Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
     
 
Home Gallery Reviews Blogs Register Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Members List


Go Back   Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Intel > Intel - General > Intel Build Logs
Reload this Page $1500 gaming budget build for my friend

Reply
Page 3 of 4 12 3 4
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 04-28-09   #21 (permalink)
Intel Overclocker
 
Villainstone's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: May 2006
Location: NY
Posts: 4,323

Rep: 224 Villainstone is acknowledged by manyVillainstone is acknowledged by manyVillainstone is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 195
FAQs Submitted: 2
Hardware Reviews: 5
Trader Rating: 28
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by flag182 View Post
Your buddy will see better performance out of that Q9650
ARE YOU CRAZY. I will put my i7 against a Penryn at same core clocks. The i7 hold many advantages over the s775 CPU/MB. IMC, triple channel DDR3, Xfire or SLI, future proof more than the s775, it truly trumps in every way minus in terms of price. That being said the Q9650 is about the same price point, so i7 is a no brainer IMO.

System: Blood Heaven i7
CPU
Intel i7 920		 Motherboard
Foxconn Bloodrage		 Memory
OCZ i7 Certified 1600mhz 		Graphics Card
2x HD4890 Crossfire
Hard Drive
Seagate 7200.12 1TB		 Sound Card
Foxconn X-Fi Sonar		 Power Supply
Zalman 850w ZM850-HP		 Case
CM Stacker 830
CPU cooling
TRUE lapped + Delta 130cfm		 GPU cooling
Stock + added exhaust fan		 OS
Vista Ultimate SP1 x64		 Monitor
Samsung 2343BWX 16:9 20,000:1
Villainstone is offline Villainstone's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #22 (permalink)
PC Gamer
 
chavez885's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: OKC,OK
Posts: 754

Rep: 73 chavez885 is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 58
Trader Rating: 1
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by flag182 View Post
Why go I7 for a gaming build. I'd get the 780i, Q9650 and SLI GTX 275's
Quote:
Originally Posted by flag182 View Post
Your buddy will see better performance out of that Q9650
Wow your posts are helpful. You do know how much better SLI/Crossfire scale on i7 right? Actually don't answer that
__________________
[no XP fanboy] [no Vista hate] [no intel/amd fanboy] [no nvidia/ati fanboy]
AMD Opty 165 @ 2.8 | DFI LP SLI-DR Expert -7800 GTX SLI
E6850 @ 3.6 | Gigabyte P35 DS4 - 8800GTX
Yes, WoW Hater

Quote:
Originally Posted by tweakboy
but CPU is @ its limit and cant do 3D,, soo my next upgrade once again is in probably 20 years,, when the CPU has a GPU in it
THE Overclock Guide, YA RLY

System: Quadzilla
CPU
i7 920 | 4ghz | 1.4v |21x191 | HT OFF		 Motherboard
Gigabyte EX58-UD5		 Memory
Gskill (6 x 2GB) DDR3-1600mhz [6GBPI] 		Graphics Card
2 x EVGA GTX260 [192]
Hard Drive
3x640 WDAAKS (Cavier Blue) Raid 0, Seagate Storage		 Sound Card
Onboard (creative drivers suck)		 Power Supply
Corsair 750TX		 Case
Lian Li PC-201
CPU cooling
Noctua NH-U12P		 OS
Windows 7/ Windows XP		 Monitor
L246WP 24" MVA Panel
chavez885 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #23 (permalink)
Overclocker in Training
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Posts: 28

