Build assistance

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:00 pm

Kariudo wrote:just had a quick thought. The Q6600 (oem) is cheaper than the cpu you have now, so if price was holding you back from a quad that shouldn't be an issue.

Heck, even the retail version is the same price as the one he has picked out now. And I'll vouch for the Q6600; I'm using one right now. Everything I've tried runs very smoothly.

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:21 pm

Price was a reason, that and do I really need the quad? Most of my apps barely make use of the two core Pentium 4 Processor I have now. But if it really is that good I can always swap it.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:30 pm

eh, but the retail comes with that lousy excuse for a hsf.
You don't need the quad, but it could help out for encoding

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:46 pm

Kariudo wrote:eh, but the retail comes with that lousy excuse for a hsf.
You don't need the quad, but it could help out for encoding

If HSF is referring to the heat sink I was planning on replacing it anyway regardless of the CPU I was gonna get.

But hey, don't they say 'build a computer for the future?" Make one that works good today and for several months/years (if that's even possible given how fast this stuff advances) So I'll probably go with the quad only if it really is faster than the C2D. I have read that some lower C2Q CPUs are actually slower than the higher end C2D CPUs.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:53 pm

Clock Frequency is only part of the battle. The C2D you have your eyes on is made with the 45nm process (which did make performance improvements over the 65nm ones like the Q6600)

That said, general benchmarks showed that the E8500 and the Q6600 are pretty much neck and neck (though when the E8500 did pull ahead it was by a good amount)

You wouldn't really notice the difference until you started to rip dvds, index vobs, and encode clips at the same time...and it doesn't look like parallel programming is going to make any leaps or bounds any time soon.

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:35 am

Interesting power supply article: http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsu ... spx?i=3413

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:17 pm

After some thought, I've decided on this build (getting HDD and Optical from Best Buy after I get my next paycheck.

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support

-$25.00 Instant
$219.99
$194.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

-$50.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate
$179.99
$129.99

EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$219.99

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

-$30.00 Instant
$40.00 Mail-in Rebate
$299.99
$269.99

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4

$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$109.98

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 English 1 Pack for System Builders w/multiple CD
$149.99

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
$169.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500
$189.99

Grand Total: $1,434.91

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:38 am

Okay got another question. I just tried hooking this bastard up and everything works except when I plug in the Graphics Card. Now I have to double check the insertion since it's a true pain in the ass to put it in. But are you guys sure the PSU is powerful enough to run it?

kenzuka · Post by **kenzuka** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:19 am

Your power supply is more than enough for your configuration.

Since it seems like the problem comes from the GC, you can try:
- checking if your card is well plugged and no hardware interfere with the connection.
- Have you connected all the power plug on the MB and/or the GC?
- have you connected all your component with the same 12V channel (do not know the real name in english, sorry; there are more than one on a PS)? Try using more than one to balance your PS.

If this doesn't work, try putting your GC in another computer. If it doesn't work, well, go exchange your card to your retailer... It is possible to buy a card which doesn't work. I had the problem on a MB last year, so don't exclude that.

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:44 am

Yep and low and behold it turned out that we missed a simple 8 pin connector during our build last night.

Let this be a lesson kiddies, do not try to put a computer together when you are 1) tired and 2) trying to continue when you are frustrated to the point where you are gonna toss the damn thing out the window.

I still think I shorted out the Optical drive

but it booted and loaded up Windows... even though I didn't install the OEM yet.