Building a Gaming Computer - Page 2

DanaC · 04-26-2012, 01:16 PM

Lookin like a nice rig that, mate. What's your all in cost on that?

infinite monkey · 04-26-2012, 01:25 PM

Helluva lot to play Solitaire.

I'm of the envy.

glatt · 04-26-2012, 01:32 PM

Is your monitor going to be worthy now?

infinite monkey · 04-26-2012, 01:37 PM

The jumbotron will be delivered tomorrow!

jimhelm · 04-26-2012, 02:01 PM

After I mail in 5 or 6 rebates, it is around $1100.

I plan to use my hd tv with a hdmi cable, but tony says I will want a monitor. Next bonus maybe.

DanaC · 04-26-2012, 02:45 PM

Wow, that ain't half bad.

ZenGum · 04-26-2012, 07:22 PM

Pretty slick.

Are you sure about the i5? IIRC, thats a dual core, but each core can handle two threads. Don't ask me how that works. The i7 is quad core, my gamer friend swears by it.

And good call on the many fans and chunky power supply. My gamer mate had a system custom built, it all worked well except the power supply wasn't quite up to all the components and it had a tendency to overheat.

Great project for the lad to work on, too.

Beest · 04-27-2012, 07:16 AM

do you have all the cables you'll need ?

Don't know how this works, but the power supply came with 4 SATA pugs for the hrad drive etc, but there was another4-6 pin cable linking the SATA devices, hard drive and optical drive, together, maybe then to the mother board, this cable wasn't in with the new power supply, maybe it's included in with the hard drive.

jimhelm · 04-27-2012, 09:33 AM

I have not yet opened the hard drive boxes, but the power supply has a huge pig tail.

jimhelm · 04-27-2012, 12:15 PM

d'oh. I didn't get a sound card. There is a head phone jack on the mother board. Do I need a sound card, or is the one on the Motherbaord going to be sufficient?

Gravdigr · 04-27-2012, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimhelm

d'oh. I didn't get a sound card. There is a head phone jack on the mother board. Do I need a sound card, or is the one on the Motherbaord going to be sufficient?

I wouldn't use the one on the mobo. Ya got all that other good stuff, don't start skimpin' now.

ETA: Listen to someone (besides me, I mean) who knows more. I've just had bad luck w/onboard stuffs.

glatt · 04-27-2012, 01:22 PM

All the Vinyl to digital conversions I did with my music collection were done with the onboard sound card. They sound great. Mine was stereo. I assume yours is too. If it's mono, you may not be happy. (Our laptop has a mono onboard sound card and it sucks.)

Flint · 04-27-2012, 01:15 PM

On board sound is fine.

I want a solid state drive. I've also seen a spinning drive with ssd cache. Clever.

Flint · 04-27-2012, 01:20 PM

I wouldn't buy an after-market audio card unless you intend to use the PC as a recording rig, or amp simulator, etc.

Flint · 04-27-2012, 01:24 PM

He got a hot-rod motherboard, I'm assuming the audio is as good as human ears need it to be.

04-26-2012, 02:01 PM	#5
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	After I mail in 5 or 6 rebates, it is around $1100. I plan to use my hd tv with a hdmi cable, but tony says I will want a monitor. Next bonus maybe. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-26-2012, 07:22 PM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Pretty slick. Are you sure about the i5? IIRC, thats a dual core, but each core can handle two threads. Don't ask me how that works. The i7 is quad core, my gamer friend swears by it. And good call on the many fans and chunky power supply. My gamer mate had a system custom built, it all worked well except the power supply wasn't quite up to all the components and it had a tendency to overheat. Great project for the lad to work on, too. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-27-2012, 09:33 AM	#9
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I have not yet opened the hard drive boxes, but the power supply has a huge pig tail. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-27-2012, 12:15 PM	#10
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	d'oh. I didn't get a sound card. There is a head phone jack on the mother board. Do I need a sound card, or is the one on the Motherbaord going to be sufficient? __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

04-27-2012, 01:15 PM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	On board sound is fine. I want a solid state drive. I've also seen a spinning drive with ssd cache. Clever. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-26-2012, 01:25 PM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Helluva lot to play Solitaire. I'm of the envy.

04-26-2012, 01:32 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Is your monitor going to be worthy now?

04-26-2012, 01:37 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	The jumbotron will be delivered tomorrow!

04-27-2012, 07:16 AM	#8
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	do you have all the cables you'll need ? Don't know how this works, but the power supply came with 4 SATA pugs for the hrad drive etc, but there was another4-6 pin cable linking the SATA devices, hard drive and optical drive, together, maybe then to the mother board, this cable wasn't in with the new power supply, maybe it's included in with the hard drive.

04-27-2012, 01:22 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	All the Vinyl to digital conversions I did with my music collection were done with the onboard sound card. They sound great. Mine was stereo. I assume yours is too. If it's mono, you may not be happy. (Our laptop has a mono onboard sound card and it sucks.)

04-27-2012, 01:20 PM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I wouldn't buy an after-market audio card unless you intend to use the PC as a recording rig, or amp simulator, etc. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-27-2012, 01:24 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	He got a hot-rod motherboard, I'm assuming the audio is as good as human ears need it to be. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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