justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 13, 2010 6:23pm
^If I had the money I'd get that beast. Damn.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 13, 2010 6:23pm
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.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 13, 2010 7:10pm
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.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 13, 2010 9:26pm
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.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 13, 2010 9:27pm
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.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 13, 2010 9:32pm
wes_mantooth;422843 wrote:easy fix.....start charging in dis bitch.
I like where you're going.
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sjmvsfscs08
Posts: 2,963
Jul 13, 2010 9:44pm
Fixed.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....
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 13, 2010 9:50pm
sjmvsfscs08;422863 wrote:Fixed.
Mind reader.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jul 14, 2010 8:19am
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 15, 2010 6:05pm
How does this build look:
Obviously I still need to add a case.
Obviously I still need to add a case.
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Jul 15, 2010 6:34pm
I like that power supply...
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 15, 2010 6:35pm
cbus4life;424675 wrote:I like that power supply...
Yeah, and $40 off after rebates.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 15, 2010 6:36pm
And that flash drive is a freebie for buying the memory.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Jul 15, 2010 8:23pm
Video card?
Edit: Oh, I just saw on-board video. Ewwwww.
Edit: Oh, I just saw on-board video. Ewwwww.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 15, 2010 8:27pm
New type of computer....no video necessary!!
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 15, 2010 8:31pm
TedSheckler;424741 wrote:Video card?
Edit: Oh, I just saw on-board video. Ewwwww.
I do absolutely zero gaming on my computer.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 16, 2010 1:27am
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.
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.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 16, 2010 2:03am
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 16, 2010 10:05am
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.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 16, 2010 10:06am
Also, what does buying OEM do? Less packaging, less cost?
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jul 16, 2010 11:35am
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
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
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 16, 2010 11:39am
Both less packaging and less cost.justincredible;425080 wrote:Also, what does buying OEM do? Less packaging, less cost?
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jul 16, 2010 1:15pm
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.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jul 16, 2010 1:19pm
Ok. It was worth pointing out though.
You gonna get the HDD I posted?
You gonna get the HDD I posted?
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MontyBrunswick
Jul 16, 2010 1:23pm
Original Equipment Manufacturer = OEM...justincredible;425256 wrote:Just looked up the OEM version of the processor. It's $8 less but no combo deal on the mobo.
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.