Hello everyone,
I pretty much decided upon all my parts with help from RWPritchett, w153r, Huron, and a few others from this original thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/254983-31-noob-premade-selfbuild - Much thanks to everyone for helping this noob out!
This is the setup I have decided on with a few changes from the original thread after talking to some gamer friends. Please tell me what you think and if there is anything you would suggest I change?
My main concern at the moment is my video card. Should I change to something else for better reliability? I also need help on a quiet cpu fan/heatsink that will be there for future OC'ing.
Thanks again to everyone from these forums for taking time out to help me!
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $100
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail $170
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $140
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $170
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail $90
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $75
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $85
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q/BEBN - OEM $30
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM $110
I pretty much decided upon all my parts with help from RWPritchett, w153r, Huron, and a few others from this original thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/254983-31-noob-premade-selfbuild - Much thanks to everyone for helping this noob out!
This is the setup I have decided on with a few changes from the original thread after talking to some gamer friends. Please tell me what you think and if there is anything you would suggest I change?
My main concern at the moment is my video card. Should I change to something else for better reliability? I also need help on a quiet cpu fan/heatsink that will be there for future OC'ing.
Thanks again to everyone from these forums for taking time out to help me!
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $100
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail $170
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $140
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $170
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail $90
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $75
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $85
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q/BEBN - OEM $30
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM $110