~*The Official Computer Building Guide*~

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Good IDea, will later...

[Los]

:mrgreenthumbsup: Excellent guide Links :mrgreenthumbsup:

This is exactly what this section was missing. Now I'll try to build my own shi- instead of asking my friend to help.

[Ion]

Thanks for the guide, my friend helped me pick some parts, what do you think of my configuration? :cool:
Il put it together with some research ive been doing and with the help of this tutorial.

Prizes with links.
Motherboard- $130 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...333&CatId=2320

CPU- $280 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...410&CatId=3496

RAM- $110 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...470&CatId=2261

Power Supply- $89.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...y=REVIEWS#tabs

HDD- $90 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=TSD-320AS

Case- $120 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...729&CatId=1849

Video Card- $299.99 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...351&CatId=1826

DVD-CD- $110 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...408&CatId=2873

TOTAL- $1129.989range about 1,200$ not including s&h




motherboard- MSI K9N SLI Platinum NVIDIA Socket AM2 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express /

SLI Ready / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID


proccessor- AMD Phenom 64 X4 9500 Processor HD9500WCGDBOX - 2.20GHz, 4MB Cache, 1800MHz

(3600 MT/s) FSB, Agena, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket AM2, Processor with Fan

RAM- Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024MB)[plus I have a spare 1gb RAM stick)

HDD- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM

Case- ThermalTake Tsunami Series Aluminum ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Top USB, Firewire and Audio Ports - Silver

GPU- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocked Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, OEM, Video Card

DVD-RW/CD-RW- HP AH048AT Lightscribe DVD Burner - 16x DVD±R Burn&Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-

RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD-R DL, 48x32x CD-R/RW, SATA

PSU- Cooler Master / Extreme Power / 600-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA-Ready / PCI-E Ready /20/24-Pin / Power Supply

I already have speakers, LCD monitor and laser mouse.

Oh forgot the OS, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade - DVD $149.99. :mrgreen:

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NO NO NO! NOT CORSAIR!

Crucial Ballistix, now, or die!

buy from newegg, too.

Don't go AMD.

The Q6600 beats the phenom, and yes i know it's only on a am2 mobo, but not am2+. That means ANOTHER mobo you'll need.

So go, DS3R-p35, and q6600 instead.

PSU, I'd say a corsair VX550 or the 520 watt modular one.

Case, really, it's your choice, just so it isn't a cardboard box ;)

[Los]

Originally Posted by Links 2 3 4

Noobs think that because they have a 500gb hard drive they have 500gb of ram.

I LMFAO!!!!! :lol:

[Ion]

Originally Posted by Links 2 3 4

NO NO NO! NOT CORSAIR!

Crucial Ballistix, now, or die!

buy from newegg, too.

Don't go AMD.

The Q6600 beats the phenom, and yes i know it's only on a am2 mobo, but not am2+. That means ANOTHER mobo you'll need.

So go, DS3R-p35, and q6600 instead.

PSU, I'd say a corsair VX550 or the 520 watt modular one.

Case, really, it's your choice, just so it isn't a cardboard box ;)

lol Thanks, they kept telling me to go with AMD but I have my doubts, Im very unfamiliar with those processors, man that would have really sucked after I would spend like 1,500 dollars to find out it doesnt fit. :lol:

Il get the SLi compatible motherboard from the main post,the q6600 processor and the shiny looking RAM sticks...


Hey look what I found. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...597&CatId=3423 I may just get it with one 8800GT. :cool:

Aha! No better yet Im buying this.

MOTHERBOARD: XFX GeForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...M-680ILT-Q6600 <(brings quad core proccessor!)


GPU: XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX Video Card - FREE Company of Heroes PC Game, 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=P450-8808


PSU: Ultra / X-Finity / 600-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / SATA-Ready / SLI Ready / Black / Power Supply = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...u=ULT31848%20K

CASE: NZXT Apollo Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A406-1069


EXTRA PORTS: Cables Unlimited All-In-One USB 2.0, Internal 3.5" Card Reader = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=C250-2076

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...2&sku=C19-6012 <- Im getting 4GB)

DVD CD RW: Lite-On LH-20A1S SuperAllwrite SATA DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW and Ultra DVD Labeling Kit (OEM Pkg) = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...597&CatId=1624

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit DSP OEM DVD = http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=2864281

TOTAL: $1,375.75 s&h included

:cool:

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updated ram, cpu, and motherboard

[Joe88]

why only GIGABYTE :mad:

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Originally Posted by Joe88

why only GIGABYTE :mad:

Edit what you think is better.

If it isn't, then too bad :twisted:

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yea... you didn't edit it.


GIGABYTE FTW :twisted: