First Homebuild

[burgieman]

What do you guys think? I have never built a computer before so I am new at this. Any Input would be great.... I am trying to keep the price under a thousand dollars. I will primarily be playing games and going on the internet.


CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 970 (Black edition): 169.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894

Motherboard: ASUS M4A88TD-V motherboard 119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

RAM: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB Dual Channel (4GB X 2) 97.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211457

Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 (2GB DDR5): 274.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 6.0 gb/s 7200 RPM: 79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Optical Drive: Asus Black DRW-24B1ST: 20.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Case: Antec 900 Black Steel Mid ATX Tower 99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Power supply: Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W: 109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=Corsair%20CMPSU-750TX%20750W

 

[Joshwaa]

What do you guys think? I have never built a computer before so I am new at this. Any Input would be great.... I am trying to keep the price under a thousand dollars. I will primarily be playing games and going on the internet.


CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 970 (Black edition): 169.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894

Motherboard: ASUS M4A88TD-V motherboard 119.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

RAM: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB Dual Channel (4GB X 2) 97.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211457

Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 (2GB DDR5): 274.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 6.0 gb/s 7200 RPM: 79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Optical Drive: Asus Black DRW-24B1ST: 20.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Case: Antec 900 Black Steel Mid ATX Tower 99.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

Power supply: Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W: 109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&Tpk=Corsair%20CMPSU-750TX%20750W

Looks like a good build. You dont need that much of a PSU if you dont plan to crossfire. The antec is a nice case but no real cable managment. Not sure about the A-Data memory. I am partial to G.Skill. Might also want to consider a modular power supply if you stay with the Antec 900.

 

[jsc]

It takes a fair amount of work on an Antec 900 to give it pretty good cable management:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/264112-28-antec

It is not technically hard, but it is also something I do not recommend for an inexperienced builder. Before you order your parts, take a look at the CoolerMaster cases. I think one of them would be more suitable.

Because this is your first build, look at the following threads while you are waiting for your parts.
Build it yourself:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/274745-13-step-step-guide-building

And although this primarily a troubleshooting thread, the first part contains a checklist that will catch most noob mistakes:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-read-posting-boot-problems