• Building my First computer...Oh god
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So Here I am, looking for an alternative to buying a new gaming computer, and then it hit me. Why buy what you can build for much cheaper? Anyway I watched a series of videos on youtube about what each piece of hard ware is and its use. now I have a full list of parts but I need to know if they are all compatible. So here begins my list. Computer Build Case 11-Bay ATX Transparent Plastic Computer Case w/3 LED Fans $50 [url]http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CLRCAS-3LED-N[/url] CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Yorkfield 3GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 Quad-Core 45nm Processor, Model: BX80569Q9650 $340 Mother board Intel DG45ID Motherboard - Intel G45 Express, Socket 775, DDR2 800/667 MHz, 7.1 Audio, PCI Express 2.0 x16, HDMI, DVI, S/PDIF, SATA RAID, eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire, Gigabit LAN $100 RAM OCZ Gold Tri Channel 6GB PC12800 DDR3 Memory - 1600MHz, 6144MB (3 x 2048) $115 Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive ST31500341AS - 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G $130 Optical drive Lite On IHES206-08 Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo - 6x BD-ROM, 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 16X DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, SATA, Lightscribe $90 Power supply StealthXstream 600 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply $70 Graphics card Diamond 4650PE1G ATI Radeon HD 4650 PCIE 1GB GDDR2 Dual DVI Video Card $80 and thats basically it. And if this is in the wrong place I am sorry.
you should probably get a better case, that this is fuck ugly
your ram wont work and you should have posted in pc build
[url]www.newegg.com[/url] Use it well, you can find the same parts except cheaper.
Whats your budget?
[QUOTE=Man in the Moon;16097338]So Here I am, looking for an alternative to buying a new gaming computer, and then it hit me. Why buy what you can build for much cheaper? Anyway I watched a series of videos on youtube about what each piece of hard ware is and its use. now I have a full list of parts but I need to know if they are all compatible. So here begins my list. Computer Build Case 11-Bay ATX Transparent Plastic Computer Case w/3 LED Fans $50 [url]http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CLRCAS-3LED-N[/url] CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 Yorkfield 3GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 Quad-Core 45nm Processor, Model: BX80569Q9650 $340 Mother board Intel DG45ID Motherboard - Intel G45 Express, Socket 775, DDR2 800/667 MHz, 7.1 Audio, PCI Express 2.0 x16, HDMI, DVI, S/PDIF, SATA RAID, eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire, Gigabit LAN $100 RAM OCZ Gold Tri Channel 6GB PC12800 DDR3 Memory - 1600MHz, 6144MB (3 x 2048) $115 Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB Hard Drive ST31500341AS - 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA-3G $130 Optical drive Lite On IHES206-08 Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo - 6x BD-ROM, 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 16X DVD-R, 6x DVD-RW, SATA, Lightscribe $90 Power supply StealthXstream 600 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply $70 Graphics card Diamond 4650PE1G ATI Radeon HD 4650 PCIE 1GB GDDR2 Dual DVI Video Card $80 and thats basically it. And if this is in the wrong place I am sorry.[/QUOTE] If you're going quadcore you should go with the Q9550 That ram is Tri channel therfor it will not wrk with yours, it's also DDR3 That GPU is weak by todays standards, try a 4870 or GTX 275
Like above, Go with the Q9550 if you're going with quad-core. The extra multiplier is not worth the money. Just overclock it yourself. That 6GB RAM is Triple-Channel (which works only on X58 boards) and it's DDR3 also, your motherboard supports DDR2 only. And that GPU is weak. Yes. Wait.. seems like I just re-emphasis what Reznor said :v:
You could do SO much better. What's your budget, and when are you buying this?
[QUOTE=PhyslithiumV2;16097444]Like above, Go with the Q9550 if you're going with quad-core. The extra multiplier is not worth the money. Just overclock it yourself. That 6GB RAM is Triple-Channel (which works only on X58 boards) and it's DDR3 also, your motherboard supports DDR2 only. And that GPU is weak. Yes. Wait.. seems like I just re-emphasis what Reznor said :v:[/QUOTE] :froggonk:
If you're going quad-core, you should go PII 955 or i7 if your budget allows.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;16097528]If you're going quad-core, you should go PII 955 or i7 if your budget allows.[/QUOTE] Based on what he plans to buy looks like his budget is around $1,000
Then get a PII 955.
I'm thinking I7 920 + Cheap 1366 board + 6GB 1333MHz ram + 4870 + 500GB HDD
I'm thinking PII 955 + Good AM3 board + 4GB 1333MHz RAM + GTX 275/GTX 280/4870 X2 + RAID 500GB HDs. :smug:
[QUOTE=Prismatex;16097679]I'm thinking PII 955 + Good AM3 board + 4GB 1333MHz RAM + GTX 275/GTX 280/4870 X2 + RAID 500GB HDs.[/QUOTE] Much better.
