My new computer!

[Kazoon]

My goal was to build a fast computer for as cheap as possible using all newegg parts. Tell me what you think...would you have done anything different? This was my first build by the way.

PSU Item#:N82E16817139008 - Purchased $60 with a $20 Mail in rebate.(www.newegg.com) Total so far: $60 Parts, $0 Shipping, $20 Rebates
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

Video Card Item #: N82E16814127420 Purchased $75 with a $10 Mail in rebate. (www.newegg.com) Total so far: $135 Parts, $0 Shipping, $30 Rebates
MSI R4830-T2D512 Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Motherboard Item #: N82E16813128392 Purchased $80(www.newegg.com) Total so far: $215 Parts, $0 Shipping, $30 Rebates
GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

CD/DVD player/burner Item#:N82E16827151175 Purchased $23 and $7 S/H (www.newegg.com) Total so far: $238 Parts, $7 Shipping, $30 Rebates
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

CPU Heatsink Fan Item#:N82E16835185125 Purchased $30 (www.newegg.com) Total so far: $268 Parts, $7 Shipping, $30 Rebates
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail

CPU Item#:N82E16819103648 Purchased $100 (www.newegg.com) Total so far: $368 Parts, $7 Shipping, $30 Rebates
AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor - Retail

Hard Drive Item#:N82E16822136218 Purchased $60(www.newegg.com) Total so far: $428 Parts, $7 Shipping, $30 Rebates
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

Ram Item#: N82E16820231193 Purchased $60(www.newegg.com) Total so far: $488 Parts, $7 Shipping, $30 Rebates
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail

Computer Case - Purchased $18 with $15 Shipping and Handling(www.geeks.com) Total so far: $506 Parts, $22 Shipping, $30 Rebates
6912C -- 10-Bay ATX Computer Case w/Blue LED

Complete set of computer tools - Item#:N82E16899261003 Purchased $19 with $7 S/H (www.newegg.com) Total so far: $525 Parts, $29 Shipping, $30 Rebates
Rosewill RTK-045 45 Piece Premium Computer Tool Kit

Thermal Paste Item#:N82E16835100007 Purchased $9 (www.newegg.com) Total so far: $534 Parts, $29 Shipping, $30 Rebates
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

Case Fan Item#:N82E16835150007 Purchased $8 with $8 S/H Total so far: $542 Parts, $37 Shipping, $30 Rebates
MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail


After rebates I spent a total of $549

 

[bomberboysk]

Definately would have went for a larger power supply.... 400W is pretty small trying to run a 4830 and a tri core......

Would have went for one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

Would go for this cpu cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233001&Tpk=S963

Would have went for an xfire capable mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

Also would have went with shin etsu TIM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080&Tpk=shin etsu

 

[Kazoon]

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree I need a different power supply but I ran out of money...I will be upgrading that asap. I think the cooling is sufficient as I don't plan on over clocking at all and it is running nice and cool even at 100% use.

What is an xfire capable mobo? Excuse my ignorance I have been out of the computer scene for a while now.

Just so you know this is not a gaming machine, I built it for a multimedia entertainment center to store all my movies and videos on. I also use it to convert AVI family videos to DVD format so I can send out of state family DVD videos of family events. Encoding took about an hour for a 1000mb avi file with my old PC and this one will do it in 20 minutes.

With all that in mind would a xfire capable mobo be something that would be an advantage for what I use this for?

 

[bomberboysk]

Thanks for the suggestions. I agree I need a different power supply but I ran out of money...I will be upgrading that asap. I think the cooling is sufficient as I don't plan on over clocking at all and it is running nice and cool even at 100% use.

What is an xfire capable mobo? Excuse my ignorance I have been out of the computer scene for a while now.

Just so you know this is not a gaming machine, I built it for a multimedia entertainment center to store all my movies and videos on. I also use it to convert AVI family videos to DVD format so I can send out of state family DVD videos of family events. Encoding took about an hour for a 1000mb avi file with my old PC and this one will do it in 20 minutes.

With all that in mind would a xfire capable mobo be something that would be an advantage for what I use this for?

xfire would be short for crossfire, as in running two gpu's on the same motherboard in crossfire. Did you already order the parts? Because that ocz power supply costs the same as the 400W antec.

 

[Kazoon]

xfire would be short for crossfire, as in running two gpu's on the same motherboard in crossfire. Did you already order the parts? Because that ocz power supply costs the same as the 400W antec.

Yes I already built it...I plan on building a few other computers as well so I will upgrade the PS and use the one I have now in another build.

 

[bomberboysk]

Yes I already built it...I plan on building a few other computers as well so I will upgrade the PS and use the one I have now in another build.

Shoulda come here first The corsair is a great power supply dont get me wrong, probably the best 400W you can buy, but even a corsair 400W can only power so much, its more suited towards something with a low end or integrated graphics card, or a home theater pc kind of setup.

 

[Kazoon]

Shoulda come here first The corsair is a great power supply dont get me wrong, probably the best 400W you can buy, but even a corsair 400W can only power so much, its more suited towards something with a low end or integrated graphics card, or a home theater pc kind of setup.

Like I said it was my first build...it is an easy upgrade though when I get more money. Would the Crossfire MOBO and two video card give me a crisper picture when watching movies on my TV? My TV is a 65" HD and I am using HDMI cable. It is a pretty dam sharp picture right now but I might want to play some games here and there on it probably (World of War Craft) mostly.

 

[bomberboysk]

Like I said it was my first build...it is an easy upgrade though when I get more money. Would the Crossfire MOBO and two video card give me a crisper picture when watching movies on my TV? My TV is a 65" HD and I am using HDMI cable. It is a pretty dam sharp picture right now but I might want to play some games here and there on it probably (World of War Craft) mostly.

No, the picture quality (crispness) will be mostly dictated by the resoloution of the display. A 65" tv is actually pretty low definition, considering you can get a 24" display with a 1920x1200(above 1080p) resoloution, which has much lower dot pitch, which means much better picture quality. Two video cards in crossfire only help if your framerates are suffering. Its not really worth it to upgrade the motherboard to a higher end one though, except when actually building the system as you would be having to buy another motherboard and graphics card to utilize the feature, vs spending $30-40 more when building the system.