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09-06-2008, 09:26 PM
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New Gaming PC
Not really on too tight of a budget. Any suggestions or comments on any parts on this list would be wonderful or suggestions about what to expect when I am putting it all together (this will only be my second time building a PC from scratch and it has been a long time since I did the first one). I will probably overclock the parts a bit but not too much. I am a noob to overclocking. I will mainly be playing CS, CS:Source, Team Fortress 2, WoW, Warcraft 3, and Diablo 3 when it comes out. Since I am a sophomore in college I will also use it for doing homework, watching movies, playing music, using FRAPS, maybe a little messing around in Photoshop and Vegas for picture/movie editing.
So far I have purchased the case, power supply, and hard drive, here they are: Case RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156078 Power Supply CORSAIR 750watt ATX12V http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=corsair%20750 Hard drive WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 The rest of the parts I plan on buying within the next week: CPU INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 RAM G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122 Video Card EVGA GeForce 260 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130372 OR VISIONTEK or HIS Radeon 4870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129113 CD Drive SONY NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827101131 Motherboard YOU DECIDE  I don't know what to look for when buying a motherboard so help me out on this one.Operating System Probably Windows Vista 64 bit since I have 4 gigs of RAM. Don't know which version though; Ultimate, Basic, Home, Premium, etc. Edit: Switched the 9800+ video card with the 260 after seeing the prices for the 260. Last edited by KayGee1028; 09-07-2008 at 12:14 AM. |
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09-06-2008, 09:28 PM
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Looks pretty good. I'd go with a SATA, not IDE optical drive. And I'd also get a DVD Burner instead of a just a DVDROM.
Check out the Asus P5Q Pro motherboard. For Vista, go with Home Premium.
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09-06-2008, 09:43 PM
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Since your budget is not too tight, you might look at this vid card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130372 |
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09-07-2008, 04:06 PM
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Alright guys I'm gonna order everything I need on the list. Everything is the same except for some switchouts:
RAM G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit ^ Upgraded from the G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 800 (PC 6400) for just $10 more. ^ what is the difference between the numbers? Video Card Leaning towards the Visiontek 4870 but still thinking about usnavyretired's comment on the Superclocked 260. HELP. CD/DVD Burner LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model iHAS220-08 - Retail Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ^ Theres a nice bundle deal with the 8400 CPU with this mobo ($35 off)  <3 NewEggOperating System Windows Vista Home Premium - OEM Last edited by KayGee1028; 09-07-2008 at 05:33 PM. |
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09-07-2008, 06:27 PM
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What resolution is your monitor and do you play with AA. If your monitor is >1680x1050, the 896MB frame buffer on the GTX 260 will help with new games and with AA.
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09-07-2008, 10:00 PM
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Here is the DVI monitor I will be using. I bought this quite a while back when DVI was somewhat new.
SAMSUNG 710T-BK Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 600:1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001164 AA isn't a big deal for me but if I can play with it w/o slowing me down then sure. Last edited by KayGee1028; 09-07-2008 at 10:04 PM. |
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09-10-2008, 09:31 PM
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Alright guys parts should be here either tomorrow or Friday. I'll post back if I encounter any problems or have any questions while building this new PC.
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09-11-2008, 04:15 PM
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Do you guys recommend getting a new heatsink or just getting some good thermal paste for my cpu? It comes with what looks like some hardened thermal paste already on it.
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09-11-2008, 05:17 PM
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Unless you're overclocking, just use the retail heatsink, and the thermal pad that is on it. That will be fine for stock use.
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09-11-2008, 06:15 PM
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Ok just did my first bootup, everything seems to be on and running but nothing is showing up on my monitor. I think something is wrong with the graphics card, cuz it has 2-3 little red lights lit up on it when I power on and the video card fan sounds really really loud. Also the front panel on my case has 3 led stripe lights accross it which are supposed to be all green but when I power on, only the middle one lights up and it lights up red...
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09-11-2008, 07:04 PM
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Did you plug in the power cable to the video card?
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09-11-2008, 07:25 PM
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Yes I have the two 6 pin PCI-E power connectors plugged into the card. I have also made sure the dvi connection on both the monitor and video card are plugged securely.
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09-11-2008, 07:43 PM
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Check the monitor for a switch to select between DVI and VGA inputs. Older monitors had a manual selector with
VGA being the default.
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09-11-2008, 07:52 PM
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09-11-2008, 08:19 PM
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Check all of your power connections on the board. If they are all in place, try this; PROBLEMS with a NEW BUILD? Try This!!
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09-11-2008, 08:45 PM
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found the problem...forgot to plug in the 24-pin ATX power connector to my motherboard...doh BIOS is now displaying will check back later
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09-11-2008, 09:16 PM
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Do I have to partition or whatever my new harddrive before I install Vista or can I do this through the Vista installation?
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09-11-2008, 09:43 PM
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I believe you can do that while installing vista.
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09-12-2008, 12:21 AM
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Ok got Vista installed and everything going smooth. I need help with one thing, my graphics card is running hot 80+ Celsius it says in the Catalyst control center. I've read you can control fan speed from here but I can't find it anywhere.
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09-12-2008, 01:05 AM
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I guess Catalyst Control Center doesn't have fan controls for the 4870? I just found a fan fix solution for manually changing the fan speed.
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09-12-2008, 06:39 AM
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