Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: Off XB Subj. but worth it
Hello i'm thinking of building a new PC....
Let me know what you think.
Is this all compatible? I think it is.. I dunno....
Also I'm looking for a nice case. Something in acrylic.
and thinking of liquid cooling...
all of this is found at newegg.com
Just click these links for the specs...
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:
I run vista and yeah it was a bit of a pain in the beginning but i really don't think its as bad as the hype says anymore.
Don't feel bad Hobb's, i cant afford water cool just yet so i make do with what i got.
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crackface47 Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Joined: Jan 30, 2007 Posts: 344 Location: GA, United States
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject:
the only problem i see is ur PSU, i suggest at least a 800 watt, 500 watt is too little, and u didn't mention what case, i'll need a big enough case to house ur graphics card, wihtout it cramping the mobo space, and u'll need a zalman cpu cooler to help cool the cpu better, then the stock that comes with it, how mouch is all goign to cost.
scarface_ak4t7 Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Joined: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 310
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject:
i agree with crackface, ur psu CANNOT handle ur grpahics card, i mean it wont even power it up and when u assembled it all together and it doesnt put out a video. Troubleshooting is a bitch. Lucky u did the smart thing and ask for advice. Make sure u read the fine print on everthing when ur building a custom case. I built my own, but i didnt read the fine print on my sata hard drive and i ended up frying the bitch with 24 volts, instead of 12 volts. Lucky newegg has a superb RMA. Great job on going with newegg, i order all my shit from newegg. I suggest u get a 800 watt psu like crackface said and make sure ur psu has (2) 6 pin adapters cause thats what ur video card requires to power it up. I found a good case for ur parts. Now looking at the price of the parts i estimated what u can afford. Hopefully its not too much. I found a case that Maximum PC rated the best of the best. And a water cooling also rated best of the best. im pretty sure the case and the water cooling are compatible with each other. Cant promise u anuthing tho. Here's the links also from Newegg
i found an arcyllic case. But the water cooling is not capable with it. So if u get it u'll lose the watercooling but u can add a load of fans and it'll do the same job. U shouldnt have any problems with the parts ur gettin.
so if I change the card does that change everything i have picked out or what???? _________________
crackface47 Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Joined: Jan 30, 2007 Posts: 344 Location: GA, United States
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:
that nvidia card will be a hell of a lot better then the ATI, i noticed ur pocessor is a little behind, u have ddr 3 ram, the raptor hhd, and eveyrthing else plaaned for the future, get the quad core, it's amazing, but it's a oem use u'll need a heatsink and cpu paste
Joined: Apr 17, 2007 Posts: 5408 Location: Oregon, USA
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject:
Well is he going with a mid-sized tower or a full sized tower? _________________
Montauk198 Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Joined: Sep 19, 2006 Posts: 419 Location: TX
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: case
well i dont want a small case i want one that will house the all of the hardware with spare working room inside...Also I am going with the liquid cooling that was suggested....What kind of case would be good?
Also what is the real difference in a quad core and a core 2 duo? the core 2 duo i chose is 3Ghz and the quad is less Ghz.. _________________
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