Poll: Did you build your computer?

[nofear220]

nofear220
its........ beautiful

Thanks It was worth every penny.

There's too many i7 options out there at the moment lol So you think O/C i5 might be the way to go. I also have been recommended the i7-870. Is that a worthwhile option?

No, any i7-800 series is socket LGA-1156 (a mid performance platform) and the i7 900 series is socket LGA-1366 (a high performance platform). The i7 on LGA-1156 is just a new rubbish way of overcharging people for the i7 name. The i5 and i3 on the other hand, should be the only cpus on that socket type. The best bang for your buck by far is to get an i5 and OC it.

Edit: I know people who have gotten their i5 @ 5.0ghz which is CRAZY high for an i5, I would never recommend doing that unless you wish to decrease its lifespan by permanently damaging it. Plus you're probably air cooling so, 3.8-3.6 ghz will work great, just dont run too high of a voltage.

 

[JackRyan64]

Yup. First time ever, did it a couple of months back.

 

[Sjakie]

Core

CPU: i7 920
Mobo: ASUS PT6 Deluxe II
GPU: nVidia GTX295
HDD: 2x500GB SATAII
RAM: 2x2GB DDR3 10600
PSU: Antec Truepower Quattro 850W
CD/DVD: Philips DVD RW
Cooling: Stock
Overclocking: None

Peripheral

Monitor: LG W2252TQ 1680x1050 (16:10)
Mouse: Logitech Performance MX
Keyboard: Logitech G15 gaming keyboard
Case: Coolermaster Stacker nVidia Edition

Built it myself over several years.

Funny, you have a i7 920, same as me, which uses triple channel memory but you use only 2 banks? Impossible

Anyway, my core specs:
CPU: i7 920
Mobo: MSI X58 platinum
GPU: Radeon HD 5850
HDD: 1x1.5 TB and 1x500GB Samsung Spinpoint
RAM: 3x2GB DDR3 12800 OCZ
PSU: Corsair HX 750W
Sound Creative SB X-Fi

Build it myself, i never buy pre-asembled stuff since im a technocrat.

 

[The Night Shade]

My new PC no but my old one yes

 

[superbatranger]

My laptop is a 5 year old hand me down from my step dad after he got a new desktop for work..I'm planning on either ordering a custom built desktop or laptop sometime around Christmas.

 

[Blue Musician]

Yes, but with a low budget, so it isn't very good, can only play games from 2005 and backwards.

 

[EHKOS]

I wish, if I had the money I could make some unique ideas come to life. But I'm broke so I got a computer with an ATI....3200 chip...*sob*

 

[REDACTEDREDACTED]

Spent about $550 two years ago to create this:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 ($25 steal, figured I could always upgrade later if I needed to. Haven't needed to!)
Mobo: ASUS M3N78 PRO
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
HDD: 1x500GB SATA
RAM: 2X2GB PC2-6400 G.Skill RAM
PSU: Antec average cost PSU.
CD/DVD: Just your average DVD-RW
Cooling: Stock
Overclocking: None
Windows XP Pro

And just finished putting together the wife's PC in this:

For around $400 out of pocket, she has:

Mobo & CPU combo - Biostar. It's not amazing, but the most graphically taxing single player game she plays is Sims 3, so I'm not worried.
GPU: Sapphire HD 2600 XT (a very generous friend donated this.)
HDD: 1x750GB SATA (aforementioned generous friend also donated this!)
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
PSU: Antec ECO 620C
Windows 7 Pro