The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[Turb0Yoda]

Fan will be right there

 

[Bossyfins]

Ok then, that should be fine. You could also ghetto rig a card board holder as well if you wanted.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Ok then, that should be fine. You could also ghetto rig a card board holder as well if you wanted.

That was the original plan... Trying to figure that out though

 

[tiny voices]

What headunit?

kenwood ddx5901hd. i actually just got that recently. before i had an alpine single din, i forget its model number, circa 2006, and before that i had a nakamichi cd45z circa 2000. the rest of my phoenix gold stuff is all circa 2000 and the image dynamics are 2006 models.

How do you like that Kenwood? How does it compare to proper SQ headunits?

I love the old Nakamichi units.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

My brother's looking for a desktop, he does audio engineering stuff. Right now he does all his recording off a cheap $300 laptop with a Pentium. I told him he should build one.

I'm thinking a Xeon E3-1220V. Any major difference in that and the 1231 and 1241 other than frequency?

Edit: Strange, pcpartpicker shows no compatible mobos with it. It's LGA 1150.

Edit: NVM accidentally had DDR4 selected from previous build.

 

[RazerZ]

V3? The 1220 V3 doesn't have hyper threading which is probably the reason you're buying it. The 1231 and 1241 are identical except for clockspeed.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I think you mean "does" have hyperthreading since they are all Xeons. Anyways, that's probably above his budget. Cheap is really what he's looking for. I devised a few builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $478.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:39 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $400.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:39 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $344.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:39 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-C/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($23.65 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $275.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:40 EST-0500

He specifically says he needs 16GB RAM and a PCI slot (I'm guessing for a sound card). Skylake was a no-no because mobos with PCI slots are so much money.

 

[Onus]

If the cheap laptop has been adequate, why not save some money and get an i3 or even a desktop Pentium?

 

[tiny voices]

HE probably doesn't need 16gb RAM. I would go with an i3, cheap board, SSD, and seasonic 300w PSU.

 

[RazerZ]

No, I mean it doesn't have hyper threading while the other Xeons you listed do.

http://ark.intel.com/products/75052/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1220-v3-8M-Cache-3_10-GHz

 

[turkey3_scratch]

@Onus: He's looking for a lot of stuff. PCI slot for one thing for a sound card he needs. That's one reason he needs a desktop.

I came up with a pretty good build here, this one I think is best:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $372.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:45 EST-0500

@Razerz: thanks for the clarification

@Tiny: I have tried telling him he doesn't need 16GB but doesn't seem to want to agree with me.

 

[tiny voices]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-b85mdplus

This board is cheaper and has PCI slots.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Okay.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $354.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 17:00 EST-0500

 

[tiny voices]

Actually that motherboard might need a BIOS update as it does not support the 4170 on the oldest BIOS. Get the H97 to be safe.

 

[Onus]

If you want a B85 board, I've got a stack of otherwise-new review samples; $30 shipped (to USA) if you'd like one.

 

[tiny voices]

Which ones have you got?

 

[Onus]

I'll have to look when I get home; 4-5 though iirc.

 

[Onus]

MSI B85 G41 Mate and BioStar Hi-Fi B85S3+ are two of them; I know I've got a Gigabyte board.

 

[tiny voices]

I'd like to hear what else you have but I'm interested in the MSI. I will know if I need it by mid next week and $30 would be a steal! I will PM you if I am going to buy.

 

[Onus]

Ok!

 

[tiny voices]

Thanks! You da man!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I'd rather go with the Gigabyte anyway - likely a more reliable board.

@Onus: Thanks for the offer, but I'd rather just buy the Gigabyte one new from a store.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Well, I installed that Hard drive, formatted it, and moving 63.1 gigs of stuff to it... Used the wires and the case to keep it in place with card board as spaces to keep it away from bare metal and keep it in the "cage".

 

[Onus]

The two Gigabyte boards I have are the P85-D3 and the B85M-DS3H.

 

[nikoli707]

with my kenwood ddx5901 it can play flac audio files. my duramax makes quite a bit of ambient noise compared to almost all other cars so driving down the road the difference between mp3 and flac are extremely hard to notice. for critical listening i dont think the car is the best way to spend money for sound quality, all i want it to be is loud enough and clear. so as far as sound quality i would say compared to older decks ive owned its just as good in my situation. my other decks didn't have the integration and tech that this one has though so that a big bonus.