phreakwars Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 To be quite honest with you, if you would rather do a simple upgrade, go with MSI K8N Neo4-F POWERCOLOR X1600PRO256MBDDR2 AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM You'll have one bitchin setup that will handle about anything you throw at it all for under $500.. Use the extra money and jazz the fucker up !! My customers favorite is the NZXT GUARDIAN , it's one of the most kick ass cases I have seen, you should see it LIVE and not in pictures !! Fuck dude, all I'm saying is for $800 canadian, you can get some better shit by building one yourself. FUCK that intergrated bullshit you were looking at... if you go intergrated, then don't buy a high end CPU.. it's a fucking waste without a good video card . Edit: before I forget, make sure you have an adequate power supply, and your powersupply supports the 24 pin board, or you will need an adapter. . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
snafu Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 Ohh God! I want to build one! I have to many things on my wish list already though. If my computer dies I just might have to do it anyways. Quote "You can't stop insane people from doing insane things by passing insane laws. That's just insane!" Penn & Teller NEVER FORGOTTEN
builder Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 So phreakwars, how much do you charge your customers for building them a kickarse machine? And how much warranty do you offer them with the purchase price? Quote Persevere, it pisses people off.
angie Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 I question your ability to build a computer... Anyhoo... Angie, it may not be the hard drive. I had a friend that had a laptop that did that...he just had to disk-check it and it worked fine. Blue Screens are software, not hardware(although it is possible something got fucked up and he can't do a damn thing except replace the hardware:eek: Tried disk check, tried booting from disk, tried the diagnostics scan. Nothing. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
phreakwars Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 So phreakwars, how much do you charge your customers for building them a kickarse machine? And how much warranty do you offer them with the purchase price?I charge 10% cost markup (Parts + OS licence ), plus $30-50 build fee. If the customer is going to install their own OS, I just charge the build fee. Usually it will come with the standard 1 year RMA exchange warranty, plus whatever the part manufacturer offers. . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
phreakwars Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 Tried disk check, tried booting from disk, tried the diagnostics scan. Nothing.I would boot into the recovery console and fix it there. It doesn't sound to me like the hard drive is bad either, you probably either have corrupted data or a missplaced file.. . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
Hamza123 Posted March 30, 2006 Author Posted March 30, 2006 Okay my budget is 1,500-1,600... I was thinking of getting that new case you were talking about and upgrading to AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core 2.0GHz... Since I can, would you? Quote Taking it up the poopchute from Allah since 1990.
phreakwars Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 I just "UPGRADED" from an FX-51 to an X2 4400+ Chip. If it is in your budget, I would actually go with the same. To me, I see no difference between this and the FX-57 except the price. I have seen quite a few claims of FX-60 performance, but I don't believe in pushing a CPU by overclocking, the long term effects could be devastating to overall system life. . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
Hamza123 Posted March 30, 2006 Author Posted March 30, 2006 Okay sweet, umm, one more thing, do I want a MOBO that supports DDR2? Or DDR? I don't know much about RAM. Quote Taking it up the poopchute from Allah since 1990.
Hamza123 Posted March 30, 2006 Author Posted March 30, 2006 Hmm, I am not sure if I want this... http://oemexpress.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={31522340-6464-46E4-A061-8CE11AE5EF6B}&ic=CPUAMD%2DX23800&Tp= Or this... http://oemexpress.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={31522340-6464-46E4-A061-8CE11AE5EF6B}&ic=CPUAMD%2DADA4200C&Tp= Each fit in my budget however, if I get the second one, I can only buy this kind of case... (Btw, any particular power supplies for particular mobos??) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1289171&CatId=1520 Quote Taking it up the poopchute from Allah since 1990.
