how does this build look.

killblazer · 03-05-2007, 08:23 PM

well birthday is tomorrow and im trying to get my dad to get me a new comp. how does this one look. im not looking for top quality but something i can play bf2 and oblivion on high. i also know how to overclock so the proc will end up to be aorund 2.4-2.8 ghz. its easily overclocable. here is the build.. and the subtotal is 570$

XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower

ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel

EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT533D2 - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 - OEM

computermaineack · 03-05-2007, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killblazer

im not looking for top quality but something i can play bf2 and oblivion on high.

That's a bit contradictory, isn't it?

You need a PSU. I also don't trust ASRock...they're a cheap, budget brand, not a good, quality brand name.

Buy-it PC · 03-05-2007, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computermaineack

That's a bit contradictory, isn't it?

You need a PSU. I also don't trust ASRock...they're a cheap, budget brand, not a good, quality brand name.

I agree with computermaineack -

Go with either an ASUS, MSI, something else. More reliable - you'll get better performance if you chose a better motherboard. Hope it helps!

daisymtc · 03-05-2007, 09:31 PM

I prefer M/B GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 or ASUS P5B-E PLUS P965,1394 IEEE(TI Chips) M/B.
And for HDD, why not usingSeagate? They have 5 year warranty.
By the way, for the optical drive, why are you choosing a combo drive? You should choose a DVD writer!!!

And I think a PSU around 450W - 500W is reasonable for this spec. But just in case for future upgradeing, you could choose a PSU with higer power.

killblazer · 03-06-2007, 01:40 AM

im going to check into antoher mobo. it has to be around the same price thou becouse i dont want to go over 700$. and im using a combo becouse im not going to buy another rom. im going to put another harddrive or 2 in. so i want combo so it can read and write everything. that doesnt effect my performance at all so its fine. i got a psu, i realized that after i saw that i had no power lol. i got a 550w or 450 something like that. with 12v rail. and all that. so ill just look into another mobo.

daisymtc · 03-07-2007, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killblazer

im going to check into antoher mobo. it has to be around the same price thou becouse i dont want to go over 700$. and im using a combo becouse im not going to buy another rom. im going to put another harddrive or 2 in. so i want combo so it can read and write everything. that doesnt effect my performance at all so its fine. i got a psu, i realized that after i saw that i had no power lol. i got a 550w or 450 something like that. with 12v rail. and all that. so ill just look into another mobo.

A combo drive cannot write DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!
DVDRW can Read/ Write both DVD and CD, except the lateest Blue-ray DVD

03-05-2007, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
killblazer New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	how does this build look. well birthday is tomorrow and im trying to get my dad to get me a new comp. how does this one look. im not looking for top quality but something i can play bf2 and oblivion on high. i also know how to overclock so the proc will end up to be aorund 2.4-2.8 ghz. its easily overclocable. here is the build.. and the subtotal is 570$ XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT533D2 - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s LITE-ON Combo Drive Black SATA Model SHC-52S7K-05 - OEM

03-05-2007, 09:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,729	I prefer M/B GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 or ASUS P5B-E PLUS P965,1394 IEEE(TI Chips) M/B. And for HDD, why not usingSeagate? They have 5 year warranty. By the way, for the optical drive, why are you choosing a combo drive? You should choose a DVD writer!!! And I think a PSU around 450W - 500W is reasonable for this spec. But just in case for future upgradeing, you could choose a PSU with higer power. Last edited by daisymtc; 03-05-2007 at 09:38 PM.

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03-06-2007, 01:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
killblazer New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2	im going to check into antoher mobo. it has to be around the same price thou becouse i dont want to go over 700$. and im using a combo becouse im not going to buy another rom. im going to put another harddrive or 2 in. so i want combo so it can read and write everything. that doesnt effect my performance at all so its fine. i got a psu, i realized that after i saw that i had no power lol. i got a 550w or 450 something like that. with 12v rail. and all that. so ill just look into another mobo.