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11-30-2010, 04:09 PM
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First Build Questions
This is my first build and I was wondering if this would work.
Case Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 120mm LED Fan, 4x 5.25 Bays, 5x 3.5 Bays Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 120mm LED Fan, 4x 5.25 Bays, 5x 3.5 Bays at TigerDirect.com Motherboard and CPU Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard & AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core Processor Bundle Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard & AMD Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core Processor Bundle at TigerDirect.com Harddrives 2 Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM at TigerDirect.com Ram/Memory Corsair XMS2 4GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory Upgrade - 2x2048MB Corsair XMS2 4GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory Upgrade - 2x2048MB at TigerDirect.com Power Supply Corsair CMPSU-450VX 450-Watt ATX 120mm Fan SATA-Ready Power Supply, 80Plus Corsair CMPSU-450VX 450-Watt ATX 120mm Fan SATA-Ready Power Supply, 80Plus at TigerDirect.com That's what I'm thinking. Will this work, and is there anything else I need? Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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11-30-2010, 04:35 PM
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What is your budget and what applications do you plan on running? Are you in the USA?
You will also need to choose a graphics card, an OS and an optical drive. Instead of two 500 gig drives, get a single 1 TB WD Black drive. My guess is you are thinking of using RAID O...it's not worth the increased chance of failure and the minor speed increase over a single Black drive. If you were thinking RAID 1, then get a proper external backup drive instead. Get two sticks (4 gigs total) of DDR3 1333, 1.5 volt RAM. The Corsair brand you chose is a good brand. If you want the most reliable boards then go with ASUS. Do you think you ever want to run two graphics cards? Is AMD over Intel an arbitrary decision or is there a reason? Both are fine brands. A 450 watt PSU may be underpowered depending on which graphics card you choose. Corsair is an excellent brand. Don't go through TigerDirect. They have caused others here in the past quite a few problems. I prefer Newegg and Amazon. Some others here prefer Newegg.
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11-30-2010, 04:42 PM
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I was hoping to stay in the $500 range and I live in the USA.
The computer is basically for surfing the web and school work, possibly some gaming. Also, I already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse |
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11-30-2010, 05:01 PM
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It's really tough putting together a computer for only $500 using quality parts. Were it me I would buy a refurbished Dell. Others though will have some ideas.
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11-30-2010, 06:15 PM
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The only Intels I can think of that are cheap enough to fit a $500 budget is some of the older Pentium Dual-Cores such as the Pentium E6600 or Celeron E3400. However, those seem to be a little outdated. With a budget of $600-$700, I know a few of the gurus around here could get a good setup.
AMD I have heard is the way to go on a budget, but I'm not an AMD guy so I can't really say much. |
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11-30-2010, 06:17 PM
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I am willing to spend more if necessary, I just want a nice computer that I built myself that I know will last for a few years.
I've taken your advice and switched over to newegg Here's the list of parts now Motherboard ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard CPU AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX Power Supply CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply Memory/Ram CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Case Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Newegg.com - Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case I am unsure what I would like for a graphics card, here's one I think might work, any suggestions would be great. ASUS EAH5550/G/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 5550 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card Newegg.com - ASUS EAH5550/G/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 5550 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card And finally for an optical drive, LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08 Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08 I am planning on running windows 7 for an OS |
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11-30-2010, 06:27 PM
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What are you planning on doing on this computer? Gaming? Video editing? Just surfing, digital media, etc?
Knowing what you want to do will greatly impact the parts you purchase. |
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11-30-2010, 06:49 PM
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the computer will be for surfing the web and storing/listening/watching digital media, possibly gaming, hooking up the hdmi to my tv to watch movies
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11-30-2010, 07:02 PM
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If you are set on AMD, then there are some others around here who are better at compatibility for AMD than I am.
If you are looking for building a computer for around $650-$750, and want Intel, the Intel I3 is a good choice. (However, I am not trying to sway you either way AMD or Intel). Look at something like the i3-540 and the Asus P7P55D-E motherboard. I'm going to be building my cousin a desktop with that combo and it only comes out to about $650 after shipping. Of course, the graphics card is not the best for gaming; she only uses it for surfing the web, watching yt videos, etc. |
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11-30-2010, 08:16 PM
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If you are going to be gaming, you need to spend as much as you can possibly afford for the video card.
That optical drive you chose is only a rom drive, it's not a burner. Full DVD burners are the same price, and also you can find them with free shipping. |
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