[QUOTE=Lexinator;25142846]Apart from that Is there a way to build a good gaming rig for at least 1000 aud?[/QUOTE]
pc building section, do NOT ask here
[QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;25142456]The best part is in 20 years people will look back on this and chuckle heartily.[/QUOTE]
Uh, but I'm already doing that. Perhaps for different reasons though.
[QUOTE=wndash;25128110]There are standard personal computer motherboards with 2 or more cpu slots[/QUOTE]
oh
[editline]09:52PM[/editline]
I thought it was just servers
It takes 1000w to power my GTX 470. A 1200w powering 4x480s? No, won't work. They'll need more.
[QUOTE=BlackDeath292;25145952]It takes 1000w to power my GTX 470. A 1200w powering 4x480s? No, won't work. They'll need more.[/QUOTE]
I can't decide whether to laugh at you or despair at how stupid people can be when it comes to computers
[QUOTE=wndash;25128110]There are standard personal computer motherboards with 2 or more cpu slots[/QUOTE]
Uh, no, unless that was a question.
And the electricity bills of this :byodood:
I was more amazed at the sheer amount of money spent on this. It'll cost more money for a month's electricity than this is worth.
[QUOTE=Apache249;25146291]Uh, no, unless that was a question.[/QUOTE]
Um, yes there is:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188067[/url]
[QUOTE=IMA SHAARK;25145929]oh
[editline]09:52PM[/editline]
I thought it was just servers[/QUOTE]
A server is a computer.
[QUOTE=IdiotStorm;25094851]Fixed[/QUOTE]
If you don't have the monitor, keyboard, mouse, case, other accessories and operating system, a decent AMD-based PC can cost $800.
[QUOTE=Tabarnaco;25149301]If you don't have the monitor, keyboard, mouse, case, other accessories and operating system, a decent AMD-based PC can cost $800.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147109&cm_re=micro_atx_case-_-11-147-109-_-Product[/url] - Case
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148469&Tpk=320gb%20barracuda[/url] - Barracuda 320GB
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134181&cm_re=2gb_ddr2-_-20-134-181-_-Product[/url] - Kingston 2GB
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046&cm_re=coolermaster_460-_-17-171-046-_-Product[/url] - CM 460W PSU
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127448&cm_re=4670-_-14-127-448-_-Product[/url] - 4670
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687&cm_re=athlon_ii_x2-_-19-103-687-_-Product[/url] - Athlon II X2 Regor - 2.9GHz
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130241&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-130-241-_-Product[/url] - MSI Motherboard
[I]Shazam[/I]
[QUOTE=IdiotStorm;25162213][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147109&cm_re=micro_atx_case-_-11-147-109-_-Product[/url] - Case
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148469&Tpk=320gb%20barracuda[/url] - Barracuda 320GB
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134181&cm_re=2gb_ddr2-_-20-134-181-_-Product[/url] - Kingston 2GB
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046&cm_re=coolermaster_460-_-17-171-046-_-Product[/url] - CM 460W PSU
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127448&cm_re=4670-_-14-127-448-_-Product[/url] - 4670
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103687&cm_re=athlon_ii_x2-_-19-103-687-_-Product[/url] - Athlon II X2 Regor - 2.9GHz
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130241&cm_re=am3_motherboard-_-13-130-241-_-Product[/url] - MSI Motherboard
[I]Shazam[/I][/QUOTE]
you forgot the os and optical drive
[editline]07:42PM[/editline]
and that won't exactly be ripping through games
[QUOTE=Apache249;25124349]It takes them six weeks to build a computer?[/QUOTE]
That's how long it takes for the parts to be shipped to them I think.
[QUOTE=Odellus;25184842]
and that won't exactly be ripping through games[/QUOTE]
Better than my 2.4 single core and 9400 GT. However, I can't see why anyone would want ride the middle lane with PC spending, seems a bit of a waste to me.
[QUOTE=IdiotStorm;25148280]Um, yes there is:
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188067[/URL][/QUOTE]
I'd hardly consider the SR2 Classy a regular board.
