1500 PC BUILD

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Meat1000

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anyone have opinions / suggestions to this build to either tweak it or make it cheaper without sacrificing performance? also, can you connect two power supplies and hook up different items to either and the pc still run properly?

thanks in advance


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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896-P3-1264-A3 Video Card
-$60.00 Instant $329.99
$269.99
1
CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $164.00
1
EVGA 132-YW-E179-A1 ATX Intel Motherboard
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $299.99
1
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply
-$60.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate $179.99
$119.99
1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
$189.99
1
Antec Nine Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
-$30.00 Instant $139.99
$109.99
1
TOSHIBA 250GB 2.5" Black with red flower pattern External Hard Drive
$79.99
1
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 750GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$99.99
1
Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE Sound Card
$29.99
1
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T
$22.99
1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD
$99.99

OR
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
$319.99
 
Yea you can have 2x PSU, why you would for that system is beyond me.
1. Find a board with ddr2 and not ddr3. And do you need SLI? If not then go w/ an Intel board
2. Q66 is good if you're O/Cing, or even not for that matter
3. HD 640AAKS
4. Sound card ... that $30 card needed? Onboard is pretty good.

Would save us a f load of time if people (APPLIES TO ALL) read the fing FAQ and answered some basic fing questions before posting so we don't have to keep wasting time asking for OPs to post. Can someone just sticky Danny's thread instead of having a link....
Danny Bui said:
If you're gonna ask us to build/list a PC for you or seek advice about a build, please answer all of the following questions:

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3) Where do you live?
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

By answering these questions you help us help you build a better quality/preforming/cheaper PC.
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lowteckh said:
Would save us a f load of time if people (APPLIES TO ALL) read the fing FAQ and answered some basic fing questions before posting so we don't have to keep wasting time asking for OPs to post. Can someone just sticky Danny's thread instead of having a link....
Click to expand...

I did....

tiraides said:
If you need help with building or upgrading a computer, please answer the questions listed here. If you're willing to invest a little more time, here is a more detailed guide.
Click to expand...

Here are a couple of bundle deals you could use to save yourself some money:

$168 - Asus P5Q Pro & OCZ Fata1ity Edition 2x2GB DDR2 1066 combo deal
$180 - Antec Nine Hundred & Antec NeoPower 650 Blue combo deal

No, you don't need a second power supply for this build. (If you're not overclocking at all, or you stick with the Q6600 instead of the Q9550, you don't even need the DDR2 1066 RAM -- you could swap it out for the DDR2 800 kit instead.)

But I digress... please answer Danny's questions first.
 
I mean a direct stickied thread .. stickied thread, not stickied thread with a link to Danny's or a new condensed version of your questions in your "Building or Upgrading..." thread with just the questions. Seems like people just don't bother with reading long(er) posts (albeit stickied ) and skip right to the thread post, which 90% of the time results in someone having to go back and copy/paste the questions.. So fing agitating.
 
$1500 should be with a Q9550 cpu, 4gig RAM, GTX 260(216) or HD 4870 1 gig video card and a 24" lcd display.
 
Sorry about that

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? Etc
Primarily a gaming machine

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
1500-1600 tax included. Will take rebates lowering it to that price as well

3) Where do you live?
New Jersey

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Need all parts, building from the ground up. (no keyboard, mouse, etc.)

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will not be reusing any parts

6) Will you be overclocking?
No

7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
19 inch LCD minimum

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within next month


Basically, I am on a budget, but I would like something that will at least carry me for 2-3yrs before I need an upgrade to graphics. I would also like something that is or will be upgradable in the future. I don’t mind and expect to have to lower graphics quality as time moves on.

Also, I don't need that External HD, so I can remove that from my budget in the original parts I listed.

Thanks in advance.
 
Again and again I keep preaching a gazillion times, futureproofing is a joke. Futureproofing for 2-3 years is even more laughable. GTX260s will become what GMA950 is to gaming by then. Who knows, speculation is such Zzzz. The "real" futureproofing is spending less initially and using the rest of the budget when new stuff comes out - half budget on core system, then half for next system. Not gonna venture further regarding that.

If you have a budget of $1500, which isn't a small budget, at least get a monitor that has a resolution that will make use of a GTX260, 19" isn't one them. Best way (for video cards) is to build around the monitor and resolution... so figure that out first.
 
I will say this once and once only, if you want to go SLI or plan to and you are going to shell out for a 790i and DDR3, dont bother. Just put that money towards an x58/core i7 setup.
 
thanks loweteckh, but i'm still playing oldblivion on my 64mb ;laptop, trust me, i'm future proof in GFX, but am good with a machine lasting only 4 years., do you have a specific monitor to recommend? boigger then 22 or 24 is not rgeat to me because I will use the machine for other 2d reasons. I might also hook up my xbox to it.
Everyone else too who relied., thanks again.
one more quick Q, or just point me to the right "stickie" thread, Why DDR2 vs. DDR3, i thought the latter was betteR?
 
No, latter is not better. You can google for discussions but simply put a waste of money. i7 requires ddr3 so you stuck on that if you go that route.
22 and 24" have around 100-200 price difference and have different resolutions 1680*1050 vs 1920*1200. So decide between them as well. You can find cheap 22"s for $150, or more expensive ones ~$250. Newegg/Hot Deals search ftw. AFAIK, you're gonna need some converter box or a monitor w/ HDMI if you're hooking up externals to it.
 
cool. thanks. i'll print out this thread and back to the drawing board. If I post my new test build, i'll answer the Q&A again for ease. apprecitae all the feedback for this first-timer builder.
 
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