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Everyone Rally up and buy me this for xmas

Discussion in 'General Open/Public Discussion' started by Paladin, 26 Nov 2006.


  1. Paladin

    Paladin

    You can buy this at SamsClub.com its only 6,264.00


    Overdrive PC™ 3.4 GHz Core2.SLI Quad-Core Computer



    Processor and Memory:
    Processor(s): Intel Core 2 Duo QX6700 Extreme 8MB HyperClocked (3400MHz+)
    Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard (775)
    System Memory: 4GB DDR/DDR2
    Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives:

    Disk Array 1 Hard Disk Drive(s): Western Digital 150GB SATA 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache
    Disk Array 2 Hard Disk Drive(s): Seagate 750GB SATA 7,200 RPM 16MB Cache
    Hot-Swap and Removable Hard Disk Drive Trays: (3 Drive) Removable SATA Hard Drive Cage
    CD/DVD 1: Sony 18X Dual Layer DVD Burner 48X CD Burner
    CD/DVD 2: Sony 18X Dual Layer DVD Burner 48X CD Burner
    Floppy/Flash Media Drive: Mitsumi Floppy
    Audio, Video and Graphics:

    Sound Adapter: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum 7.1
    Video Adapter(s): 2 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB (SLI)
    Power:

    Enermax Galaxy 1000W Power Supply
     
    Paladin, 26 Nov 2006
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  2. Sentrosi

    Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

    Officer
    Quad-core offers no significant boost to gaming. Not until programmers write code to take advantage of the three other cores.

    But if you're into video editing/encoding/etc then I'd recommend quad-core processing.
     
    Sentrosi, 26 Nov 2006
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  3. Paladin

    Paladin

    :jawdrop: heck i dont think they have mastered dual core for gaming yet, atleast not on a large scale. However it still is something to drool over.
     
    Paladin, 26 Nov 2006
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  4. symen

    symen DragonWolf

    Some games can take advantage of multiple processors/cores. Anything based on id or Epic's 3D engines, for example, can be configured to use multiple processors.

    Even games that don't use SMP themselves can still see some benefit. For example, the drivers for (S)ATA disk controllers found in most desktop systems utilize the CPU to perform most of their operations. When you have an extra CPU that's not being used to play your game, you're less likely to see framerates drop when the game loads new data, as the disk controller's driver will just use the idle CPU.

    Quad-core is currently overkill for pretty much any desktop application, unless you multitask heavily. Go down to dual-core, and spend the extra money on RAM. If there's anything you can't have too much of, it's RAM. :D
     
    symen, 27 Nov 2006
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  5. stavia

    stavia

    ill take one too hehe
     
    stavia, 27 Nov 2006
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  6. Marsman

    Marsman

    Ok, but you have to get this monitor for me in return.

    <a href="http://www.ic.siemens.com/Daten/siecom/HQ/CT/Internet/CT_Unitwide/WORKAREA/pp_ct4/templatedata/Deutsch/file/binary/sc_upload_file_soct200507_01_300dpi_1271355.jpg"><img src="http://www.ic.siemens.com/Daten/siecom/HQ/CT/Internet/CT_Unitwide/WORKAREA/pp_ct4/templatedata/Deutsch/file/binary/sc_upload_file_soct200507_01_300dpi_1271355.jpg" height=600 width=800</a>

    click image for full size pic
     
    Marsman, 27 Nov 2006
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  7. Marsman

    Marsman

    Ok, but you have to get this monitor for me in return. :eek: :D

    <a href="http://www.ic.siemens.com/Daten/siecom/HQ/CT/Internet/CT_Unitwide/WORKAREA/pp_ct4/templatedata/Deutsch/file/binary/sc_upload_file_soct200507_01_300dpi_1271355.jpg"><img src="http://www.ic.siemens.com/Daten/siecom/HQ/CT/Internet/CT_Unitwide/WORKAREA/pp_ct4/templatedata/Deutsch/file/binary/sc_upload_file_soct200507_01_300dpi_1271355.jpg" height=600 width=800></a>

    click image for full size pic
     
    Marsman, 27 Nov 2006
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  8. symen

    symen DragonWolf

    You'll need some new speakers to go with it... :p

    [​IMG]
     
    symen, 27 Nov 2006
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  9. Paladin

    Paladin

    lmao
     
    Paladin, 28 Nov 2006
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  10. Sentrosi

    Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

    Officer
    Playing on a PC while it is on the carpet + socks = nicely fried computer.

    Darwinism anyone?
     
    Sentrosi, 28 Nov 2006
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