Author Topic: Advice on building a computer (Read 14560 times)

Saraph · « **on:** January 23, 2009, 11:44:49 PM »

I realize I'm going over my $900 budget. Oh wells,

happens.

For anyone just entering this topic, I've decided on a few parts based on suggestions here. I still need a few parts though to complete my system and still need help and advice on which way I should go. So far these are the components I've picked out.

1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

ENCORE ENLWI-N IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Data Rates 64/128-bits WEP Encryption WPA, WPA2 WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180052

LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X 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 with LightScribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106269

EVGA 132-YW-E179-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188040

Quote from: Me+Notepad

$199.99 Case
$119.99 HDD
$189.99 Processor
$24.99 Wi-Fi Card
$27.99 DVD+/-RW Drive
$249.99 Motherboard - $30.00
$119.99 PSU - $40.00

So far - $932.93
- Rebates = $862.93

Needed:

Video Card (Nvidia)
RAM (DDR3) (Pending approval)
PSU (Pending approval)
Cooling

After all is said and done, I will need help on OC'ing the processor and perhaps the GPU. So keep that in mind when suggesting cooling units. I won't be going overboard on the OC'ing, just slight tweaks to get a little more power.

Possible Parts:

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009

OCZ ReaperX HPC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227276

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:10:53 AM »

Quote from: Saraph on January 23, 2009, 11:44:49 PM

I'm allowing a $900 budget to build myself a computer since my tax return this year is very very nice. Thing is, I'm so out of touch. What can I possibly get for that amount of money? I can tell you what I would like and maybe someone can help me from there.

Nvidia GPU (SLi capable)
Pentium Quad Core (Is quad pentium the best, or AMD?)
DDR3 capable motherboard, also capable of SLi
4GB RAM
100GB Main HDD, 300GB Slave (That enough for PC games these days?)
As many USB slots as I can get, I'd like 8-10

That's all that has been on my mind lately. I'd like a black case, but it really doesn't have to be super fancy and transform like some cases I've seen. Just look nice. I will want some blue lights in it, but not necessary. I think I would choose my cooling option based on how much money I have left.

Can $900 give me this, or am I asking too much? I appreciate any help, thank you all very much!

you can get everything listed on here and more for $900.
I will build you a list and you can tell me what you think.

Power Supply
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3247717&sku=P227-1001

Video Card
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4037153&sku=P450-9824

Hard Drive
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4131881&sku=TSD-1000AS2

Processor And Ram
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3970768&sku=Q6700-4GB

Case
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3433320&sku=ULT40142

Motherboard
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008497&sku=I69-2172

treemty · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:56:49 AM »

hey logan, you forgot a mobo

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:56:26 AM »

Quote from: treemty on January 24, 2009, 07:56:49 AM

hey logan, you forgot a mobo

ha, whops my bad. Forgot to copy over the link. It has been edited

PsychoticWolf · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:06:35 AM »

Saraph is asking for Nvidia's (SLi). and you put up a Intel Crossfire ready mobo.. I will take a look later one for items in your Price range.

Saraph · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:17:06 AM »

Revised:

Nvidia SLi 9800 Series
10,000RPM Main HDD, 7,200RPM Slave HDD
7.1 Surround Sound Sound Card
Intel Quad Core
4GB RAM
SLi Motherboard/Intel Quad Core Motherboard
1,000W PSU (Or close to it)
DVD +/- RW Drive

I'm getting a deal on a 22" monitor, but if anyone has suggestions please let me know. Also, I'm not too savvy with cooling and such, so any suggestions with that set-up would be much appreciated!

God... with all that I still have to get a mouse and keyboard, speakers... and a desk! I just want this PC to last me for a while. The one I'm on right now is from 1999.

vladstir · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:23:55 AM »

When i built my gaming computer, I bought my computer broken from a company called dealtree. They auction off broken computers on ebay. These computers usually have a non working motherboard. All you have to do is swap in a gaming motherboard (overclockable, sli etc) and you can have a gaming computer for a low price. currently i have a Gateway GM5478. It has a quad core q6600 2.4ghz processor. 4 gigs of ddr2 667 ram, geforce 8500 gt video card and a 500gb harddrive and i only paid about $360.

Saraph · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:41:43 AM »

I appreciate the advice vladstir, but I'm really itching to build my own set-up. I'm not expecting this to be cheap, but I do have a set price range due to the other expenses I have with building this. My parents will probably put in for the desk, everything else I have to pay for. I think my main concern is getting all the components right and making sure they are all compatible.

