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03-02-2006, 12:54 AM
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My very first build, do these work?
Hi, i actually found this fourm through Newegg, but anyways, right to the point. This is my first time at trying to build my own comp. I would want something where I can start playing games on, like counterstrike source, or battlefield2. I'm very new at the PC game industry, so I don't really know what to look for, and I don't want to spend more than 700, but with the parts i choose, it comes up to 744 bucks. So any suggestions where I can downgrade or recomment a different part would be most appreciated!
I already have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and the OS. So here are the parts i choose. Case ASPIRE X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-AL Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail PS COOLER MASTER Real Power RS-450-ACLX ATX12V 450W Power Supply - Retail mobo EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLi Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Processor AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail Memory A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VDBGB1916K - Retail HD Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160021A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM Video eVGA 256-P2-N381 Geforce 6800XT 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail CD/DVD burner ASUS Black E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write Model DRW1608P2SBLACK - OEM |
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03-02-2006, 10:39 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
case and Ps. Antec has good psu and cases. You will not need a different one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440 for you ram. Alittle more but better stuff. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101131 got rid of the dvd burner. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569 mobo. No need for sli. comes out to be about $654.96. plus shipping you should be right about on target with that. Now do you have an Os to use? If not your ganna need one. Window xp will set you back about 100$ what about keyboard mouse and monitor? Last edited by Foosa; 03-02-2006 at 10:44 AM. |
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03-02-2006, 10:52 AM
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You're buying an SLI motherboard and a power supply that isn't certified for SLI.
If you don't intend to use two video cards in the future save money and get a cheaper motherboard, like this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569 Or get an SLI certified power supply if you do plan to add another card. Like this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931 About your choice of ram, depending on what motherboard you decide on go download the manual from the manufacturer's web site and see what ram is recommended for use with the motherboard. I think you may have chosen at random and on price alone and that's not the best idea.
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03-02-2006, 11:45 AM
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Thanks guys for you help. Just have another question...
what's a different between a 20+4 pin and a 24 pin power supply? can you use a 20+4 on a mobo that is 24pin? |
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03-02-2006, 12:12 PM
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Given the fact that there are alot of mobos out there with 20 pin connectors and their owners need new power supplies it means the manufacturers needn't change power supply specs and can use ATX 2.0 power suppies with dual 12 volt rails for everyone. So you can have the 20 pin single 12 volt rail for now and the dual 12 volt rail for later. It's alot better for their bottom lines. I liked the Xclio 480 (I usually use Antec or Enermax.) I ordered for a customer so much that I've now ordered one for myself as well. My current board uses a 20 pin connector, so I'll remove the extra 4 pin connector for now, but when I upgrade later (sometime next year) I'll be able to use the same power supply by adding the 4 pin back to make 24. |
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03-02-2006, 01:12 PM
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That is a pretty slow hard drive, only 2Gb cache. Up that to 8 or 16 Gb cache.
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03-02-2006, 01:23 PM
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Well thank you. I just noticed that the hd i originally had was an IDE(?) and the mobo supports SATA(?) I'm going with this HD, will this do?
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM |
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03-02-2006, 01:29 PM
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After switching to that WD hard drive, everything looks good to me.
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03-02-2006, 01:41 PM
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Don't get a Samsung burner - a Lite-On is a better bet from a reliability standpoint. I'd also spend the extra $15 for a 3200+ processor.
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03-02-2006, 01:54 PM
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Since all these dvd burners are IDE interface, can i still use it with my mobo?
and what's a atapi? and should i just go with this one? LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SHW-160P6S - OEM |
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03-02-2006, 02:20 PM
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Yes, the board has "PATA 2 x ATA100 up to 4 Devices" which is the IDE interface, 2 headers, for up to 2 devices(hard drives or cd/dvd drives) on each one. atapi is the same as pata.
That liteon will be fine.
Last edited by jayb1234; 03-02-2006 at 02:24 PM. |
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03-02-2006, 02:22 PM
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That Lite-On's a fine choice.
Your motherboard has both IDE and SATA connectors so you're fine there. Read up on ATAPI here : http://whatis.techtarget.com/definit...213789,00.html Tech talk has many ways to refer to the same thing. |
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03-02-2006, 03:15 PM
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One pointer for you, do not hook up the usb cable from the card reader to the motherboard untill after you install the Operating system or it will hijack the C drive designation.
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