The other day I was asked if I was building a high end system, unfortunately I really dont know!

My question is, would you classify the following system as a high end system.

Intel Core 2 duo processor e6400 (overclocked to 3.3GHZ)
Intel BLKDP965LTCK Motherboard
2gb (2 x 1gb) pc6400 RAM
Antec Sonata II case
Antec Smartpower 450Watt PSU
Gigabyte 7600gt Silent Pipe II
2 x 250gb SATAII 7200RPM 8mb Cache Western Digital Caviar
2 x Dual layer 16x DVD burner
Panasonic Floppy Drive
Some expensive soundcard (not excactly sure)

Thats it...

Any replies would be appreciated

Regards,

Korrupt

I'd consider it a mid to upper range PC. It would really depend on the use. If you're looking for a high-end game PC, then you would need a much better video card or an SLI/Crossfire setup.

I agree with JMMD. Video card and PSU kind of keep it from truly being high-end - today anyway.

It's only got one CPU and a generic hard drive setup, so it's most certainly not anything "high" by my standards :)

It still absolutely rapes your system judging from the system specs in your profile:D

Regards,

Korrupt

Really? So can you take your system with you everywhere you go?
Or does it run NetBSD with SCSI?

No, I cannot take it everywhere I go. Thats what my laptop is for. I dont even know what NetBSD with SCSI is. My point was merely that it was unnecesary to subtly say that my system is crap, especially since I just spend $1500 building it.

Regards,

Korrupt

It's only got one CPU and a generic hard drive setup, so it's most certainly not anything "high" by my standards :)


Ditto.......


For clarification.....nobody's calling your system "crap". It's well above average, but by today's standards and the availability of high-end components, it's far from what I'd call "cutting-edge".

It's an above-average system and the best part is, u wouldn't need too much cooling due to the CPU being a cool-running one and the graphics card having a passive-cooling option. However, I wouldn't call I high-end, since it seems limited mainly by the lack of a second\or more powerful graphics card. Throw a 7900GT in there and it would be instantly promoted to a high-end system. Also, why not try a RAID0 setup with those drives? I'm 100% sure it would be much faster than ur current setup.
@Nodsu, it's a dual-core system and in any case, it is very capable of running anything you throw at it. So no demeaning please. He's just trying to know how good it is.

Hum.. The question was whether the system is "high end" or not and that "Any replies would be appreciated".

I said that the system is not high end. What is the problem?

Should the thread have been called "Reply only if you think my rig is a totally awesome dream machine"?

The other day I was asked if I was building a high end system, unfortunately I really dont know!

My question is, would you classify the following system as a high end system.
That warrants a more polite reply than the one u posted.

thank you for your replies:)

also thank you rage

regards,

korrupt

I would consider it a high end system. here's why...

Many of us are PC enthusiasts and tend to compare everything to whatever is the best. but IMO it really should be compared to the average Joe's Dell/HP/Etc. pc (with lets say a P4/celeron and integrated graphics). that is why I consider it a high end system.

the CPU and video card are not the best out there, but they are still much better than what most people have "under the hood".

just my 2 cents ;)

I don't care if mine is faster than what most people have under the hood - as long as it's faster than everyone's computers that I know IRL :)

No, I cannot take it everywhere I go. Thats what my laptop is for. I dont even know what NetBSD with SCSI is. My point was merely that it was unnecesary to subtly say that my system is crap, especially since I just spend $1500 building it.

Regards,

Korrupt

I would like to see that add up to 1500$, i know its not that much lol. Dont lie!

e6400 cpu: $235 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004)
Intel BLKDP965LTCK Motherboard: $119.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121035)
2gb (2 x 1gb) pc6400 RAM: $342 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145038)
Antec Sonata II case: $89.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155)
Antec Smartpower 450Watt PSU: See above
Gigabyte 7600gt Silent Pipe II: $169.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125025)
2 x 250gb SATAII 7200RPM 8mb Cache Western Digital Caviar: $159.98 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136055)
2 x Dual layer 16x DVD burner: $57.98 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827136092)
Panasonic Floppy Drive: $10

that is $1184.93 by my calculations.

Add my monitor and youre sitting on $1400. Keep in mind that things here in Australia are more expensive so thats $1500.

Thank you KingCody. This was the kind of reply I was after.

Regards,

Korrupt

I would definitely call it a high end system, for the same easons as King Cody. Sure, its not the best out there, but high end doesnt mean the best, it just means very up-to-date, which your definetily is.

Well, i'm running on and Athlon XP 2400 ad a Radeon 9800Pro, so to me, virtually any new system is high end.

COngrats on your kick-*** rig.

I would like to see that add up to 1500$, i know its not that much lol. Dont lie!

Tough crowd Korrupt, I come from Perth too and I now just how expensive
it is here too purchase these items in $AU.
(Not to forget Overseas markets also get the latest and greatest releases before Australia.)

C'mon People, Korrupt is proud of his machine.
(as he should be, cos its way better than average.)

I'm sure some of your mothers told you,
"If you have'nt got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."

I would'nt mind swapping computers with Korrupt.
I am getting married in October and my fiance is expecting in March.
(No $$$$$ for PC, Bigger fish to fry. eg: Fiance's Ring = $2000.AU, etc.)

