BEST SPECS (LOW,MID,HIGH, ULTRA HIGH Etc,,) As of May 10,2008

[Ferl]

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yeah nice thread... kindly update regularly so that we may know the latest cheap and rigs to be our base.

[markepogi]

yes agree ko nimo bro...

[EarlZ]

I also thought of contributing a thread like this with regular updates, but there is no "thread ownership" feature on the forums.. i want the thread to be just the specs & price, discussions will be on a separate thread.. if that feature will be available no non paying members then ill gladly contribute.

[weng-weng]

MID

CPU: E4500/E6550 or X2 5000+ Black Ed
Mobo: Asus P5E, or AMD 780G Crossfire X
Memory: 2G Branded DDR2 800
PSU: 400w Branded (what brand to get?)
Videocard: NVidia 9600 if Intel setup or if AMD.. HD 3850/3870 (using Hybrid Crossfire w/ Mobo's IGP)-- ONBOARD GRAPHICS LANG USA GAMITON, UPGRADE NALANG LATER TO USE CROSSFIRE.
HDD: 500G Seagate 7200.10

does somebody know the current prices of the above setup? how much will the Intel cost vs the AMD?

thanks,

weng

[markepogi]

nice

[carmicael]

nice

OT: hey, with all due respect, diba ikaw si desiree? basin ma moderate na pud ka ana "nice", "hehe", "ah ok!", mura ug mga senseless na posts, better change your style. kung ganahan ka magpataas ug status sa imo membership, paghirapan jud nimo, di kay mag sige lang spam ug mga senseless na posts. just pieces of advice.

@topic/weng-weng:

an AMD set up would be cheaper, as AMD processor+mobo prices are significantly cheaper than their intel counterparts. as of now, wala ko kita nagbaligya sa ASUS P5E here in Cebu. it should be around ~12K. A Nvidia 9600 GT? the two HD3870's would be far more superior. an X38 chipset can handle Xfire, (verify this via net). 440W would be far too underpowered for a mid-range rig. branded DDR2 modules cost as less as 900 pesos per 1GB stick (samsung). i assume you mean "enthusiast" memory. it ranges from 3-6K for dual channel kits. i've heard a lot of negative reviews from seagate's 500GB HDD's, check the forums on this one. i advise you to have a RAID setup in your rig, 2x160GB or 2x320GB. it performs better.

cheers!

[markepogi]

OT: hey, with all due respect, diba ikaw si desiree? basin ma moderate na pud ka ana "nice", "hehe", "ah ok!", mura ug mga senseless na posts, better change your style. kung ganahan ka magpataas ug status sa imo membership, paghirapan jud nimo, di kay mag sige lang spam ug mga senseless na posts. just pieces of advice.

@topic/weng-weng:

an AMD set up would be cheaper, as AMD processor+mobo prices are significantly cheaper than their intel counterparts. as of now, wala ko kita nagbaligya sa ASUS P5E here in Cebu. it should be around ~12K. A Nvidia 9600 GT? the two HD3870's would be far more superior. an X38 chipset can handle Xfire, (verify this via net). 440W would be far too underpowered for a mid-range rig. branded DDR2 modules cost as less as 900 pesos per 1GB stick (samsung). i assume you mean "enthusiast" memory. it ranges from 3-6K for dual channel kits. i've heard a lot of negative reviews from seagate's 500GB HDD's, check the forums on this one. i advise you to have a RAID setup in your rig, 2x160GB or 2x320GB. it performs better.

cheers!

its does not mean na dili nindot ang 500gb na seagate bar,, na taymingan lang jud to si stonesour na saba iyang HDD na

500gb...but musch better kong isa ra imong HDD kay ang supply isa rasad..not unlike anang 2x320,ma share ang imo output

supply sa duha ka HDD, mas ok kong isa lang..labi na hi-end imong Vcard!!!

[ston3sour]

i've heard a lot of negative reviews from seagate's 500GB HDD's, check the forums on this one. i advise you to have a RAID setup in your rig, 2x160GB or 2x320GB. it performs better.

cheers!

lagi bro.. daghan ko nakit-an sa net bad reviews about sa mga 500gb sa seagate..dli lang diri sa istorya..
if maka kwarta palit tingali ko 2x320gb HDD ani.. murag na trauma ko sa 500gb..

[markepogi]

lagi bro.. daghan ko nakit-an sa net bad reviews about sa mga 500gb sa seagate..dli lang diri sa istorya..
if maka kwarta palit tingali ko 2x320gb HDD ani.. murag na trauma ko sa 500gb..

mao bah brosalamt sa info bro hap..i think namaligya pato si tessa ug tag

3k ra na 320gb bro..ok raman cguro to bro bah

[carmicael]

lagi bro.. daghan ko nakit-an sa net bad reviews about sa mga 500gb sa seagate..dli lang diri sa istorya..
if maka kwarta palit tingali ko 2x320gb HDD ani.. murag na trauma ko sa 500gb..

imo i-RAID bro? or i-standalone lang nimo each HDD?

my opinions:
best entry level HDD system: 2x80GB HDD as stand alone
best mid-range HDD system: 2x320GB HDD via RAID 1, 1x160GB HDD
best high-end HDD system: 2x750GB HDD via RAID 1, 2x320GB HDD via RAID 0
best uber HDD system: 2x300GB WD Velociraptor via RAID 0, 4x1TB Seagate Barracuda (2 via RAID1, 2 as standalone)