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Building my 1st gaming computer

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Nice guide there.
Im not terrible with computers I actually was originally trying to decide between 1156 and 1136 and I linked the wrong link. And I actually did accidentally pick laptop RAM earlier but fixed that lol. (still found the guide useful though)

Well my bad bro.... sorry :banghead:

I just thought you might have been starting out building and I know when your trying to teach yourself ( coming from a guy who originally did) It is sometimes hard to get good information.

Some people don't want to take the time to give the knowledge up. (People at TPU usually do though)

So it you got any other questions don't hesitate to ask bud.
 

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+1 to MailMan's build.
 

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Jack, it all depends what you want, do you want the latest quad core cpu, or you wouldn't mind buying a high end socket 775? They still perform great. An e8400 is a great dual core, it's cheap effective and fast. This is what I would of built for you, it's cheap, powerful and effective.!

$167 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cach...

$100 Motherboard: http://ijk.com.au/branch/ijk/product_info.php?cPath=51_270&products_id=127811
(Asus make some of the best motherboards)

$99 RAM: Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5C

$89 PSU (power supply): CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready...

$249 GPU: Palit NE5X460HF1102 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) SONIC ...

$64 CASE: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid T...

I transferred it to American currency. In total it will cost $768 and provide a large performance boost over the 5770, i mean like double the performance.
Anyway it's your decision not mine, but if I were you, I would've bought the above system. -1nf3rn0x :D

IMO this would be a waste of money. he should just go with a 1156 COMBO or A AM3 combo. theres no need to pay this much, Especially for that CPU!
 
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IMO this would be a waste of money. he should just go with a 1156 COMBO or A AM3 combo. theres no need to pay this much, Especially for that CPU!

+1 on this statement.... especially if he would like more upgradeable in the future. You know as well as I once someone get's the build bug.... they always want to improve on it.

A build with either AM3 or 1156 would give that person more options in the future. Socket 775 will be dead sooner then later unlike these.
 

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+1 on this statement.... especially if he would like more upgradeable in the future. You know as well as I once someone get's the build bug.... they always want to improve on it.

A build with either AM3 or 1156 would give that person more options in the future. Socket 775 will be dead sooner then later unlike these.

Yea 775 would be good for someone that doesn't use the PC for gaming and doesn't use the PC much, just to email browse web, LIGHT gaming. I know there are still some high end 775 CPUs but the price/performance ratio is horrible and wouldn't be worth it in the long run.
 
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Yea 775 would be good for someone that doesn't use the PC for gaming and doesn't use the PC much, just to email browse web, LIGHT gaming. I know there are still some high end 775 CPUs but the price/performance ratio is horrible and wouldn't be worth it in the long run.

sigh, only if you buy new, used it's price/perf ratio becomes better and really did you just write that it's only good for web browsing?

my athlon xp 1800 is good for web browsing
pentium 2's are good for web browsing.

I get the price/perf argument, but don't just post up whatever bs manages to migrate into your head. seriously

http://www1.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Core_i5_661/11.html

based on the tpu review the heavier you game the less the cpu matters, and that's supported by almost eevry review out there. CPU encoding, memory performance, file compression, and etc. thiese are where the i5's and i7's excel gaming is really down to the gpu. and on that note, I'm you're hucklberry.
 
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Here is a solid build with the future in mind. 799.94 BAM! On the money.

http://img.techpowerup.org/100713/Untitled.jpg

Nice build! Although 3 changes I would make to this.

Bump down motherboard(brand only):
ASRock 890FX DELUXE3 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB ...

EDIT Instead why not an SLI motherboard to pair with that Fermi card:
ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX AM...

So you can afford to go this route:
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 ...

Ram, this one is rated for same bandwith but cas latency 7 instead of 9:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ...

+1 on this statement.... especially if he would like more upgradeable in the future. You know as well as I once someone get's the build bug.... they always want to improve on it.

A build with either AM3 or 1156 would give that person more options in the future. Socket 775 will be dead sooner then later unlike these.

Never is such as thing as futureproofing. Basically 1156 socket is "dead". AM3 at least will have (99% sure) Bulldozer.
 
