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my 1st computer build
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mikey215
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25. May 2008 @ 14:18 |
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25. May 2008 @ 16:15 |
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usually you should ask questions before you buy but you can still change orders on newegg before a certain time. the only problem i see is the mobo. nvidia chipsets have not worked very well with the new 45nm cpu's. you would have been better off getting this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128337
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
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mikey215
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25. May 2008 @ 16:24 |
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i picked the motherboard cuz it looked like it had everything i would need. I wanted something in my price range that i would'nt have to replace for a long time.
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25. May 2008 @ 16:39 |
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Alls good except the graphics card, its got the same chip as the 8800GT but is slower, i think its designed for more design orientated stuff like CAD.... not really for gaming
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Meg25
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26. May 2008 @ 15:35 |
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Hi! I'm actually trying to build my first computer too. I got all the parts bookmarked and I was wondering if someone here could tell me if they all work together before I go ahead and order them.
Motherboard
Processor
Hard Drive
DDR Memory
VideoCard
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156]DVDDrive[
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Meg25
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26. May 2008 @ 15:42 |
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Hi! I'm actually trying to build my first computer too. I got all the parts bookmarked and I was wondering if someone here could tell me if they all work together before I go ahead and order them.
Motherboard
Processor
Hard Drive
DDR Memory
VideoCard
DVDDrive
PowerSupply
Edit: Sorry the post got cut off in the last one. Here's the edited version.
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26. May 2008 @ 15:51 |
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meg 25 what do you plan on doing with the computer? do you want to play games or just browse the internet? also what is your budget?
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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Meg25
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26. May 2008 @ 16:38 |
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I plan on playing games with it mostly but not any real high end ones. At least not at the moment. I'd like to keep the price tag under $700 and the parts picked out seemed to do what I needed them too but will they work together? Or did I mess up picking them out?
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26. May 2008 @ 16:48 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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Meg25
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26. May 2008 @ 17:22 |
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Thank you. The Mobo does look much better. I was hoping for something that supported AMD but Intel is great too.
I have a question about the power supply and the hard drive though. The
Hard Drive has less memory space than Hard Drive so which is better and why? And the Corsair power supply only generates 450w whereas the LOGISYS generates 550 and the one that comes with my computer case (the only part of this computer I actually have because I bought it two years ago for the flashing dragon on the cover)comes with a 480 Watt power supply. Am I looking at the wrong stats on these parts? Should I just stick with the power supply that came with my case and not bother about getting a new one?
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26. May 2008 @ 19:03 |
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The logisys one will probably provide 200 watts and then blow up. Go with the corsair. Trust me.
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Meg25
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26. May 2008 @ 21:53 |
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Ok, Corsair is bad but what about the hard drive then?
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26. May 2008 @ 22:14 |
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both hard drives are fine. choose the one you want and will be better for your storage needs.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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27. May 2008 @ 08:26 |
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Excuse me? Corsair is not bad. It's the other units you mentioned that are bad. Corsair PSUs are excellent.
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27. May 2008 @ 09:05 |
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Hi might mean bad as in good, you know when people say "Aaahhh that BAD!" for something they think is good.
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27. May 2008 @ 09:06 |
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lol well possibly....
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27. May 2008 @ 09:15 |
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Just to say to Meg25 Corsair (imo) make the best PSU's.
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27. May 2008 @ 10:12 |
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i didnt even notice he said that. that better have just been a typo!
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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27. May 2008 @ 10:46 |
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im sure it was, i mean B-A-D on the keyboard are so close to G-O-O-D
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28. May 2008 @ 13:39 |
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Originally posted by krj15489:
i didnt even notice he said that. that better have just been a typo!
i think he was using bad to mean good like corsairs are bad a$$ or something like that.
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28. May 2008 @ 13:48 |
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Nick's already covered that ground. All we can do now is wait for a response from the OP.
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Meg25
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29. May 2008 @ 12:52 |
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Thanks guys. I opted to go with the original hard drive I picked out and since it was 'free' I stayed with the power supply that came with my case. I figure I can always buy the suggested one if that one fails. Other than that I went with krj's suggestions. I'll let you know how it turns out after I put it together this weekend. Thanks again guys. ^_^
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29. May 2008 @ 13:27 |
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do not use that psu. if it fails it can take the whle computer with it. always go with a high quality psu. also the one you chose has the bare minimum of 25 amps on 12v rail which might not be enough for the 8800gt.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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29. May 2008 @ 13:27 |
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No offense, but that's a VERY bad idea. If the one you have 'fails' it will take the rest of your components with it - suddenly that replacement unit is much more expensive. Additionally, cheap PSUs can also catch fire. You might think this is a scare story, not so, it's happened to more than one member here, myself included.
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Meg25
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29. May 2008 @ 14:00 |
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do not use that psu. if it fails it can take the whle computer with it. always go with a high quality psu. also the one you chose has the bare minimum of 25 amps on 12v rail which might not be enough for the 8800gt.
Uh, sorry guys I think I wasn't clear about the situation with the psu. I have three options (including the one krj gave me) and the one that came with the case is not the one I listed originally or even at all on this board, mostly because I haven't really looked at it yet. The one that comes with the case I have no idea what the specifics of that one are other than that it generates 480w. I'll did the case out of the attic tomorrow before work and post the stats up here.
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