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PC Phreak   11-10-2008 at 07:46:09 PM

So yeah this is the mid-range computer i have designed let me know how these parts sound together, and feel free to suggest different parts for particular things:


Case: Antec 1200

Motherboard: Asus P5Q-E or GIGABYTE EP45-UD3P

PSU: OCZ GamerXstream 700w

CPU: Intel E8400

Memory: Need a suggestion, need 4gb (2x2gb) Mild overclocking would be nice

HDD: Western Digital Black 500GB

GPU: EVGA 9800GTX

CPU cooler: ZEROtherm Nirvana 120mm

OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit


Message edited by PC Phreak on 11-10-2008 at 07:47:02 PM
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antiacid   11-10-2008 at 07:49:50 PM
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if you want to save some money, switch out the board to a p5q, hdd to WD 640gig and vidcard to hd4850.
The p5q-e is dual pciex and you won't use that for a midrange system. The rest is pretty much just a question of preferences.

good luck

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Rwayne   11-10-2008 at 08:01:25 PM
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I have a suggestion.

 

Swap out your 500GB Western Digital for this 500GB Seagate.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-22148288

 

The Seagate is $64.99 with free shipping.

 

It is actually $69.99 but if you use promo code EMCBBAEAE it will give you $5.00 off bringing the price down to $64.99

 

Order today, today is the last day that promo code is valid.
That will help shave $10.00 off your bill.

 

Both hard drives have 32MB of cache so the performance will be equal.

 

(BTW..I have owned a 700Watt OCZ Game Stream for almost 2 years now. It has been a great power supply, and runs very quiet. It is especially attractive if you have a window on the side of your case.


Message edited by Rwayne on 11-10-2008 at 08:03:26 PM
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PC Phreak   11-10-2008 at 08:03:38 PM
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Thanks but i am no where near prepared to buy today.

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aeiouandxyz   11-10-2008 at 08:27:12 PM
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Get the 640gb from western digital. It's like $10 more for an extra 140 gb. The Asus P5Q Pro is a good oc'ing mobo. 700W is overkill in your build. If you're sticking to one vga, a smaller psu is fine. This PSU will save you $20 and its only down 50W.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015

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Rwayne   11-11-2008 at 01:58:12 AM
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If you are going to go with just a single video card you could save substantially more money.

Get a LGA775 MOBO with only one PCI Express 2.0 slot. You can get mobos like that for about $80-$90.

Also you could get an Earthwatts 500Watt PSU for like $50 and stick a 9800GT in there which would save at least another $50.

a 9800GT has incredible Bang for your Buck right now. You can get them for about $100 with rebate.

You would still have an awesome gaming machine and you would save $150 off of your current build.

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Rwayne   11-11-2008 at 02:00:37 AM
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aeiouandxyz wrote :

700W is overkill in your build. If you're sticking to one vga, a smaller psu is fine. This PSU will save you $20 and its only down 50W.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371015

I agree.

I realize the 700Watt PSU I have for my build is way overkill also however the week I bought it was actually $30 less than OCZ's 600Watt model, and I did not want to pay more money for less wattage.

 

Although I am sure my power bill has more than compensated for that by now.

 

I am hoping to X-Fire two 4850s pretty soon. That should finally justify the PSU I have had for so long.


Message edited by Rwayne on 11-11-2008 at 02:02:05 AM
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PC Phreak   11-12-2008 at 04:05:32 AM
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Thanks for the advice guys, i just found another motherboard the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R and it's exactly like the UD3P except it has one less PCIe slot and it's like $15 cheaper. And i just picked out a OCZ modXstream PSU about the same price as the 700w but it's modular.

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