Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted!

roydotmp3 · 06-26-2008, 01:48 PM

Hello Tech Support, this is my first time building a computer.
I am willing to spend anything under $1500 all together.
I will be multi-tasking and be gaming.
I prefer all the computer parts to be from www.newegg.com
Here are the parts I've been looking at, will these work in my system all together?

Computer case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156098

MotherBoard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121090

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

GPU (Video Card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130325

RAM (Memory)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145183

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

OS (Operating System)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116195

Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121130

Am I missing anything? And will all these work together in the computer?

Thanks, Roy

Edit : I already have Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, External Cd-Drive, Printer.

Just noticed that if I wanted a 8800 GPU I need a 600+ Watt PSU
Would this work?

Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208021

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

Narynan · 06-26-2008, 02:50 PM

My only comment is that it being a Intel chip set you wont be able to run SLI on the board. In that case, having two PCI-E 2.0 slots seems a little wasteful. You might want to try either....

1) A different board with only 1 PCI-E 2.0 Slot
OR
2) An Ati Video card.

Thats just to get the most bang for your buck. While the 8800 is a sweet card, the idea of pairing it with ANOTHER in a year or so should make it THAT much more attractive. That can't happen with this build. If you go with a Radeon out of the door, IF that choice is what you want in the future, you're set.

Once again, just what I think.

On the note of the PSU, yes, that would work. However, I personally like either Zalman, or Corsair. They are what I am going to put into my build.

roydotmp3 · 06-26-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narynan

My only comment is that it being a Intel chip set you wont be able to run SLI on the board. In that case, having two PCI-E 2.0 slots seems a little wasteful. You might want to try either....

1) A different board with only 1 PCI-E 2.0 Slot
OR
2) An Ati Video card.

Thats just to get the most bang for your buck. While the 8800 is a sweet card, the idea of pairing it with ANOTHER in a year or so should make it THAT much more attractive. That can't happen with this build. If you go with a Radeon out of the door, IF that choice is what you want in the future, you're set.

Once again, just what I think.

On the note of the PSU, yes, that would work. However, I personally like either Zalman, or Corsair. They are what I am going to put into my build.

I'm going to stick with the 8800 GTS, what's the best manufacturer for an Intel Motherboard? Or for the Quadcore Intel CPU?

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Te...px?ChangeQty=0
Here's what I'm all looking at above, with a final price.
Good Deal?

Narynan · 06-26-2008, 04:53 PM

Well your wish list didnt post for me. But I dont know if what I said earlier could be misunderstood. What I mean by an intel chip set is the northbridge part of the motherboard. Not the CPU. I am a Intel guy myself.

The problem is in the line of reccomending a board that does what you are looking for, in that same price range, WITH DDR3, is kind hard. However, if you wanna spend a little more, AND have SLI available for the future, the board I would reccomend is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188025.

Other than that things look good!

roydotmp3 · 06-26-2008, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narynan

Well your wish list didnt post for me. But I dont know if what I said earlier could be misunderstood. What I mean by an intel chip set is the northbridge part of the motherboard. Not the CPU. I am a Intel guy myself.

The problem is in the line of reccomending a board that does what you are looking for, in that same price range, WITH DDR3, is kind hard. However, if you wanna spend a little more, AND have SLI available for the future, the board I would reccomend is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188025.

Other than that things look good!

Woah! That's a bit pricey motherboard, I'm not sure if I'm going to SLI later on, do you have another one in mind that will be able to SLI along with DDR3? If that isn't possible then, I might as well not SLI 8800 GTS is a great video card anyways.

sorry about the bad link to wishlist.
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...spx?ID=6932165

roydotmp3 · 06-26-2008, 07:11 PM

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...spx?ID=6932165

I updated the motherboard and the RAM, but I'm not sure if they work together.
answers?

dai · 06-26-2008, 08:49 PM

cannot see anything from the link asks to login

roydotmp3 · 06-26-2008, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

cannot see anything from the link asks to login

you can make a login real quick, simple and 100% trust worthy.

but i dont think it should ask to login,

roydotmp3 · 06-27-2008, 08:43 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208021

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121130

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

here is my final choices.
Are they good?

dai · 06-27-2008, 06:49 PM

should work well to-gether

roydotmp3 · 06-27-2008, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

should work well to-gether

thanks for all the help,
im buying all these parts for $990 and i hope my first build will be good.

dai · 06-27-2008, 06:53 PM

no reason why it should'nt

roydotmp3 · 06-27-2008, 06:57 PM

true,
but you never know if a get a bad or a dead mobo, cpu or anything :)

dai · 06-27-2008, 10:47 PM

that would be a rare occurance

roydotmp3 · 06-28-2008, 01:46 PM

well on newegg i checked reviews and alot of people received DOA stuff

06-26-2008, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
roydotmp3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP	Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! Hello Tech Support, this is my first time building a computer. I am willing to spend anything under $1500 all together. I will be multi-tasking and be gaming. I prefer all the computer parts to be from www.newegg.com Here are the parts I've been looking at, will these work in my system all together? Computer case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156098 MotherBoard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121090 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017 GPU (Video Card) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130325 RAM (Memory) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145183 Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 OS (Operating System) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837116195 Speakers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121130 Am I missing anything? And will all these work together in the computer? Thanks, Roy Edit : I already have Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, External Cd-Drive, Printer. Just noticed that if I wanted a 8800 GPU I need a 600+ Watt PSU Would this work? Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208021 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 Last edited by roydotmp3; 06-26-2008 at 02:15 PM.

06-26-2008, 02:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Narynan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 51 OS: WINxp	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! My only comment is that it being a Intel chip set you wont be able to run SLI on the board. In that case, having two PCI-E 2.0 slots seems a little wasteful. You might want to try either.... 1) A different board with only 1 PCI-E 2.0 Slot OR 2) An Ati Video card. Thats just to get the most bang for your buck. While the 8800 is a sweet card, the idea of pairing it with ANOTHER in a year or so should make it THAT much more attractive. That can't happen with this build. If you go with a Radeon out of the door, IF that choice is what you want in the future, you're set. Once again, just what I think. On the note of the PSU, yes, that would work. However, I personally like either Zalman, or Corsair. They are what I am going to put into my build.

06-26-2008, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Narynan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 51 OS: WINxp	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! Well your wish list didnt post for me. But I dont know if what I said earlier could be misunderstood. What I mean by an intel chip set is the northbridge part of the motherboard. Not the CPU. I am a Intel guy myself. The problem is in the line of reccomending a board that does what you are looking for, in that same price range, WITH DDR3, is kind hard. However, if you wanna spend a little more, AND have SLI available for the future, the board I would reccomend is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188025. Other than that things look good!

06-26-2008, 07:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
roydotmp3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...spx?ID=6932165 I updated the motherboard and the RAM, but I'm not sure if they work together. answers?

06-26-2008, 08:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! cannot see anything from the link asks to login __________________

06-27-2008, 08:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
roydotmp3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208021 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188013 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121130 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017 here is my final choices. Are they good?

06-27-2008, 06:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! should work well to-gether __________________

06-27-2008, 06:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! no reason why it should'nt __________________

06-27-2008, 06:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
roydotmp3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! true, but you never know if a get a bad or a dead mobo, cpu or anything :)

06-27-2008, 10:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,664 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! that would be a rare occurance __________________

06-28-2008, 01:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
roydotmp3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 OS: XP	Re: Building A New Computer: First Time Building Suggestions Wanted! well on newegg i checked reviews and alot of people received DOA stuff