C-zom is getting a real comp!

[wethepeople]

Parents are letting me buy the parts now.

RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP: (Computer case.)

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

ATi Radeon 3870 (Get ATi Radeon 3850 if it isn't available anywhere.)

Antec earthwatts EA430 ATX12V v2.0 430W Power Supply

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM

X-fi Xtreme gamer Sound Card

ASUS 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium

Microsoft MX518 Mouse

Logitech G15 keyboard
I need to spend less then 1K on the whole thing, this came up to about $900 with shipping. Gonna be freaking sweet to play my games maxed out. The 4600 will be OC'd, don't worry. Thats why I'm getting it.

[Commisar Gaunt]

NO NOT ATI RADEON YOU'LL HATE IT TRUST ME NOT COMPATIBLE WITH STUFFAHHHHHHHH

[Kaiser]

No idea what you just said at all.

[Vector]

get nividia!!!!!!!!!
much better stuff
also i recomend an amd will an am2 model motherboard so if you ever want to upgrade it costs a lot less

[wethepeople]

XD

No. The 3870 is a much, much better deal. And card! It blows away the 8600GT (The only other good card in the price range for DX10.) And it beats the 8800GT. The new 3xxx series by ATi owns. And I've been an ATi fan all my life, I won't change. Core 2 duo E4600 > AMD's for the same price.

ATi and Intel is the way to go for me, and this is the max I can spend.

[schneereich]

nice, but i'd trade out the fancy keyboard for a core 2 e6750 processor.

[Ganon5]

GH-6490xt
TTXe60
GO406TGPO877906 II
>_>

[wethepeople]

Come again Ganon? <_<

[Ganon5]

*Flees*

[wethepeople]

nice, but i'd trade out the fancy keyboard for a core 2 e6750 processor.

I'd need to swap out the powersupply too. Trust me, this is the best deal.

[schneereich]

a 430w antec can easily handle the e6750. i havent loooked at the chipset compatibility though. if they can use the same motherboard theres no reason not to do it.

[wethepeople]

Wow, it really is cheap. Goodbye keyboard, hello e6750!

[Vector]

it may be a cheeper way to go to get an intel now but 2 years down the road when you want to upgrade less you go for some crappy thing you will have to upgrade your intell motherboard also, with an am2 you can just get a quad core or a tri core (when they come out) and keep the motherboard
also i have an amd 5000+ and it has way more power than its rated for
i'm pulling around 2.7-2.8 out of each 2.6 chip


http://www.ibuypower.com/mall/amd64-lobby.asp

look at the 2 systems in the middle at the bottem
yes, they are pre-built but for around 1k you are getting almost the same system but with amd and nvidia

[Secundo]

NO NOT ATI RADEON YOU'LL HATE IT TRUST ME NOT COMPATIBLE WITH STUFFAHHHHHHHH

I wish someone had told me this before I got my laptop... Now I have nvidia on my desktop and I'll never go back. Seriously, listen to the man.

[wethepeople]

Seriously, no thanks. I'm going Intel. Screw the ATi though, the 3870 went up $100 today. I'll probably get something else. Still gotta find one.

[eliminat]

Intel's a better CPU for speed, heat, and power, and unfortunately AMD has nothing comparable on the horizen.

And WHAT have you been reading?  ATI is NOT faster than the 8800GT.   8800GT is faster than everything except an 8800GTX.   ATI's cards are just to fill in at budget area.  ATI/AMD THEMSELVES say as much.  They are NOT competing for the high end cards (anything 8800)  right now.     I build computers everyday....   it's my job to keep up on this.  And I've seen the 512MB 8800GT's for around as low as $249 ~ $269 range.

Also, for best prices you may wanna wait till Monday.  It's "Cyber-Monday".  The Internet's equivilent of "Black Friday".  Should be a lot of deals.

[wethepeople]

You're right, I already double checked up on that. Mixed up the 8800GT and 8600GT in the benchmarks. Still though I don't have the money for a 8800GT and they aren't available, so I'll need to get a 3850.

[Vector]

how can you say they are not going for power? look at amd's new quad cores, they have just as much as any intel model and they run on the am2 motherboards so you dont have to shell out a few hundred more to upgrade


however, as for nvidia vs ati i must agree with you. sadley, my parents like best buy meaning i had to drop $300 to get a 8600 for our computer (cause they have to install it)

[Vector]

use tigerdirect.com for the 8800 they have some of the 512 models for less than 300

[dester55]

use tigerdirect.com for the 8800 they have some of the 512 models for less than 300

tigerdirect sucks balls man dont go there ever