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Help with my first build
This is my first time ever building a PC and I just want to make sure every thing goes smoothly. I plan on building a gaming PC within the $600-700 range (but closer to $600 the better, also including shipping as well as monitor). I'm not reusing any parts (except for the mouse), so I had to buy everything. Anyway, these are parts I have currently chosen:
Hard Drive (I went retail because it included the cables, but it seems like I can find much better OEM HD's for less of a price, what do you think?): Western Digital 320gb 16mb cache hard drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136039 RAM: Crucial 2gb (2 x 1gb) RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146526 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103211 Monitor: Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254035 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128333 DVD Drive: ASUS Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A3T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135176 PSU: Broadway Com Corp P4-OKIA600-BLACK 600W ATX Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817162017 Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125098 Case: XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208009 Keyboard: Linkworld LK7010A-C2222-PSII Black 108 Normal Keys PS/2 Slim Keyboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16823164003 I think a lot of people prefer Intel over AMD, but it's hard to find Intel CPU's that match AMD's in price. I'm not really sure what to do here. I'm also not too sure on the graphics card. So, I was just seeing what people recommend. Is there anything I should change? Know of any places I can find these parts cheaper? Since I'm a newbie, is this all compatible? Is there anything else I might need to buy? I have no idea if there are extra cords or something I need to buy. I'm not going to be doing extreme gaming (like Crysis on high settings). I'll most likely be playing somewhat older games and just a few newer ones. I realize that you all probably get questions like this every day, but I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can give me advice. Thanks a lot! |
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Re: Help with my first build
The power supply you have selected is a piece of junk. The type of video card you have selected (pci-e) requires a minimum of 26 amps on the +12 rail. The one you have selected only has 24 amps, plus it is such a weak supply that I seriously doubt it can even put out 20 amps on a good day. You need to be looking with this video card as a 600 to 650 watt supply from one of the following brands:
Seasonic – Any Model Corsair – Any Model PC Power & Cooling – Any Model Thermaltake – “Toughpower” Series Only Coolermaster – “Real Power Pro” Series Only
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Re: Help with my first build
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