System Builds

Re: What do you think..?

ish718 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:25:13 GMT

Hmm I would recommend a q6600, but if you have plans for future upgrades, just upgrade to penryn quad core next year.

Re: What do you think..?

MrMonroe — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:53:24 GMT

Since you're putting 4gigs of RAM in, be sure you get a 64bit OS, whether it's Vista or XP doesn't matter. If you want DirectX 10, you need Vista.

Re: What do you think..?

Tomwolfe321 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:24:15 GMT

Oh woops, I got an upgrade for the PSU so it's 750 watts, but it's not listing it for some reason.

Re: What do you think..?

Penewab2007 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:34:51 GMT

You're gonna want to get a diff PSU than the one that the case comes with. PSUs that come with cases tend to be very unreliable. I didnt didn one with a 430W but there was one with a 500W. With all those fine parts you're gonna get , you're gonna want efficient and optimum power, an Apevia is a lower tier PSU. Fine cases yes, I got one, but PSU no. Take a look at single rail Corsairs or PC Power & coolings, something 550W or over. This is a key piece, remember your PSU is where it all begins. LOL. Nice mobo, GPU, RAM.

I couldnt find the monitor on the Egg anyways, but yoy can get a better visual experience with something less than 5ms response time. The 19" ViewSonic Q19WB was listed for around $200-210 on google, so I'd suggest SAMSUNG 906BW Black 19" 2 ms this one has a lower response time. I'd personally get something bigger like 20-22" , but at least this one has a 2ms response, instead of 5ms.

What brand of HD you planning on, anything in here would suffice http://tinylink.com/?ioyIhT1f9t though I'd get a western Dig myself,

Looking good though, certainly got something meshing there.

Penewah!

Re: What do you think..?

Tomwolfe321 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:18:25 GMT

I added a good bit I think...here ya go:

CASE: Hot !!! Apevia X-Telstar Aluminum Full Tower 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control (Silver Color)

CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6850 CPU @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache 64-bit

MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (4x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)

VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

VIDEO CARD 2: NONE

LCD Monitor: ViewSonic Q19WB 19& quot; 5ms Response Time COLOR TFT Active Matrix WXGA LCD Display 1440x900 (Black)

HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)

Data Hard Drive: NONE

Optical Drive: (Special Price) 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)

Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)

SOUND: New! Creative X-Fi XMOD USB External Sound Control

Re: What do you think..?

Penewab2007 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:59:02 GMT

I'm a little confused about what your list looks like currently, maybe an update is in order?

Penewah!

Re: What do you think..?

Tomwolfe321 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:55:05 GMT

Oh, another question, I've upgraded the RAM and power supply, so now I'm at $2060, but should I get Vista?

Re: What do you think..?

Penewab2007 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:10:50 GMT

Dont hesitate to build your own system friend. Its really not that much, and after you hear that first post beep, you'll have the nicest warmest fuzzy feeling knowing you've built your rig yourself. Not to get too squishy, but I did - seems many moons ago now.

Besides just think of the Eggxpert as the best resource that you could have, there's not much I havent seen anyone not answer. I hear there's even some Tennessee fan who'll do IM couch sessions, but you'll have to hunt'm down yourself. Ennit VolDude!! LMAO!

Peace, Penewah!

Re: What do you think..?

Timj92 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:49:02 GMT

It would be cheaper to buy all the parts from newegg and build it yourself rather then just buying the whole system, but if you don't know how to do that or don't know anyone who does then I would suggest not monkeying with it.

I would say that's a pretty good system..but if I were you I would get a higher wattage psu. They're not that expensive.

Also wait as close as you can till xmas, better parts come out every day and technology prices drop in no time.

good luck

Re: What do you think..?

jda182 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:41:59 GMT

if you can you should wait until after christmas to build, the new intel processors are coming out in january, the penryn series quad and dual cores. plus if your into gaming the new nvidia 8800 gts should be coming out soon and it should out perform the current 8800 gtx pretty handily and maybe get close to 8800 ultra performance, but for less money.

so like i said if you can wait, wait till after Christmas for new hardware (plus after Christmas sales) and i would recommend buying parts and building yourself saving even more money.

Re: What do you think..?

Tomwolfe321 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:20:19 GMT

Thanks all for the help but I'm pretty noob with this kinda thing so can you explain to me exactly what you're talking about?

I'd like to get as close to $2000 as possible so everything I can upgrade I'd like to know about with that.

And one last thing, if I build this rig now and then get it at Christmas will I be missing out on anything? Like new hardware coming out that I should get.

Re: What do you think..?

Penewab2007 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:53:26 GMT

Are you buying this PC from CyberPowerPc or were you just using their builder for reference? Just for reference, I added up your list and it came to about $1200 (with 2 much faster DVD-Rs). I'd say order the parts and build yourself, if you werent planning on it. heck, $400 gets you the other 8800GT to SLI and a nice PSU to power it, and your still not spending $2 grand. JMO.

Penewah!

Re: What do you think..?

sparker366 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:35:24 GMT

That EVGA mother board does support Quad cores it just doesn't overclock them well is all. Please file that away for future reference. I own that board and wouldn't have bought it if it didn't support Quad cores and the new penryns. I don't care about overclocking a system so it wasn't a factor for my build.

Re: What do you think..?

prtuc2 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:10:26 GMT

If you want long last system don't get the PSU that come with the case. For 1600 dollars I am sure you can build better than the alienware.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021 antec 900 $125

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188019 EVGA 680i, I would advise Abit p35 pro if you don't plan to SLI. Beware this motherboard doesn't support Quad cpu. $160

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115028 E6850 at 3.0Ghz $280

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148076 Crucial tracer DDR2-800 $90.

Video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130303 Evga 8800GT $290

LCD monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254024 Hann's-G 22" $215

Sound Card: don't need

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075 WD 160GB $50

Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153 Samsung 20X $34

Cpu cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118020 Zalman 9700NT $60

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005 PCP&cooling 610watts $120

total: $1424 not including shipping.

Re: What do you think..?

HOGHAULER — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:56:59 GMT

Looks good but if your going to all that exspence why not the 680i also what OS you planning on using. One thing I would like to reccomend is a bigger more powerful PSU 450 watts will not hack it powering all those componets you'll need at least a 650 watt minimum preferable a 750 watt single rail. I'll let you do some more research on that, otherwise looks like a good build.