Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System Builders

[Guest]

Welcome to Part One of Tom's Hardware's Holiday Gift Guide. This first episode is geared toward those system builders planning to pool some Christmas cash to construct a powerful (yet value-oriented) system. This year, Sarah is back to show off our picks.

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[the_silent_one]

Anytime you mention eyefinity, be sure to mention that ONE MONITOR MUST EITHER BE ON DISPLAYPORT OR ON AN ACTIVE DISPLAYPORT ADAPTER (not just any displayport adapter, but one that uses supplemental power). If people don't know this. They are in for a rude surprise. Also, if using a displayport to hdmi or dvi active adapter for eyefinity, make it the middle monitor.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

She would make a far better Christmas present than hardware components... 😉

 

[dhowie]

I think she should be on the gift guide, I can certainly bet most of us would rather have her then anything on here

 

[1898]

Does she come with the retail version of the i7?

 

[1898]

Obviously I meant to say i5 but seriously, why isn't there an edit button?

 

[nanotiberium]

I would like she to bring me the gift!

 

[FoShizzleDizzle]

Bet shes likes a good overcocking.

 

[FoShizzleDizzle]

overclocking*

 

[gtvr]

FoShizzle gets the Freudian slip of the day award

 

[kencolestud69]

Sarah, you make christmas better for us(tech geeks) each year.
😛

 

[JeanLuc]

[citation][nom]1898[/nom]Obviously I meant to say i5 but seriously, why isn't there an edit button?[/citation]

All your posts you make on the feedback page here can been found in the forum. If you want to edit your post here simply go the review comments (found here) forum, find this article and find you post and click on the quick edit button just and make the changes.

 

[twanto]

I don't understand why you recommend a 1.65v RAM kit at 1600 when you can have 1600 speeds at 1.5v with other kits, for a lower price. G.skill ripjaws, for example.

 

[zelannii]

The power supply, really, 850w for $179 and it;s only an 80+, not 85+?

Sure, it's got 6 8pin connectors... but it onl;y has 850w... an 8pin + 6pig GPU, like the 5890 Toms just recently reviewed, can handle 280w. That means 3 of those alone exceeds this PS performance, not even including any other components...

1: not modular. 2: too many connectors. 3: not 85% + rated. 4: about $40 too high of a price for what it DOES have.

 

[blacksins]

well, i saw all the pages only because of her!! i actually use toms hardware from long time ago and never registed, i did now only to comment hehe 😛

 

[JeanLuc]

Why do I get thumbs down vote when all I do is try and help the guy? Some of you are a bit trigger happy.

 

[bill gates is your daddy]

Is it wrong for me to want to spank her with my keyboard?

 

[zak_mckraken]

[citation][nom]JeanLuc[/nom]All your posts you make on the feedback page here can been found in the forum. If you want to edit your post here simply go the review comments (found here) forum, find this article and find you post and click on the quick edit button just and make the changes.[/citation]
Wow, thanks! Didn't know we could do that. Finally!

 

[digitalkryme]

Would of been better without the woman in the pics, cant get a good view of the hardware. Besides that my wife is better looking 😛

 

[blacksins]

[citation][nom]Digitalkryme[/nom]Would of been better without the woman in the pics, cant get a good view of the hardware. Besides that my wife is better looking[/citation]
WOW! really?!!

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]JeanLuc[/nom]All your posts you make on the feedback page here can been found in the forum. If you want to edit your post here simply go the review comments (found here) forum, find this article and find you post and click on the quick edit button just and make the changes.[/citation]

Well golly gosh! That's so convenient. In the next iteration, see if you can add more steps.

 

[masop]

[citation][nom]Digitalkryme[/nom]Would of been better without the woman in the pics, cant get a good view of the hardware. Besides that my wife is better looking[/citation]

Hey. Why don't you post pics of your hottie wife for all of us to see? 🙂 LOL

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Some great suggestions here! I've got the burner version of that bluray drive on my Christmas list.

 

[callousdigits]

For any of you that live near a microcenter, I just bought an I5 there for $149.99. I don't think they'll ship with that price, but that is KILLER for this processor!

 

[fatkid35]

my god she's hot. i bet she tastes like candy and smells like sunshine!