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    The F-35 Thread

    in Military and Aviation

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    Why i do fell it's stupid to not include them, i think you can put it this way: If the aircraft is hit, what are the changes of it still being airworthy, without counting on any fires onboard?

     

    What i mean is, that the chances of survival after a hit isn't that back anymore as it once was...

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

    Posted · Edited by zakobi

    Sounds reasonable.

     

    Do you know if you have to pay tax for importing hardware? Not that you run into some unpleasant surprises.

     

    I don't know, and that's also why my setup to a look as it does now, as that all is from within DK.

     

    *Edit* it is with tax, tho not with shipping cost included. Afaik, you can also get to a "Pick-up point" so you don't have to pay as high a shipping cost.

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

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    ok, here's what i plan to buy once i get the money:

    CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620

    Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2

    RAM: Crucial DDR2 BallistiX PC6400 4GB CL4

    GPU: SAPPHIRE RADEON HD5770

    Harddrive: SEAGATE 500GB BARRACUDA 7200. 12

    That thing where DVD's goes into: SAMSUNG SH-S223C

    Cabinet: Antec Six Hundred Midi Tower

    PSU: Ace RawDeal Plus 520W PSU

    OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium DK (64bit)

     

    It will cost me 5,399.00 (725€) DKK if i could buy now. Is that a fair price?

    Funny stuff ?!!

    in Chit-Chat

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    zakobi - You were driving in such circumstances? With such goggles? :D

     

    Thank god no, more in the terms that i don't like people just walk in and laugh at me, where they have nothing to do...

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

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    As I posted before, if you go for a modern mainboard for the same price as the one with the limited lifecycle left you named, you should go for DDR3 memory:

     

    Kingston Value RAM DDR3 DIMM Kit 4GB PC3-10667U CL9

     

    If you will go for a DDR2-board, your RAM will be much cheaper, of course.

     

    I'll try to find some cheaper modules. Do you have a shop where you intend to order your hardware? Or are you intending to buy them in a shop?

     

    I normally find my stuff at this site http://www.edbpriser.dk/ as they got all danish online retailers collected here, where you then can compare prices, delivery time, costumer satisfaction etc...

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

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    To be honest, the test speaks a different language. The performance-gain is just when going from single-core to dual-core. The difference in the test showed, that quad-cores run the games even slower in some tests.

     

    So I wouldn't waste my money on that comment alone.

     

    (BTW: CoP has no multi-threading. It supports multi-core systems, because it's DX10.1. So it has the same limitations DCS and LO have. This would also correspond with the tests of CoP)

     

    But i'm also thinking on playing BC2 on it, and a friend who has it, says that quad is recommended for it.

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

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    Out of pure interest: What multicore-CPU you know does NOT use "split cache"?

     

     

     

     

    The mainboard and the memory already max out the CPU - there's not much margin for OCing if you go for just the cheapest price.

     

     

     

     

    I agree on the case, though, but that is probably not the most expensive part. A new case is available at 10-20 Euros if you don't have too high expectations. It also offers the chance to either keep both PCs or sell the old rig ;)

     

    I'm thinking on either giving or selling it to my little-sister.

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

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    My one concern on the X2 250 would be the balancing between the software intended to be used. I haven't actually checked if CoP multithreads, and I'm also pretty suspicious about CPU's with split caches - might make Dx10/11 load balancing more difficult for the OS and induce another overhead. (Though I haven't seen anyone run a proper test on that for DCS or FC2.)

     

    That aside though, the higher clock speed, given the lack of overclocking, will probably offset that.

     

    Another idea is to re-use DVD-drive, computer case and PSU if possible from an older computer. In the specific case of the PSU it would be necessary to doublecheck that it's got the cables you need - specifically the PCI-E connectors. But it can save you a couple hundred euro that you can either keep in the bank or spend on higher-end components. (I've been tempted to build an i5 or i7 rig lately, and one of the cost-saving measures is to re-use components - some socket 1156 motherboards even allow me to re-use the socket 775 CPU cooler I have.)

     

    I can't remember, but my current PC is from 2004-2006... and that was at around the 660€ again... Only things I've upgraded is the GPU as my old simply overheated and got fried (the fan started to make uneven rotations) so there i wnet from a 6600gt to a HD 3850. mind you it is a AVG connection (euww). And then RAM was also upgraded from 1GB to 2 GB

     

    I'm not sure if my current cabinet can take the new size of this stuff, besides it lacks fans. The suggested cabinet seems to have some installed by default.

    I'm not sure if my PSU got high enough output.

    And last my hard-drive. I do not know how fast it is, but i'm positive that it's way slower than even the slowest of current cheap hard-dries. but i think it's one of the things i can salvage fine.

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

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    Looks pretty fine, but do run a few doublechecks on the motherboard. The motherboard is the one thing you must not be cheap on, since a bad motherboard can drag the entire computer down with it.

     

    I'm a bit skeptical of that CPU though. It's a pretty fine CPU for general use, but in the specific case of LO:FC and DCS (and therefore also FC2) it's clock speed you want, and that one's at a measly 2.6GHz. It'll probably run it quite fine anyhow, but I suspect that even a 100 euro i3 would run LO:FC better. (But it would run Stalker CoP less well, I expect.)

     

    Will it be feasible to get at duel core with higher GHz instead? But i'll check the i3

     

    BTW, I'm not planning to overclock, as i don't want to risk it all get fried and i'm left with nothing.

    When can you get in the 600-700€ class?

    in PC Hardware and Related Software

    Posted · Edited by zakobi

    I was thinking on getting a new PC which are to cost around 600-700€ as i don't got alot of money to do with.

     

    I found an article which says that following will be around ~660€

     

    CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 620

    Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2

    RAM: PATRIOT 4 GB DDR2/800 (the only ones i could fine that looked like those in the article cost around 3x times more :()

    GPU: SAPPHIRE RADEON HD5770

    Harddrive: SEAGATE 500GB BARRACUDA 7200. 12

    That thing where DVD's goes into: SAMSUNG SH-S223C

    Cabinet: ROSEWILL R220

    PSU: COOLER MASTER RS-460

    OS: WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM OEM

     

    I'm planning to play Lo:FC and STLAKER CoP on it. Forgot to add BC2.

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