Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
Donations
Please Support Us!

Please help keep (=WDG=) alive

Donate with PayPal!
Last 100 Shouts:
January 27, 2024, 05:26:45 PM
Happy new year WDG
December 10, 2023, 05:52:39 PM
Hello Power!
November 24, 2023, 09:51:34 PM
Helloes! I'm here for my annual password change! How is everyone doing?
August 03, 2023, 08:42:51 PM
WDG are going to i71. All welcome. Message for more information or ask on discord
July 27, 2023, 07:35:21 PM
The WDG discord channel is up and running. Send me a message or post for details
December 08, 2022, 04:05:12 PM
Odd. Should do. Send Mode a messsage here. He should be able to pick it up and send you an invite
December 07, 2022, 11:26:55 PM
@berath link doesn?t work Sad
August 08, 2022, 09:32:46 PM
December 23, 2020, 12:34:53 PM
Spammers be gone!
September 28, 2020, 11:18:57 PM
Nice!
September 28, 2020, 09:55:06 PM
I’m in 🙌
September 28, 2020, 02:59:45 PM
Yay!!!!!! Wix is in da house
September 28, 2020, 02:55:44 PM
Hey Berath !! I made it !
September 25, 2020, 05:13:56 PM
Wix - we may have some new friends playing a new game finding their way here soon.....
July 01, 2020, 11:05:23 PM
Hello Terror. People still drop by here now and again
June 29, 2020, 02:02:45 PM
Hi guys. I hope you are all well and keeping sane and safe during these trying times (and all that).

Just FYI that mode was looking for ways to get back in touch via reddit (r/WDG).
February 24, 2020, 09:26:46 AM
Zombie TF2? Do we need to dress up?
February 19, 2020, 01:03:56 AM
I'd play zombie TF2
February 19, 2020, 12:52:19 AM
Any appetite for a TF2 revival?
February 19, 2020, 12:52:01 AM
Awesome
February 19, 2020, 12:48:30 AM
Yes this thing is still on
February 19, 2020, 12:47:16 AM
Hello! Is this thing still on?
December 26, 2019, 12:43:10 AM
Merry Christmas!!!
August 13, 2019, 07:35:11 PM
Sweeping and clearing out the cobwebs, keeping everything spruce https://gph.is/2oImD0j
March 08, 2019, 11:38:14 AM
Cheers Stu / Berath was going to happen one day Sad
March 06, 2019, 11:08:46 PM
It's officially 'not secure' according to Chrome now
March 06, 2019, 11:07:11 PM
Damn. 1&1 have upgraded their something or other but seem to have allowed for ancient forums like this to keep on
March 05, 2019, 03:37:50 PM
NuB site is no more due to a forced PHP v7 upgrade on the web host that breaks SMF/TinyPortal.
January 31, 2019, 09:50:48 AM
Sad
January 22, 2019, 11:22:09 PM
Sad nub  site down Sad bye bye

