Author Topic: Building a RIG 101 (Read 44613 times)

Arcmanov · « **Reply #40 on:** March 28, 2008, 03:31:26 PM »

I am liking that TechReport format a whole lot. I have been doing a lot of research with respect to local
pricing, but the variations from vendor to vendor is so vast that it doesn't really seem like a good idea for now.
I say we go with the foreign pricing, since we can actually order what we see online now.

The proverbial 'monkey-wrench in the works' with that format however, is the VAT/duties thing. The final
landed prices would be a little hard to estimate. Worst case would be to include VAT and duty and work
back from there.

Carigamers · « **Reply #40 on:** March 28, 2008, 03:31:26 PM »

W1nTry · « **Reply #41 on:** March 28, 2008, 03:35:22 PM »

With that in mind arc, could we then use a particular local vendor or a handful of local vendors for pricing as an average meaning we use their prices as a reasonable expectation of the others and go with that? cause things like HDs and optical drives are QUITE affordable locally PLUS you have the benefit of a warranty. Also whilst I agree importing is an option, not everyone has a skybox and the prices as you did mention duties/vat vary which creates instability in pricing. We can vote on a few local known outfits with parts and use them as our reference.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #42 on:** March 28, 2008, 07:34:31 PM »

especially since people are buying machines locally all the time, it will still be a good point of reference of what is available on the island and at what price.

I also see Arc's point. There isn't a local "pricewatch" to make things easy. To get that sort of information from the net takes a few clicks on one website. The same data locally would require perusing reseller excel spreadsheets for each computer store on the island or worse yet, calling them to find out what's in stock and at what price.

Work work

Arcmanov · « **Reply #43 on:** March 29, 2008, 01:24:23 AM »

Tom's Hardware has also updated their System Builder Marathon to include some of the newer hardware.
Quite a good read in of itself. It seems that all these sites have done the work for us.

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #44 on:** March 29, 2008, 07:32:08 AM »

Sigh. Very nice. Just wish we found this before I did up a whole document.

Carigamers · « **Reply #44 on:** March 29, 2008, 07:32:08 AM »

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #45 on:** March 29, 2008, 08:26:49 AM »

no harm in reinventing the wheel sometimes awesome. The exercise would have at the very least, honed your skills in producing a quality document!

W1nTry · « **Reply #46 on:** March 29, 2008, 08:31:39 AM »

Quote from: Arcman on March 29, 2008, 01:24:23 AM

Tom's Hardware has also updated their System Builder Marathon to include some of the newer hardware.
Quite a good read in of itself. It seems that all these sites have done the work for us.

I eh know arc... THG's idea of low/mid/high/ridiculous pricing kinda HIGH for a trini... 900USD for a LOW end... 2000USD for MID?

MADNESS... the TR site's 500/1000/1500 is much more in line with a Trini budget. But still nice for performance references.

Nephilim · « **Reply #47 on:** March 29, 2008, 08:43:10 AM »

fuh real, after i read that TH system building guide i nearly cry, my new machine would be entry lvl to them...

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #48 on:** March 29, 2008, 09:15:11 AM »

Welll I dont know how a 3870 and 500gig falls into the "low cost" bracket. Sure they're priced well but I wont go as far to say low cost. Perhaps a reduction to a 3850/9600gt and 320/250 gig drive would bring the grand total to a more manageable level.

And don't forget, they eh even start to talk about display yet!

Arcmanov · « **Reply #49 on:** April 21, 2008, 06:46:27 AM »

Quote from: W1nTry on March 29, 2008, 08:31:39 AM

I eh know arc... THG's idea of low/mid/high/ridiculous pricing kinda HIGH for a trini... 900USD for a LOW end... 2000USD for MID? MADNESS... the TR site's 500/1000/1500 is much more in line with a Trini budget. But still nice for performance references.

Quote from: WASD on March 29, 2008, 08:43:10 AM

fuh real, after i read that TH system building guide i nearly cry, my new machine would be entry lvl to them...