Tec_ · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:47:58 AM »

if i were you i would look at bare bones kits. they provide the case mobo, and depending on witch one you get cpu, ram, psu ect... they can be helpfull if you have never built a computer befor

Saraph · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2009, 11:54:39 AM »

Quote from: Tec_ on January 24, 2009, 11:47:58 AM

if i were you i would look at bare bones kits. they provide the case mobo, and depending on witch one you get cpu, ram, psu ect... they can be helpfull if you have never built a computer befor

Oh, I did, and am very tempted. But I need this experience. I've switched out parts, made repairs, all sorts of things to computers. I'm just really out of touch since I've been in the telecommunications field for the past year. If I don't build it, I'll just feel like I'm selling myself short.

PsychoticWolf · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:49:22 PM »

Alright some Brands to take alook at.
Gigabyte
ASUSTek
RoseWill
EVGA
BFGtech
AMD (My choice of Processors)
Corsair

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:14:17 PM »

Didn't really read everything, but logan you put up a crossfire mobo and he wants SLI. You also chose DDR2 RAM and that motherboard only supports DDR3.

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loganbyers07 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:31:43 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 24, 2009, 02:14:17 PM

Didn't really read everything, but logan you put up a crossfire mobo and he wants SLI. You also chose DDR2 RAM and that motherboard only supports DDR3.

...

dang. I should have spent more time looking at that. I was in the proccess of moving my computer into my brother and I's new game room. I will find another motherboard and some different ram.

Okay well How about this

Just buy this barebones kit : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4339352&sku=I69-2172%20D

And the 9800 gtx+ : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4037153&sku=P450-9824

And whenever the ram becomes available again order 2 more gb of that or order it from somewhere else.

Oh and the motherboard does support SLI you just have to buy a SLI bridge.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:45:17 PM »

Oh and seraph you don't need a 1000watt psu if you're only using 1 9800. Maybe around 800-850 would be fine for you.

Saraph · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:53:29 PM »

I will eventually get dual graphics cards, which is why I wanted something SLi ready. But I see what you mean... Is the 9800 good enough by today's standards as being good enough to run games at decent frame rates?

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 24, 2009, 02:56:45 PM »

Quote from: Saraph on January 24, 2009, 02:53:29 PM

I will eventually get dual graphics cards, which is why I wanted something SLi ready. But I see what you mean... Is the 9800 good enough by today's standards as being good enough to run games at decent frame rates?

Well this depends on your resolution. If you are running at 2560 x 1600 resolution playing crysis maxed out then you wont get that good of frame rates. But for most games you can play maxed out at 1920 x 1200 which is 24" resolution.

Saraph · « **Reply #16 on:** January 24, 2009, 03:37:20 PM »

Quote from: loganbyers07 on January 24, 2009, 02:56:45 PM

Well this depends on your resolution. If you are running at 2560 x 1600 resolution playing crysis maxed out then you wont get that good of frame rates. But for most games you can play maxed out at 1920 x 1200 which is 24" resolution.

Makes a lot of sense seeing as that's probably the largest monitor I'll be getting for my PC. SO yea, a really high end 9800 would do just fine.

Edit:

Are these any good? I'm pretty set on the HDD's. I guess the case is all I would need advice on, then I can move on to the other components.

Creative 70SB073A00000-8 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102028

150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296

1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

NZXT ZERO 2 Crafted Series CS-NT-ZERO-2 Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146054

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:06:52 PM »

well to start for your links press the button that looks like a globe with a little lock in front of it and paste your links into that... Just so you know, that makes it to where we can just click it!

Any ways the sound card is good but I think that unleess you are and audiophile you will be completely happy with the onboard sound. IMHO it sounds exactly the same. The hard drive is good if you need a fast boot time but you wouldn't see a visable difference in gaming. The 1 tb is fine. And for the most part if you like the case and it has good reviews then get it! Lol.

Hope this helps!

Tec_ · « **Reply #18 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:12:14 PM »

like he said

you can do with out a sound card for now, upgrade it when you throw in your 2nd GPU.

any particular reason for the 2 different sised HDD's? if your only useing it as a boot drive take a look at a 32GB SSD there faster than any disk baised drive even with 10000RPM i

and unless you absolutly in love with the case i would try to stay away from NZXT unless you going towards there higher end moddels. there aluminum cases tend to be very nice, but there plastic cases tend to be garbage.

check out lian li they have some nice all aluminum cases for under 100, cooler master, silver stone, and antech also have some very nice cases

Saraph · « **Reply #19 on:** January 24, 2009, 04:14:15 PM »

Quote from: loganbyers07 on January 24, 2009, 04:06:52 PM

well to start for your links press the button that looks like a globe with a little lock in front of it and paste your links into that... Just so you know, that makes it to where we can just click it!

