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Enginerd   02-25-2008 at 04:33:29 PM

I am currently building a new budget system.

I was wondering if the combination of my CPU, motherboard, and RAM is good.

I was planning on going with a E6550 2.33GHz-$169.99

PC Chips P55G LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 7050 Micro ATX-$45.99

Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)-$22.99

Any suggestions are helpful.

I would like to keep all of these three parts under $250

Normal applications and light gaming.

Light overclocking. Should I get a aftermarket CPU heatsink/fan?

Thanks.

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evongugg   02-25-2008 at 04:47:50 PM
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Get this motherboard instread:

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L.

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evongugg   02-25-2008 at 04:50:02 PM
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The motherboard I suggested is ATX form factor.

What about power supply, hard disk, optical disk and case?

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Enginerd   02-25-2008 at 09:44:18 PM
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I need a Micro ATX because of the case I bought. The other components I already have. These are the only ones I have not bought b/c I thought I could use some more opinions.

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Enginerd   02-26-2008 at 12:15:45 AM
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Would like to order my parts either today or tomorrow.

All advice is appreciated. :)

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chookman   02-26-2008 at 12:28:38 AM
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What in the hell is PC Chips? are they potato chips with a difference.

That chipset is good, i have it on a Gigabyte and Abit board. Which i would suggest over an unknown manufacturer... if you stick with the big guns youll be fine.

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Mondoman   02-26-2008 at 12:42:17 AM
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PC Chips is even worse than ECS - stay away from their stuff. The Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L mentioned above is an excellent choice and only costs $80 at newegg IIRC. Also, you can save half on the CPU by getting an e2160 for $75 or so, then just OC it (using the stock Intel CPU cooler) to 3GHz.
The RAM is fine -- you'll only be running it at DDR2-667 speed anyway (for the 3GHz OC).
Return or sell your uATX case and buy a standard-sized case -- newegg, Frys, zipzoomfly, etc always have something on sale/rebate, so you can get a decent case for $50 or less.
Total of e2160+GA-P35-DS3L+RAM = $180 or so; add $50 for a case and you're at $230, with better performance and quality than your original list.

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dobby   02-26-2008 at 12:50:46 AM
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for a budget build all seem well. but really get a semi decent GPU. the 7050 is a piece of s***, it will have problem doing flash vids. it will bottleneck your CPU by far.

get a 7300gt (a marked improvement) it less than £30, take this from you CPU budget as that will be bottlenecked. you will notice better performace for your money with a e6450 and a nVidia 7300gt.

hope this helps

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dobby   02-26-2008 at 12:52:53 AM
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get a better board and you wont need a 3rd party cooler, unless you do alot of OC'ing. the stock intel cooler is surprisingly good.

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Enginerd   02-26-2008 at 01:02:50 AM
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What about this motherboard?

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128078

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Enginerd   02-26-2008 at 01:12:18 AM
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For the GPU I was thinking of just using an old GeForce FX 5500 I had handy.
Although would making a little investment for a GeForce 8400GS be useful.

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Enginerd   02-26-2008 at 01:24:22 AM
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Or even a GeForce 8500GT 512MB

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chookman   02-26-2008 at 03:57:00 AM
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dobby wrote :

for a budget build all seem well. but really get a semi decent GPU. the 7050 is a piece of s***, it will have problem doing flash vids. it will bottleneck your CPU by far.

get a 7300gt (a marked improvement) it less than £30, take this from you CPU budget as that will be bottlenecked. you will notice better performace for your money with a e6450 and a nVidia 7300gt.

hope this helps



Have you any proof to back this up? I own a Gigabyte 7100 Chipset and i know for a fact that it plays 1080p h.246 content with ease, so i dont see how flash videos will be an issue.

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