Evaluate Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm in need of a new computer, and I've heard that you can build one for fairly cheaper than a pre-built one. Here's the bad part. I have really no idea what I'm doing. I mean, I know enough where I could put it together easily enough, but when I start getting into having the parts all be compatible and whatnot, my head starts to ache a little. I've consulted newegg, and have a list of what I'm looking to buy. My question to you folks is will these parts all work together? And if not, if you could provide an alternative that would give roughly the same results without too much of a blow to my wallet? Also, am I missing anything? I've read about needing fans and such things, but I'm not sure if this setup would need those things. Anything you can give me is a help. [hide=The List]Processor AMD Phenom 9850 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HD985ZXAJ4BGH - OEM Motherboard ASUS M4A78 PRO AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Case COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Hard drive Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s - OEM Ram Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT25664AR80A - Retail Video card XFX PVT98GYDLU GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail DVD/CD Drive LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08 - Retail Monitor SAMSUNG ToC T220HD Rose Black 22" 5ms HDMI Widescreen HDTV Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 10000:1 Built in DTV Tuner & Dolby Digital Surround Speakers - Retail Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 - Retail Mouse Logitech SBF-96 Black Wired Optical Mouse - OEM[/hide] All parts are from NewEgg, if that's important. 7 years 'scape knowledge and counting99 Attack - June 8th 2010 99 Defence - August 2nd 2011 99 HP - December 2nd 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaise Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I have the same problem as you. I can easily put the computer together, but all those numbers and randoms letters just makes me want to jump out a window... ~~Chaise91~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJoe Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You will need a cpu cooler (cpu is oem), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835207004 Pick a lightscribe optical drive with sata. Psu (it kinda won't boot without one...), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817341012 Either keep your current card or change to this, performs the same for less money. Also, get a tube of Arctic Silver 5. 2 sata cables (if you choose your hd+a oem optical drive). J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [hide=Stuff I ordered]Video Card: 4850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131125 Processor: Intel Core2duo @ 3.16ghz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036 Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=650w%20corsair%20psu Hard Drive: Western Digital 500gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073 Ram: 4gb ocz 1066 ones http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289 Motherboard: gigabyte p45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358 Disk Drive: samsung optical drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171 Case: XION Onyx XON-301 Black Steel ATX http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208020 Vista 64 bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488[/hide] 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I would personally get an intel CPU/mobo instead of AMD, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evaluate Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Thanks much Joe, I would have completely forgot the power supply, lol. @Nadril- I was going to go with an intel, but they all seemed more expensive when I looked at them. Are they really worth the extra money? 7 years 'scape knowledge and counting99 Attack - June 8th 2010 99 Defence - August 2nd 2011 99 HP - December 2nd 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Intel is doing a lot better then AMD at the moment the only issue is that there making new sockets like crazy. If your gaming a G5 is a much better mouse and you can pick up a ideazon or logitech keyboard fairly cheap now and allow more keys to be pressed at the same time (helps more then you'd think). Only thing I would change from jaerkd00d's build is the case (I hate gamer looking cases) and maybe drop the 8500 for a 8400 (you can easily OC 0.16 if you wanted). [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...
Sbrideau Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 As far as I've heard, the Phenom 2s are comparable to the intel quad cores, plus are fairly easy to oc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 speaking of logitech, I have a $15 or so keyboard from them that is incredible. Also using a G5 mouse, of course. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If you aren't comfortable with putting it together yourself you can just take all the neccesary parts down to a computer store and pay them to put it together for you. If you're hellbent on putting it together yourself then I suggest you take an old tower that you don't use anymore and take it apart & poke around inside (obviously making sure you unplug the thing before you start), if only to get an idea of how things are put together and the general makeup of the computers err...innards. Vienna Raszyn Warsaw Klushino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmath Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 speaking of logitech, I have a $15 or so keyboard from them that is incredible. Also using a G5 mouse, of course. :P What model... I need a new keyboard for my new comp. I'm using a $4 piece of compaq poo Thoroughly retired, may still write now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto_the_Phoenix Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Unless I'm way out of touch with the builders' scene, I thought that ATI chipsets were not compatible with NVIDIA graphics cards. If that's true, then you won't have a working machine when you get it finished. [if it's not true, then I'm going to e-bay this Radeon HD card and get a decent GeForce in its place.] You might want to talk to someone about that, first thing. Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Unless I'm way out of touch with the builders' scene, I thought that ATI chipsets were not compatible with NVIDIA graphics cards. If that's true, then you won't have a working machine when you get it finished. [if it's not true, then I'm going to e-bay this Radeon HD card and get a decent GeForce in its place.] You might want to talk to someone about that, first thing. You're wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamdan Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 AMD used to be better than intel, then intel started getting better and finally came out with c2d which sealed the deal. However AMD seems to be coming back, the phenom II 940 a fantastic cpu. I think it was a bit under around $380AUS in a pc I just put together. iirc it beats the i7 940 when it comes to games, at less than half the price. I don't know much about the parts you listed and how much they are, but if the price of the cpu is close to the phentom II then I would recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckingFuts Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I know peripherals aren't your biggest concern, but just in case you like eye-candy, functionality, gaming, I figured I would post this. Here goes. ----------- Dude, if you have the money to spare, and want waste it on gaming gear (if you're heading that way...) 1 word. Logitech G15 Keyboard and G5 Mouse And if you really want to push your budget... The new Logitech G19 keyboard and G9x Laser Mouse (Not sure if it's out already... but soon I guess) [hide=Images that make my mouth water] [/hide] Or get the whole set of new Logitech Gaming gear and look like this guy :P ------------- Yes I am that much of a nerd... :( Back on topic more - From what I read you are getting some decent gear. I don't know if you're going 64bit OS? if so you could make use of the ram advantage and go 8GB if everything else is OK with that? But yeah, it's looking good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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