Can You All Look Over My Future Build?

PeskyPesky · 07-04-2008, 03:44 PM

Great forums guys.

I was going to order a custom pc from a company,but I just decided to do it by myself. But, before I do that, I need to make sure that I have all of the right and needed parts. Please have a look at it and tell me if you have any suggestions. Thanks a lot!

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128081

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231144

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500039

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103228

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511

PS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182032

Keyboard / mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109156

Dvd/cd drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151154

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156090

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136075

Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009091

I know its a lot, but I really want to be sure that they are compatible. Will this comp be fast? I hope so...

My computer use is mainly towards documents, internet, listening to music, and I am also into games like sins of a solar empire, WOW, and especially Oblivion. If possible, I would like to run these maxed and still be able to get playable FPS.

Thanks again :)

Tumbleweed36 · 07-04-2008, 08:58 PM

First of all, a Rosewill power supply is simply not worth packing home. For your video card, you need a 650 watt power supply that is a quality unit. Please consider one of the following:

Seasonic - any model
Corsair - any model
Thermaltake - "Toughpower" series only
Coolermaster - "Real Power Pro" series only
PC Power & Cooling - any model
Silverstone - any model

patriothntr · 07-04-2008, 09:11 PM

Everything looks okay except for the PSU. I would look for a Seasonic, corsair, or PC power and cooling unit...possibly 650watts or so.

I see someone reviewed the case and said they had to modify the case in order to fit a 9800gtx...something to think about if you go for it.

outermon · 07-06-2008, 05:28 PM

You should go with a 250GB HDD. Those are some pretty expensive parts you're getting, I'm sure you can afford $10 to get a HDD with an extra 90GB. It's worth it in my book. Maybe even upgrade to 320GB or 500GB.

Also, good luck with that 3.2Ghz AMD CPU. AMD is great for budget machines, but I'd never use them for anything powerful like that. I'd go with an Intel 3Ghz Core 2 Duo. It might be a bit more, but if you can afford it, it's worth it. That -0.2Ghz is nothing compared to the massive amount of performace you'll get out of the upgrade. Not to mention an Intel CPU would overclock MUCH BETTER if you're into that. You could easily get an Intel 3Ghz to 4Ghz. Try that with your AMD processor and, well, I hope you dont fry your motherboard or anything else in the process of killing your CPU.

07-04-2008, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
PeskyPesky Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp sp2	Can You All Look Over My Future Build? Great forums guys. I was going to order a custom pc from a company,but I just decided to do it by myself. But, before I do that, I need to make sure that I have all of the right and needed parts. Please have a look at it and tell me if you have any suggestions. Thanks a lot! Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128081 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231144 GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500039 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103228 OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511 PS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182032 Keyboard / mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823109156 Dvd/cd drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151154 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811156090 Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136075 Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009091 I know its a lot, but I really want to be sure that they are compatible. Will this comp be fast? I hope so... My computer use is mainly towards documents, internet, listening to music, and I am also into games like sins of a solar empire, WOW, and especially Oblivion. If possible, I would like to run these maxed and still be able to get playable FPS. Thanks again :)

07-04-2008, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Re: Can You All Look Over My Future Build? First of all, a Rosewill power supply is simply not worth packing home. For your video card, you need a 650 watt power supply that is a quality unit. Please consider one of the following: Seasonic - any model Corsair - any model Thermaltake - "Toughpower" series only Coolermaster - "Real Power Pro" series only PC Power & Cooling - any model Silverstone - any model __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-04-2008, 09:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
patriothntr Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 OS: XPsp3, PCLOS, other	Re: Can You All Look Over My Future Build? Everything looks okay except for the PSU. I would look for a Seasonic, corsair, or PC power and cooling unit...possibly 650watts or so. I see someone reviewed the case and said they had to modify the case in order to fit a 9800gtx...something to think about if you go for it.

07-06-2008, 05:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
outermon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 53 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Can You All Look Over My Future Build? You should go with a 250GB HDD. Those are some pretty expensive parts you're getting, I'm sure you can afford $10 to get a HDD with an extra 90GB. It's worth it in my book. Maybe even upgrade to 320GB or 500GB. Also, good luck with that 3.2Ghz AMD CPU. AMD is great for budget machines, but I'd never use them for anything powerful like that. I'd go with an Intel 3Ghz Core 2 Duo. It might be a bit more, but if you can afford it, it's worth it. That -0.2Ghz is nothing compared to the massive amount of performace you'll get out of the upgrade. Not to mention an Intel CPU would overclock MUCH BETTER if you're into that. You could easily get an Intel 3Ghz to 4Ghz. Try that with your AMD processor and, well, I hope you dont fry your motherboard or anything else in the process of killing your CPU.