Comments | amaruk: Requesting opinions on computer stuff

amaruk

Requesting opinions on computer stuff

Jan 24, 2009 20:17

I want to build a new computer this year, so I thought I'd post my parts list to see if anyone has any opinions or advise about it. I'm particularly interested to hear thoughts about Radeon vs Geforce.

Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-US-BA-WOPSU Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

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volkl January 25 2009, 04:02:28 UTC

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770

I'd recommend that one over the one you listed only because Saphire is just a more trusted name and probably has better support. I can't really say, as I haven't owned ATI since the very first Radeons came out. But given that I've used nVidia since then, I'd say that the 4850 and 4870 cards are a hell of a lot better than what nvidia has out (the 200 and 9000 series). They're cheaper AND they perform better. The only drawback is that ATI cards tend to run hot, which may turn off some people. That and people say ATI's drivers suck, but I've never actually seen any proof besides people's opinions

amaruk January 25 2009, 15:35:59 UTC

I've got a Radeon 9800 in my computer now and it's worked pretty well. I've never bought a card for a build before so if you've had good luck with the Saphire I'll try it.

volkl January 25 2009, 04:04:18 UTC

Oh, also. You're gonna want to pick up a power supply as well. The site doesnt say what it requires, but I can bet it would need AT LEAST a 400 watt supply.

amaruk January 25 2009, 15:37:10 UTC

DOH! I guess I won't get very far without a power supply will I?

volkl January 25 2009, 04:09:19 UTC

Sorry for spamming up your comments, but that case is also ugly as hell :P

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112099

Get something that won't act like a night light and doesn't look like a thirteen year olds wet dream

amaruk January 25 2009, 15:39:21 UTC

Sorry man, but I think that the case you picked is ugly as hell. It looks like it came out of an old college computer lab. At any rate I picked the case I did for the extra ventilation more than anything else.

weiwardwulf January 25 2009, 17:42:06 UTC

I'd advise you against the 250G drives.

Get at least two hard drives, create a subdir on the 2nd one called backup, and plz don't waste your money on anything less than a 500G. I bought two of these for $65 each last fall. Memory and storage are usually the 1st things to antiquate a computer.