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.
I want to build a computer, would this setup be compatable?
Would this setup work? I am open to any suggestions or comments, and I'm also looking for a good place to find additional resources on this topic. On to the parts...
Motherboard: ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Video Card: ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M GeForce 8800GTS 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
http://www.newegg.com/
Hard Drive: Seagate 7200.9 ST3500641AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Case / Power: Steel ATX Mid Tower Case 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||Yes, but you shouldn't buy that rig unless you are building it for overclocking purposes. A 680i and DDR2 1066 are useless and too much trouble/money than they are worth unless you are doing some serious overclocking.
Also I recommend a 550 Watt or more PSU for that setup.|||The only thing that I would suggest for this very nice setup is another hard drive. Then you could run at least Raid 0 and have a copy of your hard drive. You gamers run 'em hard - you need a backup plan!:)
Motherboard: ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Video Card: ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M GeForce 8800GTS 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
http://www.newegg.com/
Hard Drive: Seagate 7200.9 ST3500641AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Case / Power: Steel ATX Mid Tower Case 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||Yes, but you shouldn't buy that rig unless you are building it for overclocking purposes. A 680i and DDR2 1066 are useless and too much trouble/money than they are worth unless you are doing some serious overclocking.
Also I recommend a 550 Watt or more PSU for that setup.|||The only thing that I would suggest for this very nice setup is another hard drive. Then you could run at least Raid 0 and have a copy of your hard drive. You gamers run 'em hard - you need a backup plan!:)
Does my Compaq Presario SR5712F PC have a large enough power supply for a....continued in details.?
for a SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Video Card|||400 Watt or greater power supply (550 Watt for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode) is recommended ( http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/g… )
The Compaq Presario SR5712F has a 250watt power supply. ( http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum… )
So ... your answer is NOPE!
The Compaq Presario SR5712F has a 250watt power supply. ( http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum… )
So ... your answer is NOPE!
Is this pc a good setup and bang for the buck ?
ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA LGA 775 VIA PT880 Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard $59.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor $170.00
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $99.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card $304.99
i can go with a better cpu but im on a budget, also I already have 3 gigs of kingston ddr ram.|||http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Mo… This for you Stuart A. This a cool board because if has a little bit of everything. I would bump the processor up as recommended earlier. As for the memory you can only use 2 sticks at a time, one or the other if I'm not mistaken. If you are buying this board to try and use your memory and have no intention of getting DDR2 I'd say OK. If you plan to buy memory I would get a board that can take 4 sticks of DDR2 instead. Also get 2 X 160 GB SATA II drives and run RAID instead of 1 400 GB drive. A few bucks more but I think you will be happier.|||Seems a good system, be sure motherboard has features you want ie: firewire, esata, lots of USB and audio connectors that work with your speaker system, for example spdif out etc. The only other issue is, you talk of DDR Ram and for this motherboard I.m pretty sure you need DDR2 Ram. Take care.|||its seems good, i would always go with an intel motherboard but yours should be fine. i reccomend you spend 40 more $ and get the
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz / 2MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Dual-Core / OEM / Socket 775 / Processor
it will make a significant difference. if your building your own pc you still need cd/dvd drives and cpu fans and hard drive fans and stuff, but if your just upgrading it should be good.|||its ok, but your processor is going to be a major bottleneck with that video card.
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor $170.00
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $99.99
EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card $304.99
i can go with a better cpu but im on a budget, also I already have 3 gigs of kingston ddr ram.|||http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Mo… This for you Stuart A. This a cool board because if has a little bit of everything. I would bump the processor up as recommended earlier. As for the memory you can only use 2 sticks at a time, one or the other if I'm not mistaken. If you are buying this board to try and use your memory and have no intention of getting DDR2 I'd say OK. If you plan to buy memory I would get a board that can take 4 sticks of DDR2 instead. Also get 2 X 160 GB SATA II drives and run RAID instead of 1 400 GB drive. A few bucks more but I think you will be happier.|||Seems a good system, be sure motherboard has features you want ie: firewire, esata, lots of USB and audio connectors that work with your speaker system, for example spdif out etc. The only other issue is, you talk of DDR Ram and for this motherboard I.m pretty sure you need DDR2 Ram. Take care.|||its seems good, i would always go with an intel motherboard but yours should be fine. i reccomend you spend 40 more $ and get the
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz / 2MB Cache / 1066MHz FSB / Dual-Core / OEM / Socket 775 / Processor
it will make a significant difference. if your building your own pc you still need cd/dvd drives and cpu fans and hard drive fans and stuff, but if your just upgrading it should be good.|||its ok, but your processor is going to be a major bottleneck with that video card.
How can I hookup my PC to my HDCP compliant LCD?
I have an HDCP complaint LCD with two HDMI inputs. I have a PC with a non-HDCP video card. I was under the impression that as long as the SOURCE didn't require HDCP the picture should display. Shouldn't my non-HDCP signal still show up on my HDCP monitor? If not, are there any effective ways to bypass this other than purchasing a HDCP card? If so, why else would my picture be blank?|||HDCP encryption is initiated and controlled by the source, so you are right, HDCP should not be the issue here.
It sounds like there is something wrong with the plug-n-play negotiation. The PC is ending up either thinking that there is no display attached or it is putting out a signal that the TV can not cope with.
If you have dual outputs then connect up a monitor as the primary, then you can see what you are doing in terms of resolution and refresh rates on the (seconadary) TV.
If you don not have dual outputs, then read the TV specs to find an acceptable resolution and refresh rate, then use the default monitor driver rather than the plug-n-play and carefully force the PC to the resolution and refresh rate the TV should work with. You may want to try a re-boot with the working monitor attached to confirm that it really does come back to where it should be.
If that does not work, beg, borrow or buy a HDMI source to confirm that the TV actually works.|||yea HDCP is just for Hi-Def like Blue Ray or HD-DVD. It's not required for a display to show on your LCD monitor. Did you try plugging in different ports, like Vga or DVI? Try looking at the monitor menu for input changing or what not.
It sounds like there is something wrong with the plug-n-play negotiation. The PC is ending up either thinking that there is no display attached or it is putting out a signal that the TV can not cope with.
If you have dual outputs then connect up a monitor as the primary, then you can see what you are doing in terms of resolution and refresh rates on the (seconadary) TV.
If you don not have dual outputs, then read the TV specs to find an acceptable resolution and refresh rate, then use the default monitor driver rather than the plug-n-play and carefully force the PC to the resolution and refresh rate the TV should work with. You may want to try a re-boot with the working monitor attached to confirm that it really does come back to where it should be.
If that does not work, beg, borrow or buy a HDMI source to confirm that the TV actually works.|||yea HDCP is just for Hi-Def like Blue Ray or HD-DVD. It's not required for a display to show on your LCD monitor. Did you try plugging in different ports, like Vga or DVI? Try looking at the monitor menu for input changing or what not.
The Better of the Graphics card?
I need a good graphics card but don't want to spend alot of money on one when I am a casual gamer. I have been looking at the ATI Radeon 4850. But of the cheaper one which one is beter.
EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Support, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support
XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - 256MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card
PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Performance Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, Video Card|||PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Performance Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, Video Card
Best 1 but the 4870 with gddr5 is so much better for like $30 more and the 4850 with gddr5 is also so much better!|||This one is the best, although an ATI Radeon 4850 is better:
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card
EVGA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Support, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, VGA Support
XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - 256MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card
PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Performance Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, Video Card|||PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Performance Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, Video Card
Best 1 but the 4870 with gddr5 is so much better for like $30 more and the 4850 with gddr5 is also so much better!|||This one is the best, although an ATI Radeon 4850 is better:
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card
Pertaining to video cards, what are GTS, GS and so on?
eVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail|||Different specs.
The 8800GTS has 96 stream processors while the GTX has 128.
The GTS has 640MB of Memory, while the GTX has 768 megs of ram.
It's just mainly the specifications, think of it like a car....
You have the SE models, the LE's, and the GT's.....same principle's apply.|||Nvidias video card names, the end of the names, range from low power versions to high power versions. Example: The GS is not nearly as good as the GT, the GT is not nearly as good as the GTX and so on. The names of cards changes a little bit with each card series but they are all based on the same theroy; the bigger and more extravagant the better. The 8800 cards are part of a brand new series, so the names are not yet all known, however, it is good to know that (for now) the GTX is going to be better than the GTS.
The 8800GTS has 96 stream processors while the GTX has 128.
The GTS has 640MB of Memory, while the GTX has 768 megs of ram.
It's just mainly the specifications, think of it like a car....
You have the SE models, the LE's, and the GT's.....same principle's apply.|||Nvidias video card names, the end of the names, range from low power versions to high power versions. Example: The GS is not nearly as good as the GT, the GT is not nearly as good as the GTX and so on. The names of cards changes a little bit with each card series but they are all based on the same theroy; the bigger and more extravagant the better. The 8800 cards are part of a brand new series, so the names are not yet all known, however, it is good to know that (for now) the GTX is going to be better than the GTS.
FINAL QUESTION about VID card?
I have PCV-RS430G
*600 Watt PSU +2GB RAM
currently have ati radeon 9550 256mb vid card
planning to upgrade it with
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
WILL THIS WORK??? Yes or No? Why or why not
also, will the DVI to VGA converter work on my VGA monitor? since this video card is dual DVI|||Yes it will work, because they both use the AGP 4x/8x slot. That is all you have to make sure, is that your computer's motherboard has the appropriate slot to accommodate the card.
Some video cards are for the PCI slot, and some for the AGP. The difference is that PCI are a little bit bigger of slots, and AGP are faster, that is why most are AGP.
As for the DVI adapter, you should be fine as long as the adapter does its job :)
*600 Watt PSU +2GB RAM
currently have ati radeon 9550 256mb vid card
planning to upgrade it with
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
WILL THIS WORK??? Yes or No? Why or why not
also, will the DVI to VGA converter work on my VGA monitor? since this video card is dual DVI|||Yes it will work, because they both use the AGP 4x/8x slot. That is all you have to make sure, is that your computer's motherboard has the appropriate slot to accommodate the card.
Some video cards are for the PCI slot, and some for the AGP. The difference is that PCI are a little bit bigger of slots, and AGP are faster, that is why most are AGP.
As for the DVI adapter, you should be fine as long as the adapter does its job :)
About the vid card fitting into my case?
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card
I have p4sd-vx Motherboard...
Above video card is longer compare to other video cards. I'm wondering if this card will have trouble fitting into my MB...
*Anybody know its dimensions????|||Shouldn't have too much of a problem. It's more an issue of case space than motherboard size.
Just make sure you watch the cables.|||This is an AGP card if you are trying to put in the white (usually) slots those are PCI , if your motherboard has a longer brown (usually) slot this is for AGP cards. That's where you wanna put that. Also this a larger card make sure you arrange your cables to allow it to fit.
I have p4sd-vx Motherboard...
Above video card is longer compare to other video cards. I'm wondering if this card will have trouble fitting into my MB...
*Anybody know its dimensions????|||Shouldn't have too much of a problem. It's more an issue of case space than motherboard size.
Just make sure you watch the cables.|||This is an AGP card if you are trying to put in the white (usually) slots those are PCI , if your motherboard has a longer brown (usually) slot this is for AGP cards. That's where you wanna put that. Also this a larger card make sure you arrange your cables to allow it to fit.
Which Video Card???
