The PC (Personal Computer) is a highly configurable and upgradable gaming platform that, among home systems, sports the widest variety of control methods, largest library of games, and cutting edge graphics and sound capabilities.
Well I've finally got a new computer, set it up, fixed issues and got it connected to the internets. The internet thing was actually harder than i expected, due to my 64 bit OS my shoddy Netgear pci card doesnt support 64 bit, so I had to find a card that did, find a store that sold that card and then finally find time to go outside and buy that card. So, without further ado, I shall paste mah specs!
OS: Vista Home Premium 64 (Its cool, I'm getting 7) MOBO: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 CPU: i7 950 3ghz GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 295 RAM: 6gb of awesomeness HDD: 2 x 1tb Screen: Acer 23" Case: Antec 900II Sound Card: SoundMAX HD audio Mouse and Keyboard: Shit standard Microsoft
So I am very happy with it, there have been a few slight compatability issues though (for instance I can't play Dungeon Keeper 2) I'm currently in the process of moving over all my shit which may take a while but thanks to me finally getting file sharing working on my computer it might not take as long as I innitialy thought. I'm going to borrow Crysis from a friend to slaughter that game and show it who's boss. Now all thats left is to get a better ISP than Bigpond (shouldn't be hard) so I can get epic pings!
Well I've finally got a new computer, set it up, fixed issues and got it connected to the internets. The internet thing was actually harder than i expected, due to my 64 bit OS my shoddy Netgear pci card doesnt support 64 bit, so I had to find a card that did, find a store that sold that card and then finally find time to go outside and buy that card. So, without further ado, I shall paste mah specs!
OS: Vista Home Premium 64 (Its cool, I'm getting 7) MOBO: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 CPU: i7 950 3ghz GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 295 RAM: 6gb of awesomeness HDD: 2 x 1tb Screen: Acer 23" Case: Antec 900II Sound Card: SoundMAX HD audio Mouse and Keyboard: Shit standard Microsoft
So I am very happy with it, there have been a few slight compatability issues though (for instance I can't play Dungeon Keeper 2) I'm currently in the process of moving over all my shit which may take a while but thanks to me finally getting file sharing working on my computer it might not take as long as I innitialy thought. I'm going to borrow Crysis from a friend to slaughter that game and show it who's boss. Now all thats left is to get a better ISP than Bigpond (shouldn't be hard) so I can get epic pings!
there have been a few slight compatability issues though (for instance I can't play Dungeon Keeper 2
Then you have failed. It's actually probably something to do with then 64 bit system though, if you enjoy playing old PC games you should consider installing a second OS on there somewhere, XP would fix most of your compatibility problems.
If you don't mind me asking how much did all that stuff cost? I'm considering a similar build to replace this aging machine. I might instead go for one of those new i5's to cut down on the costs a bit.
@SL33TBL1ND: Yeah that's what I meant...I was shocked at the $3600...that's what you paid? That seems like twice what it should have cost even converted to USD, unless PC components are a lot more expensive over there.
" @SL33TBL1ND: Yeah that's what I meant...I was shocked at the $3600...that's what you paid? That seems like twice what it should have cost even converted to USD, unless PC components are a lot more expensive over there. "
They are a good amount more expensive, but it could definitely be built for less than $3600 on your own. Probably not as much less as you think though.
" @SL33TBL1ND: Yeah that's what I meant...I was shocked at the $3600...that's what you paid? That seems like twice what it should have cost even converted to USD, unless PC components are a lot more expensive over there. "
They are a good amount more expensive, but it could definitely be built for less than $3600 on your own. Probably not as much less as you think though. "
Yeah, my graphics card by itself cost just over AUS$700, its the same with games over here in Australia. Yahtzee likes to think of it as the "we have the nicest beaches tax".
I hope you realize that it is going to be obsolete in ~1 month.
There is no reasonable justification for buying top of the line- the price premium is not equivalent of the performance gain.
It also boggles the mind that you bought it pre-built. You literally spent ~1000 US (1150 AUS) dollars more than you would have had you built it yourself in the US.
I hope you realize that it is going to be obsolete in ~1 month.
There is no reasonable justification for buying top of the line- the price premium is not equivalent of the performance gain.
It also boggles the mind that you bought it pre-built. You literally spent ~1000 US (1150 AUS) dollars more than you would have had you built it yourself in the US.
Pretty expensive, but nice setup congrats. As far as being obsolete in a month, thats just stupid. Sure newer, better hardware will come out in a few months or whatever, but I can play most PC games on a rig I got 4 years ago. I could see this rig lasting even longer than that. Besides if you think about it how much better can graphics get?
Man this blog is geting way more replies than I thought it would.
@SirPsychoSexy: Yeah, the only thing I may have trouble with might be Crysis 2, but even then it should be fine.
@Gunner: Yeah, and maybe if I find the money I could be bothered to buy another and SLI them. Though I'll only do this once the 300's come out, then the price drop will make it easier.
@JJWeatherman: Yeah, well I just used the same principal as when I bought my TV, might as well spend as much as I possibly can because I am going to have it for a while!
@torus: Wasn't exactly prebuilt, this store builds custom rigs for people at better prices than many other places around here. Plus, prices for computer parts as I've already stated, along with everything else, are much more expensive in Australia anyway. Oh, and I will enjoy.
I hope you realize that it is going to be obsolete in ~1 month.
There is no reasonable justification for buying top of the line- the price premium is not equivalent of the performance gain.
It also boggles the mind that you bought it pre-built. You literally spent ~1000 US (1150 AUS) dollars more than you would have had you built it yourself in the US.
Enjoy. "
Well...Aren't you an asshole? "
For real. His setup is going to be maxing out games 2+ years from now, no need to be jealous.
Why bother right now? In a month those 295s will in all likelihood be outclassed by a single DX11 card. Just hold out for a month, maybe two for Nvidia.
That is awesome and might I just add I only have 4 gigs of ram with a quad core and still nothing maxes up my ram so that computer should last you a good while!
@oDawg: Hah! Especially since they have spinny blue LED's in them.
@Gunner: Its nice having supporters online, although it might be good to add I can't run Crysis on max everything, if I lower the resolution I can put everything else on max, but then it isn't max. But if I had to 295's, or OC'd my current one, that would be a different story.
@Jiggah: Or just buy the 2 295's once the 300's come out for the price drop, that might make more sense.
" @SL33TBL1ND: Yeah that's what I meant...I was shocked at the $3600...that's what you paid? That seems like twice what it should have cost even converted to USD, unless PC components are a lot more expensive over there. "
They are a good amount more expensive, but it could definitely be built for less than $3600 on your own. Probably not as much less as you think though. "
Yeah, my graphics card by itself cost just over AUS$700, its the same with games over here in Australia. Yahtzee likes to think of it as the "we have the nicest beaches tax". "
I work at Best Buy, and a guy came in from New Zealand. He had just bought an Asus netbook over there for over AUS$800.....it's only $299 US here...
" @SL33TBL1ND: Yeah that's what I meant...I was shocked at the $3600...that's what you paid? That seems like twice what it should have cost even converted to USD, unless PC components are a lot more expensive over there. "
They are a good amount more expensive, but it could definitely be built for less than $3600 on your own. Probably not as much less as you think though. "
Yeah, my graphics card by itself cost just over AUS$700, its the same with games over here in Australia. Yahtzee likes to think of it as the "we have the nicest beaches tax". "
I work at Best Buy, and a guy came in from New Zealand. He had just bought an Asus netbook over there for over AUS$800.....it's only $299 US here... "
Yeah, pricing is fully screwed over in Australia, along with our classification system.
You really over payed for your PC I could have built 2 PC with that money that would have performed as good and still have some money left for a nice monitor, gaming mouse and keyboard...
"You really over payed for your PC I could have built 2 PC with that money that would have performed as good and still have some money left for a nice monitor, gaming mouse and keyboard...
edit: Oh your in Australia that explains it :P "
Yeah, gotta love Aus! @captain_clayman said:
"i wish i had the money for that, the graphics card alone is like $450. "
Actually its $700 at least in Australia but thats because of our country being stupid.
@Giantsquirrel: Honestly, I'm not going to get 7 64bit until I find a hack to allow stereo mix devices. Yes that's right, Microsoft completely turned of stereo mix devices in W7. @sandwich_adjustment: Lol.
" @Giantsquirrel: Honestly, I'm not going to get 7 64bit until I find a hack to allow stereo mix devices. Yes that's right, Microsoft completely turned of stereo mix devices in W7.@sandwich_adjustment: Lol. "
Sorry mate, they didn't turn them off. What's been floating around the internet regarding that is mostly rubbish spread by people who are lazy and unwilling to do their own research.
This is what worked for me in Windows 7 64bit. I have a realtek onboard system.
" @SL33TBL1ND: Woot! Nice rig bro. I have a GTX 260 at the moment, totally considering going for a pair of 295's though. lemme know how it runs for ya :) "
i think you should definitely wait for DX11 cards, or go the ati route with their DX11 cards. serioously, nvidia will probably come out with a DX11 card in a year or so, and it'll be about the same price.
@Willy105: Why thankyou. @captain_clayman: Yeah well the place I bought it from this was the best card possible there. @88Fingers: Find something better to do @SeriouslyNow: Well thanks for that, its just my friend has 7 and at his house we couldn't even find the device. I'll be sure to change to 7 then.
Oh and you guys should all know that this blog is rather old just incase you didn't notice.
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