My first build, thoughts please

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Gabe63

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Hi, first post.

I am considering my first computer build. Is there any reason the components I choose should be changed? I do not game at this point but want decent performance. Based on i5-570

Corsair Memory TX 650 Watt ATX Power Supply
$109.99

Intel Corporation Core i5 750 Processor Boxed
$149.99

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3L Socket 1156 P55 ATX Motherboard
$104.99

HIS Radeon HD 4670 iSilence4 1024MB DDR3 PCIe 2.0 x16 Graphics Card
$89.99

OCZ Technology 4GB DDR3-1600 (PC-12800) Gold Low Voltage CL8 Memory Kit (Two 2GB Memory Modules)
$102.99

Western Digital-OEM Caviar Black 500GB 7,200RPM 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$64.99

Antec Three Hundred ATX Case
$49.99

Microsoft OEM Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM
$99.99

Samsung OEM LightScribe 22x DVD±RW Burner with Dual/Double Layer Support OEM
$34.99

SUBTOTAL $807.91
TOTAL $882.64
 
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Sorry, I guess it only shows for me.

Corsair Memory TX 650 Watt ATX Power Supply
$109.99

Intel Corporation Core i5 750 Processor Boxed
$149.99

Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3L Socket 1156 P55 ATX Motherboard
$104.99

HIS Radeon HD 4670 iSilence4 1024MB DDR3 PCIe 2.0 x16 Graphics Card
$89.99

OCZ Technology 4GB DDR3-1600 (PC-12800) Gold Low Voltage CL8 Memory Kit (Two 2GB Memory Modules)
$102.99

Western Digital-OEM Caviar Black 500GB 7,200RPM 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$64.99

Antec Three Hundred ATX Case
$49.99

Microsoft OEM Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM
$99.99

Samsung OEM LightScribe 22x DVD±RW Burner with Dual/Double Layer Support OEM
$34.99

SUBTOTAL $807.91
TOTAL $882.64
 
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It's a bit confusing, mate. But here's what I got:

Corsair 650W
i5-750
GA-P55-UD3L
HD 4670
OCZ Gold DDR3 1600 4GB (2x2GB)
WD Caviar Black 500GB HDD
Antec 300
MS Win7
Samsung DVD/CD Burner/Reader

Is the list correct?
 
Yes thanks, I just cleaned it up. In the same general price range are the components good or do you have other suggestions? Like MOBO and HD, PSU, OPTI, GPU?

Stoic Sentinel said:
It's a bit confusing, mate. But here's what I got:

Corsair 650W
i5-750
GA-P55-UD3L
HD 4670
OCZ Gold DDR3 1600 4GB (2x2GB)
WD Caviar Black 500GB HDD
Antec 300
MS Win7
Samsung DVD/CD Burner/Reader

Is the list correct?
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Gabe63 said:
Hi, first post.

I am considering my first computer build. Is there any reason the components I choose should be changed? I do not game at this point but want decent performance. Based on i5-570
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Nice build - I'd suggest getting your video card @ Newegg and get a newer technology. for another $20 or $30 dollars you can get a 9800 GTX+@ or GTS 250 and play current games. My experience was that Microcenter had some great prices - but their video card prices couldn't touch Newegg's when I shopped there. You may get a price match however if you print out the webpage of a card they have in stock. :good:

When I built my PC - I hadn't played anything but flash games online - but fellow computerforum members convinced me to get a little better video card. I got a couple $8.00 games like Rainbow 6 Vegas 2, Dirt 2 Demo, COD World at War OEM free with card ( you can get it for $20.00 on ebay ) and enjoy gaming now - without spending tons of money to get there.
 
