Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Would you buy this rig?

I am in the process of building a gaming PC. I am going for an ultimate balance of performance, compatibility, and affordability; each component was selected accordingly. I was thinking of selling it after it's done, and then build another. Would you buy this build? If so, how much would you pay. If I was keeping it for myself, I would personally go with the 8800 GT SSC, but if I wanted to sell it I think the HD3870 might be more attractive becomes the mobo is Xfire, not SLi, and someone might want to add a card in the future. They cost me about the same, so it's really just a matter of preference. Antec 900 caseAsus P5Q Deluxe MotherboardIntel Q6600 Core 2 Quad Core Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 ProEvga 8800GT SSC 512mb GPU OR Sapphire HD3870 4gb (2x 2gb) OCZ Reaper 1066 RAMWestern Digital 300gb VelociRaptor 10,000RPM Lite-On 20x DVD/CD combo OCZ GameXstreme 600W PSULet me know what you think. Would you buy this rig?
That's an all around great rig, I would buy it, but nowadays I would've change that 8800gt for a HD48x0Would you buy this rig?
If you are getting this for gaming remember than your video card is the most important part, i would get a cheaper mobo like the P35-DS3L and then with the extra money try to get a 4850 or 4850,,,they are both better than the 8800GT!
maybe ditch the quad for a dual core.
Ditch the Velociraptor and just stick a 750Gb or 1Tb Samsung Spinpoint F1 in it and replace the 3870 with a 4850/4870.
Well I'm glad to hear I'm on the right track at least. I chose the 8800GT SSC simply because it was a great deal, and it is one of the best 8800 cards out there (faster GPU and memory clockspeed then most of the 512, 640, and even some of the 768mb cards). It was on sale for $120 (normally $200+) so I picked it up. That said the HD4850 would only be about $30 more, so it's not a big deal and I wouldn't need to sacrafice the mobo. Stumunro: Why do you suggest I go for a dual core instead of a quad core? It looks like the comparable dual core is the E8500, which has a 45nm CPU as opposed to the 65nm in the Q6600, so I assume it runs a bit cooler, and more efficiently. Are there any other benefits?superchronik: I understand where you'r coming from, and the VelociRaptor does have a high premium for its speed, but I really have my heart set on it. From what I've read it is freakin fast. Again personally, I don't need the extra space, I already have a 1TB external for most of my media, and plenty of other smaller externals lying around.I really think the VelociRaptor adds something special though, and is very appropriate for a gaming rig.Finally, any ideas as to the best place to sell this thing? I've been checking out eBay, and custom gaming pc's don't seem to sell very well there. I'm not looking for a huge profit, just a little cash for my labor.
Id go with the 4850 if its only $30 more, Quad core doesnt effect gaming as much as a dual core with higher clock speed, you can try to sell it at bestbuy, my local best buy sold some custom built pcs, but the best way is to find someone who will buy from you and build to their needs.
I dont know about intel but check to see if the motherboard and cpu offers smart cooling/temp control like my amd 64x2 6000+ and foxconn motherboard has temp control mechanism for controlling temp, and 780g chipset which boost any ati graphics card 3000-4000+ serias
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