Building Gaming PC

[dragonmstr]

i wouldnt rely on what tiger direct says if i where you they all retards there. i had called them and they said i coulkd return a motherboard then whe i got there they said no. and the cashier was messed up returning it then halfing to not return in the end i got a fee asus a7n8x motherboard because they where all messed up a didnt realize it :0)

 

[He Hate Me]

Yeah, I'm not buying from Tigerdirect anymore, newegg now. Also a few questions.

 

[Trotter]

NewEgg is da bomb!

 

[He Hate Me]

Ok I got a few questions maybe you guys can answer them and I'm set

I got a different monitor how is this?

Do I need a heatsink with this case that I have, I heard this heatsink works very well.

How is the hard drive?

and the CPU?

Thanks

 

[diabloII]

Ok I got a few questions maybe you guys can answer them and I'm set

I got a different monitor how is this?

Do I need a heatsink with this case that I have, I heard this heatsink works very well.

How is the hard drive?

and the CPU?

Thanks

HDD and CPU are great, any monitor should do

what do you mean by heatsink? heatsink/fan for the cpu? if you're meaning that, it comes with the retail box (the stock one)

edit: can you give us a list of your final build? [without all the newegg links] (btw, you don't need a sound card)

 

[He Hate Me]

Well the Zalman 7700 I've heard is really good, should I get this for my case? If so will it support it?

Is the audio that comes with the mobo any good? Because I've read that this sound card is pretty good, and should I get the retail version, does it include any stuff that I actually need? or just get OEM

 

[He Hate Me]

Ok heres the final build:
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Monitor:
SAMSUNG SyncMaster 710N-2-Ivory 17" LCD Monitor -RETAIL
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Case:
Thermaltake Silver XASER III LanFire ATX MID Tower Chassis with 420W power Supply, Model "VM2420AU" -RETAIL
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Heatsink:
ZALMAN Aluminum + Copper CPU Cooler for Socket 775/478/754/939/940, Model "CNPS7700-ALCU" -RETAIL
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Motherboard:
DFI "LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR" NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU
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CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor, Socket 939 - Retail
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Memory:
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail
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Hard Drive:
WD High-Performance 160GB 7200RPM EIDE Hard Drive Kit, Model WD1600JBRTL, Retail
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Sound Card:
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0350" OEM
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Speakers:
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 THX Certified Speaker System -RETAIL
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Video Card:
eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, Dual DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "256-P2-N376-AX" -RETAIL
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CD/DVD Burner:
Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-RW / Double Layer Drive Black, Model DW-D22A-B2, OEM
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Floppy: (LOL)
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920, OEM
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Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack SP1a - OEM
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[diabloII]

Ok heres the final build:
_________________________________________________
Monitor:
SAMSUNG SyncMaster 710N-2-Ivory 17" LCD Monitor -RETAIL
_________________________________________________
Case:
Thermaltake Silver XASER III LanFire ATX MID Tower Chassis with 420W power Supply, Model "VM2420AU" -RETAIL
_________________________________________________
Heatsink:
ZALMAN Aluminum + Copper CPU Cooler for Socket 775/478/754/939/940, Model "CNPS7700-ALCU" -RETAIL
_________________________________________________
Motherboard:
DFI "LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR" NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU
_________________________________________________
CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor, Socket 939 - Retail
_________________________________________________
Memory:
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail
_________________________________________________
Hard Drive:
WD High-Performance 160GB 7200RPM EIDE Hard Drive Kit, Model WD1600JBRTL, Retail
______________________________________________
Sound Card:
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0350" OEM
_________________________________________________
Speakers:
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 THX Certified Speaker System -RETAIL
_________________________________________________
Video Card:
eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, Dual DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "256-P2-N376-AX" -RETAIL
_________________________________________________
CD/DVD Burner:
Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-RW / Double Layer Drive Black, Model DW-D22A-B2, OEM
_________________________________________________
Floppy: (LOL)
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920, OEM
_________________________________________________
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack SP1a - OEM
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there really isn't much difference between the onboard audio and the audio card you're getting, unless you're an audio nut, i really don't see a point in getting the audigy

also, IMO, the 3800+ is redundant, i'd rather just get a 3200+ or 3500+ and save the money for later upgrades

One more thing; i suggest getting this burner, it gets better reviews than sony and i'm pretty sure a lot of people are usint it/happy with it (you can tell by the number of people owning it and the reviews on newegg, i personally own it and i'm very happy)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-035&depa=1

one last thing, you COULD get an aftermarket cooler (NV silencer or zalman) if you plan on OCing it

 

[senseless]

I concur, if you want an external audio card get an audiophile 192, or revolution 7.1. They're a little more expensive but you'll notice a huge difference (if you've ever used an audigy 2 zs before). I'd recommend the 192 over the 7.1 though.

 

[jnev_89]

or you can get a av-710 for a sound card, super cheap (~$25) and i've heard they sound really good. also, i have the same monitor you're getting and it's really nice. i also got the zalman 7700 heatsink, also really nice. you have a nice setup going except i'd get the 3500 instead of the 3800. you can just oc past the 3800 spec and save some money.