Dolphin PC buying guide

[James333]

can someone tell me the best build only with AMD components ?
or the best build that you can make in these pages?

http://www.pcfactory.cl/buscar_productos.php?sc=procesadores%20amd-272&g=465
http://www.pcofertas.cl/catalog/index.php?cPath=69_214
http://www.bymcomputer.cl/catalog/index.php?cPath=89&osCsid=83e4e49536e82f5ecf1f6954d6b9f3f5
http://www.sym.cl/?cat=25

Yeah , the pages are in spanish but I put a translation of some words

tarjeta madre / placa madre = motherboard
memoria/s = RAM
procesador = CPU
tarjeta de video / video = GPU

[steamx]

Hey guys,
lately i decided to buy a wiimote even though i'd use it for pc only.
Anyone knows where you can buy it "cheap"?
In germany you'd pay around 30€ (~44 US$) and i'm not sure if i want to pay that much

[CacoFFF]

(09-27-2009, 01:34 PM)James333 Wrote: can someone tell me the best build only with AMD components ?
or the best build that you can make in these pages?

http://www.pcfactory.cl/buscar_productos.php?sc=procesadores%20amd-272&g=465
http://www.pcofertas.cl/catalog/index.php?cPath=69_214
http://www.bymcomputer.cl/catalog/index.php?cPath=89&osCsid=83e4e49536e82f5ecf1f6954d6b9f3f5
http://www.sym.cl/?cat=25

Yeah , the pages are in spanish but I put a translation of some words

tarjeta madre / placa madre = motherboard
memoria/s = RAM
procesador = CPU
tarjeta de video / video = GPU

Not gonna suggest any specific product but...
What is your main budget?
Anything Athlon II or Phenom II over 2.7ghz should perform nicely.
Dual Cores might get a bit short if you are going to run many apps, and Quads might be a bit too much, I'd get a tri-core.

I still don't like the idea of getting DDR3 memory, here in South America prices are still too high, get an AM2+ motherboard if you can.

And about video card, have you seen the new Radeon HD 5870?
I don't mean you have to buy the most expensive/powerful video card, but others like HD4770 or HD4890 might get a little cheaper next month.
After all, you can get the video card at any time.

If you can, try contacting those who actually provide those stores, they are the ones that bring products from abroad, and can give you the best prices you'll find in your country.

[James333]

Really , I am thinking on buying this if I can because I want a Wii

The purpose of that was see if in my country I could find good products or the price of that

[ddkshah]

CPU: ATI Phenom II x2 550 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680&cm_re=amd_550-_-19-103-680-_-Product
$102
GPU: Sapphire 5870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856 $380.
Motherboard: MSI nForce 750a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130235&cm_re=am3_sli-_-13-130-235-_-Product
$99.99.
RAM:OCZ Obsidian 6GB (3 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227477&cm_re=6gb_ddr3-_-20-227-477-_-Product
$94.99 after mail in rebate.
Hard Drive: WD 320gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136098&cm_re=320_gb-_-22-136-098-_-Product
$47.99
Case: Case with front side rear fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103010
$94.99
Power Supply: OCZ StealthXtreme 600w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010&cm_re=ocz_stealthxstream_600w-_-17-341-010-_-Product
$59.99 after m.i.r.
Ultimate build for $850 (When you buy from new egg)
Go to ebay if you want the same build for less than $700 after microsoft cashback.

[Iulius]

850$ and only x2 550 ?

i'd rather take the 100 $ from case and 100$ from memory (am3 has no triple channel) to buy a decent cpu.

[CacoFFF]

I bet you have no idea where he is, like getting a i7 would be as cheap as usual...

[ddkshah]

(09-30-2009, 05:50 PM)Iulius Wrote: 850$ and only x2 550 ?

i'd rather take the 100 $ from case and 100$ from memory (am3 has no triple channel) to buy a decent cpu.

$850 is newegg. I said you can get the same thing on ebay for laess than $700 after microsoft cashback. A core i7 build would be about 300-500 dollars more and i5 would be around $200-300 more.

[Unknownforce]

(10-01-2009, 05:15 AM)ddkshah Wrote:

(09-30-2009, 05:50 PM)Iulius Wrote: 850$ and only x2 550 ?

i'd rather take the 100 $ from case and 100$ from memory (am3 has no triple channel) to buy a decent cpu.

$850 is newegg. I said you can get the same thing on ebay for laess than $700 after microsoft cashback. A core i7 build would be about 300-500 dollars more and i5 would be around $200-300 more.

I have to agree with Iulius... Why spend that much on a video card and go cheap on a processor... You're bottle-necking the fuck out of the video card. As I always say... Go big or go home...

[Iulius]

well i'm not familiar with US$ prices as i'm from gold old europe, but the combination is just a pain.

3 memory modules dont make any sense without triple channel.
gpu is far ahead cpu.

and before i spend the same amount on a case that i spend for a cpu, i'd rather dont buy any at all but use the box they ship the parts in