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
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Processor: Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
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Video Card: 640M GeForce 8800GTS 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
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RAM: 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
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Hard Drive: 7200.9 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
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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.
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