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kookooshortman55 · Jun 8, 2009

I'm doing my first custom build for a friend, and I was just wondering if someone could check to make sure all of the parts would be compatible, or if there is a cheaper solution to one of the components out there. I left out some of the peripherals for simplicity, mainly because they are so universal, but if you are curious I can post those too. Thanks!

Antec Nine Hundred Two - $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058

MSI 790FX Motherboard - $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223

Corsair 650TX 650W - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

AMD Phenom x4 945 AM3 - $225
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675

Xigmatek Dark Knight - $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

HIS Radeon HD 4850 - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244

OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 RAM - $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227316

I'm mainly concerned with the CPU, Mobo, RAM pairing. Thanks for any suggestions!

thermophilis · Jun 8, 2009

Everything is compatible. I personally would go with faster Ram, though it will obviously be more expensive.
Personally I would go for these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145200

bomberboysk · Jun 8, 2009

kookooshortman55 said:
I'm doing my first custom build for a friend, and I was just wondering if someone could check to make sure all of the parts would be compatible, or if there is a cheaper solution to one of the components out there. I left out some of the peripherals for simplicity, mainly because they are so universal, but if you are curious I can post those too. Thanks!

Antec Nine Hundred Two - $140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058

MSI 790FX Motherboard - $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130223

Corsair 650TX 650W - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

AMD Phenom x4 945 AM3 - $225
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675

Xigmatek Dark Knight - $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

HIS Radeon HD 4850 - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244

OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 RAM - $45
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227316

I'm mainly concerned with the CPU, Mobo, RAM pairing. Thanks for any suggestions!

Drop the mobo to this gigabyte:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

And get this memory:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220285

And this gpu if it fits into the budget:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161268

thermophilis · Jun 8, 2009

I agree with bomber here, I'm noobish at picking out parts usually,

disregard what I've said.

kookooshortman55 · Jun 8, 2009

Well as far as the mobo goes, he mainly wanted it because of it's looks. You would have to agree that a black and blue mobo in a black interior case with blue cathodes would look really sick, haha. But I'll see what he thinks about the new picks. He doesn't care too much about the RAM, as long as it's fast and compatible.

As for the video card, we originally settled on getting the 4870, but we went for the cards that had heatsinks that exhausted heat out the back. It turns out that those runs very loud so he went down to that 4850. He's trying to go for a build that's as silent as possible. Do you know how good/loud the cooler is on that 4870 you linked?

bomberboysk · Jun 8, 2009

kookooshortman55 said:
Well as far as the mobo goes, he mainly wanted it because of it's looks. You would have to agree that a black and blue mobo in a black interior case with blue cathodes would look really sick, haha. But I'll see what he thinks about the new picks. He doesn't care too much about the RAM, as long as it's fast and compatible.

As for the video card, we originally settled on getting the 4870, but we went for the cards that had heatsinks that exhausted heat out the back. It turns out that those runs very loud so he went down to that 4850. He's trying to go for a build that's as silent as possible. Do you know how good/loud the cooler is on that 4870 you linked?

Not sure how silent it is to tell the truth. The memory on the otherhand is cheaper after rebate, and would be faster than ocz due to much better timings.

kookooshortman55 · Jun 8, 2009

Nesnah · Jun 8, 2009

if u can go with 4890 imo

bomberboysk · Jun 8, 2009

Power supply, modular 700W ocz for the same price, cheaper after rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

1080p Monitor for $30 more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053

IBM_nut · Jun 8, 2009

number one thing to do when customizing a build for a friend is shop around. So just when you think your done and everything is in order dump one more look. Whats the budget on this build?

kookooshortman55 · Jun 8, 2009

He's graduating so his parents are covering most of it as a grad present. So I don't know if he has a set budget, but the cheaper the better. Considering all of the peripherals included in the budget, I must say this is actually a pretty reasonable build in terms of price.

@bomber thanks for the link for the PSU, I'll look into it. He just said he wanted a silent build so I just went straight for the Corsairs. I can seriously not hear mine at all lol.

bomberboysk · Jun 9, 2009

kookooshortman55 said:
He's graduating so his parents are covering most of it as a grad present. So I don't know if he has a set budget, but the cheaper the better. Considering all of the peripherals included in the budget, I must say this is actually a pretty reasonable build in terms of price.

@bomber thanks for the link for the PSU, I'll look into it. He just said he wanted a silent build so I just went straight for the Corsairs. I can seriously not hear mine at all lol.

The psu is good because its modular, which will help keep airflow to the max

zer0_c00l · Jun 9, 2009

i would stick with the corsair... i have the same one and very quite

kookooshortman55 · Jun 9, 2009

Yeah, I agree a modular PSU would greatly help with airflow, but in the Antec Nine Hundred Two case I would actually prefer it to not be modular. That case has room for amazing cable management. I'm already anxious to do the cable work in that case

lol I think the Corsair model also has a bit more power on the +12V rail, but good find!

bomberboysk · Jun 9, 2009

kookooshortman55 said:
Yeah, I agree a modular PSU would greatly help with airflow, but in the Antec Nine Hundred Two case I would actually prefer it to not be modular. That case has room for amazing cable management. I'm already anxious to do the cable work in that case lol I think the Corsair model also has a bit more power on the +12V rail, but good find!

Yeah, plus forgot the 902 is bottom mount psu, so the cables wont just be dangling inside the case...

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