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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
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5. February 2009 @ 19:15 |
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Newegg is about 1800 miles takes 3 to 4 days.Biostar board and Kuma arrived tonight was ordered Saturday shipping was $7.59 Memory didn't come supposed to be delivered tomorrow night. G skill going in tonight to get windows in and Dominators in tomorrow night.Chris
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5. February 2009 @ 19:17 |
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Originally posted by Sophocles:
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I think the furthest delivery I've had is from KustomPCs in scotland, when I was at home with my parents. That's probably about 500 miles.
When my Newegg orders are shipped from California which is about 2500 miles or more it takes about 3 to 4 days to get them so I make certain to order by at least Monday if I want them before the weekend. I just received an Antec E650 Power suppy that I ordered on Monday after work. It came with free shipping and it arrived in 3 days. It was shipped from the New Jersey warehouse which is probably about 1200 miles from Tampa (just a guess).
Had I known I was READY to buy it, I would have bought it monday morning/sunday night, and deposited cash into my account so as to prevent the overdraft fee. I thought I was gonna wait til tax return time, but I got impatient, LOL
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6. February 2009 @ 01:15 |
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When I get it tomorrow, Im gonna put EVERYTHING else off. Ive been waiting for this badboy a long time. I'll take a pic of the before and after. Although, some of you have seen the mess, which is my interior, LOL. Creaky said I need a house keeper. YES, I do! My computer isnt the half of it, LOL.
Yah, Im gonna piece by piece this one together. Then probably sell my current to my sister. She expressed the most interest in it. Almost feel bad for her. Shes running not much more than my Hp pavilion 7905 1.4ghz. THIS computer SCREAMS compared to her current machine. athlon XP2100 if im not mistaken. Oddly my 1.4 performs better than her 2100. Think its clocking 1.6 or 1.8, Not sure. Anyways, she'll love it.
I should be able to complete this badboy with my RETURN! We'll see. Oh boy oh boy. I better not get my hopes up. Heh heh heh, Think im excited much??? About 12hrs, and it'll be in my hands, Mwua ha ha ha! LOL. UPS gave it quite the run around though. Looks like its on time though. :D
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6. February 2009 @ 02:39 |
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6. February 2009 @ 02:42 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
When I get it tomorrow, Im gonna put EVERYTHING else off. Ive been waiting for this badboy a long time. I'll take a pic of the before and after. Although, some of you have seen the mess, which is my interior, LOL. Creaky said I need a house keeper. YES, I do! My computer isnt the half of it, LOL.
Yah, Im gonna piece by piece this one together. Then probably sell my current to my sister. She expressed the most interest in it. Almost feel bad for her. Shes running not much more than my Hp pavilion 7905 1.4ghz. THIS computer SCREAMS compared to her current machine. athlon XP2100 if im not mistaken. Oddly my 1.4 performs better than her 2100. Think its clocking 1.6 or 1.8, Not sure. Anyways, she'll love it.
I should be able to complete this badboy with my RETURN! We'll see. Oh boy oh boy. I better not get my hopes up. Heh heh heh, Think im excited much??? About 12hrs, and it'll be in my hands, Mwua ha ha ha! LOL. UPS gave it quite the run around though. Looks like its on time though. :D
Oman7,
I just checked UPS Tracking with mine and it's set for delivery tomorrow morning as well! Should be here by 9:30! Once it comes I'm going to take my monitor down to Sceptre to be fixed. I will be so happy to get it back working again. I can't wait to see the picture with the HD 3300 Graphics on it! I know what You and I are going to be doing this weekend! LOL!! Good Luck with your new build!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. February 2009 @ 02:49 |
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I havent read this past page, but just noticed that there is a lot of excitment in the air, I'm not the only one as I see with a new build coming soon, hope all goes well for everyone, good luck.
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6. February 2009 @ 03:00 |
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Fred,
Everything looks good to me, but then again I don't know much of anything about current hardware. Would you mind explaining why are you buying a SATA cable and screw kit though? Not sure what the Gigabyte MB's come with buy mine came with everything I would ever need plus extras of little stuff like screws (screws might have come with the case).
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6. February 2009 @ 03:05 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
I havent read this past page, but just noticed that there is a lot of excitment in the air, I'm not the only one as I see with a new build coming soon, hope all goes well for everyone, good luck.
To us both fred, To us both :D I hope its everything you expect and more! :D
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6. February 2009 @ 04:16 |
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eparker89, lol, Russ even mentioned the same thing to me, actually I just wanted an extra set around the house for other uses possibly, as far as the screw set since it's my first build and kinda paranoid let me give you an example.
And I'm sure this happens to everyone, ever buy a package of something you need to put together like a bike or small furniture and you get a bag of hardware and find out some screws or bolts are missing, you need to drop everything your doing go back to the store or a hardware store, get the picture, last thing I want is get cought with my pants down while I'm in the zone of putting a PC together, I might not run into that problem, but just in case I do.
