help me build or decide: QUAD CORE or IMAC

**GlennSter** · December 12th, 2007 07:45 AM

jun..thanks for the link.i was just reading about the 8800gt and 3870 GPU's in that site...

whildthing: will do! i also have the acer 22" lcd..im using it as my tv with standalone tv tuner.

**wildthing** · December 12th, 2007 04:08 PM

OT Glennster what brand ng stand alone TV tuner brand did you use?

**pakupakupaku** · December 12th, 2007 06:10 PM

Clone pc all the way. FTW : open architecture pc's.

**GlennSter** · December 13th, 2007 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by wildthing

OT Glennster what brand ng stand alone TV tuner brand did you use?

sir, im using geniatech lcd tv box that i got in ebay...=)

**GlennSter** · December 21st, 2007 09:50 AM

ok update...after several days of sleepless nights of researching..here is my set up that i started using yesterday:

CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz FSB 1066, 8MB Quad Core
CPU Cooling Zalman CNPS9700NT CPU Fan
Memory 2GB DDR II 800 nVidia SLI RAM (1GB x 2) (OCZ)
Mother Board ASUS P5K-E WIFI-AP Motherboard
Hard Drive Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive LG 20X DVD RW w/ Lightscribe +- Dual Layer Serial ATA
Video nVidia Chaintech 8800 GT 512MB DDR3, HDTV & Dual DVI
Card Reader 7 in 1 Card Reader
Case Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Case
Neon Light Neon Light Package - 2 Neon Light (blue)
Power Supply 650W Cooler Master Real Power Pro ATX Supply
Speakers Logitech Z4 2.1 Speaker w/ Sub 970175
OS Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Warranty 1 Years Parts & 3 Years Labor Warranty
Monitor Acer 22"
keyboard logitech mx5000
mouse mx1000

I had the keyboard, mouse, speakers and monitor before pa so mejo naka bawas sa presyo.herherher.

thanks for all who helped...im struggling with vista though. still have a lot to learn about this os. lots of annoying things.

crysis, anyone!? =p

**Jun aka Pekto** · December 21st, 2007 11:35 AM

What's the total damage for the purchased stuff? Less than $1k?

**GlennSter** · December 21st, 2007 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Jun aka Pekto

What's the total damage for the purchased stuff? Less than $1k?

ahihihihihi

i wish.

Total is 1,300++ plus 14% tax

**wildthing** · December 21st, 2007 06:50 PM

pictures naman...

**Jun aka Pekto** · December 21st, 2007 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by GlennSter

ahihihihihi

i wish.

Total is 1,300++ plus 14% tax

That's not too bad. I configured a pc similar to yours at www.cyberpowerpc.com and came out at US $1438.00 not including shipping. The mobo was an ASUS P5N-E, ram Corsair XMS2 Extreme, the 8800GT was from EVGA, and with this case: