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Get the 1090t, the 1100t is a waste. Then get the hd 6870, not the 6850. You also got really unlucky. The WD Black 1TB i bought on 10/10 was $80, right now it's $220 due to flooding in Thailand. Also either get 4gb of ram or 8gb of ram.

I know i realise now the HD is going to bite me in the ass.

Ok, i'll probs upgrade to 8gigs or ram then, and the Video and keep the 1090T.

Hopefully if i buy it from TD or NCIX it will come out relatively cheap, the local options here have things priced higher than online in most cases.

15.6' screen
i5-2430M @ 2.4ghz
8gb DDR3-1333 RAM
nvidea geforce GT555M 1gb

Ok,

So this is the computer i am building. Let me know if you guys have any info for me before i purchase it, but i think it's pretty cool as is

Processor: Amd Phenom II X6 1090T @3.2Ghz
RAM: 8 GB DDR3-1333 Mushkin
HDD: 1TB HDD
Motherboard: MSI 870-G45
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB PCI-E
Keyboard: Unknown
Mouse: Unknown
PSU 650W XFX
Monitor: Dell 21" Monitor (Already Purchased)
Headphones: N/A
Computer Case: Unknown

So, what do you guys think?

Very nice, and I originally got 8gb of ram, and again I suggested you 8, but again if you upgrade, get another 8

Well i have 2 GB of Mushkin from an old comp i have, DD3 would that be compatible? 2x 4Gb and 2x 1GB? to make 10gb total?

NVM, re-checked and the Old memory is DDR2 not DDR3...

Now im just thinking of what Case to buy. Really excited for the comp, i should be ordering it from NCIX in 3 or 4 days

Upgraded, still very old though
Intel P4 3.2/1
2 GB DDR2 ram
intel GMA 950 [256 mb]
500 GB WD Blue Caviar
17" Mak View Monitor
Yes Optical Drive
Still No Case
same keyboard with vanished keys, best for touch typing
Genius usb mouse

I like your build except for:

XFX Radeon HD 6950 2GB PCI-E

I would take a 1GB board if I was in your position.

actually 2GB is great, gonna last a lot longer than current 1gb. Raw power of course will go out of date quick

Hello there

Specs:
HD Radeon 4850 512mb
Asus P5Q PRO
Intel Q9550 2.83 GHz
Corsair TX750w power supply
8GB ram

this pc was built in the ~2009s i'd say.. dont exactly remember

was looking for some opinions about buying a radeon 6950 2gb like the one Key-J has. I know the gtx 560 ti is in the same price range, but im leaning more toward the 6950. suggestions?

ASUS Sabertooth P67
Intel i7-2600k @ 3.4GHz
8Gb DDR3 1600 Ram
Geforce GTX 590
300Gb 10,000 RPM HD

4G DDR2 RAM
Intel Core2Duo T6500 @ 2.2 GHz
nVidia GeForce 9600GT @ 1G
500GB Local Disk

Shitty specs and for some reason I can run Skyrim smoothly on high. I don't get it.

It makes a lot of sense actually. Skyrim itself was built for consoles or it's an engine based off an old version and well.. you know how that turns out. I'm too lazy to even bother to search, but yeah.. I haven't played Skyrim, but all the screenshots I see have low polys and low res textures.

Having a game look pretty doesn't mean you need a computer from NASA. Perfect example would be most games off the Source and Unreal 3 engines. Oh yeah it also depends on what resolution you're running at.




Update on my computer. Bought me a heatsink off newegg while it was on sale. SSD still too much for my pockets and I guess I should have done research on the heatsink, but whatever $15. As long as it does better than the stock heatsink I'm okay with my purchase. Now time to read up on overclocking..

Soon to be

i7 2600 @ 3.4
Msi P67A-G45
8gb Corsair vengeance
msi gtx 580 twin frozr II

So, it's built. Running. Sexy

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.4Ghz
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Mushkin
GFX: XFX Radeon 6950 2GB
PSU: XFX 650watt
Case: Coolermaster HAF 912
HD: 500GB Seagate
Motherboard: MSI 870-G45

I'm really happy with it. It's running BF3 at Ultra, i have no lag, im just enjoying it

Very nice!

liking the case

hawwwt

Oh yeah that reminds me for you guys buying new cards if you bought an AMD card heres a link for free dirt 3 if you had no idea.

http://amd4u.com/dirt3promo/

They'll ask for a picture to confirm, because they you know uhh leaked only 3million keys for Steam

If you don't want it *wink wink*

Well I was going to buy one that came with Deus Ex; Sapphire 6950 2gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102954
but its sold out.. Maybe it'll restock around christmas :X

Ordered a new rig.

Specs
Intel Core i7-2600 Processor (3.40GHz)
16GB DDR3 Memory (RAM)
2 TB Harddrive
BluRay Burner/Reader
Gigabyte AMD Radeon 6850 1GB (this card is very OC'able)
600W OCZ Power Supply

The rig cost $799 ($200 off), and the GPU + Power supply cost me $160 (saved $100 with newegg discount + rebates)

Got free DiRT 3 as well.

Update:
Antec 900 ATX case
Asus P5Q Pro
8GB ram
Intel Q9550
(Had these since 08-09')
Corsair tx750w

New additions:
Sapphire 2GB 6950 ( unlockable to a 6970 )
Razer BlackWidow
Razer DeathAdder

GFX card came in today and everything is running butter smooth.
Mouse was very sensitive out of the box, and im still getting used to it but now its alot better

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.1 Ghz
4 GB Ram
Gigabyte HA65M-D2H-B3
Gigabyte GTX 460 1 GB
Samsung HD103SJ
Corsair TX650
Cooler Master 330 case

Nothing special, but gets the job done.

Intel i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz
6 GB RAM
Sapphire HD6850 1GB

That was Aug2010
Now a little bit better(good enough to run revelations on max settings with 0 lag)
Intel P4 3.2/1
2GB ram
Ati Radeon 5450 1GB [Reads 1748 MB, any idea why?]
500GB
17" same monitor
3$ used cd drive that I don't ever use
Old case that's always open

•My Setup•
•i7 2600k 4 x 3.4 GHz (not OC yet).
•8 Gigabyte Ram.
•HD Radeon 6790 Series 1GB.
•Windows 7 Premium.
•600Watts Panasonic speakers x2.
•Turtle Beach x11.
•Logic Tech mouse / Keyboard
•22 inch monitor - LED

went all out on my 18th

I'm curious here why the 6790 and i7? If you use HT then forgive me, but I see that as a $100 wasted when you could have had a better video card. Even then the 2500k isn't bad without HT. Also ew at the turtle beach.