My first build ever

[darksolderx]

sup everyone, lets see where to begin, well first off im new to the computer building community, so bare with me, ill go ahead and tell you what im using now, its a 05 dell xps gen 4, intel pentium 4 550, chipset i925X, bought it from dell about 4 and a half years ago, paid 2.5k for it <_< and after this time its starting to wear out, so i figured instead of paying for a built one, id build one to my liking, so far i have a decent idea of what i want, mainly a gaming computer, but i want it to be able to do everything, much like the dell im using now which btw ive NEVER had any problems with up until recently it completely failed to play assassins creed <_<, so yeah, heres what ive so far picked out for my first build

!NEW LIST!
Tower - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043&Tpk=Antec%201200

Motherboard Intel - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131293

Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115055

Ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115130

Graphics Card - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121313

Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256044

Harddrive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319

Cd/DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152

Heatsink - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106123

OS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

!NEW LIST!

and again bare with me im not the most knowledgable in the subject but im learning, and im not planning on overclocking, so if you guys could just help me out and point me towards something affordable my budget is anywhere from 500-1.3k and im prefered to intel/Nvidia, since thats what my dell already uses and its been great all these years.

 

[irkjab]

Well, I'll try whip up a quick Phenom II build, they're the best value for gaming at this moment.
Also, the ram you pick will depend on motherboard, and the 1000W psu is total overkill for just about everything.

Parts list en route

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 $59.95 Free Shipping*
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022 $69.99 ($44.99 after $25.00 Mail-In Rebate)
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
Free 4GB flash drive with purchase, ends 4/30

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359 $114.99 ($99.99 after $15.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail / 2 oz copper PCB + Easy Tune 6 for OC

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=Q9400 $208.50
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9400 2.66GHz 1333MHz 6MB LGA775 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207006 $29.99 ($19.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)
Sunbeam CR-CCTF92-4 92mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler W/TX-2 - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150361 $169.99 Free Shipping*
XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty: World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 $42.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $74.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 $99.99 Free Shipping*
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

Total: $896.37 | $846.37 w/rebates *not including shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 $169.99 ($149.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail

 

[irkjab]

Ok then,

AMD Phenom II X3 + GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P Combo
$255 ($240 after rebate)

Sapphire Radeon 4870 1gb
$190

G.Skill DDR3-1333 4gb
$60

WD Black 640gb
$75

Corsair 650W PSU
$110 ($90 after MIR)

Cooler Master RC-690 Case
$75

Xigmatek Dark Knight CPU Cooler
$40

Samsung DVD Burner w/Lightscribe
$25


Total: $831 ($796 after MIR)
Shipped: $869 ($834 after MIR)


Given that you are willing to spend up to $1300 on the system, I'm betting that people will recommend a Core i7 system.
This system will save you a good deal of $$ over an i7 rig, though, and is a better deal.

If you wanted to make this setup more powerful, change the 650W corsair to a 750W Corsair, and add a second 4870. That would bring total to $1069.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137 $74.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-750w-tx-series-80-plus-certified-power-supply-corsair-tx-cmpsu/q/loc/101/206178325.html $109.99 Price After Rebate(s): $99.99 Shipping: FREE
Corsair TX CMPSU-750TX ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375 $199.99 ($184.99 after $15.00 Mail-In Rebate)
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=I7-920 $265.99 Free Ground Shipping
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB LGA1366 CPU, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093 $31.99
Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150361 $169.99 Free Shipping*
XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Call of Duty: World at War w/ purchase, limited offer

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247 $89.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $74.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136152 $24.99 Free Shipping*
LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 $99.99 Free Shipping*
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

Total: $1,147.89 | $1,122.89 w/rebates *not including shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 $169.99 ($149.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-nvidia-sli-motherboard,7463.html <=== Gigabyte: Enable SLI On X58 Boards

 

[irkjab]

Haha why do I even try?

 

[Why_Me]

Haha why do I even try?

 

[Why_Me]

sup everyone, lets see where to begin, well first off im new to the computer building community, so bare with me, ill go ahead and tell you what im using now, its a 05 dell xps gen 4, intel pentium 4 550, chipset i925X, bought it from dell about 4 and a half years ago, paid 2.5k for it <_< and after this time its starting to wear out, so i figured instead of paying for a built one, id build one to my liking, so far i have a decent idea of what i want, mainly a gaming computer, but i want it to be able to do everything, much like the dell im using now which btw ive NEVER had any problems with up until recently it completely failed to play assassins creed <_<, so yeah, heres what ive so far picked out for my first build

Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043&Tpk=Antec%201200

Motherboard- im still a little iffy on this, i was thinking about going AMD, but now im more in favor of Intel, id love some input on this.

