Rate the PC of the person above you and suggest next upgrade! - Page 7

Tobes1990 · 16th April 2007, 8:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Haillion

I have the system in my sig, so would a core 2 6420 and 4Gb ram be a good upgrade?

I'd go a DX10 card before a new CPU. 4gb of ram = Only useful in Vista.

Maybe a bigger PSU?

R3xx · 16th April 2007, 8:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobes1990

I'd go a DX10 card before a new CPU. 4gb of ram = Only useful in Vista.

Maybe a bigger PSU?

No way, that GFX card is already borderline being bottlenecked by that CPU. Go the CPU first and 4GB is not yet required and if u do upgrade to 4GB you will have to go a 64-bit OS as well which brings driver issues.

Rofl_Copter · 16th April 2007, 8:35 PM

^ should move to an 8800 video card

Shinanigans · 16th April 2007, 10:20 PM

Cool idea for a thread

I can't comment on the above persons rig, coz there is none

Mine...

E6600 + Tuniq 120
Gigabyte 965P-DS3
2x 1024mb Corsair V.S. DDR2 667
Asus 7950GT 512mb + VF900
1x 320GB Seagate 16mb
1x 250GB WD 8mb
1x Pioneer DVR111D
Antec 900
Silverstone ST60F
Chimei 22"
G7

nmav0709 · 17th April 2007, 12:37 AM

+1 for cool thread idea.

Pretty sweet system Shinanigans... buuuuuuut if I had to nitpick - it would be:

a) some faster ram as it would give you a better overclock out of the 6600
b) squeeze a raptor in there
c) watercooling (just for the wank factor :P)

My system specs:

E6400@3.2GHz
2gig Gskill DDR2 (of HZ spec D9 Microns)
1X150gig Raptor
1X400gig Western Digital
Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi
Gigabyte 7900GT@600GPU/800mem +VF900
500W Seasonic M12 Modular
16X Pioneer DVD/RW
22" Acer widescreen
Creative 5.1
3X Nexus 120mm fans.

All gear is cooled by a complete Swiftech Apex 220 watercooling system squeezed entirely into a Lian Li V600B minitower (yes - even the 220mm Radiator which I've roof mounted internally!).

Cheers.

Tobes1990 · 17th April 2007, 12:44 AM

8900 when they come out.

Rofl_Copter · 17th April 2007, 2:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinanigans

Cool idea for a thread

I can't comment on the above persons rig, coz there is none

errrr....notice my sig by any chance?

Akimbo · 17th April 2007, 4:07 AM

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Hmmm, that's a tough one. I would say faster cpu and definitely upgrade that older video card. The rest is of course fine apart from perhaps going to a 30" monitor

Yes, Yes, and Yes. Q6600 (power/heat efficient), R600 (when it arrives, or even if it does......) Samsung 30" LCD or the LED 30" model, but that might cost heaps for the LED model. Im also planning a 150G Raptor or Solid state drive at a later date. BAH! if it wasnt for a big clump of bills amounting to $1400 this month, id have a couple of those things allready....GRRRRRRR

Shinanigans · 17th April 2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rofl_Copter

errrr....notice my sig by any chance?

ooer!

I shoulda checked to see if you'd already been done!

Quote:

C2D E6600@3.6ghz - TT Big Typhoon with 95CFM TT smartfan - 2GB OCZ Gold @ddr2-800 - Nvidia 640m 8800GTS@630/990 - Asus P5B Deluxe + WiFi- 320gb+200gb SATA hdds - Dvico FusionHDTV Plus - 24" Dell 2405FPW - Logitech Z-2300 at the front, Pioneer hifi at the back - ThermalTake Tsunami case with blue neon - 3DMark '06 - 10824

I'd take a guess at your next upgrade being either an 8800GTX or 8900**. You've got your CPU cranked and decent RAM. Depending on whether you're 64bit or not, you could throw in another 2GB of RAM if you're on Vista

neon_87 · 17th April 2007, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nmav0709

My system specs:

E6400@3.2GHz
2gig Gskill DDR2 (of HZ spec D9 Microns)
1X150gig Raptor
1X400gig Western Digital
Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi
Gigabyte 7900GT@600GPU/800mem +VF900
500W Seasonic M12 Modular
16X Pioneer DVD/RW
22" Acer widescreen
Creative 5.1
3X Nexus 120mm fans.

