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12-08-2005, 11:38 AM
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1st time builder
Please tell me what yall think of this setup.
ASUS A8N-SLI Delux Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1Ghz FSB 1 MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823as 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2x1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDr400 (PC 3200) System Memory Amigo AMI-IA56 56Kbps PCI Bus (Plug & Play) PCI DATA/FAX/VOICE Modem LITE_ON Black 16x DVD+R 8x dvd+RW 4x dvd+R DL 16x DVD-R 6x DVD-RW 16x DVD-ROM 48x CD-R 24x CD-RW 48x CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack I appreciate any advice. |
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12-08-2005, 11:43 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Looks good to me...except the modem. Never heard of that brand. I'd use a US Robotics/ 3COM hardware controller modem.
What case and power supply are you going to use?  Cricket
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12-08-2005, 12:42 PM
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You might need a floppy drive during the setup. Check the online manuals of your parts to see if you need to load any drivers etc from a floppy.
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12-08-2005, 02:59 PM
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What kind of power supply are you looking at? You need to make sure you get a SLI-certified one:
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizon..._powersupplies
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12-08-2005, 03:39 PM
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My case and power supply is the Logisys CS602BK_S Special Edition Dracula Mid Tower Case.
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12-08-2005, 03:47 PM
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Your going to need a ATX 2.0 24-pin SLI-approved PSU for that build. The PSU in your case will not do.
A list of the SLI PSU's can be found at www.slizone.com |
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12-09-2005, 09:08 AM
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How about the Ultra/X-Finity/500W/ATX/120mm fan/SATA ready/SLI ready/Titanium Blue/ Power supply?
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12-09-2005, 09:10 AM
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That doesn't sound like a good quality power supply. Look for Antec, Enermax, Seasonic, or XClio power supplies.
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12-09-2005, 11:33 AM
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SLI ready does not equal SLI certified. A lot of companies will advertise a part as "ready" for a standard because they know that the part is not compliant with the standard and would not pass the certification testing. You should stick with parts that have actually passed the testing and are on the certified lists.
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12-09-2005, 02:49 PM
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How about the Aspire ATX-CW500 WP4 ATX 500W PS 115/230 V UL,CSA,TUV,CE or the Aspire ATX-AS500-SV 12V ATX 12V 500W-PS 115/230 V CB IEC 950/TUV EN 60950 UL 1950/CSA950?
I couldn't find any of the other brands in my price range. Unless yall think I need to spend the extra money on a power supply. |
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12-09-2005, 03:15 PM
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I just bought a gt, dont get the gt get the geforce 6800gs, cheaper and better. And y u need a modem? your mother board probly has one built in.
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12-09-2005, 03:25 PM
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http://www.slizone.com/object/slizon..._powersupplies You are going to spend at least $80-$100 on a decent SLI-certified power supply. I cannot stress how important a solid power supply is vital to problem free operation. I'd recommend the Antec Truepower II 550W - it's about $90 Last edited by blue60007; 12-09-2005 at 03:30 PM. |
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12-09-2005, 11:40 PM
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If your budget is tight, I would suggest just getting 1 Gb of RAM now and using that cash on a good power supply.
A cheap power supply might not even allow you to start the computer, and could fry and take some of your expensive components with it. A large percentage of the problems that are posted here are directly related to poor quality power supplies and Aspire is probably the leader in number of problems. You can always add more RAM later. It is easy to do and only takes 5 minutes or so. But replacing a motherboard and whatever else a bad PSU kills is not so easy and costs a whole lot more than getting a good PSU in the first place .
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12-10-2005, 09:31 AM
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Quote:
Cricket
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12-13-2005, 10:14 AM
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Well I got the antec TPII - 550 ATX. Thanks for your help.
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