Duck's New PC Thread

[Inv3rted]

Antec 900 > all.

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[Otis Da HousKat]

Antec 900 > all.

Nope

[Miga]

Antec 900 > all.

What about the Nine Hundred Two? :o

[Inv3rted]

It's the same thing with a different top.

[TheArchitect]

Integrated Graphics card(Can barely run counter-strike and HL2, less than 8 or 10 fps).
Integrated sound card(can't record sound from it).
Intel Pentuim 4 3.0 GHz

Well I guess I do beat you (not by much). I can run Counter strike at about 30-40fps and Hl2 at like 20fps. You do have a faster processor though. I have a 2.8ghz Pentium 4.

[Duckmeister]

Why only a 300gb Harddrive?

Because I only use 1TB, duh.  :p

So wait, is a sound card essential for gaming?

Only if you don't want to hear anything.  :p

Unless you plan to overclock, the stock heatsink should be fine

That's why I got a third-party heatsink, because I don't plan to overclock at all.  :p

That is a great graphics card, jus' saying he could run SLi or CF cheaper and probably better

Wrong.  The 5970 is essentially two 5870s in one card for $600.  Having two actual 5870s in Crossfire costs $800.

[Inv3rted]

So, are you going to use this computer to learn biology or what?

[Duckmeister]

No, I'm gonna play CoD4, Bad Company 2, Dirt 2, as well as some Steam games, on it.

[Zaran]

GPU: XFX, no. nonono. Get an EVGA nVidia card (not sure if EVGA does ATi, but XFX is baaaad.)

That's stupid.  XFX is on par with EVGA easily.  And what's this bullstuff with nvidia.  ATI currently sells the most powerful GPU's on the market.

[Quantum]

So, are you going to use this computer to learn biology or what?

No

That's stupid.

[Duckmeister]

Well, technically, I am going to learn biology on it, as my biology course requires you to look at some video on a CD they supply every now and then.

[Reactor Worker]

I'm finally getting a new PC.  My current PC is a Pentium 4 3.2GHz with a Geforce 7600 GT.  Talk about suck.

This is the new one I'm getting, going to build it.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/276113-31-high-gaming-review-christmas-purchase

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160

Power Supply: Corsair 850W PSU (Modular)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011

Motherboard: Asus P6T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359

Processor: Intel Core i7 920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

Memory: Corsair 6GB DDR3-1333 TR3X6G1333C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220

Hard Drive: Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322

Graphics Card: XFX ATI Radeon HD 5970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150453

Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024

Operating System: Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Full
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716

Woot!  Feel free to rate and comment.

I've had the HAF 932 for almost a year now and I have to say it is a decision I regret. If all that matters is interior space and cooling then it is a perfect choice (those were my thoughts at the time). Unfortunately, I have come to dislike the appearance of the case, the size, and the weight of it. Moving it to college was difficult, and it is too expensive to ship home for the holidays (with the monitor it would have cost me over $200 for each trip). It takes up lots of room and the fans can be audible if you have it on the desk next to you. The brushed-aluminum look is what appeals to me now but it can be costly. Cooler Master makes plenty of great mid-tower cases as do other manufacturers.

All of the other choices are sound except the Velociraptor HDD. If the speed matters that much that you are willing to pay extra for it, you may as well purchase one of the many solid state drives that are available. No noise, no vibration, little heat, quite fast.

[Quantum]

Well, technically, I am going to learn biology on it, as my biology course requires you to look at some video on a CD they supply every now and then.

Not that kind.

Just think, with that GPU, you could run biology videos as if they were real.

[cool3634]

why are you getting a PC when you can get a MAC

[TheArchitect]

why are you getting a PC when you can get a MAC

PC > MAC