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So, I've been trying to build a new computer for a while now, but since I know basically nothing about getting started, I asked my friend to help me, who had built his own previously. I don't know very much about picking parts and whatnot, so I basically listened to what he and others said, so bear with me. So he showed me a few things, then came upon this set up..

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail

BIOSTAR TA790GXB A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model OCZ2B800C54GK - Retail

XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

Rosewill Stallion Series RD600N-2DB-SL-BK 600W ATX Form Factor 12V V2.2 / SSI standard EPS 12V SLI Ready Active PFC Active ... - Retail

Rosewill R5605-BK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Front Mesh Design Dual 120mm Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

The last two (power supply and case) come in a combo package thing, as do the mobo/CPU and the ram/hard drive.

I'm just wondering what you guys think of it, because I'm not 100% sure of how reliable it may be and how everything connects and will work with each other.. Just want to get a second opinion to see your guys' ideas so that I know for sure that this is all right. Any advice or changes that you guys think I would be better off with would be greatly appreciated. The price right now seems pretty good. Thanks in advance.
 
the only thing i would change is the cpu for a 720 which is more than enough and a better motherboard such as the gigabyte 790x
 
I'd get a better quality PSU, especailly if you have any plans on OC'ing(Rosewill PSU's are crap compared to alot of PSUs. A crap PSU giving out can kill your whole system). Get a top quality PSU, some brand names for example would be PC Power and Cooling, Corsair, Seasonic, and Enermax. 600 watts will be plenty wattage.
 
Nothing wrong with that PSU, runs my system fine as well as the previous owners.
 
nothing wrong with Rosewill PS

I've got about 16 Rosewill PS going right now. Most of the systems have been going 24/7 for more then 2 years. As far as the motherboard you selected. I would go with a Gigabyte or another brand. Anything then Biostar
 
Morrison5891 said:
nothing wrong with Rosewill PS

I've got about 16 Rosewill PS going right now. Most of the systems have been going 24/7 for more then 2 years. As far as the motherboard you selected. I would go with a Gigabyte or another brand. Anything then Biostar
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Exactly, I am sick and tired of people telling other people not to get a Rosewill PSU just because it isn't a top brand.
 
boomstik360 said:
Exactly, I am sick and tired of people telling other people not to get a Rosewill PSU just because it isn't a top brand.
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Ive never owned any of their PSU's but I have their keyboards, cases, and fans - and all of them are top of the line, bottom dollar products.

Ive also heard good things about Rosewill PS's.
 
phanbuey said:
Ive never owned any of their PSU's but I have their keyboards, cases, and fans - and all of them are top of the line, bottom dollar products.

Ive also heard good things about Rosewill PS's.
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I have had great luck with them, they hold up very well. I use them in mainly budget oriented builds some some mid/high end. All have not skipped a beat even with power hungry upgrades and overclocks. All very stable and voltages spot on ( Both idle and load ). I wouldn't hesitate to buy a rosewill PSU, for the price they are great and rival other top brands. I know they aren't the "best" but they will suffice for most builds.
 
Sorry if I offend anyone by recommending top of the line hardware. What was I thinking?
 
See here's the problem boom. Now I'm not saying they aren't decent at least but when you got other psu's like this one for example http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817101021 at a fraction of the cost that is almost about 50% in build quality for cheaper ....

Rosewill needs to come down on their pricing a bit on their "top end" model power supplies. And no I am not trying to flamebait you or cause a flamewar .. just my .02 in the matter. :) No harsh feelings?
 
JrRacinFan said:
See here's the problem boom. Now I'm not saying they aren't decent at least but when you got other psu's like this one for example http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817101021 at a fraction of the cost that is almost about 50% in build quality for cheaper ....

Rosewill needs to come down on their pricing a bit on their "top end" model power supplies. And no I am not trying to flamebait you or cause a flamewar .. just my .02 in the matter. :) No harsh feelings?
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I very much understand what you are saying I am agree completely about their pricing when there are other PSU's that rival them for a better price :D No flame war here lol :toast:

I actually own that very PSU, ( snatched it up for $30 shipped ) and it runs my i7 setup great minus 1 GTX 260 (only had one at the time of testing) . I just bought it since it was a heck of a deal from a great brand.

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BarbaricSoul said:
Sorry if I offend anyone by recommending top of the line hardware. What was I thinking?
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I wasn't meaning it like that :roll:

I am just saying for his setup there is no need for a much more expensive PSU. I have actually owned that very model of PSU, it runs great to this day. 2 Years of straight use and multiple upgrades and system overhauls.
 
boomstik360 said:
I very much understand what you are saying I am agree completely about their pricing when there are other PSU's that rival them for a better price :D No flame war here lol :toast:

I actually own that very PSU, ( snatched it up for $30 shipped ) and it runs my i7 setup great minus 1 GTX 260 (only had one at the time of testing) . I just bought it since it was a heck of a deal from a great brand.
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For $30 .... I would have also.
 
Haha, well, thanks for all the advice everyone.

But another question, is it relatively easy to take a CD drive from the computer I'm using now to put it onto this new computer? I'd like to do that if I can, so that I don't have to spend more to buy a brand new one. If it's not worth the hassle taking it out, I will just settle with buying one though.
 
yes, it's easy
 
^yeah you can take it out of whatever PC you are mentioning and place it in the new one.
 
Alright, so I started building everything and basically it's all in place right now but I've run into a small issue.

The graphics card requires a 6pin and 8pin plug in from the power supply, but the only 8 pin I have from my PSU cannot reach the graphics card as it is connected to a 4pin plugged into the motherboard. I was thinking about getting a molex connector so that I can get another 8 pin to put in there, with a 6 pin from my PSU, but the XFX manual says not to use converters.

Is it really a big deal if I use a converter? There's really no other way I can do it unless I get a whole new PSU.. which is sort of out of the question.

I tried to boot it up considering that the motherboard has onboard graphics, just to test it out, but no display came on my screen, the computer just started beeping. I assumed it had to do with the graphics card not being plugged in, but should it work even without that?
 
Your video card should have came with the proper molex adapters. Also that 8 pin your speaking of from yoru psu DO NOT try to attach it to the video card.

Also if you want to try the PC with onbaord you have to take the dedicated video card out.
 
JrRacinFan said:
Also if you want to try the PC with onbaord you have to take the dedicated video card out.
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you should be able to set in the bios to use one or the other or both (pcie / onboard / both), you should not have to physically remove the graphics card.
 
Yeah, the weird thing is that my video card came with two 6 pin adapters. Don't ask me why, but even other people on Newegg reviews have said the same thing.

I think I'll just go out and buy an 8 pin adapter later. Thanks.
 
digibucc said:
you should be able to set in the bios to use one or the other or both (pcie / onboard / both), you should not have to physically remove the graphics card.
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You are correct but if you dont have the proper power going to the video card how can you disable it to display to the onboard when blind? ;)
 
Haha too late for that, already got my parts ;p

EDIT: Also, I booted up the computer, plugging in two 6 pins into the graphics card (one into the 6 pin slot and one into the 8 pin slot) to see what would happen, and a message came on screen telling me that my graphics card wasn't connected properly to the power supply.

So I had to order a 6 pin to 6+2 pin converter off Newegg. Gotta wait a few more days to actually get this thing running...
 
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