$4-$5k to blow on friend's comp...

[Codyz28]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Buy a computer or two, write one essay, then sell it.

My thoughts exactly!!

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: Runner20

Originally posted by: RussianSoldier
I couldn't imagine spending over 2000 for a computer...

So hows life in Kazakhstan?

hilarious...he's a pinko commie cheap-russian-computer-buying kazakhi...absolutely brilliant.

spending over 2-3 grand for me would be kinda painful. it just kills the overclocker in you to not get cheap parts and oc them to good parts🙁

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: zainali

Originally posted by: magomago
5-6k and 90% of these replies have said go with anFX-53????

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what would you recommend?

werid those question marks should be words.........

 

[Pollock]

I agree with just spending $2000 or so on a computer, buying something that will hold its value, and then selling it off.

 

[xenocyd3]

600m dual 2001fp

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan
Just buy a 3500+, 74 GB Raptor, 120 GB drive, Nforce 3 board, 6800 GT Video Card, 1 GB Ram and 19" LCD monitor, z680's and tell him to find something else to blow it on

go for fx53 instead of 3500+

replace 6800gt with 6800 ultra leadtek winfast

choose 20.1 LCD/12ms instead of 19in

2x1024 sticks memory

pair up the z680 with audigy2 zs

are we up to the price yet?

 

[JackBurton]

I gave the OP a perfect set up. Where did he go?

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
I gave the OP a perfect set up. Where did he go?

Lol. I just quickly glanced through the recommendations.

on which page was yours?

Nevermind, saw your setup in page 2. Lol, you went over 5K mark.

 

[Jojo7]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
Do I ever, i'll link ya up to every part. Enjoy!

CPU- Athlon FX 53, socket 939 $828
MOBO- ASUS $152
RAM- Corsair get 2 of these, comming to $290
HD- Raptor $158
Video- evga 6800GT $429 (with the shipping)
Audio- Audigy 2 ZS $90
Case- Wave Master $160
PSU- Antec $119
DVD drive- Samsung $30
DVD-RW- Plextor $140
Floppy- Samsung $10
Windows- WINXP PRO $141
Mouse- Logitech $50
Keyboard- Logitech $27
Speakers- Klipsch $355
LCD- Samsung $518

EDIT: That's roughly $3500, add another gig of RAM, a second LCD, or another HD if you wanna burn some more moola 😉

Back to the drawing board, sparky. S939 Cpu's dont require registered memory.
I can't believe nobody has pointed this out yet.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Jojo7

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
Do I ever, i'll link ya up to every part. Enjoy!

CPU- Athlon FX 53, socket 939 $828
MOBO- ASUS $152
RAM- Corsair get 2 of these, comming to $290
HD- Raptor $158
Video- evga 6800GT $429 (with the shipping)
Audio- Audigy 2 ZS $90
Case- Wave Master $160
PSU- Antec $119
DVD drive- Samsung $30
DVD-RW- Plextor $140
Floppy- Samsung $10
Windows- WINXP PRO $141
Mouse- Logitech $50
Keyboard- Logitech $27
Speakers- Klipsch $355
LCD- Samsung $518

EDIT: That's roughly $3500, add another gig of RAM, a second LCD, or another HD if you wanna burn some more moola 😉

Back to the drawing board, sparky. S939 Cpu's dont require registered memory.
I can't believe nobody has pointed this out yet.

I don't think anyone caught it, because I don't think anyone clicked on the Corsair link. 😉

 

[JBT]

Dual Operton's, a SCSI set up, skip the Raptors... Not sure why people recommending them... and a pair of sweet 21" LCD's

 

[Bulldog13]

Originally posted by: JBT
Dual Operton's, a SCSI set up, skip the Raptors... Not sure why people recommending them... and a pair of sweet 21" LCD's

Any recommendations on a good mobo with AGP for the dual opterons ?

 

[Cerb]

Step 1: expensive chair. I can never remember the name, but there are plastic chairs with plastic mesh for the seat and back...comfiness 2nd only to a Laz-E-Boy.
Step 2: Nice monitor.
Step 3: Profit!
Step 4: Decent PC.

 

[gsiener]

Here's $3k he won't have to worry about:

30" Apple Cinema Display

 

[JBT]

I bought a Tyan K8 Thunder awhile back for my school it was a Dual mobo with AGP also ask Markfw900 hes got a Dual Operton rig with and AGP slot I think he runs a X800Pro too.


Here is a link to a Tyan Tiger K8W Looks like it has everything you need for a desktop setup though you could maybe get one of the other mobos they have with PCI-X so you can have a better performance if you go with a RAID5 setup.

Take a look through their site and look around at the other options they have. We actually bought the mobo from ZipZoomFly for about 400 bucks though. GL

I don't know to much about the mobo we got I only played with it for about a day or so I installed 64Bit windows on it but it was worthless cause Tyan had no drivers out yet as this was months ago and now it just sits downstairs in our Computer club lab with Server 2003 on it Twiddling its thumbs. When I get back to school I will load a up folding@home or something. Cause that thing needs to be doing something more intensive.. hehe

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Cerb
Step 1: expensive chair. I can never remember the name, but there are plastic chairs with plastic mesh for the seat and back...comfiness 2nd only to a Laz-E-Boy.
Step 2: Nice monitor.
Step 3: Profit!
Step 4: Decent PC.

Herman Miller Aeron Chairs

 

[ku]

Doesn't living expenses count as academics? Hell, I'd spend no more than 2k on the computer and spend the rest on food and shiet. Sure beats working then trying to get to class on time.

 

[compfreak999]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion

Originally posted by: AMDHardcoreFan
Just buy a 3500+, 74 GB Raptor, 120 GB drive, Nforce 3 board, 6800 GT Video Card, 1 GB Ram and 19" LCD monitor, z680's and tell him to find something else to blow it on

go for fx53 instead of 3500+

replace 6800gt with 6800 ultra leadtek winfast

choose 20.1 LCD/12ms instead of 19in

2x1024 sticks memory

pair up the z680 with audigy2 zs

are we up to the price yet?

dont get the z680, if you have so much money get the gigaworks 750 or the klipsch promedia ultra 5.1

 

[newParadigm]

Buy a "decent" system.. then with the rest of the money, buy expensive stuff that he can ebay off. win win!

I would say, get some Apple Powerbooks and sell them off on eBay, then spend 2-3k on the comp.

Uh, no thats a waste of money. I'd seriously consider waiting for the 1066Mhz FSB Intels to come out this october... They will dominate.

I dunno AMD64's are unhh 64Bit. THey also have 1600mhz HyperTransport Bus, thats faster than 1066, but agin i don't know much about the new Intel CHips.

 

[RaymondY]

how about a Falcon NW desktop and laptop???