jokersarewild Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 Okay sweet, umm, one more thing, do I want a MOBO that supports DDR2? Or DDR? I don't know much about RAM. Probably DDR2, since it is becoming the new "black". Just make sure that you don't get DDR2 ram for a DDR board, I believe that it fucks it up, but I'm not sure. And you should probably get the processor phreak recommended...http://oemexpress.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={31522340-6464-46E4-A061-8CE11AE5EF6B}&ic=CPUAMD%2DADA4400&Tp= And the configuration he recommended, budgetwise. If mine sounds better, you will end up paying about twice what is already there for the processor. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
angie Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 I would boot into the recovery console and fix it there. It doesn't sound to me like the hard drive is bad either, you probably either have corrupted data or a missplaced file.. . . Hm.. Oh well my parents already ordered the new hard drive LOL. I'm not telling them anything......shhh......... Oh and I believe the error on the screen was 'unmountable boot disk'...maybe unmountable boot volume...something along those lines. And I'll ask Bob if he tried to do....whatever you said. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
jokersarewild Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 I question YOURS too. My price was the same chipset/graphics for the same amount with more for your money. Your updated version includes a PCI-E 16x Video card.. Now if he wanted to go with a seperate videocard, why in the fuck would he want a motherboard with intergrated video ?? I'd switch that board to a socket 939 MSI board with no onboard video instead. And 2 gigs of memory ?? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ?? I believe 2 gigs is way too much.. and why in the fuck would he need XP Pro ?? XP home does just fine for what he will use it for. But then again.. if you have a bootleg copy.. fuck it !! . . Oops, forgot about the integrated video. The card I suggested is better than the onboard, though. And he mentioned needing a high end system... I basically will be playing highly graphical games, web design, and running my own web design company on this computer... I want a 64-Bit PC, with RAM at a high Mhz speed. Anyone, I ask you, please tell me your opinion! 64-Bit PC, High-Graphics games, and a web design company...YEAH, Phreak, XP home would be the best... Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
Hamza123 Posted March 30, 2006 Author Posted March 30, 2006 Sweet thanks for the link Joker. Okay my current personal budget is 1,500... Everything I want fits with what Phreak listed, also an upgrade to... http://oemexpress.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={31522340-6464-46E4-A061-8CE11AE5EF6B}&ic=CPUAMD%2DADA4400&Tp= Would I still use the same MOBO and Power Box for the processor.. Anything Supporting a 939 chipset right? Quote Taking it up the poopchute from Allah since 1990.
jokersarewild Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 Sweet thanks for the link Joker. Okay my current personal budget is 1,500... Everything I want fits with what Phreak listed, also an upgrade to... http://oemexpress.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={31522340-6464-46E4-A061-8CE11AE5EF6B}&ic=CPUAMD%2DADA4400&Tp= Would I still use the same MOBO and Power Box for the processor.. Anything Supporting a 939 chipset right? Listen Hamza and listen real closely: GO WITH THE MOTHERBOARD/POWER SUPPLY PHREAK POSTED!!! Don't take it personally, but you could fry the motherboard with an incorrect power supply. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
tiredofwhiners Posted March 30, 2006 Posted March 30, 2006 You geeks are "getting off" a little too much on this thread. Quote AA's for quitters...i'm no quitter!
Gallytuck Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Well, here's a bad one: The newest cases (not xps) can't open all of the way. Anyway, Hamza, here is an upgraded version of what Phreak suggested... BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $59.00 AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail $213.00 NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE/ATAPI 16X DVD Quote
Gallytuck Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 To strengthen your side of the coin, they're also responsible for that fucking kid in the commercials. Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted April 1, 2006 Posted April 1, 2006 I haven't seen this many white folk gathered since our last Klan meeting. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
jokersarewild Posted April 1, 2006 Posted April 1, 2006 Can we change clan policies? I'd like to see a cracker burned at the next meeting. Mainly, sixes. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
RoyalOrleans Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 Can we change clan policies? I'd like to see a cracker burned at the next meeting. Mainly, sixes. Sure. Why not? Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
Quarky1.0 Posted April 2, 2006 Posted April 2, 2006 I built my own system for around $3000 Australian, to buy it off the shelf it would have cost me around $4000, I know I did the sums Make your own, do some research and get the parts you want. My system had to be balanced for Autocad (I'm an architect) and graphics work, plus the all important gaming. If you are going for a pure gaming machine, go AMD, if you need to go any graphics work go for Intel. Intel are more stable when it comes to graphic work, AMD can develop a float point problem with AutoCad etc Just do you home work and you should be fine, this is also a great site, it has user reviews etc http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/ Enjoy Quote
phreakwars Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Just do you home work and you should be fine, this is also a great site, it has user reviews etc http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/ EnjoyHa, I can top that with the #1 site for PC nerds : http://www.anandtech.com/ I am a devoted reader, have been for YEARS.. . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
Hamza123 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Posted April 22, 2006 Oh hey btw. My Power Source came and it's great! 550W NVIDIA SLI Complyable. I am about 90 dollars short from being able to buy an AMD FX 58... Do you recommend an upgraded MOBO. I put that on hold, everything else is here but the MOBO and processor. Quote Taking it up the poopchute from Allah since 1990.
phreakwars Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Well that depends, are you going to actually USE the SLI function and run dual cards at some point ? And the bigger question... do you really NEED SLI ?? . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
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