All the hardwares i'm gonna buy is from www.newegg.com , so if you want to see an image of the hardware , just copy and paste its name on there , i got a ASUS P5K-V LGA 775 Intel G33 ATX Intel Motherboard , Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor , XFX PVT84GUDF3 GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card , RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply , 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM , A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory , Sony NEC Optiarc Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive, and Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM,
I think vista will only slow it down , xp much better , right ?? , will this computer work , dose everything match? , can it play high graphics games ? , for example supreme commander , PLEASE , THANK YOU, this is my first comp, and i been saving for a while.|||I actually prefer the nforce 6 sli chipset....especially for gaming but that's just me
I went a lil cheap on my cpu and got the 6420...still had the 4mb L2 but at the time was 60 bucks cheaper for the 2.13ghz
double check with the ASUS WEBSITE that the ram you picked out is tested for that board....don't just rely on specs given by newegg....somewhere buried deep in the tech specs you'll find a list of tested ram modules. I had all kinds of probs with what i thought was very decent crucial ram on my evga board but couldn't get it stable...eventually found good deals on corsair ram that worked fine.
everything looks pretty well in order...like the case you picked out too but jesus! do people really still buy windows? Oh well...better you than me i suppose but as far as hardware goes it all looks pretty compatible.
....yes i agree with above anser...if you get the retail box cpu it will have a heatsink included. generally, you can get a better one for 25 bucks though.....I'm not familiar with that asus board but double check the chipset heatsink isn't anything crazy (i think some boards like the gigabyte get out of hand with that) and select a suitable cooler|||make sure you also have a cpu/proccessor cooler
seems to be a pretty cool computer..though i would go with a GeForce 8800GTS 320mb or so thats what i have..stick with xp thats what i did..some good choices there|||Why don't you have a DVD writable drive in the mix there?
I didn't go through everything, but it looks like a good mix. The Motherboard has SATA on it, as well as the cables, so I think everything should work out well.
Good luck.|||Looks like a good setup, but some high-performance games may require a better graphics card. You have a good one right now, though. Just be sure that the processor comes with a CPU fan or you will definately burn that processor. Those things get very hot, very fast. Hope this helped.|||High graphics? No, probably not. Not on High at least. Get a better graphics card, at least 320MB. Get a bigger HD, at least 300Gb. Get a DVD-burner. Lite-on makes great burners. Since you want XP, get Professional instead of Home. You will have more control over the things your system does.
Everything else looks good.|||This is very good setup overall, the m/b is "Intel Quad-core ready" so thats good future proofing. Get "xp pro".
But If you plan to play "Supreme commander" then you should change your Display Card ,get a "NVIDIA GeForfce 8800 GTS" or if you can afford it the "GeForce 8800 Ultra".
This card will struggle playing "supreme commander" at 1920*1200 resolution, but should be fine at "1280*1024" or lesser.
NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS supports DirectX 10, but it is simple too weak to provide usable support for DirectX 10. So buy, the GeForce 8600 GTS for its DirectX 9 performance, not its DirectX 10 support.
Hope this helps.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
I'm building a computer, please check to see if they are all compatible or not. Thanks.?
DVD Drive- LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail
Case- COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower
Harddrive-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Motherboard- XFX MB-N590ASH9 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Graphics Card- -$40.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $159.99
$119.99
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
(NON sli)
Power Supply- Rosewill RT550-135-BK 550W 135mm Fan SLI Ready - ATX V2.2/EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
RAM-GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA= - Retail
CPU- $25.00 Mail-in Rebate $99.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5600CZBOX - Retail
All will be bought from newegg.|||Should work well together, with plenty of room to upgrade in the future.
I have the same case myself, you'll find building really easy, but you may find you choose some quieter case fans than the ones it comes with.
But why go for an AMD? a couple of years back they were the dogs danglies, but now intel are the speed kings.
Case- COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower
Harddrive-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Motherboard- XFX MB-N590ASH9 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Graphics Card- -$40.00 Instant
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate $159.99
$119.99
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
(NON sli)
Power Supply- Rosewill RT550-135-BK 550W 135mm Fan SLI Ready - ATX V2.2/EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
RAM-GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model GX22GB6400UDCA= - Retail
CPU- $25.00 Mail-in Rebate $99.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5600CZBOX - Retail
All will be bought from newegg.|||Should work well together, with plenty of room to upgrade in the future.
I have the same case myself, you'll find building really easy, but you may find you choose some quieter case fans than the ones it comes with.
But why go for an AMD? a couple of years back they were the dogs danglies, but now intel are the speed kings.
Can somebody help me with building a computer? Look over my build please.?
Intel BOXDP35DPM LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100196L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner - OEM
bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Seagate SV35 Series ST3320620SV 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
These are all from www.newegg.com and feedback on my build would be great. My budget is $1000.|||Motherboard--looks good. 4 Dimm slots are nice for expansion later and the ability to upgrade later is nice.
Video card is good fast and not too expensive, but only Direct X9. I'd personally go for an Nvidia 8600GTS for the same price but I'd be happy with the one you chose too.