Since I'm going to be realying on help from Russ and maybe others, last thing I want while people are trying to help me with a build like on the phone or thru the thread explaining to screw this here or bolt that there and I'll find myself missing something, just trying to make sure I will have everything on hand.
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6. February 2009 @ 04:44 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
last thing I want is get cought with my pants down while I'm in the zone of putting a PC together, I might not run into that problem, but just in case I do.
I hear ya buddy, Loud and clear. Ive delt with that a few times. Not so much in the computer arena, but...I have been short changed before. Im somewhat of a packrat, too. I dont mind having spares lying around. Very few things I dont have spares of. Infact, I have a spare time machine somewhere around here... LOL
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6. February 2009 @ 04:54 |
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You know omeg whats really funny, my wife was standing by me as I was reading the thread, she said wow I really like these guys, she said you guys are smart and thrifty, she said these guys are smart about not wasting money, so your comment was really an important one, keeps all of us on the ball to make sure we don't waste money foolishly, so yes it was a great question as she agees whole heartatlly, and she doesnt like anybody lol.
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6. February 2009 @ 05:59 |
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Well, my order is in, YES, IT AINT HERE YET!!
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6. February 2009 @ 08:38 |
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@Fred & Russ,
The only thing that stands out to me is the choice of ODD's. I'm not a fan of HP but I don't know which model those are really, so they could be good ones I guess. The LG GH20NS15 drives for $20.99 delivered were/are a steal. JM2¢
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6. February 2009 @ 08:47 |
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i must agree with my green friend from afar. your build looks great and should do you many a good things. but your burners you should have picked others. those HP drives arent the most reliable drive. ive had one..lol
DH-20A4P
or this one
AD-7220S
tha NEC drive is a little more but is a good drive. i have recently gotten both these drives and love them both.
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6. February 2009 @ 12:23 |
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Rob, Buddy! How are ya doing? Feels like its been ages. LOL. Well...My package should be here within the hour. Oh boy oh boy, Im about to fly out of my chair here, LOL. You guys have no idea how anxious I am to get going on this badboy. LOL, I had a dream last night, That the mobo was packaged in an envelope. ONLY an envelope! Do you know how furious I would be? Obviously that wouldnt happen. But since I work at UPS, I see some pretty funny stuff from time to time.
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6. February 2009 @ 12:28 |
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Fred,
Yes I know exactly what mean, I've made more trips to a store during some projects then I can remember. Things tend to slip my mind too which doesn't help lol.
As far as ODD go I just picked up SH-S203N for $21. The beauty about them is they're cheap so if it doesn't meet my expectations I'll just get a NEC, LG or maybe even Pioneer. Most people have two ODD anyway.
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6. February 2009 @ 12:50 |
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Originally posted by eparker89:
Most people have two ODD anyway.
LOL. :D I have Nine. Please dont get the wrong idea. Theyve simply piled up, because each has their own quirks, Plus im picky, but dont wanna throw them away
Sony DRU820
Sony DRU830 X2
Sony DRU840
LG-GH22NP20
Optiarc 7200A X2
Lite-on LH-20A1H
iHAP422
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6. February 2009 @ 13:06 |
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I don't disagree with you guys, more than likely your probably right, actually Russ picked out a lite-on for me, reason I picked the hp, well I already have a brand new one still in the box I purchased from wall-mart about 6 months ago which I still can't believe I did, wall-mart YUK, I'm still a hard core retired union man, hell years ago if someone found out you shopped in a place like that you might of gotten smacked, but it was on sale for 30 bucks and I jumped on it.
My other two older PC's in the house both have the same model both are still running after an unbelieavable amount of burns by myself daughter and son so I figured why mix for now anyway, that hp will probably come in a bubble bag with no extra's, the new one has the instructions manual and a disc so that was my reasoning, just hope it will be a proper desision, if not I'm sure Russ will let me know first lol.
Other than that I'm really happy with my pick, actually with Russes help, I'm so happy he got involved in helping me because there is much not known here as Russ and I communicated much this past week and I'm so glad we did, cause I was about to make some big mistakes on a order I almost went thru with global and I mean a big mistake.
I know this is not one of those super dupper PC's like most of you guys own but I'm excited never the less, I just hope nothing goes wrong during the build, now the one Russ is putting together thats gonna be the s#@t, if this build goes well for me and I gain enough knowledge and confidence, and if I remain a good boy around the house and suck up enough to my Misses maybe by next Xmas she might let me get my dream machine, I mean one of the best boards with a AMD Phenom with a sextet cpu lol, monster video and audio cards on and on, but really I would like a nice high end machine, I would probably never use it to it's full capability but just to have one would make my day, having my kids come over with thier friends saying you guys need to see my Dad's machine(YEAH)lol.
But for now if all goes well with this one I'll be more than happy.
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6. February 2009 @ 16:06 |
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I would say you got a good looking build there fred :) Doesnt look spendy for what you got, I think you'll be more than pleased depending on your old system. Your build is Slightly better than what im running right now, and it impresses me everyday.
