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12-11-2008, 11:19 PM
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Building my first PC, a few questions.
Hello,
I have never tried to build a PC before, but am considering it now. I am not a hardcore gamer, but play games like WOW and Oblivion. I want to be able to play some of the new games coming out, but don’t care about playing at the highest settings, as long as it doesn’t crash. I also use the PC for Java/VB etc. for school. I have tried to put together a system that will cost around $800.00 at most. Right now with shipping I am looking at around $700.00 (no OS yet). This includes monitor/keyboard/mouse and taking off rebates. So now my questions: The following list is what I have come up with. Will all these parts work together? (I have done my best trying to tell, but again I am new at this) Is this more complicated then what I should be trying on my first PC? (I can’t afford for the system not to work after spending the money) Which Vista should I use? Is there any place I could save money with this build, and what else will I need? Thank you very much for your time. I hope I have these links correct. Shawn APEVIA X-ALIEN MX-ALIEN-BK/500 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case ATX 500W Dual Fan W/ Automatic Fan Speed Control. Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144206 Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319 Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1675A http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118024 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103773 ASUS Arctic Square 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835101010 ASUS M3A78 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131340 OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227362 EVGA 512-P3-N954-TR GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130378 Hanns•G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254023 |
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12-12-2008, 11:16 AM
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Substitute the Sony DVDRW for an LG or Lite-On. OEM version come with burning software.
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12-12-2008, 11:27 AM
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Thanks,
I think I am going to go with: LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106281 Does everything else seem good? |
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12-12-2008, 03:42 PM
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PSU with that case is junk. Here is a good one, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139003.
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Case...Cooler Master Centurion 5 | PSU...Corsair TX750 Mobo............Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H CPU..............AMD Athlon 64 X2, OC @ 3.0ghz RAM.............2gb Gskill DDR2 800 CPU Cooler...Zalman 9700 GPU.............Sapphire 4870HD Monitor.........22" Acer LCD Storage........500gb Seagate DVD.............Lite On DVD Burner Windows Vista 64 bit |
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12-12-2008, 04:49 PM
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be aware that the speakers that come on the monitor are not going to be very good. So you may want to add something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121014 look at antec cases if you want a good case/psu combo. |
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12-12-2008, 05:58 PM
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About the case. It has a door covering the drive bays. Be aware that those doors use small plastic pins for hinges and are VERY easily damaged. I like CoolerMaster & Antec cases.
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12-12-2008, 07:05 PM
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Thanks! This is a great place to come get help. I'll check out the Antec and Coolermaster cases, and the suggested psu.
Should I get Vista 64/32 or maybe just stick with XP? Thanks again to all of you. |
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12-12-2008, 07:07 PM
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This is a really good case for the money, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068. I have the one with the window and I like everything about it.
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12-12-2008, 08:18 PM
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Ok, here is what I have changed so far...
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262 Changed the HD to save a little money. COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119152 CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139003 The retail processor comes with heatsink and fan, does this mean that I won't need to buy the extra ASUS Arctic Square 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler? I will not be overclocking. Thanks in advance. |
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12-12-2008, 08:55 PM
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You don't need an aftermarket CPU cooler unless you plan on overclocking it.
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12-12-2008, 09:37 PM
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Your list, with changes, is good. I might suggest a more powerful video card like the 9600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127333 Just a tad more then the one in your list but with twice the bitrate and twice the stream processors, your games will thank you.
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12-12-2008, 09:40 PM
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You could probably drop the ram down to ddr2-800 as well.
Make that dvd drive sata and retail to get the software.
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12-12-2008, 10:15 PM
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Ok, how about this for ram?
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 DVD LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106264 and the MSI N9600GT 512M OC GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 any other changes? Thanks again for all the help. |
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12-13-2008, 09:04 AM
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Looks good.
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