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Jono T   08-31-2008 at 02:09:36 PM

ok, this is what i'm thinking about getting at the moment,

Motherboard:- Intel® Desktop Board DG45ID
Processer:- Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550
Ram:- DDR-2:-CT2KIT25664AA800

what does evryone think of them (pleese rate)
and what else should i get with them, i am relitively new to this so
adivice is appreciated, i'm very busy at the moment otherwise there would be more stuff or there

P.s. any one got any websites which they use to find parts, i know a few but don't have time to find any!

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auscanzukus   08-31-2008 at 02:49:46 PM
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http://processormatch.intel.com/Co [...] ame=dg45id

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Make sure the board has the bios or later & is one of the revisions in order to support that cpu.

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Zenthar   08-31-2008 at 03:08:16 PM
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  • Any budget?
  • For what use?
  • Why this board specifically?
  • Need the MicroATX form factor?
  • Need the on-board GPU?

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Jono T   08-31-2008 at 03:12:16 PM
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what would you reccomend what i've said or one of theese extreme series mother boards?

Extreme Series
DP45SG - Intel® P45 - LGA775 - ATX
D5400XS - Intel® 5400 - LGA771 - eATX
DX48BT2 - Intel® X48 - LGA775 - ATX
DX38BT - Intel® X38 - LGA775 - ATX
D975XBX2 - Intel® 975X - LGA775 - ATX

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Jono T   08-31-2008 at 03:14:15 PM
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  • no budget
  • gamming, homework, the internet
  • ?
  • ?

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Jono T   08-31-2008 at 03:16:18 PM
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oh, by the way heres the link to where i found the extreme mother boards

http://www.intel.com/products/desk [...] dt_extreme

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Zenthar   08-31-2008 at 04:10:30 PM
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To be honest, I don't know much about Intel manufactured board and I think most people on this forum don't use them; Asus, Gigabyte and others all make very good boards using the Intel chipsets.

What games do you play, need a monitor or planning to keep the one you have (if so what is it so we can have the resolution)?

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Nik_I   08-31-2008 at 04:23:54 PM
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Jono T wrote :

what would you reccomend what i've said or one of theese extreme series mother boards?

Extreme Series
DP45SG - Intel® P45 - LGA775 - ATX
D5400XS - Intel® 5400 - LGA771 - eATX
DX48BT2 - Intel® X48 - LGA775 - ATX
DX38BT - Intel® X38 - LGA775 - ATX
D975XBX2 - Intel® 975X - LGA775 - ATX



you shouldn't only look at intel-branded motherboards. there are other companies that make equally good or better boards. Gigabyte and ASUS are both excellent.

and newegg.com is the place to shop online for computer parts if you live in the US. (and soon canada!)

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particleman   08-31-2008 at 07:22:36 PM
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Nik_I wrote :

and newegg.com is the place to shop online for computer parts if you live in the US. (and soon canada!)




I agree, Newegg is one of the best places to perform research on parts. Lots of reviews, and lots of info about each product.

-PM

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Jono T   09-01-2008 at 08:04:54 AM
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i think the most powerful game i have is stronghold 2, but i do have quite a few war strategy games. also i'll buy a new screen any good ones to reccommend? i will check out newegg.com but i don't live in Canada or the USA

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Jono T   09-01-2008 at 03:40:30 PM
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By the way Would you say the G45 chipset is good?

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3lvis   09-01-2008 at 04:53:41 PM
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G45 chipset feature integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator. Frankly these are weak and not up to the duty of gaming. These are designed for web browsing, office computers to display pie charts and video streams. If your going to purchase a GPU then buying this chipset makes no sense (like buying bicycle pedals for your car).

If you can wait a couple months the X58 chipset will be coming out soon!......when? ........ soon! along with thier X25-m SSD's........when? .......soon! and the i7 CPU's .....When??........ soooooon!........but.....but ......I want it now!

Ok forget all that Nehalem business, if your dead set on getting an intel board and have no budget then Skulltrail is what your looking for.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813121330

It literally leaves a trail down your skull making you wondering where your your brain ran off to? Sporting 2 775 sockets this bad boy can have 8 cores of gianormous CPU Powa! Having both SLI and Crossfire configurations means that you can have the best GPUs at all times. This is the as futureproof as we can get today..........but then there's Nehalem just around the corner........when...........Soon.

