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This is my first time making a build so let me know what you think. I will not be staying with Intel and Nvidia so keep with that. Give me ideas and thoughts. THANKS!

A nice quad core to start it out (I didn't choose the striker combo deal, too much money)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115055

A good motherboard capable of up to 16 Gigs of memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131347

The Glorious GTX 275 Gfx Card (the GTX 275 is the sweet spot, earning a higher score than even the 280)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0gtx%20275

or possibly the GTX 280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0gtx%20275

either one look amazing

cheapest hard drive i could find for the memory. 1.5TB for $110!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148412

Case with one 80 mm fan (is that enough?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ntec%20isk

Windows Vista Home premium 64 bit with free windows 7 upgrade!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116677

Good DVD burner Sony Optiarc Black 20X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118011

4 Gigs of memory so far (I'm getting used to 2!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231241

and a sweet 23" LCD screen "1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - LCD Monitors" (I'm used to 15" )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145

Send me thoughts. Thanks!

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I am a little confused by your statement "I will not be staying with Intel and Nvidia so keep with that." Does this mean wouldn't mind AMD or ATI because the tone of your post suggests the opposite... Anyways, definitely get the 275 and I would recommend getting more than just a single 80mm fan. Also are you aware that your case form factor is Mini-Itx and your motherboard is ATX and therefore won't fit?

Edit: I also much prefer these HDDs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] oint%201TB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284

Message edited by jbakerlent on 08-11-2009 at 01:04:58 AM

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sorry. i was going to say "i won't be going amd or ati" but forgot to take out the not on this statement LOL! and wow i didn't know what case to get. Didn't think it would matter. shows u how much i know about this. why those particular ones? because mine isn't stable enough? i know that WD is a good brand

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Yes WD is a good brand but also your HDD is 5900 RPM and received poor reviews. The principal reason is the low RPMs... Also maybe repost using this format to get more help: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ild-advice Finally, we generally recommend an AMD AM3 build over a end of life 775.

Message edited by jbakerlent on 08-12-2009 at 02:52:12 AM

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Especially on that budget. You are out of the range of an i7, and not low enough that you should go with a quad. The intel quads are lower clocked than the dual cores and perform worse in many games and the core 2 duos, where as the AMD quads are clocked higher and the latest generation of dual and triple cores are based off the same piece of silicon as their flagship quad.

Get the GTX275 over the GTX280, it is faster, runs cooler, and draws less power. You also dont want an IDE DVD burner, modern motherboards only support 2 IDE devices and the cables are shorter than they once were, get a SATA drive for the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136167

Reply to hunter315

You should probably avoid the 8xxx series cpus....for just $60 more you could get the q9550 w/that same MB. It will overclock much higher (will usually hit 4.0) and blows away the AMD Phenom II and the C2D cpus clock for clock...although as others have pointed out the 775 is coming to an end. But this small $60 upgrade would get you a much longer life from this build.

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Here's the new list as of now. I know there's some kind of format, but the link didn't work. I've got a $1300 budget now and there's 9 customer choice awards in this one

Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-US-BA-WOPSU Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811166004

COOLMAX CUG-950B 950W ATX12V V.2.2 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817159072
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128358

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM Includes free Windows 7 upgrade coupon
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116677

EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130475

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148337

Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe LightScribe Support
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827118032

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227298

Acer X223Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 2500:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145

It will cost me $1270 including tax. Give me your thoughts, guys

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That PSU is a POS and will cost you far more than $100 when it goes, check out the jonnyguru review of it
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.p [...] 2&reid=106
It failed tests 4 and 5 miserably.

Get the corsair 750TX instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006

Also the seagate 11 series had firmware issues, this drive shoulds till provide you plenty of space though
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822152102

Reply to hunter315

In my opinion that is way to much to pay for a socket 775 system. If you absolutely won't go with AMD then the changes I would make to your system would include the PSU and case

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

You could get a much better, more future-proof AMD system for FAR less.

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Reply to jbakerlent

I agree with the AMD thing too. Though i have an e8400 myself, I bought it when it was basically brand new, and since the new stuff from amd in this price range, buying the 775 socket which will lose support basically this year is probably not a great idea.

Other than that everything looks in order. Agree with the power supply change suggested by jbakerlent as well. I'm not really a big fan of the antec 300, but at that price, it really cant be beat.

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For that price you could get an i7 w/ 2x 4870s....price below does not include monitor

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Reply to belial2k

i tend to agree with the above posters, go i7 if you're not interested in AMD, and if you prefer nvidia over ATI then the video card you have selected is a good choice.

+1 for hunter's choice of PSU, corsair is much better than the one you picked, and 950W is a ton of overkill anyway. if you're going to wind up with SLI down the road, consider the 850TX instead of the 750TX for an extra $10 but stick with corsair

make sure your memory goes with your cpu/mobo, if you do go with i7 you'll likely need DDR3 rather than DDR2. this will add a few dollars (OCZ Gold is $115 for 3x2GB, a very good choice) but will be worth it in the long run

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How can I keep my pc under $1000? that was my initial goal

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TheRedwood08 wrote :

How can I keep my pc under $1000? that was my initial goal

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Reply to jbakerlent

Drop the 2 4870s for a single 4890, it should provide enough graphics horsepower for you, and will drop you below 1000. Also make sure you keep an eye out for a nice combo or two, you can drop the price alot if you find a good combo.

Reply to hunter315

yeah that's about it, to avoid getting an EOL system, you're going to spend >$1000 or you've gotta get AMD. I'm spending about $1000 myself to get a pretty solid i7 setup but that does not include monitor, case or OS, which'll add a few hundred no matter how cheap your case and monitor are.

Also to reiterate something else from above, i've heard negative things about the GTX 280 as well, stick with 275 or 285, or get two GTX 260 Core 216s and go SLI, that'll get you more power even than a single 285 if you pick the right 260's.

Reply to lehighace06

With the build I posted you can drop one 4870..that will put you right @$1000. If you have a microcenter near you, the i7 can be found there for $200, that will save you another $80. If you have anything you can use from an old build...case, hdds, DVD drives, ect you can save some there, also.

Reply to belial2k

can you post a link to the $200 i7?

Reply to lehighace06

Its at microcenter but for instore pickup only

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