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Hi Guys/Gals,
I have a fairly old machine now (with some updated bits). I purchased the bulk of it in 2007, exactly 4 years ago now (made it in the April).
My current spec (feel free to laugh):
Intel C2D E4300 @ Stock (w/ Arctic Cooler 7 Pro)
Gigabyte P965 DS3 v3.3
4GB GeiL DDR-II RAM
ATi 4850 512MB
HDDs - 1TB Samsung, 500 Western Digital and Seagate 500GB - All SATA-II
OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU
DVD-RW Drive (SATA)
Xigmatek Utgard
It's been good to me over the years (upgraded from 8800GTS to 4850, 2GB to 4GB, various hard drive additions, mainly for more space and also the case [from a Lian-Li PC-7+]). It does run all the Source games, including Portal 2 etc. But over the last 2 years, I've noticed that is struggles on anything new e.g. Crysis etc (which is obvious).
Now, on to the nitty gritty. I would like people in the current hardware loop to spec me a machine. I start my new job soon, so I will getting a monthly (I think) wage and I would love a new rig.
I want it to be on the Sandybridge Platform, as it looks the best for bang for buck, although if X58 is affordable, I'll give that a shot.
I love the look of the P67 Sabertooth and how it performs. Also, I want a decent graphics card that can handle most games (@ 1680 x 1050). A SATA-III SSD would also be awesome.
The parts I'd like to keep and utilise in this potential build are: the case, the hard drives (the 1TB one), DVD-Drive and maybe PSU (not sure the outputs, and if I still got them. The mother chucked loads of stuff out in a Spring clean earlier this year.. women!)
Thanks,
Jake
I have a fairly old machine now (with some updated bits). I purchased the bulk of it in 2007, exactly 4 years ago now (made it in the April).
My current spec (feel free to laugh):
Intel C2D E4300 @ Stock (w/ Arctic Cooler 7 Pro)
Gigabyte P965 DS3 v3.3
4GB GeiL DDR-II RAM
ATi 4850 512MB
HDDs - 1TB Samsung, 500 Western Digital and Seagate 500GB - All SATA-II
OCZ StealthXStream 500w PSU
DVD-RW Drive (SATA)
Xigmatek Utgard
It's been good to me over the years (upgraded from 8800GTS to 4850, 2GB to 4GB, various hard drive additions, mainly for more space and also the case [from a Lian-Li PC-7+]). It does run all the Source games, including Portal 2 etc. But over the last 2 years, I've noticed that is struggles on anything new e.g. Crysis etc (which is obvious).
Now, on to the nitty gritty. I would like people in the current hardware loop to spec me a machine. I start my new job soon, so I will getting a monthly (I think) wage and I would love a new rig.
I want it to be on the Sandybridge Platform, as it looks the best for bang for buck, although if X58 is affordable, I'll give that a shot.
I love the look of the P67 Sabertooth and how it performs. Also, I want a decent graphics card that can handle most games (@ 1680 x 1050). A SATA-III SSD would also be awesome.
The parts I'd like to keep and utilise in this potential build are: the case, the hard drives (the 1TB one), DVD-Drive and maybe PSU (not sure the outputs, and if I still got them. The mother chucked loads of stuff out in a Spring clean earlier this year.. women!)
Thanks,
Jake
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