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04-05-2009, 12:38 PM
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First Custom Built PC>> Good Choice for PARTS?
advice and comments would be greatly appreciated. i am going to build a gaming computer that i hope will be able to play the newest games like crysis, mass effect, and fallout3. i need help as i have never done this before.
CASE: NZXT Tempest ATX Mid-Tower Case MOBO: Asus M3N78 PRO Motherboard GRAPHICS: BFG GeForce 9800 GT 512Mb HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Processor 3.10GHz RAM: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory POWER SUPPLY: Coolmax 600-Watt 135mm Fan ATX Power Supply - PCI-E please also give me recommendations for a good inexpensive dvd burner for this system... |
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04-05-2009, 12:46 PM
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btw this build right now is about $520
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04-05-2009, 02:05 PM
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What is your budget?
Does that include monitor, keyboard, mouse? Do you also need an operating system in that budget?
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04-05-2009, 03:09 PM
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no it does not, the budget is just what is up there.
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04-05-2009, 03:57 PM
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Would look for a better quailty PSU than the Powermax. Look at something in the Corsair,Antec, PC Power&Cooling. Comparable size PSU from the companies I mention will be about double the cost but the PSU is an area not to cheap out in.
Lite-On, LG and Asus DVDs are good units and all about the same price. Get a retail package, it should come with the DVD burning SW.
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04-05-2009, 10:30 PM
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Definitely take a look at a different power supply; coolmax power supplies are of low quality. For your build a good 500W (or higher) power supply would work fine. If you want to cut the cost a bit and still have the same performance, take a look at getting the Athlon 64 X2 7750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103300
and HD4830: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102822 Instead of the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and the 9800GT.
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04-07-2009, 11:39 AM
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Foxconn 780V 4GB DDR2-800 WD Caviar 500GB HDD moderately cheap case 550w Tuniq 80 Plus PSU powercolor Radeon 4830 It's about $560, a little over your budget but great bang for the buck. The 4830 is about equal to a little bit faster than a 9800GT. Yes, the case is cheapo but I think it will be fine...should have decent airflow. Oh, and the PSU has a $40 mail-in rebate and the video card has a $15 mail-in rebate, with the rebates it's around $505. A good Samsung, LG, or Lite-On DVD burner will suffice. Last edited by Icyman23; 04-07-2009 at 11:53 AM. |
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04-07-2009, 06:07 PM
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We avoid recommending Samsung optical drives due to past history of unreliability.
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