computer build for this winter

memory · 12-10-2007, 01:43 AM

I am hopefully going to build my first pc this winter after the price drop. I think I have everything picked out except for the motherboard and case. Here is what I got so far:

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

Case: don't know if I will keep this or not
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811166004

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

For the video card, I am going to get an 8800GT. Just don't know which one yet.

I already have a dvd drive. I will probably buy a hard drive but that is no big deal.

The thing I am not sure on is the motherboard. I have no idea. What would be a good motherboard to get? I would like to have SLI.

The computer will be used for playing games like COD4, Crysis, maybe Timeshift and some other ones, also regular stuff like surfing the web, listening to music, and FAH. If anybody has some better suggestions, I am listening.

chupacabra · 12-10-2007, 01:45 AM

case is crap, get a better one other than that is fine

memory · 12-10-2007, 03:11 AM

What is wrong with the case? Do you have any suggestions?

oregon · 12-10-2007, 06:39 AM

Antec 900 or p180. The first has a lot of fans and is great for cooling. The second is supposed to be quiet, and for cable support.

memory · 12-14-2007, 05:09 PM

Ok, I have been doing a lot of looking and came up with this. The CPU, RAM, and PSU are the same as above in my first post.

For a motherboard, which one would be better out of these two:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127020

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131073

This is the case I chose:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021

Since this is a mid tower, will I have plenty of room to work in it?

Here is my GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130312

I may change this to a 8800GT since they are cheaper, have not decided yet.

Now my hard drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136113

I will also buy a dvd drive but that is no big deal. As for sound, I am just going to use onboard sound for now to save on costs, I may upgrade later. If anybody has any suggestions, my eyes are open. Let me know if there are any compatibility issues or you see where I can get my price down.

oscaryu1 · 12-14-2007, 11:35 PM

Don't get the 680i! They don't support the 45nm! Get a P35 based or P31! If possible, a x38...

memory · 02-14-2008, 01:28 AM

Sorry to bug you guys again. I still have not built a computer yet

, mainly because of money. I want to build one so bad I just may bite the bullet and spend the money.

Anyways, I have been doing alot of research, reading reviews and stuff. Here is what I came up with so far, I know it is over 1000 dollars but I want to do this once and be done for a while, you know what I mean.

MOBO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131188

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146029

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145175

GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130325

HDD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136113

DVD Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072

OS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116204

Are there any compatibility issues? I will be able to use the new 45nm core with that MOBO, correct? If anybody has any suggestions, let me know. I am trying to build a future proof system if that is possible. I also want to be able to upgrade in the future if I need to. Is there anything else that I would need to buy like cables or anything?

Again sorry to bug you guys again. I know I have been posting on here alot on this subject. I want to get this right the first time.

I just realized that I forgot to add thermal compound but that is no big deal. I am going to get that AS5 stuff.

fortyways · 02-14-2008, 02:14 AM

The things the reviewers are saying about that motherboard are true. That, and it's overpriced because it supports DDR3 but you've got DDR2 RAM.

The DDR3 compatibility doesn't really future proof it since it's only got two DDR3 slots and they can't be used at the same time as the DDR2 slots.

reddevil6 · 02-14-2008, 04:24 AM

hear get this board.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131225
that case is alright but i think u should stay with the antec 900.
Other than that it is all good an good luck

hstylez · 02-14-2008, 04:26 AM

Everything looks good but I would recommend a nice case. Nicer cases are usually easier to work on and are just cool to look at lol...

12-10-2007, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	computer build for this winter I am hopefully going to build my first pc this winter after the price drop. I think I have everything picked out except for the motherboard and case. Here is what I got so far: CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017 Case: don't know if I will keep this or not http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811166004 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 For the video card, I am going to get an 8800GT. Just don't know which one yet. I already have a dvd drive. I will probably buy a hard drive but that is no big deal. The thing I am not sure on is the motherboard. I have no idea. What would be a good motherboard to get? I would like to have SLI. The computer will be used for playing games like COD4, Crysis, maybe Timeshift and some other ones, also regular stuff like surfing the web, listening to music, and FAH. If anybody has some better suggestions, I am listening. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-10-2007, 01:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,853	case is crap, get a better one other than that is fine __________________ http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?i...isama01pa8.gif

