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building a new computer need help!!!
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sak50
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13. January 2009 @ 12:05 |
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So i know to start you'll need a case with a Power Supply, Motherboard ( I know some motherboards come with integrated video and most have integrated sound and network. Should i get one that has this?? ),Processor, Memory (RAM), Hard Drive and a Video Card.
I'm going to be using it for alot of burning and downloading (blu-ray etc..),I want the fastest and most reliable motherboard, processor, memory and hard drive. i see alot of stuff is on newegg. Thanks in advance...looks like this is a good processor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...82E16819103471. if it is whats a good mother board to go with it... thanks
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14. January 2009 @ 01:03 |
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You need a case, and some come with power supplies, but they are usualy trash if you get an affordable case.
Onboard video is a cheap solution, but is usualy inferior to a cheap PCI-E video card. Onboard video also usualy steals memory from main system memory, rather than having it's own fast memory.
That is a great CPU (I have to upgrade AGAIN!) It should come with a cooler, but you might want to get a better one.
Mainboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136058
Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145215
Blu-Ray - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136137
CPU Cooling - Lots of options, from cheap & noisy to expensive & silent, even water or phase-change cooling is an option if you want to overclock.
Video - Lots of options, from $50 econo-cards to a pair of $500 monsters...any gaming, CAD, or other 3D stuff you want to do? If not, here is a cheap low-range card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102805
Hard Drive - I like seagate & hitachi, many like WD, Samsungs are not very reliable in my experience. The best hard drive solution is not a hard drive, but a RAID array with multiple hard drives. The mainboard I sugjested will let you use 4 identical hard drives as one double-fast, double-capacity, double-reliability drive...with SATA ports left over for two optical drives. The most reliable consumer hard drive I have found is the Seagate barracudda ES series, but they cost a bit more than the non-ES barracuddas.
"burning and downloading (blu-ray etc..)," - for this, I would go with four 1TB Drives in a raid 10 array. You can go with four 1.5TB drives, but booting to a GPT drive (MBR limited to 2TB) can be problematic.
Also, although the mainboard comes with onboard 6-channel raid, it is "software raid" and is not as fast as "hardware raid" if your budget is large & you want even larger storage, you might need to get an add-on raid card.
As for cases & newegg, check out the "server chasis" section; most of their good cases are hidden here. I just got one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811165065 for my media center & am very happy with it.
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sak50
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14. January 2009 @ 11:43 |
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Ok so it looks like I have a good start..You chose the exact blue-ray burner I was going to get..But if I dont want to run raid hows the hard drive that I picked?? , Can you recommend some quiet cpu colling, a good case and power supplies thanks...
Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...82E16819103471. , Mainboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136058 , Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145215 , Here is a cheap low-range card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102805 , Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148278 , Blu-Ray - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136137 ,
case, and some come with power supplies?? , CPU Cooling???
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15. January 2009 @ 08:52 |
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sak50
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15. January 2009 @ 13:28 |
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15. January 2009 @ 16:14 |
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That's not a video card, that's RAM.
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sak50
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16. January 2009 @ 01:07 |
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16. January 2009 @ 08:43 |
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sak50
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3. February 2009 @ 16:35 |
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3. February 2009 @ 18:58 |
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sak50
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3. February 2009 @ 19:00 |
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thats the other one i was looking at.. whats the difference
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3. February 2009 @ 19:11 |
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The WD10EADS is slower, but more power efficient and much quieter. It is still a reasonably good performer though.
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sak50
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3. February 2009 @ 19:12 |
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nice. thanks again ordering now...
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sak50
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31. March 2009 @ 18:20 |
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31. March 2009 @ 18:37 |
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The HD4670 is much more powerful. The ICEQ cooler is probably quieter too, and certainly a better cooler. Do you need it though? Unless you play games you may never notice the difference. For HD video, a 4650 is all that's required, but I usually recommend the 4670 anyway due to the minimal price difference (there are cheaper HD4670s than that ICEQ out there) and more powerful 3D games performance which can be later called upon if needed.
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sak50
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31. March 2009 @ 18:44 |
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i was just finalizing some of my purchases and i noticed that the 4670 was much better and if I had other needs in the future then this would be a good fit. what do you mean by this statement Does that mean their better and cheaper?? (there are cheaper HD4670s than that ICEQ out there) and more powerful 3D games performance which can be later called upon if needed.
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31. March 2009 @ 18:47 |
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It means, there's even less than a $25 price difference between the HD4650 and HD4670 in general:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102820
Note this one is $10 cheaper than the HD4670 you chose and is just as fast, it just has a smaller cooler (which is fine as the HD4670 doesn't get very hot).
Because the HD4650 and HD4670 are so similar in price, and the HD4670 is a significantly better product, I usually tell people to buy the HD4670 even if they don't think they need it, just in case they will later, it's not much extra to spend.
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sak50
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31. March 2009 @ 19:13 |
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makes sense now. now i have some options with the 4670's, i think i like the other one i found very minimal price differences here. thanks
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30. July 2009 @ 01:51 |
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spam edited by ddp
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30. July 2009 @ 01:56 |
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30. July 2009 @ 19:07 |
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Whats your budget?
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