Processor- same goes for processor

Ok I guess I should explain my builds. If you subtract the Vista 64 bit os it brings the price of those builds down by $100. You didn't state whether you had an os or not, and if your going to game Vista 64 is the obvious choice of os. Even though you stated you weren't planning on over clocking I added an after market heatsink to both builds seeing how stock intel heatsinks blow big time. Also that leaves you the option to over clock later on if you change your mind.

That i7 build is set up to add another gtx 260 later on in the future if you choose to run two of those cards in SLI. That 750w psu will do just fine for that. Also the WD 640 32mb HD is not far behind the WD raptors as far as speed goes, and they are a lot cheaper. No need to blow your money on hardware that's not going to be that much of an improvement.

 

[xPandaPanda]

Ok then,

AMD Phenom II X3 + GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P Combo
$255 ($240 after rebate)

Sapphire Radeon 4870 1gb
$190

G.Skill DDR3-1333 4gb
$60

WD Black 640gb
$75

Corsair 650W PSU
$110 ($90 after MIR)

Cooler Master RC-690 Case
$75

Xigmatek Dark Knight CPU Cooler
$40

Samsung DVD Burner w/Lightscribe
$25


Total: $831 ($796 after MIR)
Shipped: $869 ($834 after MIR)


Given that you are willing to spend up to $1300 on the system, I'm betting that people will recommend a Core i7 system.
This system will save you a good deal of $$ over an i7 rig, though, and is a better deal.

If you wanted to make this setup more powerful, change the 650W corsair to a 750W Corsair, and add a second 4870. That would bring total to $1069.

could save ~$20 shipping and buy from a lower base price for the case here: http://shop1.frys.com/product/5361898
thats is the OP doesnt mind purchasing from other places and ground shipping.

OP, do you want longevity (4-cores)? there is good deal for Phenom II 3.0 http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10009843

On slickdeals, there is a sale by dell for intel CPU's and BFG video cards.
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1302849
with that, Why_Me's 1st build could be potentially lowered by 30ish dollars

 

[irkjab]

That Phenom II is AM2+. The 4th core won't add much performance, especially for gaming. Not worth the extra cost in my opinion.

Also, that is an amazing sale dell is having.

 

[xPandaPanda]

but i dont know how long he wants this machine to last. seeing as the one currently is 4 1/2 years and still going so far, im guessing its long term

 

[darksolderx]

in my first post i put my brand new build, that i compiled using the data you guys have submited let me know what you guys think

 

[irkjab]

Alright, just a few points. First, your link for the ram does not go to the right place.

I'd go with the Sunbeam CR-CCTF92-4, for $20 it really is an amazing value

The 750W Corsair PSU is more than enough for the system, and 50% cheaper than that 1KW psu.

You could get the Cooler Master RC-690 case for $100 less than the antec 1200. Both are great cases though.

 

[Why_Me]

in my first post i put my brand new build, that i compiled using the data you guys have submited let me know what you guys think

Out of curiosity darksoldier...what is the size and screen resolution of your monitor ? ...also Nvidea chipset boards = not good.

If you you plan on using this PC for a long time like the Dell...I would stick with the i7 build. Now that i7 can be beefed up with a Corsair 850w psu and one gtx 275 now, and that would leave you the option of adding another one later on if you choose so you can run them in SLI. A Corsair 850w or even an Antec 850w will run two of those cards in SLI with power to spare. But you do not want to use an Nvidea chipset board.

 

[darksolderx]

lol sorry dunno the size or resolution of my monitor, and nvidea has never done me wrong

 

[xPandaPanda]

desktop>rightclick>properties>settings Find something that looks like 800 by 600
what ever those 2 numbers are, they are your current resolution.
for size... get a ruler and measure the diagonal.
or you could use Pythagorean theorem or search the model number of the monitor on google.

 

[darksolderx]

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 1024 by 728 is whati keep it at on highest 32 bit color quality about 20 inches

 

[Helloworld_98]

do you game at that res? if you do then a single 4830 would be enough for your needs.