first time building a computer advise wanted.

ksay · 05-07-2008, 01:22 PM

hi this is my first time building a pc and im really excited about it.
i plan on building this pc for more than causal and gaming (mostly guild wars and guild wars 2 when it comes out) i want to make this fully upgradeable for the future. and i want a good computer for a good price(that why im building it) but i dont mind paying money if its worth it. these are my specs so far i would like your opinion.

case: Apevia Black/Black X-Plorer ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Fan Controller, Front USB and Firewire Port, PowerUp 800-Watt PSU (this has a front firewire port is it capable with my motherboard?)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs
PSU: come with case 800 watts
motherboard: ntel X38, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1&sku=I69-2162
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor BX80570E8400 - 3.0GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Wolfdale, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs
memory: ? i want enough to play games and function really well any suggestions price does matter to but I'd spend good money for decent RAM
Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs
GPU: XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - 256MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-8650
or should i pend more money for a pci 2.0 is it better?
please tell me what you think that would be great thanks
o and what drive should i get?
and do i need floppy?
thank you again

krisb · 05-08-2008, 07:54 AM

o.k..i just finished a build so hopfully i can be of assistance. lets address this. nice to get a budget number so you know where to call it quits.

Case. look into full towers. if you are looking to be upradable than this will be handy. besides. they have alot more room and make the build nicer to do. but they can be BIG

Memory. If your MOBO is DDR2 then i would suggest 4x1GB. that will be plenty. crusial balistics is a good choice. make sure the quantity/speed is also supported by your MOBO. 800 mhz is a solid choice.

HDD you can get 500gb 32mb cache for not much more.

I strongly recomend the 9600 graphics card. it will absolutly destroy the 8600 and the price is right. Palit microsystems make a great one(it is a BIG dual slot though) that you can run audio through for HDMI out. and it is like $150 bucks

optical Drive. the samsung multi drive is a good choice. about $30 and it'll run quieter than most.

floppy drives are pointless if you ask me. the only thing they are really used for are boot programs and bios flashing/updates. both of those can now be done with a usb stick or laser disk.

make sure your drives are all SATA when you buy them

i hope that helps.

~~Blue_Gene~~ · 05-09-2008, 09:17 PM

If you can stretch your budget a bit I recommend checking out this videocard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130082

05-07-2008, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
ksay Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: mac Os tiger and windows xp/vista	first time building a computer advise wanted. hi this is my first time building a pc and im really excited about it. i plan on building this pc for more than causal and gaming (mostly guild wars and guild wars 2 when it comes out) i want to make this fully upgradeable for the future. and i want a good computer for a good price(that why im building it) but i dont mind paying money if its worth it. these are my specs so far i would like your opinion. case: Apevia Black/Black X-Plorer ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Fan Controller, Front USB and Firewire Port, PowerUp 800-Watt PSU (this has a front firewire port is it capable with my motherboard?) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs PSU: come with case 800 watts motherboard: ntel X38, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express 2.0, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, eSATA, RAID http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1&sku=I69-2162 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor BX80570E8400 - 3.0GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Wolfdale, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs memory: ? i want enough to play games and function really well any suggestions price does matter to but I'd spend good money for decent RAM Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs GPU: XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - 256MB DDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-8650 or should i pend more money for a pci 2.0 is it better? please tell me what you think that would be great thanks o and what drive should i get? and do i need floppy? thank you again

05-08-2008, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
krisb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 38 OS: Vista Home Premium 64 My System	Re: first time building a computer advise wanted. o.k..i just finished a build so hopfully i can be of assistance. lets address this. nice to get a budget number so you know where to call it quits. Case. look into full towers. if you are looking to be upradable than this will be handy. besides. they have alot more room and make the build nicer to do. but they can be BIG Memory. If your MOBO is DDR2 then i would suggest 4x1GB. that will be plenty. crusial balistics is a good choice. make sure the quantity/speed is also supported by your MOBO. 800 mhz is a solid choice. HDD you can get 500gb 32mb cache for not much more. I strongly recomend the 9600 graphics card. it will absolutly destroy the 8600 and the price is right. Palit microsystems make a great one(it is a BIG dual slot though) that you can run audio through for HDMI out. and it is like $150 bucks optical Drive. the samsung multi drive is a good choice. about $30 and it'll run quieter than most. floppy drives are pointless if you ask me. the only thing they are really used for are boot programs and bios flashing/updates. both of those can now be done with a usb stick or laser disk. make sure your drives are all SATA when you buy them i hope that helps. Last edited by krisb : 05-08-2008 at 07:57 AM.

05-09-2008, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Blue_Gene~~ Troubled Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 152 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: first time building a computer advise wanted. If you can stretch your budget a bit I recommend checking out this videocard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130082