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[BeefJeRKy]

 Crazykenny, on 23 Jan 2009, 12:35, said:

 Scope, on 12 Jan 2009, 16:24, said:

What do you mean by 'the power' ?

Solid and durable technology. Intel processors tend to break down easier in my experience. I've had customers with Intel processors which got burned. And no, they're where not even overclocked. Perhaps a blunt statement, I dont know for sure, but AMD processors have a longer lifetime.

Ah I see though I am unsure of the validity of that statement but Nvidia and Intel are pretty much unrelated and even then, ATi don't use the same tech as AMD except on their joint project (Fusion IIRC, which combines a CPU and a GPU I think).

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

Processor: Intel Core2Duo 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.26GHz
Memory: GeIL Ultra 2046MB RAM DDR2-933 (5-5-5-15)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250 GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 17 150GB
Video Card: Sapphire HD4850 Toxic (750/2200)
Monitor: BenQ FP92W (Digital) 19" Widescreen
Sound Card: Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Music
Speakers/Headset: Creative Gigawork T40 Series II/Plantronics .Audio 370
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse: Razer Deathadder
Mouse Surface: Razer Goliathus Speed Edition
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS4
Computer Case: NZXT HU001 (Hush)
Power Supply: Corsair VX550W

[ultra1437]

Manufacturer: Custom Built
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM DDR2 800 / PC2 6400
Hard Drive: 500 GB Total SATA3
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series
Monitor: 19" LCD
Sound Card: Realtek AC97 Audio (Onboard)
Speakers/Headphones: Generic 2 base Speakers
Keyboard: PS/2 keyboard
Mouse: CyberSnipa Intelliscope
Mouse Surface: N/A
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Motherboard: MSI K9MM-V Motherboard
Computer Case: LAN Ready Case

[CommanderJB]

The general idea is that you rate each other if you want to participate.
As for Raptor (no, I can't be bothered copying and pasting), I'd give you a 9/10, pretty much nothing it won't handle but it doesn't quite represent the at-this-stage-you've-got-too-much-money-to-burn absolute hyper requirements you'd have at the ultimate level. Not far off, though.
For ultra1437, I'd give it an 8/10. Looks extremely solid all-round.
Man this topic makes me wish I had a job.

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

 CommanderJB, on 25 Jan 2009, 4:25, said:

The general idea is that you rate each other if you want to participate.
As for Raptor (no, I can't be bothered copying and pasting), I'd give you a 9/10, pretty much nothing it won't handle but it doesn't quite represent the at-this-stage-you've-got-too-much-money-to-burn absolute hyper requirements you'd have at the ultimate level. Not far off, though.
For ultra1437, I'd give it an 8/10. Looks extremely solid all-round.
Man this topic makes me wish I had a job.

Point being I'm trying to restart as it gone off topic before and I can't find the last unrated computer...

[Amdrial]

0/10, since CommanderJB didn't post up his rig.

Manufacturer: Self-Built
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Hard Drive: 250 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Monitor: HP w2207 Wide LCD Monitor
Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech X-230/Creative HS-1000 Fat1lity Gaming Headset
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
Mouse Surface: Mousepad
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)
Motherboard: Asus P5E3 Standard Edition Motherboard
Computer Case: Black Thermaltake Matrix Vx

[CommanderJB]

 {LP}Admiral-(NL), on 26 Jan 2009, 0:08, said:

0/10, since CommanderJB didn't post up his rig.

Actually I already did do so earlier and didn't see much point putting it up again when it's exactly the same.

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

 {LP}Admiral-(NL), on 25 Jan 2009, 13:08, said:

0/10, since CommanderJB didn't post up his rig.

Manufacturer: Self-Built
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Hard Drive: 250 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Monitor: HP w2207 Wide LCD Monitor
Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech X-230/Creative HS-1000 Fat1lity Gaming Headset
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
Mouse Surface: Mousepad
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp.080413-2111)
Motherboard: Asus P5E3 Standard Edition Motherboard
Computer Case: Black Thermaltake Matrix Vx

Great general PC, but GFX card let you down.

8/10

Forgot to include score...

Edited by ΓΛPΤΘΓ, 25 January 2009 - 14:08.

[Crazykenny]

I gave my PC a MASSIVE overhaul.

Manufacturer: Self-Built
Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 Black Edition (4x 3GHz)
Memory: OCZ DDR2 8192MB, 933MHZ
Hard Drive: 2x 1000GB l
Video Card: 3x XFX 9800GTX+ Black Edition
Monitor: CMC 17'inch
Speakers/Headphones: Logitech Z-5400
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate, 64bit
Motherboard: Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 1500W

[BeefJeRKy]

HOLY SHIT 8GB!!

