Topic: Can you all take a look at this? (Read 908 times)

Easye · « **on:** July 16, 2010, 11:30:04 AM »

Let me know what you think about this build.

Thanks,

ASUS Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) EAH5850 DirectCU TOP/2DIS/1GD5 1

Hades Crafted Series HADE-001BK Black Computer Case

PLEXTOR Black Blu-ray Disc Burner SATA PX-B940SA SW

Intel Core i7-860 2.8GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor1

Cooler Master Intel Core i5 compatible Hyper TX3 Socket 775/1156/AMD 130W 92mm CPU Cooler RR-910-HTX3-G11

ASUS Maximus III Formula ATX Intel Motherboard

XFreeRollerX · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2010, 01:00:54 PM »

post how much you're paying, that will really determine how 'good' the total setup is

as a whole, all I see is a bunch of midrange parts

Easye · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2010, 04:47:15 PM »

$1550 Yes It is basically a mid range system not top of the line

Az Syndicate · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2010, 09:56:48 PM »

When I think midrange, I think $800. So I would not pay more than $1000 for that system.

I built your exact same setup at Dell/Alienware for $1500. So that tells me you are paying $500 too much.

Easye · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2010, 01:22:42 PM »

I forgot there is 2 1TB drives and windows 7 home prim included as well.

XFreeRollerX · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2010, 11:08:51 AM »

Where are you buying all this from? $1500 for all that is still very high..

How much is that case? and whats the GPU's cost? biggest factors I can see there

trevie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2010, 02:24:41 PM »

You seem to have left out RAM. How much are you cramming in there?

Easye · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2010, 09:03:33 PM »

Quote from: trevie on July 21, 2010, 02:24:41 PM

You seem to have left out RAM. How much are you cramming in there?

Yes I did and it was not included.

But it looks like I am way over priced

IF you needed to build a computer for 1500.00 what would you buy? I thought that this was a good start but maybe not.

Az Syndicate · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2010, 10:17:22 AM »

Do you want it built for you? Or do you want to do it yourself?

If you want to get it built for you, I would look at Dell Alienware, or you can check out what some of the internet sites have like TD -
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Lprice=1000&CatId=114

If you want to build it yourself, then use TD or NewEgg.
I bet you can get Big-10 to give you a newegg build list!

Easye · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2010, 10:45:58 AM »

It is for a friend of mine and he wanted to build his first computer. He has 1500 thought I had a good one for him but if you guys think of something better let me know.

BiG 10 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2010, 11:00:59 AM »

Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - $124.99

ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - $134.99

GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-768I GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $199.99

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750 - $199.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - $99.99

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $54.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - $99.99

Subtotal: $914.93

That leaves almost $600 for mouse/keyboard/mousepad, headphones, monitor, and BluRay or DVD drive.

Guapo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2010, 04:02:33 PM »

It would be fun to come up with some TL endorsed rigs. And not necessarily only for whole PC's, but other non-apple (lol) products like phones, routers, etc.

As for the rigs, I remember I used to enjoy reading the recommended buys on Sharky Extreme. Maybe we could do something like that?

~D

craz · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2010, 03:04:12 AM »

ATI graphics card alternative, think it's a better deal. All the specs are more, trying to find some graphical chart comparisons but coming up short.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102878&Tpk=saphire%205830

BiG 10 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2010, 08:07:19 AM »

You must be getting your video cards mixed up. The GTX 460 outperforms the ATI 5830 in just about every single test, and you can easily find it for $180 as opposed to the $200 5830.

GTX 460 is a better buy.

Jodiuh · « **Reply #14 on:** August 09, 2010, 04:50:23 PM »

I bought the original Maximus Formula for $300 and I'll never do that again. Syn has had better luck overclocking his Q9550 on a much more reasonably priced board. A cheaper Gigabyte or Asus like BiG mentioned would be a better route IMO.

Although, I would grab the 1GB version of the Gigabyte GTX 460. It's got more ROP's and a bigger memory bus. $30 can give you 20% more horsepower when running AA.

Antec's 300 Illusion comes w/ 4 fans (2 in, 2 out) and costs $80.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

Not sure if PSU has been mentioned yet, but a 500~650 from Corsair would be a good option. Here's a 650 for $70.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&cm_re=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-005-_-Product

I'm not sure whether your friend will be overclocking or not, but Zupa really likes his Cogage True Spirit. If not, stock cooler will be fine.

Have fun w/ it!

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