System Builder Marathon, Sept. 2011: $1000 Enthusiast PC

[flyinfinni]

Where's the efficiency comparison? Or did you just leave it out because the new machine totally fails compared to the old one in that respect?

 

[technewstoday]

Top High End PC Hardware Video Reviews are here on http://youtube.com/PCwizKid/

 

[secretxax]

It's quite interesting that not a *single* one of Tom's Hardware "gaming" builds have "Windows 7" included in the cost. And what exactly are you gonna use for that "gaming" build of yours? XP?

ROFL!!! XD

 

[tornrot]

I'm sorry, did you say the case was "elegant"? Hardly the right word to describe that industrial looking behemoth, designed by transformer-bots to appeal to young human males. It brings to mind a futuristic fortress or an ammo case.

 

[secretxax]

The case simply sucks... enough said!

I'd rather choose a Thermaltake V3 for the build. I'm currently using it. Although not perfect, it's perfect for the price!

 

[Guest]

What about the $100 for Windows 7

 

[Guest]

Hey guys,
I know it's a different concept, but it would be interesting for me to hear an opinion about this configuration:

1. MB Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD3 149.99
2. RAM Memory G.Skill 8GB ( 2x4 ) 74.99
3. DVD/RW Optical Drive Lite-On 24x 19.99
4. CPU CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 219.99
5. COOLER CPU cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX3 25.99
6. HDD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 89.99
7. PSU Antec HCG-620 620W 79.99
8. CASE RAIDMAX Altas ATX-295WB Black 39.99
9. GPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti 249.99
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$950

Thanks,
Svet

 

[robisinho]

I know right now ram prices are falling like stones and hard drives are getting rare and expensive .. so I can totally understand the ram on this $1000 build. but I just thought to point out that right now, for easily $10 less, you could get an 8gb kit at 1600Mhz when building this rig. For $20 more, you could even get a 16GB kit

 

[cleeve]

[citation][nom]robisinho[/nom]I know right now ram prices are falling like stones and hard drives are getting rare and expensive .. so I can totally understand the ram on this $1000 build. but I just thought to point out that right now, for easily $10 less, you could get an 8gb kit at 1600Mhz when building this rig. For $20 more, you could even get a 16GB kit[/citation]

It's not MHz, it's latency.

And more RAM does not = more performance, anything over 4 GB is wasted.