Power supply looks solid. Don't let anyone fool you, don't cheap out on the Power supply and looks like you chose a good one.
I think I'd look at the Core 2 Duo E6320 which is about $50 more. Bigger cache and faster FSB (1066 vs 800). The E4300 would be my 2nd choice
Hard drive -- looks okay but I'd look at this one:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS it has identical specs and is $5 cheaper
The case looks okay, I think I'd look at a different case myself just on appearance but whatever fits your style on that one
Overall, solid machine from the specs|||Looks good man, install Linux on that bad boy and it will be complete ;-p.|||little over kill on the power supply.|||i do not get what you are asking. but if that is the parts your putting into it, its gonna run smoothe as oil.|||looks good :)
SAPPHIRE 100196L Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner - OEM
bluegears b-Enspirer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Seagate SV35 Series ST3320620SV 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
These are all from www.newegg.com and feedback on my build would be great. My budget is $1000.|||Motherboard--looks good. 4 Dimm slots are nice for expansion later and the ability to upgrade later is nice.
Video card is good fast and not too expensive, but only Direct X9. I'd personally go for an Nvidia 8600GTS for the same price but I'd be happy with the one you chose too.
Power supply looks solid. Don't let anyone fool you, don't cheap out on the Power supply and looks like you chose a good one.
I think I'd look at the Core 2 Duo E6320 which is about $50 more. Bigger cache and faster FSB (1066 vs 800). The E4300 would be my 2nd choice
Hard drive -- looks okay but I'd look at this one:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS it has identical specs and is $5 cheaper
The case looks okay, I think I'd look at a different case myself just on appearance but whatever fits your style on that one
Overall, solid machine from the specs|||Looks good man, install Linux on that bad boy and it will be complete ;-p.|||little over kill on the power supply.|||i do not get what you are asking. but if that is the parts your putting into it, its gonna run smoothe as oil.|||looks good :)
Looking forword of getting new computer need help?
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Hard Drive......Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Video Card/......BFG Tech BFGR88640GTSOC2E GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Power Supply.....APEVIA ATX-AS520W-BK ATX 520W Power Supply
Memory.....CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail
MB......ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU.....Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400
Case.....COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Fan.....ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink
CD/DVD.....Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0B
Any advice what else I need....would really appreciate thx|||Looks good to me. You have done your research
The only thing else would be any peripherials you would want. In other words, if you wanted a memory card reader for a camera or other device.
Hard Drive......Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Video Card/......BFG Tech BFGR88640GTSOC2E GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Power Supply.....APEVIA ATX-AS520W-BK ATX 520W Power Supply
Memory.....CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail
MB......ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU.....Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400
Case.....COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Fan.....ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink
CD/DVD.....Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0B
Any advice what else I need....would really appreciate thx|||Looks good to me. You have done your research
The only thing else would be any peripherials you would want. In other words, if you wanted a memory card reader for a camera or other device.
Help Me determine the size power supply I'll need for a custom built pc?
Im in the process of building a pc and there are numerous sizes of power supplys in wattage. I want a supply big enough so i don't damage anything,but don't want to overpay on a bigger harddrive,if i dont need all the wattage. Here's the Specs for the pc: Pentium D 925 800MHz 3.0 Cpu,22 inch flat panel monitor,two 500 gig sata 3gbs,4 gigs of ddr2 800MHz Memory,Bose Companion 5 Series speaker set,his hightech h260prqt512 ddn-r ati radeon hd 512mb pci-e 16x hdcp video card,dual uv cold cathode kit,3 or 4 fans,two 16x dvd burners. All on a NVidia nForce 650i Ultra atx Motherboard. If anyone could leave any opinions on what size power supply would be needed that would be great. Thanks.|||look at the one in the link below. The various 12v rails is nice because you can dedicate one to the video card and the extra fans in the case, leaving the others for the HDD's and optical drives. The 650watt mark should leave you sufficient breathing space for a few things as well.
this is in the range of what you want, just find the power supply that you wish from the supplier of your choice.|||450 Watt Power Supply.|||Just get the biggest 0ne you can find, it will only draw what it needs, anyway, but extra power is definetly better than not enough. just because a ps is rated at a certain wattage, doesnt mean it will always draw that much, it will only use what it needs|||The last thing you want to skimp on is the power supply. Cheap power supplies mean unstable rail voltages resulting in poor preformance. Theres a reason nobody buys the 600watt 19.99 PSUs but pay 80 and up for quality Corsairs Antecs etc. You need lots of watts and a lot of amps on the +12V rails. Heres the minimum PSU i would recommend for your build. I would personally go with the 520watt version but the 450watt version is ample for your system. 54.99 delivered to your door.
