Bought a new computer...

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g8terh8ter_eric

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Should be a great one...

Intel Core Quad Processor Q6600
Spire Intel Advanced Processor Cooler
Asus P5N-E Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix RAM 2GB (2x1GB)
Hitachi 320GB SATA2 HD
Spire Dual Fan HD Cooler
2x Samsung DVD Writers with Lightscribe
Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 512MB
6 channel Sound
Gigabit Ethernet
BCC Voyager Mid-Tower Case
Okia A-Power 680 Power Supply
Fed-Ex Ground shipping
3x Case Fans (For Free)

Bought it from a company from Ohio called, AllPcZone. It cost me just under $900 and should be a computer I can use for the next 3-5 years. I will write a better review when I get it next week.

ComputerLX.com - Computer Systems Reseller
 
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Looks good. You should have just bought a little Eee though. :) :lol:

I agree on the timeframe for usage. I bought my desktop 6 years ago... I have had to replace a bad mobo, upgrade the video card, and replace a power supply, but she is seriously still a great desktop that I don't see replacing fully in the near future.

I actually use it as a file server for the most part. I have been considering buying another xbox and big HD to use as a file server/ bittorrent machine instead. That would make my desktop next to useless.
 
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rwemyss said:
Looks good. You should have just bought a little Eee though. :) :lol:

I agree on the timeframe for usage. I bought my desktop 6 years ago... I have had to replace a bad mobo, upgrade the video card, and replace a power supply, but she is seriously still a great desktop that I don't see replacing fully in the near future.

I actually use it as a file server for the most part. I have been considering buying another xbox and big HD to use as a file server/ bittorrent machine instead. That would make my desktop next to useless.
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
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You know... Dale Jr. :lol:

No seriously, one of these...

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If you want to run a 64-bit OS, I'd have to recommend Vista, unless you are familiar with XP64. I personally hated it and the lack of support/drivers. I don't think I lasted a week before going back to XP Pro.

If you go with Vista, might want to add another 2gigs of memory if possible. Memory is so dirt cheap nowdays. Grab it in a month or two when the wife forgets you even got a new system.



Just trying to help you get the most out of that power. That's a nice cpu for sure.
 
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don't expect miracles from an 8500GT. You'll have DX10 support with it, but that isn't saying too much.

Tom's Hardware VGA Charts

If you have a vanilla 6600 then you will see a slight boost, but if you have a 6600GT the 8500GT really isn't any better under any circumstances.

Then again, if you didn't buy the computer for gaming, all is good.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
If you want to run a 64-bit OS, I'd have to recommend Vista, unless you are familiar with XP64. I personally hated it and the lack of support/drivers. I don't think I lasted a week before going back to XP Pro.

If you go with Vista, might want to add another 2gigs of memory if possible. Memory is so dirt cheap nowdays. Grab it in a month or two when the wife forgets you even got a new system.



Just trying to help you get the most out of that power. That's a nice cpu for sure.
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I've ran XP 64-bit for the past 3 years. I will probably pick up some more RAM in about 6 months.
 
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MG1968 said:
don't expect miracles from an 8500GT. You'll have DX10 support with it, but that isn't saying too much.

Tom's Hardware VGA Charts

If you have a vanilla 6600 then you will see a slight boost, but if you have a 6600GT the 8500GT really isn't any better under any circumstances.

Then again, if you didn't buy the computer for gaming, all is good.
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No, mine is the standard 6600. I got it for $60 at Essex in Nashville. It ran CS-Source really well.
 
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Valve knew what they were doing when they created the Source engine. It's a very forgiving platform.

I recently built a very low end computer (sempron 64 2500, AGP 9600XT 512mb DDR400) and it posted nearly 100fps on the CS:S video stress test.
 
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MG1968 said:
Valve knew what they were doing when they created the Source engine. It's a very forgiving platform.

I recently built a very low end computer (sempron 64 2500, AGP 9600XT 512mb DDR400) and it posted nearly 100fps on the CS:S video stress test.
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What's really amazing about CS Source is the level of detail they can get out of the most basic video card. You're right they hit that game on the head.
 
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Hey man - I hope all goes well with the system. I haven't heard of that company before but I will check them out. Great new toy coming in the mail.

I've been on the fence about building a new system. Been so long I need a new mb/cpu/video/memory which is looking to be in the $600-$700 range for what I want. I think I've just decided no PC gaming for the next 6 months and I can hold off upgrading.

I wonder how fast your new machine would unrar an 8gig rar set...That seems to be the only task nowdays that I could really use some improvements with, outside of gaming.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
Hey man - I hope all goes well with the system. I haven't heard of that company before but I will check them out. Great new toy coming in the mail.

I've been on the fence about building a new system. Been so long I need a new mb/cpu/video/memory which is looking to be in the $600-$700 range for what I want. I think I've just decided no PC gaming for the next 6 months and I can hold off upgrading.

I wonder how fast your new machine would unrar an 8gig rar set...That seems to be the only task nowdays that I could really use some improvements with, outside of gaming.
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:rofl: Downloading large files? :)
 
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Gleep glorp wagga wagga 345x9y

Just wanted to contribute to the conversation (can you tell I have an Apple?)
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
Hey man - I hope all goes well with the system. I haven't heard of that company before but I will check them out. Great new toy coming in the mail.

I've been on the fence about building a new system. Been so long I need a new mb/cpu/video/memory which is looking to be in the $600-$700 range for what I want. I think I've just decided no PC gaming for the next 6 months and I can hold off upgrading.

I wonder how fast your new machine would unrar an 8gig rar set...That seems to be the only task nowdays that I could really use some improvements with, outside of gaming.
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Well, 4 cores are better than 2 and the 4MBx2 cache that's on the processor should be really nice. I plan to take a stop watch and time the Windows XP 64-bit install from the time I get it turned on until the time I get to the desktop for the first time. Like I said before, I think it should take around 13-15 minutes for that. Whatever you buy, buy Intel. Intel is raping AMD right now in about every aspect of processors. As far as the company goes, they have a 99.6% rating on Ebay since Feb. 24, 2005.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
Hey man - I hope all goes well with the system. I haven't heard of that company before but I will check them out. Great new toy coming in the mail.

I've been on the fence about building a new system. Been so long I need a new mb/cpu/video/memory which is looking to be in the $600-$700 range for what I want. I think I've just decided no PC gaming for the next 6 months and I can hold off upgrading.

I wonder how fast your new machine would unrar an 8gig rar set...That seems to be the only task nowdays that I could really use some improvements with, outside of gaming.
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I was on the fence but I'm getting ready to start an HTPC (w/ BluRay) and file server project. Should be able to reuse some parts but if anyone wants any watercooling stuff just let me know
 
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Well, I got the beast. Only thing I can say right now is that it took right at 22 minutes from BIOS post to a desktop on a Windows XP 64-bit install. That's the quickest I have seen to date. Will post more info on it when I do more benchmarking.
 
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