Build it yourself or Brand Name?

[Fadingz]

but a new technology is always almost available at any given time

[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by Phil

skore it's probably overkill for your system too. how much power does that thing draws??

If you really want to see it, just google it for a graph compared to other cards. My GPU is a hungry beast. Though that's only when it's on load, idle wise, it's relatively the same as other cards in the same performance category.

And burncloud, don't worry about that new laser CPU technology, it won't be out for at least another decade guaranteed (speaking in terms for the average consumer). We'll still all be running on silicon processors for a good while

[Phil]

silicon ftw....only for cpu's though, not boobies

[burncloud]

Originally Posted by Phil

silicon ftw....only for cpu's though, not boobies

Lol.

So operating systems. Vista vs whatever the hell (OS X, i guess). And 64bit vs 32bit. Whats the importance as far as gaming, emulation, and basic performance is concerned?

*is it even possible to 'build' a mac?

[Phil]

um os x is mac only. if your going vista, get the 64 bit Ultimate edition. its the most stable

xp is still the best all around though.

youll need a 64 bit os to make use of four gigs of ram...32bit on recognizes 3.5 gb ram...

[skoreanime]

If DX10 supported games are what you want, Vista Premium or Ultimate is what you want. If not, XP is still king for PC gaming performance.

[burncloud]

Originally Posted by skoreanime

And burncloud, don't worry about that new laser CPU technology, it won't be out for at least another decade guaranteed (speaking in terms for the average consumer). We'll still all be running on silicon processors for a good while

Considering thats what we've been using since the dawn of computer gaming. True.

[Phil]

so what is your budget??

[burncloud]

What would you recommend as a good source for buying pc parts?

Budget = $1000-1600 (unfortunatley)

[Phil]

DUDE, $1600 IS ENOUGH TO GET YOURSELF ONE KILLER PC

NEWEGG.COM.....THE BEST PRICES OUT THERE!!

Edit: sorry for the caps...my caps lock got stuck

[Fadingz]

A Q9450 for $370, a decent mobo for $200, a gaming GPU for $200, 500W or 750W PSU for $150, a chase for $150, and spend the rest on what you want :]
(you can recycle your old sound card and screen/keyboard/mouse too )
mine costs so much is due to that damned workstation GPU =_=

[Phil]

lol.....Fadingz....how about ebay???

[Fadingz]

I personally don't trust ebay for electronic devices XD

[burncloud]

I'm assuming, having to do with pcsx2, the cpu is the bottleneck?

[Fadingz]

well, GPU can be the bottleneck too.

[Phil]

if you have onboard video

[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by Phil

r.a.p, i thought i was your number one customer!!!! why you give him the discount!!??

That was a discount? Gee... would you like that discount then? ;p

[Phil]

best believe it

[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by Phil

best believe it

Well, seems like my X3350 chip is the nicest performer so far. It plays quite well with low voltage... and even at 475MHz FSB. ;p I'm seeing if I can pass Orthos 10K with it at 1.304v real.

[mosesff]

This website rocks in value and specifications for computers, better yet you can find a really great PC and for a fee get custom components built into it.

I like this website, there was another website which had pimped out components and water cooling fans in their PC's.

But still takes away the fun and even yet more value in building a PC by yourself.

DinoPC.com