Any ways the sound card is good but I think that unleess you are and audiophile you will be completely happy with the onboard sound. IMHO it sounds exactly the same. The hard drive is good if you need a fast boot time but you wouldn't see a visable difference in gaming. The 1 tb is fine. And for the most part if you like the case and it has good reviews then get it! Lol.

Hope this helps!

That's the problem, the case doesn't have any reviews on it at all. It looks great and seems to have tons of space and room for fans, but no one to tell me it's wonderful or garbage. At that price, I suspect garbage, but I guess I'll buy it because it looks sweet.

Tec_ · « **Reply #20 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:01:04 PM »

i would strongly advise not buying it. but the final decision is up to you. for the same amount of money you can pick up some very nice cases.

and i just noticed your avatar. Atlantis FTW!!!

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:08:23 PM »

Yea. I have the antec 900 case and absolutely love it but wish I would have waited a little while and got the antec 900 version 2. It looks sick. Maybee you should check it out.

Tec_ · « **Reply #22 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:15:15 PM »

Quote from: loganbyers07 on January 24, 2009, 05:08:23 PM

Yea. I have the antec 900 case and absolutely love it but wish I would have waited a little while and got the antec 900 version 2. It looks sick. Maybee you should check it out.

what do you mean version 2? as far as know the only thing that changed was precut holes in the mobo tray for cable routing.

could you be thinking about the 1200 or the 300?

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:43:55 PM »

Quote from: Tec_ on January 24, 2009, 05:15:15 PM

what do you mean version 2? as far as know the only thing that changed was precut holes in the mobo tray for cable routing.

could you be thinking about the 1200 or the 300?

Na dude. Go to the antec website and look at it. it looks sick.

http://www.antec.com/usa/productDetails.php?lan=us&id=15920

Tec_ · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:34:51 PM »

ok right. thats a whole different case from the 900, it looks a lot like the 1200 but a little smaller. i like my 900 a lot better

Saraph · « **Reply #25 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:05:30 PM »

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043

Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133056

So for the case, I've boiled it down to those two. Let me know your thoughts!

Edit: So based on your suggestions, I've dropped the other case, went with either one of those (pending reviews and suggestions here) and am sticking with the on-board sound until a later date. I can use that money for the speakers and/or the mouse and keyboard. I really appreciate all the help so far. Now I just need to get a motherboard (which is the hardest part for me).

Tec_ · « **Reply #26 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:13:58 PM »

i would go with the 1200 i love that they paint the inside of the case

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:41:44 PM »

eVGA 790i motherboard

Saraph · « **Reply #28 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:50:15 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 24, 2009, 07:41:44 PM

eVGA 790i motherboard

Wow! That's a really good motherboard! Anyone?

psp339 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:12:32 PM »

Quote from: Saraph on January 24, 2009, 07:50:15 PM

Wow! That's a really good motherboard! Anyone?

It's a good motherboard if you want to go DDR3 but with a socket 775 cpu.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:20:48 PM »

Quote from: psp339 on January 24, 2009, 08:12:32 PM

It's a good motherboard if you want to go DDR3 but with a socket 775 cpu.

He already said he wanted DDR3 with a quad core.

Saraph · « **Reply #31 on:** January 24, 2009, 10:33:23 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 24, 2009, 08:20:48 PM

He already said he wanted DDR3 with a quad core.

What would be better, 4GB DDR2 or 2GB DDR3? I'm going by what I know with the PS3, the 256MB XDR RAM is much better and faster then the 256MB DDR3, which kinda makes the 256MB XDR the same as 512MB DDR3 with how fast it is.

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:27:35 AM »

Quote from: Saraph on January 24, 2009, 10:33:23 PM

What would be better, 4GB DDR2 or 2GB DDR3? I'm going by what I know with the PS3, the 256MB XDR RAM is much better and faster then the 256MB DDR3, which kinda makes the 256MB XDR the same as 512MB DDR3 with how fast it is.

Well comparing the ps3 to the pc is alot more complicated than it seems. In this case for gaming you would probbably be better off with 2gb of ddr3. For a couple reasons, one would be that down the road you can buy two more gb of ddr3 and have 4gb. DDR3 is a lot faster and many games will not use 4gb of ram.

