Urgent PC build

suraswami · Oct 13, 2008

nocrapman said:
This is a very interesting decision making process. I appreciate everyone's comments and suggestions.

Here's where I am at this point and I know I need to wrap up quickly, so I can order by tonight:

MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131324
It gives me inbuilt video, helps keep it simple for now, but has the scope for upgrade.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103211
I know.. what am I thinking. But for the price-performance ratio, I just find this unresistable at $60. Later on, when the Phenoms are selling this cheap, I can upgrade the proc and relegade it to a media server.

PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
lots of headroom for any upgrade and future proof.

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098
For XP, this should be sufficient!

ODD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106265
Cheap and free shipping.

Total at this point: $255.

I still need a decent case and do I need a CPU cooler/HS if I am not OCing this thing?
Please suggest...

What do you guys think? I might get away with this under for $350!!!

Actually thats a good idea. If I can suggest, if you have a Frys store nearby check out their X2 5000 + mobo combo for only $80, X4 9550 + mobo for $140 and X3 8450 + mobo for $120.

Actually people say that OCZ has some cripple or something which is not good. I would go with Antec or check out my FS thread. I have an awesome Ultra Modular PSU for sale. Brand new sealed.

If your dad's case is good enough why not use it? Just buy a decent PSU?

If you are going mATX route why not get one of those cool looking Lanbox/cube type case with PSU?

ChromeDome · Oct 13, 2008

i've been shoppin' and came across this PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

some extra "bang for the buck" if ever needed as threadstarter says it might be later. good PSU, too. has 650w

review:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=110

Mussels · Oct 14, 2008

just to say this at newtekie: i have used GMA 950, and GMA x3100 (my lan rigs onboard). Aero did indeed lag at times, and the drivers are terrible (it kept forgetting what resolution the screen was at, and resets to 640x480)

well a 5000+ is going to be slower than a phenom in video encoding, HOWEVER it is a lot cheaper.

the OCZ PSU will be fine for your system, as they run mine fine and have for years.

The Gskill ram is perfectly adequate. Nothing wrong with it whatsoever.

nocrapman · Oct 14, 2008

ChromeDome said:
i've been shoppin' and came across this PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015

some extra "bang for the buck" if ever needed as threadstarter says it might be later. good PSU, too. has 650w

review:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=110

Thanks! This seems like a great find... and I have had only good experiences with antec in the past.

eidairaman1 · Oct 14, 2008

Antec Neo HE 500, 2 years running, solid

nocrapman · Oct 14, 2008

suraswami said:
Actually thats a good idea. If I can suggest, if you have a Frys store nearby check out their X2 5000 + mobo combo for only $80, X4 9550 + mobo for $140 and X3 8450 + mobo for $120.

Actually people say that OCZ has some cripple or something which is not good. I would go with Antec or check out my FS thread. I have an awesome Ultra Modular PSU for sale. Brand new sealed.

If your dad's case is good enough why not use it? Just buy a decent PSU?

If you are going mATX route why not get one of those cool looking Lanbox/cube type case with PSU?

Unfortunately No FRYS nearby... so have to stick with NE.

I changed to Antec for the PSU. Thanks for ur offer but I am in a hurry to get this running and u seem to be in CA, and I am in NY.

I want to fix his old computer and keep it as backup. Its 3-4yrs old anyway.

Do you have a link to the Lanbox/cube type cases u r taling about?

nocrapman · Oct 14, 2008

CPU Choice

This just sprang up on newegg this morn: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244

For $120 shipped... any reason not to buy it?

Also, If I am not Ocing - do I need to upgrade the HSF on this?

nocrapman · Oct 17, 2008

Just thought I'd let you guys know, what I finally purchased.
Thanks for all your help folks!
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=10937008

System Name	---
Processor	FX 8350 @ 4.00 Ghz with 1.28v
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FX-UD3 v4.0, Hacked Bios F4.x
Cooling	Silenx 4 pipe Tower cooler + 2 x Cougar 120mm fan, 3 x 120mm, 1 x 200 mm Red LED fan
Memory	Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 16GB + Patriot Memory DDR3 1866 16GB
Video Card(s)	Asus R9 290 OC @ GPU - 1050, MEM - 1300
Storage	Inland 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD for OS, WDC Black - 2TB + 1TB Storage, Inland 480GB SSD - Games
Display(s)	3 x 1080P LCDs - Acer 25" + Acer 23" + HP 23"
Case	AeroCool XPredator X3
Audio Device(s)	Built-in Realtek
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 Modular
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	Super Budget Gamer Thing lol
Processor	AMD 5600+ Windsor @3.0ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M3N78-VM AM2/AM2+ Micro ATX
Cooling	Thermaltake TR2-R1 Ultra Silence CPU heatsink+fan / 3 exhaust case fans
Memory	3 Gigs Kingston DDR2@800mhz
Video Card(s)	PNY 8800GT 512mb OC'd 710/1740/950 - 178.24
Storage	2X 320 gig Seagate Barracuda's @7200rpm - SATA
Display(s)	22in Dell LCD 1680X1050 / 21.6in AOC LCD / Hauppauge TV Tuner
Case	Antec Three Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts EA500D 500w
Software	Vista, bby <3
Benchmark Scores	yay it works! =]

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Primary Rig
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX
Cooling	Corsair H50
Memory	OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Video Card(s)	None
Storage	SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA
Display(s)	Acer 235 - 23"
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC889A - onboard
Power Supply	CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2
Software	windows 7

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

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