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Nik_I   09-02-2008 at 12:41:23 AM
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3lvis wrote :

G45 chipset feature integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator. Frankly these are weak and not up to the duty of gaming. These are designed for web browsing, office computers to display pie charts and video streams. If your going to purchase a GPU then buying this chipset makes no sense (like buying bicycle pedals for your car).

If you can wait a couple months the X58 chipset will be coming out soon!......when? ........ soon! along with thier X25-m SSD's........when? .......soon! and the i7 CPU's .....When??........ soooooon!........but.....but ......I want it now!

Ok forget all that Nehalem business, if your dead set on getting an intel board and have no budget then Skulltrail is what your looking for.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813121330

It literally leaves a trail down your skull making you wondering where your your brain ran off to? Sporting 2 775 sockets this bad boy can have 8 cores of gianormous CPU Powa! Having both SLI and Crossfire configurations means that you can have the best GPUs at all times. This is the as futureproof as we can get today..........but then there's Nehalem just around the corner........when...........Soon.




i'll just throw this out there, that's most likely way too expensive and extremely unnecessary for the OP.

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Jono T   09-02-2008 at 08:14:44 AM
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My sister works at PC world, so i went up there with her found a nice mother board but she forgot to write down it's name!!!!

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Jono T   09-03-2008 at 08:15:27 AM
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ok here's it's name (or atleast what she wrote down):
558072 Gigabyte EP35C - DS3R

Any good?

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Zenthar   09-03-2008 at 12:38:49 PM
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The EP35C-DS3R, as opposed to the EP35-DS3R, adds DDR3 support and I heard many people complaining about stability/performance on DDR2/DDR3 boards. But if you can get your hands on a regular EP35-DS3R, it's a good board. The EP45-DS3L is also a good board, but with the more recent P45 chipset. None of the mentioned board support CrossFire or SLI, but for those of us that don't want it, the Gigabytes boards have been great buys.

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Jono T   09-05-2008 at 05:04:16 PM
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ok, i'm confused, what would you say the best board is?

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Zenthar   09-05-2008 at 05:10:03 PM
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Personally I would go either for a Gigabyte EP35-DS3L (if budget is tight) or Asus P5Q (Standard or Pro).

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Jono T   09-05-2008 at 08:11:25 PM
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price doesn't matter, what processer/ chipset does the Asus P5Q support?

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Zenthar   09-05-2008 at 08:34:05 PM
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It has the P45 chipset and supports pretty much every C2D and C2Q processor currently available, some require BIOS flash to work (like the Q9650 that was released less than a month ago).

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Jono T   09-06-2008 at 04:03:20 PM
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By the way, whats the differnts between quad core and extreme?

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Zenthar   09-06-2008 at 04:06:24 PM
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Extremes are Intel CPUs with unlocked multiplier; they cost about twice as much as the "locked" versions, check the QX9650 vs the Q9650 ....

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Jono T   09-06-2008 at 04:11:19 PM
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and is the asus P5Q An Atx mother board or what?

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Jono T   09-06-2008 at 04:14:23 PM
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Zenthar wrote :

Extremes are Intel CPUs with unlocked multiplier; they cost about twice as much as the "locked" versions, check the QX9650 vs the Q9650 ....



could you give me a link?

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Zenthar   09-06-2008 at 04:18:03 PM
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Here you go.

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Jono T   09-06-2008 at 04:19:12 PM
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sorry to be a pain but, what would you say the best processer for the Asus P5Q?

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Jono T   09-06-2008 at 04:30:20 PM
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ok, hows this for ram BL2KIT25664AA80A?
and is the Asus P5Q an ATX motherboard?
and finally do you think its ok to go for the Q9650 processer

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Zenthar   09-09-2008 at 02:22:07 PM
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Crucial Ballistix (BL2KIT25664AA80A) is good RAM, I'm sure you can't go wrong with it. Just make sure you don't buy it directly from Crucial, you will pay way more (~125$ on crucial.com and ~71$ after MIR on NewEgg.

All the P5Q line of motherboard is ATX yes.

I don't think the Q9650's ~170MHz over the Q9550 could any way be worth the 225$ more it costs. If on the long run you really want the Q9650, then get the Q6600 now and get the Q9650 when the price drops ...

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Jono T   09-10-2008 at 08:28:25 AM
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so you's reccommend the Q9550 or the Q6600

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Zenthar   09-10-2008 at 12:26:51 PM
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IMO it's mostly a budget thing, the Q6600 is probably the best "bang-for-the-buck", but the Q9550 is better (but costs twice as much). If you have the budget and/or don't want to overclock, get the Q9550, otherwise you will still be very happy with Q6600.

