New computer, miss anything??

[Hobbit]

Well here is the parts I'm thinking of ordering for my computer.
Did I miss anything?


AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core Processor 2.2GHZ 4MB 95W Socket AM2+
In Stock $229.14

Valve Black Box Coupon - *AMD Promo Only Not for Resale*
In Stock $0.00

Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card
In Stock $119.99

Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
In Stock $120.79

Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive OEM 3 Year MFR Warranty
In Stock $84.00

ASUS M3A ATX AM2+ AMD 770 DDR2 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound Motherboard
In Stock $99.99

Corsair HX520 CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX Triple 12V 40A Continuous 24PIN ATX Modular 120MM Power Supply
In Stock $124.99

Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-5400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-5400 DDR2-667 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory
In Stock $59.99

D-LINK DGE-530T Gigaexpress 10/100/1000MBPS RJ-45 Server Network Card PCI 32BIT
In Stock $27.79

OCZ Vanquisher CPU Heatsink AM2 LGA775 S939 S940 S754 92MM 800-2000RPM
In Stock $29.99

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM
In Stock $99.55

LG GSA-H55N Beige DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 INT IDE 2MB OEM DVD Writer W/ SW
In Stock $32.25

YOUR TOTAL $1,028.47


CPU
Video card
Case
HDD
Mother Board
Power Supple
RAM
Networking
Heatsink
OS
Optical Drive


Did I miss anything?

[Killerdou]

maybe the budget part? And uhm, what the hell are you planing to do with this, cant allow you to game and not spend time on srl forums anymore?

[mastaraymond]

I never bought a windows.. But if you liked to :rolleyes:..

DLed version is working perfectly.

[tarajunky]

You might want a keyboard and mouse. And a monitor is always nice. :)

I suppose you can sit there and listen to it hum...

And you'll probably want a surge protector of some sort to protect it from power spikes.

[Wizzup?]

Corsair HX520 CMPSU-520HX 520W ATX Triple 12V 40A Continuous 24PIN ATX Modular 120MM Power Supply
In Stock $124.99

Do you really need that? I mean, does this just keep the power on when the electricity fails?

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM
In Stock $99.55

Download it


Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
In Stock $120.79

Isn't there a less expensive one?


D-LINK DGE-530T Gigaexpress 10/100/1000MBPS RJ-45 Server Network Card PCI 32BIT
In Stock $27.79

Isn't this on your MoBo already?

EDIT: If you really are going to spend 1k, then buy Pentium instead. ;)

[Hobbit]

I got monitor, probably will add in a second one later in time
have keyboard, mouse and speakers
and serge protector :)


BOOOO INTEL!!!!

And this is just rough for now, I'm downloading a bunch of movies so it was going really slow so i got fed up and im gonna look for better deals when i can handle going on the internet without pulling my hair out.

[IEatJ00erBaybees]

Oh come on Hobbit. You have a lot of junk you don't need. That case is ridiculously expensive. You're buying windows? Just download it. Your PSU is ridiculously expensive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208009 -- Case. Free Shipping, $29.99, Gaming Chassis (LCD w/ Window on side). 4 Eggs out of 5. How can you really go wrong?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817184007
PSU

There's a lot of choices for PSU, so you make the choice, but all you really need is 500W, and you can get one of those for maybe $100 less. Look for deals!

[Hobbit]

I said I wasn't done looking yet :p

But thanks for that newegg site!

[idiot question] In the case, the rear I/O panel can be replaces right :redface: cause all the mother boards im looking at have diff I/O panels so I'm assuming you can change them on the cases?[/idiot question]

[Mr.Klean]

I don't like your Radeon. I am not partitial to either Radeon or NVIDIA, I just go for which is better for the price.

Go with the XFX Nvidia 8600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229

May only have 256mb but its GDDR3 and it will do a hell of a lot better than your 512mb DDR2 on any gaming. And it saves you 10$.

Now your case. Your case style I HATE. Bottom PSU designs are a miserable failure on air cooling. PSU's draw are in from inside your case and blow it out the back of the case. Essentially adding another fan to your case, cooling it. When it is run at the bottom it is just sucking the cool air out of your case instead of sucking the hot air out like a top mounted PSU would.

It looks cool, but remember the practicalities of it. The UV fans WILL get annoying if you sleep anywhere near it. Doubtful that it will come with very quiet fans too. 120mm may be quieter but usually when they come with a case they are quite loud anyways because they are cheap crappy fans.

Much better case here.

http://www.svc.com/rc-631-kwn1.html

9.99 after rebates!!!! $54 case. Good reviews all around. And I own this case on one of my LAN'ers. It kicks ass. It may not have all the lights and gadgets but it gets the job done. It has a side window if you do want to light it up. Great case, even has the water cooling ports with it.

WD HDD. I would have gone with a Seagate by previous experience.

I don't have time to look at much else. I will later though.

[IEatJ00erBaybees]

I said I wasn't done looking yet :p

But thanks for that newegg site!

[idiot question] In the case, the rear I/O panel can be replaces right :redface: cause all the mother boards im looking at have diff I/O panels so I'm assuming you can change them on the cases?[/idiot question]

Chyeah boi. They all do. The motherboard comes with it's own I/O Panel. Don't worry :), I didn't know you could change them until I found it in my box like 30 minutes, wondering what to do when I first made a computer.

You didn't know about Newegg? It's the best online computer site. All their stuff is pretty cheap, but great quality. Amazing and fast shipping. Just the pricing and quality makes the place tough to beat. The site is VERRRRRY navigable as well. That could be my favorite part. So many options/filters you can set. Tigerdirect.com just doesn't have that.

[Hobbit]

This is the case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=11-208-013-08.jpg&Image=11-208-013-18.jpg%2c11-208-013-01.jpg%2c11-208-013-02.jpg%2c11-208-013-03.jpg%2c11-208-013-04.jpg%2c11-208-013-05.jpg%2c11-208-013-06.jpg%2c11-208-013-07.jpg%2c11-208-013-08.jpg%2c11-208-013-10.jpg%2c11-208-013-11.jpg%2c11-208-013-12.jpg%2c11-208-013-13.jpg%2c11-208-013-14.jpg%2c11-208-013-15.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&Depa=1&Description=XION+Solaris+XON-406+Black+Computer+Case+With+Side+Panel+Window) that I'm thinking on now. And I don't really need that great of a graphics card. I'm not planning on doing major gaming.


I think I got it down to $600 from new egg, even with better case, optical drive, video card, 4 GB ram


Edit: Nvm forgot hard drive... will post new egg comparison in a few min

Edit2: K here it is..(?)


XION Solaris XON-406 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$39.99 -$5.00 Instant $34.99


BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$81.99 $81.99


ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
Mail-in Rebate
$79.99 $79.99


Koutech Hi-Speed PCI to USB2.0 Card Model KW-2580N4 - Retail
$19.99 $19.99


A-Top RHINO ATP-RX500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
Mail-in Rebate
$29.99 $29.99


AMD Phenom 9500 Agena 2.2GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9500WCGDBOX - Retail
$199.99 $199.99


Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400LLQK - Retail
Mail-in Rebate
$112.99 $112.99


LOGISYS FP521 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader - Retail
$9.99 $9.99


Seagate ST3400320AS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$99.99 $99.99


Logitech 967740-0403 Black USB Standard Internet 350 USB Keyboard - OEM
$9.25 $9.25


Logitech RX650 Black 3 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Cordless Optical Mouse - OEM
$19.99 $19.99


LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM
$35.99 $35.99


ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
$29.99 -$10.00 Instant $19.99


Subtotal: $755.13 +/- $20 for PCI -> USB 2.0 (undecided)

So what's better...

HDD
Has Keyboard
Has mouse
4Gb ram rather then 2Gb
52-in-1 card reader (NEEDED)
Video card
PCI -> 5 USB (Maybe)
Optical drive


~$236 in savings

Input...?

[IEatJ00erBaybees]

Does Newegg not f'n pwn???

I'll make sure everything works with each other when you post all the links and such.

PS: 4 GB of RAM? Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Should run like a black man with a stolen TV from the cops. Jokes, Jokes. Just kidding.

[Hobbit]

Yes I've made sure everything is compatible.

I took out the PCI -> USB (5), mouse and keyboard.
Because I'm gonna cash in my warrenty on the computer I'm on right now into Best Buy (~$600) then get better mouse + keyboard and if I need the extra USB i can install later. Also probably get another monitor and some cool gadgets since Best Buy sends me a Gift card for the warranty...

Price is now $739.48 With shipping :)

And yes 4GB Ram :) + Quad Core AMD Phenom :eek:

[IEatJ00erBaybees]

Yes I've made sure everything is compatible.

I took out the PCI -> USB (5), mouse and keyboard.
Because I'm gonna cash in my warrenty on the computer I'm on right now into Best Buy (~$600) then get better mouse + keyboard and if I need the extra USB i can install later. Also probably get another monitor and some cool gadgets since Best Buy sends me a Gift card for the warranty...

