Trigger Pulling time
Well this came a bit sooner than I had initially planned for but I am now ready to pull the trigger, was able to get the funds together faster than I thought I would. I guess all that extra OT at work can be useful
. Not too much has changed on the PC landscape from when I originally posted this and now as far as I can see. I have compared the Core 2 Duos against the Phenom X4s again (not an apples to apples comparison I'm aware) and it still seems that the Core 2 Duos exceed the Phenoms a bit when it comes to a few categories. I'm willing to hear arguments for & against the phenom though. Still trying to keep it within the previously stated budget.
Well my old P4 system is starting to really show its age so its time for an upgrade. I'm finding myself starting to spend more time gaming on my PC (although my 360 still sees a fair share of action) and while some of my games play fine on it there are some others where it'd be nice to have a boost in performance. So I'm pretty much going to do a complete system build. I'll be saving the optical drives & sound card from my current PC as well as my monitors as they work just fine and upgrades are not needed for them. So I guess I'll give a basic breakdown.
What I plan on doing with my PC:
Light audio editing (Audacity)
Video editing (dual booting to Linux to use Cinelerra)
Gaming (EvE Online, World of Warcraft, Sins of a Solar Empire, Team Fortress 2, Fallout 3, and a few others)
Some regular office & internet use
I'm trying to keep this system in the ballpark of $600-$700 for these components. Here is the list that I have come up with so far:
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $144.99 Link
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model
BX80571E7400 $119.99 Link
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model PSD22G6672 x 2 $37.98 Link
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $49.99 Link
I'm going to be loading Windows Vista on this system so that I can fully utilize the 4GB of RAM I plan on installing. Shopping on newegg this list has a total of $562.92 before shipping. Please feel free to suggest alternative parts or alternative places to shop other than newegg. They don't seem to have the best prices anymore and I want to get the best prices possible & a good level of customer service.
Well this came a bit sooner than I had initially planned for but I am now ready to pull the trigger, was able to get the funds together faster than I thought I would. I guess all that extra OT at work can be useful
. Not too much has changed on the PC landscape from when I originally posted this and now as far as I can see. I have compared the Core 2 Duos against the Phenom X4s again (not an apples to apples comparison I'm aware) and it still seems that the Core 2 Duos exceed the Phenoms a bit when it comes to a few categories. I'm willing to hear arguments for & against the phenom though. Still trying to keep it within the previously stated budget. Well my old P4 system is starting to really show its age so its time for an upgrade. I'm finding myself starting to spend more time gaming on my PC (although my 360 still sees a fair share of action) and while some of my games play fine on it there are some others where it'd be nice to have a boost in performance. So I'm pretty much going to do a complete system build. I'll be saving the optical drives & sound card from my current PC as well as my monitors as they work just fine and upgrades are not needed for them. So I guess I'll give a basic breakdown.
What I plan on doing with my PC:
Light audio editing (Audacity)
Video editing (dual booting to Linux to use Cinelerra)
Gaming (EvE Online, World of Warcraft, Sins of a Solar Empire, Team Fortress 2, Fallout 3, and a few others)
Some regular office & internet use
I'm trying to keep this system in the ballpark of $600-$700 for these components. Here is the list that I have come up with so far:
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $144.99 Link
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model
BX80571E7400 $119.99 Link
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model PSD22G6672 x 2 $37.98 Link
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $49.99 Link
I'm going to be loading Windows Vista on this system so that I can fully utilize the 4GB of RAM I plan on installing. Shopping on newegg this list has a total of $562.92 before shipping. Please feel free to suggest alternative parts or alternative places to shop other than newegg. They don't seem to have the best prices anymore and I want to get the best prices possible & a good level of customer service.
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