Q: Hey guys. I am building this rig a replacement for my aging lappy XPS. What do you think of this setup?
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case? Retail $ M12 SS-700HM ATX12V 120
SeaSonic / EPS12V 700W Power Supply 100-240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC? Retail $ 180
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core 45nm Processor? OEM $ 132-CK-NF78 200
EVGA-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard? Retail $ 260
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR2 SDRAM 240-pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory? Retail $ 100
EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card 670MHz – Retail $ 260 X 2 = $ 520
SAMSUNG T Series SpinPoint HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache SATA 3.0 Gb / s hard drive? OEM $ 100
SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD + R 8x DVD + RW 16X DVD + R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48x CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD ± R DVD Burner with LightScribe? OEM $ 34
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Re:case is a personal preference. Generally I just pick something that has at least 1 intake and at least 1 exhaust fan (but don't really need more than that), 120mm fans, removable motherboard tray, and something that provides a bit of cooling for hard drives, something that isn't too flashy, I still prefer the power supply to go on the top not the bottom, and I like something that has plenty of good external i/o ports.
These days you have to get a case that is big enough to accommodate those longer video cards.
for me the case I picked in my signature met all these requirements and then some.
just don't spend too much on a case, and don't go just on positive reviews. I think the negative reviews are far more important to look at. in reality, the case is just holding everything together, it's not going to make your computer break down unless it's a piece of crap. so, picking something that is easy to work with makes your life easier.
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Re:I would choose
Processor – Intel Core2Duo E8400
Motherboard – Abit IP35Pro/ DFI LP LT P35 T2R
RAM – G. Skill 4GB DDR2 800
Power Supply – Corsair 520HX
Case – CM 690
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Re:4GB $80
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Re:Antec P182 is another common recommendation, along with some of the Cooler Master 590/690 series.
You won't gain much or anything getting a Quad Core for gaming.
Vista 64-bit. 32-bit OSes will only see 3.25GB or so. That's 800MB you paid for that you won't be getting.
I say get different RAM. Crucial is a bit overpriced unless rebates come with it.
Overall, a good solid system.
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Re:Thanks wired.
I will definitely switch the HD to WD 640GB.
What other cases would you recommend?
What about CPUs should I consider the Quad cores (ie. Q9450 or Q6600)? Will I see a performance gain with this while gaming?
And what about operating system? Which one should I use to get my system to run at full potential?
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Re:Looks pretty much fine to me.
The RAM could be had for a few bucks less.
I would consider replacing the HD with a WD 640GB version (a bit faster). Other than that, I think that looks like an excellent gaming rig.
The PSU is a little overkill, but it won't hurt anything.
I would look at some other cases, the antec 900 is way overrated IMO. Way too many fans for no good reason except being a dust magnet… although there's nothing specifically WRONG with the 900.
Prepare to have people come in and talk trash about SLI, but I wouldn't pay them any mind… SLI with 2 GPUs is very good these days.
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