12-10-2007, 03:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	What is wrong with the case? Do you have any suggestions? __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-10-2007, 06:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
oregon Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 876	Antec 900 or p180. The first has a lot of fans and is great for cooling. The second is supposed to be quiet, and for cable support. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB. 7200RPM. 16MB cache

12-14-2007, 05:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	Ok, I have been doing a lot of looking and came up with this. The CPU, RAM, and PSU are the same as above in my first post. For a motherboard, which one would be better out of these two: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127020 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131073 This is the case I chose: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129021 Since this is a mid tower, will I have plenty of room to work in it? Here is my GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130312 I may change this to a 8800GT since they are cheaper, have not decided yet. Now my hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136113 I will also buy a dvd drive but that is no big deal. As for sound, I am just going to use onboard sound for now to save on costs, I may upgrade later. If anybody has any suggestions, my eyes are open. Let me know if there are any compatibility issues or you see where I can get my price down. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4

12-14-2007, 11:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,819	Don't get the 680i! They don't support the 45nm! Get a P35 based or P31! If possible, a x38... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

02-14-2008, 01:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
memory Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 399	Sorry to bug you guys again. I still have not built a computer yet, mainly because of money. I want to build one so bad I just may bite the bullet and spend the money. Anyways, I have been doing alot of research, reading reviews and stuff. Here is what I came up with so far, I know it is over 1000 dollars but I want to do this once and be done for a while, you know what I mean. MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131188 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146029 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145175 GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130325 HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136113 DVD Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106072 OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116204 Are there any compatibility issues? I will be able to use the new 45nm core with that MOBO, correct? If anybody has any suggestions, let me know. I am trying to build a future proof system if that is possible. I also want to be able to upgrade in the future if I need to. Is there anything else that I would need to buy like cables or anything? Again sorry to bug you guys again. I know I have been posting on here alot on this subject. I want to get this right the first time. I just realized that I forgot to add thermal compound but that is no big deal. I am going to get that AS5 stuff. __________________ New rig soon to be built: Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS\|Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| EVGA 8800GTS(G92) 512mb \| OCZ Gold 4gb DDR2 800 \| OCZ GameXStream 700 watt \| WD 250gb SATA 3.0 \| Samsung 20x dvd burner with lightscribe \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit \| 19 inch widescreen Hanns G monitor Old rig for sell: Dell Dimension 9100 Pentium D 820/ Corsair 2gb of ram/Pny Geforce 6800GS OC/2 dvd burners/Maxtor 250gb HDD/WD 120gb HDD/Soundblaster Audigy 4 Last edited by memory; 02-14-2008 at 01:38 AM.

02-14-2008, 02:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	The things the reviewers are saying about that motherboard are true. That, and it's overpriced because it supports DDR3 but you've got DDR2 RAM. The DDR3 compatibility doesn't really future proof it since it's only got two DDR3 slots and they can't be used at the same time as the DDR2 slots.

02-14-2008, 04:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 15 Posts: 1,064	hear get this board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131225 that case is alright but i think u should stay with the antec 900. Other than that it is all good an good luck __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ - WD SE16 2x500G - Gigabyte 3870 (upgrading to a 4850 soon) - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extream power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 10643 (2) GA-81945P-G-RH - Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz) had it @4.42 GHz - SATA 3.0G 1x250G 2x500G - ASUS 3850 - 3G DDR 533 - Topower 750W - 50''(127CM) 1080P 1920x1080 plasma - 3DMARK06 7250. (3) Intel P4 3.0GHz - Jetway PM880DMS - IDE 320G - RADION 512MB 1650 pro - 1.5G DDR 400 - ATLAS 450W.

02-14-2008, 04:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
hstylez Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 106	Everything looks good but I would recommend a nice case. Nicer cases are usually easier to work on and are just cool to look at lol... __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Asus Motherboard 2GB Crucial Memory Seagate 300GB HDD GeForce 7800 Dual Monitors

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