wrigleyville33 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Ok so me and one of my friend's are building a computer off newegg.com, and I think I have my build. I just wanted some input on it. I'm running on a 1000 to 1200 dollar budget, it will probably be my big xmas present. Thoughts? Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115037 Motherboard - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128345 RAM -OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227267 Videocard - SAPPHIRE 100257L Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102797 Power supply - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail Best Power Supply Manufacturer 2008 by Custom PC’s readers - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139005 Optical Drive - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD Burner - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827151171 Hard Drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822148288 Case - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811133154 Speakers - Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - OEM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16836121014 Mouse - Logitech MX310 930928-0403 Black/White 6 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical Mouse - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16826104136 Keyboard -Microsoft ZG6-00006 Black 103 Normal Keys 10 Function Keys PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard 500 - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16823109164 Monitor - ASUS VW193T Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1 (ASCR 1600:1) Built in Speakers - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824236027 EDIT for Raptorquiz: I'm buying a crap keyboard and mouse for the budget now, I'll upgrade later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Keep in mind where you'll be placing your tower/case. Obviously it's going to put out a lot of light with that plexi side (and noise w/ fans). Nice power supply - I have the same one in my new rig. Oh - and it might (literally) be JUST me - but I hate mice that have light visible from the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LulzChicken Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Keep in mind where you'll be placing your tower/case. Obviously it's going to put out a lot of light with that plexi side (and noise w/ fans). Nice power supply - I have the same one in my new rig. Oh - and it might (literally) be JUST me - but I hate mice that have light visible from the top. Hey "RaptorQuiz" I'm Wrigley's friend that he mentioned that will be assisting him in the build. I thought I would make a few comments here. Case- I think Wrigley wanted a little "spunk" in his case with those blue LED fans. (Who wouldn't wanna show off the innards of a great PC? XD) Power supply- Indeed it is a very well designed and very top notch preforming power supply, the modular cable design is a +. Mouse- It may be hard to tell from the picture on Newegg, but the mouse doesn't have a light shining through to the top of it, take a look at a better picture - http://crackvan.bitacoras.com/img/input_logitech_mx310_l.jpg I don't like those types of mouses either. Thanks for the input. No pun intended on any of these statements for your information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Oh that is a much better pic of the mouse. As for the case - I was only saying that because I have a matte-black case, but I have a lot of blue-led cooling fans, and I ended up putting the case in a place I hadn't originally thought about (to maxmize air flow), and now I wish there was less light. So I'm not saying it's a bad design - we all have to get our nerd on sometimes. I was just hoping people would keep everything in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LulzChicken Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Oh that is a much better pic of the mouse. As for the case - I was only saying that because I have a matte-black case, but I have a lot of blue-led cooling fans, and I ended up putting the case in a place I hadn't originally thought about (to maxmize air flow), and now I wish there was less light. So I'm not saying it's a bad design - we all have to get our nerd on sometimes. I was just hoping people would keep everything in mind. Right, I understand. I'd be kinda disappointed if I had a matter-black case as you mentioned and had a blue LED fan with lights all around in it, that is if I wanted a pure black case w/o the LED's. Anyway, either way its all on personal preference. Also, I wish Newegg had put up a more accurate picture of the mouse... Looks pretty bad on their site. Much better in other pictures/person. Anyway.. Onto the hardware. Do you have any changes or recommendations you would make to the build? Don't be shy. Were just working on a budget here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorQuiz Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 MarkB would definately be the best person to enlist to help out. He was the primary contributor to helping me get back into the modern era of computing. As for my own opinion - the hardware all looks pretty good to me. I have a logitech surround-sound set myself - and I love it. As for the monitor - it's pretty nice. I might reccomend looking at a brand called HANNspree for HannsG - MarkB first introduced me to the brand -and they are pretty excellent. Low-cost, high-quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LulzChicken Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 MarkB would definately be the best person to enlist to help out. He was the primary contributor to helping me get back into the modern era of computing. As for my own opinion - the hardware all looks pretty good to me. I have a logitech surround-sound set myself - and I love it. As for the monitor - it's pretty nice. I might reccomend looking at a brand called HANNspree for HannsG - MarkB first introduced me to the brand -and they are pretty excellent. Low-cost, high-quality. Well, the speakers are also very budget oriented. At first I picked a HannsG monitor. but I noticed the Asus one looks a tad better and has slightly better specifications than the HannsG one. Anyway, yeah I worked pretty hard on the build to keep it in budget limits but yet still have a good price:preformance ratio. The only thing people may change in my books would be the processor and recommend a Quad. However I don't think its going to play a big difference here, he would be looking for speed rather than 4 cores. My thought on it. Of course you can overclock the quad but then we will have to buy an aftermarket cooler to get some good results. Orig monitor: Monitor - Hanns•G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers - Retail - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824254023 Then I decided on the Asus because it has a better static contrast ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RdSoxFan618 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Looks good, I don't use ATI video cards, so I honestly don't know how they stack up against each other. I'm guessing the higher the chipset, the better, but that's not always true. By the way, your CPU you have is an overclocking BEAST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LulzChicken Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Looks good, I don't use ATI video cards, so I honestly don't know how they stack up against each other. I'm guessing the higher the chipset, the better, but that's not always true. By the way, your CPU you have is an overclocking BEAST. That ATI card is above the performance of a 9800GTX(varies). I am also an Nvidia fan myself. You're right about the CPU. Can get it to 4.0+ Which... is beyond believe haha. Just need some aftermarket cooling and he'll be zooming, though he already will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hey guys, sorry for not posting in the thread, been away for a while, but if you've not got the system built yet and need any opinions, feel free to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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