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Help building new pc $700 budget or upgrade
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solidmac
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9. April 2009 @ 11:38 |
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right now this is what i currently have:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ 2.6ghz
2Gb DDR2800 ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT evga
ASUS M2A-VM motherboard
my pc makes a loud fan sound and im not sure if its the stock cpu fan or the gfx card but if anyway to make it less noisy would be help full
as far as i know i can upgrade to the BE 5400+ and easly get 3.1ghz after oc. The gfx card handles every game i throw at it except crysis with smooth fps.
my current budget is about $700 and i dont know everything when it comes to hand building my own pc at home. only thing i can know how to properly do is upgrading ram and gfx but who cant do that? lol
ASUS M2A-VM
3.1Ghz OC AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core
4Gb DDR2Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT EVGA
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9. April 2009 @ 13:29 |
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An 8800GT and an X2 5000+ isn't a bad platform to start off with, but the motherboard will cause issues trying to upgrade to higher grade stuff.
With a budget that high, you may as well start with a new baseline. You can keep the existing RAM if you like, but 4GB would be recommended for future reference, and you would be far better off with 2x2GB of new RAM rather than 4x1GB mismatched, and RAM isn't expensive.
What PSU do you have?
You can get something like this
Core 2 Quad Q9550
Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
2x2GB Corsair Dominator PC2 8500
For about $460, and around $420 after some mail-in rebates. That leaves plenty to upgrade the PSU and/or case if necessary, and on top of that you could potentially upgrade the graphics, IF you need to.
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solidmac
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9. April 2009 @ 22:57 |
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well i was stupid it being my first pc and bought the cheapest case they had that brought a 350w supply.... so im guessing i need to buy a whole new tower with board and cpu and upgrade the ram when i feel like right?
if so i would like a case that doesnt have LED lights or the option to turn them off, also has to be very sound tight under $100. thanks in advance
ASUS M2A-VM
3.1Ghz OC AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core
4Gb DDR2Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT EVGA
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10. April 2009 @ 05:28 |
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solidmac
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10. April 2009 @ 22:01 |
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do i need a case that big? i would like it to be a mid tower that is priced at $100 or less with the psu already in place i think the cpu fan upgrade is all the noise reduction i need and a much better sealed case than the one i have now.
will cables be a problem? or will i have to use the old ones from my previous build?
ASUS M2A-VM
3.1Ghz OC AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core
4Gb DDR2Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT EVGA
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11. April 2009 @ 09:01 |
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A PSU that comes with a case WILL be terrible. No exceptions, you need to buy a decent one, especially if you want it to be quiet.
All the cables you need will come with your motherboard, Power Supply and case.
The Antec P182 is another quiet option. The NZXT Lexa Blackline is a reasonably quiet case for a lot less money, but not everybody likes the styling (Personally I love it, it's my file server case)
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solidmac
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11. April 2009 @ 23:10 |
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i think im going to go with the antec 180 it makes my whole set tuck right under the budget with 4 $ to spare!!! woot woot
so im going to get
Core 2 Quad Q9550
Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
2x2GB Corsair Dominator PC2 8500
the 450 corsair psu
antec180
and the cpu fan you suggested
seems like my current psu is 580 and not 350 like i thought (opened the case to clean and it cought my eye)
the loud fan is my cpu fan so i guess i will skip the psu for now
ASUS M2A-VM
3.1Ghz OC AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core
4Gb DDR2Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT EVGA
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12. April 2009 @ 01:44 |
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What you have isn't a bad machine at all. It's a solid middle range PC that should still chug away for a decent while yet. I'd recommend saving your 700$ to build a new machine in a year or two. I'd throw another 2 GB of memory in there and replace the noisy fan and then down the road have a machine that's outclassing what you have rather than spending money on parts now that are only a modest step up.
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12. April 2009 @ 06:57 |
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What brand is the PSU? Just because it says 580 Watts doesn't mean it will handle this setup. There are a lot of terrible units out there that would go bang if you hooked a setup like this up to them, and they could easily destroy some of your other components.
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solidmac
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12. April 2009 @ 10:36 |
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ASUS M2A-VM
3.1Ghz OC AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core
4Gb DDR2Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT EVGA
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12. April 2009 @ 12:31 |
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Yeah ditch it. You'll be lucky if it manages 280W before sparks fly and smoke billows out the back of it.
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solidmac
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13. April 2009 @ 00:09 |
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i guess u win there new psu it is. not saying that its a bad brand but are there any other options than corsair?
ASUS M2A-VM
3.1Ghz OC AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core
4Gb DDR2Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT EVGA
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13. April 2009 @ 06:19 |
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IMO Corsair are about the best, but Seasonic, Silverstone, Zalman and Nexus make good units.
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18. April 2009 @ 17:56 |
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OCZ, PC Power & Cooling, Enermax, Antec, bascially the good case manufacturers mainly produce good PSUs.
MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|. |
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18. April 2009 @ 18:42 |
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Even though OCZ, Corsair, Seasonic and PCP&C don't really make cases...
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19. April 2009 @ 04:12 |
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I didn't say they do... But corsair is making hidh end cases aswell :D
MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|.
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19. April 2009 @ 09:56 |
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They've started, but have you seen it on sale yet?
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