Computer Build Insight

[Evaluate]

Greetings, wise gurus of Tif T+C. So I'm building a computer for an A+ computer maintainence class in school, but also as a computer for my mom. This is just a basic computer, she doesn't game or anything (aside from facebook, which somehow our current computer has trouble running), so I'm trying to keep it not real fancy, but at the same time keep it future proofed for a while. What I'm asking of you guys is to look over this list, make sure I'm not missing anything and that it's all compatible. The main thing I'm not sure about is the power supply, and whether or not I'll need to get any extra SATA cables, as I had to do this with my last build. Here's the list, feel free to post suggestions on other parts, and thanks in advance to you all.

 

Case:

Rosewill R223-P-BK 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

Processor:

Intel Core2 Duo E7500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

 

RAM:

Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3N9K2/2G

 

Video Card:

ASUS EN9500GT/DI/1GD2/V2/A GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

Hard Drive: (I realize this is a large drive, but I want to keep this future proofed and my mom likes to save everything, especially lots and lots of pictures)

Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

 

DVD Drive:

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive

 

Extra Fan:

Rosewill RFA-120-BL 120mm 4 Blue LEDs LED Case Fan

 

Heatsink:

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

 

Monitor:

ASUS VW195T-P Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2000 :1 ASCR Built-in Speakers

 

Keyboard:

Rosewill RK-7300 Black 105 Normal Keys 7 Function Keys USB Super Slim Unique Curved Design Multimedia Full-size Keyboard

 

Mouse:

Microsoft D66-00069 Black 3 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB or PS/2 Wired Optical Mouse

 

Power Supply:

Rosewill Green Series RG430-S12 430W Continuous @40°C, 80 PLUS Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply

 

OS:

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit 1-Pack for System Builders

 

Motherboard:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

Edit: Just Realized I forgot the motherboard. lol. If anyone cared to add one with their post, I'd much appreciate it.

 

Edit 2: Added a motherboard and Luara's suggestion.

[Laura]

It would be worth the extra $30 to spring for a Core 2 Duo.

[das1330]

for that particular build you really don't need extra case fans. Other then that however everything looks compatible and able to complete the requirements you posted.

[Evaluate]

for that particular build you really don't need extra case fans. Other then that however everything looks compatible and able to complete the requirements you posted.

 

Thanks for the post, much appreciated. And I know I don't really need an extra case fan, but the one I have here is only like 5 bucks, so I figured it wouldn't hurt.

[00smelly00]

Am not sure if the DDR3 RAM is compatible with the particular motherboard but I might be wrong so just confirm before you buy :)

 

Good luck anyhow and I hope it is a good PC

[Sbrideau]

If you're going with a Core 2, I don't think it's worth it to go with DDR3.

[K3inMitl3id]

I've had my low-end desktop-replacement laptop for three years now and I can still run programs on the internet just as well as I could back then. Everything except for some old games that have been updated... (like half-life 2 being updated the episode 2 engine, lags me out to death). If you're just gonna run simple things on that computer like facebook, I highly doubt you need all that other stuff.

 

Btw I'd probably go for another power supply besides the Rosewill. I've heard some bad things about em, especially since they're so cheap.