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12-12-2006, 01:49 PM
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HDD: Need to go to a SATA drive if using 2 opticals/Seagate 7200.10
Ram: Need DDR2 667 ram, you picked the older DDR PSU: True power Rest looks OK
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12-12-2006, 02:01 PM
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Is this better:
hdd: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148020 Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227077 I want to upgrade to 2gb of ram, so would it be better if i get the 2x1gb sticks or is it the same if i get 4x512 sticks? |
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12-12-2006, 02:06 PM
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HDD: SATA not IDE :http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148139
RAM: 1 gig set: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145568 2 gig set: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145098 |
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12-12-2006, 02:14 PM
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I dont think I need that big of a hdd so I think 160gb will be fine
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148149 and for now ill just stick with 1gig of ram |
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12-12-2006, 02:20 PM
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You linked to IDE, flanzig.
The 7200.9 SATA is a good drive but a 7200.10 SATA is faster. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148144 |
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12-12-2006, 02:20 PM
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The 7200.10 series of the Seagates are faster than the 7200.9.
Here's a 250g: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148144 Sorry about the wrong link two posts back/didn't scroll across the whole discription Last edited by flanzig1; 12-12-2006 at 02:22 PM. |
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12-12-2006, 02:26 PM
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I heard that there was going to be some new flash drives for pc's next year so would it be worth the wait or are they going to be a little pricey.
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12-12-2006, 02:30 PM
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I would wait see how well they work and wait for prices to drop after the newness wears off.
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12-12-2006, 06:31 PM
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Thanks for all the help and does anyone have a prefered account with newegg? I couldnt find what the interest rate was on that, but I want to get one.
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12-12-2006, 06:59 PM
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For a few bucks more you can get the best power supply for that price range:
Silverstone ST50EF 500W
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12-12-2006, 09:03 PM
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Agree with Mr. F that is a quality power supply at a good price.
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12-13-2006, 01:56 PM
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Unless you are running at super high resolution or something, I would just get a VGA LCD. They are quite a bit cheaper. Here is a 19" widescreen for $199 before shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009092 . If you don't need a big HD, this WD 80GB would be fine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106 . The 160GB that you picked is also fine, and its not that much more. The reason that they were saying Seagate is because their 7200.10 series w/ Perpendicular Recording is a really fast drive. However, the smallest .10 is 250GB. I would go with the corsair value select in 1GB or 2GB, whichever you can afford. If you look at the reviews for that mouse, they basically say that it is a piece of junk. I would just get a microsoft wired optical mouse (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826105026 ), or be ready to pay more for a good quality wireless mouse. Just FYI, one of your optical drives is out of stock til 12/16. Enjoy your build!
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01-11-2007, 04:22 PM
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I have bought this case
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811208020 430 watt psu and the optical drives but I am trying to lower the cost so would it be fine if I was to switch out some of the things mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131045 video card: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130075 cpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115005 ram: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145569 hdd: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148144 |
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01-11-2007, 04:29 PM
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Solid parts.
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01-11-2007, 04:31 PM
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later I will probably buy 1gig of ram but right now I cant afford to spend that much so it will have to do. I was also wondering if it would be worth it to spend 30 more for this cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115004 |
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01-11-2007, 04:35 PM
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Not really. The next performance jump is to the E6600
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01-11-2007, 04:40 PM
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there are some cables from the case to connect the power switch both outside and inside the case and some cables to connect the usb ports on the case is there a diagram that comes with the motherboard or do i have to play a guessing game
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01-11-2007, 05:13 PM
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Yes, there will be a connection layout in the motherboard manual. But sometimes what the mobo maker names the connector pin usually isn't exactly how case connections are labeled. Any confusion at the time of making connection, come back and post your question.
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01-16-2007, 04:39 AM
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I am still trying to lower the cost so is the ASUS P5B Mobo that big of a step down?
and does anyone one have any suggestions on a cheap video card that can still run the sims 2 game with mid to high settings |
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01-16-2007, 09:57 AM
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If you need to cut costs, the plain P5B is fine. It still has the P965 chipset. Anything cheaper that's quality would mean going with a 945P chipset.
