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Technology (Read Only) => Computers => Topic started by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 01:11:59 PM

Title: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 01:11:59 PM: So, I'm getting a new processor for my Alienware (flame away). My only choices are Core 2 Duos, so what would you guys suggest?

EDIT: I'm thinking about getting this.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3975037&CatId=2398 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3975037&CatId=2398)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ursus on June 28, 2011, 01:13:04 PM: ...How can your only choice be a dualcore? ._.

Anyway, I'd say get a good cooler to go with it and overclock it until it shits out its mouth.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 01:23:11 PM: Quote from: hello my name is gamefreak on June 28, 2011, 01:13:04 PM
...How can your only choice be a dualcore? ._.

Anyway, I'd say get a good cooler to go with it and overclock it until it shits out its mouth.

It's a laptop......

I don't know how to overclock.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ursus on June 28, 2011, 01:24:34 PM: Quote from: Sanity Not Included on June 28, 2011, 01:23:11 PM
It's a laptop......

I don't know how to overclock.

....You're trying to upgrade the processor on a laptop.

._______________.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 01:26:18 PM: Quote from: hello my name is gamefreak on June 28, 2011, 01:24:34 PM
....You're trying to upgrade the processor on a laptop.

._______________.

That's the only (and I mean ONLY) good thing about Alienwares, they're upgradeable.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Peetah on June 28, 2011, 01:40:54 PM: If a core2duo is your only choice.
I would strongly recommend a 8400 anytime over the 8600.
Basically the same chip but the 8600 is way overpriced.
Save you acouple hundred bucks.
Also the 8400 overclocks like Crazyyyy, if your into that.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Deacon on June 28, 2011, 03:05:12 PM: save your money, invest in a pc.

and i play on a laptop. just trust me. its not even close to being worth it.

/myopinion
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 03:28:54 PM: Quote from: Deacon on June 28, 2011, 03:05:12 PM
save your money, invest in a pc.

and i play on a laptop. just trust me. its not even close to being worth it.

/myopinion

Here's the thing. This is a birthday present, and we don't have the time to save enough to buy another pc. Instead, we're gonna upgrade mine until around Christmas, then buy a new gaming rig. (We bought a house and we have to pay for it at around the same time as my birthday)

EDIT: The rig I wanna get.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7301535&Sku=U15-1008 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7301535&Sku=U15-1008)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Devie on June 28, 2011, 03:44:32 PM: Quote from: Sanity Not Included on June 28, 2011, 03:28:54 PM
Here's the thing. This is a birthday present, and we don't have the time to save enough to buy another pc. Instead, we're gonna upgrade mine until around Christmas, then buy a new gaming rig. (We bought a house and we have to pay for it at around the same time as my birthday)

EDIT: The rig I wanna get.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7301535&Sku=U15-1008 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7301535&Sku=U15-1008)

JESUS THATS EXPENSIVE.

dude just build your own. itll be much cheaper and powerful than that..
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ursus on June 28, 2011, 03:45:07 PM: Quote from: Sanity Not Included on June 28, 2011, 03:28:54 PM
Here's the thing. This is a birthday present, and we don't have the time to save enough to buy another pc. Instead, we're gonna upgrade mine until around Christmas, then buy a new gaming rig. (We bought a house and we have to pay for it at around the same time as my birthday)

EDIT: The rig I wanna get.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7301535&Sku=U15-1008 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7301535&Sku=U15-1008)

>he buys from tigerdirect

Two words: Overpriced shit.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 03:49:21 PM: What do you people expect from me? I have NO experience in building anything, let alone a computer. Christ, I'm only 15...

BUT. I could just go with impulse and buy from CybertronPC (Heard good reviews about them, and iBuypower is to inconsistent with their products...)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ursus on June 28, 2011, 03:52:11 PM: Quote from: Sanity Not Included on June 28, 2011, 03:49:21 PM
What do you people expect from me? I have NO experience in building anything, let alone a computer. Christ, I'm only 15...

BUT. I could just go with impulse and buy from CybertronPC (Heard good reviews about them, and iBuypower is to inconsistent with their products...)