Rep: 0 ATME Unknown
Unique Rep: 0
Trader Rating: 0
Default
How about a q9550 o/c to 4ghz? I'd say go LGA775 with a very good GPU setup, rather than i7 w/ a mediocre GPU. Just my 2 pennies. Also, going 4gb on ram rather than 8gb might save you a bit of cash that you can pour on to a good CPU cooler. Just food for thought.
__________________
System: Kandalf The Black
CPU
Intel Q9550 E0		 Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P BIOS FC Rev. 1.6		 Memory
8GB G.Skill DDR2-1066 		Graphics Card
EVGA GTX 275 Vanilla
Hard Drive
4x Patriot Warp V2 32GB in Raid0		 Sound Card
Onboard		 Power Supply
PCP & P Silencer Quad 750W Black		 Case
Thermaltake Kandalf LCS
CPU cooling
Swiftech Apogee GTZ		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
Windows 7 x64		 Monitor
Samsung LN40A530 40" 1080P LCD TV
ATME is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #24 (permalink)
nVidia Enthusiast
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,121

Rep: 71 Russkiy is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 63
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by chavez885 View Post
Obviously he wants the best cooler. Either get a TRUE or the Megahalems.

**links**

Hard to find Mega in stock, i'd have to do some searching. Also you'll need fans for these coolers, but they are the best.

Megahalems

TRUE Black

Yes those were at the top of my list as well. What about some monsters on this page I have a special interest in the Scythe Orochi, any experiances with it peeps?
__________________
System: MasterMediaRig
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 SLACR) 3.4Ghz @ 1.40v		 Motherboard
ASUS Striker Extreme nVidia 680i SLI		 Memory
OCZ2 Reaper 4GbX1066Mghz 		Graphics Card
BFG GTX280(oc) / ASUS EN8800GTS 320(as Physx)
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 500gb		 Sound Card
ADI		 Power Supply
Thermatake ToughPower 1000w		 Case
CoolMaster Mystique 632
CPU cooling
ASUS Silent Square EVO		 GPU cooling
Stock Air		 OS
XP x64 Pro SP2		 Monitor
Gateway 24" HD
Russkiy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #25 (permalink)
4.0 GHz
 
RAFFY's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,794

Rep: 175 RAFFY is acknowledged by manyRAFFY is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 156
Trader Rating: 20
Default
Both builds do not include a case or dvd burner....

775 Build

i7 Build
RAFFY is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #26 (permalink)
nVidia Enthusiast
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,121

Rep: 71 Russkiy is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 63
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by chavez885 View Post
Obviously he wants the best cooler. Either get a TRUE or the Megahalems.

**links**

Hard to find Mega in stock, i'd have to do some searching. Also you'll need fans for these coolers, but they are the best.

Megahalems

TRUE Black

Yes those were at the top of my list as well. What about some monsters on this page I have a special interest in the Scythe Orochi, any experiances with it peeps?
__________________
System: MasterMediaRig
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 SLACR) 3.4Ghz @ 1.40v		 Motherboard
ASUS Striker Extreme nVidia 680i SLI		 Memory
OCZ2 Reaper 4GbX1066Mghz 		Graphics Card
BFG GTX280(oc) / ASUS EN8800GTS 320(as Physx)
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 500gb		 Sound Card
ADI		 Power Supply
Thermatake ToughPower 1000w		 Case
CoolMaster Mystique 632
CPU cooling
ASUS Silent Square EVO		 GPU cooling
Stock Air		 OS
XP x64 Pro SP2		 Monitor
Gateway 24" HD
Russkiy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #27 (permalink)
PC Gamer
 
chavez885's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: OKC,OK
Posts: 754

Rep: 73 chavez885 is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 58
Trader Rating: 1
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russkiy View Post
Yes those were at the top of my list as well. What about some monsters on this page I have a special interest in the Scythe Orochi, any experiances with it peeps?
Doesn't cool that well, but its very quiet. Here's a couple reviews.

http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...id=2258&page=5

http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?ca...9&pagenumber=6
__________________
[no XP fanboy] [no Vista hate] [no intel/amd fanboy] [no nvidia/ati fanboy]
AMD Opty 165 @ 2.8 | DFI LP SLI-DR Expert -7800 GTX SLI
E6850 @ 3.6 | Gigabyte P35 DS4 - 8800GTX
Yes, WoW Hater