I wouldn't go any lower than a 7600GS. You should be able to find one of those for less than $100 if you look. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133192 PNY is okay. Anything less that will work well would probably have hypermemory or turbocache - which will eat up your already limited system ram. Last edited by glc; 01-16-2007 at 10:02 AM. |
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01-16-2007, 10:55 AM
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Yeah I was thinking of getting that video card for now and in a couple of months upgrading to a dx10 card. But I am trying to lower the price of everything else so I can afford to get 1gb ram. On the mobo page it says i need ddr800 but some of you guys have suggested ddr667 or something else, can someone shed some light on this cause I dont know what those #s mean
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01-16-2007, 11:31 AM
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This ram will work fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145568 The only other area to cut costs would be with a smaller hard drive. The 7200.9 drives are still decent. |
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01-16-2007, 03:17 PM
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So I am finally going to buy the parts today. I already bought an acer 17" for $150, Xion ATX Tower for $85, and a 430watt Antec PSU for $75.
Heres the rest of my list Hard Drive:Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Video Card: PNY VCG7600SXPB GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Ram: CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model VS512MB667D2 - Retail I will probably buy 1gb more next month Mobo: ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail OS:Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2b w/Upgrade Coupon for Vista - OEM BELKIN F8E093 Anti-Static Wrist Strap - Retail The Lite-on dvd burner I wanted is out of stock right now so I am just going to use a TDK dvd Burner that I have for now. So does everything look right? and one las thing I was wondering is I have a dsl modem and I currently have it hooked up to a USB port cause my old pc doesnt have the right connection so I was wondering if the ASUS mobo that im buying has the right port to connect the modem instead of using the usb plug |
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01-16-2007, 03:21 PM
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Good... yes, your motherboard will easily hook up to your modem. You really want at least 1gb of memory as soon as possible, just to let you know. If you can downgrade to XP Home OEM w/ upgrade coupon you could probably squeeze that in... Media Center is not the most stable operating system of all the Windows XP versions (from what a colleague told me who had trouble running MS Office on it).
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01-16-2007, 03:30 PM
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Well I want to get Windows MCE because its a "free" upgrade to vista only 20 for s&h
and with windows xp i would have to pay $50 + $20=so its no so free anymore.and I am going to get 512mb of ram now and then get 1 more gig when i get my check in feb. |
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01-16-2007, 03:51 PM
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Handling the ram like that is going to be a problem. That board is dual channel and is designed for matched PAIRS of ram. Yes, it will run a single 512 but at reduced performance - and there's no guarantee you will be able to match it up later.
Why don't you just wait till Feb to buy it all? |
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01-16-2007, 03:58 PM
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If it would cause problems then I guess I can just get the 1gig now cause im going to pay with the bill me later option anyways. and I have a hard time waiting for things cause im a little impatient haha
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01-16-2007, 08:52 PM
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That would definitely be a good option to get the matched pair now. Hint: Be very careful when choosing the Bill Me Later option - I don't know your financial situation or responsibility, but this goes for everyone - make sure you can pay the price at the end.
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02-11-2007, 08:12 PM
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I didnt get around to buying the parts cause of some problems at home but I have saved up my money and I am ready to buy the parts now. I just wanted to make sure that everything will work together so heres my final list.
Already bought HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM OS: Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEMMicrosoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM Case: XION Onyx XON-301 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Stylish LED Power switch and unique 140mm Green LED Fan The fans in the case are a bit loud and I was wondering if you guys know a different brand of fans that are a little more quite. PSU: http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/st...&cmArea=SEARCH Going to buy MOBO: ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail Video Card: EVGA 256-P2-N541-T2 GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail RAM: CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Desktop Memory Model VS1GB533D2 - Retail OPTICAL 1: LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write and Replaceable White Front Panel Black SATA Model SH-16A7S-06 - Retail OPTICAL 2: LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model SHD-16S1S-05 - OEM The video card is out of stock right now so im just going to wait about a week or so and if its not back in stock is it ok if I just go with the PNY version of it? Also for now im just going to get 1gb of ram and when i get my next check I will buy another 1gb. So how does everything look. |
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