My PC! - Is it up to spec?...i like to think so...

Galazar · March 6th, 2006, 01:22 PM

Total Value - £3212

CPU

AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT FX60® (San Diago) 1MB L2 Cache (939 pin)

Memory

4096 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard

ASUS® A8N32-SLI DELUXE: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, 2 x x16 VGA, 3 PCI

USB Options

SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)

Hard Drive

SATA 150 GB HARD DISK @ 10000rpm 8mb cache

Second Hard Drive

SATA II 250 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache

DVD ROM/Combi Drive

52 X 32 X 52 CD WRITER + 16X DVD ROM (COMBI DRIVE)

CD/DVD Writer

4x +R DUAL LYR DVD WRITER (16x +/-R) (& RW) + 40x CD-RW (£24)

Graphics Card 1

512MB GEFORCE 7800 GTX PCI Express (NO ETA AT PRESENT)

Graphics Card 2

512MB GEFORCE 7800 GTX PCI Express (NO ETA AT PRESENT)

Sound Card

SoundBlaster X-FI Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 + Black front kit: £142

Modem

NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities

2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS ONBOARD

Floppy Drive/Card Reader

1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

Case

Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!

Power Supply & Cooling

500W (Peak) Silent Dual Rail PSU + 120mm fan & quiet CPU Cooler (£45)

Operating System required

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP PRO (inc. original CD & licence) (£95)

Firewire & Video Editing

1 x FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD (A8N-SLI DELUXE ONLY)

TV Card

DIGITAL TV CARD (TV/Radio/Remote/Pause Live TV) (Special: £32)

Warranty

3 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 3 Years Free Collect & Return: £135

Real · March 6th, 2006, 04:32 PM

No, it's not good enough Gal - i think they saw you coming.

so when are you gonna get around to upgrading? :P

Real's etch-a-sketch FtW

Galazar · March 7th, 2006, 07:48 AM

wtfbbq etcha-sketch, damn real...you stuck in the 80's!

when the graphics cards are back in stock, i went to order it the other week and they were out :*(

the cards are quite hard to get a hold of, so they only get like...100 every 3 months... if that...

in time, i shall rain supreme

Galazar · March 7th, 2006, 07:52 AM

Also, if your wondering - "why does he have such a wierd hard drive setup?"

its because:

the 150gb SATA Raptor 10,000rpm drive is for the operating system and programs, this'll give me stupidly fast response times, eg boot from power on to fully loaded windows in 3 seconds or less...good eh?

then the other 150gb SATA II drive for files/etc etc, glory...but its no glory hole

mort decametor · March 11th, 2006, 06:35 PM

Surely the question should be

Have I got more money than sense and what's the point of all this anyway when something half as specced and half as expensive to build does the job perfectly well.

i.e my comp... which is nicely specced but nowhere near that over clockingly anal... although I have 500GB hd space... don't think the two 250GB are as fast though. Still it beats my old one by a mile and cost me hardly anything cause I got it tax free through work.

Still as long as you enjoy it.. that's what matters Gal.

Galazar · March 21st, 2006, 04:45 PM

It Has Been Ordered

March 6th, 2006, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Galazar Coldfront Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 91	My PC! - Is it up to spec?...i like to think so... Total Value - £3212 CPU AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT FX60® (San Diago) 1MB L2 Cache (939 pin) Memory 4096 MB DDR400 PC3200 WITH LIFETIME WARRANTY! Motherboard ASUS® A8N32-SLI DELUXE: DUAL DDR, S-ATA, 2 x x16 VGA, 3 PCI USB Options SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) Hard Drive SATA 150 GB HARD DISK @ 10000rpm 8mb cache Second Hard Drive SATA II 250 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache DVD ROM/Combi Drive 52 X 32 X 52 CD WRITER + 16X DVD ROM (COMBI DRIVE) CD/DVD Writer 4x +R DUAL LYR DVD WRITER (16x +/-R) (& RW) + 40x CD-RW (£24) Graphics Card 1 512MB GEFORCE 7800 GTX PCI Express (NO ETA AT PRESENT) Graphics Card 2 512MB GEFORCE 7800 GTX PCI Express (NO ETA AT PRESENT) Sound Card SoundBlaster X-FI Fatal1ty FPS 7.1 + Black front kit: £142 Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND Network Facilities 2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS ONBOARD Floppy Drive/Card Reader 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE Case Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit! Power Supply & Cooling 500W (Peak) Silent Dual Rail PSU + 120mm fan & quiet CPU Cooler (£45) Operating System required MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP PRO (inc. original CD & licence) (£95) Firewire & Video Editing 1 x FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD (A8N-SLI DELUXE ONLY) TV Card DIGITAL TV CARD (TV/Radio/Remote/Pause Live TV) (Special: £32) Warranty 3 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 3 Years Free Collect & Return: £135 __________________

March 6th, 2006, 04:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Real Freezer fresh Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 111	No, it's not good enough Gal - i think they saw you coming. so when are you gonna get around to upgrading? :P Real's etch-a-sketch FtW __________________

March 7th, 2006, 07:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Galazar Coldfront Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 91	wtfbbq etcha-sketch, damn real...you stuck in the 80's! when the graphics cards are back in stock, i went to order it the other week and they were out :*( the cards are quite hard to get a hold of, so they only get like...100 every 3 months... if that... in time, i shall rain supreme __________________

March 7th, 2006, 07:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Galazar Coldfront Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 91	Also, if your wondering - "why does he have such a wierd hard drive setup?" its because: the 150gb SATA Raptor 10,000rpm drive is for the operating system and programs, this'll give me stupidly fast response times, eg boot from power on to fully loaded windows in 3 seconds or less...good eh? then the other 150gb SATA II drive for files/etc etc, glory...but its no glory hole __________________

March 11th, 2006, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
mort decametor Cool breeze Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 52	Surely the question should be Have I got more money than sense and what's the point of all this anyway when something half as specced and half as expensive to build does the job perfectly well. i.e my comp... which is nicely specced but nowhere near that over clockingly anal... although I have 500GB hd space... don't think the two 250GB are as fast though. Still it beats my old one by a mile and cost me hardly anything cause I got it tax free through work. Still as long as you enjoy it.. that's what matters Gal. __________________

March 21st, 2006, 04:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Galazar Coldfront Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 91	It Has Been Ordered __________________

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