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06-04-2008, 12:19 AM
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In need of help for my first build.
This is my first build and i'm not sure what parts to get. I have picked some parts tho. This computer will be used for games such as Unreal Tournament, WOW, Age of conan and crysis. I expect to run Crysis only at medium settings.
My budget is around $1000 for the tower, but i would like to spend less money if possible. I will be using headphones to play so I don't think I need a sound card. Items I know I will get- CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 $190 Items I think I will get- RAM CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034 $56 Case XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811103010 $110 Graphics Card EVGA 512-P3-N808-AR GeForce 8800GT AKIMBO SuperClocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130335 $240 Items i'm not sure about- Optical Drive ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe – Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135156 $36 Items I need- Motherboard-? ( I will not SLI) Hard Drive 1-? Hard Drive 2-? I will be using 2 hard drives because I will install the OS on one of them and then the other one should be 250gb or more. I was looking at some hard drives and at the end of them it said OEM does that mean I would need to get the cables myself? Sound Card- Not needed? Power supply-? Thank you for looking at this post. |
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06-04-2008, 03:51 AM
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that is a very nice rig what MOBO are you getting?
i would recemend this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128337
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06-04-2008, 04:26 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...CZ+GameXstream
On sale right now. Helluva deal! HDD - Western Digital or Seagate. SATAII, 16MB of cache (for 250GB+)
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06-06-2008, 04:21 AM
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Ok so I have picked these parts.
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128337 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037 RAM CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034 Case XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811103010 Graphics Card EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318 Hard Drive – 1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148231 Hard Drive – 2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341010 Optical Drive ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe – Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135156 Ok now its time for questions. 1. Will all these parts fit and go together? 2. I see the power supply has a fan on top of it, so since the power supply is at the top of my case, won't the fan not get air or only get hot air? 3. Both the hard drives are OEM, that does mean that they dont come with cables right? So would i need to buy some? and if so can you give me a link? 4. Am I missing anything? Like cables or something? Thank you for responding. Edit: 5. I want to use windows XP, I think i need service pack 2 right? And can someone give me a link to the software on Newegg? Last edited by Max000; 06-06-2008 at 04:23 AM. Reason: Forgot one question. |
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