The Computer Megathread

[Momentum]

my friend wants me to build him a computer.

im not sure if his parents are onboard though.

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[Treynolds416]

my friend wants me to build him a computer.

im not sure if his parents are onboard though.

Uh but your computer component choices aren't really that great...

[TheArmyGuy]

Anyone know any DDR-3 compatible motherboards with an included quadcore for under $250?

[Awdax]

God damit Awdax you could've gotten a 6870 for $10-$20 more
Still a good build though

I know, but I was already going over my budget. I can always upgrade in the future. And when I do upgrade, I want it to be a big improvement - but not bottleneck. That's why I changed from the i3 to the i5.

[Doomonkey]

Anyone know any DDR-3 compatible motherboards with an included quadcore for under $250?

http://www.newegg.com/Store/ComboDeals.aspx?ComboStoreID=1&name=CPUs-Motherboards

You'll find a lot of stuff for $252. Almost everything under $250 is an AMD, but you'll find some hex-cores and this very high clocked quad-core: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1026516

[Nickelob Ultra]

this http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230455
or
this http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246629
I'm thinking the Lenovo, but I'd like some more input. I mostly want it for games and stuff.

THE LENOVOLENOVOLENOVOOO.

I have that same exact laptop, except 1TB HDD and instead of stuffty 1366x768 it's 1080p.

HOWEVER, before you buy it, just go straight here:
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=AC523278A4F13F27A84F5F5622D1AC7A
and buy it straight from Lenovo.  You can get one of their 1080p screen ones for $600 off with that eCoupon, that's what I did.  So you basically get a $1700 laptop for the price of $1,100.  The one I got is the second from the right, the 20994HU.

The only problems I encountered so far is that changing the power plan through Lenovo's pretty ok power manager plan causes the laptop to no longer be able to sleep, and it came with a lot of bloat ware initially.

[TheArmyGuy]

Thanks, that's pretty sweet since my dad pays €200 ($246.68) for me, that comes down to me having to pay 30 cents.

[Momentum]

Uh but your computer component choices aren't really that great...

i had a budget, he doesnt, plus tf2 works perfectly on the new system.

[Awdax]

In hindsight, how much better would it have been to go with this build instead? It would have been $100 cheaper too. But still a $600 worth build (excluding monitor and OS).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($121.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX  AM3+ Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card:  Gigabyte Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card  ($68.26 @ Amazon)
Case:  Raidmax Smilodon Extreme ATX-612WEB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($70.09 @ Amazon)
Power Supply:  Antec 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($103.43 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive:  Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer  ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor:  Acer S201HLbd 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)  ($91.07 @ Amazon)
Total: $772.30
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-18 20:11 EDT-0400)

[Alex Man!]

Hey uh would this computer be able to run Arma II on medium or high with a 3.0 GHZ processor?
Specs :

Operating System
   MS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1
CPU
   Intel Pentium E2200  @ 2.20GHz   41 °C
   Conroe 65nm Technology
RAM
   3.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
   Dell Inc. 0K068D (Socket 775)
Graphics
   DELL SP2009W @ 1680x1050
   512MB GeForce 8400 GS (XFX Pine Group)   64 °C
   ForceWare version   31.42
Hard Drives
   313GB Hitachi Hitachi HDP725032GLA360 ATA Device (IDE)   36 °C
Optical Drives
   Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7200S ATA Device
Audio
   USB Audio Device

[Blooker]

On max or just playable settings?

Playable.

[Blooker]

Bump.

[Alex Man!]

Respond to my post, plox.

[GhostOfBetaTapes]

Took this picture while cleaning out all the dust.



is my cabling job really, REALLY bad? (yes/yes)

[Darkness ZXW]

dat alienware