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
OR
HIS Hightech H195PRF512DDAN-R Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Video Card
I think the ICe turbo is better cuz it got higher GPU core and mem clock. But still not sure.....|||The X1950 Pro is better. The specs that you probably didn't take into account were pixel pipelines and memory interface. The X1950Pro has more pixel pipelines, which overcomes the fact that has a slightly slower GPU core. And the memory interface is 256 bit versus 128 bit, meaning that if the RAMs were the exact same clock speed, the 256 bit would move twice as much data.|||go with the x1950pro its a way better card it will run most games on max settings till games become direct 10 only which will be like 2-3 years but make sure you have a good enough powersupply before buying one
OR
HIS Hightech H195PRF512DDAN-R Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Video Card
I think the ICe turbo is better cuz it got higher GPU core and mem clock. But still not sure.....|||The X1950 Pro is better. The specs that you probably didn't take into account were pixel pipelines and memory interface. The X1950Pro has more pixel pipelines, which overcomes the fact that has a slightly slower GPU core. And the memory interface is 256 bit versus 128 bit, meaning that if the RAMs were the exact same clock speed, the 256 bit would move twice as much data.|||go with the x1950pro its a way better card it will run most games on max settings till games become direct 10 only which will be like 2-3 years but make sure you have a good enough powersupply before buying one
Do I need a HDCP video card to use a HDCP lcd monitor??
Do I need a HDCP video card to use a HDCP lcd monitor??
I have a PCI-E Radeon X700 pro, and I want to buy a samsung 940BW LCD monitor. The monitor is HDCP, and I was wondering If I have to get a new video card If I want to use DVI. Any help is appreciated.|||The short answer is:
No, your video card does not need to be HDCP compliant.
The long answer:
H(igh) D(efinition) C(ontent) P(rotection) is a way to encrypt a signal over the cable so that you can not cut the cable and copy the HD signal by attaching some piece of equipment to the cut end.
Ignore the fact that no such piece of equipment exists. Also ignore the fact that someone could open up the source box and pull the signal off the input pins of the encoder, or open up the display and pull the signal of the output pins of the decoder. HDCP is what the industry has settled on.
Since the data stream is one way, source to display, then if the source has no encoding then the display does not need to decode it, and your HDCP display gains you nothing.
It doe gain you something if you have a HDCP source, such as a Blu-Ray player.
If you plan on getting a high definition optical drive for your PC then having a HDCP compliant video card would allow you to play high def. movies on your PC.|||Yes, you do need a video card with hdcp plugs to be inputted into monitors with hdcp inputs as well.
Anyway, I think there would be no trouble with your problem as any decent video card nowadays should have every type of monitor plug available.|||it will work fine...
HDCP is only necessary if you want to play bluray or HD dvd's on your monitor or output to....whatever.
HDCP is a handshake authentication that, those who will remain nameless have employed so that it's more difficult to "copy or play copied" HD content.
so displaying, any regular stuff will not be effecting by HDCP with the monitor or the Vid. card...
I have a PCI-E Radeon X700 pro, and I want to buy a samsung 940BW LCD monitor. The monitor is HDCP, and I was wondering If I have to get a new video card If I want to use DVI. Any help is appreciated.|||The short answer is:
No, your video card does not need to be HDCP compliant.
The long answer:
H(igh) D(efinition) C(ontent) P(rotection) is a way to encrypt a signal over the cable so that you can not cut the cable and copy the HD signal by attaching some piece of equipment to the cut end.
Ignore the fact that no such piece of equipment exists. Also ignore the fact that someone could open up the source box and pull the signal off the input pins of the encoder, or open up the display and pull the signal of the output pins of the decoder. HDCP is what the industry has settled on.
Since the data stream is one way, source to display, then if the source has no encoding then the display does not need to decode it, and your HDCP display gains you nothing.
It doe gain you something if you have a HDCP source, such as a Blu-Ray player.
If you plan on getting a high definition optical drive for your PC then having a HDCP compliant video card would allow you to play high def. movies on your PC.|||Yes, you do need a video card with hdcp plugs to be inputted into monitors with hdcp inputs as well.
Anyway, I think there would be no trouble with your problem as any decent video card nowadays should have every type of monitor plug available.|||it will work fine...
HDCP is only necessary if you want to play bluray or HD dvd's on your monitor or output to....whatever.
HDCP is a handshake authentication that, those who will remain nameless have employed so that it's more difficult to "copy or play copied" HD content.
so displaying, any regular stuff will not be effecting by HDCP with the monitor or the Vid. card...
I'm wondering GDDR3?
I have PCV-RS430G
I'm wondering if GDDR3 will work on my AGP 8x 3.0 interface
if it does is it good idea to get
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
or
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card|||Do not confuse system RAM on the motherboard with videoram (Gddrx) on the graphics card. They are different and they have different jobs to do.
YES, a videocard with ddr3 will work GREAT on your 8XAGP. But take note that 512Mb is not always fully utilized in games.
The X1650XT AGP would draw about 60watts and the X1950 Pro AGP about 70watts. You might need a bigger power supply. Get one with dual +12V rails. Do not rely on minimum power supply recommendation. It will just run HOT at or near FULL LOAD. A bigger power supply would run cooler and last longer.
I'm wondering if GDDR3 will work on my AGP 8x 3.0 interface
if it does is it good idea to get
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
or
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card|||Do not confuse system RAM on the motherboard with videoram (Gddrx) on the graphics card. They are different and they have different jobs to do.
YES, a videocard with ddr3 will work GREAT on your 8XAGP. But take note that 512Mb is not always fully utilized in games.
The X1650XT AGP would draw about 60watts and the X1950 Pro AGP about 70watts. You might need a bigger power supply. Get one with dual +12V rails. Do not rely on minimum power supply recommendation. It will just run HOT at or near FULL LOAD. A bigger power supply would run cooler and last longer.
To build or buy?
I’m an amateur computer enthusiast and I’ve been planning out my new system for a few weeks. I’ve been looking up components, reading reviews, adjusting for my current and future needs and came up with this selection of parts and cost
BIOSTAR TForce 590 SLI Motherboard - $187.31
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/moth…
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AM2 – $303.00
http://www.antaresdigital.com/customer/p…
OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-6400 / 800 MHz / Enhanced Latency / Platinum XTC Edition / Dual Channel - $114.99
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4797419…
HIS Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty - $129.99
http://www.acnt.com/product.asp?pf_id=SC…
Case - $50 - $200
HP/COMPAQ - 800WATT HOT- PLUG REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY FOR PROLIANT DL580 G2 (192147-001) - $110.00
https://www.serversupply.com/products/pa…|||everything looks good except the redundant power supply because i'm not sure if those types will work with regular systems.
...one think to keep in mind though...intel has taken back the performance crown, so you could get more bang for buck buying a core 2 duo e6600 than if you buy that 5200+. just change motherboard and cpu...
for motherboard brands, i reccomend asus, abit, & gigabyte. i would stay away from the generic sounding brands like biostar or epox...
build is usually better than buy (except when you're trying to build under $750) because you can ENSURE high quality parts all around (you built it by yourself) whereas a bought computer generally uses generic parts.|||its always best to build your pc in my opinion because you know exactly what your getting for your money, and most stock pc's are hard to upgrade|||If you want a high-end, customizable, upgradeable PC, build it, if you only use it to check your e-mail, buy a cheap Dell. You do get more value for your money buying pre-built PCs with all the software already included however.|||I would suggest you build your own system.
I am an AMD fan boy, but right now the only chip to buy is the Intel core 2 duo. AMD just doesn't currently have anything to really compete with that chip.
Motherboard would be the ASUS P5B-E.
The rest of your selections are good.
I would just add : for the video card try to get at least 512MB of video memory. 256MB today is just not enough.|||Your setup looks ok except for the mobo and PSU.
Biostar have some really nasty reviews. DFI and ASUS & Gigabyte have great mobos.
The PSU, maybe the most important part. I would go with a Enermax Noisetaker or similar.
http://www.newegg.com/|||AMD? Thou fool. You can get a quality Intel-compatible motherboard and a C2D E6300 for less cost and just overclock it to far above the performance you can get from the X2 5200+. The highest you can clock an X2 is about 3GHz, and you could get an E6300 close to that even with stock cooling as long as your mobo and ram are up to the task. And remember, Core 2 is much faster than A64 clock-for-clock.
Also, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty is kind of a waste. Name one program that uses its X-RAM. If you need the sound quality, you can get the lowest model X-Fi, and if you can live with less horsepower, you can get the Audigy for much less.|||I personally like the satisfaction of building it myself. I love my Raptor, it was money well spent. I have just one question for you though, why buy a SLI mobo and then pick an ATI graphics card? If you are planning on using SLI in the future you will need an nVidia card instead of the ATI. If not, why spend the extra money for SLI?
BIOSTAR TForce 590 SLI Motherboard - $187.31
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/moth…
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AM2 – $303.00
http://www.antaresdigital.com/customer/p…
OCZ EL DDR2 PC2-6400 / 800 MHz / Enhanced Latency / Platinum XTC Edition / Dual Channel - $114.99
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4797419…
HIS Hightech H195PRF256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - $189.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty - $129.99
http://www.acnt.com/product.asp?pf_id=SC…
Case - $50 - $200
HP/COMPAQ - 800WATT HOT- PLUG REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY FOR PROLIANT DL580 G2 (192147-001) - $110.00
https://www.serversupply.com/products/pa…|||everything looks good except the redundant power supply because i'm not sure if those types will work with regular systems.
...one think to keep in mind though...intel has taken back the performance crown, so you could get more bang for buck buying a core 2 duo e6600 than if you buy that 5200+. just change motherboard and cpu...
for motherboard brands, i reccomend asus, abit, & gigabyte. i would stay away from the generic sounding brands like biostar or epox...
build is usually better than buy (except when you're trying to build under $750) because you can ENSURE high quality parts all around (you built it by yourself) whereas a bought computer generally uses generic parts.|||its always best to build your pc in my opinion because you know exactly what your getting for your money, and most stock pc's are hard to upgrade|||If you want a high-end, customizable, upgradeable PC, build it, if you only use it to check your e-mail, buy a cheap Dell. You do get more value for your money buying pre-built PCs with all the software already included however.|||I would suggest you build your own system.
I am an AMD fan boy, but right now the only chip to buy is the Intel core 2 duo. AMD just doesn't currently have anything to really compete with that chip.
Motherboard would be the ASUS P5B-E.
The rest of your selections are good.
I would just add : for the video card try to get at least 512MB of video memory. 256MB today is just not enough.|||Your setup looks ok except for the mobo and PSU.
Biostar have some really nasty reviews. DFI and ASUS & Gigabyte have great mobos.
The PSU, maybe the most important part. I would go with a Enermax Noisetaker or similar.
http://www.newegg.com/|||AMD? Thou fool. You can get a quality Intel-compatible motherboard and a C2D E6300 for less cost and just overclock it to far above the performance you can get from the X2 5200+. The highest you can clock an X2 is about 3GHz, and you could get an E6300 close to that even with stock cooling as long as your mobo and ram are up to the task. And remember, Core 2 is much faster than A64 clock-for-clock.
Also, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty is kind of a waste. Name one program that uses its X-RAM. If you need the sound quality, you can get the lowest model X-Fi, and if you can live with less horsepower, you can get the Audigy for much less.|||I personally like the satisfaction of building it myself. I love my Raptor, it was money well spent. I have just one question for you though, why buy a SLI mobo and then pick an ATI graphics card? If you are planning on using SLI in the future you will need an nVidia card instead of the ATI. If not, why spend the extra money for SLI?
Is overclocking dangerous for your parts?
I would like to build a new computer. I listed the parts, but I was told that it would run better if I overclocked it. To be frank, I dont really know how. I know in general it will void any warranties, which isn't a real concern unless it is detremental to the parts. How risky is it? Would it be something that is easy to learn?
Motherboard: SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Processor: Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Video Card: 640M GeForce 8800GTS 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Hard Drive: 7200.9 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||If you don't know what you are doing yeah....
but you don't really need to.|||I'm actually new to overclocking myself as I never have tried out that aspect of computers yet, although I've been looking into it for a new machine I am building.