What

I have an iBP prebuilt

Had it for about a year now, and nothing's crapped out

Liquid cooled, nigga
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Cake Faice on June 28, 2011, 04:25:47 PM: Quote from: Sanity Not Included on June 28, 2011, 03:49:21 PM
What do you people expect from me? I have NO experience in building anything, let alone a computer. Christ, I'm only 15...

BUT. I could just go with impulse and buy from CybertronPC (Heard good reviews about them, and iBuypower is to inconsistent with their products...)

I built my computer when I was 14...

All I did was watch this tutorial. It's not as nearly as hard as it sounds, just think of building a PC is like putting together a puzzle/legos. The only trouble you'll have is hooking up the power button and audio/usb leds and stuff but...yeh. And that shit you linked to is overpriced as fuck.

How to build a PC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NxsHpaL_s#)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on June 28, 2011, 06:01:07 PM: Quote from: Dean on June 28, 2011, 04:25:47 PM
I built my computer when I was 14...

All I did was watch this tutorial. It's not as nearly as hard as it sounds, just think of building a PC is like putting together a puzzle/legos. The only trouble you'll have is hooking up the power button and audio/usb leds and stuff but...yeh. And that shit you linked to is overpriced as fuck.

How to build a PC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NxsHpaL_s#)

Yeah... I wasn't thinking right when I posted those.

I might look into building one, I just need the time (I'm on a cruise ATM)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Peetah on June 28, 2011, 07:20:45 PM: Well cruise your way into a computer store.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Cake Faice on June 28, 2011, 07:30:09 PM: Quote from: Peetah on June 28, 2011, 07:20:45 PM
Well cruise your way into a computer store.

Win pun is Win.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Devie on June 28, 2011, 08:06:04 PM: i wanna go on a fucking cruise.

this thread is now about cruises
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Cake Faice on June 28, 2011, 09:27:41 PM: Quote from: Devie ♥ on June 28, 2011, 08:06:04 PM
i wanna go on a fucking cruise.

this thread is now about cruises

(http://www.titanicuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Titanic2.jpg)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ursus on June 28, 2011, 09:58:55 PM: i went on a cruise right after i started playing on rnd

i went to alaska

i fucking love alaska.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Xrain on June 29, 2011, 11:55:16 PM: Quote from: hello my name is gamefreak on June 28, 2011, 09:58:55 PM
i went to alaska

i fucking love alaska.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/xrain/internet-high-five.jpg)
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ursus on June 30, 2011, 08:05:28 AM: Quote from: Xrain on June 29, 2011, 11:55:16 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/xrain/internet-high-five.jpg)

to be honest

i am not a sunshine person

i like it to be overcast and foggy.

all. the. time.

and alaska has lots of fucking trees. trees are awesome.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 01, 2011, 11:49:30 AM: I'm on my way back from the cruise right now, should be back by ten; will update this when that happens.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Osme on July 01, 2011, 03:53:41 PM: https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=13205714
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 01, 2011, 06:54:00 PM: So I have the parts I want, and I need to know what's missing.

PARTS:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7335353&sku=G458-0550 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7335353&sku=G458-0550)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4459743&sku=C44-3400 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4459743&sku=C44-3400)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422166&sku=C13-2814 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422166&sku=C13-2814)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213932&sku=M17-7302 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213932&sku=M17-7302)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5587168&sku=I69-2209 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5587168&sku=I69-2209)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=226356&sku=C19-6175 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=226356&sku=C19-6175)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4143850&sku=ULT40325 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4143850&sku=ULT40325)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7332879&sku=TSD-500AS9 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7332879&sku=TSD-500AS9)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6101294&sku=C13-2572 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6101294&sku=C13-2572)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5581941&sku=I69-0650 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5581941&sku=I69-0650)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41020&sku=A702-0004 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41020&sku=A702-0004)

Any suggestions would be nice.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Cake Faice on July 01, 2011, 07:49:52 PM: Err, do you really need that USB addon pci card?
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 01, 2011, 08:08:30 PM: Quote from: Eric Clapton on July 01, 2011, 07:49:52 PM
Err, do you really need that USB addon pci card?

