$4000 Budget Gaming Rig - Need Help

[slakka]

Anyone who is going to spend $4000 on a gaming rig should stand in line for one of these bad boys... Seriously. I promise it's no more of a waste of money than you are already wasting. LOOK AT THAT CARD! http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=20850&vpn=B011-500-0001&manufacture=Bigfoot%20Networks&promoid=1078

 

[hassa]

NeoxBlu1 wanted one of those (or the one down from it).
People told him it was a waste since the onboard is good enough - lag is not normally between you and the router - it's between the router and the server you connect to on the net 😀

 

[cfvh600]

This thread is absolutely hillarious. ROFL. Is it ever going to end?

 

[KyleSTL]

I think this tread will go down in history with the "OCing a 66mhz 486" thread from about a year back.

*Instant Classic.*

 

[runswindows95]

LMAO! I remember that one, KyleSTL!

 

[Kamrooz]

Hey Neo, don't forget this. It will come in handy..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815108010

Who doesn't need more firewire ports!?!?!? Yea! Firewire!...

Here's some more!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16839104011

and you'll need this too...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875803001

Just incase you want to carry your computer around, you gotta have internet at all times! Unfortunately the last 2 items I posted are for laptops. But I bet your tech guy can rig them up to work for you since he's the magic man. ::wink and the gun::

 

[KyleSTL]

windows95,
do you know where that post is? I would love to read over it for a laugh and old time's sake.

 

[cfvh600]

windows95,
do you know where that post is? I would love to read over it for a laugh and old time's sake.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/173814-28-very-computer-working

 

[Kamrooz]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/173814-28-very-computer-working

lol. That thread is classic, but obviously a joke.

 

[chookman]

lol. That thread is classic, but obviously a joke.

LOL that this is 34 pages long... i thought id have a quick read but shi t that alot.

 

[KyleSTL]

I think that could be the longest post on THG Forums.

 

[mustardmankevin]

1) Spend $1500 on a decent gaming computer
2) Buy $500 worth of blow
3) Spend the remaining $2000 on hookers because that's the only p***y you'll ever get

 

[slakka]

NeoxBlu1 wanted one of those (or the one down from it).
People told him it was a waste since the onboard is good enough - lag is not normally between you and the router - it's between the router and the server you connect to on the net 😀

And to think I was only kidding because I had thought no one in their right mind would buy that thing...

 

[StevieD]

3) Spend the remaining $2000 on hookers because that's the only p***y you'll ever get

I don't think he has discovered girls as of yet. Thus the $2k on a pro would be an entire waste of $. However, I could sure use $2K worth of professional attention. Ya think he might give me the left over $ so I could spend it wisely?

 

[chookman]

I don't think he has discovered girls as of yet. Thus the $2k on a pro would be an entire waste of $. However, I could sure use $2K worth of professional attention. Ya think he might give me the left over $ so I could spend it wisely?

LEFT OVER? the way hes going hes gunna need to borrow more from mummy and daddy... let alone left over

 

[monsterrocks]

Totally off-topic, but chookman, you have the best quote ever! That is amazing....I can see the post right now: "umm...109c...are you sure it's my CPU overheating?"

 

[djlazlow]

lol. That thread is classic, but obviously a joke.

As soon as I read, "Pentium 66mhz", I started laughing. :lol:

 

[StevieD]

LEFT OVER? the way hes going hes gunna need to borrow more from mummy and daddy... let alone left over

Borrow more from mommy and daddy? Nah, mummy and daddy are rich and they give junior all the $ he wants.

 

[runswindows95]

Going back to the 66Mhz topic, it's funny when I see 1Ghz machines in the trash! I still shaking my head at how long that topic got!

 

[anthropelexis]

Okay, it is fairly obvious that this is a bulls**t thread. Some ******* just wanted to be a dick and say they were building a obnoxiously overpriced system to make everybody reply, and when people did (stating that he was stupid for wasting money) he would just ignore it, or reply with another question to just piss people off.

Stop replying with help, it is just a waste.


