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10-29-2006, 08:06 PM
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New Build - A Couple Questions
Hi everyone, I'm in the process of building a new PC and I just wanted to make sure that the parts I'm looking at are compatible and work--more specifically, the Ram and Motherboard I'm looking at. It seems that there has been some problems with voltages and 965 chipset boards. Anyways here's my parts list so far:
Case - Antec P180 Mid Tower Case-----$89 (already bought) http://outpost.com/product/4470306 Motherboard - ASUS P5B-E Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX-----$160 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131070 Ram - OCZ 2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz CL 4-4-4-15 / Platinum / Revision 2-----$209 after rebate http://shop1.outpost.com/%7BF65JDCgs...roduct/5008315 Hard Drives - 2x400 GB Seagate SATA2 Drives ----$199 (already bought) Video Card - ASUS EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card------$165 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...AFC-C8Junction CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775-----$313 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003 DVD-Burner - LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHW-160P6S-04-----$29 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013 Power Supply - FSP Group AX450-PN, 450W Power Supply------$48 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104954 OR XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply-------$56 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817189005 Monitor - Dell E207WFP 20'' Widescreen Flat Panel LCD-------$230 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-5123 __________________________________________________________________ I think that's all of the components, and the components total to about $1450 so far. I'm looking to spend anywhere between $1000-$1500 total. I won't be overclocking a lot and the PC will be mainly used for my Dad's work which involves a lot of software development and Virtual PCs. I know that I don't need the DDR2-800 ram, but it doesn't seem that much more expensive than slower ram. Is there anything that could be improved in the build, and do I have to worry about the compatibility of the RAM and Mobo? I see the Mobo supports up to 2.1V for memory, and the Ram has latencies with either 1.9V-2.0V. Thanks a lot for your input! Last edited by Angelus; 10-29-2006 at 08:09 PM. |
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10-29-2006, 08:08 PM
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Looks good however I would still choose Corsair XMS2 PC6400 memory and a 500w power supply from reputable manufacturers such as Antec, Silverstone, FSP, Seasonic, Enermax, etc.
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10-30-2006, 06:01 AM
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nice, and good choice on the moniter too!
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10-30-2006, 10:16 AM
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10-30-2006, 05:53 PM
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I'd use the standard Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 CL5 stuff myself. CL4 doesn't do anything for you on a 965 except cause instabilities.
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10-31-2006, 07:15 AM
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^thanks I'll look into getting that ram instead. One other quick question, I saw this power supply on sale for really cheap:
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=22480 Would this be compatible with that Asus P5B-E mobo in my first post? The power supply says: "ATX12V 2.01 compliant. 24-pin main power connector with detachable 4-pin section". And on the Asus website it says "24-pin ATX Power connector" so I'm guessing they're compatible? I read somewhere that some motherboards requre a 24 + 4 pin connector so I just wanted to make sure. Thanks! Edit: Here's a link to the power supply if anyone else is looking for it - $38 + shipping which is a lot cheaper than newegg: http://www.directron.com/tpii480blue.html Last edited by Angelus; 10-31-2006 at 09:49 AM. |
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10-31-2006, 09:41 AM
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Yes, that's a good power supply. It will have a 20+4 and a separate 4 pin, which is what you need.
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10-31-2006, 11:53 AM
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When looking at that site...it was hard to tell if you needed to buy the 'power cable'...you might want to find out before you buy.
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11-01-2006, 05:08 AM
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Every power supply I've ever bought came with a power cable.
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11-02-2006, 02:39 AM
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yeah, but then why does the site have an option to buy a power cable
 It's not like you need a 'spare' cable!
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