NEw build for under 9k?

[yuanshi23]

Hey guys,

this is my first time here, and my friend recommended me this site for tips on building a comp. My labtop, which is a stupid Toshiba Satellite A75 that got infected and constantly overheats is screwing up my life. My work on it has vanished, and lags like crazy. Never built a computer before, but this list is something a friend of mine suggested. Is it any good and is there anything that im missing? even the small stuff. He said something about getting arctic thermal 5 gel or something?

Pri Optical: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-06 - Retail

Sec Optical: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write and LightScribe Technology Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model LH-20A1H-185 - OEM

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100200L Radeon X1950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

PS: Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supply - Retail

RAM:CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-5400c4 - Retail

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail

So is this any good? My friend and I intended for this to be an ok gaming rig, because my max budget is 1100, including a moniter. Im worried about the PSU, because i was thinking of getting a Corsair 520w but thought I didn't need it.

[perkster]

the corsair is a great unit.

dont mix IDE and SATA DVD burners, you want SATA ones for both ideally.

otherwise its a good list but would maybe change MB to the asus p5k.

dont forget your OS and monitor etc.

[Cricket]

Why is your thread titled "New build for under $9,000"?

Why do you have one SATA DVD burner and one IDE DVD burner?

I wouldn't use a Thermaltake power supply, there are better brands out there.

The rest of the parts look fine.

Cricket

[kilgoretrout]

To be perfectly blunt, the fact that your "labtop"(sic) got infected is not evidence that it is "stupid"; it's more a reflection on the operator's intelligence than the machine's. All the nifty hardware in the world won't protect you from user ignorance. Learn the basics of safe computing in a windows environment if you want to avoid similar problems in the future.

[not important]

I would agree on going SATA on both optical drives.
Thermaltake PSU's are good but there are better ones.

[doubledragon5]

Originally Posted by kilgoretrout To be perfectly blunt, the fact that your "labtop"(sic) got infected is not evidence that it is "stupid"; it's more a reflection on the operator's intelligence than the machine's. All the nifty hardware in the world won't protect you from user ignorance. Learn the basics of safe computing in a windows environment if you want to avoid similar problems in the future.

I hope the mods pick up on this arrogance.. The poster is asking for help in deciding which part to buy for a new build.. If you have nothing to offer than please don't post..

ASUS p5k is what I would recommend myself.. For psu the top choice is corsair.. If you not going to doing any oc then the corsair value select for do fine.. For sure go all SATA most there quicker and more reliable than the old ide...

[kilgoretrout]

Your right, my comments were unduly harsh. I apologize.

Let me restate things more diplomatically. The symptoms described on the laptop, slow response, vanishing data, overheating(probably from some unknown processes running like crazy) are consistent with a severe malware infestation. Reinstalling the OS on the laptop would probably cure those problems.

To avoid similar problems on the new build, be sure to install a good antivirus and several anti-spyware programs and keep them up to date. If your not behind a router with a builtin firewall, you should also install a good software firewall. You can find recommendations for free antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall software in the System Security and Privacy section of the forum. Finally, be sure to keep your windows installation up to date by turning on the automatic update feature. That way you will be sure to get all the security updates for your system.

[yuanshi23]

Yea sorry for the title. I meant to put under 900 but instead put 9000...great. haha. But yea, thank you guys for all the tips, especially on the power supply. Did decide to go with the corsair 520w and the asus p5k mobo. Oh and also two of the SATA opticals. I don't plan on overclocking since I'm still new, but maybe in the future when I get more experience. If I do overclock, this new setup should be able to handle it right? And to kilgoretrout, thanks for the advice on the labtop. Thanks for the advice, but for some reason, I have McAfee on that labtop, and and Norton Antivirus, but it's expired. I guess I need to renew it. I'm thinking a million spywares are causing my problems on the labtop, so I think I need to run another scan.

Aiya, after doing the parts calculation, instead of around $900, it turns out to be around $1040. But then again, the $140 increase is worth it for the quality I suppose. Thanks guys for all your help!

[Katreat]

yes, your system will be very OC'able, but you probably wont need to, it will be pretty darn fast already. If ou need to cut a little cost you can drop the second optical, you really only need one. The only upgrade you will likely really consider in the next year or so would be your video card if you wanted to get into 10x games. That radion is very fast for the price, and probably the best deal going for non-10x gaming, and in a year or so the prices for gaming 10x cards might be more reasonable.

Kat

[yuanshi23]

Alright, after doing some more calculating, my par time job can net me some extra cash. Now you guys say 10x games are gonna be here next year? Man that is fast. If that's the case, then would you recommend the EVGA 8800GT card? My friend recommended me that card in his original build list, but after seeing the price I decided to drop it. The only games so far that I would consider playing are Bioshock, and FEAR. My current Toshiba can't handle much games besides CS 1.6 due to the integrated graphics card.

EDIT: Is there a way for a desktop to receive wireless internet? My home is run on wireless right now, so I was wondering if there was any hardware for that use.

[Katreat]

You can put in a wireless card easy enough, or pop for the delux Mobo which has wireless on it I think. I know one of the P5Ks do.

The 8800 GTS is a great place to start for a 10x vid card. The 8600s are a bit weak for true gaming, they wouold be slower than the 9x radion you originally chose. If you are not using a huge monitor (24" +) then the 320 should be fine. I hear on larger monitors the 640 has some advantages. My new build went with the 8800 GTS 320 OC model, playing on a 22" widescreen monitor, and it will run everything just fine so far. I went OC just because it was on sale and same price as the standard model, but it did do very well in the Toms Hardware reviews. So far, I have done nothing that requires 10x but just decided to bite the bullet now rather than upgrading in a year.

Kat

[mwb1jr]

Originally Posted by kilgoretrout To be perfectly blunt, the fact that your "labtop"(sic) got infected is not evidence that it is "stupid"; it's more a reflection on the operator's intelligence than the machine's. All the nifty hardware in the world won't protect you from user ignorance. Learn the basics of safe computing in a windows environment if you want to avoid similar problems in the future.

The Toshiba a75 is quite possibly the worst laptop ever to be constructed. I think Toshiba built it just to piss people off. It overheats constantly, the restore disk gives you a solid 140 megs of crap you don't need, the antivirus isn't updateable which makes it worthless, the ac plug in the back might last you 6 months before it hits the shop, battery life is just awful, not to mention that if you try to install nero you'll get the blue screen of death, in which the restore disk comes in and wipes everything clean to only start you right back at the beginning with a bunch of junk and lost information.

I'll never buy toshiba again!

and yeah, I do know what I'm talking about

[shadowpr]

If you want wireless, look at the P5K-E/Wifi motherboard. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131196

If you think you might oc in the future, I would go with ddr2 ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590

Get only one dvd drive. The first one you listed.

The corsair 550 is cheaper then the 520: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139004