New Computer.....self built? Mac? Dell? - Page 6

Mark · 28-04-2009, 20:14

Yup - looks fine to me. Unless you're doing the sort of things Daz and myself do (multiple virtual machines on one PC), or have a huge 64-bit game to run (and a 64-bit OS to run it on), then it's hard to justify more than 4GB.

Stan_Lite · 28-04-2009, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Dymetrie

So with my current system slowly dying then I think it's time to look at an upgrade...

Thoughts/comments on this set up:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (£172.49 inc VAT)

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (98.89 inc VAT)

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK) (£39.99 inc VAT)

This will all run with an 8800 GTX and a 500GB Seagate...

I'm considering being silly and getting 8GB of RAM but am not sure at the moment.

Also, the Intel P45 chipset... Is that good?

That's within my budget and should hopefully be a good upgrade from my Athlon X2 with 2GB RAM...

Looks perfectly good to me Dym. P45 is perfect for the Q6600 and I'm a big fan of Gigabyte. I wouldn't bother with 8GB RAM - I put 8GB in my gaming rig for a laugh and no matter what I did, I couldn't get it using any more than about 3.5 - and that was with far more tasks running than I would ever dream of running for real.

LeperousDust · 28-04-2009, 20:43

I don't do that much but what i do tends to totally EAT memory for me.

For instance i leave Mediamonkey and Opera open almost permanently doing a million things each, these two applications just devour memory. Then i'll try and run iplayer and/or a video (VLC) and a few other little things here and there, can quite easily, well not easily (

) get pretty damn close to my 4Gb...

Stan_Lite · 28-04-2009, 21:09

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

I don't do that much but what i do tends to totally EAT memory for me.

For instance i leave Mediamonkey and Opera open almost permanently doing a million things each, these two applications just devour memory. Then i'll try and run iplayer and/or a video (VLC) and a few other little things here and there, can quite easily, well not easily (

) get pretty damn close to my 4Gb...

That's hardly normal usage though is it?

At the moment, on my gaming rig (running 64 bit Vista ultimate), I am encoding some "special interest

" DVDs using handbrake, Folding (GPU client + SMP client), listening to Alison Moyet on Winamp and browsing using Firefox with several pages open and I'm using a little over 2GB. This is a damn sight more than I would usually be doing on it.
For the vast majority of people, 4GB is more than enough.

Will · 28-04-2009, 21:48

I know this thread is old, but I always love building my own pc from bits (even though it's been years since I've done it) but it's fun!

Stan_Lite · 28-04-2009, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Will

I know this thread is old, but I always love building my own pc from bits (even though it's been years since I've done it) but it's fun!

Me too.
There's a certain amount of satisfaction to be gained from taking a pile of bits and making it into something as useful and complex as a PC - even if it is easier to do than building a Lego car. A lot of the fun for me is in the selection of the components - i.e. deciding what the machine will be used for and then researching which components will fit together the best for the purpose.

Mark · 28-04-2009, 22:21

Me three, though I'll still buy Dell (or, heaven forbid, Apple, if that's what it takes).

Burble · 29-04-2009, 08:36

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Originally Posted by Mark

(or, heaven forbid, Apple, if that's what it takes).

Why 'heaven forbid?'

Personally I can't be arsed to build computers any more. I'm at the stage where I want it to be someone elses problem if it goes pop.

leowyatt · 29-04-2009, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Burble

Why 'heaven forbid?'

Personally I can't be arsed to build computers any more. I'm at the stage where I want it to be someone elses problem if it goes pop.

amen to that man, I must have just gotten lazy

Matblack · 29-04-2009, 09:16

I'm getting to a stage where I want something which 'just works' read into that what you will

MB

28-04-2009, 20:43	#53
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I don't do that much but what i do tends to totally EAT memory for me. For instance i leave Mediamonkey and Opera open almost permanently doing a million things each, these two applications just devour memory. Then i'll try and run iplayer and/or a video (VLC) and a few other little things here and there, can quite easily, well not easily () get pretty damn close to my 4Gb... __________________

28-04-2009, 21:48	#55
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I know this thread is old, but I always love building my own pc from bits (even though it's been years since I've done it) but it's fun! __________________ *No No!*

29-04-2009, 09:16	#60
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I'm getting to a stage where I want something which 'just works' read into that what you will MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

28-04-2009, 20:14	#51
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Yup - looks fine to me. Unless you're doing the sort of things Daz and myself do (multiple virtual machines on one PC), or have a huge 64-bit game to run (and a 64-bit OS to run it on), then it's hard to justify more than 4GB.

28-04-2009, 22:21	#57
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Me three, though I'll still buy Dell (or, heaven forbid, Apple, if that's what it takes).