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Cyberpower PC?
Wake[of]theBunT:
Yeah and he says that because if you dont buy technologically compatible parts, the parts become useless to each other. Just to be clear. This isnt saying "ATI or nvidia"/"intel or amd" This is saying WITHIN those categories still exists stock limitations.
Posting every single part would be advised :P I once bought incompatible ram and its still sitting in my comp drawer...And I am pretty knowledgable so its a mistake moderately awesome folks can make
jjmusicnotes:
haha, well thank you all very much for the advice and the help.
I know it's a bit of a jump but...I already purchased my rig. I've been researching components for the last several weeks, and I believe everything checks out. I decided to take the plunge with Ibuypower....so I'll definitely post some updates about my experiences with them.
So, after lots and lots and lots of price / product / performance / compatibility comparison, here are the specs of my new rig:
Case NZXT Lexa-S Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black w/ Blue Light
Processor AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T Black Edition Six-Core CPU
Processor Cooling Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm
Radiator (AMD)
Memory 4 GB DDR3-1333 Memory Module - Corsair XMS3
Dominator w/DHX technology
Video Card XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB - Single Card
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P -- AMD 770 Chipset w/8-ch HD
Audio, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 1 PCI-E MB
Power Supply 650 Watt -- Casegears ECO-Element 80 Plus Certificated
High Efficiency Power Supply - SLI Ready
Primary Hard Drive 320 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM,
3.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW
Sound Card 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
The cpu was a $10 upgrade over the x4 965 so figured...why not. :P My goal of this build was not only to catch me up to current technology, but also make it so that I would be secure with my system for another 5+ years (since it's been 5 years since I last got something.)
The prospect of a new computer is very exciting, but the part where you have to spend money really sucks, even though I got a good deal I think.
It's been amazing learning about all of this new computer technology...I had no idea this stuff was going on. Major was definitely right, picking the parts was definitely the hardest thing to do until I understood how the technology worked.
Kinky:
First off. Water cooling = waste of money
Unless you plan to overclock of course, in which case id be recommending you go with an Intel i5 or i7 chip. But from your reluctance to build your own PC im guessing (and hoping) youre not looking to overclock.
Youre going to want a beefier PSU than that. With a lot of use PSUs can lose 100W per year from wear. As soon as your W rating drops below your requirements your PC wont boot and youll need a new PSU... which are expensive. Better to shell out now. For example i run 800W ....my last one lasted me 3 months, and before that 6 months.
Other than that its a solid system. Although i hope you have ALOT more HDDs for data :P
*P.S. Buy a lightscribe DVD writer ...usually only a £2 upgrade that you might want one day :P
killermonkey:
--- Quote ---With a lot of use PSUs can lose 100W per year from wear
--- End quote ---
I have never heard of that, PSU's are solid state technology (no moving parts) and trust me that giant iron core in the transformer is not dwindling down in a year. Now if you buy a CHEAP 600W PSU the wiring may start to go on it, but no other parts should crap out. Don't spread fear!
Anyway, nice buy jjmusic, although that 320 GB hard drive is going to fill up FAST.
Kinky:
Its the capacitors :P And theres some big ones in there...
Mine blow all the time. Maybe i just buy cheap PSUs. Whatever, thats what warranty is for xD
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