Hey everyone,
This is going to be my first build. I'm trying to stay under $1000, including things like anti-virus software and a monitor. Here's some (updated) specs and questions:
Motherboard - ASRock 970 Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s usb 3.0
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W
GPU - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1gb 256-bit GDDR5
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 3.5"
RAM - G.Skill Value Series 4gb DDR3 1333 (x2 = 8gb)
PSU - Rosewill Hive-550 550w Continuous Modular Signle +12v Rail ATX 12V
Case - Rosewill Blackhawk Gaming ATX Mid Tower
missing a dvd burner and monitor (ive been using a laptop for years, so ill need a monitor unfortunately).
anyway what do you think so far? anyone have a good or bad experience with any of the parts listed?
regarding a dvd burner: this is a newb question im sure, but... when i look at the os compatibility section under the details tab at newegg, some don't show windows 7. Is this just because that page hasn't been updated, or are some dvd burners compatible with xp/vista but not 7?
This is going to be my first build. I'm trying to stay under $1000, including things like anti-virus software and a monitor. Here's some (updated) specs and questions:
Motherboard - ASRock 970 Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s usb 3.0
CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W
GPU - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1gb 256-bit GDDR5
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 3.5"
RAM - G.Skill Value Series 4gb DDR3 1333 (x2 = 8gb)
PSU - Rosewill Hive-550 550w Continuous Modular Signle +12v Rail ATX 12V
Case - Rosewill Blackhawk Gaming ATX Mid Tower
missing a dvd burner and monitor (ive been using a laptop for years, so ill need a monitor unfortunately).
anyway what do you think so far? anyone have a good or bad experience with any of the parts listed?
regarding a dvd burner: this is a newb question im sure, but... when i look at the os compatibility section under the details tab at newegg, some don't show windows 7. Is this just because that page hasn't been updated, or are some dvd burners compatible with xp/vista but not 7?