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06-04-2007, 04:24 PM
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First Time Build, Final Review
All,
Below is the final list for the components I plan on ordering tomorrow night, unless someone points out something that has been overlooked. I tried to capture inputs made to me on my other post ( http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=180847 ), in PMs, on other websites, and from friends. I am reposting for ease of review and because I am very nervous about messing this up since I have never done my own build before, and will be doing it solo  Please post, or PM if you prefer, any comments, warnings, tips, words of encourgements, etc please  PURPOSE OF COMPUTER: Mainly gaming. Let's shoot for being able to play Vanguard of relativly high settings. this will guarantee me being able to play Everquest 1 with mutiple sessions, as well as some other offline games I play (Oblivioin IV) NOTE: All parts were price checked between Newegg, TigerDirect, and ZipZoomFly. Newegg was the cheapest on all components except PSU. Decided to combine the order and do everything from Newegg, then save the <$20 and order one component from another vendor. Case: RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #: ATX-612WB Item #: N82E16811156063 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811156063 $80 + $16 S&H MB: ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Model #: P5B Item #: N82E16813131030 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131030 $117 + $6 S&H Graphics Card: EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail Model #: 640-P2-N821-AR Item #: N82E16814130071 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130071 $380 + $6 S&H PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply - Retail Model #: CMPSU-620HX Item #: N82E16817139002 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817139002 $170 + Free S&H CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail Model #: BX80557E6600 Item #: N82E16819115003 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115003 $224 + FREE S&H RAM: Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail Model #: PDC22G6400LLK Item #: N82E16820220144 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820220144 $140 + $5 S&H Hard Drive (Where Everquest Loaded): Western Digital Raptor WD360ADFD 36GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD360ADFD Item #: N82E16822136054 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822136054 $100 + $7 S&H Hard Drive (where everything else is stored) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: ST3320620AS Item #: N82E16822148140 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148140 $80 + FREE S&H Monitor: Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail Model #: ET.2216B.0D0 Item #: N82E16824009094 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16824009094 $255 + $14 S&H Optical Drive: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail Model #: LH-20A1S Item #: N82E16827106057 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106057 $40 + FREE S&H OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM Model #: E85-04741 Item #: N82E16832116059 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16832116059 $140 + $5 S&H Total Price: $1726 + $45 S&H ++ $1770 Note: There is $70 worth of mail in rebates not reflected in above prices. Thank you again for your help! |
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06-04-2007, 04:29 PM
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Looks great.
I would however change the ram to Corsair Valueselect DDR2 667 or Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 5-5-5 kit. The Patriot boots at too high of a voltage. And the 620w psu is heavy overkill. There is no advantage of having it. Stick with the Corsair 520W. Available at zipzoomfly for $95 with free shipping.
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06-04-2007, 04:43 PM
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Looks to be a good build.
Go with Mr.Ferrari's advice on the memory and the PSU. |
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06-04-2007, 04:45 PM
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the 667 ram mr ferrari pointed out would be much better and cheaper, 800 is only needed really if you plan to overclock
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06-04-2007, 06:25 PM
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The problem is I have been warned on the RAM multiple times to stay away from the Valueselect RAM. I know the 800 isn't needed, but I was told not to skimp on Graphics card and RAM... I will look into corsair XMS2 though. Do you happen to have a link handy? On work computer and they frown on me surfing too much :P
About the PSU. I am splitting the difference. I have been told that here's no way I should get anything less then 700W. I've also been told (as in this case) that anything over 500W is overkill. So I thought the 600W was a fair compromise. Whatcha think? |
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06-04-2007, 06:43 PM
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That is definately not right. There is nothing wrong with valueselect ram. Quality is very high. You sure they didn't mean not to skimp on the amount of ram?
Heres the LINK. You don't need more then that 520w for your system. The only time you will need more is if you r doing SLi. That 520w will be able to handle many upgrades. Corsair HX 520W at ZZF |
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