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Thread: Toms builds a freaking BEASTLY machine for 968 dollars.
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07-06-08, 11:17 AM #11
Re: Toms builds a freaking BEASTLY machine for 968 dollars.
whoa... I didn't even notice that. That power supply is definitely too weak for that setup. It's not sli certified and I wouldnt' stick anything less than a 600watt in an SLI machine (and would prefer at least a 750).
Krakkens and shit. stop tempting them. -- Bigdog
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07-06-08, 09:50 PM #12
Re: Toms builds a freaking BEASTLY machine for 968 dollars.
Max power draw on a system (without lots of drives and extra shit) with 8800SLI is around 300, so yes it could do it. They were working within a pretty strict budget though so they went with a reliable cheap option.
Like I originally posted though I would bump it up a bit to be ready for upgrades down the road and to be sure.
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08-29-08, 11:49 AM #13
Re: Toms builds a freaking BEASTLY machine for 968 dollars.
2 months time ends up getting you way more system:
http://techreport.com/articles.x/15381/4
Component Item Price
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 $274.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R $134.99
Memory Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 $71.49
Graphics VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 $270.00
Storage Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB $84.99
Samsung SH-S223Q $28.99
Audio Asus Xonar DX $89.99
Enclosure Antec Sonata III w/500W PSU $99.99
Total Buy this complete system at Newegg. $1055.43
http://techreport.com/articles.x/15381/2
Component Item Price
Processor Intel Pentium E2180 $69.99
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L $99.99
Memory 2GB Kingston DDR2-800 $36.99
Graphics PNY GeForce 8800 GT $119.99
Storage Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB $84.99
Samsung SH-S223Q $28.99
Audio Integrated $ 0
Enclosure Antec NSK 4480 w/380W PSU $79.95
Total Buy this complete system at Newegg. $520.89
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08-29-08, 02:11 PM #14
Re: Toms builds a freaking BEASTLY machine for 968 dollars.
2 GB's of ram, a single 80GB harddrive, and a sub-par 400W powersupply are not shortcuts I'd recommend into anyone's budget.
Also, there's no monitor, OS, and only a single optical drive on this list.
crappy.
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08-29-08, 02:37 PM #15
Re: Toms builds a freaking BEASTLY machine for 968 dollars.
wait, what? 80 gig where now?
I agree the powersupply is probably a cheap ass one that i wouldnt care to run, but come on at 500 dollars thats a pretty damn beefy machine.
Ya you need an OS, and a monitor, but if someones on a budget to the point where they need to squeeze those things into a 500 dollar machine they need to be looking at a prebuilt dell or something with those things included in the price. Which for gaming, would be crappy, so its all a matter of perspective and end users needs...
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