Saraph · « **Reply #33 on:** January 25, 2009, 11:14:11 AM »

Quote from: loganbyers07 on January 25, 2009, 04:27:35 AM

Well comparing the ps3 to the pc is alot more complicated than it seems. In this case for gaming you would probably be better off with 2gb of ddr3. For a couple reasons, one would be that down the road you can buy two more gb of ddr3 and have 4gb. DDR3 is a lot faster and many games will not use 4gb of ram.

Duly noted. 2GB DDR3 it is. So just a motherboard that will accept DDR3 and an intel quad core processor will be fine.

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 25, 2009, 12:08:21 PM »

Quote from: Saraph on January 25, 2009, 11:14:11 AM

Duly noted. 2GB DDR3 it is. So just a motherboard that will accept DDR3 and an intel quad core processor will be fine.

correct.

Saraph · « **Reply #35 on:** January 25, 2009, 03:00:51 PM »

I know it's really expensive, but I have to go with it. Getting the model one lower would be a waste of only $100 bucks. I'm definitely going over on my $900 with this... maybe I'll just limit myself to one HDD then.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

A guy on there was able to easily overclock it to 3GHz and bring the FSB up to 1600MHz. I'll probably do this. So... would it be bad to just use a 1TB 7,200RPM HDD in a PC until I can get a faster OS drive? I do want to do some extreme gaming on this beast.

Now I need a motherboard, ram, graphics card, and cooling. I will be using a wi-fi card seeing as the router I have hooked up to the main PC is really good on range and I don't want to run an ethernet cord 3 floors up.

Really though, I need help with a motherboard, and since I'm going over on my budget, I need a good cheap one that can take DDR3, this processor, and have a bunch of PCI Express 2.0 slots. The SLi set-up I will eventually get will only be 2 cards ever, not 3 or 4. I have more I want to do with that space for expansion and the GPU will already be taking up a bunch of space.

Also, I selected a wi-fi card.

ENCORE ENLWI-N IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter Up to 300Mbps Data Rates 64/128-bits WEP Encryption WPA, WPA2 WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180052

Edit:

The CPU I selected has the bundle option with this power supply. It's $70 off, so I figured I would ask if it was good enough for everything I'm doing.

COOLER MASTER UCP RS700-AAAAA3 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171032

Let me know if this would be fairly future proof and if it has the right amount of connectors. Thanks!

123sample · « **Reply #36 on:** January 25, 2009, 08:20:19 PM »

No it's not a good idea forcing yourself to get them,

get what you just need it at the moment,

if you want gaming, you can get cheaper, don't go everything still at high price, think twice 3 - 4 years later will be a piece of junk

Saraph · « **Reply #37 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:28:15 PM »

Quote from: 123sample on January 25, 2009, 08:20:19 PM

No it's not a good idea forcing yourself to get them,

get what you just need it at the moment,

if you want gaming, you can get cheaper, don't go everything still at high price, think twice 3 - 4 years later will be a piece of junk

Forcing myself to get what? Right now I need a computer, period. I've worked on them, know how to put them together and take them apart, but never

one to be honest. This would be my first computer that I bought myself. I've been using and upgrading my parents computer since 1999. Time to put the old horse out to pasture.

I'm mainly buying from newegg to make it easier on myself. I want to just buy all this together and have it arrive at the same time (hopefully) so I can put it together. The processor is, right now, the only thing I think I'm going overboard on, but I don't want to upgrade it in 2-3 years, so I think getting a high end one is a smart idea.

This is the only forum I trust. I like the people here and all of you are very intelligent. Which is why I'm putting a lot of faith in what you all tell me. I want to learn what makes a good component in the process as well, so don't think I'm just using you guys to do all the leg work. If anyone has other suggestions or even lower prices for the same items I've picked out at other re(e)tailers, let me know! I would love to have my dream computer (or at least 80% of it) for a much better price!

I've spoken with my father and his company orders from Staples and Office Depot. So I asked him to use his business discount to get me a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Now the mouse and keyboard I know aren't top of the line, but they'll do and are cheap, but the monitor I would like someone to let me know if it's any good or not.

Acer P241WAD 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor

http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p4_All-LCD-Displays_196936_Business_Supplies_1_10051_SC3:CG4:DP2000:CL142218

Says out of stock, but I'm sure I can find one in the 5 Staples in my area. Let me know if it's any good!

