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Old 08-23-2009, 08:36 PM   #1
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New Re-build

Old computer blew, now im going to update some pieces.

These are the Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131297) and Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115036) I plan on buying.

These are the pieces I have already bought for the upgrade and from the old comp:
Antec Nine Hundred gaming case
Blu-Ray Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136137)
DVD Drive
1TB HD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284)
Video Card: Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256M
RAM 2GB DDR2 Corsair
23 inch WidescreenFlat Panel Monitor.

Need suggestions on a good PSU. Last one I had was a Antec 550W and I think thats what blew on my last comp... Mostly using the Comp for watching streaming video. I buy Center Ice for the PC to watch live hockey on the computer. It was a bit laggy on the only computer last season.. I also play a couple steam games once in awhile, mostly CS:S and I bought Bioshock and GTA4 but they made my old comp run hot and the screen would flicker so I never really got to play much of either game. Another question I have is about the hard drive I bought. Iis it a good one for my primary HD or should I buy a smaller (better one???) and use that as a primary and keep the 1tb for a slave?
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Old 08-24-2009, 06:18 PM   #2
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Your links for the drives don't work but looks like the HD is a WD Black. Good choice. As for getting a second drive or partioning for programs and storage, it's apersonal choice. One way over another is not better or worse.
PSU: Corsair 550w or 650w if planning to upgrade the video card.
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Old 08-25-2009, 11:50 AM   #3
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I got another 4GB of RAM and a antec 650W PSU. Im not upgrading the video card though..
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