Case:
ABS Aplus ATX Full Tower Computer Case – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811215009
$100
Power Supply:
Ultra X3 600watt Power Supply – Retail
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974472&CatId=1483
$100
Motherboard:
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296
$145
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
$188
CPU COOLER :
Noctua NH-U12P 120mm SSO CPU Cooler – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002
$60
Memory:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
$55
Video Card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB Video Card – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398
$248
Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102007
$55
CD/DVD Drives:
SAMSUNG Black 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173
$29 x 2 = 58
HDD:
Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM HDD – OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
$70 x 2 = 140
Card Reader:
SABRENT 68-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608
$14
Thermal Compound:
MASSCOOL G751 Shin-Etsu Thermal Compound - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
$3 x2 = 6
I havn't build a computer in years, so i'm behind the times a bit. but i'm trying to build a new gaming rig with the relatively latest technology , for the lowest i can.
i posted this on another forums and i got some good replys, and then this one guy came in and said it doesnt make any sense. below is his quote
He hasn't replyed back , but i'm trying to understand what he means exactly. Says it doenst make sense but doesnt offer solutions , least not that i can tell.
Anyone know what is wrong with my build ? How to improve it without costing more money etc ? I believe the person i quoted is trying to say that my memory and CPU arnt going to go great or something unless i overclock it ?
Any help on making sense out of this is much appreciated. Thank you
ABS Aplus ATX Full Tower Computer Case – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811215009
$100
Power Supply:
Ultra X3 600watt Power Supply – Retail
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974472&CatId=1483
$100
Motherboard:
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296
$145
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036
$188
CPU COOLER :
Noctua NH-U12P 120mm SSO CPU Cooler – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608002
$60
Memory:
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166
$55
Video Card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB Video Card – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130398
$248
Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102007
$55
CD/DVD Drives:
SAMSUNG Black 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151173
$29 x 2 = 58
HDD:
Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM HDD – OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
$70 x 2 = 140
Card Reader:
SABRENT 68-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608
$14
Thermal Compound:
MASSCOOL G751 Shin-Etsu Thermal Compound - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835150080
$3 x2 = 6
I havn't build a computer in years, so i'm behind the times a bit. but i'm trying to build a new gaming rig with the relatively latest technology , for the lowest i can.
i posted this on another forums and i got some good replys, and then this one guy came in and said it doesnt make any sense. below is his quote
Nothing in your build makes sense. You are buying a top end dual but are buying memory for overclocking. The bandwidth bottleneck for C2Duo systems is between the NB and the CPU itself. At 1333FSB you are talking about 10.6Gb/s to the CPU, and 12.6Gb/s to the system memory.
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/eldonko/ASRockP45Review/Photos/p45_Block-Diagram.jpg
Synchronous vs Asynchronous does not kill performance for the C2Duo like it used to on the P4. The memory you are buying is spec'ed for 2.1v The standard for DDR2 is 1.8v You could just overclock the DDR2-800 yourself.
Your $60 cooler comes with thermal paste, plus you aren't overclocking, or you never really mentioned it, nor did you really buy any of the common overclocking CPU's. Did you even take a close look at anything you bought?
The GTX 260 is fine if thats your price range. It depends on your resolution and what games you want to play.
He hasn't replyed back , but i'm trying to understand what he means exactly. Says it doenst make sense but doesnt offer solutions , least not that i can tell.
Anyone know what is wrong with my build ? How to improve it without costing more money etc ? I believe the person i quoted is trying to say that my memory and CPU arnt going to go great or something unless i overclock it ?
Any help on making sense out of this is much appreciated. Thank you