All gear is cooled by a complete Swiftech Apex 220 watercooling system squeezed entirely into a Lian Li V600B minitower (yes - even the 220mm Radiator which I've roof mounted internally!).

Cheers.

Nice rig. I'd dump an 8800GTS in there next

My rig:

AMD X2 4400+
Asus A8N-SLI Premium
PALIT 7900GT 512MB
2GB OCZ DDR400
Coolermaster Stacker STC-T01 Silver w/ Window
Silverstone ST60F
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
WD800JB
WD2500JB
WD2000JB
WD2000JD x4
ST3320620AS
WD5000KS
WD5000AAKS x2
Pioneer 111D
Samsung 215TW 21" Widescreen
Logitech G15
Razer Copperhead
Logitech Z-640

Does the job

evan2002 · 19th April 2007, 4:54 PM

I would say your next upgrade would be to dx10 graphics..

my rig:
6600 C2D
8800GTS 640MB
Gigabyte 965P-DS3P
2GB DDR800 ADATA
22" Samsung LCD
Lian Li PC60+
Logitech Z5400
Logitech G15
Razer Copperhead
WD 250GB + WD 120GB
Pioneer 16x DVD Burner (dunno what model)

spikes · 19th April 2007, 5:41 PM

all stock speeds

my XBX can't overclock

Intel C2D E6300
Intel D975XBX
PQI Turbo PC4200 3-3-3-8
Seagate 160GB SATA II (storage)
2x Western Digital 200GB SATA II (storage
XFX 8800GTX @ stock
Samsung 18x DL DVD burner

WC"ing info:

Swiftech Storm rev1
EK FC8800GTX
BIX2
Laing DDC with petra's
Swiftech MCRES res

oohms · 19th April 2007, 6:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spikes

all stock speeds

my XBX can't overclock

Intel C2D E6300
Intel D975XBX
PQI Turbo PC4200 3-3-3-8
Seagate 160GB SATA II (storage)
2x Western Digital 200GB SATA II (storage
XFX 8800GTX @ stock
Samsung 18x DL DVD burner

WC"ing info:

Swiftech Storm rev1
EK FC8800GTX
BIX2
Laing DDC with petra's
Swiftech MCRES res

A mobo that can overclock, like the abit quad GT or the dfi infinity 965 (when its available here)

Un_OC · 19th April 2007, 7:25 PM

Spikes will have trouble overclocking with that ram.. 4200.. at that speed you have to overclock the ram as you overclock the CPU.. so i'd also add better ram...

oohms, for your rig, i'd say more ram... another 2gb wouldn't hurt... and if you do multimedia stuff, a e6420 wouldn't hurt either... or an e6600

You didn't mention your screen either.. but if it's smaller than a 22" Widescreen, i'd upgrade to a 22" WideScreen....

my rig: (2nd time to comment on it)...
Intel Celeron 1.5ghz
256mb of ddr (1 stick)
nVidia GeForce 420 16mb of graphics....
20GB HDD
CD/DVD reader (not burner.. and it'll only accept some CD's and DVD's)...

-KoMoD0- · 19th April 2007, 7:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Un_OC

my rig: (2nd time to comment on it)...
Intel Celeron 1.5ghz
256mb of ddr (1 stick)
nVidia GeForce 420 16mb of graphics....
20GB HDD
CD/DVD reader (not burner.. and it'll only accept some CD's and DVD's)...