January 01, 2019, 11:43:02 AM
Happy new year.
Who Dares... Grins!!
December 30, 2018, 08:04:52 PM
no
December 29, 2018, 12:05:55 PM
MEssaage me
for a free steam key for faeria
December 25, 2018, 02:35:39 PM
merry xmas wdg
December 23, 2018, 11:34:33 AM
Hello Milli!
December 21, 2018, 10:55:25 PM
Hello WDG!
December 13, 2018, 10:51:13 PM
I still pop by to give the old place a dusting and clear out
November 09, 2018, 03:36:17 PM
The shoutbox has actually had shouts in it recently? Impossible.
November 08, 2018, 07:45:58 PM
:dohjan: :newkid:
November 06, 2018, 07:11:48 PM
Enjoy!
November 05, 2018, 11:49:05 PM
Just poking about
June 02, 2018, 12:56:39 PM
Goodness me, so it does!
May 22, 2018, 03:38:35 PM
this site needs a shout in 2018 Smiley
November 16, 2017, 08:08:43 PM
Spam removed. Thank you muchly Hulinut
October 15, 2017, 06:02:47 PM
Yay, been fixed!
October 14, 2017, 07:08:12 PM
I'm trying to get the mumble server up again
October 11, 2017, 06:23:26 PM
Orange Box 10 years old wow
June 18, 2017, 09:46:41 PM
Fluffy!
June 14, 2017, 03:14:35 PM
:p
May 30, 2017, 10:14:48 PM
Hmph. Spammers!
April 19, 2017, 08:20:44 PM
Also - hai!
April 19, 2017, 08:20:38 PM
Just in case no-one saw it - I posted about i61 over on the wdg-reddit!
April 17, 2017, 02:18:03 PM
April 16, 2017, 12:28:45 PM
Don't mind me, just helping Berath clean up the dust
April 04, 2017, 09:46:13 PM
Mumble server down: I've submitted a ticket
March 13, 2017, 01:20:32 AM
It is. Sleeping
March 11, 2017, 06:24:54 PM
so quiet
December 06, 2016, 03:10:39 PM
Every day or so I drop by to empty out the logs, dust down the furniture and shake out the curtains
November 04, 2016, 05:15:57 PM
How's tricks WDG?
November 02, 2016, 10:36:32 PM
Yay CruelCow!!
November 01, 2016, 08:17:40 PM
Yeah, I still check here regularly
November 01, 2016, 06:16:46 PM
Forum is back up after I did some tinkering. Did anyone notice it was down?!?
September 03, 2016, 05:48:48 PM
Thanks for offering but platformers = frustration for me. All that jumping about and getting impaled
September 03, 2016, 10:54:37 AM
Does anyone want a 75%off coupon for Feist?
July 09, 2016, 02:56:39 PM
I knew you were behind them!
July 08, 2016, 11:40:05 AM
What the fucking hell is all this shit?

You'll be blaming me for shit Tf2 updates next!
July 06, 2016, 11:35:09 PM
Therefore, Lefty is indeed responsible
July 06, 2016, 10:56:20 PM
Wales voted Leave
June 25, 2016, 05:30:56 PM
Well he *is* called Leftism
June 24, 2016, 07:36:47 PM
I'm going to completely unjustifiably hold Lefty to blame for the Brexit.
That is all.
June 05, 2016, 01:56:52 PM
Woop woop i58 ticket bought!
May 13, 2016, 06:08:28 PM
I want that game
May 07, 2016, 10:20:36 PM
its not optimized well just like the ps4 version
May 07, 2016, 09:01:50 PM
why does everyone's gone rapture run like doggegg on my pc
April 13, 2016, 05:18:58 PM
Just to really bang it home. WDG sub-reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WDG/
April 06, 2016, 10:06:39 AM
Thank you Smiley
April 04, 2016, 04:24:56 PM
Just send you one.
April 04, 2016, 10:48:17 AM
If there are any still going, I'll have one
April 02, 2016, 11:47:32 AM
i have beta passes if anyone wants them as well
March 23, 2016, 12:18:40 PM
If anybody wants a tf2 competetive beta pass, i have a spare.
March 18, 2016, 12:18:46 PM
It's too expensive Sad
March 15, 2016, 03:24:04 PM
Will you all go buy The Division now so I have someone to play with? Smiley
March 11, 2016, 08:32:56 PM
FIREWATCH
March 11, 2016, 07:56:09 PM
March 11, 2016, 07:56:08 PM
March 02, 2016, 06:02:38 PM
some of the stealth sections are a bit of a drag, but they're not as bad as the VIP escort missions in THE VITNESS
March 02, 2016, 12:06:23 PM
Easy with the spoilers, guys! I'm still  on the blunderbuss part.
March 01, 2016, 09:17:32 PM
Can't believe Henry managed to use his NAVY Seal experience to defuse the bomb that was strapped to the bear in the end
March 01, 2016, 03:38:29 PM
I just unlocked the rifle scope in firewatch, makes it much easier to pick off bears before they get into melee range
March 01, 2016, 12:34:14 PM
FIREWATCH
March 01, 2016, 12:13:37 PM
I can't believe GAMERS don't like the witness. It's the MOST GAMER game EVER.
February 29, 2016, 12:08:32 PM
Its overrated. Now FIREWATCH on the other side...
February 29, 2016, 11:21:43 AM
I got the basic ending in the witness and it was B A D
February 22, 2016, 10:58:37 AM
I have no understanding of the environmental puzzles
February 22, 2016, 10:58:25 AM
Every so often someone says something about "environmental puzzles" in the witness and I skip it because of spoilers
February 15, 2016, 01:02:48 AM
press x to exercise 5th freedom
February 14, 2016, 11:53:36 AM
My game came with an EXCLUSIVE PREORDER CODE for the Chaos Theory suit, shoulda preordered DUH
February 14, 2016, 02:02:52 AM
i want the super stealth suit.

