New Machine :)
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Hey everyone just wanted feedback on my new machine. Here are my specs:
AMD Phenom II x6 3.0Ghz
8gb ddr2 pc-6400
Nvidia GT630 1gb
gigabyte MA780g motherboard
Asus 16x Blueray burner
Still need two new HDD and a SSD.
What do you think?
AMD Phenom II x6 3.0Ghz
8gb ddr2 pc-6400
Nvidia GT630 1gb
gigabyte MA780g motherboard
Asus 16x Blueray burner
Still need two new HDD and a SSD.
What do you think?
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Did you get the Asus BluRay burner from Fry's? I noticed they had one on sale yesterday. I was tempted to pick one up for the new rig I'm putting together, but I don't do much optical burning these days. Still have stacks of blank DVDs that I ought to use first.
What are you going to be doing on it? What software? Is budget a big issue?
-put 8GB-16GB DDR3 1333-1600mhz.
-Forget the Blu-ray unless if you are going to play blu ray content. A DVD writer is more than enough. Usb 3.0 memory sticks and portable HDDs are far better than discs, and cheaper.
- Invest more on the Graphic Card. GTX 650ti/660 or 660ti.
One thing I found when getting an SSD for your OS is that the READ speed is more important than WRITE speed. I got an SSD with an equivalent Read/Write speed and it's alright. But I got one for my wife that had a much higher read than write speed because it was cheaper. Well her computer boots about 10 seconds faster than mine, and loads things much quicker overall. And a slow write speed on an SSD is still faster than a HDD.
Yeah I was gonna say, maybe you should wait for the unlocked i5 haswell processor thats out soon.
In these financially uncertain times you have to temper your expectations, and occasionally tighten your belt. Blowing the rent to get the latest Core i7 is not a responsible way to live. Sometimes its better to get the older Phenom instead.
butbutbut benchmarks!! Won't someone think of the graphs!!
Yeah unless you know you'll be using the full potential of an i7 best to go with an i5. GPU's are starting to do the jobs of processors now, so there's little point in a pimped out i7.
Actually, he probably purchased the processor and motherboard together in a combo deal. And one or the other was probably getting cleared out at the store he got it from. (a common practice for disposing of older tech at big-box retailers) And once you've picked a motherboard, that constrains what manner of RAM you can purchase.
I'm not saying he made all of the right decisions here, I'm just saying don't brow-beat the poor guy over picking up cheaper components.
Personally, I would have probably spent a little extra on the GPU. A 630 isn't bad, but the 640s and 650s aren't that expensive these days. You can get quite a few of those in the $100 range, and the extra CUDA cores you would be getting with it would be worth the cost.
How does your new machine handle games like StarCraft II and Civilization V? Those are two regulars that I go back to time and again. I have a less powerful rig than yours and its still able to handle both those games decently.