Received new $5000 PC Build.

[johny2314jj]

Congrats OP, what kind of OC did it end up coming with? Run CPU-Z, push the print screen button, paste that into MS paint, and post it. We'll make sure you got your 80 bucks worth. What games are you playing on that bad boy?

BF3
Amnesia
Crysis 2
Dirt 3
Rage
......

im coming from console and these games look freaking amazing

 

[johny2314jj]

Not sure what the OC did, il run that test soon as I can

 

[jivatman]

Try folding@home, and put that power to use when not gaming.

 

[Zorander]

Do you realy need all that power just to play at 1920x1080 (which is typically the highest resolution possible on a TV)?

But anyway, enjoy that build. Should be good for quite a while.

 

[johny2314jj]

Do you realy need all that power just to play at 1920x1080 (which is typically the highest resolution possible on a TV)?

But anyway, enjoy that build. Should be good for quite a while.

I don't but its nice knowing you have more than you need, that youl never dip below 60fps

 

[TidusZ]

meh, pc hardware moves so slow these days my 3 year old pc still gets 60 fps in bf3 on high settings. If you're a millionaire I can see how its worth it but even if your reasonably rich I think its a waste of money going all out on pc hardware at this point. If you do go all out, imo, you should do so on the monitor.

 

[Zaap]

Ah well, to each his own. Thanks for supporting the economy. :/

 

[johny2314jj]

Ah well, to each his own. Thanks for supporting the economy. :/

ahaha. another big reason for this purchase.... its just nice to own a beast pc. Im probably only using > 30% of its power..

 

[thelastword]

This is absolutely the best time to buy high end parts. AMD is no longer competing in the high end CPU segment so price wars are gone. Intel will hold prices as high as possible. Second both Nvidia and AMD know high end GPUs are no longer their main revenue source so there is basically no need to overkill on their next generation high end GPU. Just take a look at the HD 5770 it came out for so long and the price hasn't dropped much.

 

[johny2314jj]

This is absolute the best time to buy high end parts. AMD is no longer competing in the high end CPU segment so price wars are gone. Intel will hold prices as high as possible. Second both Nvidia and AMD know high end GPUs are no longer their main revenue source so there is basically no need to overkill on their next generation high end GPU. Just take a look at the HD 5770 it came out for so long and the price hasn't dropped much.

Awesome! Criticize me now ppl!

 

[cyclohexane]

Awesome! Criticize me now ppl!

op what do you do for a living? Curious how you can afford this.

 

[johny2314jj]

local sales and service !

 

[johny2314jj]

on consumer electronics

 

[Zaap]

This is absolute the best time to buy high end parts.

Anytime up until recently was certainly a good time to buy hard drives.

Man on man, anyone needed to buy one recently? I know there's a shortage due to floods in Thailand, but when Frys tried to sell me their last USED 500GB drive for $100 I had to laugh at them.

 

[kami]

For 5 grand I would have went with SB-E, 32gb, quad-SLI 580s, and much more SSD space but grats on the purchase.

 

[johny2314jj]

For 5 grand I would have went with SB-E, 32gb, quad-SLI 580s, and much more SSD space but grats on the purchase.

ty

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

Do you use this PC for 3D surround?

 

[johny2314jj]

Do you use this PC for 3D surround?

no

 

[JEDIYoda]

 

[lehtv]

Truth be told, I just don't understand it when people congratulate someone for a purchase like this. Sure, the OP enjoys his rig, and sure, he doesn't mind spending that much money. It doesn't mean it makes sense to pay that for a PC like that, nor to have a PC like that for 1080p. Five grand can be spent much better, and 1080p doesn't need more than half that for the best performance. In those terms it's a bad purchase, period. To ignore that, and think nothing else matters than that the OP enjoys his new rig, would be... well, ignorant. To pat someone on the back for a decision like this does not discourage further nonsensical decisions. It encourages them.

 

[fastamdman]

Considering we are not allowed to call forum members stupid, or post anything demeaning towards them I think a lot of the "congrats" are more so metaphors and people are really thinking something like "wow this kid just wasted his money" because that should be going through every single persons mind who is not the OP.

It's nothing against you by any means johny, however with that said, that was a VERY bad purchase and the money could have been spent in a much much better way. You probably won't learn anything from this but I hope you do. Maybe next time around you will shop smarter, but I doubt it.

 

[lehtv]

^ That is so encouraging, lol... but I have to agree. After this guy's post history, I would find it hard to criticize in an encouraging and constructive way

 

[Arachnotronic]

As an Intel shareholder, I have no problems with the OP spending ridiculous amounts of money on Intel products

 

[mvbighead]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/856/17834226.jpg

Looks like a case to me... where are the innards?

 

[Tool]

he got 5% off, guys. that puts this into "Hot Deal" status.