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CyberPower vs Build myself ?

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Webb

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Sorry for another post like this one,but everybody has differents configs,this is mine will be my 1st time building my own PC.Please give some feedbacks.

This is from CyberPower:

ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT (BLACK)
THERMALTAKE 480WATT POWER SUPPLY
(939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3500+ Processor
AMD CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 2 EXTRA 3-COLOR LED CASE FANS
ABIT AV8 VIA K8T800 MAINBOARD
1024 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR MEMORY (Major_Brand)
MAXTOR 80GB 7200 RPM ATA 133 HARD DRIVE
nVidia GF 6800 GT 256MB 8XAGP
SONY 16X DVD-ROM (BLACK)
SONY DW-U18A DUAL FORMAT 8X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE (BLACK)
3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD

Price: $1558.00 + S&H

This is mine from Newegg.com:

Case - Aspire X-Dreamer II(Black) ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply
Mobo - ABIT "AV8" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor 939 Pin
Memory - Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 1 Gig DDR PC-3200 - OEM
Floppy - SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920
DVD Player - SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DDU1613/B2s, OEM
DVD Burner - Nec 8x Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Model ND 2510A SW
Fan - Vantec 120mm Case Fan
CPU Fan - Zalman Pure Copper CPU Cooler
Video Card - EVGA NVidia GeForce 6800GT 256MB
PSU - Antec P4 450 Watt Power Supply with 2 fans
Hard Drive - Western Digital Special Edition 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model

Total $ 1600.00 Plus S&H

Should I get a sound card or go with onboard,I use headphones so I don't need sorround sound.
Should I get a NIC card or use the onboard one ?
Do I need a Thermal paste or not ?

Thanks for all replies.
 
I'm trying to make the same sort of decision right now as well due to the untimely passing of 2 of my machines. I'd personally prefer the DIY route, but sometimes time is as (or more) valuable than some minimal cost savings.

The gear you're looking at seems pretty decent to me, but I'm not nearly the hardware jedi some of these guys are.


Good luck, and let us know what you do.
 
Your config looks good,

I always like the DIY yourself route, since you know exactly what you put in your machine and do not have to rely on outside help, with no worries of voiding your warranty. You just deal direct with the manufacturer about your parts.

I would stick with onboard sound and NIC, unless you are using some pretty high quality cans. In that case, you might want to ask a more specific question on the audio form where experts like Duck-Bot can answer your question more in depth.

As for thermal paste, I think Zalman CPU fans usually come with it, but while I advise using it. Its not really needed if you are looking to run things at stock settings.

Plus I am sure that case and PSU is going to be a lot more sturdier and reliable then the one you will buy from Company X.
 
By the looks of it I'd say your custom setup is better.

Personally, the Western Digital hard drive is better just because I had bad experiences with Maxtors. But Maxtors are still good and will last you a good amount of time.

For $42 more you have a better HSF and DVD writer. I think 512MB less RAM is a bummer but I don't really know about what kind of "Major Brand" that company uses.

I could really go either way with this, but I'm saying custom since that's how my family's been buying them since I was 4 :p

As for your questions. I don't think it's neccessary for an additional sound card, those onboard chips can do the basics well enough. Same goes for the NIC. The CPU overhead on both of these is negligable imo. Thermal paste should come with the Zalman HSF but I guess it's better to buy a tube of arctic silver anyway. Hope that helped.
 
I bought a couple of Cyberpowers, back before I decided it was more fun to build the computer myself. It's a good company. My last Cyberpower had Corsair RAM in it. :)
 
Soujiro said:
By the looks of it I'd say your custom setup is better.

Personally, the Western Digital hard drive is better just because I had bad experiences with Maxtors. But Maxtors are still good and will last you a good amount of time.

For $42 more you have a better HSF and DVD writer. I think 512MB less RAM is a bummer but I don't really know about what kind of "Major Brand" that company uses.

