Planet Descent
Community => Mess Hall => Topic started by: Ronin RedFox on May 31, 2010, 06:50:53 PM
-
I think I've chosen all the parts I want. Now I just have to buy them. :)
Here are the components I have chosen:
HardDrive: WD Caviar 500GB SATA 7200RPM 16MB Buffer - $49.99
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 (Bundled with the motherboard)
Motherboard: Biostar P43D3 ATX Motherboard - $124.99
VideoCard: EVGA 9500GT 512MB PCI-Express - $54.99
RAM: 2GB DDR3 PC3-10600 (1333MHz)/(2x1GB) DIMM Kit/CL9/Patriot Signature - $29.90
CD Drive: ASUS 24X OEM DVDRW - $22.99
Monitor: Samsung 2043SWX 20" Widescreen LCD monitor (1600 X 900 Resolution) - $119.99
It all totals up to about $402.
I am going to Fry's Electronics this sunday to buy all the parts. :D And should have it built just in time for summer!
Does everyone approve? :P
-
Unless you're going to upgrade from existing hardware, you won't be going to be happy for long without a case and a PSU ... :roll:
And if you already own a PSU and it is too old, you won't be happy with it either. Make sure it can handle your new hardware (it doesn't just need to output enough power, it also needs to have the proper plugs).
-
And keep in mind if you overload a crappy PS (POS PS) then when it fries it could take the motherboard with it.
-
Unless you're going to upgrade from existing hardware, you won't be going to be happy for long without a case and a PSU ... :roll:
And if you already own a PSU and it is too old, you won't be happy with it either. Make sure it can handle your new hardware (it doesn't just need to output enough power, it also needs to have the proper plugs).
Ah yeah. I have a case as well. Forgot to mention that. :P
It is quite old and I do not know how old either. It was given to me by my Dad, it isnt the prettiest thing in the world, but it works! :)
Thanks for the warnings, Ill be sure to ask My Dad when he gets home. ;)
-
Out of sheer curiosity and the fact that really do not know, has anyone ever done a custom-built laptop?
-
How custom, Like this kind of custom? :P
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/19/the-wii-laptop/
Maybe not what you wanted, but its still really cool.
-
Very cool!
Nice how you got a nice monitor. Also, that memory sounds to be a good deal! Out of curiosity, what OS are you running? I ended up running ubuntu, which I now love ;)
Have fun fragging in descent on it! ;D
-
Hmm, Im still deciding.
I hate Vista, XP is ok, but if I get Linux, I wont be able to play the games I want to play. (I have Nothing against Linux.)
I might get Windows 7 Just because its more current. :-X
-
If you had a chance to choose Windows 98 (suppose it's your current OS), or Windows ME, or Windows XP ... Would you completely skip ME and go right for XP? Of course, because ME was a worthless piece of crap.
Consider Vista to be comparable to ME. It's a nearly worthless piece of crap. Go directly to Windows 7. Do not stop at Vista, do not spend money on Vista ... just go straight to Windows 7. My strong personal opinion.
-
Yeah, Good advice. Thanks :D
I dont think ill have any problem whatsoever avoiding vista, Ive seen it, used it, hate it.
..Can't even rename the friggen extension of a file without using command prompt.. >:(
-
..Can't even rename the friggen extension of a file without using command prompt.. >:(
Nor even rename them!
-
Why do you even mention Vista? It has been replaced by Windows 7, and Windows 7 is a very good OS.
-
..Can't even rename the friggen extension of a file without using command prompt.. >:(
I'm a little rusty, but it goes something like this...
altkey->tools->folder options->view tab->search for "Hide extensions on known file types"->disable that.
-
Windows Vista=The operating system for the paranoid. :P
As for the Wii Laptop, no, not quite what I was thinking of, but yeah, that is pretty cool. :)
-
A bit of an update. I Found the same Video card, but with 1GB of VideoMemory! For only 4$ More! :o So im getting that instead.
-
Make sure you at east find out the specs on your PSU, you won't want a poor PSU with that video card. Personally I run an Antec Earthwatts 550W, and it hasn't given me any troubles. Runs cool and quiet most of the time, and on the rare occasion that it doesn't, the video card far overshadows it and you won't even notice.
Why all the vista-bashing? I run vista and I have yet to run into any of the issues you guys are complaining about.
Windows 7 costs money to upgrade to. A significant amount, if it's anything like Vista, though I haven't checked.
-
Why all the vista-bashing? I run vista and I have yet to run into any of the issues you guys are complaining about.
It depends on how you use it. For the way I use my computer (which is not non-standard, by the way), I found it was just too hard to do what I wanted, or it didn't support it. (the simple fact alone that changing MIDI volume in many programs was broken is just sad)
-
Matthew,
why don't you just read a bit about Vista compared to Windows 7? It will be quite enlightening to you.