[jnengland77]

 Scope, on 26 Jan 2009, 22:10, said:

HOLY SHIT 8GB!!

Well at least it won't go to waste since he's running Vista, which is going to try and use a lot of anyway.

I'd give it a 9.7/10 only, because I like Intel better, and he only has a 17" monitor for his 3 videocards...

--Desktop--
Manufacturer: Self-Built
CPU: Intel E6400 @ 2.13 GHZ
RAM: g.Skill DDR2 800 2 GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte DS3 rev. 3.3
Video Card: XFX 8800 GTS 320 MB
Audio: Onboard Intel HD audio
Speakers/Headphones: Klipsch THX 2.1/Sony headphones
Monitor: BenQ 19"
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitec S510 wireless keyboard and mouse
Power Supply: 500 Watt Antec TruPower
Operating System: Arch Linux 64 bit (primary)/ Windows Server 2008 32 bit (converted to a workstation)

I'll post my tablet pc another time.

~jnengland77

Edited by jnengland77, 27 January 2009 - 07:47.

[Dotcom656]

7/10 a little dated but still a solid PC.

Case: Antec 1200
Mainboard: Gigabyte X48-DS4
RAM: 4GB (2GBx2) Corsair XMS DDR2 800
Videocard: Diamond factory overclocked HD 4870 (795MHz/1100Mhz clocks)
Speakers: Creative 5.1 system
Display: 17' Westinghouse LCD
Keyboard/Mouse: Dynex USB keyboard/ Razer Krait Laser mouse
Hard drive: Western Digital 750 GB
OS: Windows Vista home premium 64bit

[Crazykenny]

8/10 Pretty nice, I hear good things about the 4870.

Case: "MS-Tech" Blue. (Is gonna get replaced soon)
Mainboard: ASUS P6T, Socket 1366.
Processor: Core i7 965. 4x 3.2GhZ, 8MB L3 Cache.
RAM: 8GB DDR2 Kingston D.O.T, 933MhZ.
Videocard: GTX295 "Gainward" 1792mb, 896bit.
Harddrives: 1x 80 WD Raptor 10.000rpm, 4x 1TB WD 7200rpm.
Display: 24' Samsung LCD. 1920x1200
OS: Windows Vista "Ultimate" 64bit
PSU: 1500watt OCZ.
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Keyboard/Logitech G5 Mouse

Casemod: 1x 80mm "blue" fan, 1x 120mm "Coolermaster" fan, 1x Blue-neon light on the bottom of the case.

[BeefJeRKy]

 Crazykenny, on 19 Feb 2009, 7:02, said:

8/10 Pretty nice, I hear good things about the 4870.

Case: "MS-Tech" Blue. (Is gonna get replaced soon)
Mainboard: ASUS P6T, Socket 1366.
Processor: Core i7 965. 4x 3.2GhZ, 8MB L3 Cache.
RAM: 8GB DDR2 Kingston D.O.T, 933MhZ.
Videocard: GTX295 "Gainward" 1792mb, 896bit.
Harddrives: 1x 80 WD Raptor 10.000rpm, 4x 1TB WD 7200rpm.
Display: 24' Samsung LCD. 1920x1200
OS: Windows Vista "Ultimate" 64bit
PSU: 1500watt OCZ.
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Keyboard/Logitech G5 Mouse

Casemod: 1x 80mm "blue" fan, 1x 120mm "Coolermaster" fan, 1x Blue-neon light on the bottom of the case.

How much does a PC like this cost?

[Pav:3d]

 Scope, on 19 Feb 2009, 18:46, said:

 Crazykenny, on 19 Feb 2009, 7:02, said:

8/10 Pretty nice, I hear good things about the 4870.

Case: "MS-Tech" Blue. (Is gonna get replaced soon)
Mainboard: ASUS P6T, Socket 1366.
Processor: Core i7 965. 4x 3.2GhZ, 8MB L3 Cache.
RAM: 8GB DDR2 Kingston D.O.T, 933MhZ.
Videocard: GTX295 "Gainward" 1792mb, 896bit.
Harddrives: 1x 80 WD Raptor 10.000rpm, 4x 1TB WD 7200rpm.
Display: 24' Samsung LCD. 1920x1200
OS: Windows Vista "Ultimate" 64bit
PSU: 1500watt OCZ.
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Keyboard/Logitech G5 Mouse

Casemod: 1x 80mm "blue" fan, 1x 120mm "Coolermaster" fan, 1x Blue-neon light on the bottom of the case.

How much does a PC like this cost?

Your soul, literally, Ive been saving up for sth like this for the past year

[Wizard]

 Pav3d, on 19 Feb 2009, 19:31, said:

 Scope, on 19 Feb 2009, 18:46, said:

 Crazykenny, on 19 Feb 2009, 7:02, said:

8/10 Pretty nice, I hear good things about the 4870.