From what I've learned, it's not too risky and usually won't cause any real damage. The main thing is watch out how much voltage you add to the parts as you bump everything up - too much and you can leave problems.
Other things like overheating may cause temporary problems, but from what I've read most modern parts have safety precautions for that and will shut down / slow down before things get too hot.
I will be watching this though as I'm interested. I have an intel 6600 that I ordered that I will be playing with.
Edit: And yes, other than changing voltage to the parts (which you will need as you bump up the bus, etc) you should keep an eye on the heating issue. Like I said, modern parts should shut down before they are fried, but as you overclock you will want to keep them from getting there. (processor should stay between 30-70 degrees celcius or so usually). A good case is often overlooked for cooling, and you can also invest in better fans and cpu coolers. There are plenty of motherboard monitors to download for free to keep track of all this info (temp, voltage, etc) and it is in the BIOS as well.|||Some people might overclock their systems but I really wouldn't it's basically like trying to push 140 mph on a car when it says it can only handle 120 mph it WILL make your parts wear out a lot faster and if you do that make sure you have a lot of fans inside it b/c it makes the computer reallly reallly hotter than normal thus risking burning up your PC.....not a good idea.|||Yes over clocking can hurt your parts. Overclocking is basically telling your processor to run faster than the factory settings allow it to, yes it will make your computer run faster but it also makes it a lot hotter and the cooler your system is the better it will run and the less damage it will do to your parts.
If you want to get more for less (more power to you) then yes you can overclock your computer and it will run faster but you are taking the risk that it could break it. If you decide to do it then you need to make sure your computer has an overly excessive cooling system - fans basically.|||overclocking can be good. but it canbe dangerous. i am buying a computer just like yours at the moment. same videocard and 2 gig of ram, slightly worse HDD and videocard though. what i'm going to do is overclock in a few years when i feel the parts are too outdated. that way if they break its no big deal, but if it works out well, i wont need to upgrade for a while longer! your videocard is overclockable as well, which is definitly a good thing.
Motherboard: SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Processor: Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Video Card: 640M GeForce 8800GTS 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Hard Drive: 7200.9 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||If you don't know what you are doing yeah....
but you don't really need to.|||I'm actually new to overclocking myself as I never have tried out that aspect of computers yet, although I've been looking into it for a new machine I am building.
From what I've learned, it's not too risky and usually won't cause any real damage. The main thing is watch out how much voltage you add to the parts as you bump everything up - too much and you can leave problems.
Other things like overheating may cause temporary problems, but from what I've read most modern parts have safety precautions for that and will shut down / slow down before things get too hot.
I will be watching this though as I'm interested. I have an intel 6600 that I ordered that I will be playing with.
Edit: And yes, other than changing voltage to the parts (which you will need as you bump up the bus, etc) you should keep an eye on the heating issue. Like I said, modern parts should shut down before they are fried, but as you overclock you will want to keep them from getting there. (processor should stay between 30-70 degrees celcius or so usually). A good case is often overlooked for cooling, and you can also invest in better fans and cpu coolers. There are plenty of motherboard monitors to download for free to keep track of all this info (temp, voltage, etc) and it is in the BIOS as well.|||Some people might overclock their systems but I really wouldn't it's basically like trying to push 140 mph on a car when it says it can only handle 120 mph it WILL make your parts wear out a lot faster and if you do that make sure you have a lot of fans inside it b/c it makes the computer reallly reallly hotter than normal thus risking burning up your PC.....not a good idea.|||Yes over clocking can hurt your parts. Overclocking is basically telling your processor to run faster than the factory settings allow it to, yes it will make your computer run faster but it also makes it a lot hotter and the cooler your system is the better it will run and the less damage it will do to your parts.
If you want to get more for less (more power to you) then yes you can overclock your computer and it will run faster but you are taking the risk that it could break it. If you decide to do it then you need to make sure your computer has an overly excessive cooling system - fans basically.|||overclocking can be good. but it canbe dangerous. i am buying a computer just like yours at the moment. same videocard and 2 gig of ram, slightly worse HDD and videocard though. what i'm going to do is overclock in a few years when i feel the parts are too outdated. that way if they break its no big deal, but if it works out well, i wont need to upgrade for a while longer! your videocard is overclockable as well, which is definitly a good thing.
Build pc, get me suggestion, help me buy a monitors 19 inchs or greater, good for gaming, movie from newegg?
NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Update EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card
Update Thermaltake Toughpower 850W W0131RU – NVIDIA QUAD-SLI APPROVED, FOUR +12V RAIL READY
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0B
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler|||If you're shelling out the cash for a high-end rig like that, you're going to want a 22" widescreen. Your computer will be able to handle the gaming really nicely at that resolution. It would be a bit overkill on a 19". Plus, 22's have come down in price A LOT in the past 6 months; you can get a decent one for less than $250. They offer the best bang-for-the-buck of any monitor out there.
As of the time I'm writing this, this one is the cheapest out there after a rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Though if you want to go with something a bit higher quality (truth be told, I've not had a problem with mine; same model, 6+ months everything fine), there's always Samsung:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Good choice on newegg, by the way, they are by far the best.|||Two sites I use for cheap computer parts is http://www.pacificgeek.com and http://www.vegasmicro.com/, both sites have a large assortment of everything.|||It looks like you have your sh*t together. I've built a couple PCs via NewEgg. I have a 19 inch ViewSonic. Just make sure that the contrast ratio is high and that the refresh rate is also high and that it's DVI.
I went from a 22 inch tube to a 19 inch LCD and I'm not disappointed. Although, I've seen 20 inch lcd monitors and have been quite envious. You're building a cool system dude. A 1280x1024 19" LCD with high performance should be OK. But if you have the money go bigger.
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Update EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card
Update Thermaltake Toughpower 850W W0131RU – NVIDIA QUAD-SLI APPROVED, FOUR +12V RAIL READY
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0B
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler|||If you're shelling out the cash for a high-end rig like that, you're going to want a 22" widescreen. Your computer will be able to handle the gaming really nicely at that resolution. It would be a bit overkill on a 19". Plus, 22's have come down in price A LOT in the past 6 months; you can get a decent one for less than $250. They offer the best bang-for-the-buck of any monitor out there.
As of the time I'm writing this, this one is the cheapest out there after a rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Though if you want to go with something a bit higher quality (truth be told, I've not had a problem with mine; same model, 6+ months everything fine), there's always Samsung:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Good choice on newegg, by the way, they are by far the best.|||Two sites I use for cheap computer parts is http://www.pacificgeek.com and http://www.vegasmicro.com/, both sites have a large assortment of everything.|||It looks like you have your sh*t together. I've built a couple PCs via NewEgg. I have a 19 inch ViewSonic. Just make sure that the contrast ratio is high and that the refresh rate is also high and that it's DVI.
I went from a 22 inch tube to a 19 inch LCD and I'm not disappointed. Although, I've seen 20 inch lcd monitors and have been quite envious. You're building a cool system dude. A 1280x1024 19" LCD with high performance should be OK. But if you have the money go bigger.
This is the system I want to build! Please help me check for compatibility and any concerns you may have.TY?
Here it is,
1. COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
2. Western Digital Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
3.EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
4.Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W SLI Ready
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
5.Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound -
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
6.
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
Sorry i couldn't add the descriptions, I ran out of room.
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You can't answer your own question.|||Your links don't work, but everything was looking good based on the descriptions you gave. Email or instant message me with the correct links and I will help you out.
1. COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
2. Western Digital Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
3.EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
4.Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W SLI Ready
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
5.Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound -
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
6.
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as…
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You can't answer your own question.|||Your links don't work, but everything was looking good based on the descriptions you gave. Email or instant message me with the correct links and I will help you out.
Is this custom built computer good for gaming and being a dvr?
ok so i want to build a computer that will be good for games(dont need the greatest...nothing more that wow, warcraft 3 ft, cs source, c&c, americas army, u get the point). this will also be my dvr(record tv and hook up to 32 inch lcd tv).
intel core 2 duo e6600 processor
-(x2) G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
- EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard
- XFX PVT84GUDF3 GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
- Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JB 320GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
- Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
- Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
- ZEROtherm CF900 92mm CPU Cooler
SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model AW-Q170A-B2
- SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model AW-Q170A-B2
ok anything noticable i am missing. i was worried if my fans will fit or not(and power supply)
other than that how does it look|||It's not that bad, but you seriously need a cheaper cpu and get a far better video card. The 8600 is NOT that great at all. Something more like a E6300 if you really need Intel, or AMD x2 4000+ or better. Save the money on the cpu and get the far better video card 8800 GTS 320mb card.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.h…
In gaming, it's the video card that gives you the most in speed, NOT the cpu. The cpu just has to be fast enough to keep up.
You didn't say what case or power supply you have. Make sure it is a 550watt or better (650-750watt if wanting to use sli or crossfire).|||You are on the right track.
I agree with the previous post. It's the Video card you should splurge on.
The CPU's are not the bottleneck (not yet anyways).
If I were you, I would go with the socket AM2 6000X2 processor. (I think they're only a couple hundred bucks right now)..
If you have the funds left over... look into getting a WD Raptor drive.
intel core 2 duo e6600 processor
-(x2) G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
- EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard
- XFX PVT84GUDF3 GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
- Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JB 320GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
- Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
- Rosewill R604-P SL 120mm Fan ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
- ZEROtherm CF900 92mm CPU Cooler
SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model AW-Q170A-B2
- SONY 18X DVD±R DVD Burner Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model AW-Q170A-B2
ok anything noticable i am missing. i was worried if my fans will fit or not(and power supply)
other than that how does it look|||It's not that bad, but you seriously need a cheaper cpu and get a far better video card. The 8600 is NOT that great at all. Something more like a E6300 if you really need Intel, or AMD x2 4000+ or better. Save the money on the cpu and get the far better video card 8800 GTS 320mb card.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.h…
In gaming, it's the video card that gives you the most in speed, NOT the cpu. The cpu just has to be fast enough to keep up.
You didn't say what case or power supply you have. Make sure it is a 550watt or better (650-750watt if wanting to use sli or crossfire).|||You are on the right track.
I agree with the previous post. It's the Video card you should splurge on.
The CPU's are not the bottleneck (not yet anyways).
If I were you, I would go with the socket AM2 6000X2 processor. (I think they're only a couple hundred bucks right now)..
If you have the funds left over... look into getting a WD Raptor drive.
I will build this computer if it's good for gaming. Any suggestions?
Here is my newegg.com wishlist:
- ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
- EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
- Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK
- HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725040VLA360 (0A33439) 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
- SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
Any changes I should do? I am not sure about the motherboard... Any recommendations for that or anything else?|||Perfect for gaming.|||looks like a good rig. what OS are you going to run?|||Maybe a video card change, but that looks like a pretty sweet computer. also you might want more ram to prevent lagging, but that depends on how many games you intend to install.
- ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
- EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
- Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK
- HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725040VLA360 (0A33439) 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
- SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
Any changes I should do? I am not sure about the motherboard... Any recommendations for that or anything else?|||Perfect for gaming.|||looks like a good rig. what OS are you going to run?|||Maybe a video card change, but that looks like a pretty sweet computer. also you might want more ram to prevent lagging, but that depends on how many games you intend to install.
Problems on yet to make custom built computer?
i have a
-Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800
-2 x ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M GeForce 8800GTX GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
-ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
-CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PT
I am still looking for a power supply , a heatsink/cooler , a casing , widescreen monitor and a keyboard
Can anyone give suggestions for suitable items that i still need so that i wont buy the wrong parts and crash my first DIY Computer?
And is there any links on the latest most powerful multimedia computer configuration ?
thank you|||Hello, you made a wise choice I must say, if you need help along the way feel free to email me.