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 26, 2009, 12:59:52 PM »

Oh wow I like that monitor...same here is that one any good? I think I found the one I want too now =P

Also you can try tigerdirect.com as they're top for computer parts too. There was another reliable online retailer my friend pointed out to me but I forget it :/

Saraph · « **Reply #39 on:** January 26, 2009, 03:50:31 PM »

Quote from: Me+Notepad

$199.99 Case
$119.99 HDD
$401.98 Processor Combo w/PSU
$24.99 Wi-Fi Card
$27.99 DVD+/-RW Drive

So far - $774.94

Need:

Graphics Card
Motherboard
RAM

Need a different CPU. Must be cheaper.

Definitely need a cheaper CPU. Something that can do the job for a while but definitely not as expensive as the last one I chose. I don't mind if I go over on my $900 budget, but by nearly $300 is not acceptable and as 123sample said, would be somewhat of a waste. I think I should focus on the motherboard as my main component so I can upgrade later.

Probably going to go with this processor:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

It's the more affordable one, but it's very similar to the one I chose before so in the future I can upgrade to that one when the price goes down. Is this a wise choice? I was thinking in a year or 2 I could just upgrade to the better LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor, or perhaps a better model will be released by them of that type. Doubtful seeing as the i7 is probably going to become the standard. Yet again, I thank everyone for your help!

SN!P3R · « **Reply #40 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:13:39 PM »

save money and dont get the screen. use the one your using now, then upgrade later. Alos if your inthe US, Best Buy has some pretty good prices on screens.

Saraph · « **Reply #41 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:43:26 PM »

Quote from: SN!P3R on January 26, 2009, 04:13:39 PM

save money and dont get the screen. use the one your using now, then upgrade later. Alos if your inthe US, Best Buy has some pretty good prices on screens.

I actually don't have a monitor now, the computer I use belongs to my parents.

Seeing as I've downgraded my processor, I felt it only necessary to make sure the motherboard can handle a better processor so I chose this one. Unfortunately no reviews are yet available for it, but it is pretty affordable. Thoughts?

EVGA 132-YW-E179-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188040

Edit:

Quote from: Me+Notepad

$199.99 Case
$119.99 HDD
$189.99 Processor
$24.99 Wi-Fi Card
$27.99 DVD+/-RW Drive
$249.99 Motherboard

So far - $812.94

Need:

Graphics Card
RAM
Cooling
PSU

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 26, 2009, 06:00:54 PM »

All motherboards with the 775 socket will handle all quad cores, all of them. No need for a better mobo for a better quad core.
That's the best quad core to get, fyi, the 6600. Easily overclockable too.

Saraph · « **Reply #43 on:** January 26, 2009, 06:08:34 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 26, 2009, 06:00:54 PM

All motherboards with the 775 socket will handle all quad cores, all of them. No need for a better mobo for a better quad core.
That's the best quad core to get, fyi, the 6600. Easily overclockable too.

I just received an email letting me know my money will be in my account in 2 days, so I'm probably ordering all this then. The reason why I wanted a better 775 motherboard is because I wanted room to grow. But if you see another board that will do the same thing for a lesser price, please let me know! Thanks!

EDIT:

Moving things into high gear. I found this PSU after reading several reviews. Seem okay, some people had problems though. If anyone has experience with this PSU or company, let me know. Also, please check out the specs and let me know if this will work well with what I've chosen so far. Thank you!

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009

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$199.99 Case
$119.99 HDD
$189.99 Processor
$24.99 Wi-Fi Card
$27.99 DVD+/-RW Drive
$249.99 Motherboard - $30.00
$119.99 PSU - $40.00

So far - $932.93
- Rebates = $862.93

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Graphics Card
RAM
Cooling

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:51:47 AM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 26, 2009, 06:00:54 PM

All motherboards with the 775 socket will handle all quad cores, all of them. No need for a better mobo for a better quad core.
That's the best quad core to get, fyi, the 6600. Easily overclockable too.

that is not true. My xFx 680i motherboard will not support a quad core above the q6600. Which is what I am running. No 45nm for me

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 27, 2009, 01:21:44 PM »

Okay, MOST. I was wrong :/
Completely forgot about 45/65nm

haze · « **Reply #46 on:** February 02, 2009, 01:19:13 PM »

what is sli?

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #47 on:** February 02, 2009, 01:39:53 PM »

SLi is Scalable Link Interface. It's the technology used to use dual, tri, or quad nVidia GPUs at once to, obviously, increase performance.

haze · « **Reply #48 on:** February 02, 2009, 01:44:18 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on February 02, 2009, 01:39:53 PM

SLi is Scalable Link Interface. It's the technology used to use dual, tri, or quad nVidia GPUs at once to, obviously, increase performance.

oh, thanks for the info.

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