Quote:
Originally Posted by tweakboy
but CPU is @ its limit and cant do 3D,, soo my next upgrade once again is in probably 20 years,, when the CPU has a GPU in it
THE Overclock Guide, YA RLY

System: Quadzilla
CPU
i7 920 | 4ghz | 1.4v |21x191 | HT OFF		 Motherboard
Gigabyte EX58-UD5		 Memory
Gskill (6 x 2GB) DDR3-1600mhz [6GBPI] 		Graphics Card
2 x EVGA GTX260 [192]
Hard Drive
3x640 WDAAKS (Cavier Blue) Raid 0, Seagate Storage		 Sound Card
Onboard (creative drivers suck)		 Power Supply
Corsair 750TX		 Case
Lian Li PC-201
CPU cooling
Noctua NH-U12P		 OS
Windows 7/ Windows XP		 Monitor
L246WP 24" MVA Panel
chavez885 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #28 (permalink)
Intel Overclocker
 
flag182's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: The Burgh, PA
Posts: 1,802

Rep: 88 flag182 is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 81
Trader Rating: 14
Default
*EDIT* Sorry for all above post I thought you were speaking of the i7 940 which would be a third of his budget.
__________________
dXploiT

System: I7, 295 quad sli... nvm
CPU
E8400 @ 4.0		 Motherboard
UD3P w/ HR-05		 Memory
4GB 2x2 G.Skill ddr2 800 		Graphics Card
4870
Hard Drive
160GB		 Power Supply
750TX Corsair
CPU cooling
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283		 OS
Windows XP 64 bit		 Monitor
22" LCD
Last edited by flag182 : 04-28-09 at 04:38 PM
flag182 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #29 (permalink)
nVidia Enthusiast
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,121

Rep: 71 Russkiy is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 63
Trader Rating: 0
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by flag182 View Post
*EDIT* Sorry for all above post I thought you were speaking of the i7 940 which would be a third of his budget.
No problem mate thanks for participation!
__________________
System: MasterMediaRig
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 SLACR) 3.4Ghz @ 1.40v		 Motherboard
ASUS Striker Extreme nVidia 680i SLI		 Memory
OCZ2 Reaper 4GbX1066Mghz 		Graphics Card
BFG GTX280(oc) / ASUS EN8800GTS 320(as Physx)
Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES SATA 500gb		 Sound Card
ADI		 Power Supply
Thermatake ToughPower 1000w		 Case
CoolMaster Mystique 632
CPU cooling
ASUS Silent Square EVO		 GPU cooling
Stock Air		 OS
XP x64 Pro SP2		 Monitor
Gateway 24" HD
Russkiy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-09   #30 (permalink)
4.0 GHz
 
xdaseinx's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,590

Rep: 242 xdaseinx is acknowledged by manyxdaseinx is acknowledged by manyxdaseinx is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 173
Trader Rating: 1
Default
The raptor is a waste of money for a gaming machine. All games load to memory so the speed of the drive only affects startup and level changes. You could buy 2 drives for less money and Raid 0 for the same performance as the raptor, IMO.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by GibbyGano View Post
This thread has snowballed into something horrifying. O_o

System: Black Box 3
CPU
i7 920 4GHz 1.248 VCore		 Motherboard
Gig EX58-UD3R		 Graphics Card
5870
Hard Drive
2x250GB WD RAID 0, 500GB WD		 Power Supply
SilverStone Zeus 850w		 Case
Antec 902
CPU cooling
Zalman 9900		 OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
xdaseinx is offline xdaseinx's Gallery   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 3 of 4 12 3 4

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:16 AM.

Contact Us - Overclock.net - Archive - Top

Overclock.net is a Carbon Neutral Site Creative Commons License

Terms of Service / Forum Rules | Privacy Policy | DMCA Info | Advertising | Become an Official Vendor
Copyright © 2009 Shogun Interactive Development. Most rights reserved.
Page generated in 0.17224 seconds with 9 queries