Perfect web or file server specs

Getsome more ram and a few pci ide cards then your set for fileserving goodness

CPU: Sempr0n 2800 @2.4ghz
Ram: 2gb DDR 400
Mobo: Gigabyte K8NS
HDD1: 200gb IDE (WD)
HDD2: 200gb IDE (samsung)
HDD3: 320gb SATA (seagate)
HDD4: 300gb SATA (seagate)
Gfx: 6800gs agp (unlocked yay)
Sound: Audigy 2 zs
Optical: LG 18x dvd burner
Case: Antec Sonata 2
PSU: 450w Antec
Monitor: 19" chimei WS
Spkr: Logitech z640

old but i see no need to upgrade, does everything i want with no trouble (crysis may change that though)

16th April 2007, 10:20 PM	#94
Shinanigans Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 4,813	Cool idea for a thread I can't comment on the above persons rig, coz there is none Mine... E6600 + Tuniq 120 Gigabyte 965P-DS3 2x 1024mb Corsair V.S. DDR2 667 Asus 7950GT 512mb + VF900 1x 320GB Seagate 16mb 1x 250GB WD 8mb 1x Pioneer DVR111D Antec 900 Silverstone ST60F Chimei 22" G7 __________________ i5 2500K @ 3.4GHz :: P67A-UD4-B3 :: 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1333CL8 :: Gigabyte GTX 580 WFX3 :: CM CM690 w/HX750 :: Samsung BX2450 LED :: *OCZ 60GB SSD/WD1001FALS2** Win7 Performance \| 4870CF Performance \| P182 vs 900

19th April 2007, 7:25 PM	#104
Un_OC Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,499	Spikes will have trouble overclocking with that ram.. 4200.. at that speed you have to overclock the ram as you overclock the CPU.. so i'd also add better ram... oohms, for your rig, i'd say more ram... another 2gb wouldn't hurt... and if you do multimedia stuff, a e6420 wouldn't hurt either... or an e6600 You didn't mention your screen either.. but if it's smaller than a 22" Widescreen, i'd upgrade to a 22" WideScreen.... my rig: (2nd time to comment on it)... Intel Celeron 1.5ghz 256mb of ddr (1 stick) nVidia GeForce 420 16mb of graphics.... 20GB HDD CD/DVD reader (not burner.. and it'll only accept some CD's and DVD's)... __________________ System Desktop - 965P-DS3 \| e6320 \| 2GB PC6400 A-DATA \| Asus 7900GS \| Seagate 7200.10 320gb \| ASUS DVD burner lightscribe \| CM Extreme 430w \| 22" Chimei Widescreen LCD \| Logitech MX Revolution \| G11 \| Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers \| Vista Home Premium

16th April 2007, 8:35 PM	#93
Rofl_Copter (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Victoria (3106) Posts: 274	^ should move to an 8800 video card

17th April 2007, 12:37 AM	#95
nmav0709 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1	+1 for cool thread idea. Pretty sweet system Shinanigans... buuuuuuut if I had to nitpick - it would be: a) some faster ram as it would give you a better overclock out of the 6600 b) squeeze a raptor in there c) watercooling (just for the wank factor :P) My system specs: E6400@3.2GHz 2gig Gskill DDR2 (of HZ spec D9 Microns) 1X150gig Raptor 1X400gig Western Digital Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi Gigabyte 7900GT@600GPU/800mem +VF900 500W Seasonic M12 Modular 16X Pioneer DVD/RW 22" Acer widescreen Creative 5.1 3X Nexus 120mm fans. All gear is cooled by a complete Swiftech Apex 220 watercooling system squeezed entirely into a Lian Li V600B minitower (yes - even the 220mm Radiator which I've roof mounted internally!). Cheers.

19th April 2007, 4:54 PM	#101
evan2002 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mudgeeraba Posts: 41	I would say your next upgrade would be to dx10 graphics.. my rig: 6600 C2D 8800GTS 640MB Gigabyte 965P-DS3P 2GB DDR800 ADATA 22" Samsung LCD Lian Li PC60+ Logitech Z5400 Logitech G15 Razer Copperhead WD 250GB + WD 120GB Pioneer 16x DVD Burner (dunno what model)

19th April 2007, 5:41 PM	#102
spikes Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,651	all stock speeds my XBX can't overclock Intel C2D E6300 Intel D975XBX PQI Turbo PC4200 3-3-3-8 Seagate 160GB SATA II (storage) 2x Western Digital 200GB SATA II (storage XFX 8800GTX @ stock Samsung 18x DL DVD burner WC"ing info: Swiftech Storm rev1 EK FC8800GTX BIX2 Laing DDC with petra's Swiftech MCRES res