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considering building. help
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6. August 2007 @ 15:03 |
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iam looking into building my own computer. i know how to put it together and stuff. the only thing is i dont know if the parts i have choosen are good. these are the parts.
1)CASE-Ultra Black Aluminus ATX Full-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports
2)MOTHERBOARD-EVGA nForce 680i SLI NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard (A1 Version)
3)CPU-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz Socket 775 OEM Processor
4)HARD DRIVE-Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 500GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / EIDE / OEM / Hard Drive
5)DVD BURNER-Sony DRU830A 18x DVD Burner
6)POWER SUPPLY-X-Pro 750 Watt PSU with Active PFC
7)FLOPPY-Internal 3 1/2" Floppy(Nothing special :)
8)SOUND CARD-Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
9)GRAPHIC CARD-XFX GeForce 8600 GTS XXX 256MB PCIe
10)MEMORY-OCZ Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 Memory
11)CPU FAN-Cooler Master?s Hyper L3 Heat Pipe CPU Cooler
Iam still choosing a monitor. i think i might go with the Acer AL2216WBD 22-inch DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor. and i already know im getting the G15 keyboard and the G7 mouse.
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6. August 2007 @ 15:33 |
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well, everything looks good, except for the power supply.. I've never heard of "X Pro", so it could be a faulty one. I would go with an antec or thermaltake, they make god PSUs.
Also, if you have a quad core processor, why not have an 8800? If you are just ging to settle with a 8600, then i think a duel core, something like a E4300 and then just overclock it.
I heard that some core 2 duo processors can be overclocked to be faster than the quad core ones, and they cost a fraction of the price!
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6. August 2007 @ 15:42 |
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the brand of the power supply is ultra. i think i9am ganna end up with the 8800. and one more question. is 750w strong enough for this set up?
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6. August 2007 @ 17:27 |
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as for the psu i never heard of that one either but i'd say go for this one CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W but thats just my opinion
and the graphics card prolly should go up to an 8800 i almost picked the same one but someone on here said the 8600 would be too slow
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6. August 2007 @ 17:55 |
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which version of the 8800 should i get??
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Eugene482
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6. August 2007 @ 19:01 |
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8800GTS 320mb sometimes outperforms the 640mb on lower resolutions.
8800GTX 768mb if you have money
8800 Ultra, don't go there.
So I think 8800GTS 320mb is the best choice. Considering it pwns 8600 out of the water.
^_^ no sig.
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6. August 2007 @ 19:01 |
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well depends what kinda budget you on?
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6. August 2007 @ 19:17 |
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well the website im (possibly) buying the parts from says that everything will be around 1600 with the 8800GTS.
so a 620w psu is good enough? i might get liquid cooling to.
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6. August 2007 @ 19:34 |
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Originally posted by V13t0r:
well the website im (possibly) buying the parts from says that everything will be around 1600 with the 8800GTS.
so a 620w psu is good enough? i might get liquid cooling to.
are you going with newegg? and 620watts might be ok. . . but i would go bigger so you can expand later without getting a new PSU. Look for ones with 80% or more Efficiency.
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6. August 2007 @ 19:44 |
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6. August 2007 @ 19:51 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 6. August 2007 @ 19:53
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7. August 2007 @ 02:48 |
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Either of those power supplies mike posted are fine, but DON'T go with the X-Pro, Ultra PSUs are a bit dodgy sometimes.
I personally would recommend the 620W Corsair that was mentioned earlier, that's very good.
As for the specs, agreed on going with an 8800, a Quad core is silly with a cheap graphics card.
620W WILL BE ENOUGH.
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7. August 2007 @ 04:17 |
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7. August 2007 @ 04:32 |
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Well, let's just say two reviews from SPCR weren't so flattering.
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7. August 2007 @ 04:54 |
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7. August 2007 @ 04:59 |
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Unfortunately Tigerdirect don't offer the Corsair. Odd, since most retailers do.
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7. August 2007 @ 05:06 |
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how about newegg?
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7. August 2007 @ 05:06 |
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how about newegg?
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7. August 2007 @ 05:07 |
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Well yes, They offer it, but v13t0r said he was getting the stuff from TD...
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7. August 2007 @ 05:18 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Well yes, They offer it, but v13t0r said he was getting the stuff from TD...
i am sure it would be fine to get on part from newegg, or cc (canada computers) they ship to the USA to.
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7. August 2007 @ 06:31 |
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@V13t0r
My thoughts on the parts you have picked out...
The harddrive, on that motherboard you only have 1 (one) IDE port, so if that limits you to two devices. Which in your case would be your dvd burner and harddrive. Your shelling out of cash for this system; so why not buy a SATA harddrive? Same price and sometimes cheaper than IDE harddrives, cables are much smaller, theirs no need for Master/Slave relationships, and their a whole lot faster.
The dvd burner, not needed but if possible I would get a plain old dvd-rom drive also and have it set as the "reader" when copying dvd's. It will extend the life of you current dvd-burner.
The power supply, with a rig like that the last thing to cheap out on is the PSU. I always recommend PC Power and Cooling, they are the best in the business and they PSU has never failed me. I am running 2gb of ram, 3 harddrives, 2 dvd drives, 2 7900 graphics cards, amd dual core processor, 6 fans, and more. PC Power and Cooling is the best there is, but if were sticking with TigerDirect they dont sell PC P.& C. PSU's so I would say go with OCZ(Who recently bought PC P.& C.) or Antec. Go to http://www.slizone.com to help you find a good powersupply for your system, or go with a PC Power and Cooling PSU and be sure everything will always work.
The videocards, same as everybody else said. With a quad core the only part of your system that will be a bottleneck during gaming will be your video cards so buy the best you can.
The monitors, no real opinion on this just some facts. Buy a monitor with a low response time 2ms-5ms is my limit. It gets you good gaming peformance. Also look for a screen with a good refresh rate and the proper connections for your PC.
"Some people have no damn sense." - Nephilim, March 27 2007 @ 18:08 This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. August 2007 @ 13:30
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7. August 2007 @ 06:57 |
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Just be aware that the fan controllers on OCZ PSUs can sometimes be a bit dodgy, and that they don't have that good regulation. My recommendation still stands at the Corsair.
As for the monitor, mine's 11ms, and no ghosting, no problems at all in fact!
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7. August 2007 @ 09:48 |
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I have given up trying to get the quad core to work in my board (see sig) I've given it to my son
evga seem to be having quality control problems with their boards
But the asus striker extreme was a 4 hour nightmare to get working
let us know if you get any probs with your setup when you're playing games
i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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7. August 2007 @ 10:33 |
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What issues did you have with the striker? I seem to have got off lightly with my board, maybe I should reconsider my plan to change it!
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7. August 2007 @ 10:34 |
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Sorry I find it hard to believe in all these posts there is only one post regarding the hard drive!
Barracuda are fast drives, but bloody hell. P-ATA100 with an 8MB cache?!
You can easily upgrade to the S-ATA version and over here in the UK the S-ATA versions are cheaper with 16MB cache!! That harddrive will definately be a bottle neck in your build!
Pretty good system so far, and as recommended by others on here, upgrade the PSU.
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