Jamin43 said:
Nice build - I'd suggest getting your video card @ Newegg and get a newer technology. for another $20 or $30 dollars you can get a 9800 GTX+@ or GTS 250 and play current games. My experience was that Microcenter had some great prices - but their video card prices couldn't touch Newegg's when I shopped there. You may get a price match however if you print out the webpage of a card they have in stock. :good:

When I built my PC - I hadn't played anything but flash games online - but fellow computerforum members convinced me to get a little better video card. I got a couple $8.00 games like Rainbow 6 Vegas 2, Dirt 2 Demo, COD World at War OEM free with card ( you can get it for $20.00 on ebay ) and enjoy gaming now - without spending tons of money to get there.
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Thanks, this is the kind of advice I need.

I dont know much so I have to ask how I can tell this card is better since the specs are almost the same. The major diff I can see is 128 vs 256 bit. Thanks

GT250 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0320474
4670 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317102
 
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Gabe63 said:
Thanks, this is the kind of advice I need.

I dont know much so I have to ask how I can tell this card is better since the specs are almost the same. The major diff I can see is 128 vs 256 bit. Thanks

GT250 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0320474
4670 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317102
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The GTS 250 is a lot better than the 4670, iirc, it's about matched up with the HD 4850 performance-wise.
 
Gabe63 said:
Thanks, this is the kind of advice I need. I assume that card will work with the MOBO and other components.
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Yes,

The GTX 250 is the same card as 9800 GTX+ and it looks like the 9800 is priced about $10.00 cheaper on Newegg.

This is the Video Card I ended up choosing - and really happy with it. I may upgrade it in a few years possibly earlier if I morph into a hardcore gamer ( not likely ) before starting a completely new build - but it allows me to play current games at pretty high resolution in the meantime :good:

4770, or 4850 would also be considerable for entry level gaming card for current games - both perform slightly below the GTX 250 and 9800 GTX+
 
Gabe63 said:
Thanks, this is the kind of advice I need.

I dont know much so I have to ask how I can tell this card is better since the specs are almost the same. The major diff I can see is 128 vs 256 bit. Thanks
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Don't try and figure out how to read that technical stuff - here's a summary of the technologies and their combined benchmark scores. If you want to compare 2 cards - click and compare - and you can see the frame speed in individual games side by side.

Gaming Video Card comparisons

Comparison of 9800 GTX_ to 4670

HUGE DIFFERENCE in speed. :good:

Tom's Hardware also has a Monthly Article recommending the best technologies at each price point based on current prices Dec '09 edition
 
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I bought most everything except a GPU, I also made a few changes. I bought the MOBO but I do not think it is SLI. It does say ATI CrossFire X on the box. Does this change anything?
I bought the OCZ Tech 700 W Modexstream PRO APF, OZTech DDR3 1600 memory, and Hitachi 1T 32M 7200 3.0G HD. Any problems with the quality on these?
 
Gabe63 said:
I bought the MOBO but I do not think it is SLI. It does say ATI CrossFire X on the box. Does this change anything?
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Only if you think you'll want to run games in multi-gpu mode. Conventional wisdom is that dual video cards only makes financial sense if you have top of the line technology ( adding a second older card needs bigger power supply and uses more energy than 1 newer better card - and the 1 newer card will usually perform better than 2 older GPU's in Crossfire or SLI ). IMHO - unless you're using top of the line graphics cards playing CRYSIS - most people won't need SLI or Crossfire.

My understanding is that Some games take advantage of SLI or Crossfire, most do not - although there are others on this board that would know this better than me.

SLI is for Nvidia
Crossfire is ATI technology

The 9800 GTX and GTX 250 are both Nvidia cards.
4850, 4770, 5750, etc are ATI cards
 
Thanks for the help with my first build. It went very smooth, I am on it right now.

I ended up changing a few item, I upgraded the GPU to a VT Radeon 4890 OC. This computer is fast and quiet.
 
Gabe63 said:
Thanks for the help with my first build. It went very smooth, I am on it right now.

I ended up changing a few item, I upgraded the GPU to a VT Radeon 4890 OC. This computer is fast and quiet.
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Thats an excellent upgrade. Hope you like it.
 
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