Building a comp, need your suggestions.
Re: Building a comp, need your suggestions.
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Originally Posted by
camelfilters
she's probably going to use it for heavy gaming
i hope u mean mild gaming with that mb & vid crd?
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mr. nails
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Originally Posted by
camelfilters
she's probably going to use it for heavy gaming
i hope u mean mild gaming with that mb & vid crd?
nope heavy gaming, as i said, if you have any suggestion please feel free to just say, instead of just hoping lol. :yup: i won't get angry =\
Re: Building a comp, need your suggestions.
Ditch that psu and get a corsair, 520 watt should be adequate. I'd also get rid of the VGA cooler, as the stock 8800 cooler is very quiet unless you've got the card madly OC'd to where the fan has to be running at 100% constantly. With that said, you'll have a bit more cash to put towards a better mobo even something like this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131096
Edit: Cpu cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185125
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Linkin Park
oo alright thanks. :01:
Re: Building a comp, need your suggestions.
I'd question the need to replace the stock cpu cooler. The cooler supplied with the cpu should be sufficient, and you run the risk of invalidating your warranty by using a third party product. Check out the standard product first, you can easily replace it later if the results aren't satisfactory.
I agree with LP about the PSU though, you really must drop the Rosewill PSU.
Here's an alternative from Antec if you want to keep the price down.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103933
Why do you want a DVD burner AND a DVD reader?
I can virtually guarantee she won't be copying one dvd directly to another, so there's little point in having both. Dump the reader and get a sound card instead:
If she's going to be using it for heavy gaming, you will want a proper sound card, the onboard codec will use too much CPU power and probably make games choppy. You need a card that supports at least EAX Advanced HD 3.0.
A low cost option:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102010
You realise you haven't got monitor, keyboard and mouse in there?
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Originally Posted by
lynx
I'd question the need to replace the stock cpu cooler. The cooler supplied with the cpu should be sufficient, and you run the risk of invalidating your warranty by using a third party product. Check out the standard product first, you can easily replace it later if the results aren't satisfactory.
I agree with LP about the PSU though, you really must drop the Rosewill PSU.
Here's an alternative from Antec if you want to keep the price down.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103933
Why do you want a DVD burner
AND a DVD reader?
I can virtually guarantee she won't be copying one dvd directly to another, so there's little point in having both. Dump the reader and get a sound card instead:
If she's going to be using it for heavy gaming, you will want a proper sound card, the onboard codec will use too much CPU power and probably make games choppy. You need a card that supports at least EAX Advanced HD 3.0.
A low cost option:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102010
You realise you haven't got monitor, keyboard and mouse in there?
thanks for your suggestion, and i know, she already has monitors and keyboards and what not. i could shell out 20$ for a dvd drive. my budget isn't really a problem right now. the max budget for this desktop would be $1500 and i'm about 200-300$ away from that so i'm fine.
Didn't know sound card actually affected performance on a computer.
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camelfilters
i could shell out 20$ for a dvd drive. my budget isn't really a problem right now. the max budget for this desktop would be $1500 and i'm about 200-300$ away from that so i'm fine.
Why do you insist on keeping the DVD ROM drive? Listen to lynx. IT WON'T BE USEFUL!
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Virtualbody1234
Why do you insist on keeping the DVD ROM drive? Listen to lynx. IT WON'T BE USEFUL!
Actually, I understand the thinking but the underlying rationale is no longer valid, IMO.
I used to recommend dual opticals, thinking that the majority of use would fall on the less expensive ROM, saving the expensive RW drive for when it was really needed.
These days however, DVD-RWs are so cheap that I consider them disposable and it's not worth cluttering up a build to spare them wear and tear.
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Virtualbody1234
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Originally Posted by
camelfilters
i could shell out 20$ for a dvd drive. my budget isn't really a problem right now. the max budget for this desktop would be $1500 and i'm about 200-300$ away from that so i'm fine.
Why do you insist on keeping the DVD ROM drive? Listen to lynx. IT WON'T BE USEFUL!
won't be useful but i have the money and she'll probably want two drives. Why? i don't know why but it'll keep me from buying 4 more packs of cigarettes in the future. :happy:
anyways, thanks for all the feedback, i'm probably going to buy all the parts by Friday.
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camelfilters
won't be useful but i have the money and she'll probably want two drives. Why? i don't know why but it'll keep me from buying 4 more packs of cigarettes in the future. :happy:
Voodoo economics in a nutshell.
The Gipper would be sooo proud.
Re: Building a comp, need your suggestions.
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Originally Posted by
camelfilters
won't be useful but i have the money and she'll probably want two drives. Why? i don't know why but it'll keep me from buying 4 more packs of cigarettes in the future. :happy:
Speaking of cigarettes... Your Camel signature image is too tall for the board rules.
You can read them here: http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/boardrules/
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clocker
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Virtualbody1234
Why do you insist on keeping the DVD ROM drive? Listen to lynx. IT WON'T BE USEFUL!
Actually, I understand the thinking but the underlying rationale is no longer valid, IMO.
I used to recommend dual opticals, thinking that the majority of use would fall on the less expensive ROM, saving the expensive RW drive for when it was
really needed.
These days however, DVD-RWs are so cheap that I consider them disposable and it's not worth cluttering up a build to spare them wear and tear.
I've also seen those inexpensive DVD burners do an awesome amount of work. One guy that I built his PC burned over 1,800 DVDs with the same $30 LG burner! :01:
The thing is still going!
