First Build

jinxman · 07-09-2008, 05:00 PM

So far this is what I've come up with

Case - NZXT Apollo

Cooling - 1 extra 120mm fan (case comes with 2)

PSU - Sunbeam PSU-HUSH680-US-BL 680W ATX 12V 2.0

Mobo - ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual-Core Processor, 3.0 GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775

Heatsink - Cooler Master RR-CCH-ANU2-GP Gemin II Dual 120mm Fans CPU & Motherboard Cooler

RAM - 4gb (4x1gb) G.SKILL 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ

GPU - ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3

Sound - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE

HDD - Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive

Most importantly, is this fully compatible?

any suggestions are welcome regarding anything. I would be willing to spend a teeny bit more, but this is mostly as expensive as I want to get. If this is the build I'm going with, I will be getting about a 3rd of the parts from newegg and the rest from amazon (I live in alaska and amazon's free shipping really makes a difference, newegg's shipping to alaska sucks).

It comes out to roughly 1000-1100 dollers, not including keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

thanks!

jumbo1990ny · 07-09-2008, 10:23 PM

PSU- get a namebrand like Thermaltake Toughpower...or Corsair....650-750w
Memory- get a name brand like Corsair...Mushkin...OCZ

patriothntr · 07-10-2008, 07:22 AM

Your memory is fine...G.Skill makes good stuff.

I agree with jumbo that you should look for a better PSU...I like Seasonic, FSP, Corsair, and PC Power and cooling....and unless you plan on getting a second VGA card, you can probably get something with a lower wattage...500-600 or so would do you right.

jinxman · 07-10-2008, 01:40 PM

Oh oops, I had actually changed that to a Seasonic one, but forgot to change that in the text file i have. Thanks for reminding me.

07-09-2008, 05:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
jinxman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 OS: xp sp3	First Build So far this is what I've come up with Case - NZXT Apollo Cooling - 1 extra 120mm fan (case comes with 2) PSU - Sunbeam PSU-HUSH680-US-BL 680W ATX 12V 2.0 Mobo - ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual-Core Processor, 3.0 GHz, 6M L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775 Heatsink - Cooler Master RR-CCH-ANU2-GP Gemin II Dual 120mm Fans CPU & Motherboard Cooler RAM - 4gb (4x1gb) G.SKILL 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ GPU - ASUS EAH4850/HTDI/512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 Sound - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE HDD - Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Most importantly, is this fully compatible? any suggestions are welcome regarding anything. I would be willing to spend a teeny bit more, but this is mostly as expensive as I want to get. If this is the build I'm going with, I will be getting about a 3rd of the parts from newegg and the rest from amazon (I live in alaska and amazon's free shipping really makes a difference, newegg's shipping to alaska sucks). It comes out to roughly 1000-1100 dollers, not including keyboard, mouse, and monitor. thanks!

07-09-2008, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
jumbo1990ny Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 59 OS: Vista	Re: First Build PSU- get a namebrand like Thermaltake Toughpower...or Corsair....650-750w Memory- get a name brand like Corsair...Mushkin...OCZ

07-10-2008, 07:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
patriothntr Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 OS: XPsp3, PCLOS, other	Re: First Build Your memory is fine...G.Skill makes good stuff. I agree with jumbo that you should look for a better PSU...I like Seasonic, FSP, Corsair, and PC Power and cooling....and unless you plan on getting a second VGA card, you can probably get something with a lower wattage...500-600 or so would do you right.

07-10-2008, 01:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
jinxman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 OS: xp sp3	Re: First Build Oh oops, I had actually changed that to a Seasonic one, but forgot to change that in the text file i have. Thanks for reminding me.