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08-04-2007, 04:04 PM
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Building My First Computer
Hey Everyone.
I am building a new computer and would like some help in just making sure my parts are all compatible. I am new at this so any tips/tricks you have would be greatly appreciated. ITEM BRAND/MODEL SUPPLIER PRICE / FRT Case: Thermaltake Matrix VX Black Aluminum ATX http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&sku=T925-2206 PSU: Ultra X-Finity 600W http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...u=ULT31849%20K ***** New PSU Corsair HX520 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=CORSAIR Mobo: XFX nForce 650i Ultra NVIDA Socket 775 ATX Motherboardhttp://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3109401&sku=P450-9106 ****New MOBO EVGA Nforce 680i http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...798&CatId=2541 CPU: Intel Core Due E6750 2.66GHZ Processor http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...=CP1-DUO-E6750 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, 500GB http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...sku=TSD-500AS2 Not to sure on what i need for a hard drive. size is fine but for that MOBO it says i need a UDMA/133. But it also has SATA headers. So i think i can use the HD i selected but not sure. RAM: Dual Channel Platinum DDR2 Ram. 2 x 1024 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&sku=O261-9006 Pri Optical: Not Included in the price. may just pull my drive i currently have and put it in. Sec Optical: Sound Card: Will just use motherboards built in one till i want something better Video Card: XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX 256MB http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&sku=P450-7870 FDD: Keyboard: Use my current One Mouse: USe my current One Modem:not needed Lan: Built into the MOBO Monitor: Use my current One. Speakers: Use current ones. OS: Xp or should i upgrade to vista? Extras: 5 Port USB Card. http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&sku=S457-1080 Sub Total $ ________________ Freight $ __________________ Total $1400 Give or take Now what i plan to use my system for is everything, Autocad, Demanding Gaming, etc. I would like it to be upgradeable. 2GB of ram is fine for now. The motherboard I am iffish on because i dont have many PCI slots. I found that one because it has the 16x PCI slot that i need for the vid card. If you know of a better one then let me know. I do plan to overclock it, and need to get many fans to keep it cool. I dont really care about the noise as my music is usually playing. If i have left anything out let me know and ill fix it. Also if you suggest something, dont worry about the price, just suggest it. I dont mind paying extra for quality but i also keep it within reason. Last edited by hockeykid666; 08-04-2007 at 06:07 PM. |
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08-04-2007, 04:14 PM
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I have a couple of suggestions.
First, Ultra power supplies are poor quality. Take a look at this thread for lots of information on power: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=131195 Second, we recommend Asus motherboards. They are very high quality. Check out the Asus P5K boards. Lastly, take a look at www.ncix.com for components as well.
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08-04-2007, 04:23 PM
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One thought about OCing, I feel it should only be done on a gaming rig. A PC that is doing audio/video coding or Autocad should run at stock speeds for stability and non corruption of data.
Would look to the EVGA brand of Nvidia cards, the XFX cards have been not so good.
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08-04-2007, 05:08 PM
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i would get a new SATA DVD burner drive pretty cheap and better than IDE. the 7600GT may struggle on some of the things you plan to use the comp for, may think as previously suggested for a higher NVIDIA geforce card.
do you really need the 5 USB PCI card? most modern motherboards have 4 on the back, 2 on the front (if your case supports) and usually 3 USB headers which can support up to anoter 6 USB ports. you can easilly set yourself up with 10+ USB ports without using one of your PCI slots at all. look at a corsair 520W HX power supply, very stable unit. and the p5k or p5b would be good motherboards from asus.
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08-09-2007, 09:53 PM
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Update. Hopefull Someone Reads this
Case: Thermaltake Matrix VX Black Aluminum ATX
PSU: Corsair HX520 CMPSU-520HX 520W Mobo: EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI (T1 Version) NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, 500GB (SATA connections) RAM: OCZ Dual Channel EL Platinum XTC 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory Pri Optical: Samsung SH-S203B Black (SATA Connections) Sound Card: Used Built In MOBO Video Card: XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Lan: MotherBoard GIG OS: Windows XP Im pretty sure this is my final form. Going to cost around $1200. Any suggestions? Ill get a coworker to look it over then I will start ordering the parts. NCIX is definately a good site. |
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08-09-2007, 10:01 PM
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Go with an eVga GeForce 8600GT, not the XFX, the eVga is much better quality.
For the OS, make sure you get the OEM System builders, not retail. Don't get an SLI board, your not going to be using SLI, and so its a waste of money, as Alaron said, we highly recommend the ASUS P5K and P5B boards. go with a lite-on optical drive, samsuns are iffy. You can get a CD/DVD burner with lightscribe for $40 I'd also go with Corsair RAM sorry for all the comments. Thats just what I would change from others recommendations here. Chaz =)
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08-10-2007, 11:48 AM
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ITEM BRAND/MODEL SUPPLIER PRICE / FRT
Case: Thermaltake Matrix VX Black Aluminum ATX http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...287&CatId=1520 PSU: Corsair HX520 CMPSU-520HX 520W http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...R&promoid=1065 Mobo: EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI (T1 Version) NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...796&CatId=2541 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...551&CatId=2396 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, 500GB (SATA connections) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...Sku=TSD-500AS2 RAM: Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...0&sku=C13-8022 Pri Optical: Liteon LH-20A1L DVD+RW 20X8X16 (SATA Connections) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...533&CatId=1624 Sound Card: Used Built In MOBO Video Card: EVGA GeForce 8600 GT Superclocked http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...224&CatId=1826 Lan: MotherBoard GIG OS: Windows XP FINAL UPDATE This is my hardware specs. I think this will be great for my use. I thank you all for your great help. Any last suggestions or tips will be appreciated once again. Lol. ill be on here again if something isn't working right. |
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08-10-2007, 01:10 PM
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Just wondering, have you ever thought of using Newegg? Their shipping is much faster than tigerdirect, and on alot of things they are cheaper. For example your Lite-on optical drive is only $39.99 on Newegg where it is $50 on Tigerdirect.
Other than that, looks good. I don't know about the eVga motherboard though. |
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08-10-2007, 02:43 PM
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Unfortunately Newegg does not ship to Canada. The best options for Canadians are Ncix.com and TigerDirect.ca.
Your list is solid. I just have a couple of suggestions. Your motherboard is overkill. There is no reason to buy an SLI board if you aren't going to use it. It is much more economical to buy one video card and upgrade it later then to add a second card for SLI. By the time you are ready to add the SLI card, there are single card options out there that will beat your cards in SLI. It has happened with the last few generations of SLI cards. Something to think about. The Asus P5K is a great board. Also, swap out for this optical drive, it will come with burning software. http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...683&CatId=1624 
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08-10-2007, 03:21 PM
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08-10-2007, 06:17 PM
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The problem is that SLI is Sexy. Read any gaming magazine, if you want to game you need to have an SLI board............. Most people I personally know with an SLI board are still running one card........ go figure.
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