The Computer Megathread

[MyNameIsYou]

Given the floods in Thailand, hard drives are currently about double price, and that is extremely cheap for a 7200RPM 500GB HDD.

Hows this one :o

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

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[Ethan]

Hows this one :o

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

That's great, but can you afford the $55 more?

[MyNameIsYou]

That's great, but can you afford the $55 more?

My current budget is like $20 over 1k, and ill probably be buying these parts one at a time if i do end up buying them at all.


So basically ill be able to earn enough money in a few weeks to buy everything with shipping

[Kira100000]

OK, you can both use this parts list:

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171054
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157279
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220484
HDD: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HUA721050KLA330-NDW&cat=HDD
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102929
ODD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
LCD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266

Total: ~$990 with rebates.
Don't forget though that neither of your parts lists included an OS, so you must remember to sort one out.
And, Kira, yours had that mouse. You could add that, but if it's over your budget I can change it for you.

with this set up
could I still buy this psu instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
and everything would be compatible?

because I kind of already bought it...

[HerpaDerp]

with this set up
could I still buy this psu instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
and everything would be compatible?

because I kind of already bought it...

Really good choice, better than the Cooler Master.

Cooler Master PSUs have been reported to blow up without even doing anything. Like blowing up as if it were a low-quality PSU. OCZ is one of the best to me.

[Kira100000]

Really good choice, better than the Cooler Master.

Cooler Master PSUs have been reported to blow up without even doing anything. Like blowing up as if it were a low-quality PSU. OCZ is one of the best to me.

thank god
I hope thats true

because i loving ruined my christmas present now ;-;

[Ethan]

Really good choice, better than the Cooler Master.

Cooler Master PSUs have been reported to blow up without even doing anything. Like blowing up as if it were a low-quality PSU. OCZ is one of the best to me.

Not better than the cooler master.
Cooler Master have some of the best PSUs, and even though the eXtreme series aren't 80plus, they are the next best thing, and it being 700w would have been an extra bonus.
However I have informed Kira that this PSU is adequate and good.

And, FYI, the 6950 FleX editions can be unlocked to 6970s.

[KoopaScooper]

Should I fix up a laptop that my dad brought home and sell it it's a Pentium M @ 2.0GHZ with 1GB of DDR2 (533MHz)?
If I put 2GB of RAM in, and a 160GB HDD, I can sell it for $250, spending a total of $84.95, earning me a profit of ~$165.
Do I do it?

[naturemon]

Should I fix up a laptop that my dad brought home and sell it it's a Pentium M @ 2.0GHZ with 1GB of DDR2 (533MHz)?
If I put 2GB of RAM in, and a 160GB HDD, I can sell it for $250, spending a total of $84.95, earning me a profit of ~$165.
Do I do it?

Is there some reason you shouldn't? lol

[KoopaScooper]

Well, I need my parents to AGREE to actually let me have money first, so I can buy it.
Then with the profit that would be in a bank account, I could fix more computers and etcetara until I have money to help my brother build a computer.

[Night Fox]

okay since somebody apparently gets mad anytime you don't ask in this topic
something is wrong with my sound card or something maybe
it plays sound just fine but if I plug in some headphones it acts like I didn't do stuff and just plays it through the speakers still

[MyNameIsYou]

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171054
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157279
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220484
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102929
ODD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
LCD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266

Ill probably get this

[Night Fox]

wait nevermind, the sound's just not working at all now

[Ethan]

okay since somebody apparently gets mad anytime you don't ask in this topic
something is wrong with my sound card or something maybe
it plays sound just fine but if I plug in some headphones it acts like I didn't do stuff and just plays it through the speakers still

Where do you plug the headphones into (what port)?

[Night Fox]

Where do you plug the headphones into (what port)?

uh
the headphone jack
this is a laptop
and

wait nevermind, the sound's just not working at all now