Building my new PC

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Fate544

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I have a somewhat basic knowledge of computers, and am familliar with names, brands, and how things work, but I really don't have very much experience with them. So I really don't have a very reliable ability to choose for myself :p So here are the specs of the computer that I'm thinking about building. If you have any comments/advice of a cheaper way to do it without sacrificing quality, or if I made a silly mistake of getting two things that were incompatable, please tell me. I would aslo like any advice on other video cards/ram/processors and such. Or if there is a cheaper place to reliably buy some items with similar specs. it would be greatly appreciated if I were informed of them :D anyways, on to the good stuff. (I would like to lower the price if I can, I'd prefer to keep it around $1000-$1300 as opposed to it's current state of $1500)


Motherboard:
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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Item #: N82E16813131142
$126.99

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
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Item #: N82E16819115017
$289.99

Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM
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Item #: N82E16829102003
$27.99

Video Card:
EVGA 512-P2-N773-AR GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
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Item #: N82E16814130286
$209.99 ($10 MIR not included in price)

RAM:
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
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Item #: N82E16820146565
$109.99($30.00 MIR not included in price)

Cooling:
COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Liquid Cooler supports Intel and AMD - Retail
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Item #: N82E16835103029
$84.99

Case:
NZXT Lexa Black/ Silver Aluminum Construction Plastic Front Panel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500 WATT PS2 ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply - Retail
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Item #: N82E16811146017
$169.99

DVD-Drive:
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM
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Item #: N82E16827106073
$35.99

Hard Drive:
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
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Item #: N82E16822152085
$84.99

Monitor:
Acer AL2016WBbd Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
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Item #: N82E16824009108
$169.99

Keyboard/Mouse:
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail
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Item #: N82E16823126174
$29.99

Speakers:
Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 Watts RMS 5.1 Speaker - Retail
Item #: N82E16836121121
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$124.99($40.00 MIR not included in price)

Subtotal: $1,465.88 (+shipping -rebates)

P.S. I already have a copy of an OS that I'm going to put on it, and the purpose for this PC is mainly for games, but I don't want it to be a monster of a PC, just one that I can play a game and actually have a framerate over 8 FPS. (lol I'm currently using an old Dimension 2400 with 764 mb RAM, and a Radeon 9200 128mb video card... Sad, I know)
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diduknowthat

diduknowthat

formerly liuliuboy
1) I would get a separate powersupply. One's that comes bundled with cases are not known for their reliability.

2) Get a 256mb 8600GTS. The extra 256mb is not worth the money as it will not boast the performance.

3) Are you planning to do intense OCing? If not, drop the liquid cooling, it will only bring you more trouble if you're not good with it.
 
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Fate544

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1/2) Thanks :)
3) No I'm not really planning on it, but from what I saw on newegg, Liquid cooling set cost me $84, and all of their fan's/heatsinks, came out to be around $150-200. I guess they are high performance? I shall look harder
 
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paratwa

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If you don't know much about water cooling, stay away from it. All it takes is 1 drop of fluid on your motherboard and it's toast. Plust that case you selected has tons of fans, so it should stay very cool.

And like diduknowthat said, unless your over clocking your cpu and gpu, there is no need for it.

Change your HD to either Western Digital or Seagate. Samsung is not well known for their HD.

Most motherboards come with onboard sound. Unless you are an audiophile, that's all you will need. And the Realtek ALC883 that it has on board has very good sound. So you could cut that audio card you have and stay with the onboard sound.


I have never seen that case before, I have to admit it is pretty cool looking. But that power supply HAS to go.
 
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INTELCRAZY

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diduknowthat said:
1) I would get a separate powersupply. One's that comes bundled with cases are not known for their reliability.

2) Get a 256mb 8600GTS. The extra 256mb is not worth the money as it will not boast the performance.

3) Are you planning to do intense OCing? If not, drop the liquid cooling, it will only bring you more trouble if you're not good with it.
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Most DX10 games are gonna push for 512Mb :D
 
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theoldnyx

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stay awaaaaaaaaaaaay from acer most of their products sucks and their support is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly bad go to complaints.com or google acer suck to see
 
ThatGuy16

ThatGuy16

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theoldnyx said:
stay awaaaaaaaaaaaay from acer most of their products sucks and their support is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly bad go to complaints.com or google acer suck to see
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What did that have to do with anything?

Thats going to be a very nice build!

What OS are you using? if its not Vista then you can't use DX10, just a heads up..
 
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Fate544

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ThatGuy16 said:
What did that have to do with anything?

Thats going to be a very nice build!

What OS are you using? if its not Vista then you can't use DX10, just a heads up..
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I'm planning on putting Windows XP Professional on there because I reeeaaally dislike Windows and only use their products because I'm too lazy to set up a windows emulator on Linux so that I can play all of my games XD I also A) dont trust any Microsoft product that hasn't been out for very long and B) don't want to spend time/money on installing/getting Vista. Especially because my current computer would probably give me the BSOD (even though it isn't in vista) if I tried to run it...
 
