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Bjwrpsman

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Folk's I'm building a new computer for the daughter, and she is on a tight budget.. I've come up with a few things here and I'd like to get some feedback on what I have.... I'm looking at a AMD system...


I'm unsure about the mobo.. Here are two I'm looking at.

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131013

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131095

VidCard: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814186022
Unsure..


PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817139001

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103194

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145034

HHD1: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148231

HHD2: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822148140

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

I would appreciate any comments and recommendations...

Thanks
Bob
 
Could you by any chance please list out those parts so we don't have to click on so many links?
What's her total budget?
What will she be doing witth this system?
If gaming, which games? yahoo online games or 3D intensive games like Bioshock?
What size monitor does she have or plan to get?
 
Enginurd makes great points. Looks ok if she's a moderate gamer (that plays real 3d games), but I would go with your first Asus mobo (not the crossfire mobo) and I would get an eVGA branded card for the step-up plan (you can step up to a new card and just pay the difference) if the 8600GTS doesn't do well enough in games at the resolution she may be playing at. If she's not a 3d gamer just get a good AM2 maTX mobo with 7050 IGP and a foxconn mATX case with the included PSU.
 
enginurd said:
Could you by any chance please list out those parts so we don't have to click on so many links?
What's her total budget?
What will she be doing witth this system?
If gaming, which games? yahoo online games or 3D intensive games like Bioshock?
What size monitor does she have or plan to get?
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Thanks for your help......
 
zone_86 said:
Enginurd makes great points. Looks ok if she's a moderate gamer (that plays real 3d games), but I would go with your first Asus mobo (not the crossfire mobo) and I would get an eVGA branded card for the step-up plan (you can step up to a new card and just pay the difference) if the 8600GTS doesn't do well enough in games at the resolution she may be playing at. If she's not a 3d gamer just get a good AM2 maTX mobo with 7050 IGP and a foxconn mATX case with the included PSU.
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Zone, thanks for the feedback also... No, she is not a big gamer, but they would may like to play later.... I'll go with the ASUS top mobo.... Video Card I'm lost on....

Thanks
Bob
 
Bjwrpsman said:
Thanks for your help......
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They were questions to help me help you further. I hate clicking on so many links because it lags my computer at work. But since I'm at home now...

How tight of a budget is she on?

If she needs to save more money, both of those boards are rather highly priced. I'd drop down to something like the Biostar TForce 560+ board instead.

The 8600GTS is ok for medium settings at 1280x1024, but its overpriced. If she doesnt need DX10 nor watch HD Video content, she can get a 7600GT, 7900GS, or X1950GT instead, depending on her monitor size.

Don't get the Corsair PSU from newegg. Its overpriced. You can get it for much less at zipzoomfly.com, buy.com, or clubit.com instead.

If she's not overclocking, then there's no need for the black edition 5000+ CPU. You could save $10 by going with the standard 5000+ X2. If you want to save money, go with the 4800+ Brisbane instead.

Don't bother with such expensive pre-rebate RAM. If you don't have to deal with rebates, then don't bother. The G.Skill 2GBNQ kit is only $66 without the hassle of rebates, so I'd suggest that instead.

THe RC690 is a great case.

Answer the other questions and we can help you better.
 
Morning, Can I get some other folk's to comment on this build please.....

Thanks
Bob
 
enginurd said:
They were questions to help me help you further. I hate clicking on so many links because it lags my computer at work. But since I'm at home now...

How tight of a budget is she on?

If she needs to save more money, both of those boards are rather highly priced. I'd drop down to something like the Biostar TForce 560+ board instead.

The 8600GTS is ok for medium settings at 1280x1024, but its overpriced. If she doesnt need DX10 nor watch HD Video content, she can get a 7600GT, 7900GS, or X1950GT instead, depending on her monitor size.

Don't get the Corsair PSU from newegg. Its overpriced. You can get it for much less at zipzoomfly.com, buy.com, or clubit.com instead.

If she's not overclocking, then there's no need for the black edition 5000+ CPU. You could save $10 by going with the standard 5000+ X2. If you want to save money, go with the 4800+ Brisbane instead.

Don't bother with such expensive pre-rebate RAM. If you don't have to deal with rebates, then don't bother. The G.Skill 2GBNQ kit is only $66 without the hassle of rebates, so I'd suggest that instead.

THe RC690 is a great case.

Answer the other questions and we can help you better.
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Thanks Chris, for the feedback.....

I'll being sending an email here shortly....

Bob
 
The reason why you haven't been getting that many responses is because you haven't answered Enginurd's questions:

What's her total budget?
What will she be doing witth this system?
If gaming, which games? yahoo online games or 3D intensive games like Bioshock?
What size monitor does she have or plan to get?
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Answer those and we can help you better.
 
$40 - Cooler Master Centurion 5 Silver Mid Tower Case ($20MIR)
$30 - COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power 550W RP-550-PCAR Power Supply Retail
$85 - HITACHI Deskstar 7K400 H3400B72S 400GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive – Retail
$95 - ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail ($20MIR)
$28 - Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory - OEM ($15MIR)
$28 - Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory - OEM ($15MIR)
$84 - Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
$30 - DVD-RW
$? - Video card

Overclock the E2160 to 3GHz and you got yourself a sweet yet cheap Core 2 Duo system.
 
Abu Som3a said:
$40 - Cooler Master Centurion 5 Silver Mid Tower Case ($20MIR)
$30 - COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power 550W RP-550-PCAR Power Supply Retail
$85 - HITACHI Deskstar 7K400 H3400B72S 400GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive – Retail
$95 - ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail ($20MIR)
$28 - Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory - OEM ($15MIR)
$28 - Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory - OEM ($15MIR)
$84 - Intel Dual-Core E2160 Allendale 1.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
$30 - DVD-RW
$? - Video card

Overclock the E2160 to 3GHz and you got yourself a sweet yet cheap Core 2 Duo system.
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OK, Why is this info on an Intel system here????????
 
This is a build is a direct response to "Morning, Can I get some other folk's to comment on this build please....." This is my suggestion.
If you are Intelophobic, then you may stick to your original CPU.
 
Abu Som3a said:
This is a build is a direct response to "Morning, Can I get some other folk's to comment on this build please....." This is my suggestion.
If you are Intelophobic, then you may stick to your original CPU.
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Sir, the thread up top states "AMD BUILD" not a dam thing about an Intel build.....
 
go with the Asus M2N MOBO without question

i would personaly go with a 4800+ and overclcock it, scrap the 80gb drive and go with just the 320 if u don't don't really need the extra drive and buy a stock 8800GTS320 or Superclocked version with the savings

but if u are dead set on those parts they all look good but if possible step up the vid card.

just my 2 cents
 
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