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06-04-2006, 10:10 PM
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First Build: Help Needed
Could you guys check the following for compatibility and/or suggest what I should change. I’m a little stuck on which graphics card to get. I’m looking for a card between $200-350 that’s SLI approved. As for my total budget im shooting for around $1500.
Case: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133154 PSU: COOLMAX CW-650T EPS12V 650W Aluminum ATX v2.01 APFC Power Supply w/ "SLI" - Retail - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817159056 Mobo: ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131568 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103546 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140 RAM: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model Twinx2048-3200c2pt - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145575 Pri Optical: LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106019 Sec Optical: LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SHD-16P1S - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106028 Sound Card: Will a high quality sound card improve sound quality through headphones? If not, something relatively cheap would suffice. Any suggestions? Video Card: These are just two I found that looked all right. I need help in this department as stated above. eVGA 256-P2-N564 Geforce 7900GT KO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130015 Or XFX PV-T71G-UDE7 GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME (520MHz) 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150139 Last edited by Turbo_Supra; 06-04-2006 at 10:18 PM. |
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06-04-2006, 10:16 PM
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Welcome to PCM.
Your list looks pretty good, just a couple suggestions. CoolMax power supplies are poor quality. They are on the bad list here. Switch it for a Fortron Source unit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104014 Much higher quality. Go with eVGA over XFX. eVGA is arguably the best Nvidia card builder. The 7900GT is a great card. I would go with onboard sound for now and decide if you need a card. Onboard sound is usually adequate, but if you find it lacking, pick up a Creative X-Fi later on. 
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06-05-2006, 06:59 PM
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The Forton PSU looks a lot better. As for graphics what specific model/brand would you suggest. I was looking for a card that costs ~350 dollars.
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06-05-2006, 07:34 PM
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I'll take eVGA over XFX any day.
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06-05-2006, 08:20 PM
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Should i go with a Geforce 7800GTX or a Geforce 7900GT? The 7800gtx is slightly more expensive and the 7900 is newer technology, so im not sure which is actually better.
Which of these would you suggest: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0&maxPrice=400 |
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06-05-2006, 08:22 PM
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The 7900GT is the better buy. You can't beat this one for that price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130016
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06-05-2006, 08:30 PM
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Thank you Alaron you've been extremely helpful. Any last minute things I should know before I order tomorrow? Is this everything i need (no mater how small it may)?
Last edited by Turbo_Supra; 06-05-2006 at 08:48 PM. |
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