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robxpark

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Hey guys. please rate my first build!

Case: Rosewill Challenger

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

Video Card: EVGA GTS 450

Ram: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB)

Mobo: GIGABYTE 880GA-UD3H

PSU: OCZ OCZ600SXS2 StealthXStream 2 600W

Hard Drive: WD Caviar 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G

CD Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST 24X Internal DVD Burner
 
OCZ is a poor choice for a power supply when you can buy a decent Antec or Silverstone power supply for just a bit more.

Why did you go with the GTS 450 and the X4 965 BE? If gaming is a priority for you -- if so, which games? What resolution? -- you'd be better served with a GTX 460 and a X4 955 BE.

Hell, what are you using this system for?
 
tiraides said:
OCZ is a poor choice for a power supply when you can buy a decent Antec or Silverstone power supply for just a bit more.

Why did you go with the GTS 450 and the X4 965 BE? If gaming is a priority for you -- if so, which games? What resolution? -- you'd be better served with a GTX 460 and a X4 955 BE.

Hell, what are you using this system for?
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4LC4PON3 said:
Answer the questions in the Sticky.
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I echo these.

Also, that Rosewill case is not worth the $55 shipped price: It is cramped on the inside like the Antec gaming cases that I have been recommending against. The length (or depth) dimension of that case is only about 18.5". Trust me, after compensating for the installed hard drives, that is too little room inside (rear to front) to maneuver the components. You need a case that's at least 21" deep for a gaming system.
 
sandy bridge would seem a better choice unless you are on a tight budget
 
I wouldn't rate it very well at all. Not sure what kind of rating system you're looking for.

I'd favor a 1156 or 1155 (if budget permits the latter) rig. Dual core Nehalem or Sandy > Quad core K10 for gaming. Pentium G6950 and an inexpensive P55 board any day of the week.

On the same token, why a GTS 450? GTX 460 is a big upgrade for not a whole bunch of cash.
 
I'd say if you were being given that rig for free its a 10.. If your purchasing & buying the parts new then its a 2..
 
Did you buy the parts to your build already? That build as-is costs around $660 at NewEgg before shipping and taxes. But again, what is this build for?

We can build you a better, OC-friendly, gaming-capable rig for around the same amount:

$319 - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, Gigabyte GA-880GMA-UD2H, G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB DDR3 1600 & Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB HDD combo
$26 - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120mm CPU cooler
$17 - Samsung SH-S223L SATA DVD burner
$180 - Gigabyte Radeon HD 6850 1GB PCI-E 2.1 video card
$40 - Cooler Master Elite 310 ATX mid-tower case
$60 - Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W PSU
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$642 - Subtotal (not including shipping, taxes, or rebates)

For about $15 less, you get a better video card, more storage, a better quality power supply, and a third-party CPU cooler at the expense of having a microATX motherboard (with no option for CrossFire or SLI), a comparatively plainer-looking case, and a slightly underwhelming (in terms of performance) hard drive. Then again, the only thing that you would have to pay shipping charges on is the power supply -- and even that's a meager $4 or $5 by itself.
 
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answer the sticky OP

@tiraides Nice job! Amazing what can be put together for so little now days. The only thing I would suggest is something to cool the VRMs if OCing with that MB.
 
What and where are the VRMs? Sadly, I've never heard of that term before.
 
tiraides said:
What and where are the VRMs? Sadly, I've never heard of that term before.
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They're the voltage regulator mosfets around the CPU socket. They get hot when you overclock. You'll notice newer motherboards have heatsinks above and to the left of the socket - those are to cool the VRMs.
 
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