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Title: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: Mustaine on June 18, 2012, 09:54:00 PM
New build complete, first in over 8 years

(http://i.imgur.com/ZRp20.png)

This is what is in it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130645
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077 (I know... I plan to upgrade to in i7 in less than a year)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139033
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233147
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1749306&CatId=1842

Total cost to me less than $650 all done.
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: SilverZ06 on June 18, 2012, 10:16:54 PM
Not an expert nor do I know what your price was (didn't take the time to add it all up) But here is my first build ever:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7398859976_9b3d50ed39_c.jpg)
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: Mustaine on June 18, 2012, 10:23:36 PM
Total cost less than $650 closed out. That's the most important part. Performance on a budget.
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: SilverZ06 on June 18, 2012, 10:25:37 PM
I'm about double that.
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: Pigslilspaz on June 18, 2012, 10:33:44 PM
Quote from: Mustaine on June 18, 2012, 10:23:36 PM
Total cost less than $650 closed out. That's the most important part. Performance on a budget.


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Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: guncrasher on June 19, 2012, 01:26:57 AM
I wouldnt have gotten the ssd drive and upgrade the cpu instead.


semp
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 19, 2012, 11:00:34 AM
Quote from: SilverZ06 on June 18, 2012, 10:16:54 PM
Not an expert nor do I know what your price was (didn't take the time to add it all up) But here is my first build ever:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7398859976_9b3d50ed39_c.jpg)

You have a problem there, only 3G free on c: drive. Have you mounted your swap file on d:? You should always keep at least 15% of your OS partition free.

You only need to receive 1 service pack and your 3 gigs will be more like 1 gig free after all the shadow copies and backup files.
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: gyrene81 on June 19, 2012, 12:42:56 PM
Quote from: Mustaine on June 18, 2012, 09:54:00 PM
New build complete, first in over 8 years

(http://i.imgur.com/ZRp20.png)

This is what is in it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130645
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115077 (I know... I plan to upgrade to in i7 in less than a year)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227706
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139033
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233147
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1749306&CatId=1842

Total cost to me less than $650 all done.
that looks pretty good. the whole windows experience thing is just bogus b.s. to make you second guess the hardware. an i5 cpu would probably have been a better choice and would have added around $50 to your total. don't know if an i7 would do you much good if you're just gaming.

do yourself a favor and apply at least some of these tips...
http://www.blackviper.com/2009/10/01/black-vipers-windows-7-super-tweaks/
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: SilverZ06 on June 19, 2012, 05:33:09 PM
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on June 19, 2012, 11:00:34 AM
You have a problem there, only 3G free on c: drive. Have you mounted your swap file on d:? You should always keep at least 15% of your OS partition free.

You only need to receive 1 service pack and your 3 gigs will be more like 1 gig free after all the shadow copies and backup files.

Yeah, One of my biggest regrets with this build is only getting a 60 gig ssd. I need to move some crap from it to my 1tb HDD
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: gyrene81 on June 19, 2012, 06:32:47 PM
Quote from: SilverZ06 on June 19, 2012, 05:33:09 PM
Yeah, One of my biggest regrets with this build is only getting a 60 gig ssd. I need to move some crap from it to my 1tb HDD
move your my documents (documents, music, videos, game files)  and downloads directory to the second drive if you haven't already. what all do you have on the drive?
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: MaSonZ on June 19, 2012, 07:59:50 PM
Quote from: gyrene81 on June 19, 2012, 06:32:47 PM
move your my documents (documents, music, videos, game files)  and downloads directory to the second drive if you haven't already. what all do you have on the drive?
these dont have to be on C:\?
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: Masherbrum on June 19, 2012, 08:22:16 PM
Quote from: MaSonZ on June 19, 2012, 07:59:50 PM
these dont have to be on C:\?

Hell no.    Move them.
Title: Re: Just curious, what would the experts do different for the same price?
Post by: katanaso on June 19, 2012, 09:12:55 PM
I'd also move your Temp directories used by TEMP, TMP, APPDATA, and any browser.