First PC Build

ymsbrocks · 05-22-2007, 06:31 PM

Ok guys taking the plunge and going to build my first PC. This PC will be used primarily for music, photo/video editing, Office apps and maybe some light gaming. I will put XP Pro on it for now but would like to upgrade to Vista in the next year or so. My budget was $500.00, and as you can see i have exceeded that a little. Anyway how do these components look?

CASE: Rosewill R230-P-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $17.99
Newegg.com - Rosewill R230-P-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

PSU: FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply $43.99 Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply - Retail

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard $99.99
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

VIDEO CARD:GIGABYTE GV-NX73T256P-RH GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card $76.99
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-NX73T256P-RH GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6420 $189.00
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ $85.99
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Total: $513.95

I will also pull an old 250G HDD and CDR from my current system. Any concerns? Any substitutions so i can get this under $500? Thanks!

liquidshadow · 05-22-2007, 08:45 PM

You could get the e6320..

chupacabra · 05-22-2007, 11:30 PM

and change that psu to the xclio 500 watts one which is much better for just 6$

05-22-2007, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
ymsbrocks New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 15	First PC Build - help with component selection Ok guys taking the plunge and going to build my first PC. This PC will be used primarily for music, photo/video editing, Office apps and maybe some light gaming. I will put XP Pro on it for now but would like to upgrade to Vista in the next year or so. My budget was $500.00, and as you can see i have exceeded that a little. Anyway how do these components look? CASE: Rosewill R230-P-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $17.99 Newegg.com - Rosewill R230-P-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail PSU: FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply $43.99 Newegg.com - FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.2, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply - Retail MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard $99.99 Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail VIDEO CARD:GIGABYTE GV-NX73T256P-RH GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card $76.99 Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-NX73T256P-RH GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6420 $189.00 Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ $85.99 Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Total: $513.95 I will also pull an old 250G HDD and CDR from my current system. Any concerns? Any substitutions so i can get this under $500? Thanks! Last edited by ymsbrocks; 05-22-2007 at 08:06 PM.

05-22-2007, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
liquidshadow Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,030	You could get the e6320.. __________________ Intel Q6600 \| D-Tek Fuzion Block Asus P5K Deluxe \| Swiftech MCR320 Rad G-Skill 4GB \| Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Res WD Raptor 150 \| EK FC8800 GTX Block Seagate 320GB \| 3 * Yate Loon DM12SL Samsung S182 \| Swiftech MCP655 Pump Coolmax 700W Antec P180b BUY MY STuff: http://www.computerforum.com/80556-comp.html

05-22-2007, 11:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,902	and change that psu to the xclio 500 watts one which is much better for just 6$ __________________ My Rig e7200 @ 2.53ghz 4GB G.skill pc6400 Seagate hdd 250gb Gigabyte P35 DS3L Sapphire 4850 Corsair 750 watts Raidmax Smilodon

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