Help the newbie with budget build ! :-)

Raizy · Jan 9, 2008

Motherboard: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25369 Planning to overclock an E4500 on air. Although I might resurrect my dangerden kit and buy a waterblock instead -- suggestions for a waterblock?

RAM (???): The problem is I'm not sure which RAM to buy. The store doesn't sell DDR2 RAM. I don't know if PC2 is the same thing? Any recommendations from NCIX?

Processor: E4500 http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25412 Is Dual Core as good as Core 2 Duo, or is it the same thing?

Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 700W: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18185

Videocard: Some random brand GeForce 8800 GT any recommendations on a brand?

DVD-reader/burner: Any recommendations?

Case: I'll be ordering a mid-tower Lian-Li at my local computer store.

Harddrive: Existing 320 GB and I forgot the brand :eek:

It'll be my first serious build, my first build was 400 bucks and I didn't do any gaming on it. It was a big waste of money. Game to waste my life on: Hellgate London

and possibly Starcraft 2.

Raizy · Jan 9, 2008

Nevermind I placed the order already. I Hope things go okay.

Decided to go cheap on the RAM: http://www.ncix.com/products/index....002GK&manufacture=OCZ Technology&promoid=1019

and got a cheap Pioneer 212.

panchoman · Jan 9, 2008

the ram is good.. or atleast it should be

everything else looks good. for the dvd burner, i've got a lite on and it works well for me so im happy

JC316 · Jan 9, 2008

The motherboard is great, I have one, running my quad at 3.7GHZ no problem. It does have some vdroop, so watch that. The processor is a tad weak, but if you get it to around 3.5GHZ, it will do much better. The ram is decent, I am not sure how well it will overclock though.

All in all, it's a damn fine build. It should do you well.

Edit:

I would recommend hot gluing a 40MM fan to the northbridge, or getting a better heatsink, it tends to run very hot with the passive cooling.

Raizy · Jan 9, 2008

I'll see what my newb ass can do with the OC. I ordered a Zalman CNPS9700NT with it. I'm still scared about OCing though...

About the northbridge, how hot exactly ?

keakar · Jan 9, 2008

you selected great components and later you can drop a quad in

for dvd drive i suggest samsung, they make great dvd drives and monitors

Processor	Intel Pentium E2180 @ 2.8 Ghz @1.33v
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35 DS3L
Cooling	AC Freezer 7 Pro5
Memory	G.Skill F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 320 MB
Display(s)	Ilo 32" HDTV 1366 x 768 native
Case	Crap.
Audio Device(s)	Waiting for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Power Supply	OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Software	Windows XP 32-Bit

Processor	Intel Pentium E2180 @ 2.8 Ghz @1.33v
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35 DS3L
Cooling	AC Freezer 7 Pro5
Memory	G.Skill F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 320 MB
Display(s)	Ilo 32" HDTV 1366 x 768 native
Case	Crap.
Audio Device(s)	Waiting for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Power Supply	OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Software	Windows XP 32-Bit

Processor	Amd Athlon X2 4600+ Windsor(90nm) EE(65W) @2.9-3.0 @1.45
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce [Nvidia] 550
Cooling	Thermaltake Blue Orb-- bunch of other fans here and there....
Memory	2 gigs (2x1gb) of patriot ddr2 800 @ 4-4-4-12-2t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X1950pro Pci-E x16 @stock@stock on stock
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 250gb Drive, WD raptors (30/40) in Raid 0
Display(s)	ANCIENT 15" sony lcd, bought it when it was like 500 bucks
Case	Apevia X-plorer blue/black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard- Why get an sound card when you can hum??
Power Supply	Antec NeoHe 550-manufactured by seasonic -replacement to the discontinued smart power series
Software	Windows XP pro SP2 -- vista is still crap

System Name	Budget Gaming
Processor	AMD FX6300
Motherboard	Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	HD7850 1GB
Storage	1TB Sata2
Display(s)	Acer 24" LED
Case	Generic black
Audio Device(s)	Stock onboard
Power Supply	FSP Aurum Gold 650W
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Processor	Intel Pentium E2180 @ 2.8 Ghz @1.33v
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35 DS3L
Cooling	AC Freezer 7 Pro5
Memory	G.Skill F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ PC2-8000 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1000 CL5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 320 MB
Display(s)	Ilo 32" HDTV 1366 x 768 native
Case	Crap.
Audio Device(s)	Waiting for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Power Supply	OCZ 700W GameXtreme
Software	Windows XP 32-Bit

Help the newbie with budget build ! :-)

Raizy

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Raizy

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panchoman

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JC316

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Raizy

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keakar

Processor	Intel Core i7-4790 Haswell Quad-Core 3.6GHz LGA 1150 84W
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI
Cooling	CPU - Cooler Master Hyper T4 / Case - cooler master 120mm rear case fan (Air cooling)
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Video Card(s)	GTX1060 6GB
Storage	Samsung 512 GB 840 PRO SSD Main Drive and Samsung 512 GB 840 EVO SSD Backup Drive
Display(s)	ASUS 23" LED Monitor
Case	COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 (silver & black)
Audio Device(s)	(onboard audio) Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	CORSAIR SU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
Software	Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit Edition