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-vx-450w-…|||umm
when u biy a power supply
get the one with the back switch, i like those better
make sure its 115 Volts of power, usually in the US its like that|||For any decent rig these days, I'd suggest you start in the 450 watt at a minimum and go up from there. Also be sure to buy a power supply from a reputable source. Antec ( http://www.antec.com/us/pro_powerSupply.… ) is a good place to start. Many power supply vendors will offer power supplies for very cheap that boast high wattage output when they are basically junk and fail very quickly. Beware of very cheap power supplies.
this is in the range of what you want, just find the power supply that you wish from the supplier of your choice.|||450 Watt Power Supply.|||Just get the biggest 0ne you can find, it will only draw what it needs, anyway, but extra power is definetly better than not enough. just because a ps is rated at a certain wattage, doesnt mean it will always draw that much, it will only use what it needs|||The last thing you want to skimp on is the power supply. Cheap power supplies mean unstable rail voltages resulting in poor preformance. Theres a reason nobody buys the 600watt 19.99 PSUs but pay 80 and up for quality Corsairs Antecs etc. You need lots of watts and a lot of amps on the +12V rails. Heres the minimum PSU i would recommend for your build. I would personally go with the 520watt version but the 450watt version is ample for your system. 54.99 delivered to your door.
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-vx-450w-…|||umm
when u biy a power supply
get the one with the back switch, i like those better
make sure its 115 Volts of power, usually in the US its like that|||For any decent rig these days, I'd suggest you start in the 450 watt at a minimum and go up from there. Also be sure to buy a power supply from a reputable source. Antec ( http://www.antec.com/us/pro_powerSupply.… ) is a good place to start. Many power supply vendors will offer power supplies for very cheap that boast high wattage output when they are basically junk and fail very quickly. Beware of very cheap power supplies.
How good is this graphics card for crysis?
Hightech ATI HD4870 PCI-E 2.0 512MB 256-bit GDDR5, Memory Clock 3600MHz, Core Clock 750MHz, (Full HD 1080p) Dual DL-DVI & TV (HDCP) VIDEO CARD
Powered by Radeon� HD 4870 GPU
956 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process
800 stream processing units
DirectX� 10.1
24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
ATI CrossFireX� multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
PCI Express� 2.0 support
Guys can u plz tell me if this is any good for crysis ( I have 4 gb of ram and 3.16 ghz processor speed)
Also is it better to have HD4870 512 mb or HD4850 1 GB or two HD 4850 512 mb|||Perfectly adequate. But Just so you know processor clock speed isn't everything - You had better hope that is a dual or quad-core processor.
Also don't expect stellar framerates at higher resolutions at max settings - its a great card, but you would need twice the budget to get stellar framerates at high resolutions in crysis.|||well that is a pretty good graphics card you should get descent frame rates out of it as long as your not playing on really high resolutions.
and for the other choices the two HD 4850's would be the best since that would be running two GPU's for one game
Powered by Radeon� HD 4870 GPU
956 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process
800 stream processing units
DirectX� 10.1
24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
ATI CrossFireX� multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
PCI Express� 2.0 support
Guys can u plz tell me if this is any good for crysis ( I have 4 gb of ram and 3.16 ghz processor speed)
Also is it better to have HD4870 512 mb or HD4850 1 GB or two HD 4850 512 mb|||Perfectly adequate. But Just so you know processor clock speed isn't everything - You had better hope that is a dual or quad-core processor.
Also don't expect stellar framerates at higher resolutions at max settings - its a great card, but you would need twice the budget to get stellar framerates at high resolutions in crysis.|||well that is a pretty good graphics card you should get descent frame rates out of it as long as your not playing on really high resolutions.
and for the other choices the two HD 4850's would be the best since that would be running two GPU's for one game
Is this card compatible with this motherboard?
Hightech ATI HD4870 PCI-E 2.0 512MB 256-bit GDDR5, Memory Clock 3600MHz, Core Clock 750MHz, (Full HD 1080p) Dual DL-DVI & TV (HDCP) VIDEO CARD
Powered by Radeon� HD 4870 GPU
956 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process
800 stream processing units
DirectX� 10.1
24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
ATI CrossFireX� multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
PCI Express� 2.0 suppo
I have a intel mother board and intel processor
But card description says "Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard"
so is it possible to use this on a intel motherboard with intel processor
also will it affect the performance?|||The simplest way to put this is, No, it wont the computer is to old.|||sounds like a kickin card give it a try I assume mb has pci exprees slot.|||From what you have posted, both the card and the motherboard have a PCI-E 2.0 interface, so yes, the card should be compatible with the motherboard.
Powered by Radeon� HD 4870 GPU
956 million transistors on 55nm fabrication process
800 stream processing units
DirectX� 10.1
24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
ATI CrossFireX� multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard
PCI Express� 2.0 suppo
I have a intel mother board and intel processor
But card description says "Use up to four discrete cards with an AMD 790FX based motherboard"
so is it possible to use this on a intel motherboard with intel processor
also will it affect the performance?|||The simplest way to put this is, No, it wont the computer is to old.|||sounds like a kickin card give it a try I assume mb has pci exprees slot.|||From what you have posted, both the card and the motherboard have a PCI-E 2.0 interface, so yes, the card should be compatible with the motherboard.
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