pimp my pc xfire

by GoodGuyGary • 12 Sep 2008, 20:29 • Journals
after the tragic lost of my Fx5500 (lolz) and the uber-old motherboard which doesn't support PCI.... and DDR2 Ram. I am forced to PIMP my pc.

Here you go crossfire, 582 Euros just for you, build me a PC (Tower contents without a case).

i.e
1) motherboard
2) gfx card
3) Cpu
4) Ram
5) PSU(?)

Don't waste my money.
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pala 12 Sep 2008, 21:30
you dont need pc
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RazZaH 12 Sep 2008, 21:31
582 = 194 kebabs omgomgogmogomgom
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 21:32
I said don't waste my money! xD
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RazZaH 12 Sep 2008, 21:42
rofl kebab + waste money cant be in 1 sentence
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sjco 12 Sep 2008, 21:47
kebab isnt wasting money
what about that one, aha!
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...del 12 Sep 2008, 21:47
you got that right!
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Koe 12 Sep 2008, 21:32
i've got nothing to say, but i'm just sooo fucking bored that i comment here
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 21:36
some asrock s775 motherboard (or maybe something better from gigabyte, perharps p31 chipset?)
core2duo e2160/2180 (and overclock it)
2gb ddr2 800mhz (maybe GEIL black dragon)
sapphire ati radeon hd4850 lite
samsung 500gb hdd
thermaltake / ocz 450W+ psu (or FSP Zen if you want something cheaper, but a quality psu usually matters)
+ some random stuff
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 21:41
seems nice, except the ATI gfx card, prefer nVidia, they are more stable afaik.
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 21:42
the hd4850 gives top performance at a really low price, it's the best deal now, trust me ;) just google for benchmarks, they recommend it everywhere....
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 21:43
but it doesn't turn a game's graphics all white and shizzle like that like with the old ati drivers?
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 21:46
i owned a radeon9600pro a while ago, and i never encountered any problems...
i seriously doubt something like that would happen with current cards... since ati is just as good as nvidia :p
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 21:46
motherboard: http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=mobo&ProductCode=MB-L21357 this one??
cpu: can't find it on the maltese site, help me find it plx :<
ram: http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=memory&ProductCode=MEM-L11596
gfx card: http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=GRAPHICS&ProductCode=VGA-L23250
psu: http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=psu&ProductCode=PSU-L8380
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 21:49
yep, HIS is a quite good brand actually, but i'd prefer getting the sapphire lite one, since it's only the card itself, no need to pay for crappy games & co....... which come with nearly every gfx card :) if u don't find it, stick to HIS...
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 21:56
ram is correct, not sure about motherboard, although it seems to be perfect according to the specifications. but pay attention, it's a "Micro-ATX" motherboard:p which means the size is smaller, so it is designed for tiny cases. check if it fits in the one you've got, else just buy a new one... oh and micro atx based computers overheat like "omg", if you really put them in a micro atx case. (which means you have to forget overclocking :P)
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 21:59
got a normal case which is 5 years old, its normal but not new or smth, any nice cases? (not to pricy pls :p)

http://scanmalta.com/pricelist.php?WebCategory=CASE
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 22:03
i think all of those would be ok.. the cheapest one would do it i guess....
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 22:01
for cpu. seems like they only sell High-End Core2Duo-s (only low models overclock nicely). tho they have this one:
http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=cpu&ProductCode=CPU-L21084
Intel Celeron Dual Core E1200 1.6GHz CPU - S775 Retail
i wanted to get this one for my sister's pc. they say it overclocks insanely -> with proper cooling you can get [email protected] with nearly every processor. on the other hand, they also say that the small cache results in a huge performance drop in games, but i wouldn't personally care much. :>
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 22:03
last time i overclocked my pc i lost my hd and mobo, so overcloaking is not rly in my mind, i prefer buying something more expensive without overlocking, anything that isn't more than 250euro would be perfect.
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 22:07
http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=cpu&ProductCode=CPU-L21080
take the e8400 then ;)
or take the celeron e1200 and get somebody to overclock it for you... :P
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 22:09
thats 490 euros and 60 euros left to but a case! looks great!
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 22:13
kewl ;> that's a computer with insane performance :)
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srph 12 Sep 2008, 22:05
i don't know the psu but it should be alright.
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d227_speedy 12 Sep 2008, 21:41
just buy some beer
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h8m3 12 Sep 2008, 21:44
dont want to waste my precious time
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Cardo 12 Sep 2008, 21:49
buy weed for 582 euro and get high!
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im a tree 12 Sep 2008, 22:01
http://213.165.89.211/pc.txt

minus case, minus fans, maybe different cpu, plus gpu

got yourself a nice machine
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 22:07
tnx but it seems that my maltese shop is kinda outdated can't find 1/2 of the stuff :<

Corsair 650W TX Series PSU - 120mm Fan, 80+% Efficiency, Single +12V Rail
NA

Antec 300 Tower Case
NA

Asus P5Q PRO P45 Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=mobo&ProductCode=MB-L22915 ?

