Hardware let down?

Deathrow · 07-17-2007, 04:12 PM

I am building a pc and would like to know if certain components would let the rest of the machine down.

I am buying this sytem:

Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor(2.4GHz,8MB Cache,1066MHz)
Aluminium ATX Midi Tower + 550W PSU - Black
PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 680i SLI - ATX
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card
OCZ 2GB DDR2 900MHz Memory Sli and dual channel configured -( 2x 1GB Kit)
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer
LightScribe Super Format 18x Dual Layer DVD Writer +R/-R/RW/RAM
768MB nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
22" Widescreen LCD TFT Digital Display with internal speakers (DVI, 5ms)
5.1 High Definition onboard sound card - 6 Channel Cinema sound
Logitech Cordless Keyboard & Cordless Optical Mouse

However the 768MB nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX comes as either Leadtek or Asus, now having been told EVGA and XFX are good, will the fact its a Leadtek or Asus have a bearing on performance or are these good cards?

Also the 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer comes as either a Maxtor or Seagate. Are these makes any good and they wont let the rest of the system down?

Finally the central part of any computer. There are lots of motherboards around and I am getting an Asus PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 680i SLI - Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad-Core - ATX. Now my mistake with my current machine was buying an average motherboard which stopped the other componenets from running at full capacity. Will this motherboard do the job?

Wicked859. · 07-17-2007, 04:16 PM

its a bit of a budget build. u might want to get more USB ports to make it run faster

Deathrow · 07-17-2007, 07:02 PM

Huh that made no sense? Anyone else please.

ThatGuy16 · 07-17-2007, 07:04 PM

looks like a nice build, any specs on that psu? might want to check the amps to be sure it will run a 8800.

Usb ports? are you serious?

PabloTeK · 07-17-2007, 07:16 PM

It has about 32 amps available on the 12v rail if it's the same PSU as the standard Mesh ATX case. Also, it's a HEC unit.

Deathrow · 07-17-2007, 07:38 PM

So the motherboard been asus, graphics been asus or eladtek and the power supply been maxtor or seagate will be fine? Dont wana end up with a crap graphics card coz its made by leadtek / asus and not EVGA or XFX?

PabloTeK · 07-17-2007, 07:41 PM

Asus is a fine brand for a graphics card and the only stumbling block I can see for the LeadTek is the awful POST it does. Maxtor and Seagate are the same company so there's very little difference. The power supply is a good unit although if you want to do SLi you can always upgrade it later.

Deathrow · 07-17-2007, 08:07 PM

What wat does it do at POST?

Also is the Asus PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 680i SLI motherboard good?

PabloTeK · 07-17-2007, 09:11 PM

Well on the LeadTek 7300GS we have it decides to count the onboard RAM. The main differences between the 650i and 680i are:

1. The 680i runs both PCI-E lanes at 16x whereas the 650i runs one at 16x and one at 8x. There is no real difference.
2. The audio chip is different
3. The 680i has better overclocking.

chupacabra · 07-17-2007, 10:21 PM

Get a better psu than the crappy one, it'll be worth it more with all those top components

07-17-2007, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Deathrow Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leeds Age: 21 Posts: 287	Hardware let down? I am building a pc and would like to know if certain components would let the rest of the machine down. I am buying this sytem: Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor(2.4GHz,8MB Cache,1066MHz) Aluminium ATX Midi Tower + 550W PSU - Black PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 680i SLI - ATX Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound Card OCZ 2GB DDR2 900MHz Memory Sli and dual channel configured -( 2x 1GB Kit) 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer LightScribe Super Format 18x Dual Layer DVD Writer +R/-R/RW/RAM 768MB nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 22" Widescreen LCD TFT Digital Display with internal speakers (DVI, 5ms) 5.1 High Definition onboard sound card - 6 Channel Cinema sound Logitech Cordless Keyboard & Cordless Optical Mouse However the 768MB nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX comes as either Leadtek or Asus, now having been told EVGA and XFX are good, will the fact its a Leadtek or Asus have a bearing on performance or are these good cards? Also the 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB Buffer comes as either a Maxtor or Seagate. Are these makes any good and they wont let the rest of the system down? Finally the central part of any computer. There are lots of motherboards around and I am getting an Asus PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 680i SLI - Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad-Core - ATX. Now my mistake with my current machine was buying an average motherboard which stopped the other componenets from running at full capacity. Will this motherboard do the job? __________________ O/S:Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit SP1 CPU:Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0) 3.65GHz w/Thermalright Ultra-120 MB:XFX 780i P04 Bios RAM:4GB OCZ DDR2 Reaper EB Edition 810MHz\|4 3 3 8 2T HD:150GB WD Raptor GPU:XFX 9800GX2 1024MB\|700MHz GPU\|2.2GHz Mem\|1750MHz Shader Monitor:Samsung 22inch Widescreen Sound:SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Input:Steelseries 5hV2 Headset\|HABU Gaming mouse\|Saitek Eclipse2 Keyboard\|Tagan BZ 1300W PSU \| 3DMark06:18,144 Last edited by Deathrow; 07-17-2007 at 08:33 PM.

