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03-06-2006, 09:04 PM
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First Build
Im a long time lurker first time poster. Ive finished my first build a couple of weeks ago and i could not have done it with out you guys.
Specs Thermaltake XaserV WinGo V7000D Blue Computer Case Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo amd 3700+ san diego 2xGIGABYTE Geforce 6600GT GV-NX66T128D Video Card in SLI Thermaltake TR2 W0070 430W Power Supply G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Maxtor 300 GB Sata HD Sony DVD burner Lite on dvd rom Win XP Pro Logitech X-530 speakers Total cost around $1300 So far everything is running great. It does everything i want it to do plus some. Any comments or suggestions appreciated. Thanks BR |
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03-06-2006, 09:07 PM
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Congrats on your first build. Glad PCM could help. Enjoy it.
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03-06-2006, 09:22 PM
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Congrats Planenutok
I built my first PC a few years back and have built several since then. I would NEVER have attempted it if I hadn't found PCMech. |
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03-07-2006, 12:33 PM
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I thought i would have to post some questions here before i had it up and running due to this being my first build. Heck if i knew it was going to go this smoothly i would have built a comp a lot earlier. The only problem i ran across was one of my 2 graphics cards was bad but i stole the one out of my brothers comp, I just so happened to buy the same cards that he had. So now he is sitting around waiting for the rma card to return. ha. Thanks alot guys.
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03-07-2006, 01:31 PM
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I hate to put a damper on your enthusiasm, but good luck keeping both those cards running with that power supply. It's not even ATX 2.0, much less SLI-ready or SLI-certified. Keep a real close eye on things.
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03-07-2006, 02:28 PM
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Looks like a nice system.
Theres nothing better than the feeling you get after booting up your first build. |
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03-07-2006, 04:11 PM
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Very nice, enjoy. But as glc said, swapping out the power supply when you have some extra cash would not be a bad idea. The Antec TruePowerII 550watt would be a good bit safer. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931
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03-07-2006, 04:54 PM
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Thanks for the replys. While buying the hardware i went a little over budget and went with a cheaper psu to save a little. It runs stable now and im not doing alot of hard gaming or ocing so hopefully this psu will last until i get a little more dough saved. Thanks for the suggestions.
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03-07-2006, 09:33 PM
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I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here, but if you have to cut costs, the power supply is the wrong thing to cut on. It's just too important - if it overloads and fails, it can take other components down with it.
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03-07-2006, 10:49 PM
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glc. thanks for the insight. As soon as i get my pay check this week that will be on the top of my list to purchase. I definately dont want to put any of my system at risk. If i can prevent future damage now i will definately spend a few extra dollars. Thanks
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03-08-2006, 03:56 AM
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03-08-2006, 11:29 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion
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