My first time building a gaming pc...

mash

mash

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Hey all, I'm looking to build a gaming pc for about $800. I've never built one before, so I'm looking for some input on it. There are probably some parts that aren't compatable with the rest of it, so I'd just like some feedback on it.

Here's what came up with...

I would be buying the case/fans from newegg: Case, Fans

Input would be appreciated.
-Mash
 
ok, good processor, with your budget i'd go with a 3000+, but if you can squeeze it in its a good deal.
the motherboard has a bad chipset, you can get better ones for a bit cheaper. yes cheaper.
Ram is fine, might want to go with 2 512mb sticks as its a bit cheaper.
Is that big of a harddrive necessary? also make sure if you get a harddrive 200gb or more then make sure u get 16mb cache!
gpu is good, but if you went cheaper in other places you can get quite a bit better.
keyboard is just personal opinion
i prefure NEC drives, particularly the 3500 series which are the same price range and better imo.

BTW check out the $800 i have picked out for gaming:
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price

Update Linkworld 3131-01-C5828U Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 300W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: 3131-01-C5828U
$19.50

Update CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: VNF4/Ultra
$76.00

Update POWERCOLOR R48-PVD3 Radeon X850PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM
Model #: R48-PVD3
$249.00

Update Rosewill RV400-2 ATX 2.01 400W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: RV400-2
$29.99

Update AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3000BPBOX
$146.00

2x Update Kingston ValueRAM 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model KVR400X64C3A/512 - Retail
Model #: KVR400X64C3A/512
$85.70

Update Western Digital Caviar WD1600BB 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD1600BB
$78.00

Update AOpen Black IDE DVD Burner Model DUW1616ARR BLK - OEM
Model #: DUW1616ARR BLK
$37.99

Update ZALMAN VF700-ALCU 2 Ball VGA COOLER - Retail
Model #: VF700-AlCu
$26.99

Update ARCTIC COOLING FREEZER64 ACFZ64 80mm Ceramic Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail
Model #: ACFZ64
$27.99

Subtotal: $777.16


same price, better for gaming since the gpu is better and i have got good cooling included for good OC'ing on both CPU & GPU also price includes case/psu


just needs a fan and its good
 
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Yeah the HDD is much bigger than I need, and I was looking on getting a smaller one. I'll look into upgrading the CPU too, thanks!
 
no, u don't need to upgrade the cpu, i'd possibly downgrade it to a 3000+ if you need to spend some money other places. the GPU (graphics processing unit) might need to be better if you are using this for gaming above all else. like mine is where it has an X850PRO and i have a GPU cooler included so it can be oc'd (overclocked) better.
 
I got an Antec Server Case. Its a Full Tower

4 CD Bays

2 Floppy Bays

4 Hard Drive Bays

2 Rear Fans

1 Door Panel Fan

1 Front Fan

1 Front Static Screen

430 Watt Power Supply

It has a key lock door on the front and a key lock door on the side that i bought from www.zipzoomfly.com. Comes from the same warehouse as www.newegg.com. It works excellant. Not noisy at all.... (Haven't upgrades fans or anything in the case. :D
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Ram Im Running atm:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85002-3
 
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Here's my new setup. I upgraded the videocard and switched a couple of things (some of the parts you suggested, etc).

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Do you think the vid card is a little too much for the rest of the PC? I'm having trouble finding a vid card better than the other one, but not so expensive...
 
Thats a realy crappy PSU
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have a look at PSU 101 for some suggestions

do you think the vid card is a little too much for the rest of the pc? i'm having trouble finding a vid card better than the other one, but not so expensive...
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yeah thats definitely not a gaming motherboard.. like i mean, it'll work, but you'll prolly enjoy the nf4ultra a lot more.
 
I've made some adjustments, trying to keep speed and gaming balanced.

Case
(would you still suggest getting a better PSU with it?)

And the rest of the build:

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Good choice on the GTO, I've heard it can be unlocked to a x850.
Again though I would change the mobo, try to stick with nforce 4 for gaming.
And if your not doing major overclocking the stock thermal paste will do fine.
 
(would you still suggest getting a better PSU with it?)
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Well the specs on the PSU arent listed so i cant comment but as a general principle, if the specs arent even listed.... its prolly not worth all that much

Good choice on the GTO, I've heard it can be unlocked to a x850.
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You almost definitively heard wrong. The X850 is a 12pipe card. The X800XL is a 16 pipe card. Furthermore, thanks to ATi, we cant guarantee a certain core on their products (423 vs 480)
 
You almost definitively heard wrong. The X850 is a 12pipe card. The X800XL is a 16 pipe card. Furthermore, thanks to ATi, we cant guarantee a certain core on their products (423 vs 480)
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My bad, it was the GTO2 unlockable to x850 XT PE. The articles here
 
You may want another PSU than what came with the case. I'm running an antec neopower which is a good choice for teh price (~$100). If you want to try unlocking a GTO2, its the same price, but its up to you. Also theres no point of getting SATA 3 Gb/s, normal users wont notice a difference. Get a 160 gig SATA hard drive instead.
 
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