[elky] Re: Building a PC
- From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:11:46 -0500
I haven't overclocked the processor yet, I'm busy migrating my data &
programs from XP to Windows 7. So far so good. I did "overclock" the
RAM via a XMP profile from the stock 1066 to 1600. The profile sets
all the individual settings for you, which is handy.
I've seen the Corsair H50 cooler go on sale:
http://www.corsair.com/products/h50/default.aspx
Basically it's a self contained water cooling solution - at $50 on
sale it's tempting... I like the idea of a radiator in my PC... makes
it a real gearhead's PC.
--
Chris Lindh
http://www.PartsForSpeed.com
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:40 AM, ladams21@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<ladams21@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Cool. They are real easy to build and pretty much plug and play. The
> only issue I have is sometimes the motherboards have a hard time finding
> the hard drive at first for the OS install. ECS are the worst and Shuttle
> does it too. After initial load it's fine.
>
>
> What have you overclocked the processor to? They are great
> processors but in stock form they aren't anything special. Very easily
> overclockable too. You should be able to get near 4ghz with just a Zalman
> cooler watercooling shouldn't be necessary. The limiting factor is what
> your memory can take.
>
>
> Robert Adams
>
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
>
> ...and DONE! Typing from the new machine. Starting it after assembly
> (the blinding flast test) I expected issues but was pleasantly
> surprised when it booted up and did everything it was supposed to
> (especially when I hooked up a mouse & keyboard ;)
>
> The specs:
> Antec P183 ATX case
> Asus P6X58D Deluxe motherboard
> I7-920 CPU 2.67 GHz
> 6GB Corsair Dominator RAM
> XFX 4890 video card
> Samsung 750GB drive (pulled from old PC)
> Corsair HX650 modular power supply
> Samsung CD/DVD Sata drive
> Windows 7 64 bit
> Widows Office Ultimate
>
> I had to buy an OEM CD/DVD drive since my spare was IDE & the
> motherboard doesn't have an IDE port. The motherboard has a pair each
> of SATA 6.0 and USB 3.0 ports, so I paid more for future proofing.
> Installing the CPU was scary - I was worried about bent pins but it's
> a very simple procedure.
>
> What makes the power supply "modular" is you plug in the cables you
> need versus them being prewired. The cables all have multiple
> connectors, which made them a pain to flatten down in the cable
> management compartment behind the motherboard. A few zip ties helped
> there. I used Easus partition manager to make a copy of my data from
> the 750GB drive to a 160GB drive I put into my old PC. I was
> immediately reminded how slow older drives are... the 160GB is SATA,
> but it's slow.
>
> I shopped aggressively... used 20% Bing cashback, rebates, any
> discounts I could find, I even bought the RAM used on eBay - it works
> great but if I ever have a problem I know Corsair has a great warranty
> (that's why I bought a Corsair power supply as well).
>
> Building my first PC was nerve racking when I thought about the $
> involved... but I have a great sense of accomplishment now that it's
> working.
>
> --
> Chris Lindh
> http://www.PartsForSpeed.com
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Operating System you say? Slickdeals to the rescue! I was ready to
>> fork over $130 for Window 7 Pro OEM version... but through Slickdeals
>> I discovered students can get a full version (not upgrade) Windows 7
>> Pro DVD for $30 AND Windows Office 2007 Ultimate for $60. My sister
>> in law is a student... so it's on like Donkey Kong.
>>
>> The details:
>> http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1562761
>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx
>> --
>> Chris Lindh
>> http://www.PartsForSpeed.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Robert Adams <ladams21@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The i7 P55 (860, 750) only have 2 channels for ram, the X58 (920, 975,
>>>> etc) use 3. The interesting part is using current benchmarks the two
>>>> are very close so I'm not sure which I want... it'll probably come
>>>> down to the best deal.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah. Go with the cheaper for what you want. IMO For me I
>>> need the most processing I can get but can skimp some on the video card
>>> because of the software.
>>>
>>> I remember building a dual processor 486. Nice board
>>> with the sockets just barely far enough apart to put heatsinks on them.
>>>
>>>
>>>> It's crazy how much competition there is in the computing world...
>>>> just when Intel gets ahead AMD slashes prices to compete on price...
>>>> a lot has changed since I considered building a system last ('05)...
>>>> but some parts never change: new CPU designs force you to decide
>>>> whether you want a good price today or an upgrade path in the future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> AMD has always been a good bit cheaper than Intel. Intel was
> fines
>>> billions for anti competitive practices in the EU a while back. Prob is
> we
>>> don't have a similar protection for consumers here....
>>>
>>>
>>> My thoughts are to buy a fairly fast processor and mobo but make
>>> sure you get a good deal on it. That will suffice for most people. Now
> later
>>> on you can just swap mobo and processor. Same for heavy users but you
> need
>>> to get a better processor. Don't count on ever replacing the processor
> on a
>>> mobo.
>>>
>>>
>>> The other issue is the version of windows you get. I usually
> get
>>> the system builder version which is $100. It's only good on that
>>> mobo/processor basically. No support from MS but who cares... The retail
>>> versions allow you a certain number of installs. Dunnow how many though.
> The
>>> retail versions usually run $250 and up though. I figure by the time
> this
>>> computer gets replaced a new OS will be out and so far that has held true
>>> since windows 3.1. I have a couple copies and a copy of dos 6 too....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Adams
>>>
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