtx's, 24" monitor, and 2GB of RAM. You can always add more RAM down the road for a modest additional investment. Finding an identical 8800GTX in a year or so for SLI would be more expensive and also more difficult to find. I guess it all depends on your personal tastes and what you want it to do! I would probably recommend staying away from Blu-Ray/HD-DVD burners until one of them wins out on the format. Edited March 16, 2007 by boilersax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly March 17, 2007 Share dragonfly Member March 17, 2007 If you have a kick butt system, spend a little more on the monitor! Get the 24", not the 22. imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo March 19, 2007 Share Cujo Member March 19, 2007 give me a couple days. i was gone for basically the weekend and didn't see this til now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo March 19, 2007 Share anonymo Member March 19, 2007 give me a couple days. i was gone for basically the weekend and didn't see this til now. no excuses!! <cracks whip made out of IDE cable> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler March 19, 2007 Share boiler Member March 19, 2007 its sad.... i'm actually excited to see what cujo comes up with for $4000, and it's not even going to be my computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoul March 21, 2007 Author Share Xoul Member March 21, 2007 Thanks for the suggestions im reviewing them now. I REALLY don't need a new monitor. I already have a 22 inch gateway FPD2275W monitor... lol. I even compared it to that dell 24 inch monitor you suggested because my brother in law has the same one... The resolution it uses hinders FPS more on his system, than the resolution on my monitor... He has 2 sli nvidia cards. Im not sure what they are, but I know he paid 6 grand for his system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage March 22, 2007 Share ZeroDamage Member March 22, 2007 Right now, the Intel Cure 2 Duo are the best processors. Picking out a motherboard and chipset is the hard part right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly March 22, 2007 Share dragonfly Member March 22, 2007 (edited) I went with the evga 680i and love it... Money is no problem? Buy Me! Edited March 22, 2007 by DarkArchon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler March 22, 2007 Share boiler Member March 22, 2007 Money is no problem? Buy Me! I love the fact that it's a $12000 computer, and they're making a big deal about the $33.99 instant discount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly March 22, 2007 Share dragonfly Member March 22, 2007 I know, I found that hilarious too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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