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05-08-2007, 08:29 PM
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How's my build look
Okay, I'm new here and looking for my first build. I have swapped out components and done some troubleshooting in the past but never a full build. I'm a software developer and work from home so I'm on my pc all the time. I ofter have Visual Studio open, excel, word, browsers, Photoshop all open at the same time. I want 2 monitors so I can code on one and debug on the other. Here are the components I have. Let me know what you think.
Combo Drive: LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 (updated) DVD Burner: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Case: Antec Performance One P180B Black HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB LCD Monitors (2): CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor Video Card: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included Memory: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Motherboard: ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM Grand Total $1743.88. I'm willing to spend $2000 so where should I upgrade or does it look fine how it is? Last edited by mroosa; 05-08-2007 at 08:57 PM. |
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05-08-2007, 08:37 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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Looks okay but get 2 SATA optical drives instead of 1 SATA and 1 IDE. The IDE controller on the P5B is not native to the Intel chipset and uses a third party controller (which some have had problems with).
I've never heard of CHIMEI LCD monitors before so really can't comment on them.  Cricket
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05-09-2007, 08:35 AM
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update
Okay, so what can I do to make this a little better. I have made a couple of changes below.
Combo Drive: LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 (updated) DVD Burner: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Case: Antec Performance One P180B Black HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB LCD Monitors (2): SAMSUNG 941BW Black 19" 4 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail Video Card: XFX PVT73GUGF3 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included Memory: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Motherboard: ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM I'm at $1550.88. Last edited by mroosa; 05-09-2007 at 10:31 AM. |
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05-09-2007, 10:54 AM
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9mm wins.
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Looking pretty good now.
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05-09-2007, 01:36 PM
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05-09-2007, 03:18 PM
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Case Fans
This case has 3 fans in it. Where do the fans get their power from and do I need any adapters?
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05-09-2007, 03:36 PM
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The fans in the case will connect to leads from your power supply. You should not need any adapters, as most PSUs have plenty of connections.
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05-09-2007, 03:51 PM
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Fans
I saw this on one of the reviews which is why I asked.
Tricool fans only come with 4-pin molex connectors, so you can't connect them to your motherboard or fan controller without an adapter. Besides that, this is an awesome case!!! |
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05-09-2007, 04:04 PM
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9mm wins.
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Most people say that it is bad practice to connect them to the motherboard.
The 4-pin molex connectors will allow you to connect them directly to the PSU. This is the setup you want. 
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05-09-2007, 04:18 PM
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Thanks
Okay, well I'm about to pull the trigger. Still not sure I can do this but I'll give it a shot. I guess if I screw it up I can always take it in somewhere. At least I'll have the parts I want.
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05-09-2007, 04:36 PM
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9mm wins.
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Hope everything works out for you. If you have problems... post them up here and people can help you troubleshoot and remedy your problem.
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