Oh I see. I thought $3000 one was just uber gamer. Thanks for the clarification. With that done, what RAM are you considering? A 2x2GB setup doesn't look too bright atm...Quote:
Originally Posted by perkam
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Oh I see. I thought $3000 one was just uber gamer. Thanks for the clarification. With that done, what RAM are you considering? A 2x2GB setup doesn't look too bright atm...Quote:
Originally Posted by perkam
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
I have to gather some info on AMD's nex gen server platform...I know now that dual-woodcrest mobos that are available now can use 8gb++ fb-dimm setups easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrari_freak
Dunno about amd.
Perkam
Soooo....... This thread is turning pretty sticky don't you think? ;)
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
Not really. No threads with regards to the...blah blah blah...instead of stating forum protocol I'm starting on the intel version.Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrari_freak
Perkam
Specs For Intel Rig are ALL up and prices have been updated.
However, the prices for Conroe procs are MSRP so the links will lead to newegg, same goes for Conroe motherboards.
Perkam
Congrats on the work on the Intel section. Anyway, I had a recommendation for the "Value" portion of the guide. I have never used the Aspire X-Sonic, but I think the CM Centurion should be considered. It's about the same price, and very nice build quality, uses 120mm fan for the back instead of 80mm, and in my opinion looks much nicer than the Aspire.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119077
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
Oh my. I've seen multiple reviews for that case and there was always some kind of problem in that case including a troublesome installation procedure etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrari_freak
CM's value cases are never high quality.
Perkam
You have the Intel Mainstream Power listed as AMD Mainstream Power.
now you have to put the new amd prices xD the budget ones can have better cpus or just lower even more the price
Updating prices and motherboards for AMD.
Thx Orta for the correction :)
EDIT: Done.
Perkam
Mainstream Benching rig now has single XTX and GX2 and still under $1500
Mainstream Cruncher Rig with AMD Dual Core and 4GBs of RAM for LESS THAN $999 Added
More updates as soon as Conslow launches.
Wow it's crazy how much prices have dropped for computers. Just last year, a single 7800GT would have been awesome and now you can get dual 7900GTs (7950GX2) for under $1500. Good job, keep it up man.Quote:
Originally Posted by perkam
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
lol
It's all going to heck. :p:
- AMD Opteron 12xx/22xx for AM2
- X2 price cuts
- Conroe release
So yea, no concrete update until August.
Perkam
just wondering, why the ppu on both xps killers but nothing else :confused: .
What do you mean by "but nothing else" ??Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
Perkam
i mean why is there a physx card in the amd xps killer and the intel xps killer but no physx card in any of the other computers? sigh...guess i should have made my question more clear in the first place.
Because PPU isn't really showing that it's worth it atm so it's not in any of the computers. It doesn't show much performance improvement and the price is just insane. He had to put it in the XPS Killer rig because the PhysX card is one of the main selling points that Dell uses to draw customers to it's XPS line thus the need to put a PhysX card in an XPS Killer system. You need everything which is included in the XPS, plus more, at a lower cost which he did very nicely with a shocking $1000 difference. Hope that helped :toast: .Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
The XPS Killer Idea was more of a gimmick than anything else...It was just to show that how much cheaper you can get the same or better rig by going diy.Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrari_freak
Perkam
really? i thought the xps killers are meant to be the best gaming rigs.
It was meant to show how overpriced Dell really is.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
Even the XPS Renegade Specs will be outdated in a few weeks, so its futile to try to prove that you can get it for cheaper when you can get something plain better :)
Perkam
It can't be "the best gaming rig" because they use P4 processors instead of A64 processors and we all know what the P4 vs. A64 gaming results are :fact: . This looks like it will all change once Conroe comes out but thats not till about a month longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAMMAN
Usama aka Ferrari Freak
It's getting a tad difficult to keep these prices updated.
So next update of guide will have prices before mir. If you click on a link and see a whopping 40$ MIR that I didn't take into account...more power to you :)
Plus I've scratched the idea for server configs...too troublesome. Plus crunching rig will be less than $500 as well.
Plus Quad Rail PSUs will get a bigger showing next update.
Perkam
Why don't you mention the price cut on the first page? Lots of people will be pissed to buy a $300 processor only to see it drop down to $150 in a few days. And why's the selection limited to Newegg? There's other reputable sellers out there :p:.Quote:
Originally Posted by perkam
Good Point. Will do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegis
Perkam
On second thought, maybe you should change that back :p:. They updated the price the day after I said that:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...l?redir=CPT301
The AMD Dedicated Cruncher would cost ~$470 and the AMD Mainstream Gamer ~$1275 before shipping.