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Building My FIRST System - PLEASE HELP!!!!!

FatedDistress — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:20:22 GMT

Alright So I want the best computer I can build for under $1000

I will not use the computer for gaming but I will be downloading a lot, will need dual burners to burn 2 DVD/CD at the same time (dual burning), Will have lots of things running at once, like video editing/creating software, browsers, media servers, etc. I also need a minimum of 1TB HD.

So far I have looked at buying the following, please if you think of an available bundle and/or better product please tell me!

Motherboard: Asus Maximus III GENE

Processor: Intel Xeon Lynnfield 2.8Ghz or Intel i7 860

Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB HD

XFX GeForce 9400 GT 1GB

2 Sony Optiarc DVD Burning Drives

Antec 9 Hundred Black Steel Case

Windows 7 Pro System Builders Edition

Corsair XMS3 8 GB ( 4x2GB) DDR3 1600

Raidmax Hybrid 730Watt SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular LED Power Supply

Please ALL opinions, suggestions and ideas are welcomed!!!!

I want to get the most bang for the buck!

Also any known coupons or rebates that I can use please let me know.

Thanks

Power Efficiency Recomendations

rossko — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:04:43 GMT

i need to build a pc for a security system, www.ezwatchpro.com

their software only supports 32-bit systems, or so their tech dept says.

im pretty sure it needs to be intel, since all of their pc's are and i dont want to take any chances.

so im going to raid 5 a few 1tb's since 32 bit wont support anything over 2tb, i plan on running win 7

the rest of the pc doesnt have to be high powered, just internet surfing and running the hard drives, but i do want it a bit more future proof

and finally im wondering which of these would be the most power efficient in my case

i5, i7, core 2 duo, Pentium dual core

budget is not much of an issue, just efficiency

thanks to anyone in advance

So much for a price drop in Intel G2 SSDs

mmx — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:37:52 GMT

I noticed NewEgg.ca put up the new G2 versions of the Intel SSDs. They're going for 522$ a piece. What ever happened to the low prices we were supposed to see concerning these drives? They literally doubled the G1 prices... just great. To top it off, they raised the original G1 80 GB prices to 266$ each. :(

New Core i7 and Core i5 processors

TechnoChase — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:39:54 GMT

Hey everyone,

Learn about the new Intel Core i7 and Intel Core i5 desktop processors in an exclusive webcast from Intel and Newegg on Sept. 9, 2009 at 5 p.m. PT. Join us for an illuminating 30 minute discussion that will include live Q&A. Sign up at http://bit.ly/O9paJ

Motherboard and CPU Problem

CircuitMan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:52:09 GMT

Ok, so here's the problem. I bought new components to build a new computer, just as I normally do. I got a Gigabyte MB, and an Intel Q8400 processor. Built the computer, just as I normally do with all the others that I have built, started the computer up with a keyboard, mouse, and screen, and it shows the Gigabyte logo (like on my other computers with gigabyte mobo's) but it stays frozen on that logo.

Restarted the computer.....nothing, not a thing came up on the screen. I checked all connections, cpu power, main 24pin power, etc. etc. Nothing happened. So I swapped out the graphics card for another one that was newer like this one, and still nothing came up.

I also noticed that when the computer was on, it would restart itself every maybe 30 seconds when the cpu was connected. So I disconnected the cpu power connector to see if it would do the restarting thing, and it didn't do it this time. So basically, when the cpu is connected, the motherboard restarts every 30 seconds, when it is not connected, it does not restart.

So I attempted to replicate this by turning my intel rig with a gigabyte mobo off, and disconnecting the cpu power. I found that when I did this, it did the same thing, nothing would show up on the screen, and I could tell that it did not go to POST, because the multicolored LEDs on the mobo did not turn off (as they normally do on POST).

I reset the CMOST, etc. but still nothing. When I had previously started building the computer, I did bench-test it as I always do with my builds, making sure that everything started up just fine.

So, as it is now, I have don't have a newer mobo to test the cpu on (this is the new intel cpu type...with no pins on the bottom, just the golden contacts. The mobo is the same, there are pins on the mobo now.)

So, I am trying to find a computer store that will stick the cpu in on of their mobos to test it, but I need some ideas. But something tells me that I could get newegg to send me back a new mobo and q8400 and they will still not work, but I am not sure.

Thanks in advanced!

Two Alienware M17 Laptops Benchmarked

7angofragger — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:27:53 GMT

Hey all, I just figured i would post up a benchamark concerning both of my Alienware M17's... I have the results for Alienware #1 right now, and the results for Alienware #2 will be posted up tomorrow... So here we go!

Test Setup:
Both computers were benchmarked with all available windows updates for Windows Vista Home Premium x64 (as of 8-12-09), along with the newest drivers from ATI (as of 8-12-09). CCleaner was ran first, then done a complete defrag via Defraggler, and the power options in control panel were set to performance.

