Opinion on first build

Linux0009

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Thinking of beginning my first build. The purpose is to do some online gaming and to transfer several years of Hi-8 and Mini DV tapes to DVD. I allready have a Canopus Advanced Digital Video Converter to accept both analog signal and the digital signal via Firewire. The graphics card i chose because it was reasonably priced and has an HDMI out on the card. I plan on using my HDTV as my monitor. Here is my public wishlist on newegg. Any opionions would be welcome. I hope the link works

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12464268
 
Here is a few things that I see.

- Video work...get a Quad Core, you'll be much better off in the end.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207

- $150 for an 800w Tagan power supply. That is a over kill, there is no need for near that much power. Here is a good power supply for a good price that will give you more than enough. It's the same PSU I have, great modular PSU:D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371011

- I would get an eVGA 9800GXT+ before I would get a Galaxy card. eVGA has about the best customer support in the industry, lifetime warranty and a great "step up" program. I wouldn't mess with the other card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130416
 
ScOuT said:
Here is a few things that I see.

- Video work...get a Quad Core, you'll be much better off in the end.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207

- $150 for an 800w Tagan power supply. That is a over kill, there is no need for near that much power. Here is a good power supply for a good price that will give you more than enough. It's the same PSU I have, great modular PSU:D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371011

- I would get an eVGA 9800GXT+ before I would get a Galaxy card. eVGA has about the best customer support in the industry, lifetime warranty and a great "step up" program. I wouldn't mess with the other card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130416
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I took your suggestions and updated the list. The price was pretty much the same. I was not going to get a card with DVI out only because i was leary about using a DVI to HDMI adapter. But upon some reading there seems to be no loss of quality with the adapter. Its all digital after all so it makes sense.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=11131906
 
jevery said:
You’d be safer choosing memory that’s listed on the motherboard’s QVL

http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/MemorySupport/motherboard_memory_ga-ep45-ud3p.pdf

and you might not plan on adding a second video card in the future, but that MB doesn’t support SLI multi card configurations.

Scout talked me into upgrading the video on my first build and I'm glad I took his advice.
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Im going to keep the MB and memory. I have a budget and really am sure I wont be adding another video card in the future. Worst case ill just replace it with the latest and greatest card at that time if i need it.
 
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