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CounterStriker

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Hi guys, like the forum so far. Not sure if I'm posting in the right forum but I was wondering if the mATX setup I'm going to do will work. I have the case already and I was wondering if someone could check the parts I've selected for compatability. I have basic knowledge but I'm still not sure if I'm right on these things.

Mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130234
Vid Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130327
PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115055
RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231207
HDD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Blue Ray http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135185
OS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116677

Any help would be much appreciated.
 
That PSU you chose seems a bit overkill for that setup IMO. You would be just fine with a 550 or around there, then use the savings towards a better motherboard.
 
What is this build for anyways? Gaming primarily? What is the budget on this build?
 
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming fo sho. :cool:
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Below $1000 or as low as I can go.
3) Where do you live?
I live in Pittsburgh, PA and I'm from Harriman, TN.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I want the cheapest Quad Core processor I can get from Intel or AMD and a video card with at least 512MB.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Just the case. All new monster under the hood.
6) Will you be overclocking?
No since this is my first time.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Right now I have an army of crappy CRT VGA monitors like Dell, Compaq, HP. Basically used monitors from old Wal-Mart PCs....I am going to eventually get a used 19 inch flatscreen made by Dell until I can get one of those HDTVs that are light and you can hang on the wall but that last part could be a year or two away.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
God knows.....I still have to get a job up here right now, but I like to plan WAY ahead of time and stomp out any bumps I might hit. Maybe within a year or some months. Sooner if I win the lottery. ;):D
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
I'm doing a micro build like officermartinez did with his Dell L800r. http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1276631 So I'm not entirely sure what my limitations are but I'm not particularly interested in any of those. Not sure what two of them are...(Firewire and Crossfire)
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
No but I'll probably just buy Vista or something...I hear Windows 7 is better for gaming. I'd like to use a 64 bit version of XP but I'm just not sure which I should pick...


Also...for anyone familiar with the build I mentioned, I'm trying to figure out how to get the other side panel off that L800r without cutting or breaking anything if possible. I really like the board I picked but I'm still open to suggestion. I know the dumbest thing I could say is the board matches the color scheme I'm going for and I know that isn't the important thing. I'm not looking for a super computer board and I don't mind being maybe a year or two behind the times. Main games I want to run are CoD4, Counter-Strike WoW and L4D....well all the Source games basically and I might like to try some new games but those dont have to run perfect as I'll mainly be playing the others. I've never built a custom PC before but I want to make something out of this garbage case I've got and I've needed a new PC for a LONG time. Depending on my success with this build I will probably build a Full Tower Gaming Monster much later. Oh and thanks a TON for the help guys. Wish more people were willing to work with newbs. (oh btw i know the ram i picked was horrible=music, boredom and newegg at the same time o_O)
 
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In a year or even months your build will change considerably. Hardware changes too fast for planning that far out.
 
Well what I'm saying is I don't care about being up to date. I don't even really want TOP NOTCH hardware. As long as I can run the things I want to run now... I don't mind being a year or two behind the stuff that comes out next year. For example, I don't care much about running games like Crysis. The newest games I will be playing when they do come out are Starcraft 2, Diablo III and WoW: Cataclysm...which aren't really resource hogs. Sorry for complicating this. Edit: Also the main thing I wanted to know about the parts I picked is can I snap em' together, install an OS and make em work? (Although I do like and appreciate the recommendations you guys made.)
 
With a CRT, you can get away with a very cheap vidcard. :D I'd comment on your parts, but i don't feel like adding a dozen more tabs to the 40+ i have open, lol -- plus, i think the posters above have you covered. ;)
 
I appreciate the comments but I mainly want to just know if the parts picked will work as a computer. I will however use the first video card that was recommended. I like the 2nd recommended one too but like I said I eventually plan to get an HDTV or a real nice monitor to plug this into. I would pick the power supply that you suggested but I noticed the 12V rails only have 25 amps which I know next to nothing about. All I know is I looked up the amperage requirement for the card I want and it says I need 26 amps on the 12V rail minimum. I really don't know much about matching a PSU and video card so if anyone could help me on that it would be awesome. Other than that I guess I'm pretty much set and thanks again guys.
 
CounterStriker said:
I will however use the first video card that was recommended. I like the 2nd recommended one too but like I said I eventually plan to get an HDTV or a real nice monitor to plug this into.
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And why would that influence you to pick the first recommended video card over the second one which is considerably better?
CounterStriker said:
I would pick the power supply that you suggested but I noticed the 12V rails only have 25 amps which I know next to nothing about. All I know is I looked up the amperage requirement for the card I want and it says I need 26 amps on the 12V rail minimum. I really don't know much about matching a PSU and video card so if anyone could help me on that it would be awesome.
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Take it on faith. Without getting really into it, the GPU manufacturer's recommended PSU specs are for an entire system, meaning that you need 26A minimum to power everything. Since the Antec PSU has multiple rails with a combined +12V output of 62A, it's well over what you'll actually need. Also, the recommended specs are also very conservative since they assume that the PSU isn't a quality unit, so they always leave a nice amount of headroom just in case.
 
Ahhhh....I now see the error of my way. Thanks a lot man. I wasn't sure but I thought that the rails added up, thanks for clearing that up. As for the 2nd video card I can use that on an HDTV as long as I buy the proper connector right? I understand newbs can be annoying. ;) :rolleyes:
Edit: oh btw i also made the mistake of assuming higher video memory was better...ive been researching my card specs today
 
CounterStriker said:
I wasn't sure but I thought that the rails added up, thanks for clearing that up.
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The rails don't add up. Most multi-rail PSUs list a combined maximum +12V rating (which is not the same as adding up each individual rail's limits), and from there you can find out the maximum amperage that you can draw from all of the rails at the same time.
CounterStriker said:
As for the 2nd video card I can use that on an HDTV as long as I buy the proper connector right? I understand newbs can be annoying. ;) :rolleyes:
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The card will come with the adapters you need, although you'll have to get your own cables.
 
Indeed. Typically the lower end cards with more than 256MB of VRAM are such cards, though there are exceptions, like a 1GB HD4850, hehe. GPUreview is a good resource for vidcard shopping. ;)
 
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