Author Topic: Which Case? / Building First Custom PC Are these good parts? Please Help (Read 6181 times)

EliteGamer83 · « **on:** March 25, 2009, 08:48:38 AM »

Ok first, which cause do you like more? I can't decide between the 2, now for the first one it has more fans but I'd be getting another 120mm fan for the second case.

First Choice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156063
Second Choice + Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144238
Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998121

Which one do you like more?

Now I'm going to be building my first custom PC,

Ok, I know what to pick out for most everything excpt for mobo but I think I did ok. Now it will be running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372

PSU: http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ600SXS-StealthXStream-Power-Supply/dp/B000QF1EK4/ref=pd_bbs_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237942307&sr=8-6

GFX Card (Gonna try dual-cards): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162007

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Hard Drive (1 TB + 250 GB + current 500 GB, I do video editing): http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Green-WD10EADS/dp/B001IEZX3G/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237945713&sr=1-5

Disk Drive: Current Desktop's With Light scribe

Case: Need to decide

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115206

TV Card: Current Desktop's

Extra Fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998121

Now I know these are not the Top-of-the-Line parts, but this is a budget build.

blackburn · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2009, 01:33:34 PM »

Case #2
Video Cards are OK, if you willing to spend a bit more i can show you some better cards, and i wouldn't go with galazy, i would go with BFG Tech, or eVGA(my choice

)
I would go for at least a 780i chipset mobo....
RAM looks good
HDD is fine.
Dude... go for a Quad Core, you can get a Q6600 for cheap cheap cheap
Fans look ok, If you want to step up the quality a bit, try some Antec Tri-Cool fans, they are what i use

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2009, 01:37:13 PM »

Could you find some links?

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2009, 08:45:10 PM »

Pft, thanks for all the help guys

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2009, 10:48:16 PM »

udk im digging that first case.... just use tigerdirect.com and newegg.com for parts and read the specs and compare them also read the reviews most important

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2009, 05:23:13 AM »

Yeah I mean i think I chose all the right stuff, but since I'm a somewhat boon to this I need to know if I chose good parts.

blackburn · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2009, 06:28:17 AM »

im not a huge fan of Raidmax cases, i find them a bit cheap in quality

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:20:48 AM »

well elite pic parts taht you like and ill look at the specs of them and read up on it and tell cuz i been messing with computer for long time its weird i never reply on this for them lol

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:26:25 AM »

So pretty much all of you say to get the SNIPER case?
And are GFX good? I'm not sure about the brand but I know fur sure that I want a NVIDIA 9600 just not sure which brand I should get.
Also JW, how do I the USB ports work on a PC with a case? cause the USB(s) are installed directly to the mobo how do they get to all those different places on the case? jw.. (lol very noobish Q huh?)

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:28:24 AM »

yea either way there both nice elite go with ur in stinks..

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:29:37 AM »

I edited my last post,

and I think I'll go with the sinper, only thing is a few people say it has bad cooling should it be ok if I get that extra fan for the front?

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:37:45 AM »

yes just get that extra 120mm fan and have blowing in and one blowing out and one blowing. if ur willing i done this before i cut out a hole on my door panel an screwed in a 80mm

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:02:46 AM »

Well I'll see how got it get's before I do that if I do that. Also are the GFX cards and mobo ok? those are only parts I'm not 100% sure if they are GREAT or just GOOD.

Man I'm such an idiot, my current PC cost about $1000 and the one I'm making costs $500 sure I mean I got a monitor with it but that only added about $200

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:38:28 AM »

ok from reading on both of those elite ur set cuz even reading the reviews is good. but i read something gfx and be aware of the plate around from heat exposer but if you have well air flow that wont happen. but the mobo i love it very nice deal on it.

blackburn · « **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2009, 11:16:48 AM »

go with these for your GFX cards...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130445

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:53:30 PM »

ooh yea that is much better but 10 dollars more witch isnt much at all..

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2009, 03:15:38 PM »

Dude, only $69.99 after mail-in rebate. =D

Just wondering, is building a custom PC just as easy as getting all the right parts and plugging them in, then installing the software?
Also Are most TV cards and disk drives pretty universal?

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2009, 03:49:52 PM »

For the most part ,yes. Bios updates and other things of the sort can get tricky.

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2009, 04:51:04 PM »

So I should be able to use the TV card and disk drive from my current PC?

FreeK · « **Reply #19 on:** March 26, 2009, 05:26:54 PM »

i honestly like the first case better.

loganbyers07 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 26, 2009, 05:27:06 PM »

Well , you SHOULD be able to but I would check the required specs on the card just to make sure.

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:31:06 PM »

Lol I'm getting so much mixed info this is confusing I mean I like both cards but the 1st one has way more reviews and alot of people say they get over heating issues so IDK!!

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #22 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:43:53 AM »

you be fine just follow the direction on the cd for the bios and that installing

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:49:49 AM »

Well It didn't come with a installation disc as far as I know for the disc drive. It was pre-built in my PC but if I was doing a custom I would take it out of this one and install it into the new one.

blackburn · « **Reply #24 on:** March 27, 2009, 07:47:57 AM »

Well the evga card is overclocked from the factory so of coarse its going to get hotter than the galaxy card.... but from personal experience and from what I've heard, galaxy cards have issues......

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 27, 2009, 07:51:06 AM »

I guess the Evga card then.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #26 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:32:25 PM »

yea there good results on them always.
if you can u can always search the web for the drivers that what i do

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2009, 09:49:24 PM »

Well I think most of the parts come with discs.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2009, 10:47:55 PM »

um i think they do if not it the computer may automatically update that software

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Author Topic: Which Case? / Building First Custom PC Are these good parts? Please Help (Read 6181 times)