Rate my Rig pleazeee

[wildgene789]

Alright this is basically my first build on my own not really any help.

Case- Thermaltake Armor+ MX Mid-T Case Blk w/230 mm Fan
PSU- ULTRA LS600 600W ATX POWER SUPPLY
Mother Board- ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/HDMI AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
CPU- AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX
RAM- Corsair 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz (2x2048MB)
Video Card- XFX GeForce GTX 285 1GB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI
CPU Cooler- OCZ Vendetta CPU Cooler Multi Socket

And yea i think its sick but u tell me

 

[battlemarz]

Everything looks pretty good except for your PSU. I would recommend getting a higher quality unit. Personally I like Corais or PC Power & Cooling.

 

[kubes]

Ya your PSU is the weak point of your build. Stick with companies like Antec, PC Power & Cooling or Crosair. Probally want to be in the 650-850 range, with 650 cutting it close but enough to do the job and 850 being enough to power two cards.

Also if your looking at newegg, might want to look for an antec case and psu combo deal. They ussualy have some good deals.

 

[Abyssalx]

Here's a PSU suggestion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371010
Probably the best PSU for the price, there are better if your willing to go for $2XX.

 

[battlemarz]

Here's a PSU suggestion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371010
Probably the best PSU for the price, there are better if your willing to go for $2XX.

Im partial to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011

 

[wildgene789]

i was thinking about this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009 but the one that battlemarz posted my uncle bought and its pretty sick sooo idk haha

 

[aevm]

I don't get it. Why buy a 780a-based expensive motherboard if you don't want SLI? If you do want SLI, and you're decided for GTX 285, you need a PSU capable of taking two GTX 285 cards. nVidia's recommendations range from 1000W to 1200W:
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

Also, LOL, that MB comes with a free cooler, so why buy the OCZ Vendetta?

If you're OK with one card and don't plan SLI ever then get one of those PC Power & Cooling 750W flavors or a Corsair 750TX.



Edit: you also need something like WD6401AALS, SH-S223F and Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM.

 

[wildgene789]

well i started with a 9600gso video card but i returned it cause it wouldnt run GTAIV and i do wanna SLI the 600 was just because of the price and the PC Power and Cooling does SLI i hear the gtx285 consumes less power then 8800gtx and this PSU powers 2 8800GTX's no problem and 64 bit isnt my deal lol

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Do you mind explaining the statement "64 bit isnt my deal"? I hope you're aware that a 32-bit OS can't fully use 4GB of RAM and completely eliminates the possibility of upgrading to more RAM in the future.

 

[aevm]

Yeah, and GTX 285 SLI will make a 32-bit Windows see only 2GB or so. You'd end up with stuttering because the insufficient RAM lowers the minimum frame rates. Read this to get a better idea:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/07/08/is-more-memory-better/5

 

[wildgene789]

im scared that not everything will work with 64 bit thats why i dont install it.

 

[aevm]

True, but it's not really that bad. Most programs do work, or at least have newer versions that do. Which programs do you have that absolutely need to work on the new PC?

 

[wildgene789]

Steam, Itunes,Firefox,Ccleaner, UltraVNC,Ventrilo,Pandora,AIM,Diskeeper and thats like all the programs i have on my computer

 

[bpogdowz]

64-bit rocks

 

[lucuis]

I have 64-bit Vista and can assure you Steam, Itunes, Firefox, Ccleaner, Ventrilo, and Diskeeper work for sure, the rest i've never used.

 

[effel]

If you're willing to spend that much on your graphics, you really ought to consider the 4850X2 video card. In games that handle crossfire well, you get a lot more performance/$ over the GTX285.