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emugamer

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9. June 2009 @ 12:34

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Well, it's not actually mine. It's for a friend on a budget. You guys already helped me build my corei7 a couple of months ago :)

Here are the specs:

mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359

cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115057

ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

vid
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150322

It's not for gaming. It's not for HD video encoding. She'll be running Vista until Windows 7 comes out. But she does want quality components and not bottom of the line. With a case, monitor and 550W power supply, the total cost is about $750. That is in her range. I'd like to know if the parts I picked are compatible. Any thoughts on the specific brands?

Thanks!

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mikeismad

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9. June 2009 @ 17:31

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everything looks fine. the video card is lower end but if you arent going to be gaming then you dont need anything any better than that. if you can stretch the budget a bit you could look into a q9550 or something along those lines, its a lot nicer quad. not to mention on that board it will easily do 4ghz.

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Knuck1ez

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9. June 2009 @ 19:38

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Yeah I agree on the better quad core, a q9400 would be around your price range. Everything else looks good. if your not gonna be using any graphics at all (video encoding, gaming, hd movies) then you really dont even need a graphics card that..."OK" at all. You do need one cause theirs no intergrated graphics but you could do just the same with this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259
(unless your on a big monitor, what you chose was still good though)
Is your case and power supply already bought?

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emugamer

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10. June 2009 @ 09:46

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Thanks guys. I'll consider the cpu upgrade. Here's what I chose for a power supply and case:

PS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182009

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

I like Rosewill. I've never had a problem with them. Mine have always been quiet enough and I've had 2.

As for the case, I'm a Coolermaster fanboy as long as the price is reasonable. I have a Coolermaster full tower that was normally way out of my price range, but I happened to get one of those great newegg deals - came out to $100 (after $150 taken off). I've had the best experience with CM's. I like the look and quality. When I've gone cheap on a case, I usually get what I pay for - along with sliced fingers and broken parts along the way. And I hate not having enough space. This one I chose is relatively cheap for a CM.

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mikeismad

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10. June 2009 @ 19:06

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You can save yourself about 20 bucks if you get this PSU which is just as good and that case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealD...st=Combo.201770

Used that PSU before, its very reliable.

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emugamer

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11. June 2009 @ 06:23

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I wasn't sure about CM power supplies. I might give it a try if she really wants to knock off $20. Thanks man!

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sammorris

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15. June 2009 @ 10:08

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Coolermaster PSUs are OK-ish, but not up to the build quality standard of other units. Since you're effectively getting one for $20 you can't argue though I suppose.

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