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Nice build! Although 3 changes I would make to this.

Bump down motherboard(brand only):
ASRock 890FX DELUXE3 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB ...

EDIT Instead why not an SLI motherboard to pair with that Fermi card:
ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX AM...

So you can afford to go this route:
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 ...

Ram, this one is rated for same bandwith but cas latency 7 instead of 9:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 ...



Never is such as thing as futureproofing. Basically 1156 socket is "dead". AM3 at least will have (99% sure) Bulldozer.

I have no issues with SLI. However as of today the 58xx series offers better over all performance but NOT in the 200 range. That is why I went with a crossfire broad (future proofing) with a 460 (best now in his range). Also remember his budget is 800 bucks. A 1055T will knock him over that but the board will be good for "Bulldozer" later on. This is a gaming rig. A 955 is more then enough ;)

See I did in fact give some thought to the rig I posted. If I were building for long term that is what I would do for him as a gaming rig.
 

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why that graphics card?
isn't the original one I posted better than that 1?
 

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why that graphics card?
isn't the original one I posted better than that 1?

No. The 5770 is a good card no doubt. However the 460 eats its lunch in raw performance.

Here is an example....



See where the 5770 is compared to the 460?
 

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how is it better though? whats making it outperform?
 
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I am an ATI fan for sure. But because of your price range.... I would also suggest a GTX 460 .... Most definitely better then ATI's offerings for that price range.

If you had a higher budget I would easily suggest a 5850 or 5870 or Crossfire either. In that price range ATI has Nvidia beat hands down IMO.

But since not...in that price range....

GTX 460 FTW!
 
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I put a Rosewill RG530 in my dad's computer about 18 months ago and it's been running nicely since. There are some decent Rosewill units but the deal is that it's a newegg house brand, all they do is rebrand products so quality does vary.

About a month ago I got the Cooler Master 600w Silent Pro on newegg for $70, which I thought was an amazing deal. It was rated well on JohnnyGuru, is very quiet, has nice modular cables and very stable rails. If you're not buying this stuff right away I'd keep an eye on it going back down to $70.
 
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If you should decide to go socket 775, here is a kick ass deal on a Evga 790i Ultra SLI... http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=20

With a decent cooler you can expect around 4GHz 24/7 with a chip such as an e8400. Coupled with a Evga 460 this would be a cheap little barn burner for gaming. For that matter, look at the GTS 8800 640mb on sale there as well...two of those in sli would be pretty sweet for the money.
 

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Jack, it all depends what you want, do you want the latest quad core cpu, or you wouldn't mind buying a high end socket 775? They still perform great. An e8400 is a great dual core, it's cheap effective and fast. This is what I would of built for you, it's cheap, powerful and effective.!

$167 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cach...

$100 Motherboard: http://ijk.com.au/branch/ijk/product_info.php?cPath=51_270&products_id=127811
(Asus make some of the best motherboards)

$99 RAM: Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5C

$89 PSU (power supply): CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready...

$249 GPU: Palit NE5X460HF1102 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) SONIC ...

$64 CASE: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid T...

I transferred it to American currency. In total it will cost $768 and provide a large performance boost over the 5770, i mean like double the performance.
Anyway it's your decision not mine, but if I were you, I would've bought the above system. -1nf3rn0x :D

Okay I've made some stupid decisions in my past with computers but wtf??? a GTX460 with that CPU? I wouldn't go under a quad core with this GPU... get a q9550 or shit even a q6600 and if looking for AMD get a 955 / 965 and for a first time builder a GTX460 would be extreme... i would get a GTX 260 or a 5770 but its up him in the end.
 

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Going with themailmans build. Its a good build that I can upgrade later without it going out of date soon
 

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now thats what i call a monster go with mail on this one i'm looking at the same exact GFX as well :p 460s r nice also considering a 260 but i will open up my own thread and ask there :)
 

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Going with themailmans build. Its a good build that I can upgrade later without it going out of date soon

Like I told ya in the PM, you will want to get a better case later on. Other then that you will have one hell of a build. :toast:
 
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