Might be getting one, may need adjustments.Post Date: 2011-03-13 |
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SinisterTactics 
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Well since I don't use my 5 year old computer much, and that right now my laptop is my main computer, I need a really good rig, here's the usual....
Budget- $1500, someone prefers $1000. No accessories, but my monitor is 1280x1024, would I need a new one? I expect it to render videos quickly (1080p), e.g. Not an hour for 3mins of footage, and be able to upgrade it a bit in the distant future. Environment's not that dusty but I have dogs....and I would like an i7 core and a good over-clock, and I would like some good space for videos. Do I need to add more information? Here is my current one I'm looking at:- http://www.digitalstormonline.com/comploadsaved.asp?id=499906 Specifications: |
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Kyu
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Posted: 13 Mar 2011 at 6:17am |
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Great choice on the case. those HAF cases are really good air flow
How ever, that build would've been great few months ago but i wouldnt recommend it.
lga 1156 is almost considered dead technology.
only a few more boards are coming out in the future.
I'd recommend going to lga1155 sockets, not just because they are new.
but they are actually very well designed.
Before i config something , what is this pc mainly going to be used for ?
the K series are great for overclocking, they stay cool as well.
I recommend going over to LGA1155 socket vs. the LGA 1156.
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Kyu
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Posted: 13 Mar 2011 at 6:31am |
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$1,000 Budget. The issue begins with your current monitor. It's max resolution will limit you and the build above. a GTS 450 will be enough for gaming on that resolution and some more. the GTS 450 some will consider even going over kill on that.
you can add additional 2GB DDR3 memory in the future, and change your drive to a SSD drive (I don't recommend going below 50GB for boot, 64bit OS uses up 13-20GB)
and this system will still last you.
If you decide to change the GPU in the future now you're stuck with upgrading the PSU. your current build at 1500 budget is a good budget vs. 1,000 atm.
You dont need the WD 500GB Black for storage, Fast drives arnt necessary for storage. and as for wireless if you have a wireless router and would like to go wireless for your pc (not sure why anyone would for gaming , I go nuts over lag) you would need a wireless adapter unless the motherboard comes with one built in.
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Saved Ticket Number: 499976 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 2300 2.80GHz (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 2GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 500W Digital Storm Certified Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Standard Factory Heat-sink and Fan (Not Recommended for CPU Overclocking) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty - $1,600 Budget w/ SSD and extra Storage
Saved Ticket Number: 499979 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master HAF 912 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (500GB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x ATI Radeon HD 6870 1GB Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: High Performance Cooler (Compatible With i5/i7/AMD Processors) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
This build will only be a good choice if you upgraded your monitor to something with a higher resolution. Edited by Kyu - 13 Mar 2011 at 6:48am |
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SinisterTactics
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Posted: 13 Mar 2011 at 6:55am |
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Well this pc is going to be used for, school assignments, hardly any gaming (no need at high settings), some video editing and rendering, but most of the time it's just surfing on the web.
I'm interested in the $1000 desktop, I might look into that. Hmm ok I'll consider your advice, especially the wireless one, do you know which motherboards have that? |
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Kyu
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Posted: 13 Mar 2011 at 7:08am |
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usually asus comes out with something for htpc lovers with built in wireless motherboards.
if major gaming isnt into your play, the 1,000 config i set up is perfect for you. You might even want to save a few more in cost and get the dual core Sandy bridge rather than the one i picked which is quad core.
with the way it's set you can still upgrade in the future for more power as well.
I'd recommend looking for a 32bit Win7 , which you probably can get by just calling Digitalstorm.
Remember they could also do custom orders over the phone that is not listed on the site. IE. you can request for a smaller SSD drive, vertex 2 50gb as boot w/ 32bit Win7 would work fine, Edited by Kyu - 13 Mar 2011 at 7:09am |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2011 at 1:53am |
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For a $1000 you are not gonna be able to get everything you want, unfortunately the build kyu has posted has issues and won't work, you should also concider how long you want to own this pc and how long you want it feel powerful.
we can try and config one for you but its not gonna be close to $1500 depending on how long you want to own this pc and how long you want it feel powerful. all ssds are not the same so you just dont want to order any ssd and put in your pc. Edited by DST4ME - 14 Mar 2011 at 1:54am |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2011 at 3:19am |
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Okay than....I just want a better one than my laptop that is more responsive, I'd like to own this PC for at least a few years, I don't really care that much about it's powerfulness, other than having a good and reliable graphics card and a good processor.
If that's the case then I won't mind you choosing any other HD then. But if you can, I'd appreciate a computer within that $1500 budget. Thanks. |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2011 at 12:29am |
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Here you go Ticket# 501813 --- $1486 (To see this build click here) Copy of Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master Elite 430 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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SinisterTactics
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Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 2:00am |
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Awesome I think this is the one! I hope the chassis is good for airflow, now I need to know if it's in U.S dollars and the shipping price, and if it has a CRT port.....
BUT this will probably my PC soon  Thank you. |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2011 at 11:33pm |
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My pleasure and good luck
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