Buying a new Computer! Please help.

Kenjii · #1 21st Aug 2007, 08:30 AM

Hey. So I've got some help on another forum, where some people got me some stuff. Now I finally found the things I want, but I need someone to check out the stuff and share experiences if they have some. Or just say what they think! Thanks alot!

I'm from norway, so the pages are in Norwegian, but I think the hardware is called the same on english?
Some of the word might be wrong, I'm sorry, but I'n Norwegian

So here is the hardwares:

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, 1460kr
DVD-Burner Nec AD-7173, 275kr
I don't know what it's called in english Samsung SpinPoint P120 250 GB S-ATA, 500kr
Maincard Asus P5B, 800kr
Memory/RAM Corsair TWIN2X-6400 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) CL5, 769kr
Screen Samsung SyncMaster 940BW, 1758kr
Screencard Inno3D GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB, 2750kr
Electricity supply Hiper HPU-4M580, 744kr

Thanks alot for the replies

**alex** · #2 21st Aug 2007, 08:43 AM

Very well spec'd.

Superb hdd (I have the same) runs quiet and cool.

Good balance overall, especially if combined with a 1680x1050 tft. It'll kill anything thrown at it on the 1280x1024 monitor you've spec'd though. Might want to think about a 320mb version of the 8800 though, as the 640mb version is overkill for that screen.

But swap out the P5-B for a P5-K and make use of the 1333mhz fsb the cpu is capable of. Shouldn't cost you much more, if at all. But if you take my recomendation regarding the card you'll still save money overall.

**SKyR!D3** · #3 21st Aug 2007, 09:09 AM

Change the HDD. GO with something Seagate or Western Digital.

Also +1 on the 320mb gts over the 640mb. Unless you do serious gaming it will just be a waste of money.

**alex** · #4 21st Aug 2007, 09:16 AM

If temps and noise are your thing, go for the Samsung.

If speed is your thing, go for a Hitachi Deskstar.

Sorry Skyride, gotta disagree with you there.

**SKyR!D3** · #5 21st Aug 2007, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by alex

If temps and noise are your thing, go for the Samsung.

If speed is your thing, go for a Hitachi Deskstar.

Sorry Skyride, gotta disagree with you there.

I just think that my gate drive is alot quiter than the samsung drive in my htpc.

Also if you want speed you really want a raptor. Expensive but worth it (if you need it).

**alex** · #6 21st Aug 2007, 09:38 AM

Raptor's are overpriced, overfast, overloud, heating elements.

A good 7200rpm drive with a density of 166gb per platter (so most of them nowadays) will come close to, or in the case of Samsung's T166 500gb, beat a raptor (150gb ncq version) at loading games.

Not shouting you down here Skyride, so don't think that. Raptor's were good in their day, but that day has passed. They're living off previous accolades. Technology, as ever, has moved on.

**SKyR!D3** · #7 21st Aug 2007, 10:00 AM

so in other words a 2x 320gb drives in raid 1 would beat a raptor 150gb?

**alex** · #8 21st Aug 2007, 10:19 AM

As previous post, potentially, yes.

But also, it's all down to keeping the drive defragged etc allowing the head to read the data sequentially.

Blah blah, you know the score yourself.

**SKyR!D3** · #9 21st Aug 2007, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by alex

As previous post, potentially, yes.

But also, it's all down to keeping the drive defragged etc allowing the head to read the data sequentially.

Blah blah, you know the score yourself.

ye ye.

i never defrag cause i never need to. i just reformat every couple of months or so. like a clean system.

**alex** · #10 21st Aug 2007, 10:32 AM

Each their own, but why not just CCleaner your drive, and defrag?

Much less hassle and you'll save a lot of time.

Just curious.

Kenjii · #11 21st Aug 2007, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by alex

Very well spec'd.

Superb hdd (I have the same) runs quiet and cool.

Good balance overall, especially if combined with a 1680x1050 tft. It'll kill anything thrown at it on the 1280x1024 monitor you've spec'd though. Might want to think about a 320mb version of the 8800 though, as the 640mb version is overkill for that screen.

But swap out the P5-B for a P5-K and make use of the 1333mhz fsb the cpu is capable of. Shouldn't cost you much more, if at all. But if you take my recomendation regarding the card you'll still save money overall.

Thanks! I did change it before i posted this, just forgot to metion it
This is my new: http://www.inno3d.com/products/graph...f8/8800gts.htm

**SKyR!D3** · #12 21st Aug 2007, 11:52 AM

no im just one of these strange people that like a fresh install every so often. Although as i dual boot xp and vista and have all of my files stored on a seperate partition its not really that hard for me.

Kenjii · #13 21st Aug 2007, 12:21 PM

[FONT=Arial]From the Norwegian friend at the forum which created the setup.

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[FONT=Arial]As for the hard drive, I somewhat disagree, and agree as well. Samsung[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]is well known for their products of quality, especially in the hard drive section.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Several tests show that Samsung is well up there on the top of price/performance,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]but also among so many. As I have a very good experience with[/FONT][FONT=Arial] Samsung, I recommend it to everyone. All my hard drives are very quick, I've never had any dead hard drive yet through the years, as well as having some really good temperatures compared to other ones. As for the talk about the Raptor X, it is by far the thing I would never buy. As a very proper test from the largest page in [/FONT][FONT=Arial]Norway[/FONT][FONT=Arial] with news within the computer world shows, it would might be worth it, if the price changed radically. Tests show that the difference is not that big, the biggest difference I’d say is the sound; A noisy hard drive that costs much to much and does not give the performance by the price. If we take a look at the CPU marked these days, you can see that AMD is really pushing the Athlon 64, and it makes me think why such great performance underestimated CPUs can do this, but Raptor X won’t move a penny on the price. I paid 238 pounds when I bought my 4200+ AM2, and I can barely believe my own eyes when I see that it costs 51 pounds these days. All because of Intel suddenly being with CPUs much greater than AMD at the marked (C2D). And the motherboard, for my defense I am saying that this is just something I chose quickly, it is cheap and good. I am not right at the high-end of knowing what is the best within motherboards at the moment, as the marked has really exploded in the last couple of weeks now. It can get to much some times. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]Regards from just an normal forum helper from [/FONT][FONT=Arial]Norway[/FONT]

**4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie** · #14 21st Aug 2007, 01:00 PM

the "samsung spin point" is a hard drive also we call the screen card a graphics card, but thats just some english for you

personally i dont like samsung.. they make good phones but i think they should stay outta computers an tvs

although their phone baterys die easily.......

**Dave Hybrid** · #15 21st Aug 2007, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by 4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie

but i think they should stay outta computers an tvs

They make TVs that get some pretty good reviews actually, definetely top gear.