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02-14-2009, 02:56 PM
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First Build in a Long Time. Need help
Greetings friends.
I haven't built a computer since high school (back with the AMD 2500+) was the thing to have and have finally considered getting a new computer. I have done most of the research involved but I am still anxious about any endeavor involving this much time and money if anything should go wrong. Here are my parts: RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB ATX Mid Tower Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156063 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073 ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121272 PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W Continuous @ 40°C EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005 Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109149 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166 AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103472 I already have the monitor, mouse and speakers. Is there anything I am missing? What do you guys think? Any suggestions on the build on in building the computer in general? |
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02-14-2009, 03:11 PM
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Missing the motherboard, and operating system and a dvd drive.
I would change that hard drive to a caviar black. That will give you the 5 year warranty.
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02-14-2009, 03:50 PM
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Sorry about that! I was copying from my cart and I guess I didn't transfer everything from my wish list.
ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131324 -it says it is out of stock. Do you have any suggestions for an alternative? SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X 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 SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151171 Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320 And as for the operating system, I have XP professional 32 bit. |
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02-14-2009, 05:11 PM
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That list looks fine. I'd swap for an LG or LiteOn drive that comes with burning software. Also, keep in mind that XP Pro 32bit will not show all 4GB of RAM (but you can still use it).
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02-14-2009, 06:12 PM
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Thanks so much Alaron. With you advice I added the LiteOn onto my cart instead of the samsung. I am aware of not being able to use all 4 gigs but the cost of buying a new OS (Home Premium 64 bit for 350 or Professional 64 bit) seems like a lot of money for an extra 800 megabytes of ram.
Would this motherboard be a sufficient replacement for the ASUS one linked above? GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128376 |
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02-14-2009, 06:38 PM
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If your going with a phenom II its best to stick with the 790 northbridge, something like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131331 or a gigabyte option http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128352
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02-14-2009, 07:18 PM
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