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Ozymandias:
Advice me, nerds:
Building a top-of-the-line badass computer for my gf. This is what I've got so far:
Hard drive:
Seagate 1TB $100 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148373
or
Seagate 1.5TB $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
Motherboards:
Intel - $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121348
CD/DVD/Bluray Drives:
LG $110 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154
Video cards:
Radeon HD 4870 $180 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810
Monitor:
Samsung 20" HD $240 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001282
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66Ghz $230 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131
Memory:
Patriot DDR3 4GB $140 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220355
Case:
Antec $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129154
Power Supply:
SeaSonic 650W $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151028
Wireless:
D-Link Adapter $20 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127080
Melodic:
If you really want to build the mother of all rigs, use the 4870x2 or Crossfire your single cards. And if this is a pure gaming computer, try a higher-clocked Core 2 Duo processor like the E8600 Wolfdale @ 3.33ghz.
GuitarFreak:
--- Quote from: Ozymandias on 21 Feb 2009, 15:56 ---Advice me, nerds:
Building a top-of-the-line badass computer for my gf. This is what I've got so far:
Hard drive:
Seagate 1TB $100 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148373
or
Seagate 1.5TB $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
Motherboards:
Intel - $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121348
CD/DVD/Bluray Drives:
LG $110 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154
Video cards:
Radeon HD 4870 $180 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810
Monitor:
Samsung 20" HD $240 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001282
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66Ghz $230 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131
Memory:
Patriot DDR3 4GB $140 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220355
Case:
Antec $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129154
Power Supply:
SeaSonic 650W $130 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151028
Wireless:
D-Link Adapter $20 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127080
--- End quote ---
For the mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131299
Also, what's your budget?
Reed:
With all of the problems Seagate has been having, I'd really recomend a WD drive. Melodic, are you crazy? There's no way that a 20" display needs a 4870X2, it's simply overpowered and will drive up the heat in her case. Although, I would have to recommend a decent dual core as long as your girlfriend doesn't do anything that directly requires a quad core like video editing.
est:
As others have already said, "top of the line" depends on what it's being used for. Quad core for "top of the line" productivity/design/sound apps if she's using it as a creativity station or home office pc, dual core for gaming. Depending on the setup 2x 4850 in Crossfire might do better than a single 4870, but it's kind of a tossup.
I would also advise against going DDR3, at least based on what I have seen price-wise over here. You'll pay more for both the board and the ram, and there is very little tangible performance difference. If you are going with a 64-bit OS then feel free to get more than 4gb of ram.
Also, that is a pretty nice case. I have the P180 mini and I really like it. The normal size one would definitely be good also.
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