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Old 05-03-2007, 10:52 PM   #1
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planing my first biuld
I will be using it for mostly graphic art. i would like it to be mildly fast, good for gameing, and good for internet usage.
budget is around $1,200

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133132

motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186058

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115002

Hard drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144415

cd drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106045

video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150182

Power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194003

Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134046

Monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001087

Oporating system:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056

Keyboard and mouse:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126016

price is about $1390 for all the above


any help is apriciated
recomendations, problems with it, somthing i forgot, maybe a budget cut somewhere, ect.
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Old 05-03-2007, 11:14 PM   #2
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Pretty good, but for the motherboard the p5b is suggested. Also the burner should be sata and people seem to like stargate hardrives at the moment (sata). For the graphics card its your choice, there is really no reason to get a dx10 compatible card, but then again there isnt a big reason not to.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148144
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106046
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Old 05-03-2007, 11:34 PM   #3
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and people seem to like stargate hardrives at the moment (sata).
"Stargate hard drives"? What brand is that?

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Old 05-03-2007, 11:34 PM   #4
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[QUOTE=HarshWinter]Pretty good, but for the motherboard the p5b is suggested. Also the burner should be sata and people seem to like stargate hardrives at the moment (sata).

The thing is, while SATA makes sense for hard drives, other than the neatness factor ( and improved air circulation ) it just isn't doing much for optical drives.
If you need light scribe then get it ( professional looks are important ) otherwise skip it ( let's just say I'm thrifty ).
Are you sure you don't need a bigger hard drive ?
We tend to chose them, in addition to personal preference, by length of warranty and cache size.
If Kingston is on the QVL (qualified vendor list) for that motherboard then it's a fine choice but check first.
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Old 05-04-2007, 05:52 AM   #5
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On the P5B, the IDE chipset is flaky at best, which is why we recommend SATA for everything.

And Seagate 7200.10 harddrives are pretty fast, plus they come with a 5 year warranty.
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Old 05-04-2007, 08:24 AM   #7
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This is a link to the qualified vendor list (QVL) for the Asus P5B motherboard :

http://www.asus.com/999/download/pro...78/1178_10.pdf

To save yourself grief, the ram should be chosen from this list.
Are there other options ? Yes.
If you've read reviews with GSkill ram and it works with this board then fine, the qvl is seldom updated after it's released.
Why did you make the ram change ?
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Old 05-04-2007, 08:39 AM   #8
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"Stargate hard drives"? What brand is that?

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seagate, lol. I was writing right before i decided to go to bed

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DDR2 800 (6400) isnt needed unless your going to be overclocking your cpu.
Everything else looks great

Edit: The G. Skill ram would work, but it has 4-4-3-5 timing witch docent work well the c2d processors.
a 4-4-4-... work better with them, or something like that. I thought your first choice, the Kingston ram was pretty good.
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DDR2 800 is the recommended ram for that board, as DDR 400 used to be for older boards.
Tweak is right to make it his choice, but he does have to read the qvl list for manufacturers.
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Old 05-04-2007, 09:08 AM   #10
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DDR2 800 is the recommended ram for that board, as DDR 400 used to be for older boards.
Tweak is right to make it his choice, but he does have to read the qvl list for manufacturers.
The board does recommend DDR2 800 but it is really over kill on a C2D unless you are overclocking. The processor does not take advantage of that speed. Generally on this board they recommend corsair value select at 667 if you are not overclocking. It is cheeper and has a great reputation. Also, many have used it and it is very compatable with the P5B.

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Old 05-04-2007, 09:17 AM   #11
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And if Tweak decides to up the cpu in a year or so ?
The thing about building a computer is that you give yourself a , relatively, inexpensive upgrade path.
If he goes for the 667 he just made that a lot harder.
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Old 05-04-2007, 09:19 AM   #12
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Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 667 is known to work well with that ASUS motherboard and many members here use it in their non-overclocked C2D rigs.

If you plan to overclock you'll want to use this CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 Dual Channel Kit.

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Old 05-04-2007, 06:02 PM   #13
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i changed the ram because thats what the new motherboard has in its specs
and i don't plan on overclocking
and i don't think ill be upgrading for 3 years atleast

new list

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133132

motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131030

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115002

Hard drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148144

cd drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106046

video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150182

Power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194003

Ram: changed*
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145098

Monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001087

Oporating system:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056

Keyboard and mouse:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823126016

alright if that looks good then i just want to make sure that i got everything there needed to biuld a computer.
so a yes that look good and you got all you need is apriecated.
and any recommendatoins for upgrade or price cuts are welcome
thanks for the help
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Looks good! Happy building.
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one or 2 more confermations and i'd be happy
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If you're clear about upgrades it's good.
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one or 2 more confermations and i'd be happy
Looks good to me.

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Old 05-05-2007, 10:31 AM   #18
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yep im clear
pam thanks for the help all
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