Christmas Comp Help

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Zeyne

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After a pretty long time of looking up stuff this is what I came up. plz tell me what u guys think :D I was aiming for 1200, and I got a little less, so upgrades that u think I should have to get around there would be cool. if not ill just get a copperhead ;0

Case:Lian Li PC-60USB B2 Silver Aluminum - $99.00 NEW
Hard Drive:Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160021A 160G - $91.00 NEW
Mobo:DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 - $125.00
Vid Card:XFX PVT70GUDF7 Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 - $309.00 (I dunno how long the deals on it will last tho..)
Sound Card:Turtle Beach RIVIERA 6 (5.1) $23.99
Power:FSP Group ATX12V 500W $91.99 NEW
Ram:CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR - $199.99
Processor:AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego - $233.00
Drive:NEC Black IDE DVD Burner - $37.99

Total: $1210.96 NEW


Maybes ;0
Razer Copperhead Chaos - $79.89
Saitek Black - $47.00

thx

[edit] changed power supply and ram
 
I don't really have anything to add except enjoy. I don't really see anything to change for a general purpose computer. I'm not fond of Thermaltake cases myself, but that's more a personal decision.
 
Everything looks pretty good to me except the PSU and RAM. Rosewill's gained a decent reputation, but I don't know if I'd build a system around them. IMO you should get some Corsair Value RAM and a Fortron PSU. Just my 2 cents.
 
Changed ram and power supply.. thanks for the help

and about the case, any ideas on a case that is better for about the same price (i dont really care about all the lights and stuff.. i mostly care about quality and keeping things cool)
 
LongShotHero said:
Go for the Fortron/FSP/Sparkle PSU. There great. I have one of these and it is great for $70.
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Not saying that PSU in general is bad, but mine just died on me, but that could be i was using it on SLI which it isnt certified for.
 
Im likin the p180 ;0

i saw that one bad review about the power supply cord not being long enough.. think that will happen with mine? o_O
 
I personally have the Tsunami and I think it is a great case. The air flow in this case is prety high, like a small tornado in the back. The MAJOR downside is that it is loud. I'm not kidding because the fans that come with it are terrible for silence but they do move the air our of the case. Get 3 decent fans (90mm, 120mm x2) to replace the standard ones and call it a day.

The PSU is fine but personally I would recommend a little bit higher, just in case as it is the thing that keeps the computer running. If that fries it can potentially take a few down with it.

My machine uses a NeoPower 480W but even that might not be enough to support a POSSIBLE SLI rig.

My 2c.


Edit: I also would recommend a Seagate HD as it is a bit faster and quieter. While I worked at CompUSA, a few people found out that the Seagate was a lot easier to be picked up under SATA interface.
 
The PSU looks good, though you still might want to up it to one of the Blue Storm models (they're the blue ones :p). And for a case I'd recomend either this one or this one.
 
Well thanks for all the help, I think I have everything all sorted out now.. I changed the case, power supply, and hard drive

ONE (lol) last question.. Not 100% sure on this.. But I head for ff7 to run right u need to get an older video card, do u think if I baught like one of those 20$ video cards I would be able to run ff7 properly on the comp? Lol :p
 
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