- B

 

[chookman]

Okay, it is fairly obvious that this is a bulls**t thread. Some ******* just wanted to be a dick and say they were building a obnoxiously overpriced system to make everybody reply, and when people did (stating that he was stupid for wasting money) he would just ignore it, or reply with another question to just piss people off.

Stop replying with help, it is just a waste.


- B

I think the help dried up a LONG time ago much the same as the 66mhz thread died REAL quick

 

[hassa]

I'm here for the comedy.
Have you tried the veal??? It is to die for!!!! 😀

 

[mechstan]

Your system:
Video Card $730 [www.tigerdirect.com]
BFG GeForce 8800 Ultra OC

Sound Card $180 [www.tiger direct.com]
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

Power Supply $390 [www.newegg.com]
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Power Supply

Processors $1150 [www.tigerdirect.com]
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Processor EU80569XJ080NL - 45nm, 3.0GHz,

Case $200 [www.newegg.com]
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003SWA Silver ATX Full Tower

Hard Drive $185 ($370) [www.newegg.com]
2x Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

Motherboard $300 [www.newegg.com]
GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

Memory/ Ram $490 ($980) [www.newegg.com]
2x CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Optical Drive $35 [www.tigerdirect.com]
Lite-On LH-20A1P SuperAllwrite DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW, Black

Network Card $40 [www.directron.com]
D-Link DGE-560T PCI-Express Gigabit Network Adapter, up to 2Gbps, VLAN, Flow
Control, High-Speed, ds-dh

Which adds up to: $3885

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My system:
Video Card $150
BFG 8600 GTS OC

Integrated Sound Card $0

Power Supply $110 (after $50 mail-in rebate)
Thermaltake 750W

Processor $280
Q6600 OC'ed to 3.2 Ghz

Case $75 (after $25 dollar mail-in rebate)
Antec 900

Hard Drive $170/each - $350
2x Western Digital Raptor

Motherboard $185
Abit IP35 Pro

Memory $100 (after $50x2 mail-in rebates)
1GBx4 corsair DDR2 800

Philips SATA Optical Drive $30 (after $10 mail-in rebate)

Integrated Network Card $0

Which adds up to: $1280

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To recap: your system costs $3885 and my system costs $1280.

Thus ur system should theoretically be 3.035 times more powerful and faster than mine. Why dont you build ur system first? Then we'll do benchmarking to see if ur system is in fact 3x more powerful than mine.

I guess what i am trying to say is that you are either too rich to know what to do with ur money or you are too stupid to be spending $4000 on a computer system that u think will be the most powerful when in fact it's not that much more powerful than a computer system that costs 3x less.

But hey, dont let me stop you from spending $4000 on your dream machine. After you've spent $4000 building it, you will come to realize that the performance that you've hoped for is all but a dream.

 

[djlazlow]

He thinks he's looking for performance but he's not......he just wants "brands" and bragging rights.

 

[KyleSTL]

Your system:
Video Card $730 [www.tigerdirect.com]
BFG GeForce 8800 Ultra OC

Sound Card $180 [www.tiger direct.com]
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

Power Supply $390 [www.newegg.com]
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W Power Supply

Processors $1150 [www.tigerdirect.com]
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Processor EU80569XJ080NL - 45nm, 3.0GHz,

Case $200 [www.newegg.com]
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003SWA Silver ATX Full Tower

Hard Drive $185 ($370) [www.newegg.com]
2x Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

Motherboard $300 [www.newegg.com]
GIGABYTE GA-X38T-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard

Memory/ Ram $490 ($980) [www.newegg.com]
2x CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Optical Drive $35 [www.tigerdirect.com]
Lite-On LH-20A1P SuperAllwrite DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW, Black

Network Card $40 [www.directron.com]
D-Link DGE-560T PCI-Express Gigabit Network Adapter, up to 2Gbps, VLAN, Flow
Control, High-Speed, ds-dh

Which adds up to: $3885

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What? No Blu-Ray/HD DVD recorder?!?!?! No Killer NIC?!?!?!? Cheap skate... LOL 😀