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by Ray of Light 03/06/2010, 2:47pm PST |
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For small differences in RPM, cache size and sophistication of the drive electronics will overwhelm seek-time differences. Have look. Then, consider that modern 5900s are cheaper, effectively silent and use 2/3s the power of a 7200 (in a stack of four, it's the difference between passive cooling and an extra fan). SSD for programs + 5900(s) for media is a killer combo.
I think your 3Gb/s underline was just a brain fart or something, since no extant drive has a 6Gb/s interface. No mechanical drive can saturate even a 1.5Gb/s link. The best SSDs are just baaarely grazing the limits of 3Gb/s and only on huge sequential reads. ALSO, integrated storage chipsets are usually mediocre and I doubt those new 2-port "6Gb/s" parts can deliver anything of the sort. USB 3.0 is worth seeking on a new mobo; SATA 6Gb/s is not.
Getting to your recommendations proper, there's good contrast between yours and mine. I won't argue brands -- the difference in failure rates between premium and B-list is probably just a couple of percentage points, putting the weighted cost of lower reliability at a couple of bucks (depending on what arbitrary dollar value you assign to the inconvenience of failure). I hate troubleshooting and mail-order RMA, so I pony up. As to everything else:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965; i5-750 is $19 more, -30W idle power consumption, +10-20% on every benchmark. Powered up 24/7 and paying 12 cents per kWh, it will take six months to recover the $19. Since it burns less power, you may not even need a new CPU cooler: On Fussbett's sayso, I always use the stock one. Looking at charts of temp readings, you get a solid drop from switching to a square rad parallel to the rear case fan (such as Coolermaster Hyper 212, $30), and diminishing returns as you pile on heatpipes, aluminum mass, and fans.
Video: ATi Radeon HD 4890 1GB, the cheapest you can find. I picked the cheapest thing that got 60fps in L4D-high. You've probably thought more about this one than I have.
PSU: Corsair 850HX. Two hundred dollars! It takes about $2k in parts to get the PSU calc to recommend anything over 600W. |
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Well fuck. by Mischief Maker 03/05/2010, 6:46pm PST 
ATI is price/performance king right now by Entropy Stew 03/05/2010, 6:49pm PST
$500-1000 by Mischief Maker 03/05/2010, 9:13pm PST
Integrated sound is fine. Sound doesn't get any soundier. NT by Awaiting ES's video card response. 03/05/2010, 10:19pm PST
No it is not. by Mischief Maker 03/05/2010, 10:52pm PST
You should buy a soundblaster card then. That oughta clear up all your problems NT by Awaiting ES's video card response. 03/05/2010, 10:56pm PST
I haven't had problems with mine by Entropy Stew 03/06/2010, 4:18pm PST
never had hw/driver probs like MM, but lots of noise from HDD steppers and DVI NT by Ray of Light 03/06/2010, 4:45pm PST
VIDEO CARD RESPONSE by Entropy Stew 03/06/2010, 4:23pm PST
Do you intend to overclock or run everything stock? NT by Eurotrash 03/05/2010, 11:07pm PST
In any case, for a good semi-budget setup: by Eurotrash 03/06/2010, 12:13am PST
Start from here and work down by Ray of Light 03/06/2010, 1:15am PST
Re: Start from here and work down by Mr. Copy 03/06/2010, 1:23am PST
Ooh, it's like of those new iPods! by Jerry Whorebach 03/06/2010, 12:37pm PST
Holy shit, I have fallen behind the curve by Mischief Maker 03/07/2010, 9:56am PST
worse in some ways, better in others. They have a 3yr warranty (vs 5 for HDDs). by Ray of Light 03/07/2010, 11:08am PST
How did I miss SSDs? I just did an upgrade, didn't even think about hard drives by Rafiki 03/07/2010, 4:09pm PST
I'm pretty critical about case noisiness, the Antec Sonata cases are very quiet. by Fullofkittens 03/07/2010, 4:24pm PST
The 2nd derivative of historical SSD prices is negative. Just wait. by Ray of Light 03/07/2010, 8:14pm PST
right or 99 bucks for like 1TB now? NT by Worm 03/07/2010, 9:22pm PST
I bought this before Christmas: by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/06/2010, 1:29am PST
whaaaaa by Eurotrash 03/06/2010, 12:15pm PST
I am electing to reply to the weaker of your two posts by Ray of Light 03/06/2010, 2:47pm PST
Seconding the i5 and CM heat sink recommendations here by Entropy Stew 03/06/2010, 4:25pm PST
Thirded. by CattleHumper 03/07/2010, 8:07am PST
Re: Thirded. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/07/2010, 12:44pm PST
Re: Thirded. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/07/2010, 5:17pm PST
Re: I am electing to reply to the weaker of your two posts by Eurotrash 03/07/2010, 12:54pm PST
LET ME SHOW YOU MY STATS AND SPECS!!!!! by Motherhead 03/07/2010, 1:05pm PST
Okay I'm convinced, fuck AMD but stick with a Gucci PSU. NT by Eurotrash 03/07/2010, 2:12pm PST
You showed that fag! NT by amd4ever.com forums 03/07/2010, 3:15pm PST
Yeah I was merely being sarcastic, they don't even know HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH*snort* NT by Eurotrash 03/07/2010, 3:29pm PST
How much do you value your time? by Mysterious Stranger 03/07/2010, 1:18pm PST
Bayonetta isn't worth $1000, so yes do this NT by FABIO 03/07/2010, 1:52pm PST
$1000 to play an average port of a game designed to run on a $200 console? NT by I don't get PC gamers :( 03/07/2010, 4:17pm PST
http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n6/33_Bank_Street_writer.php NT by Can your console EVEN do that? 03/07/2010, 5:09pm PST
Psh, nice Jet Ski, let's see you drive that thing to the office every day! NT by Jerry Whorebach 03/07/2010, 7:07pm PST
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