Specs on a New Comp

raoul_1101 · 12-01-2007, 10:01 PM

I'm Building a new computer right now, and here are the pices I plan to use. Please tell me if you see something incompatible or you know of better prices elsewhere..

Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128075

Power Supply:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...595&CatId=2533
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...174&CatId=2533

Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103225

RAM:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...705&CatId=2531
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...327&CatId=2531

CPU Fan:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...209&CatId=2545

Case:
Undecided

Graphics Card(s):
Undecided

HDD:
Undecided

**oscaryu1** · 12-01-2007, 10:03 PM

I'd go with Intel for right now. Budget? Do you need monitor? Keyboard? Mouse?

raoul_1101 · 12-01-2007, 10:35 PM

Well, I'm kinda building the comp around the Phenom, thats one piece I'm not up for changing. Maybe if the Intel Quads were ALOT cheaper.

I plan on using some old CRT Monitor. I aloso already have a keyboard and mouse.

My biggest concern right now is with the RAM.
The Corsair RAM has a CAS Latency of 5-5-5-15.
The Patriot RAM has a CAS Latency of 5-5-5-9.
The only other major difference is the corsair has heat-spreaders, but those aren't (as far as I know) extremely useful if you don't OC the RAM. So should i go with Patriot because it has smaller latency?

taylormsj · 12-01-2007, 10:52 PM

Youd have to be a fool to go with a phenom over a Q6600 in my opinion, and i dont think that latency will give a noticable increase in performance, even in benchmarks.

Go for the cheapest outta the 2 and go intel because the intel quad core Q6600 is the same price as your phenom and is a lot better

raoul_1101 · 12-01-2007, 10:55 PM

Why do you favor the Q6600?

taylormsj · 12-01-2007, 11:06 PM

Because it outperforms the phenom in every respect, also the current phenoms have bugs with their L3 cache

I think its safe to say pretty much every one on this forum and anyone who knows anything will tell you the same

raoul_1101 · 12-01-2007, 11:15 PM

In that case, if all of you would unanimously choose the q600 over the phenom, I gueass I could wait on the AMD and go Intel Inside.

raoul_1101 · 12-01-2007, 11:19 PM

Do you know of a mobo that has 4 x 240 pin ddr2 slots that can support pc8500?

raoul_1101 · 12-01-2007, 11:23 PM

Orrr, i could get a mobo supporting ddr2 800mhZ and get 4 gigs...

hpi · 12-01-2007, 11:55 PM

Go with Intel quad.

Btw whats this pc gonna be used for so we can help you out with the gpu and hd and case ?

Are you using vista or xp ? If your using xp 4gb is useless.

12-01-2007, 10:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Specs on a New Comp I'm Building a new computer right now, and here are the pices I plan to use. Please tell me if you see something incompatible or you know of better prices elsewhere.. Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128075 Power Supply: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...595&CatId=2533 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...174&CatId=2533 Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103225 RAM: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...705&CatId=2531 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...327&CatId=2531 CPU Fan: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...209&CatId=2545 Case: Undecided Graphics Card(s): Undecided HDD: Undecided __________________ ~raoul Last edited by raoul_1101; 12-01-2007 at 10:03 PM.

12-01-2007, 10:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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12-01-2007, 10:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Well, I'm kinda building the comp around the Phenom, thats one piece I'm not up for changing. Maybe if the Intel Quads were ALOT cheaper. I plan on using some old CRT Monitor. I aloso already have a keyboard and mouse. My biggest concern right now is with the RAM. The Corsair RAM has a CAS Latency of 5-5-5-15. The Patriot RAM has a CAS Latency of 5-5-5-9. The only other major difference is the corsair has heat-spreaders, but those aren't (as far as I know) extremely useful if you don't OC the RAM. So should i go with Patriot because it has smaller latency? __________________ ~raoul

12-01-2007, 10:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,837	Youd have to be a fool to go with a phenom over a Q6600 in my opinion, and i dont think that latency will give a noticable increase in performance, even in benchmarks. Go for the cheapest outta the 2 and go intel because the intel quad core Q6600 is the same price as your phenom and is a lot better __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

12-01-2007, 10:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Why do you favor the Q6600? __________________ ~raoul

12-01-2007, 11:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,837	Because it outperforms the phenom in every respect, also the current phenoms have bugs with their L3 cache I think its safe to say pretty much every one on this forum and anyone who knows anything will tell you the same __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

12-01-2007, 11:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	In that case, if all of you would unanimously choose the q600 over the phenom, I gueass I could wait on the AMD and go Intel Inside. __________________ ~raoul

12-01-2007, 11:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Do you know of a mobo that has 4 x 240 pin ddr2 slots that can support pc8500? __________________ ~raoul

12-01-2007, 11:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Orrr, i could get a mobo supporting ddr2 800mhZ and get 4 gigs... __________________ ~raoul

12-01-2007, 11:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
hpi Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 16 Posts: 1,480	Go with Intel quad. Btw whats this pc gonna be used for so we can help you out with the gpu and hd and case ? Are you using vista or xp ? If your using xp 4gb is useless. __________________ Intel Pentium D 930 @ 3.0GHz 2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM x1900xtx 512 mb ddr3 Western digital 300gb hdd Ocz GameXStream 700W psu. Last edited by hpi; 12-01-2007 at 11:57 PM.

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