I go lethal on grim missions
February 13, 2016, 12:40:44 PM
any of the optional missions are annoying.
Calendar
March 2024
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Birthdays
iondine (28), Guilt (42)

Upcoming Events
April Fools
Upcoming Birthdays: iondine (28), Guilt (42)
Members
Total Members: 304
Latest: vayuh
Stats
Total Posts: 126972
Total Topics: 4002
Online Today: 55
Online Ever: 340
(September 23, 2014, 12:11:24 PM)
Users Online
Users: 0
Guests: 57
Total: 57
My CommunityForumPublicTechnicalTopic: Opinions on this i5 PC
Pages: [1] 2
Print
Author Topic: Opinions on this i5 PC  (Read 41275 times)
0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« on: October 05, 2009, 06:38:58 PM »

Okay, so going for an i5 series PC. Been planning this (slowly, man I forgot how long it takes to research) for a while now, and no real rush as long as parts don't magically disappear since Windows 7 is a little way off.

That's about £890.

Maybe instead of 2 HDDs:

This would total it to around the 1050 mark, mmm...

Reusing my sound card since this current PC will become a server.

Might get a new, third monitor (this has my eye since it is big and cheap even if it has no DVI and is not great colour reproduction). This isn't because I'm made of money, I've staved buying a ton of stuff saving up money. I don't upgrade often!

However, any improvements, notes or if anyone has other, cheaper places to get parts, would be nice (the RAM is one area where it's pretty much impossible to check compatibility since the MB manufacturers lists are so small). Smiley If not, I'll go with my list probably after a little more looking around (as well as factoring in delivery costs - some parts are interchangable like DVD and HDD's - so just can choose the cheapest overall there!).
« Last Edit: October 05, 2009, 10:11:49 PM by Finaldeath » Logged

Finaldeath
Power


Karma: 1157
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 3926

I like... babies?


« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2009, 06:47:22 PM »

Looks alright to me, nothing much to add. Seems like the best from the performance/price point of view.
Logged
r007
Supporting the Brits since 2008
Clan admin
****

Karma: 489
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1789


Bow before me, for I am root.


WWW
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 06:48:36 PM »

You might be getting away with a smaller power supply, methinks, but that's just a guesstimate.

Also, possibly consider a Blu-Ray drive? They're starting to become viable (IMHO) and I would guess you want/need one soon anyway, seeing as don't upgrade often?
Logged


Ceterum censio RFC1855 esse legendam.
Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2009, 07:03:04 PM »

Great Power, nothing glaringly obvious (like me forgetting the PSU when I started typing).

r007 - It sure was tempting but I seriously have zero Blu-Ray movies, I would need a writer to make use of any disks - the writers are still in the insane realm of prices Sad (if anyone can prove me wrong I might swap a DVD writer for one!). I can always get one when I see a good deal (plus a good deal for writeable disks) and add it in the 3rd case drive slot and spare SATA cable location.

Thanks both Cheesy
Logged

Finaldeath
Brahms
I can't start laughing


Karma: 725
Offline Offline

Posts: 3801


I'm Johannes Brahms and I died in 1897


WWW
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 07:13:19 PM »

I think you can get a Dvd writer blu ray reader. Might be about a hundo though.
Logged

Official unofficial WDG Minecraft Server:
Chaos
Fail Artist


Karma: 638
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 4452


GIVE IT TO ME! I'LL BREAK IT!


WWW
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2009, 07:31:52 PM »

do you really need 2000mhz ram?
I'm using 1600Mhz G.Skill and it flies..

