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Are any of them (linked below) a good choice?

First one.
3 (30%)
Undecided.
3 (30%)
Other one.
0 (0%)
Other other one.
2 (20%)
I honestly don't care.
2 (20%)

Total Members Voted: 10

Voting closed: July 27, 2010, 08:19:00 PM

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Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« on: July 20, 2010, 08:19:00 PM »
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227272

Other one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229188

Other other one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227258


Are they? I'm gonna be using whichever one for general gaming. Feel free to post suggestions, my preferred cost is between $750 and $1000.
« Last Edit: July 20, 2010, 11:45:08 PM by Hydro »
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2010, 07:47:28 AM »
Get something with a core i7. A Radeon HD5750 is gonna run every game you throw at it. Add 6GB of RAM and two 1TB disks. That's all you need for a kick-ass computer. Add a dirt cheap case but buy a good power supply for it.
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2010, 11:54:37 AM »
Get something with a core i7. A Radeon HD5750 is gonna run every game you throw at it. Add 6GB of RAM and two 1TB disks. That's all you need for a kick-ass computer. Add a dirt cheap case but buy a good power supply for it.
And if you're good with your hands, you can build yourself a kick ass case.
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2010, 08:13:02 PM »
You only ever need 1 TB of drive. Get the 1st one, i7 is better than Phenom II, I believe. (Could someone confirm this) Other than that I think 1 and 3 are identical. Don't get 2, it has shoddy quality control. If I were you though, I'd build my own PC.
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2010, 09:15:24 PM »
You only ever need 1 TB of drive.

Unless you have a lot of lossless quality music (but that doesn't make sense if you don't have an excellent soundcard and audio equipment).
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2010, 10:24:08 PM »
500 GB is fine. My brother has 10 TB and is running out...

I kinda like the first one best, but we'll see.
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2010, 10:44:33 PM »
Make sure if you have over 3GB of RAM you get the 64-bit OS.
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2010, 10:48:12 PM »
Make sure if you have over 3GB of RAM you get the 64-bit OS.

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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2010, 11:25:19 PM »
Preferably 4 or 8 gb of it, 3 would require you to mix and match cards. DDR2 RAM works better if all cards are the same.
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2010, 11:27:53 PM »
Alright.
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2010, 07:18:07 AM »
Also, don't shell out too much on RAM (I don't believe in all this good-bad quality bullsh**). I don't know if you can buy it in amerikuh, but in Europe you can get excellent chips named GoodRAM (that sounds like crap, but believe me, they never failed me). They give a lifetime warranty, and they're made in Poland!
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Re: Hydro's gonna get a new PC
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2010, 12:43:38 PM »
Well, there's always the internet...
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