Case: "MS-Tech" Blue. (Is gonna get replaced soon)
Mainboard: ASUS P6T, Socket 1366.
Processor: Core i7 965. 4x 3.2GhZ, 8MB L3 Cache.
RAM: 8GB DDR2 Kingston D.O.T, 933MhZ.
Videocard: GTX295 "Gainward" 1792mb, 896bit.
Harddrives: 1x 80 WD Raptor 10.000rpm, 4x 1TB WD 7200rpm.
Display: 24' Samsung LCD. 1920x1200
OS: Windows Vista "Ultimate" 64bit
PSU: 1500watt OCZ.
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Keyboard/Logitech G5 Mouse

Casemod: 1x 80mm "blue" fan, 1x 120mm "Coolermaster" fan, 1x Blue-neon light on the bottom of the case.

How much does a PC like this cost?

Your soul, literally, Ive been saving up for sth like this for the past year

I have almost exactly the same rig minus a few bits and pieces, cooling unit plus a few more like 12GB DDR3. Mine cost £2,300. Don't know what that is in another currency. It may be a touch cheaper on the continent where Kenny got his, we get ripped off on most things that involve the Queens head.

[Foxhound]

Since no one ever rated my system:

Manufacturer: Self-built
Case: Apevia
Power supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W PSU (modular )
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA790GP-DS4H
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 @ 3.1ghz
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR2 800 RAM
Hard Drive: Western Digital 500gb HDD
Graphics: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4870 1gb DDR5 RAM
Optical drive: LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner w/LightScribe
Monitor: 17" Gateway LCD from about 8 years ago
Audio: Motherboard onboard audio (since I can't figure out how to get the 4870's HD audio to work) connected to an old Boston 2.1 speaker setup
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

[Crazykenny]

 Scope, on 19 Feb 2009, 19:46, said:

 Crazykenny, on 19 Feb 2009, 7:02, said:

8/10 Pretty nice, I hear good things about the 4870.

Case: "MS-Tech" Blue. (Is gonna get replaced soon)
Mainboard: ASUS P6T, Socket 1366.
Processor: Core i7 965. 4x 3.2GhZ, 8MB L3 Cache.
RAM: 8GB DDR2 Kingston D.O.T, 933MhZ.
Videocard: GTX295 "Gainward" 1792mb, 896bit.
Harddrives: 1x 80 WD Raptor 10.000rpm, 4x 1TB WD 7200rpm.
Display: 24' Samsung LCD. 1920x1200
OS: Windows Vista "Ultimate" 64bit
PSU: 1500watt OCZ.
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G15 Keyboard/Logitech G5 Mouse

Casemod: 1x 80mm "blue" fan, 1x 120mm "Coolermaster" fan, 1x Blue-neon light on the bottom of the case.

How much does a PC like this cost?

Well with discount I got it for €1550. I reckon without discount it'll cost around 1800 minus keyboard and mouse. In dollars... 2000 perhaps 2200.

[ΓΛPTΘΓ]

Its a very nice rig, but I doubt I would need that much space and power (as in Watts on the PSU)

9/10

Add the two new VelociRaptor and RAID I'll make it 10

[Crazykenny]

My 2 TBs are in RAID1

[Dutchygamer]

And finally here's my new pc:
XFX GTX280
Intel Quad Core Q 9550 2.83 GHz
Kingston 2GB DDR2-800 x2
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Tower Case
Corsair PSU 800 watt
WDC 160 GB 7200 tpm SATA
WDC 1TB 7200 tpm SATA

[Crazykenny]

8/10, so how much cheaper did this one cost compared to the ones you orginally wanted? I'm guessing €300-€500

[Dutchygamer]

I'd guess so

[Wizard]

I'll give it 7/10 as really you could've opted from a little more RAM for safety sake.

Dammit, learn to read Wiz

8/10

[BeefJeRKy]

Planning a new desktop for next year and I'll hopefully get these essential parts by May:

• AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8GHz Quad-Core
  
• GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P Motherboard (The price vs specs of this mobo is insane)
  
• Kingston 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333MHz
  
• MSI R4870 ATi 1GB GDDR5

I'm undecided about storage memory but if I can find a decently priced SSD to use for the system drive I would definitely bank on one. Depending on what prices I can get in Beirut, I will have anything between 1 and 2 TB in RAID 0 config. As for case and power supply, I'll leave those to what I can find in Beirut as well as I am unsure how I am gonna get these from Montreal to there. I don't believe there is anything else I may be missing.

Edited by Scope, 01 March 2009 - 18:52.