Quantity is better than speed in this occasion, spend that 160 quid on 4x2gb sticks of lesser ram... 2000Mhz is for the serious overclocker, then he needs some good cooling
Logged

Mode: Chaos is wise

Hz: No, you were right
Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2009, 08:08:11 PM »

I'm going for 8GB of RAM, rather then 4GB. So, which kind would you recommend for that since I don't really want to spend £320 just on RAM.
Logged

Finaldeath
Zarf
Clan member
***

Karma: 710
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 2161


The Paragon of Animals


WWW
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2009, 08:13:41 PM »

That system should fly.
Just one thing, atm you can't use the triple output unless one of your monitors supports displayport (I think thats only the high end Dells). An adaptor is apparently in the works though, but i wouldn't count on it.

I keep having to stop myself buying a 5850/5870, It would pretty much only be so I can play ARMA2 without crashes, and i've got no income atm ... but they are sooo shiny.

And I can't recommend SSD's enough, get some cheaper RAM and put the money towards removing the storage bottleneck. An 80GB intel or 128GB worth of Crucial M225 (either a single 128GB or 2x64GB in RAID0) should do the job fine.
A nice trick i use to conserve space is good old cut and paste - install the game on your SSD and then move the install directory onto HDD's when you need space, you should get around 100MB/s transfers and most games will move over in under 2 minutes. I can comfortably have 5 or 6 games installed alongside Win7+Apps on my 80GB SSD at any point and just rotate out the least played one when i want to try something new.
that way all your shortcuts and saves are in place and it's much quicker than uninstall -> reinstall.

Ram wise this looks good - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-042-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387 - 2x2GB kit,1600MHz 8 8 8 24 timings, £73 - get two of these and drop the savings on SSDs.
« Last Edit: October 05, 2009, 08:33:45 PM by Zarf » Logged

Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2009, 08:38:27 PM »

I'm not sure about SSDs, mainly on the price issue. Cheapest 128GB is £170 on ebuyer Sad (and that's the slowest one!) They are great, but the cost! Sad Sad

Maybe I should just bite the bullet, hmm...I'll think about it. Do you know anywhere that has or does them cheap? Smiley

RAM doesn't save me that much cash but if that's a better choice, sans watercooling or extraordinary overclocking needed, then great Smiley
Logged

Finaldeath
Zarf
Clan member
***

Karma: 710
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 2161


The Paragon of Animals


WWW
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2009, 09:25:21 PM »

Two of these in RAID0 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-002-CR = £230

Certainly not cheap, but it's worth it.  Definitely more bang for your buck than 2GHz DDR3.
If you compare it to a graphics card or CPU, it's not really not a shocking amount to spend on a pc component - we've just been spoiled by ultra cheap mechanical HDD's the last few years.
Logged

Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2009, 09:42:26 PM »

Should be spoilt by cheap SSDs if only they'd come down in price faster...

I might bite the bullet (and get a 1TB disk for secondary stuff - my steam apps folder is 50GB alone for instance). I'll revise my sheet later.
Logged

Finaldeath
Officer Dibble
King Huntsman


Karma: 448
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 2374


Double Ragebow all the way!


« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2009, 11:15:39 PM »

my steam apps folder is 50GB alone for instance

Mine's 118GB Grin
Logged
Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2009, 01:49:06 PM »

Okay, I've pretty much decided everything then other then the HDD vs. SSD. Anyone got any further opinions, ie; would you pay £287 for SSD drives?
Logged

Finaldeath
Junta
Guest
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2009, 01:55:20 PM »

Sorry, no I wouldn't tbh. I'd spend the extra elsewhere and wait for SSD to be cheaper.

More RAM is cheap and very effective, better graphics card couldn't hurt.

That's just me Smiley
Logged
Finaldeath


Karma: 111
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1455



« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2009, 02:39:10 PM »

I've already got 8GB of RAM sadly! hehe Cheesy

If the option is to just save the money, it might be worthwhile. It's £173 more for the SSD's...(or the full 230 if I just get my original 2x1TB disks) ...hmmm...
Logged

Finaldeath
Pages: [1] 2
Print
My CommunityForumPublicTechnicalTopic: Opinions on this i5 PC
Jump to:  


Who Dares... Grins UK TF2 Clan