/removed from cart
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Osme on July 02, 2011, 10:07:05 AM: Quote from: Sanity Not Included on July 01, 2011, 06:54:00 PM
So I have the parts I want, and I need to know what's missing.

PARTS:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7335353&sku=G458-0550 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7335353&sku=G458-0550)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4459743&sku=C44-3400 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4459743&sku=C44-3400)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422166&sku=C13-2814 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422166&sku=C13-2814)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213932&sku=M17-7302 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213932&sku=M17-7302)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5587168&sku=I69-2209 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5587168&sku=I69-2209)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=226356&sku=C19-6175 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=226356&sku=C19-6175)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4143850&sku=ULT40325 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4143850&sku=ULT40325)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7332879&sku=TSD-500AS9 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7332879&sku=TSD-500AS9)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6101294&sku=C13-2572 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6101294&sku=C13-2572)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5581941&sku=I69-0650 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5581941&sku=I69-0650)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41020&sku=A702-0004 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41020&sku=A702-0004)

Any suggestions would be nice.

>still tiger direct
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 02, 2011, 10:42:36 AM: Quote from: Deg on July 02, 2011, 10:07:05 AM
>still tiger direct

I don't know of any other places :(
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Peetah on July 02, 2011, 10:44:32 AM: Just my own suggestion, but I would choose a different board rather then intel.
Intel boards are good, but they lack the extras and features you get from the big names.
Go with, Asus or Gigabyte. Only things I ever buy.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 02, 2011, 10:48:21 AM: Well, I still have about a month to make a decision, so yeah.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Osme on July 02, 2011, 10:53:45 AM: Quote from: Peetah on July 02, 2011, 10:44:32 AM
Just my own suggestion, but I would choose a different board rather then intel.
Intel boards are good, but they lack the extras and features you get from the big names.
Go with, Asus or Gigabyte. Only things I ever buy.
asus is my god.
gigabyte is good too though. gigabyte is generally cheaper but not as good as asus, but thats a small difference honestly, both are great companies. but if youre on a strict budget and dont need special features, go with cheapest board that fits your needs (as far as pcie slots youll need + 1, 4x ddr3, or ddr2 if youre using that, and cpu support for what you need), since honestly, if youre just slapping it together for general use, youll never notice anything but the price
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 02, 2011, 04:29:44 PM: My NEW wishlist.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130679 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130679)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151175)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121435 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121435)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131664R (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131664R)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115220 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115220)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065)

Is $731 a good price for these?
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Peetah on July 02, 2011, 05:07:35 PM: Looking better.
Thing I would suggest myself cause I got quite the experience.

I would stay away from Western Digital, go get a seagate drive.
Also why ya getting a Firepro? Its a workstation card.
I'd say drop the sound card or invest more to get a Ati 6850 or Nvidia Gtx460.

Trust me it would benefit much more.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 02, 2011, 05:26:40 PM: Well, with those suggestions, the new price is $767.87
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Supertoaster on July 03, 2011, 01:52:19 AM: Quote from: Peetah on July 02, 2011, 05:07:35 PM
Looking better.
Thing I would suggest myself cause I got quite the experience.

I would stay away from Western Digital, go get a seagate drive.
Also why ya getting a Firepro? Its a workstation card.
I'd say drop the sound card or invest more to get a Ati 6850 or Nvidia Gtx460.

Trust me it would benefit much more.
THE GTX 460 by Asus *drools*

I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooove it I just got it two weeks ago its beast.
Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Captain Communism on July 03, 2011, 10:03:58 AM: Quote from: Eric Clapton on June 28, 2011, 04:25:47 PM
All I did was watch this tutorial. It's not as nearly as hard as it sounds, just think of building a PC is like putting together a puzzle/legos. The only trouble you'll have is hooking up the power button and audio/usb leds and stuff but...yeh. And that shit you linked to is overpriced as fuck.

How to build a PC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NxsHpaL_s#)

Holy shit that's simple! (at least, relatively)