Power supply...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
Any of these CPU coolers fit, just read some reviews and choose...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
You left out the harddrives...|||try to bay branded like HP or Dell other wise you will have allote of problem.|||Well you can get a ASUS powersupply with enough wattage to support, im sure if you go to a ASUS sales centre and tell them the equip they will give you a great one, A ICECOOL system also from ASUS its good and Def a ASUS casing the Vento 7700 is a good gaming one but there are a lot of fancy ones out there just make sure they have enough fans to dissipate the heat from the machine and Widescreen Monitor well that i suggest you get a good HDTV say about 32-40 inch and then you can enjoy all the good stuff of the Multimedia Computer and a HDTV. Also yeah its really hard to find the most powerful these days cos everyday some aspect of a computer, be it, Memory or CPU or Graphics Card is Upgraded, Now they have the QUAD CORE machines and all so its really hard,|||If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr|||just go to processor book that are provided by so many writers and take help from the google
http://www.searchenginerankings.com.au
-Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800
-2 x ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M GeForce 8800GTX GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
-ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
-CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PT
I am still looking for a power supply , a heatsink/cooler , a casing , widescreen monitor and a keyboard
Can anyone give suggestions for suitable items that i still need so that i wont buy the wrong parts and crash my first DIY Computer?
And is there any links on the latest most powerful multimedia computer configuration ?
thank you|||Hello, you made a wise choice I must say, if you need help along the way feel free to email me.
Power supply...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
Any of these CPU coolers fit, just read some reviews and choose...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
You left out the harddrives...|||try to bay branded like HP or Dell other wise you will have allote of problem.|||Well you can get a ASUS powersupply with enough wattage to support, im sure if you go to a ASUS sales centre and tell them the equip they will give you a great one, A ICECOOL system also from ASUS its good and Def a ASUS casing the Vento 7700 is a good gaming one but there are a lot of fancy ones out there just make sure they have enough fans to dissipate the heat from the machine and Widescreen Monitor well that i suggest you get a good HDTV say about 32-40 inch and then you can enjoy all the good stuff of the Multimedia Computer and a HDTV. Also yeah its really hard to find the most powerful these days cos everyday some aspect of a computer, be it, Memory or CPU or Graphics Card is Upgraded, Now they have the QUAD CORE machines and all so its really hard,|||If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr|||just go to processor book that are provided by so many writers and take help from the google
http://www.searchenginerankings.com.au
Can I watch Blu-ray movies via component video with a non-HDCP video card?
Hi everyone.
I have an old nVidia 7300GS card and I'm considering buying a Blu-ray drive for watching movies on a Mitsubishi HC1500 720p projector. Of course, since my DVI out is not HDCP compliant, I can't use that output for watching movies. I plan to use the component video out, taking advantage of the "analog hole".
Will it work?
System details:
Core 2 Duo 6300
2 GB of RAM
Intel mainboard
SATA inputs on the mainboard
I know the system is capable of handling 1080p video, because 1080p trailers downloaded from the Apple site look smooth.|||HDCP stands for High Definition Content Protection.
If it is HDCP capable that means that you can put
protection on it so no one can copy it (copy protection, DRM)
I have an old nVidia 7300GS card and I'm considering buying a Blu-ray drive for watching movies on a Mitsubishi HC1500 720p projector. Of course, since my DVI out is not HDCP compliant, I can't use that output for watching movies. I plan to use the component video out, taking advantage of the "analog hole".
Will it work?
System details:
Core 2 Duo 6300
2 GB of RAM
Intel mainboard
SATA inputs on the mainboard
I know the system is capable of handling 1080p video, because 1080p trailers downloaded from the Apple site look smooth.|||HDCP stands for High Definition Content Protection.
If it is HDCP capable that means that you can put
protection on it so no one can copy it (copy protection, DRM)
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card?
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card
Will this card run on my XP ???|||it will run on xp yes, but you need to worry more about will it work with your motherboard. you need a AGP slot
if you dont know what this is it's a brown slot on your mother board
Will this card run on my XP ???|||it will run on xp yes, but you need to worry more about will it work with your motherboard. you need a AGP slot
if you dont know what this is it's a brown slot on your mother board
Are these good parts for a gaming PC?
I don't know alot about this stuff, so any help is greatly appreciated.
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 100186L VIVO HDCP Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
ASUS Silver 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI Combo Drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
SIIG IC-510012 5.1 Channels 16-bit PCI Interface SoundWave 5.1 PCI Surround Sound Card - OEM
SYBA PCI USB 2.0 4+1 port controller card Model SD-V2-5U - Retail
Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2-DB ATX V2.2 500W Dual 8cm Ball Bearing Fan Power Supply 115/230 V UL, CSA, TUV, FCC|||Hey Matthew,
First off it's great you want to build a PC. It's easy and you get the most for your money.
Secondly, you should probably sell your old HP. It has a 200gb SATA that can be used but not much else. List it on craigslist for $250.
As for your build, the first thing that jumps out at me is the cheap power supply. You definitely want to go with a quality component. When looking at power supplies you want to look at not only the watts, but the amps on the 12v rails. The Rosewill has: 12V1@15A,+12V2@16A, which is quite weak. I wouldn't trust it running an x1950xt, as this card is a power hog. Good PSU's will have 18A on each 12v rail. Great ones have 20A or more. It also comes down to brand. FSP, Seasonic, Tagan, Silverstone, PC Power & Cooling are all good brands. You also want to look at effeciency, 80%+ is good. The lower the effeciency, the more heat is produced. And heat is the enemy of electrical components and what primarily causes their failure. Lastly, a cheap PSU can fry your motherboard pretty easily.
Is there any reason in particular you chose a micro-ATX board?
Video editing requires multiple hard drives. At least two, but preferably three. One for Windows/Programs, one for the actual editing (called a "scratch disk") and one for storage. The best for the money is currently 320gb and 400gb models. You simply divide the cost by the GB.
The Asus you listed is not a burner.
And the other guy is right, Intel is expected to cut prices on the 22nd of July, so wait until then.
Another thing worth mentioning is that when you build a PC with decent components it's very easy to overclock. It takes a little reading and time, but having a $114 e4300 perform nearly as good as a $500 x6800 saves you money and makes you feel great.
So, here is my parts list for you:
$165 e6320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$70 after rebate- Crucial Ballistix 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$130 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R (newest chip design, P35)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$250 XFX 8800GTS 320mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$160 2 x 320gb Seagates
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$44 Cooler Master Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$95 FSP 600 watt PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$32 Sony DVD burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Add some SATA cables, hard drive coolers and whatever other accesories you need. The 8800GTS 320mb is easily the best card for the money.|||not good.. go with nvidia.. and asus. always good choices..
|||no crapy graphics card, same cheap motherboard as me, your running home basic, intel processor, power supply you have the same stuff that i have and mine sucks so yours shouldnt be any better.|||Wait till July 22nd, you'll get half price for the processor.
At that time maybe you can get the Quadcores.
X1950XT doesn't support DX10 games, if you want your PC will be future proof, get a DX10 video cards such 8800 series from Nvidia or 2900 series from ATI.|||Well they look like quite good parts from a glance.
Though you need to check the compatibility on alot of those items.
You have selected an AMD motherboard with an Intel proccessor which is not compatible.
And are you sure you want a MicroATX motherboard? A standard motherboard for a desktop pc is form facter ATX.
Feel free to email me and ill try and help abit more.
For example, if you want to keep that proccesor. You will need to find a intel motherboard that has a LGA 775 socket.
Your hard drive is a sata which is good but your DVD-ROM is an E-IDE which wont be compatible.
And the parts you've chosen look ok but also could improved. Is this PC going to be for a hardcore gamer or just someone who does work on it and plays quite a few games?
BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
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Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2-DB ATX V2.2 500W Dual 8cm Ball Bearing Fan Power Supply 115/230 V UL, CSA, TUV, FCC|||Hey Matthew,
First off it's great you want to build a PC. It's easy and you get the most for your money.
Secondly, you should probably sell your old HP. It has a 200gb SATA that can be used but not much else. List it on craigslist for $250.
As for your build, the first thing that jumps out at me is the cheap power supply. You definitely want to go with a quality component. When looking at power supplies you want to look at not only the watts, but the amps on the 12v rails. The Rosewill has: 12V1@15A,+12V2@16A, which is quite weak. I wouldn't trust it running an x1950xt, as this card is a power hog. Good PSU's will have 18A on each 12v rail. Great ones have 20A or more. It also comes down to brand. FSP, Seasonic, Tagan, Silverstone, PC Power & Cooling are all good brands. You also want to look at effeciency, 80%+ is good. The lower the effeciency, the more heat is produced. And heat is the enemy of electrical components and what primarily causes their failure. Lastly, a cheap PSU can fry your motherboard pretty easily.
Is there any reason in particular you chose a micro-ATX board?
Video editing requires multiple hard drives. At least two, but preferably three. One for Windows/Programs, one for the actual editing (called a "scratch disk") and one for storage. The best for the money is currently 320gb and 400gb models. You simply divide the cost by the GB.
The Asus you listed is not a burner.
And the other guy is right, Intel is expected to cut prices on the 22nd of July, so wait until then.
Another thing worth mentioning is that when you build a PC with decent components it's very easy to overclock. It takes a little reading and time, but having a $114 e4300 perform nearly as good as a $500 x6800 saves you money and makes you feel great.
So, here is my parts list for you:
$165 e6320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$70 after rebate- Crucial Ballistix 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$130 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R (newest chip design, P35)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$250 XFX 8800GTS 320mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$160 2 x 320gb Seagates
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$44 Cooler Master Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$95 FSP 600 watt PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$32 Sony DVD burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Add some SATA cables, hard drive coolers and whatever other accesories you need. The 8800GTS 320mb is easily the best card for the money.|||not good.. go with nvidia.. and asus. always good choices..
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|||no crapy graphics card, same cheap motherboard as me, your running home basic, intel processor, power supply you have the same stuff that i have and mine sucks so yours shouldnt be any better.|||Wait till July 22nd, you'll get half price for the processor.
At that time maybe you can get the Quadcores.
X1950XT doesn't support DX10 games, if you want your PC will be future proof, get a DX10 video cards such 8800 series from Nvidia or 2900 series from ATI.|||Well they look like quite good parts from a glance.
Though you need to check the compatibility on alot of those items.
You have selected an AMD motherboard with an Intel proccessor which is not compatible.
And are you sure you want a MicroATX motherboard? A standard motherboard for a desktop pc is form facter ATX.
Feel free to email me and ill try and help abit more.
For example, if you want to keep that proccesor. You will need to find a intel motherboard that has a LGA 775 socket.
Your hard drive is a sata which is good but your DVD-ROM is an E-IDE which wont be compatible.
And the parts you've chosen look ok but also could improved. Is this PC going to be for a hardcore gamer or just someone who does work on it and plays quite a few games?
What makes a good gaming system for under $2500?
I have been dreaming about building a real gaming system for years. I keep upgrading parts when new parts are developed. I currently have a list, but wish to get imput from others if they think this system would work well or if they have any other parts that might work better than what I have already. All these parts can be found at Newegg.com
I want to build the following...
-Enermax Chakra ATX mid Tower Computer Case--$70
-Thermaltake A2349 Intelligent Fan Control System--$43
-2 Kingwin F-012BB 120mm Case Fans--$12
-ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard--$130
-PNY GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card--$270
-Zalman ZM600-HP ATX12V 600W Power Supply--$150
-Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor--$225
-4 G.Skill 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAMDDR2 800--$166
-Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM Hard Drive--$200
-Septre 20" LCD Monitor--$220
-Thermaltake 120mm CPU Cooling Fan-$55|||Check out Sharkey's Extreme website if you havent.
http://www.sharkeyextreme.com/
Look at the left hand column under "Buyer Guides"
A couple times a year, Sharkey's puts out these buyer guides looking at the best gaming system for a given budget.
