Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ - Page 2

Madeentje · 09-06-2009, 02:24 PM

And what do you guys think is a good place to buy all this?

is www.alternate.be trustable?

Phædrus2401 · 09-06-2009, 02:27 PM

I don't know much about European sellers (aside from a few in the UK), but that looks like a fairly respectable site. Hard to say, though.

**greenbrucelee** · 09-06-2009, 02:30 PM

I buy all my stuff from www.overclockers.co.uk but I am not sure if they ship outside of the UK or not.

Madeentje · 09-06-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Madeentje

Ok thanks everyone! Thanks alot for all the quick responses I really appreciate it. Tomorrow I'll ask my teachers what I should go for (i7 or something else). And then I'll buy everything from www.alternate.com :)!

I'll post alot of pictures when everything arrived! ^^

Again, thanks.

PS: This will be my list then:

GPU: Asus EAH4890 Retail: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
CPU: Intel® Core i7-920: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-750HX Retail: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
DVD: LG H22LS30 Retail: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
Mobo: Asus P6T Retail: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
HDD: Western Digital WD1001FALS 1 TB Bulk, Caviar Black: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList
RAM: Corsair DIMM 6 GB DDR3-1600 Tri-Kit Retail, TR3X6G1600C8D: http://www.alternate.be/html/builder...source2=coList

Does everything seems fine now? :)
I'm not sure about the Mobo and RAM yet, I could go for cheaper 1333Mhz RAM, and I haven't decided what Mobo to go for yet, there's so much P6T's around, but I don't know what's the real difference (except for extra obsolete slots I don't need I think).
Also did I choose a good HDD & DVD? :P

Sorry to quote myself, but I had some more questions in here too >.<, maybe you guys missed them...Sorry to bother you guys with it :/.

**greenbrucelee** · 09-07-2009, 03:29 AM

that system will work however you get a better gaming system if you went for a core 2 duo system.

Madeentje · 09-07-2009, 12:15 PM

I'm not going for only gaming, I'm also going to run Virtual Servers on this system for school, with 3-6 clients, so I need a good CPU & RAM too, or am I wrong? My main reason for this PC is because it has to handle the things we'll do with it on school, I do Computer Science, so...

Also I'm in a dilemma...I just discovered this Acer Predator G7710 SharpShooter now. It's very similar to my system, only that it has another kind of GPU (a worse one I think) and 2TB HDD (which I don't need, 1 TB is enough for me).... Should I maybe go for this one instead? I don't know what to choose....It's 1500€ (with Windows 7 upgrade for free). I'd prefer to build my own PC with the parts I just choose, but it's my dad's money, and he wants to go for a solid system with no flaws, and doesn't like to see me building a computer myself..So he's ok with paying a bit more, for a flawless system (he thinks it's flawless, I'm not so sure about that). I think that the hardware I choose is of much higher quality then the parts in that Acer, or am I wrong? Also it's harder to upgrade a system like that later on etc etc
Please correct me though if I'm wrong. Maybe you guys can convince me to take the G7710 SharpShooter though .
Here's the info of the system:
Legitieme Windows Vista® Home Premium , Intel® Core™i7 processor i7-920, Intel® X58 Express chipset, NVIDIA® GTX285 1024MB DDR 3 2x DVI, 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz (3x 2GB), 2TB HDD 7200rpm (2x1000GB), Liquid cooling, swap cage HDD 4x, Blu-ray ROM, DVD-RW Dual Layer, 750 Watt power supply, incl. Belgium Azerty Logitech G11 keyboard & G5 laser mouse, color Copper Metallic
As you can see it also has a Blu-Ray driver which I don't need either..

So ye, the big question now is, what should I go for? My system (if it would be perfect, if it isn't already), or just go for the Acer Predator G7710 SharpShooter? Mine would cost around 1250€ + 100€ for Windows 7 when it gets released. It's still 150€ cheaper (though my dad said he could get the Acer for 1350€ because he has a discount in a certain store of 10%). So the price is pretty much the same...

Madeentje · 09-08-2009, 09:13 AM

Am I allowed to BUMP this?

**greenbrucelee** · 09-08-2009, 10:20 AM

Acers are crap, but go for whatever you want.

Madeentje · 09-08-2009, 10:38 AM

Ok thanks guys, I made my decision, I'm going for my own build :). I had a chat with Phædrus2401, and he made things much more clear to me, and now I'm 100% sure about my decision!

Thanks alot guys, I really appreciate your time & help. I'll post 100's of pics soon enough, when everything arrived ^^!

Dacads · 09-08-2009, 11:28 AM

have fun and enjoy once you've built everything

Post your pics in the following thread
lets see your rig

Madeentje · 09-08-2009, 03:10 PM

Ok I will :).

I just ordered from www.alternate.be :), I should have all my parts tomorrow/thursday ^^! Exciting! :D

Madeentje · 09-12-2009, 12:36 PM

Hey guys! I'm almost done building my PC, only need to install few more programs again, and tomorrow I'll "clean up" my wires, and then I'll take some pictures of the beauty :). But I have 1 little problem...

Each time I boot, before Windows starts loading, it gives me this message, from some JMicron-thing:

"detect dives done, no any drive found"

With some text above...What's the error about? How can I fix it? You guys already know all the specs of my PC :). So no need to repost them I think....

Phædrus2401 · 09-12-2009, 01:27 PM

That's probably an onboard motherboard utility, I had a couple of errors like that at first with my Asus P5Q Pro. Turns out one was for an onboard RAID utility I wasn't using that was popping up and saying nothing was plugged into the RAID port... And the other was for Asus ExpressGate saying it hadn't been installed yet. You'll have to search around in BIOS for where to turn them off, each motherboard is different.