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Jono T   09-13-2008 at 08:24:42 AM
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I'll get the Q550, and what do you think about this case?
http://www.xcase.co.uk/p/374563/x- [...] o-psu.html

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Zenthar   09-13-2008 at 03:53:17 PM
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I'm not an expert in cases (I used the same old Xacer III V2000A for 4-5 years), you might want to start a second thread for that.

 

Found a couple of reviews and it seems like a good case, however, it comes only with the side fan (might be enough since it's a 360mm). Personally I prefer roomier cases and I would add the missing fans which would ramp-up the price to the point where you might want to just get an Antec 900.


Message edited by Zenthar on 09-13-2008 at 03:55:27 PM
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Jono T   09-16-2008 at 09:14:52 PM
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Sorry it's taken awhile to reply i was trying to find a good case, what do you think about the AK-ZEN01V2-WH

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Zenthar   09-19-2008 at 01:35:53 AM
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I have never heard of that case or even that case company. Searched a bit (I always do) and found this review. Seems like a decent case for the price, but the paint might chip easily.

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Jono T   09-19-2008 at 04:27:16 PM
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would you reccomend a perticular case?

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Zenthar   09-19-2008 at 04:38:51 PM
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What are your criterias?

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Jono T   09-19-2008 at 09:50:21 PM
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what space? if thats what you mean 23cm or 9 inches(roughly) across
16 1/2 inches down or 11cm again roughly

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Jono T   09-24-2008 at 09:59:49 PM
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Sorry about not knowing what you meant, english isn't my strong point...
any way, id like to be able to upgrade the hard disk drive. as many usb slots as possible, atleast 4 at the back and 2 at the front. i think thats all.
Sorry again about not knowing what you meant.

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Zenthar   09-24-2008 at 10:36:01 PM
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By criteria I mean overall qualities you might be looking for (functional or aesthetic). For example, do you want side windows to see inside your PC, do you want a casing with really good airflow to keep the parts as cool as possible, how silent do you expect it to be (not that much of an issue now that video card make more noise than anything else). Just things like that.

There are tons of cases available and many of them are good and prices vary. Personally, if I was to change my casing, I might go for an Antec 900, but not everyone wants to spend 130$ on a casing. Other than that, for people that don't need a too bug PSU, I recommend the Antec Sonata III, still 130$, but with a good 500W PSU (EarthWatt).

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coleman   09-24-2008 at 11:13:51 PM
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Now that you have rough idea of what you would like, post the spec so wee can all see what you are looking at, and give advice where needed.

also add
What it is used 4
Rough budget
screen resolution

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Jono T   09-25-2008 at 05:34:28 PM
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Motherboard: Asus p5q pro
Chipset: p45
processer: Q9550
Case: Antec 900
PSU:Antec TruePower Trio 650W PSU
video card: haven't choosen
Sound card: built in
HDD: Haven't choosen

It'll be used for gaming and homework and surfing the internet
i don't mined what it costs that much
no idea what you mean, sorry im still quite new to this so i don't understand a few things still

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Zenthar   09-25-2008 at 06:01:05 PM
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If you don't mind the cost that much, take a look at the Antec 900 photos on NewEgg and tell me what you like and what you don't, we can adjust the aim from there.

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coleman   09-25-2008 at 07:17:36 PM
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With that set up and the fact that you dont mind the cost, i would go 4 a hd4870 or a 260gtx, there are many reviews you can look at to help you decide.

And unless you want lots of speed i would go for a basic hdd

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Jono T   09-25-2008 at 08:21:55 PM
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the antec 900 looks pretty good but i have 2 complaits with it
-i can't have usb on top as i hav a shelf above where my tower is
- it only has 2 drive bays, where as i would like 3for possible hdd expasion in the future.

hd 4870 but i open for opinion about this, oh and i would quite like lots of speed

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Zenthar   09-25-2008 at 08:35:04 PM
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How high is that shelf to make sure the tower actually fits in there?

BTW, for HDD you use internal bays and the Antec 900 has 6, so more than enough ;).

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Jono T   09-26-2008 at 08:45:24 AM
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trying to find where who it was has hidden the tape measure...

sorry, as i said im nes to this

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Jono T   09-26-2008 at 08:45:58 AM
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when i said nes i meant new

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Jono T   10-02-2008 at 10:15:22 PM
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sorry i haven't been on in awhile all my parts came, and i've made my pc, thanks for all your help.

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