Second build, need parts advice

[superbee]

Hi everyone. Had a build reccomended to me clear back in 04 from here and im still using it today as we speak and its working wonderfull.


Obviously tho, things have changed greatly and i cant even play any new games on here now so...

Time for a new build. I mainly surf the web and watch vids and listen to music, but i go through spurts of playing games when work is slow, so may as well classify it as a gaming computer.

So now i need reccomendations, at least to get started, on where to go with this, i have no idea anymore what is concidered "too much, or not enough" or else id post up a build i thought would be good.

My price im shooting for is $700,

Monitor - 19" samsung LCD - Have
Hard drive - Caviar blue 320 gig i think, SATA Have
Speakers, mouse, keyboard - Have
Windows 7 is what i plan to run, dont have it yet but i dont need to budget for it.

Processor -
Ram -
Case -
Motherboard -
Video Card -
DVD Burner -

Main thing im concered with is future upgrades because as you can see i like to run a computer as long as i can, and this one i cant even updrade to get me by, doesnt even have a pci express slot.

And note, the 700 is pretty firm, so id like to be at or just under if possible, but of coure if that extra 20 bucks will give me something noticably better then so be it lol
Ok ill let u guys do what you do best.

[superbee]

Anyone? could i build a pretty good Intel build for 700? 4 gigs of ram

[David M]

As far as future upgrades goes, I would not look much past three years. If history holds true, by three to four years, you pretty much need to replace everything which clamps to the motherboard, including the motherboard itself. That's if you want to be able to run much of the latest software by then.

I don't have any specific recommendations but there are some experts here that build new budget computers all the time. Hold on...they are still in bed recovering from their hangovers.

George, khalil....its time to get up.

[superbee]

Thanks david. good point.

Ive been looking around my head hurts now lol

Case - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower $69.96

Motherbord and processor Combo Price: $426.98

MB -ASUS P7P55D PRO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

processor - Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor

DVD burner - roughly 30 bucks no? dont have one found

Ram - G.SKILL PIS Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2200 (PC3 17600) Desktop Memory Model F3-17600CL7D-4GBPIS - Retail 179.99

Is that ram very good? Do i really need 2200?


which puts me at 706.93
and i still need a video card.

Where should i downgrade?
am i on the right path?

Id like to buy today!!

[amdalex]

You don't need 2200 as the core I7 doesn't support anything above 1333 without an overclock. This is all you need for memory here.

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231193

[superbee]

ok good thx, that leaves me with 80 dollars, obviously im going to need to spend more than that for a video card, so be it. Could i get an average video card reccomendation then i should be all set unless anyone has any other suggestions.

[amdalex]

I would get an ATI 5770, they are the new ATI cards that support DX 11. They run cooler and use less power than the 48xx series.

[jdeb]

They are on the QVL, great timings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...871&Tpk=996657

[glc]

The processor and motherboard are over your budget. Look at a base P7P55D and a i5-750. All you need is 1333 speed ram, make sure it's on the QVL. You need a power supply, that case doesn't come with one.

[superbee]

ya thats what i came to realize, ill start with that processor and mb and play around with combo's this week and see what i can come up with.

dumb question, where are these qvl listing?? they say on newegg?

[glc]

The QVL's are on the Asus site. Look up the motherboard and you should find it.

[superbee]

Well, any thoughts before i drop the hammer?


case - Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Case 59.99

PSU - Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Continuous Power ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply $49.27

MB - ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard $113.99

Video card - DIAMOND 5770PE51GT Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card $169.99

CPU - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor $199.99

Ram - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $104.99

Subtotal: $698.22

No dvd drive but i have a drive i can steal out of another computer untill i buy it. I have windows 7 64 bit so I think im good to go?

Any other suggestions? Thanks for heading me in the right direction people.

[Khalil]

It all looks good and fits nicely in your budget

[superbee]

ordered this afternoon, by next weekend or before it should be up and running

[superbee]

well i got all my parts and i FINALLY got home from work so im happy but one think im pissed about is that moterboard was an open box item, and it has NO manual, no driver disk, no cables, and the thing that im mainly mad about is no I.O panel. grrr, the others i can deal with but i want that panel, and the cords would be nice too.....


I know open box item says some accessories may be gone, should i be mad or not. screw it im still building it tonight, im not waiting to buy another i.o panel, ill contact them via email and see if they will send me anything.

[glc]

Why did you buy an open box?

I apologize, I didn't notice the price when I last scanned the thread or it would have clicked - and I would have warned you about open box. Not a good idea EVER for motherboards.

[superbee]

dang, oh well live and learn.

anyways, ive reached a snag.

Got her all together, and all the asus led hardware checks pass ecept the video card one, that led stays lit. I have no signal to my monitor. I have the video card installed in the pcie number 1 slot, (the blue one) i cant seem to find any trouble shooting items for this on the asus site...

where do i start on checking this out?

thanks.


Ps, i noticed it was open box before i bought it, and i did a search for that model and that was the only one, an open box item...unless i missed something.

[superbee]

also, i tried the second pci slot, same thing, i can hit cnt alt del on the keyboard after all this and it will respond to that and restart..... Do i have a jank vid card possibly?

[superbee]

ughhh, sorry guys, im an idiot, i didnt even notice the 6 pin power slot on the video card...

life is good again so far..

i may be an idiot, but at least for right now im a happy idiot.

[triquee]

Originally Posted by superbee ughhh, sorry guys, im an idiot, i didnt even notice the 6 pin power slot on the video card... life is good again so far.. i may be an idiot, but at least for right now im a happy idiot.

Hehe... Congrats!

[superbee]

Hey one question, it says not to connect the usb (for the front usb slots) to the ieee 194a plug on the motherboard or it will damage the mb.

well i was in a hurry and didnt realize it but i did that, instead or the usb slot. Anyone think that did anything to it??

[Khalil]

Probably not, if there was damage the motherboard will hang at start, if all is running well then no worries