Re: Windows 7 PC Build
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In case anyone was interested in what I ended up with, here is the list of the specific hardware: Stuff I already had that I'm still using: Yes, I went for the more expensive Dominator memory. I can't tell you why, but at least it had no errors in MemTest. The Noctua cooler is 2mm taller than even the Prolimatech Megahalems, so what was I thinking? Ha ha. I took out the side fan on the P193, which I think works, since the cooler pretty much directly pulls from that opening and shoots it out through the other exhaust fans. I'm happy with how quiet the computer is. I still plan on getting a Blu-ray drive, an HP MediaSmart Server, and a higher-end video card. The video card does fine most of the time, but it does stutter at certain points. I'm not sure if it's the 128-bit bottleneck or not. I'll also probably switch to bigger speakers and sub at some point, since my dad would really like the Audiobytes. But yeah, I have all of this hardware, so now I need to actually do something productive with it. A coworker asked what I was going to do with my new build, and I told him I needed it for Flash games. He hates me.
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Re: Windows 7 PC Build
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Yip! Solitaire must ROCK on that machine!
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Re: Windows 7 PC Build
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One thing I don't like in Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7 is that it doesn't utilize the higher-resolution album artwork I've been collecting, and a lot of the time it doesn't even pull the album artwork from the audio file itself. It's not like I'm going to be staring at the album artwork the whole time I'm playing the music, but it's still kind of weird and disappointing.
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You asked about optimization tips. I've got to dig back through my settings, but there are a few tweaks to Windows Services which can free up RAM, and spent less time hitting the disk. I'll post them here soon (remind me if I don't), just been a bit busy with other stuff this last week.
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Re: Windows 7 PC Build
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Hey, thanks. I'm in no rush. I'm also going to upgrade the computer I'm giving to my sister to Windows 7, so I'll be able to use your advice twice.
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What's the windows performance rating on the machine, specifically on the disk? I'm in the high 5's on my new machine because the non SSD disk is holding me back.
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Re: Windows 7 PC Build
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My hard drive is at 7.5. My slowest piece is my video card at 7.4.
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Damn, I'm going to have to upgrade my video card too, once I get my new CPU and RAM. My system goes:
Processor: 7.5 RAM: 7.8 Graphics: 6.9 Gaming: 6.9 Disk: 6.5
That's a 15k RPM, 136 GB, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drive. One of the fastest spinners you can get. And you best me by a full integer.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
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Re: Windows 7 PC Build
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Here were all of mine:
Processor: 7.6 RAM: 7.8 Graphics: 7.4 Gaming graphics: 7.4 Hard disk: 7.5
What video card do you have, and what new one are you looking at? Also, what CPU and RAM are you migrating to? Just curious.
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I have an nVidia 8800GT 512 right now (it was such an over-built card for its time). I'd like to get another nVidia card, because my motherboard chipset is by nVidia. Just they don't make one I like. I want something with integrated sound for the HDMI output, but also need it to be a better performer than my current card (their current HDMI+Sound models are low-end and slower that what I have).
Right now I have dual Quad-Core Opteron 2352s @2.1 GHz. I'm planning to upgrade to dual Six-Core Opteron 2431s @2.4 GHz. Also going from 16 GB of DDR2-667 to 32 GB of DDR2-800.
EDIT: I should also point out that my current setup was assembled in June of 2008. It's holding up pretty well. Actually, it's funny, Vista's performance rating was limited to 5.9, and it pegged every test at that.
Last edited by ClubNeon; 01/20/10 08:16 AM.
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