golytelee
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| System Name | My 1st Build |
|---|---|
| Processor | E8400 Wolfdale |
| Motherboard | ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo |
| Cooling | Stock CPU cooler |
| Memory | 4GB (2x2048) G-Skill DDR2-1066 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX 9600 GT 512 MB GDDR3 |
| Storage | Hitachi 500GB 7200 RPM SATA |
| Display(s) | Acer 22" |
| Case | AeroCool AE Plus, added CM 120mm exhaust fan |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
| Power Supply | OCZ StealthXStream 600W |
| Software | Vista Home Premium 64 bit (OEM) |
Hi all!
I'm currently putting together the parts for a 1st build and wanted to get some feedback from the pro's here on the boards. I'm on a budget and am buying parts one or two at a time for affordability. I'm also not looking for the end all be all of rigs, just a decent step up from what I'm running now. Current comp is an eMachine socket 478 Celeron, 1Gb of PC2700 ram and a 128Mb Radeon 9250. So as you can see, I could go buy a really good PDA and have made an upgrade
Parts I've bought so far:
600W OCZ StealthXStream PSU
500 Gb Hitachi HDD (7200 RPM w/ 16Mb cache, SATAII)
20X Pioneer DVD Burner
All in One card reader
MSI ATI Radeon 4830, 512Mb GDDR3, 256 bit interface
Parts I'm considering (this is where the input would be handy)
Intel E8400 Wolfdale Core 2 Duo CPU (3.0 GHz)
ASUS P5Q-Pro Mobo (considering going a little more money to get 2nd PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot)
OCZ or G-Skill RAM, 4Gb at 1066, 2x2Gb
Raidmax Tornado case
Will be running Vista Home Premium 64-bit as OS.
Any insights or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
I'm currently putting together the parts for a 1st build and wanted to get some feedback from the pro's here on the boards. I'm on a budget and am buying parts one or two at a time for affordability. I'm also not looking for the end all be all of rigs, just a decent step up from what I'm running now. Current comp is an eMachine socket 478 Celeron, 1Gb of PC2700 ram and a 128Mb Radeon 9250. So as you can see, I could go buy a really good PDA and have made an upgrade
Parts I've bought so far:
600W OCZ StealthXStream PSU
500 Gb Hitachi HDD (7200 RPM w/ 16Mb cache, SATAII)
20X Pioneer DVD Burner
All in One card reader
MSI ATI Radeon 4830, 512Mb GDDR3, 256 bit interface
Parts I'm considering (this is where the input would be handy)
Intel E8400 Wolfdale Core 2 Duo CPU (3.0 GHz)
ASUS P5Q-Pro Mobo (considering going a little more money to get 2nd PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot)
OCZ or G-Skill RAM, 4Gb at 1066, 2x2Gb
Raidmax Tornado case
Will be running Vista Home Premium 64-bit as OS.
Any insights or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
), I thought "Hey, maybe Ill upgrade to dual in the future!"
You can pick up a Kuma for ~$50. Just a thought.