-
I never said Win7 was not better. I just said it wasn't worth spending 50$.
-
In my experience (I have two of each, including my Vista gaming rig, Win7 development machine, and Win7 media center), Win7 is fundamentally almost the same as Vista. There are very very few differences in the kernel. Heck, the driver structure is basically identical.
Both have been considerably more stable than any other OS I've used (yes, that includes XP and Ubuntu, both of which crashed on me periodically).
The major difference I've seen is that Win7 seems to perform a bit better, particularly for running services. The rest of the differences are mostly interface-related.
-
You are right Foil, Win7 is Vista SP 2. :P
Matthew, what are you relating Win7 to when you state it isn't worth spending $50 for it?
-
In my experience, at my work we had a LOT less trouble with systems running XP than Vista, with most Vista related issues being with user access rights (despite have Admin rights), Print Spooler issues, program compatibility issues, blah blah, while most issues we have seen with Vista were nearly all gone after switching to Win7, plus performance often improved significantly even better than running a fairly trim XP installation.
For example, I currently work with a lot of 3.2ghz Intel P4 systems that ran nicely with XP but would frequently fail with Vista. When we put Win7 on the same machines (each time, clean build), the machines were rock steady, reliable, and issue free. Plus they way out performed any OS we'd had on them previously. That's just one example.
Vista may work well for some. I know a lot of people where I work (a University) that their tech has not upgraded them from Vista yet ... and they are doing fine.
If it works for ya, enjoy. Me, I'll go Win7 first chance, and I'll willing pay the extra $50 if necessary.
-
I had the same experience with vista. It was flashy but it never worked as well as XP for me, resulting in my downgrade.
I'm still on XP, but I'm going to be putting Windows 7 on a secondary partition (sorry, not good enough to be my main) once I get my upgraded hard drive.
Windows 7 does depend heavily on the computer though. Despite the general trend that it works better than vista speed-wise and all of that, that is not always the case (http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?p=487974#p487974)
-
You are right Foil, Win7 is Vista SP 2. :P
Matthew, what are you relating Win7 to when you state it isn't worth spending $50 for it?
I'm comparing it to simply staying with vista. Why would I spend 50$ when vista is working fine for me? Why would I spend 50$ for what essentially amounts to a service pack?
-
Bit of an update.
Ive bought the Video Card, CD Drive and Motherboard. They should be here in 2 days or so. And I will be going to Fry's Electronics this sunday to get everything else.
To anyone else wishing to buy components for their PC, I greatly reccomend Fry's! Awesome deals there! :D
-
My Motherboard, CD Drive, and Video Card are supposed to arrive tommorow, and my CPU is supposed to arrive on thursday. And once my dad gets home from his buisness trip, im going to get everything else and build it! :D
-
Ooh you're lucky.
You get to do this when you're 14... I'm 20 and I haven't got to do it ever :(
-
All I did was save christmas money and cut bushes and mow the lawns. It isnt too hard. Just alot of waiting. Ive had to save my money 3-4 years for this.. :o
But you are 20, and you make more money than I do since you actually have a real job, so it might be a bit easier for you. :P
-
I want to do something like this over the summer when I get a real job, but I'm torn between car and computer. So far car is winning. ::)
-
Yeah, the way I was able to afford is that I have never spent my spent my money very much before. I also had a job that I worked over full time for 5 weeks which gave a lot of the money (very low salary :P).
Remember to have fun and learn (you will learn)
-
+1 for saving up! Much harder to do when your older and get married, have kids etc...
-
+1 for saving up! Much harder to do when your older and get married, have kids etc...
I've heard it was actually possible. ;)
-
Sure. So is space travel.
;)
-
Sure. So is space travel.
Well, we can get to the moon, right..? :P
-
Failure.
Opened up my case finally, and it has a 250W powersupply. The Video Card needs a 350W powersupply.
Good News though, I found a 380W powersupply for $24! ($15 with mail-in rebate.) ;D
-
Failure.
Opened up my case finally, and it has a 250W powersupply. The Video Card needs a 350W powersupply.
Good News though, I found a 380W powersupply for $24! ($15 with mail-in rebate.) ;D
Have fun toasting your mobo with that.
-
380 won't be enough if your vid is using 350.
Add up all the wattage used by your components (mobo, cpu, ram, hardrive, fans, vid cards, etc...) that will be powered off the power supply, add about 35 to 50% to that. Then look at power supplies that have that power, remembering crappy brands tend to have exaggerated power claims. Out of those, make sure they have the right plug for your mobo, and check that the amperage of the 12 volt rail is sufficient for your video card.
-
Thanks guys, the one I chose had really bad reviews anyway. So, is 400W enough? ???
-
i wouldn't go with less than 450W, but that's just an opinion. :P
-
I'd go with a 500w just to have breathing room. I have a 550w even though its probably way overkill.
-
450W it is. Found a good one too. :D