Hey Korrupt, dont be disappointed, I think your Machine is "Purdy Hot Dang!" IMO.

Cheers, Daveo

Round of applause for Daveo, I think everything there was true.

And by the way, congratulations on your upcoming marriage

I agree with Rage, King & Finchy - very nice system and I would call it high end. Sometimes I think high end and cutting edge get confused. Your new system is not cutting edge, but then why would you want to pay that much extra for small gains? Again, a very nice high end system you are throwing together and I'm jealous. If you look at my profile you will see why. I used to have a nice laptop, but the soon to be ex got that and I got the old machine. Still works great, though.

And the advantage with it not being cutting edge is at least it runs properly and is stable (ive probably just jinxed it and it will now bsod continually!! Only joking).

A friend made the mistake of getting a dual core when they first came out and had no end of trouble 'till the mobo manufacturer came up with drivers that actually worked.

I think its all been said in previous posts, but for me, its pretty much high for anyone i know, especially since you're on of the first people in my circle that has a Core 2..

Round of applause for Daveo, I think everything there was true.

And by the way, congratulations on your upcoming marriage, when are you guys gonna 'tie the knot'

:grinthumb Thanks Finchy, supposed to get married in January 2007 but found out I got my fiance "Up the Duff":p (oops!)
So dates been moved up to 28th October 2006, before the baby bump happens.:eek:

Cheers, Daveo

Once again,

thank you for your replies.

Regards,

Korrupt

Can I ask a question: If you look at My Profile, you'll see that I filled out the System #1 and System #2 specs. Based on that info, What type of system is System #1, and what type of system is System #2?

Can I ask a question: If you look at My Profile, you'll see that I filled out the System #1 and System #2 specs. Based on that info, What type of system is System #1, and what type of system is System #2?

Hello greatman. I'd say the first system would be just below average because of the low amount of ram although it is still a decent system. System 2 I'd say would be a bit above average because of the amount of ram but not a lot above average because of the video card. Reasonable system though.

Regards,

Korrupt

EDIT: Also, congratulations on your engagement Daveo and I wish all the best to you and your Fiance.

Here is what I have....

AMD X2 4200+ CPU 939

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe

4x 512mb OCZ Gold PC 3700 (2 gig total)

2x 250 GB SATA 2x 80 GB SATA 2 1x 160 GB IDE
820 GB total.

XFX 7600 GT Xtreme ( Waiting on 2nd for SLI to get delivered tomorrow hopfully )

Audigy 2

Zahlman 120mm Cooler

Silverstone Zues 650watt PSU

Lian-Li Pc-65B case

2 purple cold cathode

4 purple LED case fans

3 1/2 7-1 media card reader

Floppy Disk

2 x DVD R/RW

see it here http://www.techspot.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1312/limit/recent

You know it isnt the very best of the best stuff but there isnt any game I cant play as of right now, there isnt any movie i cant decode in a reasonable amount of time. And there isnt a problem loading my favorite porno in a flash.

All in all your system is what you make of it. If you knock yourself out trying to keep up with the biggest and badest your going to go broke and insane trying to keep up. If your system suites your needs then it is a top of the line system any day.

And for all of you FPS nuts needing dual 7900GTX get a grip, if you can live without 300xAA and 3200x2024 your gonna be ok. Anyway Once you get above a certain FPS that most midrange cards can provide your limited to other things such as internet connection speed so FPS isnt goinna really help all that much, sure you can be getting 2000fps in F.E.A.R but if you have lag up the **** someone with a 7600GT and a good connection is gonna come and teach you a few things. Plus i dont know very many serious gamers who have the cash to blow on high high end stuff anywho.....They are gamers, main motivation is to game....not to make money to buy the biggest and badest :D

Thanks for the positive reinforcement. Any other views?

Thats a good system Korrupt, its also up to date, so Enjoy ur self with this, i consider this high yes, but if u had the nvidia 7900 it will be Higher ;)
still a good *** kickin pc...

Alex~

You have a good point Jim, that is excactly the way I think about this. Alex, thanks for your reply:)

Greatman, if you want more replies you should make your own thread:)

Regards,

Korrupt

It will tear through anything you'd throw at it; therefore, I'd call it somewhat high-end. The only reason I would not call it very high-end is that it doesn't contain the best hardware throughout, but still very good.

Could it be faster? Sure.

SLI would be a good addition for gaming, you could throw in SCSI and 15k drives, maybe a two way CPU setup... a 1000w PSU... But the latter three ideas are just getting rediculous for a 'home' system.

And if you posted something with those additions, people would still tell you that you are missing stuff or could improve this or that... etc... Everyone's a critic. ;)

If you want a high end system you should upgrade to a more recent video card, otherwise that's really good.

The thread is over two months old. Always look at the date before u post :).

Mine's beter than yours...na, na, na, na, na!

Sigh... this all reminds me that it's getting time to upgrade. Remember when Hyper-Threading was all the rage? That's when I built my rig.

Granted, it still does what I ask it to do very nicely, but there's some demon inside me that keeps telling me to go into debt so I can build myself a dual-core screamer. Of course, give me another year and a half and I'll definitely be drooling over QUAD-core... Sheesh, it never ends.