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spdking88

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looks like its going to be a BA rig, but I would advise not going with the water cooling its a pain and doesn't make a big difference in cooling vs. air. Especially with the cooler master I can almost gaurentee you are better off with the stock heatsink
 
ThatGuy16

ThatGuy16

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Fate544 said:
I'm planning on putting Windows XP Professional on there because I reeeaaally dislike Windows and only use their products because I'm too lazy to set up a windows emulator on Linux so that I can play all of my games XD I also A) dont trust any Microsoft product that hasn't been out for very long and B) don't want to spend time/money on installing/getting Vista. Especially because my current computer would probably give me the BSOD (even though it isn't in vista) if I tried to run it...
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Its up to you, XP or Vista... you still have to resinstall it on the new system, you can't just put the hard drive in the new one and it work. Unless thats not what you mean?
 
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Fate544

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nah, I'm going to keep the old PC as a separate computer and just put them on a LAN together. So that sometimes, when I get bored, I can just play Age of Empires 2 against myself lol.... so no, it's going to just use the same OS (different key)

Here is the updated list of the computer:


Motherboard:
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
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Item #: N82E16813131142
Bundle deal with Power Supply $206.98(total)

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
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Item #: N82E16819115017
$289.99

Sound Card:
Integrated Sound (check the motherboard)

Video Card:
EVGA 512-P2-N773-AR GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
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Item #: N82E16814130286
$209.99 ($10 MIR not included in price)

RAM:
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA804 - Retail
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Item #: N82E16820146565
$109.99($30.00 MIR not included in price)

Cooling:
Included with Processor/case

Case:
NZXT Lexa Black/ Silver Aluminum Construction Plastic Front Panel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500 WATT PS2 ATX 12V 2.0 Power Supply - Retail
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Item #: N82E16811146017
$169.99

Power Supply:
Powertek PowerTek770W ATX 12V 2.2 / EPS 12V 770W Power Supply - Retail
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Item #: N82E16817713003
Price included with Motherbord

DVD-Drive:
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM
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Item #: N82E16827106073
$35.99

Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
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Item #: N82E16822144701
$67.99

Monitor:
Acer AL2016WBbd Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
link
Item #: N82E16824009108
$169.99

Keyboard/Mouse:
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail
link
Item #: N82E16823126174
$29.99

Speakers:
Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 Watts RMS 5.1 Speaker - Retail
Item #: N82E16836121121
link
$124.99($40.00 MIR not included in price)

Subtotal: $1,415.89
Shipping: +$66.55
MIR: -$80.00


Total: $1,402.44
 
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ride3k

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drop the video card and get a 7900 if your using xp, there is no reason to have a shitty dx10 card when you wont even use dx10. If you want the dx10 to carry over to your next pc, you'll need to get an 8800 anyways
 
Roncharlespatton

Roncharlespatton

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ride3k said:
drop the video card and get a 7900 if your using xp, there is no reason to have a shitty dx10 card when you wont even use dx10. If you want the dx10 to carry over to your next pc, you'll need to get an 8800 anyways
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Don't listen to him. I read what you said about not liking Microsoft's products and you didn't trust anything that hadn't been out for a while. So that said my advice to you is...to keep that card seeing as most games now and in the future will require DX10 which in turn requires vista. When vista becomes older and you have accepted it as the true OS that it is :p you will be able to use it without building a new rig. See what people forget is. You can't really future proof a system new things come out daily. Just like the new 9800gtx at Christmas time will be the best card on earth. When just a while its been the 8800GTX
 
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daisymtc

Active Member
IMO, Get a 8800GTS 320MB instead of 8600GTS 512MB
Also for MB, I would rather go for a P35 chipset if not SLi, or going for 680i if SLi
 
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Fate544

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wait, I'm confused, half of the people say "dont get the 512 it's a waste of money and wont help at all," and the other half say "the price isnt much different and it will help with gaming." Completely contrary statements, with no evidence to back up either. Is it an opinion battle? or are some people misinformed? anyways, I might as well upgrade it to the

XFX PVT80GGHF4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card - Retail
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Item #: N82E16814150171
$279.99(not including MIR of $30)

it's only $80 more, and it's much better... but idk, someone give me some speed ratings or evidence to back up their claims o_O
 
maroon1

maroon1

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Fate544 said:
wait, I'm confused, half of the people say "dont get the 512 it's a waste of money and wont help at all," and the other half say "the price isnt much different and it will help with gaming." Completely contrary statements, with no evidence to back up either. Is it an opinion battle? or are some people misinformed? anyways, I might as well upgrade it to the

XFX PVT80GGHF4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card - Retail
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Item #: N82E16814150171
$279.99(not including MIR of $30)

it's only $80 more, and it's much better... but idk, someone give me some speed ratings or evidence to back up their claims o_O
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You want evidence that 8800GTS that is much better than 8600GTS !! LOL !!

Here is an evidence for you
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And get this motherboard instead of 650i
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128050


And if you can spend a little more money then get his monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005096

It has better spec than Acer monitor
 
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