My First Build - Hardware & Software

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Spinpoint F3. [editline]08:38AM[/editline] And why do you want 8gb of RAM?

Only get 4GB RAM, so only order one set of that G.Skill RAM. 4GB is as much as you need for gaming at the moment, and it looks like it'll be that way for a while. Just buy more later on. The CPU is excessive unless you do a lot of rendering, get the 955 instead. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808[/url] Enermax PSUs are nice, but expensive. Get this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019[/url] It has enough power that you should be able to SLI in the future too. The HDD seems fine, but everyone's going for the Samsung Spinpoints right now: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint-_-22-152-185-_-Product[/url]

[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;23936798]Only get 4GB RAM, so only order one set of that G.Skill RAM. 4GB is as much as you need for gaming at the moment, and it looks like it'll be that way for a while. Just buy more later on. The CPU is excessive unless you do a lot of rendering, get the 955 instead. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808[/url] Enermax PSUs are nice, but expensive. Get this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019[/url] It has enough power that you should be able to SLI in the future too. The HDD seems fine, but everyone's going for the Samsung Spinpoints right now: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint-_-22-152-185-_-Product[/url][/QUOTE] GamerKiwi, would you recommend a 700W StealthXStream or ModXStream?

StealthXStream is cheaper, but ModXStream is modular, which helps with cable management. As far as I know, they're pretty similar otherwise. I have a ModXStream myself.

I'll get a MXS then, only $5 more than the SXS

[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;23936798]Only get 4GB RAM, so only order one set of that G.Skill RAM. 4GB is as much as you need for gaming at the moment, and it looks like it'll be that way for a while. Just buy more later on. The CPU is excessive unless you do a lot of rendering, get the 955 instead. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808[/url] Enermax PSUs are nice, but expensive. Get this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019[/url] It has enough power that you should be able to SLI in the future too. The HDD seems fine, but everyone's going for the Samsung Spinpoints right now: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint-_-22-152-185-_-Product[/url][/QUOTE] With the money kiwi has saved you get a GTX 480

Dude. I already made you a build in your other thread([url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=982879[/url]). [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15410186[/url] [editline]03:59PM[/editline] You're going overkill with it. Just calm it down lol. Switch back the the AMD 955. And get a couple Samsung Spinpoint F3s if you want 2TBs of space.

-snip- nvm

wireless sucks for gaming

[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;23950233]wireless sucks for gaming[/QUOTE] Nah, my uncle has an asus laptop and the ping doesn't change much from wired to wireless.

[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;23950233]wireless sucks for gaming[/QUOTE] I'm on wireless. Got a poor signal too. Ping sticks around 40-60 in online games like TF2, and other source games.

[QUOTE=ghostofme;23939235]Dude. I already made you a build in your other thread([url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=982879[/url]). [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15410186[/url] [editline]03:59PM[/editline] You're going overkill with it. Just calm it down lol. Switch back the the AMD 955. And get a couple Samsung Spinpoint F3s if you want 2TBs of space.[/QUOTE] CPU + PSU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.469005[/url]

[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;23950233]wireless sucks for gaming[/QUOTE] Not for me.