07-17-2007, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Deathrow Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leeds Age: 21 Posts: 287	Huh that made no sense? Anyone else please. __________________ O/S:Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit SP1 CPU:Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0) 3.65GHz w/Thermalright Ultra-120 MB:XFX 780i P04 Bios RAM:4GB OCZ DDR2 Reaper EB Edition 810MHz\|4 3 3 8 2T HD:150GB WD Raptor GPU:XFX 9800GX2 1024MB\|700MHz GPU\|2.2GHz Mem\|1750MHz Shader Monitor:Samsung 22inch Widescreen Sound:SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Input:Steelseries 5hV2 Headset\|HABU Gaming mouse\|Saitek Eclipse2 Keyboard\|Tagan BZ 1300W PSU \| 3DMark06:18,144

07-17-2007, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Age: 99 Posts: 5,438	looks like a nice build, any specs on that psu? might want to check the amps to be sure it will run a 8800. Usb ports? are you serious? __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

07-17-2007, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Deathrow Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leeds Age: 21 Posts: 287	So the motherboard been asus, graphics been asus or eladtek and the power supply been maxtor or seagate will be fine? Dont wana end up with a crap graphics card coz its made by leadtek / asus and not EVGA or XFX? __________________ O/S:Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit SP1 CPU:Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0) 3.65GHz w/Thermalright Ultra-120 MB:XFX 780i P04 Bios RAM:4GB OCZ DDR2 Reaper EB Edition 810MHz\|4 3 3 8 2T HD:150GB WD Raptor GPU:XFX 9800GX2 1024MB\|700MHz GPU\|2.2GHz Mem\|1750MHz Shader Monitor:Samsung 22inch Widescreen Sound:SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Input:Steelseries 5hV2 Headset\|HABU Gaming mouse\|Saitek Eclipse2 Keyboard\|Tagan BZ 1300W PSU \| 3DMark06:18,144

07-17-2007, 08:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Deathrow Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leeds Age: 21 Posts: 287	What wat does it do at POST? Also is the Asus PCI-Express Mainboard - SLI nForce 680i SLI motherboard good? __________________ O/S:Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit SP1 CPU:Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0) 3.65GHz w/Thermalright Ultra-120 MB:XFX 780i P04 Bios RAM:4GB OCZ DDR2 Reaper EB Edition 810MHz\|4 3 3 8 2T HD:150GB WD Raptor GPU:XFX 9800GX2 1024MB\|700MHz GPU\|2.2GHz Mem\|1750MHz Shader Monitor:Samsung 22inch Widescreen Sound:SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Input:Steelseries 5hV2 Headset\|HABU Gaming mouse\|Saitek Eclipse2 Keyboard\|Tagan BZ 1300W PSU \| 3DMark06:18,144 Last edited by Deathrow; 07-17-2007 at 08:35 PM.

07-17-2007, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wicked859. banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hohenwald, TN Age: 16 Posts: 29	its a bit of a budget build. u might want to get more USB ports to make it run faster

07-17-2007, 10:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
chupacabra Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,920	Get a better psu than the crappy one, it'll be worth it more with all those top components __________________ 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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