1st build. Need help

andy4569 · Mar 10, 2008

This is my 1st build. Don't want to exceed $1,400 total system price including shipping. Already have a monitor.

Case
APEVIA X-PLEASURE-BK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $149.99

Power Supply
XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail $49.99

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail $89.99

Memory
Crucial Ballistix 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory - Retail 2x $40.49 = 80.98

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750 - Retail $189.99

CPU Fan & Heatsink
ASUS V-60 92mm Vapo Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail $34.99

DVD Drive
SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM $26.99

Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $129.99

Hard Drive Fan
MASSCOOL SYTRIN Kuformula SHF1 Ultra HDD Cooler – BK - Retail $24.99

Video Card
MSI NX8600GT-T2D512E OC GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $109.99

Sound Card
None (Realtek ALC888 built into motherboard)

Speakers
Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System - OEM $38.99

Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech 967557-0403 Silver/Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Slim Cordless Desktop S 510 Mouse Included - Retail $42.99

UPS
APC BE750BB 750 VA 450 Watts UPS - Retail $89.99

OS
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM $99.99

Current total price = $1,160

andy4569 · Mar 10, 2008

additional info.

1) Not a gamer at all. Just want a good system and best bang for the buck.

jimkonow · Mar 10, 2008

i wouldnt get the system builders one; if you have to reinstall after a possible RMA, you cant reuse the license key

reddevil6 · Mar 10, 2008

andy4569 · Mar 10, 2008

still need more help

1) Thanks for the info. on Vista.
2) My case can't be bigger than 20 1/2 inches.
3) Reddevil reccomendations: a) The reviews on the MOBO make it seem like it would be hard for first time builder to deal with. b) I don't think I need the bigger processor or the 4gb of RAM.
4) I'm not looking to overclock at all.

Any more reccomendations or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kilauea · Mar 10, 2008

Not sure what you would do with your system, but here goes (somethings will be similar to reddevil)
I made 2 suggestions since we don't know what you will use it for. We know it won't be gaming, but how much power you need is unsure. The 1st system is using newer stuff, thus costier and more powerful. You could also switch the E8400 for a Q6600 if you do lots of multitasking.

CPU:
Intel E8400 239.99
Mobo:
Gigabyte GA-EX38 206.99
RAM:
Corsair XMS2 2x1gb 53.00
HDD:
Seagate 7200.11 500GB 119.99
Case and PSU:
Antec Sonata III 129.95
GPU:
Sapphire 2600XT 74.99
Optical Drive:
Lite-on DVD burner 25.99
O/s:
Vista or XP 125.00
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CPU:
Intel E4500 124.99
Mobo:
Asus P5K 126.99
RAM:
Corsair XMS2 2x1gb 53.00
HDD:
Seagate 7200.11 500GB 119.99
Case and PSU:
Antec Sonata III 129.95
GPU:
Sapphire 2600XT 74.99
Optical Drive:
Lite-on DVD burner 25.99
O/s:
Vista or XP 125.00
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First system: 975.90
Second system: 780.90

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