Madeentje · 09-12-2009, 03:52 PM

Ok thanks :). I'll look that up soon.

Madeentje · 09-14-2009, 03:13 PM

I think it worked, but problem now is, is that I can't see what my computer is doing, untill the Windows XP logo pop-ups, with the loading. Because my monitor doesn't want to get off stand-by before that, so I don't know now if I still get the error or not, but I think not.

I'll post pictures tomorrow, thanks for all the help guys, really appreciate it, couldn't have done this without you guys! :)

I'm heading off to bed now, goodnight all ;).

Madeentje · 09-15-2009, 08:49 AM

Ok, here are the pictures of my new PC! :)

09-06-2009, 02:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ And what do you guys think is a good place to buy all this? is www.alternate.be trustable?

09-06-2009, 02:27 PM	#22 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,763 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ I don't know much about European sellers (aside from a few in the UK), but that looks like a fairly respectable site. Hard to say, though. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-06-2009, 02:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,829 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ I buy all my stuff from www.overclockers.co.uk but I am not sure if they ship outside of the UK or not. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

09-07-2009, 03:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,829 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ that system will work however you get a better gaming system if you went for a core 2 duo system. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

09-07-2009, 12:15 PM	#26 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ I'm not going for only gaming, I'm also going to run Virtual Servers on this system for school, with 3-6 clients, so I need a good CPU & RAM too, or am I wrong? My main reason for this PC is because it has to handle the things we'll do with it on school, I do Computer Science, so... Also I'm in a dilemma...I just discovered this Acer Predator G7710 SharpShooter now. It's very similar to my system, only that it has another kind of GPU (a worse one I think) and 2TB HDD (which I don't need, 1 TB is enough for me).... Should I maybe go for this one instead? I don't know what to choose....It's 1500€ (with Windows 7 upgrade for free). I'd prefer to build my own PC with the parts I just choose, but it's my dad's money, and he wants to go for a solid system with no flaws, and doesn't like to see me building a computer myself..So he's ok with paying a bit more, for a flawless system (he thinks it's flawless, I'm not so sure about that). I think that the hardware I choose is of much higher quality then the parts in that Acer, or am I wrong? Also it's harder to upgrade a system like that later on etc etc Please correct me though if I'm wrong. Maybe you guys can convince me to take the G7710 SharpShooter though . Here's the info of the system: Legitieme Windows Vista® Home Premium , Intel® Core™i7 processor i7-920, Intel® X58 Express chipset, NVIDIA® GTX285 1024MB DDR 3 2x DVI, 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz (3x 2GB), 2TB HDD 7200rpm (2x1000GB), Liquid cooling, swap cage HDD 4x, Blu-ray ROM, DVD-RW Dual Layer, 750 Watt power supply, incl. Belgium Azerty Logitech G11 keyboard & G5 laser mouse, color Copper Metallic As you can see it also has a Blu-Ray driver which I don't need either.. So ye, the big question now is, what should I go for? My system (if it would be perfect, if it isn't already), or just go for the Acer Predator G7710 SharpShooter? Mine would cost around 1250€ + 100€ for Windows 7 when it gets released. It's still 150€ cheaper (though my dad said he could get the Acer for 1350€ because he has a discount in a certain store of 10%). So the price is pretty much the same...

09-08-2009, 09:13 AM	#27 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Am I allowed to BUMP this?

09-08-2009, 10:20 AM	#28 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,829 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Acers are crap, but go for whatever you want. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

09-08-2009, 10:38 AM	#29 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Ok thanks guys, I made my decision, I'm going for my own build :). I had a chat with Phædrus2401, and he made things much more clear to me, and now I'm 100% sure about my decision! Thanks alot guys, I really appreciate your time & help. I'll post 100's of pics soon enough, when everything arrived ^^!

09-08-2009, 11:28 AM	#30 (permalink)
Dacads Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 188 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ have fun and enjoy once you've built everything Post your pics in the following thread lets see your rig

09-08-2009, 03:10 PM	#31 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Ok I will :). I just ordered from www.alternate.be :), I should have all my parts tomorrow/thursday ^^! Exciting! :D

09-12-2009, 12:36 PM	#32 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Hey guys! I'm almost done building my PC, only need to install few more programs again, and tomorrow I'll "clean up" my wires, and then I'll take some pictures of the beauty :). But I have 1 little problem... Each time I boot, before Windows starts loading, it gives me this message, from some JMicron-thing: "detect dives done, no any drive found" With some text above...What's the error about? How can I fix it? You guys already know all the specs of my PC :). So no need to repost them I think....

09-12-2009, 01:27 PM	#33 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,763 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ That's probably an onboard motherboard utility, I had a couple of errors like that at first with my Asus P5Q Pro. Turns out one was for an onboard RAID utility I wasn't using that was popping up and saying nothing was plugged into the RAID port... And the other was for Asus ExpressGate saying it hadn't been installed yet. You'll have to search around in BIOS for where to turn them off, each motherboard is different. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-12-2009, 03:52 PM	#34 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Ok thanks :). I'll look that up soon.

09-14-2009, 03:13 PM	#35 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ I think it worked, but problem now is, is that I can't see what my computer is doing, untill the Windows XP logo pop-ups, with the loading. Because my monitor doesn't want to get off stand-by before that, so I don't know now if I still get the error or not, but I think not. I'll post pictures tomorrow, thanks for all the help guys, really appreciate it, couldn't have done this without you guys! :) I'm heading off to bed now, goodnight all ;).

09-15-2009, 08:49 AM	#36 (permalink)
Madeentje Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 OS: XP SP3	Re: Computer build, budget: 1100-1200€ Ok, here are the pictures of my new PC! :)