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03-26-2006, 05:08 AM
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First build, ~$1500 experiment
Hi, first post here. I am building my first comp and this forum is awesome for info so thx to all you experts that post all the time and teach us whats up..
that being said i'm still a little clueless so if anyone see's anything glaringly wrong or stupid in this build, i would appreciate any help. trying to stay under $1500 and still have a nice rig for awhile XION XION _ Solaris XON-406 Black with Blue LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208013 BFG Tech BFGR79256GTOCE Geforce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $329.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143048 ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $114.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131524 ASPIRE ATX-AS500-GN ATX Daul12V (V2.03) / SLI compliant 500W Power Supply - Retail $59.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817148003 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $125.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136003 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail $295.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103562 Patriot Signature 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model PSD2G400KH - Retail $141.25 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220079 Rosewill R912E Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail $269.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824021019 Spire FlowCooler HD05010S1M4 Hard Drive Cooler - Retail $4.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835166013 Total=$1380.20 |
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03-26-2006, 07:17 AM
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Welcome to the forums tripper. A couple of things missing, 1. OS. unless you have a spare copy of win xp or linux lying around, i suggest having a look at buying an oem os. 2. You will need a mouse + keyboard for input. 3. Finally, you might want to consider getting a wireless adaptor for your comp, if you ever want to set up a wireless network, and it isnt connected via ethernet.
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03-26-2006, 08:01 AM
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well i was just going to get retail xp home at 40$ and use my wireless keyboard and mouse.
the wireless thing i don't have a clue about, i do want to keep this comp online too and was going to figure it out after the new one was up but maybe thats not the best idea 
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03-26-2006, 09:01 AM
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Couple more things I'd suggest:
1. Change that power supply for something more reliable. ASPIRE don't make quality units. The Power Supply reference thread in the General Hardware Forum details the best brands. I'd recommend an Antec Truepower 550w for that build, it's SLI certified. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931 2. I'd get Corsair memory; not that I've heard anything bad about Patriot RAM, the Corsair value select is much more popular for system builds, and I've heard nothing but good reports. 3. A Hard drive cooler is, in my opinion, unnecessary. FK
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