Mid level gaming pc

[Haruto]

I'd suggest that you go with a Gigabyte instead of an MSI. Make sure all capacitors are solid type. Also, Western Digital instead of a Samsung.

oks. pero sir, question... Pano malalaman kung solid type yung capacitors ng Gigabyte na mobo?

[Jun aka Pekto]

I think all motherboards switched to Japanese solid-state capacitors after 2006.

[rion]

ngayon ko lang napansin, i5 boards are capable of handling DDR3-2400?

daig pa niya current i7 boards * 1600 lang...

there are also i5 boards that go as cheap as 5.3k the Asrock P55M Pro, CrossFireX ready pa

[Jun aka Pekto]

ngayon ko lang napansin, i5 boards are capable of handling DDR3-2400?

daig pa niya current i7 boards * 1600 lang...

there are also i5 boards that go as cheap as 5.3k the Asrock P55M Pro, CrossFireX ready pa

Gee. DDR3 2400? Newegg doesn't even carry it yet.

The fastest DDR3 they carry is DDR3 2200. 4gb costs $275 (from an obscure brand). Ouch.

[Horsepower]

I think all motherboards switched to Japanese solid-state capacitors after 2006.

No, there are still a lot of non-solid caps.

Gigabyte uses Japanese solid-type caps but there are brands that use china type which of course is inferior.

*haruto, usually makikita mo na bakal talaga yung buong capacitor, walang plastic wrap. Sa Gigabyte, usually mga UD series ang all-solid. Ultra Durable ata ang ibig sabihin sa model coding nila.


*tidus, yeah medyo mahirap maghanap ng Gigabyte kasi high-end brand ito e pero it's worth the wait naman. Ang bread and butter kasi ng mga distro yung mga low-end kasi marami naman gusto yung basta gumagana na lang. hehe

[tidus1203]

*tidus, yeah medyo mahirap maghanap ng Gigabyte kasi high-end brand ito e pero it's worth the wait naman. Ang bread and butter kasi ng mga distro yung mga low-end kasi marami naman gusto yung basta gumagana na lang. hehe

And I am one of those. Basta as long as the components last their usable upgrade cycle (meaning bago sila malaos in terms of specs) I am happy with that already. Matibay nga motherboard mo pero laos na din in terms of specs and features wala na din kwenta... Alam naman natin kano kabilis ang upgrade cycle sa PC industry...

[tidus1203]

who sells 58xx or 57xx series Radeons here? Want to build a new rig.

Bro gusto ko din sana ng 5000 series pero lahat ng mga Gilmore shops WALA. Its either special order or they don't carry it yet... Kaya naplitan ako mag 4000 series, oh well since cheap naman maybe 2 years from now I can buy a new video card and I am confident naman my mobo might still be useful specs wise in 2 years since AM3 socket and DDR3 na din...

[Jun aka Pekto]

No, there are still a lot of non-solid caps.

Gigabyte uses Japanese solid-type caps but there are brands that use china type which of course is inferior.

Hmmm. You're right. I looked only at the AMD side and found several.

But most seem directed towards the older Athlon 64/X2/Phenom/Sempron. The exception would be Zotac motherboards. All were nVidia based and all have the old style capacitors even for the Phenom II.

As for the capacitor type..... So long as it uses the solid-state Conductive Polymer Capacitor (CPC) rather than the old-style electrolytic (soda can ), I'm happy.

Anyway, an article about Gigabyte's approach is here:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2113

[rion]

who sells 58xx or 57xx series Radeons here? Want to build a new rig.

try reaching this store:

Gee. DDR3 2400? Newegg doesn't even carry it yet.


The fastest DDR3 they carry is DDR3 2200. 4gb costs $275 (from an obscure brand). Ouch.

they are actualy OC mode
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=P55M Pro&s=1156

for 5.2k pesos only.