destro3979 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 i wanted to build the comp i have now but that didn't happen.... im also not a pro at this stuff yet either but my friend is going to teach me over the summer i want to make sure everything works together and is better than my current im keeping my current monitor,keyboard, and mouse so they don't matter [hide=Current Comp] Operating System: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+, ~2.2GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS Sound: default sound card.... nothing special [/hide] this is all on new egg also please suggest better parts as long as the total dosent get past about $1750 ill be ok with it [hide=What i want] LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card - Retail 2 SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail Patriot eXtreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3800CUBOX - Retail CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans - Retail MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail COOLMAX HC-301 Aluminum Alloy Aluminum Hard Disk Driver Cooler - Retail [/hide] New Sig Coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 A 430w power supply is nowhere near enough to power a 8800gts. Get something 550watts or better. That 3800+ CPU will bottleneck a 8800gts (especially the 640mb). I recommend a Core 2 Duo CPU 4GB or ram is great and good to really future proof your rig but will not be needed anytime soon. You could cut it down to 2GB to save some money. You should not need a hard drive cooler if you get a good case with a intake fan blowing on the hard drive (or near it). Even with the 10k rpm drive. It would be nice to post the links of the items you are buying too :wink: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1alebcay Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I'd agree with blade on almost everything he said. Don't skimp on your power supply. If you get a cheap power supply and it breaks, there is a good chance it can take your system with it. Also looking at your components it looks like you plan on doing some gaming. Most definately get a better CPU. I personally like AMD better than AMD, but right now I would go with an Intel Core 2 instead of an AMD. (Also if you do get an Intel you should try to get a motherboard with the 650i chipset) What has become of the runescape community???? :wall:There is a community? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Also I would be a bit weary on the 8000 series of Nvida cards. In all the tests that have been done so far they haven't fared "that" well in DX10 tests, it may be better to wait for the 9000 series to come out later this year. Other than that I agree with everything blade said. Also links would be nice. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 If I were you I would go with an intel cpu as stated by the others here, like a core 2 duo or a core 2 quad. for a power supply, you need more watts then that, so I would recommend at least 550 watts, preferably around 600-700 watts. This power supply has worked nicely for me: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153040 its much more expensive then the one you posted, but a bad power supply, or a cheap one tends to take the computer its powering with it when it dies. As far as a sound card, unless you are a real audiophile a high end gaming motherboard's integrated audio is plenty. As far as motherboards go, any board from Asus or EVGA is good, just make sure it has a nvidia 680i chipset. the 680i is nvidia's high end gaming chipset, while the 850i mentioned by another person is their mid range gaming chipset. here are some good motherboards: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131074 - the striker extreme, a very expensive motherboard but the absolute top of the line at the moment, and the fastest thing out there. most of the evga line is great, just stick with the 680i chipset. some of them are: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813188013 the most expensive evga motherboard. a good fast gaming board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813188015 a less expensive evga board, but still containing the 680i chipset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 The whole Nvidia 6 series chipset is the same except the 650i has SLI with 2 8x pci-e lanes while the 680i has pci-e with 2 16x lanes. Other than that there is not much difference. Getting the more expensive 680i chipset would be a waist without SLI and just cost you more money with no benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 But if you plan on ever adding another grahpics card to sli them, a 650i chipset wont do becasue you need 2 x16 slots, not x8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 But if you plan on ever adding another grahpics card to sli them, a 650i chipset wont do becasue you need 2 x16 slots, not x8. You can do it with 8x but it would obviously be slower than 16x. Although most graphics cards do not even use the full 8x bandwidth, so it may have no difference at all. By the time you want to SLI a graphics card because your not getting enough performance you could just get 1 single card thats faster. Unless you just want to have a computer with SLI to be cool and don't care about performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 an 8800 gts however needs x16, what he has listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 an 8800 gts however needs x16, what he has listed. proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card - Retail 2 SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail Patriot eXtreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3800CUBOX - Retail CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans - Retail MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail COOLMAX HC-301 Aluminum Alloy Aluminum Hard Disk Driver Cooler - Retail $1750... mmm lets have some fun. :twisted: 2 x DVD-RW Antec 900 Gamers case 2xSeagate SATA 7200.10 250gb harddrives eVGA 8800GTS 640mb Creative 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Corsair Modular 520w PSU 2 x Corsair XMLS DDR2 (800) 2x 1gb ASUS P5B-SLI Core 2 Duo E6600 Zalman CPU cooler (the one you choose) Antec Blue LED 120mm case fan Artic Silver 5 All totals at $1,744.78 excluding shipping and not including the $120 rebates. The build I just created will game much better and overclock better then the build you posted. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Can I ask why you opted for a midi case? They might be small but the ventilation is usually quite shoddy compared to full size cases, plus you can whack more stuff in your comp with a full size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Can I ask why you opted for a midi case? They might be small but the ventilation is usually quite shoddy compared to full size cases, plus you can whack more stuff in your comp with a full size. Mid cases are still a decent size, I would be willing to bet a lot of desktop PCs you buy from places like dell use a mid size case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 all of the big manufacturers (hp, dell, gateway) use mid cases, except for the dell XPS, which uses a full size case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I reccomend a bit faster processor, possibly an AMD Anthlon X2 64 4000 or 4400+, if it's in your price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbq_sauce Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 LOGISYS Computer CS888CL Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Pre-Assembled - Retail Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card - Retail 2 SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM Creative 70SB046A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series - Retail Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail Patriot eXtreme Performance 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3800CUBOX - Retail CORSAIR CMXAF1 Fans - Retail MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan - Retail ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail COOLMAX HC-301 Aluminum Alloy Aluminum Hard Disk Driver Cooler - Retail $1750... mmm lets have some fun. :twisted: 2 x DVD-RW Antec 900 Gamers case 2xSeagate SATA 7200.10 250gb harddrives eVGA 8800GTS 640mb Creative 70SB046A00003 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Corsair Modular 520w PSU 2 x Corsair XMLS DDR2 (800) 2x 1gb ASUS P5B-SLI Core 2 Duo E6600 Zalman CPU cooler (the one you choose) Antec Blue LED 120mm case fan Artic Silver 5 All totals at $1,744.78 excluding shipping and not including the $120 rebates. The build I just created will game much better and overclock better then the build you posted. if youre going with an SLi board, go the extra mile and get 2 cards. I have sli in my box with dual 7600's thats right, zoidnerd stole MY sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 SLI is pointless unless your some person with deep pockets. Why did you SLI 2 midranged cards? I'm sure it costed more money to do that then buy a top of the line card and get better performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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