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Well, after a couple years talking about upgrading from my 2.7ghz Pentum 4 Celeron oven computer, I have done it. :D

 

I have pictures of the assembly which I'll share, and I'll talk about the pitfalls, but for now I'll just post my impressions and the specifications.

 

I finally got this computer for StarCraft 2, and I must say, it's one nice rig

 

Processor AMD Phenom II 955 (3.2ghz OC'd to 3.4ghzX4)

RAM (4gb 1667 Ripjaws DDR3)

Mobo: MSI 870 G54

GPU: MSI Nvidia geforce 250 1gb (only a 1440*900 monitor, so it's powerful enough)

ASUS DVD burner

Samsung F3 1tb hd

Corsair tx650W PSU (It was on sale, no need for 650W)

Antec 300 Illusion Case

 

Cost: $705USD after rebates and tax

 

First Impressions:

Although I don't own many newer games, and by the time I assembled it StarCraft 2 was out of beta, I'm very impressed. This computer easily maxes out every single game I have (not saying much) but didn't cost that much. Also, I installed gentoo to learn more about linux, and it's compiling speeds were insane. Also, ironically, the lag I attributed to a poor internet connection in runescape was resolved, even though I'm using the same wireless card. I think the computer was having trouble rendering runescape... Anyways, I'll post back with pictures and more thoughts tomorrow. :D (Oh, and the stupid pitfalls the motherboard put me through)

Thoroughly retired, may still write now and again

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What are the specs on the HD?

 

Lately my builds have been hanging because I'm still using traditional 7200 hds, I don't want to shell out the money for a velociraptor, and I don't want to shell out for a SSD.

 

My latest one is using the antec 300 case as well, what do you think about it? I wish it had 2 more usb ports on the faceplate.

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Well, since they added to HD cache, they're faster even if they still go at 7200 rpm. My new 1TB with 32MB cache is faster than the old 750GB I have that has 16MB cache, and I see the difference in speed. Still is much faster to use an SSD, but with traditionnal HDs you just get what you want.

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