noobie build

[bigdmat]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
gaming, photoshop, editing video and general usage
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
1000.00 or less
3) Where do you live?
NC
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU,MOBO,power supply,case,ram,video card,64 bit OS
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
will be reusing the monitor for a short time (19 inch lcd)
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
reusing the 19 inch but will need suggestions on new one
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
asap
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
don't think I need any of that
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
going to get 64 bit windows 7



I am trying to build something that will last for awhile.
This is what i'm thinking of now. Trying to build something tried and true so to speak.

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750
Model #:BX80605I5750
Item #:N82E16819115215
ASUS P7P55D PRO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
Model #7P55D PRO
Item #:N82E16813131405
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
Model #:F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
Item #:N82E16820231277
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Model #:WD1001FALS
Item #:N82E16822136284
EVGA 01G-P3-1371-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Model #:01G-P3-1371-AR
Item #:N82E16814130566
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Model #:Three Hundred
Item #:N82E16811129042
Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC ...
Model #:EA750
Item #:N82E16817371026

 

[Dangman]

Since you're not overclocking at all, zero reason for you to get that RAM. I recommend this set instead to save $15 and the same performance:
$75 - G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333 RAM

You can save $28 and get a significantly better quality PSU and faster hard drive:
$145 - Corsair 650TX 650W PSU + Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive Combo

Case wise, that Antec 300 case is not worth $63 shipped. You can get a significantly roomier, better cooling, and better overall case for $7 more:
$70 - Cooler Master CM690 II Basic ATX Case

$245 for a GTX 460 is too much IMO considering that for $10 more you can get the slightly faster HD 5850:
$255 - XFX HD-585X-ZAFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB PCI-E Video Card

 

[bigdmat]

Thanks for the reply. Are you saying the card is too much money or the card is more than I need? Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[E4g1e]

Thanks for the reply. Are you saying the card is too much money or the card is more than I need? Anyone else have any ideas?

Actually, the card that you originally chose costs too much money, especially since it is priced way too close to a card that's in the next-higher performance class for its own good. Simply put, the $245 GTX 460 is a poor value at this point. (In fact, I checked the prices of other 1GB GTX 460s at Newegg, and found none of them that are priced any less than $230 shipped.) There is no reason to choose an NVIDIA card at that $250-ish price point unless you're using or planning to use Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 or the forthcoming Sony Vegas 10 Pro (in which case an NVIDIA GPU is required for GPU-accelerated editing and/or rendering - with most video formats in Adobe or with Sony AVC encodes in Vegas 10).

And the reason why we changed the HDD and PSU is that the ones that you originally chose have a relatively poor performance-to-price ratio. The WD1001FALS, for example, still has a relatively slow sequential (physical) transfer speed compared to 1TB hard drives of newer platter designs (in fact, most samples of the WD1001FALS that ship even today still use three 334GB platters while the Samsung HD103SJ uses two 500GB platters, which directly impact the physical transfer speed). And the EarthWatts EA750 is just a poor value, especially since it provides barely more capacity on the +12V rail (56A) than the average 650W PSU.

 

[Dangman]

Thanks for the reply. Are you saying the card is too much money or the card is more than I need? Anyone else have any ideas?

Well as E4g1e somewhat noted, it's actually both: It costs way too much and it's way more than what you need. The HD 5770 I chose is well priced and well suited to your small resolution.

 

[bigdmat]

thanks for all the help, but I have had some isues trying to get this order through newegg. they shipped me the wrong items, so I called them and they said they would be shipping out the correct items over night.That didn't happen either. So I canceled the items i did not get, which leaves me at this point.I have a case.COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case and hard drive SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive.



1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
***Gaming, photoshop, editing video, and general usage
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
***about 1000$ for the rest of what is needed
3) Where do you live?
***north carolina
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU , RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
***cpu,mobo,psu,ram,video card,windows 7 64 bit
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
***690 case ,1tb hard drive sata
6) Will you be overclocking?
***I said no at first but am thinking of maybe overclocking
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
***I will be going with a 24" 1920x1200 in the very near future
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
***within a a week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
*** i don't think i need any of that
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
*** no


I am liking the I5 750


Is this a common problem with newegg or do I just have some very bad luck?

thanks for the help

 

[Dangman]

Is this a common problem with newegg or do I just have some very bad luck?

You just had some very very bad luck.

Can you narrow down when exactly you're gonna get that 24" monitor?
Can you decide whether or not you're gonna OC?

 

[bigdmat]

I wil be getting the monitor for christmas. and I do want the option of overclocking.

 

[Dangman]

$340 - Intel Core i5 750 CPU + Asus P7P55D EVO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Motherboard
$235 - Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$172 - XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W PSU + G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws Series 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$30 - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus HSF for LGA 1366 and LGA 1156
$100 - Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM
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$877 plus tax and shipping

 

[bigdmat]

thanks for the quick repley. one thing i forgot to mention is that i want to try a tv tuner card. wil this change any thing?

 

[herfalerf]

eh, i bought the SC EE card from evga for 249, came with free copy of metro 2033 so i feel like i got a good deal. i wouldnt say that card is overpriced, especially since i havent heard good things about the xfx 5850s, i also would not rely on a MIR for that low price. i have personally been screwed and known a lot of people that have been screwed by MIRs. in my opinion that is still a $280 card, which paints a different picture.

 

[Dangman]

eh, i bought the SC EE card from evga for 249, came with free copy of metro 2033 so i feel like i got a good deal. i wouldnt say that card is overpriced, especially since i havent heard good things about the xfx 5850s, i also would not rely on a MIR for that low price. i have personally been screwed and known a lot of people that have been screwed by MIRs. in my opinion that is still a $280 card, which paints a different picture.

At the time of posting, the XFX HD 5850 was $255 shipped without a rebate factored in. Unfortunately that was a sales price. In fact, if you've spend a resonable amount of time in this subforum, you can see that we rarely factor in MIR for the reasons you mentioned: They're not guaranteed discounts.

While $250 for a GTX 460 1GB + game is a decent deal, the GTX 460 1GB that the OP chose only comes with a SC2 trial coupon. Nothing else. As such, it's basically just $250 for the card itself. At least with your situation, you got the card + a game.

 

[bigdmat]

Thanks for all the help Danny
Is there a reason for the psu you chose this time over the one you picked in the first build. I found this combo with the Corsair 650TX 650W .


$87.00 G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws Series 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$299.00 Corsair 650TX 650W PSU+Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card

 

[Dangman]

Thanks for all the help Danny
Is there a reason for the psu you chose this time over the one you picked in the first build. I found this combo with the Corsair 650TX 650W .


$87.00 G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws Series 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
$299.00 Corsair 650TX 650W PSU+Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card

Didn't see that Corsair combo deal So go for that instead. Saves you $20 over my setup.

 

[bigdmat]

sounds good. I hope I have better luck this time on my order.

thanks again.

 

[bigdmat]

So, I got all the parts from newegg and they were the right parts and on time. 3rd time is a charm I guess.Got it all put together and it runs like a champ. It had been 8 years since I built the last pc and wow this build was way over due!!

Can't get any work done for playing the hell out of bad company 2:

thanks once again for the help.