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Monday, February 02 2009 @ 03:52 pm EST (Read 1945 times) |
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Sage
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Registered: 03/27/05 Posts: 390
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Well, I finally took the plunge and am putting together a new computer.......
My old one gave out in October......It was a Pentium 4 setup I put together several years ago. First the Power Supply, then the CPU.
Luckily, I have a Laptop to keep me going..............
I looked at off-the-shelf computers.......Very disapointing!
The only retail choices we have in Fort Smith are Best Buy and Wal-mart. Very cheap components or overpriced obsolete technology. (Kind of like buying a good telescope at Wal-mart)
Finally, through a lot of research and a little help from our friendly indian casino in Roland...........I took the plunge and ordered the "Parts" to build a "Super Computer".........(I am keeping my fingers crossed, anyway)
Mostly, I'm getting everything "New-In-The-Box" from dealers on eBay, several hundred dollars cheaper than what I could buy the same assembled system for.
Here is what I have coming:
700 watt Power Supply; From Best Buy
Asus P6T Deluxe Motherboard; This is one of the best motherboards that supports the new Intel core i7 CPU technology that came out last year..........
Intel i7-920 CPU; This is the low end of the i7 CPUs available, running four cores at 2.66 Ghz.
12 gb of DDR3 Memory; DDR3 memory is the most recent memory technology. I didn't get the fastest, just the most bang for the buck - 1333 ghz.
XFX Geforce GTX 260 Black Edition Video Card - Again not the best....But very close...........
Windows VIsta Ultimate 64 bit Operating System; I have heard a lot of good, bad, & ugly about Vista...............We will see............. (I still have XP Pro 32 bit, if I need it)
Seagate Barracuda 1tb Sata 2 Hard Drive; From Best Buy.
I am using my old tower case and DVD/CD Drives.
I should get everything in about a week..............Wish me Luck!!!!
nSpace01
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Pablo Rosell |
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Monday, February 02 2009 @ 08:27 pm EST |
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Sage
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Registered: 09/07/08 Posts: 123
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Leonard,
That sounds like a huge computer!
In terms of scopes I can compare your future system as a Takahashi vs. Tasco. (Tasco being my computer )
1 TB My god! I have only 80 GB
Best luck with plugging wires!
With respect to Vista 64 I have heard that the problem is not the system BUT the companies not offering drivers for it.
Pablo - Fayetteville, AR
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nspace01 |
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Monday, February 02 2009 @ 11:18 pm EST |
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Sage
Status: online
Registered: 03/27/05 Posts: 390
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Yup.......Most of the problems I've read about concerned finding 64 bit drivers for older equipment......Hopefully, using mostly new stuff, I won't have too much trouble.
I have a 80 gb hard drive in the old system....never filled it up..............
The only reason I got a 1tb HD was because it was only $99.00 at Best Buy, and a 360gb was $89.00. Talk about a bargain.
When I built my last one, 180gb was a BIG HD and cost $400.00.
nSpace01
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nspace01 |
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Tuesday, February 10 2009 @ 11:34 pm EST |
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Sage
Status: online
Registered: 03/27/05 Posts: 390
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Well I got all my parts and got it all together with no problems at all, which is a big surprise to me............
I got Vista 64 installed and again, no problems.
A good test for any computer, I can run Flight Simulator X, SP2, with all setting at max and am maintaining 36 Frames Per Second..................
The proof is in the pudding, they say, so I will see how good the system is in the coming weeks.
nSpace01
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