Scrapyard Wars Episode 1c

[NumLock21]

You can certainly get a nice deal for 500$ with new parts............

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $499.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-01 00:24 EST-0500

At $500 it won't be much of a challenge.

The Q6600 ran at a 1066FSB. Q9450 is one of the top line quad cores with a higher FSB and much bigger L2 cache.

http://ark.intel.com/compare/35365,29765,33923

[unijab]

Special request video:

Combine the best parts from bOth and compare the scores agains Linus and Luke.

That score can also be used to compare against the next pair that goes head to head!

[The Crazed Child]

Time to build that 560 SLI rig with second-hand parts.

[BurgerBum]

But alas, the silicon lottery is a bitch. 

 

I keep telling people the core 2 quad has life still left in it. 

This is proof I'm not shitting.

i have a friend with a q660 and a 280. runs amazing. 

i myslef have a q8200 and a 7870 ghz editon. (not yet built yet, still need thermal paste and bootdrive, also some more fans. B) )

[farhanorakzai]

It's a jesus 775 board. But you should see it's big brother... 

 

 

 

i loved how colorful those boards were. Now all we get are overused black and red color schemes 

[BurgerBum]

I would have to say both, actually. The board didn't appear to be the best. I have no clue what it was, but I know linus' was better. 

And even linus' was shit compared to one of these babies which will arrive on my doorstep within the next week.

 

-snip-

not nearly as sexy as my msi p35 platinum. B)

 

http://assets.hardwarezone.com/images/p35p_circu0.jpg

[BurgerBum]

You can certainly get a nice deal for 500$ with new parts............

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $499.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-01 00:24 EST-0500

but not as good as buying used better parts.  

[farhanorakzai]

not nearly as sexy as my msi p35 platinum. B)

 

http://assets.hardwarezone.com/images/p35p_circu0.jpg

that is a beauty :wub:  :wub:  

[Inkz]

That awkward moment for Luke when the 290 goes in Uber mode....

[BurgerBum]

i loved how colorful those boards were. Now all we get are overused black and red color schemes 

this is why i chose my mobo (msi p35 platinum) and am gonna get one of those circular copper cpu coolers for both my cpu and GPU.

[BurgerBum]

that is a beauty :wub:  :wub:  

http://assets.hardwarezone.com/images/p35p_circu0.jpg

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/directron/cnps9500aled02.jpg

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/directron/vf1000led03.jpg

 

B)  :wub:    :rolleyes: 

[Lord_Vortex]

Yay!!! I was looking forward to this all week!!! Hope you keep doing more.

[farhanorakzai]

http://assets.hardwarezone.com/images/p35p_circu0.jpg

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/directron/cnps9700led3.jpg

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/directron/vf1000led03.jpg

 

B)  :wub:    :rolleyes: 

that is going to be one shiny board 

[The Crazed Child]

That awkward moment for Luke when the 290 goes in Uber mode....

Boeing 747 flies 15m above LMG office at the same time, no one bats an eye

[Looperted]

You guys really need to stop with the ridiculous part names. Just name it part 2 or 3, wth is 1c

Linus clarified this on the latest episode of the WAN show.

It's because this is going to be a complete series, as in the next episode in the series is going to be 2a, then 2b, 2c, then 3a and so on.

[imthewalrus]

If that e8400 was actually overclocked the benchmarks would have been really similar. Kudos to Linus for making an aesthetically pleasing pc too.

[darwin006]

Wow I cant believe Luke lost with that R9 290 I would not have thought that the core 2 duo would of held the R9 290 back that much in games. Great series, I look forward to the next one.

 

I wonder if the fact that the R9 290 was almost assuredly used for crypto-currency mining took its toll on it.

[Looperted]

Special request video:

Combine the best parts from bOth and compare the scores agains Linus and Luke.

That score can also be used to compare against the next pair that goes head to head!

Agreed!

and it would be cool to take some time to cable manage it and make it look all nice, like something you wouldn't mind using

[EricX2]

Easily my favorite video series you've done so far. I could see this becoming a channel on its own.

 

I still have both an e8400 (in a 975x chipset board) and a q6600 with a Gigabyte EP45 (not the 35) just sitting in my closet. These videos have made me realize how little they are actually worth.

[SteveGrabowski]

I think it's because the'll be having different challenges under the Scrapyard Wars title, so the next one will be 2a, 2b, same goes onwards. 

 

I really wish I had something like this, a friend that was really into tech and awesome knowledge and challenges. 

You guys live my dream. 

 

Really? My dream is two bitches at the same time.

[stieber382]

I wonder if they are going to try to sell these on the after party/garage sale. Or maybe they are going to donate them to a local school or something. Either way love the series.

[StillAzure]

I'm surprised that Luke got #rekt, but again that CPU.

[alby800]

1c indicates that there will also be a 2a, 2b, 2c with a new challenge...

Why not season 1 part 1, part 2 etc, and then series 2 part 1, part 2 etc?

[vt3c]

You can certainly get a nice deal for 500$ with new parts............

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $499.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-01 00:24 EST-0500

Couple flaws with that build. 

Powercolor is known for their flaws with coil whine, especially on their r9 270 cards which fail quite a lot. 

FBM-02 is an absolutely dreaful case. Yeah it does it's job, but it's a pain in the ass to build in. Almost as bad as dell cases. 

I'll give you credit on the board, that's a good board.

 

Most people don't use OutletPC or SuperBiiz. The typical person uses Amazon or Newegg, and because of that , prices are definitely subject to change. 

 

BTW, you can get dual channel (2x4GB 1333mhz) for that price. Dual channel increases overall throughput and bandwidth between the CPU and memory, and frequency hardly makes a difference. 

 

Edited March 1, 2015 by vt3c

[thespeedracer38]

How come they have Cooler Master advertisement in the video when Youtube said that they cannot use advertisement clips in their video as it is not giving theme any profit? Or is it that, this video will remain unlisted and a separate video will be uploaded to Youtube without that ad? Just saying as they do not keep any advertisement clips in their videos any more! I really liked them, when they were in the beginning, not when they were inserted in the middle!