Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Flifast on December 14, 2009, 10:50:15 AM
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I'm looking for computer suggestions this x-mass season. The basic idea is: post your ideal system for $500.00 one for $1000.00 and for geeks the ultimate system. List towers only, no monitors. List where we can buy it before x-mass and why this system makes the most of the Aces High program.
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Flifast
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Well in the $1000 category, I'd take a look at TilDeath's Mage system. http://tdcomputersystems.com/systems/the-mage/prod_98.html A good system with the best customer support you can ask for. It runs not only AH very well for me, but my many other games as well. (Fallout 3, Empire: Total War, Bioshock to name a few) :rock
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Well now instead of fixing my old gamer I'm building a new setup.
Just about complete... as soon as newegg delivers my copies of Win7.
I've been an AMD guy for quite a few years but right now Intel has the heat. So I got . . .
i5-750 processor
GIGABYTE P55A-UD3
Four 2 gig DDR3 Corsair ram (for total of 8 gig) << has its own heatsinks :lol
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1000 Watt Power Supply
I threw all this into a Cooler Master HAF 922
(http://notebookbe.ru/wp-content/gallery/news/haf922_1.jpg)
The case has two 200mm fans and one 120mm, I added another 200mm fan on the cover.
I'll be adding my four 1 TB drives from my old machine. Also my HD Radeon 4850. Dvd burner and SB sound card.
I went shopping with the wife and stopped by Frys Electronics..... I was looking and she said Merry Chritmas.
Woot... what a gal.
I spent just over $400 for the new parts and case.
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$500.00 - Don't bother
$1000.00 - Can go with Druski's suggestion
Ultimate system? - Call TD and ask him what he can do for ya in the 5 or 6 thousand dollar range. Then order 2 of them, cuz I want one. :lol
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Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115212
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226100 X2
HSF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103056
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227443 X4
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146049
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341028 X2
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102863 X2
Total? About $10,500
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Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188049
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115212
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226100 X2
HSF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103056
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227443 X4
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146049
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341028 X2
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102863 X2
Total? About $10,500
:O
But will it play Aces High?
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:O
But will it play Aces High?
:rofl
Didn't read that, will probably play Crysis 5 times over but won't play AH!
Kidding, should play it fine!!
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$10,500 for a single computer? :huh :confused: :uhoh :eek: No friggin way. If I had that much money to burn in one shot, I sure wouldn't be playing AH...I'd be flying something real.
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He also said "ultimate computer".
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He also said "ultimate computer".
Well looks like the card has some issues and the case is discontinued. :D
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You can find that case still on FrozenCPU and other sites. It's about $375-$400. It is a full Tower and Welded Aluminum.
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Well looks like the card has some issues and the case is discontinued. :D
Then take two 5870's in X-fire. :)
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I was thinking like this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227180
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I threw all this into a Cooler Master HAF 922
Thats a nice case, i like to have 1 of those.
I have a cheaper coolermaster case and have had to deal with thier support dept. I bought the case, it was a closeout and when delivered was missing the HD slide rails ( whatever call them) I called them,they were in my mailbox in 3 days. Another instance I had was my daughter stepped on the flash drive i forgot and left in(my fault), broke the usb connector on the case, I called explained and wanted to buy a replacement, they sent me one for free.Mabe I just was lucky and talked to the right person, I don't know.
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I was thinking like this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227180
I can get you a better deal at ibuypower then what they are showing. I build there custom systems. Oddly enough, the owers of ibuypower also own NZXT and a few other computer companies.
TD
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$500.00 - Don't bother
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Whaaaa????
Plenty of people who might not be able to drop a grand would be quite happy with a decent $500 system - what's wrong with giving them the best bang for the buck in the 500 category (excluding the ever present issue of "for another 50 to 100 dollars you can ....")
For the $500 recommendations, there are some recommendations in this thread http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,279979.0.html (Caveat - only read the thread - didn't review the components recommended.)
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Til I got this big ol' hunkin' GTX 260 my comp was only 500$, and it ran AH dang near perfectly.
AeroCool M40 Case - $80
Biostar AM2+ Mobo - $55
AMD Athlon X2 4850E - $65
2GB DDR2-800 RAM - $35
GTX 260 - $180
320GB HDD - $50
OCZ 750Watt PSU - $80
DVD-Drive - $25
Cost - $570. Before the GTX I used a GeForce 7900 (bad VRAM killed it) which cost, at the time, $90, bringing the cost down to $480. Of course there are places that price can vary, Case can be be cheaper in exchange for a better GPU then 7900 for example.
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TilDeath pm me with your remake of the IbuyPower 937i and add an HDMI port!
Flifast
Claim Jumpers Training Command
We have maybe 4 buyers looking
One guy I brought to your site went elsewhere and spent $3000.00...I'd like to keep all business at home with AH2 groupies! Fli
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Another guy just bought...TD pm me fast, a few more are on the ledge ready to jump! Me too. Fli
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Just call him
678-373-1048
he's an old man and probably taking a nap. :neener:
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TD is a machine, he never sleeps. :uhoh
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Another guy just bought...TD pm me fast, a few more are on the ledge ready to jump! Me too. Fli
Sent you a PM with my number.