I know what you mean (my beast of a PC is considered just 'midrange'), but don't fret. Tom's Hardware have now updated their $500 US PC.
Even in the low cost segment, it seems that Intel is the more viable option.

I agree that their categorisations are a bit skewed.
Low-end should be in the $500-$900 US range. Mid-range should be in the $900-$1500-$2000 US range, and high-end over $2500 US.

$500 Gaming PC: Day 1, Component Selection

$500 Gaming PC: Day 2, Testing & Analysis

8800 GS eh. Interesting.....

Nephilim · « **Reply #50 on:** April 21, 2008, 08:36:35 AM »

yeah had read up on that a few days ago, the 8800GS at a nice price point, a whole 30 dollars less than the 9600GT (by tiger) not bad, i had seen a 9600GT on newegg for 149 i suppose short of being able to had that on a budget the 8800GS is a win card.

W1nTry · « **Reply #51 on:** May 08, 2008, 03:18:23 PM »

Inspired by mathewhatshisname's crazy rig, I started to wonder well... what would be considered the best of the best if price was no concern.. and I came up with the following which is SO ridiculous well... judge for yourself:

2x Intel Core2 Extreme QX9775
Intel Skulltrail D5400XS Extended ATX
2x Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
2x ASUS EAH3870X2 TOP/G/3DHTI/1G Radeon HD 3870 X2
LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower
PC Power & Cooling T12W 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1
2x Western Digital Raptor WD1600ADFS 160GB
2x Western Digital Caviar RE2 GP WD1000FYPS 1TB 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb
2x LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Disc Triple DVD Burner
EPSON V11H245120 1920 x 1080 3LCD PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 Home Theater Projector
ZALMAN Reserator XT BK Black Reserator

And this doesn't include shipping or the individual waterblocks and keyboard&mouse and a few other nicknacks....

The price of such a Ludicrous endeavor?

A mere $11652.82 USD

so let's round up to say.... 12K USD.

daniboy79 · « **Reply #52 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:37:19 PM »

peanuts money W1n ...for some ppl, LOL

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #53 on:** May 08, 2008, 07:11:21 PM »

ecc ram yes lol

W1nTry · « **Reply #54 on:** May 09, 2008, 09:41:42 AM »

Quote from: daniboy79 on May 08, 2008, 05:37:19 PM

peanuts money W1n ...for some ppl, LOL

As I said it doesn't include shipping, tax (if in some US states) and other components. Not to mention that someone who can afford that would prolly opt for getting it pre-fabbed from alienware, falcon, etc so they get a warranty and don't have to deal with troubleshooting themselves. The price to BUILD this would be at least a couple $x000USD to be done right. So sure it's peanut money for some, but then buying a solid gold toilet for 80k USD is also peanuts for some ppl, so what's you point really?

@ crixx FB-DIMMS actually.... O_o

woodyear99 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:44:54 PM »

Hothardware $500 and $400 Gaming Rig builds....

http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/ta/archive/2008/12/30/build-guide-500-gaming-rig.aspx

Updated 30/12/08

Arcmanov · « **Reply #56 on:** January 08, 2009, 12:14:05 AM »

Nice find. Good write up there. Of course for us Trinis that 500 US build would swell to about 800 US
when you consider all the shipping/Customs fees. Still, that's a good bit of gaming bang for the buck
with that Intel system.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #57 on:** January 08, 2009, 10:15:34 AM »

Yeah imagine buying those same parts locally :S suddenly that $500 US would go through the roof hehe. I know I know these guys gotta make a profit, pay bills etc but still cheaper is cheaper

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #58 on:** January 08, 2009, 06:22:04 PM »

Thats a good article and a good rig. It would be interesting to see the price performance between that and other more expensive rigs. Say one for $1250.00

Does the double spend in $$ translate to a double in performance figures?

Kraeoss · « **Reply #59 on:** January 08, 2009, 06:47:18 PM »

^^ not always...

Carigamers · « **Reply #59 on:** January 08, 2009, 06:47:18 PM »

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