Price is now $739.48 With shipping :)

And yes 4GB Ram :) + Quad Core AMD Phenom :eek:

Since you want AMD (good choice for gaming, and just overall better :)), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103226 $200 for Quad-Core, can't be beaten.

[Narcle]

The Intel Quad core > AMD Quad. I've read up on both, Intels is way more stable however, AMD can be overclocked as always (just get a monster Heat Sink).

[Hobbit]

Intel always boots their clock speeds to above what average would get anyways...
And thats the AMD I'm planning on getting ;)
I think I need to change the Heatsink though, need to make sure its AM2+ Compatible


Edit: It say AM2 Compatible and the processor is AM2+....will it still fit???

None say Phenom compatible :( There must be atleast one...

Edit2: FOUND ONE!!!! THERE IS ONLY ONE TYPE.... adds $50.00 onto price though...


Edit3: List update


LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM
$35.99

XION Solaris XON-406 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$39.99 -$5.00 Instant $34.99

Seagate ST3400320AS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$99.99

BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$81.99

ASUS EN8500GT TOP/HTP/256M GeForce 8500GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
$79.99 $15.00 Mail-in Rebate

A-Top RHINO ATP-RX500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
$29.99 $10.00 Mail-in Rebate

LOGISYS FP521 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader - Retail
$9.99

Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB(4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400LLQK - Retail
$112.99 $10.00 Mail-in Rebate

AMD Phenom 9500 Agena 2.2GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9500WCGDBOX - Retail
$199.99

Scythe SCNJ-CU1000 120mm Ninja Copper CPU Cooler - Retail
$69.99

Subtotal: $755.90

Shipping: $34.03

Grand Total: $789.93
-$35.00 (Mail-in)
=$754.93

[Boreas]

Sometimes there are reasons to spend on a case.

If you are like me, you want a case where you have room to work and can swap parts quickly. Also, running for days on end and staying cool and quiet (especially if in the bedroom) means you want a well designed case, such as the Antec P180.


Remember the AM3 procs will be able to go into an AM2 board, so if you are planning to upgrade later, you can get a lower end AM2 proc for now.


Which OS are you putting on that supports 4 gigs?

[Hobbit]

I'm not sure yet...
Thats the next step...

Any suggestions LOL

[dillbagz]

i don't know about looks though i bought this gaming laptop off dell you can customize it through there and there reasonably cheap though laptops arnt in not saying what i payed for mine as its a high price plus have you checked out EBAY? my bro built his on pc of their and its one hell of a gaming machine

[tarajunky]

You'll want to get some Arctic Silver or similar thermal compound.

[Narcle]

I got a full tower in my room. Runs WoW, MSN msger, firefox etc. 24/7. I got the Arctic Silver compound on it with a uber copper heat sink/fan. I don't run the fan at full power otherwise its almost as loud as a vacuum cleaner. However one time I forgot to plug the fan all the way back in... (oops) Left it like that for a day but it never turned off! I checked the temp it only got to 55c.

The case fans combined are louder then the cpu fan. Its a set back in my room... but I'm use to it, plus it has served my computer well; I've had it for 2-3 years now still going strong.

After my experience with Intel core duo 2, its so damn amazing that I'll probably go with the Quad for my next desktop... I might wait a year and see what comes out then, but I might have to step it up if I plan on doing this internet business.

I'm waiting so see if Intel will come out with one of their new chips soon. Or if one of the companies will create a cell chip for computer usage. The cell chip is being used already but not in computers. It has 30x the power of the current top end CPU chips.

edit:
XP Pro sp2 doesn't support 4gb of ram?

[rkroxpunk]

yeah I was pretty sure Windows max RAM was 4gig

[Hobbit]

Says XP Home can support 4GB RAM
But I haven't decided on what I'm doing with that yet.

[IEatJ00erBaybees]

Get XP, www.isohunt.com

Have fun!

[Hobbit]

What happens when SP3 comes out then?
How and I supposed to pass the Genuine Check if its torrented?

[IEatJ00erBaybees]

What happens when SP3 comes out then?
How and I supposed to pass the Genuine Check if its torrented?

You use a crack that comes w/ the downloads.

[cause]

Forget buying windows, get TinyXP Beast Edition! That thing screams on my piece of crap
P4 2.4 ghz
2 gb slow ram

[noidea]

That was just a little grave dig? I haven't seen you around in forever.

[Hobbit]

Yeah big grave dig...

And cause... those were my original specs, next time you're on msn i'll show you actual specs ;)

And I didn't. I Torr'd XP Ultimate :p (modded version of xp pro/media center)