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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: Xpanding Man on April 05, 2007, 08:18:23 PM
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Ok, I'm due....too many bugs on current tower, can barely get anything to work anymore.
of couse i would like to do some audio / video rendering....never used a mac but i'm tempted.
if you had $800 to spend on a computer (no peripherals needed, that's covered) what would you do ?
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Here is my next upgrade. I am waiting on AMD's big price cut due at the end of April. Most chips are dropping anywhere from 30-50%. When the time comes I might go for the 3GHz processor...or an additional 512MB vid card. Maybe both. ;D
You can go with less RAM...only 2GB and without the burner and be well within your price range.
ATI RADEON X1650 PRO 512MB DDR PCI-E DUAL-LINK DVI (Retail) (*Regular $184 - $27 Mwave Instant Discount = $157, While Supplies Last!)
1 $156.92 $156.92
PLEXTOR 16X DVD WRITER DUAL LAYER 16+R/16-R/8+RW/10X+R DL INTERNAL SATA (Black) w/Beige Bezel (#PX-755SA/SW-BL) (White box)
1 $95.90 $95.90
CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB KIT (1GB x 2) PC26400 800MHZ MATCHED PAIR 5-5-5-12 240-PIN DDR2 DIMM ($30.00 Mail-In Manufacturer Rebate Available from 3/30/07 till 4/9/07) 2 $170.16 $340.32
ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE nVIDIA nFORCE 590SLI CHIPSET SERIAL ATA300 ATX FORM FACTOR 2xPCI-E(X16)/2xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR2 W/SATA2,RAID,DUAL LAN(Gb),1394A,USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:AMD - SOCKET AM2)
1 $179.55 $179.55
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 5400+ (ADA5400CZBOX) DUAL CORE W/512KB X 2 CACHE 90NM (WINDSOR) 64-BIT SOCKET AM2 RETAIL BOXED W/COOLING FAN (3 YEARS WARRANTY)ARCTIC SILVER 5 COMPOUND
1 $252.00 $252.00
AMD Vista Boost Promotion- FREE AMD 512MB Memory Stick w/purchase of $250 or more of AMD qualified technology! 1 $19.99 $19.99
SKU: BA23609
Saved Cart Sub-Total $1,044.68
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I'm waiting for price drops at the end of this month, too although I'm going Intel. I'll do a slight overclock to bring it up around 3.2 GHZ.
My current newegg wish list is:
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - $209
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.6GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - $318 {after April 22}
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - $199 {RAM is always fluctuating I expect it will go up some when cpu prices drop again}
ASUS EN7300LE/HTD/128M GeForce 7300LE Supporting to 512MB(128MB on BoarD) GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - $53
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $54 {Boot Drive}
Then whatever the big hard drive of the week is around $100 {and I have my old big PATA drives, too} and reuse my case {third computer I've built in the same case} I already have a new power supply and my old cd/dvd burner.
Shopping is 90% of the fun when buying a new computer
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Don't forget a hard drive... you'll want plenty of space...
You can probably scale back the burner a bit. You probably don't need more than 8x for the DL burning, as long as you have 16x for the other formats. One of those burners can probably be found for $50-60.
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http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nplm=FA199LL%2FA
:)
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Lookie there. AMD cut prices today. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 is now only $239. :o
Almost time to pull the trigger. ;D
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Yep, build your own. The Intel Core 2 Duo's currently outrun the AMD's, but wait a month. I think that AMD is about to retake the lead. I have always like the Gigabyte mobo and AMD CPU combo, but to each their own. ASUS makes rockin mobo's.
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=23449&t=429854
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just a fyi and bump. Some of the decent internet outlets (newegg, zipzoonfly) have dropped prices on at least some of the core 2 duo's. I picked up a ntel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe for $235 shipped, and it includes some free computer game. This is what I put together. Reusing optical drives, case, monitor, and input devices.
Newegg: ($541)
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
Zipzoomfly: ($306)
ntel® Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe Processor 2.4GHz, 1066FSB, LGA775, 4MB Cache Retail
Supreme Commander PC game
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W Power Supply Retail
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I have been eyeballing the DS3's but I think that I am going to go with a board that is quad capable. Gigabyte's quad board is on sale for around $100 right now.
Sunday 4/22 is the slated price drop for the Core 2 Duo processors, yet it has already begun. The 6600 is already down the the $230 range here (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80860)
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Bbump to add that Fry's has the E6600 for $199!! Holy crap!
https://shop1.outpost.com/product/4893660?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG