newegg challenge

Post by **Doombrain** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:35 pm

there you go fatty.

http://www.apple.com/macpro/

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:48 am

Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price

Antec P182SE Silver Mirror-finished stainless steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129026
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

$229.95

BFG Tech BFGE88768UOCE GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 OC HDCP Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814143107
Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy

Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Service Net 1 Peripheral Extended Plan -- $49.99 2 Year Service Net 1 Peripheral Extended Plan -- $69.99 3 Year Service Net 1 Peripheral Extended Plan -- $99.99
$699.99

OCZ GameXStream OCZ850GXSSLI ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 850Watts Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817341003
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $39.99 2 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $59.99
-$15.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$214.99
$199.99

CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN3X2048-1333C9 - Retail
Item #: N82E16820145183
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $49.99 2 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $79.99
$435.00

ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131181
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy

Select An Optional Extended Warranty Plan 1 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $39.99 2 Year Service Net Replacement Plan -- $59.99
$249.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115002
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy

You could Cheapin it out and go with a Nvidia Nforce 6XX Chipset mobo and 4 gigs of DDR2.. but you said Go for it.. so i did..

Btw, i overshot the 2K mark by 131.92.... suck it up

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:36 am

What asus mobo?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:02 am

I'm thinking about buying a new system.
That's looking pretty good so far.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:42 pm

Is there a difference between DDR2 and DDR3 ram.

I'm building a new system so I may go with the same parts that Amidy posted.
I bought a OCZ 700 watt PS, but I'm going to bring it back and get the 850 watt instead.

I'll probably just get the same board and processor.
I just bought 2 Seagate 320GB Barracuda SATA 3Gb/s - HD-ST3320620AS hard drives. Those will be setup as a striped raid.

And I'm not sure what ram to get. Maybe something like this.

I'm not sure if I want to get a new case or not.
I have a nice Sonata case and another case I have is 1.5x as big as the Sonata case.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:25 pm

the few and far between revierws for DDR3 that are out state that the current lineup of DDR3 is faster then the lineup of DDR2-800 @ cas 4..

i sont know how much that states in its intirity, i was just suggesting it because the push is going to start soon to go DDR3.. And its beter to have it now then later

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:40 pm

This will be an expensive system.
The ram will be 600 alone.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:29 am

I've looked at newegg before, and couldn't see a mobo with ddr3 support

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:40 am

dzjepp wrote:I've looked at newegg before, and couldn't see a mobo with ddr3 support

This is about the motherboard that Amidy posted.

4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR3 1333*/1066 / 800 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* The chipset officially supports the memory frequency up to DDR3 1066MHz. Tuned by ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR3 1333MHz
Please refer to http://www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:47 am

Oh ok.

Amida, you don't like the nforce 680i chipset?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:20 am

i like it so much i am using it actually..

but again, i am running DDR2

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:18 pm

Well I ended up just tossing the 700 watt PS into the computer.

Post by **JooKed** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Im looking at Amidy's system build, and I have a question.

Would it be more effective to buy 2 Geforce 8800 GTS instead of a single 8800 Ultra. I belive the 2 8800 gts would be cheaper also, assuming their both around 280.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:24 am

again, this was Going all out for 2k,

Alot of the games out there still have a hard time with SLI, so i am yet to get on the ban wagon.. they are getting ALOT beter, but again... there are still issues

But yea, you could do it that way as well.

edit: everyone has there own vir of what going "all out" is.. So keep that in mind when looking what i posted

Post by **JooKed** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:42 am

Actaully nevermind. I read a review on newegg, and aparantly someone had 2 GTS's and bought a BFG 88 Ultra that killed the 2 GTS's.

The 8800 GTS seems to ask for a 8600 title tbh.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:30 pm

Uhhhh, my 8800 GTS dosent call for the 8600 title... its killing anything i toss at it..

Post by **JooKed** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:39 am

but the actual 8600 performs like poop compared to the 6800 vs 6600 right? At least thats what I heard.

Post by **Captain** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:04 pm

So here's what I'm thinking about for my next (and ultimate) upgrade:

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$74.99

EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
$279.99

Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail
$118.99

ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - OEM
$142.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
$222.90

Total: $839.86

hawt

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:07 pm

FragaGeddon wrote:Well I ended up just tossing the 700 watt PS into the computer.

i can't see why you would need more than 700 watts unless you're running four video cards, multiple peltiers, and some sort of NORAD missle tracking system.

judging by the load-temperature chart in the manual; my 550w never gets much 1/2 load. even with the added draw of a water pump.