The PC Build Thread

[hj2k_x]

hj2k_x, sorry bud, your 1st post will need to be deleted, since I don't have any space left for the text for various prices. Is that okay with you?

Done

[NAG - Wesley]

A suggestion

rather than large disk arrays for workstation, how about using say a 120GB Sandforce 2 SSD (like the Adata S511 or Corsair Force 3) along with 1 or 2 large disk for storage.

Editing photo's, videos, or compiling code is so much quicker when your software and project files are on an SSD. Use the large disks for storage only.

Its a nice idea, but like Duff said, drive-intensive tasks will suffer. I don't recommend SSD's in my NAG Buyer's Guide as System drives anymore, but rather as cache drives for the best of both worlds. Granted, you'll get a loss in certain programs, but things like Photoshop would only really show benefits in starting up, saving and exporting projects and so on, doing the same things over and over.

Mind you, an SSD system drive is awesome, but its just too expensive these days for most buyers and they'll all inevitable complain about space issues. PC's that I built and recommended to clients and small businesses had RAID of some sort in them for better performance and redundancy, and that equaled the performance benefits of the SSD for most. Not all though (some people are just too damn picky!).

Updates will follow tomorrow, waiting for mods to delete a post so that I will have enough space to enter in the text for the prices.

Why not just linky your prices, or add in general rough budgets for each part? Like if a GTX560Ti is in a Core i5 rig, buyers should use about R2300 for a decent model. I'm going to start doing that, gives people more leeway when they mention "but this one's cheaper!" and "AMD has the better price".

[Duff-Man]

Right starting to update now, had a hectic morning, running all over the place.

[Duff-Man]

Prices for the Intel based rigs and AMD Llano based rigs have been done. Have temporarily removed the workstation rigs. Just to check, would anyone be interested if they were added?

[Duff-Man]

Why not just linky your prices, or add in general rough budgets for each part? Like if a GTX560Ti is in a Core i5 rig, buyers should use about R2300 for a decent model. I'm going to start doing that, gives people more leeway when they mention "but this one's cheaper!" and "AMD has the better price".

I wanted to show the links to the parts, so that buyers could see the best prices available for various items of hardware. Sure it may take some effort to keep the prices up to date, but it's worth it for the buyers.

[Duff-Man]

Prices for all AMD Base Rigs have been completed. Tomorrow all Gaming Rigs prices will be added. Hopefully this thread will be fully functional by 3 P.M. tomorrow.

[Duff-Man]

All Gaming Prices have been added. And extra Performance graphs have also been added.

[Mr.X]

Nice thread, gonna help a lot of people

[Duff-Man]

Nice thread, gonna help a lot of people

Thanks

[droid]

Consider pasting these to a gmail spreadsheet document. Make it viewable to all but only editable by you. Then post a link in your OP.
Consider adding worksheets listing "Base Rigs" ect.

[Duff-Man]

Consider pasting these to a gmail spreadsheet document. Make it viewable to all but only editable by you. Then post a link in your OP.
Consider adding worksheets listing "Base Rigs" ect.

Thought of that, but it would be too many links for people to open up. Rather just keep it plain and simple

[Duff-Man]

A list of upcoming hardware had been added for your benefit.

[Duff-Man]

The best generally prices stores around SA have been added in.

[nakedpeanut]

Nice thread we've thought of doing this before, but we all been to lazy
Well done man looks nice and easy to read!

[Duff-Man]

Nice thread we've thought of doing this before, but we all been to lazy
Well done man looks nice and easy to read!

Thanks