New build. Ordering tomorrow. Final thoughts, suggestions.

Mr. Johanssen · 06-13-2008, 07:45 AM

Blue = Already have
CPU - AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition
MOBO - MSI K9A2 Platinum
GFX - Sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4
RAM - Mushkin 2x1gb DDR 800 w/ EPP Dual Channel
HDD - Hitachi Deskstar 160gb
And another 160gb WD SATA, and maybe a Seagate 80gb IDE
5.25" - Samsung 20x DVD±R Black SATA
CASE - Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Full Tower
PSU - Rosewill RP550-2 2.01 550w Dual +12v
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm
Will change the case fan layout a bit, not a big fan of lightshow computers, and put in some silent 120mm and 80mm fans with LED control.
Total w/o shipping (including 2 blue uv sata cords, 12cm LED controllable fan)= 491.40 USD
With shipping, and -$10 promo code, its 511.75 USD.

daisymtc · 06-13-2008, 04:12 PM

I personally will suggest intel set-up, however, for AMD, Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition is good choice.

HDD: Personally not suggesting Hitachi. Get a Seagate instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148230

Mr. Johanssen · 06-13-2008, 05:57 PM

k, so i went with a 250gb seagate for just like 13more. free shipping so its pretty on par pricewise with the 160gb.

johnb35 · 06-13-2008, 07:18 PM

Personally I would pick a different brand hard drive. Either Seagate or Samsung. Also that video card is now seen deactivated, did you link the wrong card?

Mr. Johanssen · 06-13-2008, 07:28 PM

Nope,i already have the radeon bought and in my current computer, i just figured i'd link that and the dvdrw for reference purposes.

m0nk3ys1ms · 06-13-2008, 07:47 PM

Looks good! Hope you enjoy it

cohen · 06-14-2008, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Johanssen

Blue = Already have
CPU - AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition
MOBO - MSI K9A2 Platinum
GFX - Sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4
RAM - Mushkin 2x1gb DDR 800 w/ EPP Dual Channel
HDD - Hitachi Deskstar 160gb
And another 160gb WD SATA, and maybe a Seagate 80gb IDE
5.25" - Samsung 20x DVD±R Black SATA
CASE - Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Full Tower
PSU - Rosewill RP550-2 2.01 550w Dual +12v
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm
Will change the case fan layout a bit, not a big fan of lightshow computers, and put in some silent 120mm and 80mm fans with LED control.
Total w/o shipping (including 2 blue uv sata cords, 12cm LED controllable fan)= 491.40 USD
With shipping, and -$10 promo code, its 511.75 USD.

Looks good,

But good for the hard drive as said below.

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisymtc

I personally will suggest intel set-up, however, for AMD, Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition is good choice.

HDD: Personally not suggesting Hitachi. Get a Seagate instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148230

Yeah i agree.

06-13-2008, 07:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Johanssen Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Between what was and never shall be. Age: 16 Posts: 526	New build. Ordering tomorrow. Final thoughts, suggestions. Blue = Already have CPU - AMD Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition MOBO - MSI K9A2 Platinum GFX - Sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4 RAM - Mushkin 2x1gb DDR 800 w/ EPP Dual Channel HDD - Hitachi Deskstar 160gb And another 160gb WD SATA, and maybe a Seagate 80gb IDE 5.25" - Samsung 20x DVD±R Black SATA CASE - Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Full Tower PSU - Rosewill RP550-2 2.01 550w Dual +12v Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Will change the case fan layout a bit, not a big fan of lightshow computers, and put in some silent 120mm and 80mm fans with LED control. Total w/o shipping (including 2 blue uv sata cords, 12cm LED controllable fan)= 491.40 USD With shipping, and -$10 promo code, its 511.75 USD. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 3.3ghz 1.52v+AC Freezer 64 Pro 92mm MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX Sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4 @ 850/1241 (DDR2482) 2x1gb Mushkin DDR800 4-4-4-11-15-1T @ ddr700 250,320,160gb SATA,250gb eSata Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Full Tower (fairly modded) Vista Ultimate 64 bit Folding on RadeonHD3870 and X2 5000+ @ 3.3ghz (as Ycarcomed) 10518 3Dmark06 Last edited by Mr. Johanssen; 06-13-2008 at 07:30 PM.

06-13-2008, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Johanssen Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Between what was and never shall be. Age: 16 Posts: 526	k, so i went with a 250gb seagate for just like 13more. free shipping so its pretty on par pricewise with the 160gb. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 3.3ghz 1.52v+AC Freezer 64 Pro 92mm MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX Sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4 @ 850/1241 (DDR2482) 2x1gb Mushkin DDR800 4-4-4-11-15-1T @ ddr700 250,320,160gb SATA,250gb eSata Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Full Tower (fairly modded) Vista Ultimate 64 bit Folding on RadeonHD3870 and X2 5000+ @ 3.3ghz (as Ycarcomed) 10518 3Dmark06

06-13-2008, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 792	Personally I would pick a different brand hard drive. Either Seagate or Samsung. Also that video card is now seen deactivated, did you link the wrong card? __________________ Motherboard - Asus P5B-E CPU - E6600 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - x1650 pro 256mb Hard Drives - 250GB WD and 250GB Samsung in Raid 1 DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Ultra 425 watt - upgrading to at least 550-600 Watt 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

06-13-2008, 07:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mr. Johanssen Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Between what was and never shall be. Age: 16 Posts: 526	Nope,i already have the radeon bought and in my current computer, i just figured i'd link that and the dvdrw for reference purposes. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 3.3ghz 1.52v+AC Freezer 64 Pro 92mm MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX Sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4 @ 850/1241 (DDR2482) 2x1gb Mushkin DDR800 4-4-4-11-15-1T @ ddr700 250,320,160gb SATA,250gb eSata Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Full Tower (fairly modded) Vista Ultimate 64 bit Folding on RadeonHD3870 and X2 5000+ @ 3.3ghz (as Ycarcomed) 10518 3Dmark06

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06-13-2008, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,432	I personally will suggest intel set-up, however, for AMD, Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition is good choice. HDD: Personally not suggesting Hitachi. Get a Seagate instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148230

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m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanover, IN Age: 16 Posts: 4,360	Looks good! Hope you enjoy it

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