Alienware M17 #1 System Information:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870x2
3GB DDR3 1066 Dual Channel
Seagate Hard Drive ST9160411ASG ATA Device

3DMARK Vantage
Full benchmark ran, Presets: Performance (default)
3DMARK Score: P5761
GPU Score: 6458
CPU Score: 4351

3DMARK 2006
Full benchmark ran, Default Settings
10548 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score: 4527
HDR/SM3.0 Score:5897
CPU Score: 2029

3DMARK05
Full benchmark ran, Default Settings
14919 3DMarks

The laptop was set upon a 17" Rosewell Laptop Cooler. The cpu hit 64 degrees Celsius during all the tests. The video cards hit 83 Celsius during all the tests.

I will post the results of the Alienware M17 #2 tomorrow.

Alienware M17 #2 System Information:

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9000 @ 2.00 GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850x2
4GB DDR3 1066 Dual Channel
Seagate Hard Drive ST9160411ASG ATA Device

45w Dual Cores (AMD or Intel) Discontinued?

Chevymanusa — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:10:52 GMT

Just had a live chat with Maddie(?) about the stock status of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e (N82E16819103255) & 5050e (N82E16819103298) over the past couple of weeks both of these processors have appeared briefly and then disappeared, so quickly that "auto-notified" did not send a message.
I am not sure if the CSR I chatted with, was giving me a canned response or if in fact these were discontinued.

I heard AMD is shifting operations to a newer and smaller chip platform but did they really discontinued these processors?

Does anyone have any idea what the replacement 45w Dual Cores would/could be?

I know that I maybe be asking a lot, I just wanted to get this out there in-case someone had some insight into these processors or their replacements.

Thanks in advance for the insightful comments!

-Chevyman

P.S. My sincere apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

CPU & Memory Upgrade questions for Acer AX1700 PC

righteousjude — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:21:55 GMT

Hello All,

I am new to this forum so I apologize if these two questions seem obviously easy to answer. I really need the help.

Question 1:

I have an Acer AX1700-U3700A PC (Newegg URL: http://tinyurl.com/cazfkj ) which has the Intel Pentium dual-core E2220 2.4GHz CPU.

This Acer PC has an 800 MHz Front Side Bus, according to Newegg's Specifications page for this Acer model. The software program CPU-Z CPUID also reports that my Acer PC has a 800 MHz FSB.

I want to upgrade the Intel 2.4 GHz "Conroe" LGA 775 65 Watt CPU in my Acer to a faster Intel 65 Watt LGA 775 CPU model.

On this Newegg web page: http://tinyurl.com/n4ongj there are four Intel Pentium dual-core LGA 775 65 Watt CPU's listed for sale by Newegg. 3 of the CPU's are the Intel E5200 2.5 GHz, the Intel E5300 2.6 GHz and the Intel E5400 2.7 GHz, all listing a FSB of 800 MHz. There is also an Intel "Wolfdale" E6300 2.8 GHz CPU listed as a 1066 MHz FSB.

My question is this: I really want the Intel E6300 2.8 GHz CPU as a CPU upgrade for my Acer PC, but will that CPU work in my Acer PC? Or are my choices limited to the Intel E5200, E5300 and E5400?

In other words, since the Intel E6300 CPU says "1066 FSB" does that mean that particular Intel E6300 CPU won't work in my Acer PC, which has an 800 MHz FSB?

Can I put an Intel 1066 MHz FSB CPU in place of a Intel 800 MHz FSB CPU in my Acer PC and it will work? Or is it absolutely true that I can only expect one of the three Intel 800 MHz FSB CPU models to work?

I am wondering if maybe the Intel 1066 FSB MHz CPU will somehow be compatible and will work at the slower 800 MHz Front Side Bus that my Acer PC has. Am I wrong about this? Am I forced to limit my choices to the Intel E5200, E5300 and E5400?

Question 2:

The CPU-Z CPUID software reports that my Acer PC has DDR2 memory running at 400 MHz and the "FSB:DRAM" ratio is 1:2. CPU-Z also reports that the (CL) Latency is 6.0 clocks, the (tRCD) Delay is 5 clocks, the (tRP) Precharge is 5 clocks, the (tRAS) Cycle Time is 17 clocks, the (tRC) Bank Cycle Time is 24 clocks, the (CR) Command Rate is 2T, the Channels # is "Single" and the Voltage is 1.8 volts. The Max Bandwidth is shown as PC2-6400 (400 MHz) and that my Acer PC has 2 RAM slots, each occupied with a 2048 MBytes RAM module installed. The RAM manufacturer is shown as "Nanya Technology".

Knowing all of that, would there be any benefit gained to purchasing "high performance"
DDR2 memory from Newegg? I thoroughly checked all the BIOS settings possible in this Acer AX1700-U3700A PC and there are no option settings anywhere in the Acer BIOS for the RAM.

Thanks a whole lot for you technically experienced persons out there if you can provide
me definitive answers about these two questions!

Russell

Feedback on Intel Gaming Rig

topsub — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:07:51 GMT

I'm going to build a new computer this month for diablo 3 / aion online and other games coming out and would like feedback. I've been out of reading whats hott right now so feedback would be great. My last build was end of 2005 / start of 2006 so its time for a huge upgrade, even tho my current system isn't that bad.

My Intel Gaming Rig ( http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10497705 )

Thanks for your time.

compatablity

akilli — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:31:30 GMT

will my 3.0 socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Prescott fit in this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130217

I went to the MSI site and it says it fits but I wanna ask a few people first before I buy it.

thank you