First time building, need some advice

leidolf · 12-10-2007, 06:10 AM

I've wanted to build my own for years, but ive never really had the money. Lately ive been doing pretty decent and ive been thinking about it again. So far ive come up with this:

SwordM VD500LBNA (lcs)
or
XaserVI Vg400LBWS (lcs)

Intel DX38BT Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

1 or 2 Hitochi Deskstar 1 terabyte hard drive(s)

GeForce 8800 GTX

OCZ Dual Channel (2 x 1024) DDR3...maybe double that

so far im around 3 grand and i still need a few things...any ideas in what else i should put in or if i should change anything???

royalmarine · 12-10-2007, 07:46 AM

the qx9650 is complete over kill. do you really need to spend over 1000 dollars on it??

ddr3 ram is pointless right now. its a waste of money. just get some decent ddr2.

what is it for? gaming? do you need 2 terabytes storage????
just buy a decent computer now, and save your money for when you need to upgrade it.

leidolf · 12-10-2007, 08:21 AM

overkills kinda the idea right now, i want to build a god...

**oscaryu1** · 12-10-2007, 10:57 AM

It isn't a god. More like a cash waster. The CPU is overkill, the GFX is... horrible and worthless if you use it with the QX9650...

I'd supposedly get 8GB with that...

jimkonow · 12-10-2007, 11:29 AM

dont get hitachi deathstars. worst idea ever, mate.
seagate barracudas.
and if you have a good budget, and want to build god, SLI 8800ultras or Crossfire HD3870's

**oscaryu1** · 12-10-2007, 11:52 AM

Or WDC SE16's...

leidolf · 12-12-2007, 10:03 PM

lets try this from a diff angle then. Lets say a 5000-6000 dollar budget, build me the ultimate rig list.

maroon1 · 12-12-2007, 10:27 PM

Get a computer from Alienware
http://www.alienware.com/Configurato...de=SKU-DEFAULT

12-10-2007, 06:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
leidolf New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3	First time building, need some advice I've wanted to build my own for years, but ive never really had the money. Lately ive been doing pretty decent and ive been thinking about it again. So far ive come up with this: SwordM VD500LBNA (lcs) or XaserVI Vg400LBWS (lcs) Intel DX38BT Motherboard Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 1 or 2 Hitochi Deskstar 1 terabyte hard drive(s) GeForce 8800 GTX OCZ Dual Channel (2 x 1024) DDR3...maybe double that so far im around 3 grand and i still need a few things...any ideas in what else i should put in or if i should change anything???

12-10-2007, 10:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,153	It isn't a god. More like a cash waster. The CPU is overkill, the GFX is... horrible and worthless if you use it with the QX9650... I'd supposedly get 8GB with that... __________________ 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

12-10-2007, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
jimkonow Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chatham, New York Age: 17 Posts: 943	dont get hitachi deathstars. worst idea ever, mate. seagate barracudas. and if you have a good budget, and want to build god, SLI 8800ultras or Crossfire HD3870's __________________ E4500 @ 2.2GHz Acer AL2216W @ 1680x1050 Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2048MB OCZ DDR2-800 80GB Excelstor SATA 3.0 MSI HD2600XT (256MB GDDR4) NEC DVD-R-DL

12-10-2007, 11:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,153	Or WDC SE16's... __________________ 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

12-12-2007, 10:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
maroon1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Hell !!! Posts: 2,598	Get a computer from Alienware http://www.alienware.com/Configurato...de=SKU-DEFAULT __________________ Free softwares: Avast! antivirus - FireFox - FDM - OpenOffice - CCleaner

12-10-2007, 07:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	the qx9650 is complete over kill. do you really need to spend over 1000 dollars on it?? ddr3 ram is pointless right now. its a waste of money. just get some decent ddr2. what is it for? gaming? do you need 2 terabytes storage???? just buy a decent computer now, and save your money for when you need to upgrade it.

12-10-2007, 08:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
leidolf New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3	overkills kinda the idea right now, i want to build a god...

12-12-2007, 10:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
leidolf New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3	lets try this from a diff angle then. Lets say a 5000-6000 dollar budget, build me the ultimate rig list.

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