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail
NA
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solitude 12 Sep 2008, 22:11
try and find what i put below :P
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fra 12 Sep 2008, 22:04
my 2500+ owns you all !!
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J 12 Sep 2008, 23:01
My 2500+ working as 3200+, even I could do that small tweak :P I recommend!
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fra 12 Sep 2008, 23:54
it's not risky at all, is it ?! because I don't know shit about tweaking and its world :s
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J 17 Sep 2008, 19:54
Qell since it is that old processor anyway, you could hit a try, better ones can be bought with few euros these days. After those motives I decided to try, booted up my computer, went to bios, put 10,5x multiplier and raised the mhz to 200 (google it first to see how it was done, I think it was like that). It has worked for me, though I installed a new cooler since the computer was quite warm. It gave a nice boost for ET since it is processor related:P
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solitude 12 Sep 2008, 22:05
XFX 8800 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition £88.11 inc VAT

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz £117.49 inc VAT

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £61.09 inc VAT

Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Dual Channel Kit £35.24 inc VAT

Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £72.84 inc VAT


full Price = £374.76 from uk website http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701


Thats a machine that willl to put it lightly fucking fly through most games and cheap , ive got same proccesor and it goes to 4.0ghz with proper cooling and 3.6 ghz on stock volts.

try and find those parts from a website that delivers to your country and you will have fast pc.
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 22:16
1)














Pricelist Search



Search Results For : 8800
Description Price Ex Vat Price Inc Vat
1GB Gainward PCI-Express GF 8800GT TV/DVI VGA Card &#8364; 168.64
Lm 72.40 &#8364; 199.00
Lm 85.43
512MB Gainward PCI-Express GF 8800GT TV/DVI VGA Card &#8364; 148.31
Lm 63.67 &#8364; 175.00
Lm 75.13
512MB PNY PCI-Express GF 8800GT TV/DVI VGA Card &#8364; 165.25
Lm 70.94 &#8364; 195.00
Lm 83.71
640MB XFX PCI-Express GF 8800GTS TV/DVI VGA Card &#8364; 283.90
Lm 121.88 &#8364; 335.00
Lm 143.82
2) http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=NoCat&ProductCode=CPU-L21080
3) http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=NoCat&ProductCode=MB-L19715 (?) not sure if its the same one
4) No Results Found (but ram isn't a problem, they are cheap to buy)
5) http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=NoCat&ProductCode=PSU-L18879 (?) not sure
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solitude 12 Sep 2008, 22:41
Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.0Ghz 1333Mhz FSB CPU - S775 Retail € 179.00 / Lm 76.84 inc Vat http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=NoCat&ProductCode=CPU-L21080

512MB Gainward PCI-Express GF 8800GT TV/DVI VGA Card € 175.00 / Lm 75.13 inc Vat http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=GRAPHICS&ProductCode=VGA-L20434

ASUS P5K SE iP35 PCI-E/DDR2/SATA2 Full ATX € 92.00 / Lm 39.50 inc Vat http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=mobo&ProductCode=MB-L19715

850W NorthQ Black Magic Flex Hi-End PSU € 112.00 / Lm 48.08 inc Vat http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=psu&ProductCode=PSU-L23245

2Gb - TwinX (1GBx2) XMS2 Corsair PC800 DDR2 Memory Module € 45.90 / Lm 19.70 http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=memory&ProductCode=MEM-L11596

full price = € 603.9

could be cheaper if you use this psu http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=psu&ProductCode=PSU-L18879 then full price would be = €533.65 but dont know if that psu would have the right connector for the Graphics card.
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 22:43
tnx!
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zenix 12 Sep 2008, 23:19
its stupid to buy an 8800GT now HD4850 what srph said is alot faster..

BTW your prices are pretty high there
Compared to dutch prices we have HD4850 for like 130 euros. ;)
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GoodGuyGary 12 Sep 2008, 23:23
yep i compared the ati with the nvidia and it beats the 8800. so im buying the ati. and the standard of living is high here, one of the highest most prolly.
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zenix 12 Sep 2008, 23:23
Good choice other stuff seems fine.
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miho 12 Sep 2008, 22:18
Asus P5Q !
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solitude 12 Sep 2008, 22:28
512mb for gpu from that website you only got 2 choices for this gpu

that one http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=GRAPHICS&ProductCode=VGA-L20434

or http://scanmalta.com/item.php?WebCategory=GRAPHICS&ProductCode=VGA-L20626

but they are more expensive form that website
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Deactivated6099 12 Sep 2008, 23:53
CPU: Pentium III 751Mhz
Rams: 512 MB RAM,
Hard Drive: 40GB
DVD Drive
CD-Writer

Loaded with following Software:
Windows XP Professional SP2
Office xp
Nero

INCLUDES A CRT 17' monitor + Keyboard & Mouse

£500 is my offer.
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Snipu 13 Sep 2008, 00:02
pimp yourself, motherfucker
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sHaKy 13 Sep 2008, 00:17
:-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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