New Build (Please Critique) $700-800

epidemik · 03-24-2008, 02:40 AM

Probably not going to build for a month or two but I applied for a job and decided I was gonna figure out how I was going to spend the money I will hopefully make

I was looking for something to do gaming (CSS, TF2, COD4 and some future games), photoshop/video edit, and of course websurf + music.

I quit paying attention to what parts were hot a couple months ago but I was planning on going for Intel + ATI. I was aiming for 600, realized that wasnt enough and said, "Fine 700

" and to no surprise ended up at $800

Heres what I came up with:

Intel E6550 2.33 GHz (Just picked what appeared the best CPU in price range. Wild mildly overclock.)

VisionTek ATI 3850 (Sorta sketchy here, is it a good card?)

Asus P5N-D (Complete sketch here. Didnt know what to pick. Needs PCI 2.0 for GPU right? Will nVidia chipset work with ati (dumb question?)

Thermaltake Purepower 550w (Again, I never was very good at picking PSU...help please?)

DVD/CD, Case, and HDD were just picked by what looked cheap and appealing.

https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...asp?ID=4720189

So...how did i do? I definately need suggestions on MOBO, PSU and maybe GPU and CPU (lol...alot).

Thanks in advance.
You guys are awesome.

Instinct5 · 03-24-2008, 03:00 AM

do u need an operating system and monitor etc?

pies · 03-24-2008, 03:26 AM

I have that cpu and I love it.
ATI cards will work with an nvidia chipset and vise versa.
That cards good but the nvidia 9600 is better from what I understand I'll post a link and some bench marks in a moment.
Heres a newegg page
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ription=9600GT
And some benchmarks to show the stats
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-42...benchmark.html.

epidemik · 03-24-2008, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Instinct5

do u need an operating system and monitor etc?

Nope, already have both, just need new parts.

@pies, yeah thanks. I hadnt really looked into nVidia 9 series yet. thanks for the suggestion, ill go read around

oscaryu1 · 03-24-2008, 04:19 AM

Not bad... although I'd aim for a E6750 at the least.

reddevil6 · 03-24-2008, 09:45 PM

Instinct5 · 03-24-2008, 09:49 PM

i dont think a 100$ PSU is necassary. try this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182017

epidemik · 03-25-2008, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddevil6

Mmmkay, i like that. Would the 9600 be better than that video card?
And what do you think about the PSU instinct recomended?

Instinct5 · 03-25-2008, 01:57 AM

they are good PSU's i just didnt feel a 100$ PSU was necassary and thet put u over your budget so why not spend less for PSU just as good maybe not much wattage but 550 is more then enough for your system.

elitehacker · 03-25-2008, 02:00 AM

The 550W power supply would be sufficient to run most cards, including the 8800GT and the 8800GTS which you should think about if you plan on doing some gaming.

03-24-2008, 02:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
epidemik Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ashland Oregon Age: 16 Posts: 2,246	New Build (Please Critique) $700-800 Probably not going to build for a month or two but I applied for a job and decided I was gonna figure out how I was going to spend the money I will hopefully make I was looking for something to do gaming (CSS, TF2, COD4 and some future games), photoshop/video edit, and of course websurf + music. I quit paying attention to what parts were hot a couple months ago but I was planning on going for Intel + ATI. I was aiming for 600, realized that wasnt enough and said, "Fine 700 " and to no surprise ended up at $800 Heres what I came up with: Intel E6550 2.33 GHz (Just picked what appeared the best CPU in price range. Wild mildly overclock.) VisionTek ATI 3850 (Sorta sketchy here, is it a good card?) Asus P5N-D (Complete sketch here. Didnt know what to pick. Needs PCI 2.0 for GPU right? Will nVidia chipset work with ati (dumb question?) Thermaltake Purepower 550w (Again, I never was very good at picking PSU...help please?) DVD/CD, Case, and HDD were just picked by what looked cheap and appealing. https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion...asp?ID=4720189 So...how did i do? I definately need suggestions on MOBO, PSU and maybe GPU and CPU (lol...alot). Thanks in advance. You guys are awesome.

03-24-2008, 03:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292	do u need an operating system and monitor etc? __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A Motherboard CPU: AMD Athlon x2 dual core @ stock2.7 GHz RAM:2x 1GB OCZ 800mhz GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 8800GT HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HD DVD: 20x DvD-Rom OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS Case: Apevia X-Cruiser w/450w PS

03-24-2008, 03:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
pies Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Poland, OH Posts: 476	I have that cpu and I love it. ATI cards will work with an nvidia chipset and vise versa. That cards good but the nvidia 9600 is better from what I understand I'll post a link and some bench marks in a moment. Heres a newegg page http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ription=9600GT And some benchmarks to show the stats http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-42...benchmark.html. __________________ Desktop Case-Antec 900/Psu- Abs 800 watt Motherboard- Asus p5k Deluxe Wifi/Cpu- Intel Core 2 E8400 Ram- Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4gb ddr2 800/Gpu- sapphire ATI 4850 Hdd- 1.25tb/ DVD- Light ON/- Custom Water Cooling Last edited by pies; 03-24-2008 at 03:32 AM. Reason: added a few things.

03-24-2008, 04:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,856	Not bad... although I'd aim for a E6750 at the least. __________________ 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

03-24-2008, 09:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 15 Posts: 1,069	CPU $189.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115029 CPU cooler $26.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134 MOBO $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059 Ram $43.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220228 Case $99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133040 PSU $99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371010 HDD $74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136074 Video card $179.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125086 That is $805.92. __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.3GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - Gigabyte 3870 @855 - 2100 (upgrading to a 4850 soon) - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extrema power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 10812 (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.

03-24-2008, 09:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292	i dont think a 100$ PSU is necassary. try this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182017 __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A Motherboard CPU: AMD Athlon x2 dual core @ stock2.7 GHz RAM:2x 1GB OCZ 800mhz GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 8800GT HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HD DVD: 20x DvD-Rom OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS Case: Apevia X-Cruiser w/450w PS

03-25-2008, 01:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Instinct5 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292	they are good PSU's i just didnt feel a 100$ PSU was necassary and thet put u over your budget so why not spend less for PSU just as good maybe not much wattage but 550 is more then enough for your system. __________________ Mobo: ASUS M3A Motherboard CPU: AMD Athlon x2 dual core @ stock2.7 GHz RAM:2x 1GB OCZ 800mhz GPU: PNY Nvidia GeForce 8800GT HDD: Seagate 160GB SATA HD DVD: 20x DvD-Rom OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OS Case: Apevia X-Cruiser w/450w PS

03-25-2008, 02:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
elitehacker Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,399	The 550W power supply would be sufficient to run most cards, including the 8800GT and the 8800GTS which you should think about if you plan on doing some gaming.

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