[QUOTE=Apache249;25190935]I'd hardly consider the SR2 Classy a regular board.[/QUOTE]
too bad it's not defined by what you consider a board is then
The only gaming peripherals I see as plausible are mice, everything else is bullshit labelled on crap. My Cherry stream xt performs the same or better than that steelseries keyboard and costs 10x less. Same for my HD555s combined with a £2 desktop mic from the supermarket.
I am joining the contest.
[QUOTE=Tukimoshi;25140687]Greatest? The Astros are sub-par compared to non-gaming headsets like the Sennheiser HD555's or the Audio Technica AD700s.
This is clearly just a "budgeted" thing.
Edit: By that, I mean some guys who vaguely know stuff about computers were given a lot of money, and just grabbed some shit that looked cool.[/QUOTE]
they are idiots who know jack shit about actual PC building. Everyone who think they are "s0 Pr0ZZzzz" on XBox Live (where these goons most likely originated), thinks flashy shit like Astro headsets are the plastic equivalent of gold. They don't know anything about audio quality and think price tag means everything.
You'd be better off buying this even though I can't stand Ati cards.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.466347[/url]
[QUOTE=hexpunK;25199097]they are idiots who know jack shit about actual PC building. Everyone who think they are "s0 Pr0ZZzzz" on XBox Live (where these goons most likely originated), thinks flashy shit like Astro headsets are the plastic equivalent of gold. They don't know anything about audio quality and think price tag means everything.[/QUOTE]
You wouldn't throw the computer away if you won though.
the goal was to build the most expensive computer. After it's just a way of selling things, most Gamespot readers are console players and think that price means quality.
Deal with it.
[QUOTE=pikzen;25200328]You wouldn't throw the computer away if you won though.
the goal was to build the most expensive computer. After it's just a way of selling things, most Gamespot readers are console players and think that price means quality.
Deal with it.[/QUOTE]
Of fucking course I wouldn't. But I would do the smart thing and salvage parts I actually want, then sell the rest. Seeing as I have a decent PC now.
So any updated videos?
The competition is now up: [url]http://uk.gamespot.com/promos/2010/greatest-gaming-rig/[/url]
Here's what you could win:
[list][*]Two Intel Xeon X5680 6-Core processors.
[*]An EVGA SR-2 motherboard with Dual CPU Sockets and 4-way SLI.
[*]24GB of Crucial's Ballistic DDR3 RAM.
[*]Three of Zotac's Nvidia GTX 480 graphics cards, and one GTX 460.
[*]A Corsair 120GB Force Solid State Drive.
[*]A Western Digital 1TB Caviar black drive.
[*]Two Ninja Scythe 3 heatsinks.
[*]Two Corsair H70 all-in-one liquid coolers.
[*]Corsair's AX 1200 Watt modular power supply.
[*]Nvidia's 3D Vision Kit.
[*]Three monitors for 3D Vision surround.
[*]Steel Series' Xai Laser mouse, 9HD mouse mat, and 7G keyboard.
[*]Astro Gaming's A40 headset, which has been customised with the GameSpot UK Logo, and Mix Amp.
[*]A copy of Windows 7 Ultimate.
[*]Lian Li's PC-V2120 case.[/list]
[highlight][b]No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Entry is open to UK residents aged 13 and over and is subject to our rules. Competition closes at midday on Sunday, October 31, 2010.[/b][/highlight]
Only for UK residents?
[editline]07:11PM[/editline]
I mean, it's no hurt to try it
Quite a simple contest here, just go to overclockers.co.uk and try and find the parts. No doubt that would be the closest to the pricing they had.
[editline]08:02PM[/editline]
Fuck it, just type "OVER 9000000 XDXDXD", you'll probably win.
I used google shopping to get rough prices for each part, added a sob story to why i should win. Nvidia 5 series. the end.
Two new parts are up:
[url]http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/sim/policesimulator/video/6280675#toggle_video[/url]
[url]http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/sim/eurotrucksimulator/video/6281667#toggle_video[/url]
I find it amusing that even though the competition states that it isn't trying to save money in ANY way at all, and that the whole idea is to see how much stuff they can cram into a single PC if money was no object, people are going on about how you could build a computer that could run games maxed for much less. That's not the point. They are building a total beast of a machine that is clearly overkill, and they don't really care about it being overkill. Deal with it, and enjoy it for what it is.
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