They have a value ($1000 budget) guide, high-end ($2500), and extreme ($4000) categories.
They also have pretty good discussions about why they picked the hardware they picked. I used them to build my last PC and I had a great experience.
Hope this helps.|||I can find much cheaper parts and build you a better gaming computer cheaper then you think. IM me on yahoo and I'll go more into details|||thats not a bad pc you got planned, but i would get a video card with at least 512mb of ram on it. most new games require / play a shitload better 512mb on the video cards:
doom 3
fear
oblivion (the best game ever. best $50 + $40( expansions) i've ever spent)
halo 2
imme if you wish|||if you want to go WAY extreme theres always voodoo cpu's. voodoocomputers.com
I want to build the following...
-Enermax Chakra ATX mid Tower Computer Case--$70
-Thermaltake A2349 Intelligent Fan Control System--$43
-2 Kingwin F-012BB 120mm Case Fans--$12
-ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard--$130
-PNY GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card--$270
-Zalman ZM600-HP ATX12V 600W Power Supply--$150
-Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor--$225
-4 G.Skill 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAMDDR2 800--$166
-Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM Hard Drive--$200
-Septre 20" LCD Monitor--$220
-Thermaltake 120mm CPU Cooling Fan-$55|||Check out Sharkey's Extreme website if you havent.
http://www.sharkeyextreme.com/
Look at the left hand column under "Buyer Guides"
A couple times a year, Sharkey's puts out these buyer guides looking at the best gaming system for a given budget.
They have a value ($1000 budget) guide, high-end ($2500), and extreme ($4000) categories.
They also have pretty good discussions about why they picked the hardware they picked. I used them to build my last PC and I had a great experience.
Hope this helps.|||I can find much cheaper parts and build you a better gaming computer cheaper then you think. IM me on yahoo and I'll go more into details|||thats not a bad pc you got planned, but i would get a video card with at least 512mb of ram on it. most new games require / play a shitload better 512mb on the video cards:
doom 3
fear
oblivion (the best game ever. best $50 + $40( expansions) i've ever spent)
halo 2
imme if you wish|||if you want to go WAY extreme theres always voodoo cpu's. voodoocomputers.com
Are these all Ok parts and compatable?
I'm going to be building a new computor and wanted to get some opinionf for the stuff I'm using. I've already got a case and power supply. All prices are after shipping. price influenced my choices. i just started school. I'm thinking about just using onboard video untill I get a paycheck or two. I'll proboboly stick another stick of ram in it later too. I'll proboboly have to get a floppy and wireless card too. I'd apreciate suggestions and verification that everything will work together. Thanks a ton!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ $66
Foxconn NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 405 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $50
GeIL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 PC2 5300 $31
Maxtor Basics 500gb 16mb Cache Sata-300 H.Drive - $115
SAMSUNG 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner $33
BIOSTAR GeForce 7200GS 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI-E x16 Video Card - $55
OR
BIOSTAR GeForce 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI-E x16 HDCP Ready HDCP Video Card - $55|||yy
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ $66
Foxconn NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 405 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $50
GeIL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 PC2 5300 $31
Maxtor Basics 500gb 16mb Cache Sata-300 H.Drive - $115
SAMSUNG 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner $33
BIOSTAR GeForce 7200GS 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI-E x16 Video Card - $55
OR
BIOSTAR GeForce 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI-E x16 HDCP Ready HDCP Video Card - $55|||yy
Is this a good gaming comp for the money?
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Price with Option(s): $1862.02|||I think you are getting ripped off. A good company to consider is Carbonfrost Systems. I can speak from experience when I say they have the best warranty and service. They will literally build it to whatever you want while keeping the price low.
http://www.carbonfrost.com/
They will send you an invoice detailing all the exact parts that they used. Try building that yourself on newegg and it will come out to be a lot more expensive. They also have alot of models so you can decide whatever you want and then call in for fine tuning.
A lot of their computers are overclocked while still under warranty. They use the best parts. [Corsair, ASUS, Antec, Thermaltake]
I saw that you wanted XP. Carbonfrost still sells XP on thier new computers and will even give you a price break. I am not in sales so I don;t know what kind of breaks it is but they do give certain price breaks for XP.
Thier gaming computers are freaking awesome. Also that computer you built, I am sure if you give that specification, Carbonfrost will beat that price by aleast couple of hundreds of dollars, probably alot more. But they have many models and you can call them for a custom pc including what you have above and they will you an exact money and parts wise what you will get.
They are the best, trust me. If you want they will literally give you exact parts they will use which will be the best. If you try getting it built it will come out to be more expensive. They use the best video cars, memory, psu, case, what part it is, they use the best and it will come to be cheaper than even building it youself. Thats why I hear great things about them from all the current customers.
Good luck in your search but trust me when I say they are one of the best out there.
http://www.carbonfrost.com/
Carbonfrost Systems: Free Email Support To All|||That is over prices, but you seemed to pick poor parts to use for a gaming computer. First of all, 8600s don't get very good performance. Eigher stick with DX9 and upgrade later, or get an 8800 series. At that price go with C2D. Drop that PSU down to a 500 or so watt. Get the monitor seperate from the computer, unless you get some sort of savings on the computer. Possibly look at another place, because despite all that, it still seems quite overprices. I didn't check, but you can get near top of the line for that price, and that's just not near top of the line.|||Yeah it is, but dont buy it. WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!!!! If you want good prices on gaming computers try tigerdirect.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
Try that. Go to Desktop -> then Gaming computers.
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Price with Option(s): $1862.02|||I think you are getting ripped off. A good company to consider is Carbonfrost Systems. I can speak from experience when I say they have the best warranty and service. They will literally build it to whatever you want while keeping the price low.
http://www.carbonfrost.com/
They will send you an invoice detailing all the exact parts that they used. Try building that yourself on newegg and it will come out to be a lot more expensive. They also have alot of models so you can decide whatever you want and then call in for fine tuning.
A lot of their computers are overclocked while still under warranty. They use the best parts. [Corsair, ASUS, Antec, Thermaltake]
I saw that you wanted XP. Carbonfrost still sells XP on thier new computers and will even give you a price break. I am not in sales so I don;t know what kind of breaks it is but they do give certain price breaks for XP.
Thier gaming computers are freaking awesome. Also that computer you built, I am sure if you give that specification, Carbonfrost will beat that price by aleast couple of hundreds of dollars, probably alot more. But they have many models and you can call them for a custom pc including what you have above and they will you an exact money and parts wise what you will get.
They are the best, trust me. If you want they will literally give you exact parts they will use which will be the best. If you try getting it built it will come out to be more expensive. They use the best video cars, memory, psu, case, what part it is, they use the best and it will come to be cheaper than even building it youself. Thats why I hear great things about them from all the current customers.
Good luck in your search but trust me when I say they are one of the best out there.
http://www.carbonfrost.com/
Carbonfrost Systems: Free Email Support To All|||That is over prices, but you seemed to pick poor parts to use for a gaming computer. First of all, 8600s don't get very good performance. Eigher stick with DX9 and upgrade later, or get an 8800 series. At that price go with C2D. Drop that PSU down to a 500 or so watt. Get the monitor seperate from the computer, unless you get some sort of savings on the computer. Possibly look at another place, because despite all that, it still seems quite overprices. I didn't check, but you can get near top of the line for that price, and that's just not near top of the line.|||Yeah it is, but dont buy it. WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!!!! If you want good prices on gaming computers try tigerdirect.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
Try that. Go to Desktop -> then Gaming computers.
Here are my parts to the comp before i order?
any suggestions b4 i order? (this fits right into my budget)
cooling ok?
power ok?
etc
LITE-ON LightScribe Black 20X DVD±R Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write Black IDE
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Acer X191sd Silver-Black 19" 8ms DVI LCD Monitor
ASUS M2N-E SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
PNY VCG8800XXPB GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor
Antec NeoPower 650 Blue ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
will it all work out?
I dont need a sound card right?|||looks good to me ... i would probably switch out the 19" monitor with a 22" ... and personally i would get two 8800gts' and put them in sli coz theyll beat the single gtx and maybe for less money .. i would probably also put two of those harddrives in raid1 and load the operating system on it so it could better take advantage of the speed rating ..|||as long as the motherboard has integrated Sound you will not need a Sound card, other then that it will work good , no major problems will be found|||If its built in sound u dont need a sound card if not u need a sound card or u cant listen to music or any sound. And everything else are very good and ok. If u order it, its gonna be a great system. And also think about the operating system u prefer more b4 ordering. ;)
cooling ok?
power ok?
etc
LITE-ON LightScribe Black 20X DVD±R Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write Black IDE
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Acer X191sd Silver-Black 19" 8ms DVI LCD Monitor
ASUS M2N-E SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
PNY VCG8800XXPB GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor
Antec NeoPower 650 Blue ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
will it all work out?
I dont need a sound card right?|||looks good to me ... i would probably switch out the 19" monitor with a 22" ... and personally i would get two 8800gts' and put them in sli coz theyll beat the single gtx and maybe for less money .. i would probably also put two of those harddrives in raid1 and load the operating system on it so it could better take advantage of the speed rating ..|||as long as the motherboard has integrated Sound you will not need a Sound card, other then that it will work good , no major problems will be found|||If its built in sound u dont need a sound card if not u need a sound card or u cant listen to music or any sound. And everything else are very good and ok. If u order it, its gonna be a great system. And also think about the operating system u prefer more b4 ordering. ;)
Should I change anything about this computer I want to build?
Here are the configurations:
-Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
-ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
-EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
-OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX
-A-DATA Extreme Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVD1A16K (two of these)
-SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
-Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model AD-7170S-0B
-Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
I am going to be running Windows Vista, with a 19" monitor. I left out the keyboard and mouse as well. This is going to be for gaming, graphic design, and editing.|||Okay first off, I need to clear up some stuff that previous people have said. First off, I am still trying to wrap my head around how a 520W Corsair PSU has more power than a 700W OCZ. If I am not mistaken, wattage is a power rating. Plus, at least as far as PSUs go, OCZ is more respected brand than Corsair, they are new in the PSU game. Second, that sound card IS compatible with Vista. Go look on Creative's site if anyone doesn't believe me. And of course there is the issue of Vista. Vista's problems have been far far far exaggerated, you may experience a few bumps in the road, but overall you will most likely be satisfied.
Now as for recommendations, if I am reading right you are getting 2 sets of the RAM, which would yield a total of 4GB. That is really overkill right now, but that is up to you. If you do get it, make sure to install a 64 bit OS. As others have suggested, spend the extra to get the 640MB version of the 8800GTS if possible. If you are really serious about graphic design and editing, you should try to invest in a quad core CPU, it will really help in that area. If you wait a few months, AMD will have introduced their new line of quads, and Intel will have cut the prices on theirs. If you have any further questions, feel free to email or instant message me.|||I think it's great, but you should think twice about getting windows vista, it sucks.|||you probably want to get windows xp for now, most games have problems running on vista. and if you can get the 640 mb version of the 8800 gts because in later games it's gonna require that much memory. and unless you are getting 7 speakers plus a subwoofer (that is 7.1 sound) you probably want to get something fit for your speakers, to save some money. everything else is looking good i think. How much are you playing for this system?|||I can tell you that that sound card won't work with Vista. No sound cards work with Vista, except for the Creative X-Fi. That's also a weak power supply, for what they cost. Don't get me wrong, it will power that system, but you'd be much better off with a $100 520 watt Corsair; it has more power.|||well i have 2 suggestions run xp you will hate vista there is to many restrictions at this pouint on games and many free software off the web wich is very usefull are freezing and even crashing the vista os go xp its your best shot really dont think that running vista is hot is just like running a mustung with a ford escort engine!!!! 2nd of all this is just a suggestion i had soudblaster but swaped for turtlubeach best mouves i could do more audio controle options and to me better sound quality cause i am hoocked up on a harmonkardon amp and the big stuff to me its better|||get windows XP right now then upgrade later to Vista when it's more stable other than that it looks pretty good. How much is it though? And maybe get a better GPU, like the 640MB version or a Geforce 7 series with 512MB, unless you want DX10 then that's fine.
-Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
-ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
-EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
-OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX
-A-DATA Extreme Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model ADQVD1A16K (two of these)
-SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
-Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model AD-7170S-0B
-Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
I am going to be running Windows Vista, with a 19" monitor. I left out the keyboard and mouse as well. This is going to be for gaming, graphic design, and editing.|||Okay first off, I need to clear up some stuff that previous people have said. First off, I am still trying to wrap my head around how a 520W Corsair PSU has more power than a 700W OCZ. If I am not mistaken, wattage is a power rating. Plus, at least as far as PSUs go, OCZ is more respected brand than Corsair, they are new in the PSU game. Second, that sound card IS compatible with Vista. Go look on Creative's site if anyone doesn't believe me. And of course there is the issue of Vista. Vista's problems have been far far far exaggerated, you may experience a few bumps in the road, but overall you will most likely be satisfied.
Now as for recommendations, if I am reading right you are getting 2 sets of the RAM, which would yield a total of 4GB. That is really overkill right now, but that is up to you. If you do get it, make sure to install a 64 bit OS. As others have suggested, spend the extra to get the 640MB version of the 8800GTS if possible. If you are really serious about graphic design and editing, you should try to invest in a quad core CPU, it will really help in that area. If you wait a few months, AMD will have introduced their new line of quads, and Intel will have cut the prices on theirs. If you have any further questions, feel free to email or instant message me.|||I think it's great, but you should think twice about getting windows vista, it sucks.|||you probably want to get windows xp for now, most games have problems running on vista. and if you can get the 640 mb version of the 8800 gts because in later games it's gonna require that much memory. and unless you are getting 7 speakers plus a subwoofer (that is 7.1 sound) you probably want to get something fit for your speakers, to save some money. everything else is looking good i think. How much are you playing for this system?|||I can tell you that that sound card won't work with Vista. No sound cards work with Vista, except for the Creative X-Fi. That's also a weak power supply, for what they cost. Don't get me wrong, it will power that system, but you'd be much better off with a $100 520 watt Corsair; it has more power.|||well i have 2 suggestions run xp you will hate vista there is to many restrictions at this pouint on games and many free software off the web wich is very usefull are freezing and even crashing the vista os go xp its your best shot really dont think that running vista is hot is just like running a mustung with a ford escort engine!!!! 2nd of all this is just a suggestion i had soudblaster but swaped for turtlubeach best mouves i could do more audio controle options and to me better sound quality cause i am hoocked up on a harmonkardon amp and the big stuff to me its better|||get windows XP right now then upgrade later to Vista when it's more stable other than that it looks pretty good. How much is it though? And maybe get a better GPU, like the 640MB version or a Geforce 7 series with 512MB, unless you want DX10 then that's fine.
Will This Graphics Card be Compatible?
i'm lookin to buy a new graphics card and want to know if this one will be compatible with my machine it's an
nVIDIA GeForce 9400GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-Express 2.0 DVI-I+CRT+HDTV OUT+HDCP Video Card
here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/1GB-nVIDIA-9400GT-1024MB-PCI-Express-9400-GT-Video-Card_W0QQitemZ350166615787QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item350166615787&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
my specs on my pc are
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53 Ghz, 2.53Ghz, 1.46gb of DDR Ram (pci-expressx16 slot)
if you need anymore info about my machine please ask, and if this video card isn't compatible can you please point me to a different one that would be compatible, thank you|||well, what is your PSU specs (power supply), it has to be high egnouph 2 support the card. besides that i think it is compatible. (you may want 2 buy another gig of RAM probably like $20 now) i would think a 500 would be able to (depending on other things), but a 750 would be better|||it should be more than fine if your psu is at least 375 watts|||all you really need to know is if you have a free pci express slot on your computer that is open, if so..its compatible|||yes that will be compatible with your computer, as you have pci express 16, although i would upgrade ram if you want to run games ram is normally most effective when running games, for reducing lag.
nVIDIA GeForce 9400GT 1GB DDR2 PCI-Express 2.0 DVI-I+CRT+HDTV OUT+HDCP Video Card
here's the link http://cgi.ebay.com/1GB-nVIDIA-9400GT-1024MB-PCI-Express-9400-GT-Video-Card_W0QQitemZ350166615787QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item350166615787&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
my specs on my pc are
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53 Ghz, 2.53Ghz, 1.46gb of DDR Ram (pci-expressx16 slot)
if you need anymore info about my machine please ask, and if this video card isn't compatible can you please point me to a different one that would be compatible, thank you|||well, what is your PSU specs (power supply), it has to be high egnouph 2 support the card. besides that i think it is compatible. (you may want 2 buy another gig of RAM probably like $20 now) i would think a 500 would be able to (depending on other things), but a 750 would be better|||it should be more than fine if your psu is at least 375 watts|||all you really need to know is if you have a free pci express slot on your computer that is open, if so..its compatible|||yes that will be compatible with your computer, as you have pci express 16, although i would upgrade ram if you want to run games ram is normally most effective when running games, for reducing lag.
Yes or No (vid card)?
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
I'm trying to get this card from Newegg.com
Does anybody know if it comes with the Power Connectors...
if not...what do I do????
*I have 600watt PSU unit
pcv-rs430G computer *with 2GB RAM|||Yes. It comes with everything. That also is a n awesome video card.|||Why newegg? its cheaper at http://www.tigerdirect.com|||yes
if it doesn't you can easily buy one.
I'm trying to get this card from Newegg.com
Does anybody know if it comes with the Power Connectors...
if not...what do I do????
*I have 600watt PSU unit
pcv-rs430G computer *with 2GB RAM|||Yes. It comes with everything. That also is a n awesome video card.|||Why newegg? its cheaper at http://www.tigerdirect.com|||yes
if it doesn't you can easily buy one.
HDCP video card / monitor?
I just bought a Radeon X1950 Pro. It supports HDCP. However, I have a slightly older monitor that does not support HDCP. Will I need to upgrade my monitor to one that is HDCP compliant?|||You do not need to upgrade.
HDCP is High Definition Content Protection.
A HDCP source will work without a HDCP monitor, unless the source program requires the HDCP to be enabled. So for everything except protected content - HD-DVD or Blu-Ray disks - the HDCP will be inactive.|||yes off course for better quality and better garphics|||please it depends on several values of the monitor.
never the less upgrading a monitor may not be a rel8iable solution to your problem because both monitors may be of different makes and thus different quality.
for instance you buy a mercury monitor made in india
and then HP or COMPAQ. you see these two will not accurately work the same way though they seem to.|||that only affects the drm status of your monitor: basically u need to have every piece of ur video stream to have drm to view some hd dvd or blue ray content if the drm playback flag is enabled, but u wont see a difference for about 5 years|||Having an hdcp graphics card, and a non hdcp monitor is fone but you won't see the full potential of the graphics card. If you can afford a better monitor then go for it. I would suggest a samsung monitor. They sell the most lcd panels in the world followed by lg.
I would highly suggest the samsung 226bw if you can afford it, or 206bw for a 20 in. lcd for a few more bucks in your pocket.
Good Luck. You'll be fine wether or not you don't buy a new moniter as long as the graphics card is good.
HDCP is High Definition Content Protection.
A HDCP source will work without a HDCP monitor, unless the source program requires the HDCP to be enabled. So for everything except protected content - HD-DVD or Blu-Ray disks - the HDCP will be inactive.|||yes off course for better quality and better garphics|||please it depends on several values of the monitor.
never the less upgrading a monitor may not be a rel8iable solution to your problem because both monitors may be of different makes and thus different quality.
for instance you buy a mercury monitor made in india
and then HP or COMPAQ. you see these two will not accurately work the same way though they seem to.|||that only affects the drm status of your monitor: basically u need to have every piece of ur video stream to have drm to view some hd dvd or blue ray content if the drm playback flag is enabled, but u wont see a difference for about 5 years|||Having an hdcp graphics card, and a non hdcp monitor is fone but you won't see the full potential of the graphics card. If you can afford a better monitor then go for it. I would suggest a samsung monitor. They sell the most lcd panels in the world followed by lg.
I would highly suggest the samsung 226bw if you can afford it, or 206bw for a 20 in. lcd for a few more bucks in your pocket.
Good Luck. You'll be fine wether or not you don't buy a new moniter as long as the graphics card is good.
Is HP Pavilion PC a6200n compatible with a GeForce 8600 GT 1 GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express X16 HDCP video card?
Is HP Pavilion PC a6200n compatible with a GeForce 8600 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express X16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported video card? From what I understand the computer only has a 250 watt power supply. Is that accurate??? It seems low. Most of this cards require at list 350 wats? Does that mean that this won't work? |||You'll just need to upgrade the power supply. Most non-gaming PCs come with a pretty weak stock power supply (same goes for the heatsink and cooling fans). They basically give you enough headroom to add an extra hard drive or two and maybe another optical drive but that's about it.
Basically just buy a new power supply, disconnect your old one, install your new one, install your new graphics card, and reconnect everything. I'd go with a 450 - 500W PSU if you're going to stick with that card, or a 700 - 800W one if you're going to upgrade the card again later or plan on adding a 2nd one for SLI.
Basically just buy a new power supply, disconnect your old one, install your new one, install your new graphics card, and reconnect everything. I'd go with a 450 - 500W PSU if you're going to stick with that card, or a 700 - 800W one if you're going to upgrade the card again later or plan on adding a 2nd one for SLI.
Just Bought All Parts Rate 1-10 Much Appriciated?
EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
2GB DDR2 PC6400 800MHz Memory (Kingston HyperX )
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular
Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D/BEBE
LITE-ON CD Burner
RAIDMAX RX-630A ATX12V / EPS12V 630W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thanks Again|||yeah, an 11. dude you got one bad machine there now. you've pretty much got the best (or close to) of everything. there's not one game out there you couldn't run two of at the same time. (if that's possible)
nice.|||why the cd burner? a bit redundant eh?|||I'd rate everything a 10, except perhaps the CD burner. My personal preference would be to put a functional panel, perhaps something like these:
http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT…
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
2GB DDR2 PC6400 800MHz Memory (Kingston HyperX )
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular
Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model SH-S182D/BEBE
LITE-ON CD Burner
RAIDMAX RX-630A ATX12V / EPS12V 630W Power Supply
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thanks Again|||yeah, an 11. dude you got one bad machine there now. you've pretty much got the best (or close to) of everything. there's not one game out there you couldn't run two of at the same time. (if that's possible)
nice.|||why the cd burner? a bit redundant eh?|||I'd rate everything a 10, except perhaps the CD burner. My personal preference would be to put a functional panel, perhaps something like these:
http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT…
Need better power supply?
Im upgrading my computer and plan on geting.
Motherboard-Foxconn P35A-S LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Graphics card-XFX PVT80GGHD4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card
CPU-Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
I have 500watts now but not sure if i should get a higher one.
Need to know about how big of a power supply do i need to get or is the 500 watts fine. thx|||Your 8800GTS would draw up to 9 amps on the +12V rail. Processor circuit would draw about 6 to 7 amps on same rail. If your 500W power supply has at least 25 amps on the +12V rail, it should be fine. However, if you have plans on going SLI, consider a bigger power supply with at least 35 amps on the +12V rail.|||The watts are ok as you only need a 400 watt PSU minimum but look at what amperage you have on the +12V rail(on sticker on PSU) If its less than 26 amps you need a new PSU.
