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Mar 15, 2008, 07:20 PM
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Pax Modder, Pax Expert
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I'd need your thoughts on this :) on my before I buy next month pc
From Cyberpowerpc.com site
$1254.00 (before all applicable rebates) CASE: ($20 off Mail-in Rebate) X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control (Silver Color) with 600watt psu CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit MOTHERBOARD: (QX9650 Support) Asus P5K Premium/WIFI-AP Intel P35 CrossFire Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN, Internal RAID, USB2.0, IEEE1394, & 7.1Audio MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)3GB (3x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Memory (Corsair Value Select) VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 3870 PCI-E x16 512MB Video Card VIDEO CARD 2: NONE VIDEO CARD 3: NONE LCD Monitor: NONE HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (320GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD) Data Hard Drive: NONE Optical Drive: NONE Optical Drive 2: NONE SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD I'm going get XP Pro just for Wifie just incase my house doesn't have DSL Cable way to much at the new house it be 60 bucks a month after 6 months so I'd don't want get cable yet. Right now www.lighthouse.net have really cheap high speed for 21 bucks a month for 2meg connection  I think I might go for it. plus I'm close to the tower lol. Not sure but I know I would be after I move out my house in Roscommon On March 28. I just want know if thats good way to go Plus that mother board WIFI ready. |
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Mar 20, 2008, 03:01 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Robert,
That looks like a good site you're buying from. That setup looks good to me even though I prefer AMD and Nvidia. I would recommend getting yourself the Creative X-Fi 24 bit audio card if you can afford it, but of course this is just a recommendation. I can't really think of anything else to add. |
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Mar 20, 2008, 03:51 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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Not nearly worth what your paying, seriously. You're getting ripped off. A 1200 dollar computer can be so much better.
Hell, give me 1200 dollars, I'll build you a computer and keep the insane difference. That'll make 2 people happy. You live in Michigan, too, so shipping would be speedy. |
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Mar 20, 2008, 06:11 PM
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DH's Youngest Mod
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it really isnt hard building your own system, especially with all of us watching your back... |
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Mar 20, 2008, 07:12 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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The system is ok (although I'm not sure about having three memory sticks, they can't run in dual channel mode if there is an odd number of them, right?), but, as the people had already told you, it's a bit too pricey. Check those components on newegg and see for yourself.
If you choose to order the components and build the system yourself, people here will gladly help (and there's already a guide and there are instructive videos on youtube showing how to mount a CPU... and, basically, you can't fit a component in a wrong place, if it fits, it should be there). Also, in that case, you could make some minor adjustments: multimeter displays are the kind of extras that have limited functionality, yet come at a price (still, if you like that kind of stuff, they do look nice), the motherboard is also relatively expensive though no longer high end, so you could get an X38 one for the money (but it's quite ok too, and wireless is important to you so it can stay as well), 600W is not necessary for this system, a good 500W PSU would be more than adequate. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 06:34 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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That's more like it.
Your new PSU will leave you much of a headroom for future upgrades, it should be able to run 8800GTS SLI without problems. (On the other hand, you won't be running SLI on that motherboard, as it only supports crossfire.) Speaking of the board, it's got a pretty complete feature set, but the chipset is now two and a half years old. So I'd suggest you rather stick to the board you previously had in mind Newegg.com - ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail, as it's newer, a bit cheaper and has WiFi, or to switch to something like this Gigabyte board Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail (from the experiences of people I know, stable, good performing and capable of achieving good overclocks, yet much cheaper), or this one Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EX38-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail (based on the new X38 chipset, but with DDR2 support so that you don't need to change the memory, OC friendly). I also must add that none of these boards are SLI capable, so if you are interested in having that option, you need a board with Nvidia's chipset. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 06:42 AM
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DH's oldest Geek?
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Nice price on the case, but unless you "just have to have" the looks of the 900, the new Coolermaster CM590 is going to be just as good or better, or even the somewhat older CM690.
CM590: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail CM690: Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Add a Corsair PSU and you will be good to go  Either of those two cases and a Corsair HX modular are a match made in heaven for cable management. Note the cutouts in the MB tray on both cases to help with that. Something the 900 doesn't have. Just my humble opinion, and somewhat biased, as I have a CM690 and Corsair 620HX. Plus, I'm older than dirt  , and I like the more understated styling of the Coolermaster cases |
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Mar 21, 2008, 11:31 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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What thing?!
 Last edited by IvanV; Mar 21, 2008 at 11:38 AM. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 12:33 PM
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DH's Youngest Mod
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the ibuypower PC man ur recommendation is good at the price, but im aiming at what the trash heap wouldve costed around
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Mar 21, 2008, 12:34 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Hello All
I would recommend a good system myself with all the specs, but I see that all of you have a liking to the Intel and ATI chipsets so I might get rubbed off by somebody. I'm an AMD and Nvidia fan myself. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 12:39 PM
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DH's Youngest Mod
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nvidia is good, AMD phenom sucks
but Athlon X2 is good for price but is quickly being phased out..... |
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Mar 21, 2008, 12:42 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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THANK YOU ROB! Good choice, man. Getting so much more.
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Mar 21, 2008, 01:20 PM
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Pax Modder, Pax Expert
Join Date: Jun 2002
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HAHA thanks guys
I have look later I would have by the ram now rebates ends today on it  Plus I'm moving out so I may have to ship some stuff to my dads workplace. You forgetting one thing? What OS lol? Should I stick with XP and go with xp pro? or vista? People want see my pax mods in vista soon. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 02:03 PM
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DH's Youngest Mod
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lol man i recommended vista x64 in all my recommendations
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Mar 21, 2008, 06:38 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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Man, for like 60 more dollars you could get a 8800.
Still cheap considering you were gonna spend 1200. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 09:48 PM
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Pax Modder, Pax Expert
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Question is make sure I get right case for that long card? You sure 500 watts is enough? lol. I have 430watts on my old gateway right now. Newegg.com - Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB - Retail How that instead of the 500 watts? Last edited by Robert McClelland; Mar 21, 2008 at 10:20 PM. |
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Mar 21, 2008, 11:55 PM
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DH's Youngest Mod
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that Trio is junk, go with Corsair. cant maintain stable current very well
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