I could really go either way with this, but I'm saying custom since that's how my family's been buying them since I was 4 :p

As for your questions. I don't think it's neccessary for an additional sound card, those onboard chips can do the basics well enough. Same goes for the NIC. The CPU overhead on both of these is negligable imo. Thermal paste should come with the Zalman HSF but I guess it's better to buy a tube of arctic silver anyway. Hope that helped.
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Which DVD writer would you suggest ? I'm not going to copy like crazy actually that's for my gf,she wants transfer old VHS to DVD's.That why I'm buying it.
 
yes do it your self you lazy ass (j/k) :p
i always liked to make my own pc, gives me some sort of satisfaction and confidence on my system
also you can open it and not void the warranty :p
 
Webb said:
Which DVD writer would you suggest ? I'm not going to copy like crazy actually that's for my gf,she wants transfer old VHS to DVD's.That why I'm buying it.
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I think he is just saying with the one you configured from NewEgg has a better DVD Burner than the one with CyberPower. I am a plex fan myself, but you do have to pay the premium. I have only heard good things about the NEC though
 
I decided not to buy from Cyberpower anymore,I will biuld my own.Anything I should add to my list ?

Thanks
 
When I ordered from CyberPower about 2-3 years ago, it came with GeiL PC3200. It wasn't the cheap stuff though. Anyway, I recommend CyberPower if you're not interested in building your own. But, after my first time making a PC, I won't buy another prebuilt.
 
Yeah I will stay away from pre build ones,I just want to know if my I should add something to my setup.Also EVGA video cards are good ? :confused:

Thanks
 
I was going to build a computer with cyberpower system mostly, but ive read all the horrible reviews the company gets. And i didnt want to wait a month for the parts. I desided to try and build one myself. I also desided to buy everything local from a small computer store near my house. It was actully only about $30 more then buying things from newegg.com. So with the help of this forum i was able to build a pretty sweet amd64 machine so i can play doom3. Good luck!
 
as far as I know, eVGA is the best brand out there. Or at least in my opinion :D.
I've got an eVGA GFFX 5700Ultra. but then again I really don't play games anymore.
 
I just got a computer from Cyberpower (arrived yesterday, in fact)
Athlon 64 3400+, nVidia GF 6800 GT, 1 gig ram, so on and so forth. I'm in love.

I'd reccommend getting from Cyberpower (or ibuypower, which is almost exactly the same) rather than building it yourself because there's little work at all involved. I know several friends who have built their own, and they had some minor problems getting the stuff to work together happily, and that's frankly time I'd rather be spending fragging people online than building it. The best part is being able to take the computer straight out of the box, plug everything in, and have it all work, with no hassle or mucking around in parts. Sure, it can be fun, but I'd rather have someone else do it, since if they screw stuff up putting it together, it's warrantied.
 
I don't think there is anything that beats building your own. Except maybe a FalconNW :)

It is definitely something you wanna do. It is a fun experience.
 
UltimaParadox said:
...As for thermal paste... it's not really needed if you are looking to run things at stock settings.
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Thermal paste is a MUST, not an option. You should never, ever go without it. You are building a $1,500 machine - do yourself a favor and invest $6 in some quality thermal paste. Your $300+ CPU NEEDS thermal paste between it and your heatsink.

-SEAL
 
...yes, thermal paste is a definate must.


and to be honest, this is one of the few cases where i would go with the Buy it all put togethor route... you know it will be tested and work, plus there will be a warrantly, technical support, etc... and since you know the exact specs beforehand, you know exactly what you are getting, the upgradeability factors, etc.
 
UltimaParadox said:
As for thermal paste, I think Zalman CPU fans usually come with it, but while I advise using it. Its not really needed if you are looking to run things at stock settings.
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uh... do you know how heat transfer works? if there's no thermal paste, then there will be a high resistance between the heatsink and the processor. This basically means that the heat transfer will suck, and the heatsink won't do much at all... this translates into a fried PSU.


ANYTIME YOU USE A HEATSINK, IF IT'S ON A 200$ CPU, OR A 50cent TRANSISTOR, YOU MUST USE THERMAL PASTE!
 
so your saying, for all those people who buy computers with nice
CPU's, that dont know about thrmal paste... there CPU's will fry... that just doesnt sound too lodgical
 
Don't forget your legal copy of Windows XP. Even programmers have to eat.
 
Deutch420 said:
so your saying, for all those people who buy computers with nice
CPU's, that dont know about thrmal paste... there CPU's will fry... that just doesnt sound too lodgical
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Yup. I seriously doubt they'll get an RMA either...

Most heatsinks come with those thermal paste pad things on them so people don't do this.
 
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