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11-29-2008, 11:04 AM
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First-ever Build - can you help with a few questions?
Would love your opinions/suggestions on my very first build.
My goal is to build something powerful and QUIET that will multitask with ease. I have 22” LCD monitor, wireless keyboard/mouse, Klipsch promedia ultra 5.1 digital speakers General use: Photoshop, ripping and burning tunes, surfing, Roxio Easy Media Creator 10, gaming (e.g. Far Cry 2) NO overclocking Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115131 Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard - Retail Does this mobo come with equalizer software, or should I add a Soundblaster card? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131297 Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Is this the right kind for this mobo? (I know the 32-bit Vista will only recognize slightly more than 3MB of RAM, but it’s so cheap, it doesn’t seem worth it to drop down to 3 MB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 HDD: Western Digital 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Will I need to buy a separate power cable since this is OEM? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284 DVD: (two) HP 20X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827140031 Video: PNY GeForce 9800 GTX+ There are so many versions of the 9800. What do you think of this GTX+? I know some like the ATI 4850, but it runs hotter. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125245 Card Reader: Nippon Labs ICR-EE All-in-one USB + FDD1.44" Card Reader w/ 3.5" floppy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820816002 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit - OEM I'm one of those few happy Vista users out there. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116485 This is pricing in at $1145. My budget is flexible, but I don't want to spend too much more. I really appreciate your advice. -Rich |
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11-29-2008, 12:49 PM
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You should change the OS to the 64-bit as then it recognizes all 4GB.
Just to be on the safe side buy a 600w power supply. You can always take the case one out and put the 600w in. Heres what I reccommend: This OCZ one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341010 OR This Thermaltake One: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153077 it also gives you room for upgrade if need be in the future. Last edited by tomtoon; 11-29-2008 at 12:54 PM. |
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11-29-2008, 01:15 PM
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Personally I would consider a different brand for the DVDRW's. Lite-On or LG would be better and cheaper.
I would think the 500W Antec PSU supplied with the Sonata case should be fine. |
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11-29-2008, 01:27 PM
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Nice build.
I would change the dvd burners to either asus or lite-on.
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11-29-2008, 02:35 PM
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Unless you are overclocking, 500W will be enough and Antec makes some pretty good power supplies. I found 32-bit vista to work more reliably than 64-bit, unless you need to use a lot of ram, 32-bit is fine.
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11-29-2008, 04:29 PM
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I've had no problems with stability with vista 64bit.
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