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Posted: February 5, 2009 03:41 am  | |||||
      IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103    | So, I got a new computer (only because it is being paid for by home insurance, even though the old one is in almost perfect condition). Check out these amazing specs: Antec 900 Case 650W Earthwatts Power Supply (Antec) Gigabyte X58 Motherboard 3x2GB G.SKILL DDR3 RAM EVGA 9800 GTX+ Intel i7 (Quad-Core, i7 processors were released 11/08) 2.66GHz WD 500GB HD Windows 7 Beta Let me be the first to say, Windows 7 is awesome. I haven't been able to test the specs with intense games/graphics yet, but on CS:S it runs perfectly on high settings with 500+ FPS. Tomorrow I'll transfer the files between my computers so I can actually do something. This is my first solo build, so I'm proud that it was successful  . --------------------   | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 02:08 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: leecable Group: Banned Posts: 1938 Member No.: 410 Joined: April 1, 2008 Total Events Attended: 178 | Nice, I wouldnt mind building my own, high spec computer sometime. When I can afford it probably. --------------------    | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 02:23 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 | Beastly spcecs man. My favorite is the 6GB DDR3 RAM. Love that. The i7 is nice, as is the V-card. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 02:44 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Mickey Group: Emeritus Posts: 5305 Member No.: 48 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 282 | Why would you want a BETA OS pre-installed?  --------------------    | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 03:22 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Ranma344 Group: Emeritus Posts: 759 Member No.: 78 Joined: January 1, 2008 Total Events Attended: 24 |
I wouldn't say amazing, but nice XD --------------------  R.I.P. Lucy ! | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 03:23 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 |
Windows 7 is supposed to be very stable even in it's beta stages. And it's far superior to Vista, or so I've heard - haven't used it, or even seen it at all. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 05:24 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Samurai-JM Group: Emeritus Posts: 3204 Member No.: 117 Joined: January 11, 2008 Total Events Attended: 8 | My IST Networking teacher has the post-beta version of W7 already. He's bringing his laptop with it installed in on Tuesday and he says he's VERY impressed. Also nice PC.  I'll be getting one myself hopefully this summer that will vastly outdo all of your 'puters. I hope. -------------------- -=}¤- Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici -¤{=-  W I N N I N G | ||||
Posted: February 5, 2009 10:54 pm | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Kiwi011 Group: Emeritus Posts: 3052 Member No.: 40 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 21 | omg you are a god. --------------------  | ||||
Posted: February 6, 2009 01:04 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 |
Originally I didn't want to, but my Vista CD didn't work. So I installed Windows 7, and I'm amazed at how well it performs and how stable it is, even 64 bit. Part of me still wants to install windows vista, but I think I'm gonna buy Windows 7 as soon as its released anyways. Its incredible and yes, far superior to vista IMO. I retract that statement. Vista > Windows 7 until the full release. Beta is (obviously) no good, without drivers etc etc. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 7, 2009 09:31 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Geofff Group: Clan Friend Posts: 1238 Member No.: 608 Joined: May 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 96 | How much did it cost? --------------------  | ||||
Posted: February 7, 2009 12:22 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 |
Computer alone was $1,115 USD Extras such as Mouse, Keyboard, Headset, Mousepad, and Monitor, brought the price up to $1,550. Almost all (if not all) Will be paid for by house insurance. So I hardly spent anything. I noticed some artifacting yesterday afternoon. I system restored back to the first day I got the PC (no drivers, only a few programs installed). I then re-installed video and mouse drivers, and it didn't happen again. Next step is mobo drivers, etc etc. Just going to do everything one by one til I find the problem. It could also just be that the drivers don't mix well with windows 7. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 7, 2009 01:07 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mojohaza1 Group: Council Posts: 495 Member No.: 1574 Joined: December 22, 2008 Total Events Attended: 33 | what do you need 6GB of ram for lol -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 7, 2009 04:19 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Geofff Group: Clan Friend Posts: 1238 Member No.: 608 Joined: May 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 96 | So let me clear this up. You bought all the parts $1115 then assembled it yourself? -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 7, 2009 11:11 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 |
Don't quote me on this, but I believe DDR3 comes in 3x1GB or 3x2GB. I opted for 3x2GB, it came out to $150 which is a sweet deal for 6 gigs. Obviously I won't need it in the near future, but down the road it will come in handy. And Geoff... yes. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 7, 2009 11:36 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mojohaza1 Group: Council Posts: 495 Member No.: 1574 Joined: December 22, 2008 Total Events Attended: 33 |
k, i quoted  -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 8, 2009 01:56 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: |Tezza| Group: Emeritus Posts: 1430 Member No.: 60 Joined: December 31, 2007 Total Events Attended: 12 | Wow very very nice... Thats a good price too! I might copy you  -------------------- Joined Wg - 18th January '05 (s4 vet) Ex-WG Moderator  | ||||
Posted: February 8, 2009 08:31 am | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Geofff Group: Clan Friend Posts: 1238 Member No.: 608 Joined: May 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 96 |
I was thinking exactly the same thing but it seems like the parts cost more in the UK because I totaled it at around 850 pounds without the Windows 7 Beta (Not sure where to get that) -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 8, 2009 12:38 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 |
You can get it on Window's website for free. Not sure if the beta is still open, though. So I'd hurry up. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 8, 2009 03:13 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Geofff Group: Clan Friend Posts: 1238 Member No.: 608 Joined: May 12, 2008 Total Events Attended: 96 | Open to the first 2.5m downloaders. I dont really mind if I do miss it though, I'm more concerned about the computer. Do you think it's possible that I could take the parts down to a local computer shop and ask them to assemble it? I've always wanted to make my own but I just dont know how  -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 8, 2009 07:32 pm | |||||
| IRC Nickname: Mike|Sonix Group: Ex-Member Posts: 1483 Member No.: 13 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 103 |
They can probably do it, but they might charge out the ass. Its honestly very easy, if you can't figure out something, the manual for that certain part will usually help you out. I had a friend build my last computer and I watched over him sort of. Even from watching him, I didn't feel like I learned very much. But it was still enough to successfully build it. I also had a problem with this computer, so I was troubleshooting by removing unnecessary parts etc. Eventually I did everything so much that I know exactly how to do it, even if I got a new case/mobo. -------------------- | ||||
Posted: February 12, 2009 03:48 am | |||||
 IRC Nickname: Plano|Adam Group: Emeritus Posts: 1449 Member No.: 228 Joined: February 13, 2008 Total Events Attended: 107 | i just creamed myself, those are some sicknasty specs. and dun buy 6 gigs, yeah its a sweet deal now, and yeah it will come in handy in the future, but everything is dropping in the computer world and the future isnt for a while, and upgrades are being made. i'd say wait it out man... wait it out.. --------------------  "If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0" | ||||
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