Motherboard-Foxconn P35A-S LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Graphics card-XFX PVT80GGHD4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card
CPU-Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
I have 500watts now but not sure if i should get a higher one.
Need to know about how big of a power supply do i need to get or is the 500 watts fine. thx|||Your 8800GTS would draw up to 9 amps on the +12V rail. Processor circuit would draw about 6 to 7 amps on same rail. If your 500W power supply has at least 25 amps on the +12V rail, it should be fine. However, if you have plans on going SLI, consider a bigger power supply with at least 35 amps on the +12V rail.|||The watts are ok as you only need a 400 watt PSU minimum but look at what amperage you have on the +12V rail(on sticker on PSU) If its less than 26 amps you need a new PSU.
Which one is better?
HIS Hightech H165XTQT512GDDAN-R Radeon X1650XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X IceQ Turbo HDCP Video Card
OR
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card
which one's better? why??|||The 2nd one by a mile- no contest!
The Radeon X1950 Pro is much, much better than the Radeon X1650 XT... Here's a link to a direct comparison of those 2 cards below. As you can see, the X1950 Pro has a slightly higher clock speed, but a 256-bit memory bus and double the memory bandwidth.
The ATI Radeon X1650 is roughly equivalent to Nvidia's GeForce 7300, while the X1950 is slightly better than the 7900. The higher price tag of the 2nd card is well worth it.|||the second one has a higher clock speed, it will have less lag and better performance, but i would suggest getting an Nvidia card|||Pretty much the same thing but the x1950 is an updated version.|||2nd|||2nd because its a more updated version
OR
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card
which one's better? why??|||The 2nd one by a mile- no contest!
The Radeon X1950 Pro is much, much better than the Radeon X1650 XT... Here's a link to a direct comparison of those 2 cards below. As you can see, the X1950 Pro has a slightly higher clock speed, but a 256-bit memory bus and double the memory bandwidth.
The ATI Radeon X1650 is roughly equivalent to Nvidia's GeForce 7300, while the X1950 is slightly better than the 7900. The higher price tag of the 2nd card is well worth it.|||the second one has a higher clock speed, it will have less lag and better performance, but i would suggest getting an Nvidia card|||Pretty much the same thing but the x1950 is an updated version.|||2nd|||2nd because its a more updated version
Advise on custom built computer?
I currently have
-Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800
-2 x ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M GeForce 8800GTX GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
-ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
-CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PT
These are the items i intend to buy
-Thermaltake Mini Typhoon with 92mm Fan
-Coolmax 1000-Watt Power Supply
Can anyone give suggestion on the specific hardware that i still need for my harddrive, DVD-rom, casing and should i buy a liquid cooler ?
are the items i have and needed 100% compatible?|||The motherboard you selected is not compatible with the vid cards. It only supports ATI cards in dual card configs. I would suggest getting a mobo with nforce6 series chipset with those cards.
-Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800
-2 x ASUS EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M GeForce 8800GTX GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
-ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
-CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200C2PT
These are the items i intend to buy
-Thermaltake Mini Typhoon with 92mm Fan
-Coolmax 1000-Watt Power Supply
Can anyone give suggestion on the specific hardware that i still need for my harddrive, DVD-rom, casing and should i buy a liquid cooler ?
are the items i have and needed 100% compatible?|||The motherboard you selected is not compatible with the vid cards. It only supports ATI cards in dual card configs. I would suggest getting a mobo with nforce6 series chipset with those cards.
Updated build for a computer?
Im building a computer and was just wondering if the specs below are good.
I want to know if this can play games really good,
if it will all fit in the case?
is the power supply good?
is the cooling good?
ASUS M2N-E SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
PNY VCG8800XXPB GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card
LITE-ON LightScribe Black 20X DVD±R Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write Black IDE Model LH-20A1H-186
APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
RAIDMAX RX-630A ATX12V / EPS12V 630W Power Supply
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX
Im a hardcore gamer thats on a budget and I really want a rig that will play games great!
Plz give me all opinions|||That's a pretty powerful gaming rig. The X2 6000+ is a 125 watter. Consider cooling options from Thermalright, Scythe, Zalman, etc. The power supply is more than enough, even in SLI mode. Your set up could fit in a mid-tower case.
BUT that setup could be beaten by a cooler running E6850 configuration. E6850 is just a 65 watter and overclocker friendly on a 965 or P35 based motherboard. See gaming benchmarks in link below:
http://xtreview.com/review212.htm|||It should work great for anything !!!
I want to know if this can play games really good,
if it will all fit in the case?
is the power supply good?
is the cooling good?
ASUS M2N-E SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
PNY VCG8800XXPB GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card
LITE-ON LightScribe Black 20X DVD±R Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write Black IDE Model LH-20A1H-186
APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD403LJ 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
RAIDMAX RX-630A ATX12V / EPS12V 630W Power Supply
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX
Im a hardcore gamer thats on a budget and I really want a rig that will play games great!
Plz give me all opinions|||That's a pretty powerful gaming rig. The X2 6000+ is a 125 watter. Consider cooling options from Thermalright, Scythe, Zalman, etc. The power supply is more than enough, even in SLI mode. Your set up could fit in a mid-tower case.
BUT that setup could be beaten by a cooler running E6850 configuration. E6850 is just a 65 watter and overclocker friendly on a 965 or P35 based motherboard. See gaming benchmarks in link below:
http://xtreview.com/review212.htm|||It should work great for anything !!!
Building a pc, give me some opinion, as many as you can please!!!!!!!!!!!!1?
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L
NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
EVGA 768-P2-N835-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W W0131RU – NVIDIA QUAD-SLI APPROVED, FOUR +12V RAIL READY
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler|||If you want to save a few bucks and you know how to overclock, get the E6300 or E6400 or even E6600. You can easily bring them up to 3.2ghz with a good heatsink for cooling. Same thing with the power supply and video card. I doubt your going to need quad SLI anytime soon, if ever for a while. Dual SLI for 8800GTX would be a little overkill now. But your budget allows for it, then by all means go with it. I'm more of a person that would like to save money but get a really good set up as well.|||Sounds like you are going for a gaming rig. I would switch to AMD processor. Samsung drives kind of suck, LG or Plextor would be better. everything else sounds very good.|||I would go for another case fan since its going to be pretty hot inside the case.|||Everything looks cool, compatible! The only thing that would make me shy away is the WinVista. Bugs aren't worked out yet, and I am going to wait a year or so.|||What more can I saw but WOW! I'm so envious.
But I would love to put a Thermalright Ultra 90 there if I want to tweak that E6700.
Look at what my idols could do with the E6600:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=1…
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=1…
NZXT Zero Black/Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
EVGA 768-P2-N835-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W W0131RU – NVIDIA QUAD-SLI APPROVED, FOUR +12V RAIL READY
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler|||If you want to save a few bucks and you know how to overclock, get the E6300 or E6400 or even E6600. You can easily bring them up to 3.2ghz with a good heatsink for cooling. Same thing with the power supply and video card. I doubt your going to need quad SLI anytime soon, if ever for a while. Dual SLI for 8800GTX would be a little overkill now. But your budget allows for it, then by all means go with it. I'm more of a person that would like to save money but get a really good set up as well.|||Sounds like you are going for a gaming rig. I would switch to AMD processor. Samsung drives kind of suck, LG or Plextor would be better. everything else sounds very good.|||I would go for another case fan since its going to be pretty hot inside the case.|||Everything looks cool, compatible! The only thing that would make me shy away is the WinVista. Bugs aren't worked out yet, and I am going to wait a year or so.|||What more can I saw but WOW! I'm so envious.
But I would love to put a Thermalright Ultra 90 there if I want to tweak that E6700.
Look at what my idols could do with the E6600:
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=1…
http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=1…
How is this build for a gaming PC ($1200 budget)?
Here is my current build:
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 (maybe get Q6600 in July?)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBHK
HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725040VLA360 (0A33439) 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
LG 18X DVD±R Lightscribe DVD Burner Black IDE Model GSA-H44LK
NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
TOTAL: $1205
How is this build for a gaming PC for my budget?
Can I play next-gen games (example: Crysis, Oblivion)? and how well will this build play them?
Anything I should change? any suggestions? any advice?
Thanks!|||It looks pretty good. And DX10 works with all games, the guy above me doesn't know what he's talking about. Some suggestions I might make though, knock the PSU down to a 550Watt and the RAM to DDR667. Use the saved money on a better CPU fan. That processor has quite a bit of overclock potiential, and it would be maximized by a better fan. Also you should get some thermal paste.
Other than that it looks pretty good. Games like Crysis and Oblivion should run great. You can't run with top settings high resolutions flawlessly, but nothing currently out does, and this is pretty close to top-of-the-line.|||id go with a AMD dual core processor. there cheaper than Intel but work just as good. all your buying is the brand name with the Intel|||I'd use it. the only problem I could see coming up is wioth the video card. 8800 uses DirectX 10. Some games won't work with it. Also, I hope you're going to be using that with vista and not XP. I haven't heard many good thing with XP and DirectX 10.|||<3 !
ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 (maybe get Q6600 in July?)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-2GBHK
HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725040VLA360 (0A33439) 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
LG 18X DVD±R Lightscribe DVD Burner Black IDE Model GSA-H44LK
NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
TOTAL: $1205
How is this build for a gaming PC for my budget?
Can I play next-gen games (example: Crysis, Oblivion)? and how well will this build play them?
Anything I should change? any suggestions? any advice?
Thanks!|||It looks pretty good. And DX10 works with all games, the guy above me doesn't know what he's talking about. Some suggestions I might make though, knock the PSU down to a 550Watt and the RAM to DDR667. Use the saved money on a better CPU fan. That processor has quite a bit of overclock potiential, and it would be maximized by a better fan. Also you should get some thermal paste.
Other than that it looks pretty good. Games like Crysis and Oblivion should run great. You can't run with top settings high resolutions flawlessly, but nothing currently out does, and this is pretty close to top-of-the-line.|||id go with a AMD dual core processor. there cheaper than Intel but work just as good. all your buying is the brand name with the Intel|||I'd use it. the only problem I could see coming up is wioth the video card. 8800 uses DirectX 10. Some games won't work with it. Also, I hope you're going to be using that with vista and not XP. I haven't heard many good thing with XP and DirectX 10.|||<3 !
Which Graphics Card is Better?
Well i posted a smiliar question before but i found new new gfx card so i may as well ask which one is better:
GeForce 9400GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Video Card HEATSINK DESIGN 800MHz
OR
GeForce 9500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (Low-Profile Capable) 1600MHz|||The 9500GT is better as the actual graphics processor is faster. Video RAM doesn't make a huge difference on the performance. I would go for the 9500GT as it will significantly improve performance over the 9400GT.|||GeForce 9400GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Video Card HEATSINK DESIGN 800MHz
I have it. It's better than the other version.
GeForce 9400GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Video Card HEATSINK DESIGN 800MHz
OR
GeForce 9500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card (Low-Profile Capable) 1600MHz|||The 9500GT is better as the actual graphics processor is faster. Video RAM doesn't make a huge difference on the performance. I would go for the 9500GT as it will significantly improve performance over the 9400GT.|||GeForce 9400GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Video Card HEATSINK DESIGN 800MHz
I have it. It's better than the other version.
Anybody have/used this AGP vid card?
HIS Hightech H195PRQT512DDAN-R-V2 Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card
Anybody have /used this AGP card??? Is it good? worth it for AGP?
I've been reading that the heatsink doesn't work well and stuff...is it true????
should I get his 1650 ice 512mb instead?|||I have the 256mb version of that exact card. I like that the hot air gets blown OUT of the case.