Russ, I feel like a fool. Your sig, all this time ive wondered what it was, what it meant. I just opened my mobo package and had a VERY similar image present itself. It made me laugh out loud. I gather Gigabyte is totally your flavor then. Well... if all goes well... it may be mine now. :) Looks like they packaged well. Wont slide around in its box. Newegg could have done a little better, but im sure that the shipping process didnt effect it. Looking like a solid board. Its got some mass to it. I LIKE THAT!!! Tells me its not cheap :D
Well... Here goes. If you dont hear from me within 3hrs, something went wrong, LOL. Probably be quicker. Never PULLED a cpu before. And I remember it took some considerable force to snap the heatsink in! Infact I was nervous in doing so! Thats probably the toughest part! WISH ME LUCK. :D
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6. February 2009 @ 16:07 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
LOL. :D I have Nine. Please dont get the wrong idea. Theyve simply piled up, because each has their own quirks, Plus im picky, but dont wanna throw them away
Sony DRU820
Sony DRU830 X2
Sony DRU840
LG-GH22NP20
Optiarc 7200A X2
Lite-on LH-20A1H
iHAP422
No misunderstandings here. I can't dump working stuff either especially if it has a unique feature or something. I would never put more then 2 in my system, with a SATA interface at least, because I would want the other ports for my HDDs.
Fred, for ultimate bling-bling check out water cooling. Expensive but definitely brings in a whole new level of awesome XD
EDIT: Good luck oman. Removing the cpu/heatsink isn't all that, I found removing the old TIM was a lot harder/annoying.
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6. February 2009 @ 18:34 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
last thing I want is get cought with my pants down while I'm in the zone of putting a PC together, I might not run into that problem, but just in case I do.
Well cudos to you fred :) It just so happens... my pants are down, LOL. Nah...I totally spaced a paticular little thing, that just so happens to be important. See...I upgraded from a Micro atx, to a standard Atx, and the barebone I purchased last time, only came with 6 mounting risers. Well...my newboard requires 9! Not much of an issue but, I want this to be close to perfect anyway, for the whole 2-3weeks it'll be in this case. Looks like im going to the town shop for more risers. I Swear im buying their largest bag of um, LOL
By the way. The cpu didnt give me any fuss, :D It WAS going according to plan!
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6. February 2009 @ 19:04 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Originally posted by FredBun:
last thing I want is get cought with my pants down while I'm in the zone of putting a PC together, I might not run into that problem, but just in case I do.
Well cudos to you fred :) It just so happens... my pants are down, LOL. Nah...I totally spaced a paticular little thing, that just so happens to be important. See...I upgraded from a Micro atx, to a standard Atx, and the barebone I purchased last time, only came with 6 mounting risers. Well...my newboard requires 9! Not much of an issue but, I want this to be close to perfect anyway, for the whole 2-3weeks it'll be in this case. Looks like im going to the town shop for more risers. I Swear im buying their largest bag of um, LOL
Oman7,
I've got mine up and running! Seems to run good!
Russ
By the way. The cpu didnt give me any fuss, :D It WAS going according to plan!
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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6. February 2009 @ 20:18 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Well cudos to you fred :) It just so happens... my pants are down, LOL. Nah...I totally spaced a paticular little thing, that just so happens to be important. See...I upgraded from a Micro atx, to a standard Atx, and the barebone I purchased last time, only came with 6 mounting risers. Well...my newboard requires 9! Not much of an issue but, I want this to be close to perfect anyway, for the whole 2-3weeks it'll be in this case. Looks like im going to the town shop for more risers. I Swear im buying their largest bag of um, LOL
By the way. The cpu didnt give me any fuss, :D It WAS going according to plan!
What store sells those oman? AFAIK there aren't any stores in my area that sells stuff like that. Would be very nice if there were some for obvious reasons lol.
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6. February 2009 @ 22:10 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by omegaman7:
Originally posted by FredBun:
last thing I want is get cought with my pants down while I'm in the zone of putting a PC together, I might not run into that problem, but just in case I do.
Well cudos to you fred :) It just so happens... my pants are down, LOL. Nah...I totally spaced a paticular little thing, that just so happens to be important. See...I upgraded from a Micro atx, to a standard Atx, and the barebone I purchased last time, only came with 6 mounting risers. Well...my newboard requires 9! Not much of an issue but, I want this to be close to perfect anyway, for the whole 2-3weeks it'll be in this case. Looks like im going to the town shop for more risers. I Swear im buying their largest bag of um, LOL
Oman7,
I've got mine up and running! Seems to run good!
Russ
By the way. The cpu didnt give me any fuss, :D It WAS going according to plan!
Russ, where's your post....OH, there is no post, WTF!!!
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6. February 2009 @ 23:16 |
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sytyguy I think he added a little line in there but didn't change the text to differentiate for our pleasure. lol. :P
Good to hear there Russ. Hope all is going well for you too O-man7. :D
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