[highlight]HI, BILLY MAYS HERE! HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A COMPUTER THAT CAN MAX PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING OUT FOR UNDER $1000? WELL LOOK AT THIS![/HIGHLIGHT] [url]https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/publicWishDetail.aspx?wishlistnumber=9027674[/url] [highlight] IT'S GOT AN ASUS MOBO, AMD PHENOM II 955, XFX GTX 275, 500W OCZ MODULAR PSU, 2 500GB WESTERN DIGITAL HDs IN RAID 0, 4GB G.SKILL DDR3 1333 WITH A CAS LATENCY OF 8, SONY DVD BURNER, AND ALL THIS SHIT'S IN AN ANTEC THREE HUNDRED! ONLY $885 BEFORE COMBO DEAL, TAX, SHIPPING, AND REBATES![/highlight] [highlight]BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE![/highlight] There's a [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.212580]combo deal with that motherboard and CPU[/url] that takes $80 off the price, so you could buy that combo without changing anything. The price would then be $805. You could upgrade to a [B]4870 X2[/B] for about $150 and get a beefy (600-700W) PSU to power it. [editline]12:13PM[/editline] If you say you're building this in a month or more, I will rage.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;16098061][highlight]HEY, BILLY MAYS HERE! HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A COMPUTER THAT CAN MAX PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING OUT FOR UNDER $1000? WELL LOOK AT THIS![/HIGHLIGHT] [url]https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/publicWishDetail.aspx?wishlistnumber=9027674[/url] [highlight] IT'S GOT AN ASUS MOBO, AMD PHENOM II 955, XFX GTX 275, 500W OCZ MODULAR PSU, 2 500GB WESTERN DIGITAL HDs IN RAID 0, 4GB G.SKILL DDR3 1333 WITH A CAS LATENCY OF 8, SONY DVD BURNER, AND ALL THIS SHIT'S IN AN ANTEC THREE HUNDRED! ONLY $885 BEFORE COMBO DEAL, TAX, SHIPPING, AND REBATES![/highlight] [highlight]BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE![/highlight] There's a [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.212580]combo deal with that motherboard and CPU[/url] that takes $80 off the price, so you could buy that combo without changing anything. The price would then be $805. You could upgrade to a [B]4870 X2[/B] for about $150 and get a beefy (600-700W) PSU to power it. [editline]12:13PM[/editline] If you say you're building this in a month or more, I will rage.[/QUOTE] but int3l are for l337gam3rs like meh and AMDare nubbish and for grandmas!!!! I'd suggest going AMD if you're not buying i7. The Phenom II's are just as good as your C2Q, they're cheaper, and are more upgradeable (Intel is abandoning the LGA775 socket soon, while AMD is sticking with AM3 at least through 2010,
The 955 comes close to/outperforms the i7 920, as well.
Prismatex, once again, knows what he's talking about. And how long were you wanting to do that Billy Mays impression? Buy that build ASAP, OP, you will not be disappointing.
The Billy Mays thing came kinda spontaneously.
[url]www.geeks.com[/url] is a ripoff, I would rather say HEY /g/ build me a computah [editline]04:35PM[/editline] hold the phone [editline]04:30PM[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140040[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150387[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.213770[/url] 945 X4, 790GX, 4gb DDR3 1600mhz, 1tb drive, 500watt antec psu+case, dvd drive, GTX 275, 23.5inch monitor 945
[QUOTE=Prismatex;16102926]The Billy Mays thing came kinda spontaneously.[/QUOTE] The intro is wrong though. He doesn't say hey, it's hi.
[QUOTE=Zorlok;16103255]The intro is wrong though. He didn't say hey, it was hi.[/QUOTE] Corrected.
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;16102951][url]www.geeks.com[/url] is a ripoff, I would rather say HEY /g/ build me a computah [editline]04:35PM[/editline] hold the phone [editline]04:30PM[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827140040[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150387[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.213770[/url] 945 X4, 790GX, 4gb DDR3 1600mhz, 1tb drive, 500watt antec psu+case, dvd drive, GTX 275, 23.5inch monitor 945[/QUOTE] It basically looks like you just threw my plans out the window and started a new one. XD But I do appreciate everyone's help.
What are you looking at?
[QUOTE=Man in the Moon;16110212]It basically looks like you just threw my plans out the window and started a new one. XD But I do appreciate everyone's help.[/QUOTE] yeah because it is way better
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