The ONLY problem I have had is that it is difficult to get out once you install it. Being a 2 slot design, it's difficult to reach under the card to release the tab to get the card out of the slot.
For AGP, it is as good as it gets!|||The 1650 is worse (duh). lower numbers means lower performance (usually). You should save money and get a 256 mb version that doesn't have the Iceq cooling.
Anybody have /used this AGP card??? Is it good? worth it for AGP?
I've been reading that the heatsink doesn't work well and stuff...is it true????
should I get his 1650 ice 512mb instead?|||I have the 256mb version of that exact card. I like that the hot air gets blown OUT of the case.
The ONLY problem I have had is that it is difficult to get out once you install it. Being a 2 slot design, it's difficult to reach under the card to release the tab to get the card out of the slot.
For AGP, it is as good as it gets!|||The 1650 is worse (duh). lower numbers means lower performance (usually). You should save money and get a 256 mb version that doesn't have the Iceq cooling.
What hardware is required for playing HDCP protected discs on a PC?
I have a HDCP video card and monitor, but no Blu-Ray drive (yet). Will I be able to play HDCP protected media? What all is required?|||yes u can play protected content like hd-dvds and blu-ray disc on that. all u need to play copy protected content is a hdcp video card and a cable like dvi or vga ( dvi is better). and of course u need a display that can output to 1080p (1920x1080) if u want to play blu-ray movies.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Critique this system setup?
I'm building a new system and have been out of the loop for a few years as far as hardware quality and performance. I just need the guts as are below. The system doesn't have to be amazing, but I want to be able to push it with some heavy 3D games and Photoshopping now and then. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'd like to spend around a grand. Thank you!
Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner, SATA Model AWG170S-B2 - $65.98 for two
WD Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $139.98 for two
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Over Clock Edition HDCP Video Card $168.99 for one
Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC2 6400 Dual Channel Kit - $114.99 for the 2gb
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - $184.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor BX80557E6600 - $222.90
Total $897.83. I'll also need to find a PSU and wireless network adapter.
Thanks again.|||You're skimping on the video card and the memory. If you're wanting to invest in a system that will handle the gaming, then those are parts you can't neglect. You've budgeted for a very high end motherboard but without a better boost from the memory, you're going to be bottlenecking badly. Go with the 800MHz memory instead of 667. Also, just spend the extra 100 dollars and get an 8800. You're really taking a performance hit for that 100 dollars. Benchmarks don't lie.|||thats a good system. that video card supports dx10 and hdcp for watching hd-dvd or blu-ray. that is plenty of memory. u pck out a good system
Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Burner, SATA Model AWG170S-B2 - $65.98 for two
WD Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - $139.98 for two
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Over Clock Edition HDCP Video Card $168.99 for one
Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC2 6400 Dual Channel Kit - $114.99 for the 2gb
ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - $184.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor BX80557E6600 - $222.90
Total $897.83. I'll also need to find a PSU and wireless network adapter.
Thanks again.|||You're skimping on the video card and the memory. If you're wanting to invest in a system that will handle the gaming, then those are parts you can't neglect. You've budgeted for a very high end motherboard but without a better boost from the memory, you're going to be bottlenecking badly. Go with the 800MHz memory instead of 667. Also, just spend the extra 100 dollars and get an 8800. You're really taking a performance hit for that 100 dollars. Benchmarks don't lie.|||thats a good system. that video card supports dx10 and hdcp for watching hd-dvd or blu-ray. that is plenty of memory. u pck out a good system
Graphics card compatibility?
I want to get a new graphics card, but my computer is too small for normal cards and i wanted to know if this http://cgi.ebay.com/GEFORCE-210-512MB-LOW-PROFILE-HDMI-DVI-HDCP-VIDEO-CARD-/370478917455?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item564243a74f#ht_1640wt_1140 card would fit in a Dell Optiplex GX620. Thanks in advance.|||Yes it would fit, you just need to attach the low-profile bracket. Low-profile-ready cards usually come with both bracket types, so you can install them into either a slimline or regular desktop.
But the G210 is a very slow card, about equal to a Radeon HD 4350. The Radeon HD 5450 is a more appealing low-cost, low-profile option.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
While the low-profile Radeon HD 4650 and GeForce GT220 are even better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
All of those cards are fine with your Dell's stock 275W power supply.
Performance:
http://www.techspot.com/review/245-ati-r…
The Radeon HD 5450 could handle easy games like the Sims 3 and World of Warcraft at low resolutions (1280x1024 or less). The Radeon HD 4650 or GeForce GT220 could handle games up to Call of Duty:MW2 at 1440x900 or less. Of course your computer's other specs are too low for games beyond that level, anyway.|||well, it is a low profile card and should fit fine and probably won't be a power consumption problem either -- the 210 doesn't need large amounts.
however, the 210 isn't likely to run much in the way of modern games either -- it's about on a par with an old 8500 GT card.
there are significantly higher quality low profile graphics cards out there [try the sorter at newegg], but you're going to need to be very careful about your power supply, case ventilation, and whether or no your cpu bottlenecks the computer when you get done.
suggest you access your detailed specs and start over -- there's a handy psu sizer app at this url: http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.asp… on the left side of the page.
But the G210 is a very slow card, about equal to a Radeon HD 4350. The Radeon HD 5450 is a more appealing low-cost, low-profile option.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
While the low-profile Radeon HD 4650 and GeForce GT220 are even better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
All of those cards are fine with your Dell's stock 275W power supply.
Performance:
http://www.techspot.com/review/245-ati-r…
The Radeon HD 5450 could handle easy games like the Sims 3 and World of Warcraft at low resolutions (1280x1024 or less). The Radeon HD 4650 or GeForce GT220 could handle games up to Call of Duty:MW2 at 1440x900 or less. Of course your computer's other specs are too low for games beyond that level, anyway.|||well, it is a low profile card and should fit fine and probably won't be a power consumption problem either -- the 210 doesn't need large amounts.
however, the 210 isn't likely to run much in the way of modern games either -- it's about on a par with an old 8500 GT card.
there are significantly higher quality low profile graphics cards out there [try the sorter at newegg], but you're going to need to be very careful about your power supply, case ventilation, and whether or no your cpu bottlenecks the computer when you get done.
suggest you access your detailed specs and start over -- there's a handy psu sizer app at this url: http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.asp… on the left side of the page.
New video card not working?
I just bought a Radeon X1950PRO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 8X IceQ 3 Turbo HDCP Video Card, installed it in my computer, and connected it to my monitor using a DVI to VGA adapter (the card only has dvi output)... When i boot up, all i get it a blank screen. The fan on the card is spinning and the light on it is on. I have no idea what I did wrong. My old video card is a BFG GeForce FX 5500 OC 128MB 8x AGP Video Card.|||Several possibilities here, the system requirements for your new card is:
Radeon X1950 pro
AGP based PC is required slot available on the motherboard
-----------
Connection to the system power supply is required
450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 AMPS, 12 volt rail recommended
-----------
512MB of system memory, or more recommended
CD-ROM drive (for installtion software)
DVD playback requires DVD drive and decoder software (not included)
Operating System:
- Windows XP
- XP-64
GeForce 5500
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
Available AGP slot
CD-ROM drive (to load drivers CD)
As you can see, the old video card was designed to work with any power supply and did not require a direct connection from the power supply. Your new Radeon X1950 Pro requires a minimum power supply size of 450 watts AND 30AMPS plus a power connection directly off the power supply. Thus you need to check the rating on your current power supply to see if it conforms to the minimum total output of at least 450 watts and 30 amps. Also, did you install the card with the direct power feed from the power supply? It would be a plug like your hard drive uses that plugs directly into a slot on the new video card, so the card can draw power through the AGP port as well as directly from the power supply.
This is most probably your current issue, an insufficient sized power supply and/or having not supplied to direct power feed from the power supply. If you system is a pre-built from a manufacturer like Dell, Gateway, HP, etc, they only use the smallest power supply required to support the components they installed initially, if you add anything that draws power later, you almost always end up having to replace the power supply too.
Once you correct the power supply problem and the system starts up properly with video, you are going to need to goto Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and remove your nvidia drivers, once done will require you to reboot your system. You will know you did it right when you restart and all the icons are huge on the screen. Now goto: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html select the appropriate operating system in the first window, Radeon in the second, and then Radeon 1950 series in the last and press the green go button, this will allow you to download the most current video drivers for the new card. Once downloaded to your machine, run the program to install the current catalyst software for your new video card. Upon completion of this installation, the system should reboot yet again, and you should have everything working properly.|||1. make sure your powersupply meets the video card requirements
2. make sure the necessary power connectors for the video card are plugged in and the card is firmly seated in the slot
3. make sure you completely remove all nvidia video drivers (it is recommended that you use a driver cleaner utility) because you're switching from nvidia to ati [although this is probably not the problem because its not even booting up]
4. try increasing agp aperture size in bios to 256mb
5. it could be a DOA|||did the software load? without the system knowing it's there, the card is useless. read the manual and check what you did to see if you followed ALL the instructions just as they are in the manual.|||have you checked to ensure you meet the power requirements? the x1950 will be a considerable amount higher power requirement then the old fx5500. Do you get any beeps during bootup?|||Take it out and push it back in...most likely is that its getting a connection to power, but not connecting to your video display on your motherboard.|||get the software update version
Radeon X1950 pro
AGP based PC is required slot available on the motherboard
-----------
Connection to the system power supply is required
450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 AMPS, 12 volt rail recommended
-----------
512MB of system memory, or more recommended
CD-ROM drive (for installtion software)
DVD playback requires DVD drive and decoder software (not included)
Operating System:
- Windows XP
- XP-64
GeForce 5500
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
Available AGP slot
CD-ROM drive (to load drivers CD)
As you can see, the old video card was designed to work with any power supply and did not require a direct connection from the power supply. Your new Radeon X1950 Pro requires a minimum power supply size of 450 watts AND 30AMPS plus a power connection directly off the power supply. Thus you need to check the rating on your current power supply to see if it conforms to the minimum total output of at least 450 watts and 30 amps. Also, did you install the card with the direct power feed from the power supply? It would be a plug like your hard drive uses that plugs directly into a slot on the new video card, so the card can draw power through the AGP port as well as directly from the power supply.
This is most probably your current issue, an insufficient sized power supply and/or having not supplied to direct power feed from the power supply. If you system is a pre-built from a manufacturer like Dell, Gateway, HP, etc, they only use the smallest power supply required to support the components they installed initially, if you add anything that draws power later, you almost always end up having to replace the power supply too.
Once you correct the power supply problem and the system starts up properly with video, you are going to need to goto Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and remove your nvidia drivers, once done will require you to reboot your system. You will know you did it right when you restart and all the icons are huge on the screen. Now goto: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html select the appropriate operating system in the first window, Radeon in the second, and then Radeon 1950 series in the last and press the green go button, this will allow you to download the most current video drivers for the new card. Once downloaded to your machine, run the program to install the current catalyst software for your new video card. Upon completion of this installation, the system should reboot yet again, and you should have everything working properly.|||1. make sure your powersupply meets the video card requirements
2. make sure the necessary power connectors for the video card are plugged in and the card is firmly seated in the slot
3. make sure you completely remove all nvidia video drivers (it is recommended that you use a driver cleaner utility) because you're switching from nvidia to ati [although this is probably not the problem because its not even booting up]
4. try increasing agp aperture size in bios to 256mb
5. it could be a DOA|||did the software load? without the system knowing it's there, the card is useless. read the manual and check what you did to see if you followed ALL the instructions just as they are in the manual.|||have you checked to ensure you meet the power requirements? the x1950 will be a considerable amount higher power requirement then the old fx5500. Do you get any beeps during bootup?|||Take it out and push it back in...most likely is that its getting a connection to power, but not connecting to your video display on your motherboard.|||get the software update version
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