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kerwinmi

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This is my first time putting together a proper gaming rig, so hopefully everything looks okay:

CPU - Intel E8400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

GPU - Zotac GeForce 9800GTX+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500088

RAM - G.SKILL 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

Mobo - ASUS P5Q Turbo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131375

PSU - OCZ Fatal1ty 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022

HDD - Western Digital Caviar GP 750GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136150

DVD Drive - Samsung S223Q
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173

Case - Antec P182
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129025

Monitor - Acer C223 23"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009163

Just wanted to make sure there weren't any glaring compatibility issues I missed or anything like that. Also, since this is my first build, I don't really know what's necessary in terms of extra fans or coolers or whatever. I notice that most similar builds have these kind of additions. Would a build like this need that, or is that mostly only necessary if I plan to overclock? Are the stock fans on a P182 pretty nice, or no? Like I said, it will be used for gaming. Probably running 64 bit Vista.

Thanks dudes
 
Looks like a solid build, however you might want to answer these 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 and/or plan to have?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
 
cpu looks solid,
gpu could be better try this instead better manufacturer and better card. Al though for a little more a GTX 260 or 4870 would do you better, it just depends on your budget.
mobo over kill try a P43 board will still overclock nicely and solid performance and saves you $50!
psu they have gotten better but the psu is NEVER a place to gamble. Try this instead.
hd seems fine
dvd burner seems fine
case Antec is always solid
lcd nice find!

gl and show pics when built pls! :)
 
Awesome, thanks for finding that motherboard. Someone told me that OCZ is a good name to look for in power supplies, is that not so? I'm looking at getting a GTX 260 now, I might as well since I saved $50 elsewhere ;)

So it should be fine without any additional fans or cooling units? I guess I'm just nervous because I've seen so many people practically packing their machines in liquid nitrogen to cool them.
 
kerwinmi said:
Awesome, thanks for finding that motherboard. Someone told me that OCZ is a good name to look for in power supplies, is that not so? I'm looking at getting a GTX 260 now, I might as well since I saved $50 elsewhere ;)
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Please answer the questions that yangx posted so that we can help you better.

Oh and no OCZ's PSUs are not a good name to look for in PSUs. There are often significantly better quality PSUs out there for almost the same price.
 
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
gaming

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $1000. Not a huge problem to go over if I have to

3) Where do you live?
Michigan

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Everything

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Just keyboard, mouse, speakers

6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
23" LCD

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In the next couple of days

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
Nothing fancy...

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Uh huh
 
$222 - AMD Phenom II X4 920 + Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 AMD 770 ATX Motherboard Combo
$43 - G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 RAM
$180 - eVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB PCI-E Video Card
$70 - Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$25 - Samsung SH-222F 22X DVD±R SATA DVD Burner
$120 - Corsair 750TX 750W PSU
$120 - Antec P182 ATX Case
$190 - Acer X233Hbid Black 23" WS LCD Monitor
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Total: $970 plus tax and shipping.

- The Phenom II 920 is roughly equal to the E8400 at that 1920x1080 resolution. Intel's socket 775 is pretty much a dead-end. In addition, a quad-core CPU will help out with future games. So the Phenom II 920 is a better choice than the E8400 in terms of future upgrades and future games
- The 750TX will provide plenty of headroom for future upgrades.
- The WD 640GB is roughly 10% slower than the Velociraptor drives and significantly faster than the GP 750GB. Since this is for gaming, you'll have lower load times with the WD 640GB than you would with the GP 750GB.
 
kerwinmi said:
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $1000. Not a huge problem to go over if I have to
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You might want to consider going with a Core i7 build if you have that much to spend...it would perform significantly better, especially if you're getting a GTX 260.

Minus the display (I already have an LCD I'm using) my Core i7 build comes to $1,043.91. That's a better CPU than the E8400, 6GB of DDR3 RAM instead of 4GB of DDR2, a faster HDD, and a bigger PSU. Check out my build below and it will give you an idea on where to start:

$39.99 - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel
$499.98 - Combo deal Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz + ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX
$179.99 - EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB
$119.99 - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
$84.99 - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
$74.99 - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA
$24.99 - LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA


Subtotal: $1,024.92
Shipping: $18.99
Order Total: $1,043.91
 
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