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Nick Mangold

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Jul 13, 2010 6:23 PM
^If I had the money I'd get that beast. Damn.
Jul 13, 2010 6:23pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 13, 2010 6:23 PM
I Wear Pants;422235 wrote:Yeah, Lucid Lynx is right. I remember being all excited to install the new 7.04 Feisty Fawn back in 2007.

I think Hardy Heron was my first go at Ubuntu.
Jul 13, 2010 6:23pm
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Jul 13, 2010 7:10 PM
justincredible;421977 wrote:Is the Phenom x4 at $180 worth that extra money compared to an Athalon x2 at $59 (I think)? I was likely going to go with a dual core regardless, and most benchmarks put the Athalon less than 10% behind the Phenom overall.

yeah, the phenom is a great processor and 180 bucks is not too shabby for something that powerful.
Jul 13, 2010 7:10pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 13, 2010 9:26 PM
wes_mantooth;422641 wrote:yeah, the phenom is a great processor and 180 bucks is not too shabby for something that powerful.

I don't doubt it's a great processor. I do doubt that it's worth the $100+ premium for my needs.
Jul 13, 2010 9:26pm
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Jul 13, 2010 9:27 PM
justincredible;422839 wrote:I don't doubt it's a great processor. I do doubt that it's worth the $100+ premium for my needs.

easy fix.....start charging in dis bitch.
Jul 13, 2010 9:27pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 13, 2010 9:32 PM
wes_mantooth;422843 wrote:easy fix.....start charging in dis bitch.

I like where you're going.
Jul 13, 2010 9:32pm
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sjmvsfscs08

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Jul 13, 2010 9:44 PM
justincredible;422600 wrote:^If I had the money I'd get that beast. Damn. Maybe I should start charging $12/year from you assholes so I can get it....
Fixed.
Jul 13, 2010 9:44pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jul 13, 2010 9:50 PM
sjmvsfscs08;422863 wrote:Fixed.

Mind reader.
Jul 13, 2010 9:50pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Jul 14, 2010 8:19 AM
Jul 14, 2010 8:19am
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 15, 2010 6:05 PM
How does this build look:


Obviously I still need to add a case.
Jul 15, 2010 6:05pm
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cbus4life

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Jul 15, 2010 6:34 PM
I like that power supply...
Jul 15, 2010 6:34pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jul 15, 2010 6:35 PM
cbus4life;424675 wrote:I like that power supply...

Yeah, and $40 off after rebates.
Jul 15, 2010 6:35pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 15, 2010 6:36 PM
And that flash drive is a freebie for buying the memory.
Jul 15, 2010 6:36pm
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TedSheckler

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3,974 posts
Jul 15, 2010 8:23 PM
Video card?

Edit: Oh, I just saw on-board video. Ewwwww.
Jul 15, 2010 8:23pm
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Jul 15, 2010 8:27 PM
New type of computer....no video necessary!!
Jul 15, 2010 8:27pm
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 15, 2010 8:31 PM
TedSheckler;424741 wrote:Video card?

Edit: Oh, I just saw on-board video. Ewwwww.

I do absolutely zero gaming on my computer.
Jul 15, 2010 8:31pm
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I Wear Pants

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Jul 16, 2010 1:27 AM
Yeah but what is the onboard video chip on that? If it's Intel you might want to get a discrete card even for media purposes. Edit: Just saw it has the 4250 chip which should be plenty good to push media. And the MB has USB 3.0 which is sweet as shit. Or candy or something.

Also, why the hell aren't you buying the processor OEM?

And hopefully that PSU was cheap because of the rebate because usually Fatality things are horrifically over priced.
Jul 16, 2010 1:27am
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Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Jul 16, 2010 10:05 AM
I Wear Pants;424959 wrote:Yeah but what is the onboard video chip on that? If it's Intel you might want to get a discrete card even for media purposes. Edit: Just saw it has the 4250 chip which should be plenty good to push media. And the MB has USB 3.0 which is sweet as shit. Or candy or something.

Also, why the hell aren't you buying the processor OEM?

And hopefully that PSU was cheap because of the rebate because usually Fatality things are horrifically over priced.

The PSU is normally $84, instant rebate of $20, mail-in rebate of $20.

That same memory is on sale at meritline today for $88.99. I am thinking of grabbing it now.
Jul 16, 2010 10:05am
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Nick Mangold

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Jul 16, 2010 10:06 AM
Also, what does buying OEM do? Less packaging, less cost?
Jul 16, 2010 10:06am
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j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

8,372 posts
Jul 16, 2010 11:35 AM
I hate a-data. if it was MINE, i'd get G-skill.

switch out your RAM with this (it's $1 more):

G Skill

switch out your DVD drive with this (it's $1 cheaper, and higher rated):

ASUS

Here's a cheap case for you (with good ratings):

Cooler Master

Total build: $507.92
Jul 16, 2010 11:35am
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I Wear Pants

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Jul 16, 2010 11:39 AM
justincredible;425080 wrote:Also, what does buying OEM do? Less packaging, less cost?
Both less packaging and less cost.
Jul 16, 2010 11:39am
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Nick Mangold

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Jul 16, 2010 1:15 PM
I Wear Pants;425142 wrote:Both less packaging and less cost.

Just looked up the OEM version of the processor. It's $8 less but no combo deal on the mobo.
Jul 16, 2010 1:15pm
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I Wear Pants

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Jul 16, 2010 1:19 PM
Ok. It was worth pointing out though.

You gonna get the HDD I posted?
Jul 16, 2010 1:19pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jul 16, 2010 1:23 PM
justincredible;425256 wrote:Just looked up the OEM version of the processor. It's $8 less but no combo deal on the mobo.
Original Equipment Manufacturer = OEM...

I.E. Dell/Gateway/Sony/Whoever would buy OEM parts and then throw them into computers. They normally come without a warranty and without the box.

OEM processors come with only the processor. No heatsink/fan, also no warranty.


Green drives are slow, BTW. I don't know you'd notice though.

Also, there's no case.
Jul 16, 2010 1:23pm