jessehclark
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OK every, hi! I'm new to the site- I figured it would be a good idea to get familiar with it cuz i imagine ill be needin some help soon with my new rig. Anyways, im not a 'noob' but this is my first computer that i've built from scratch. I wanted to start by running over a list of the parts and see what yall think:
Monitor: 2 17" Mag LCD, Silver, $80 each (black friday @ best buy)
Case: Antec Performace P180, $115
PSU: undecided (help!)
MB: ASUS M2N-SLi Deluxe, $70 (open box)
CPU: AMD X2 4200+, $180
Heatsink: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64, $17
RAM: OCZ (probably gold, 1gb to start out), as much as i can afford, about $100 per GB
Optical: Samsung 18x DVDRW w/wightscribe, $30
HD: Caviar or Spinpoint, 160GB, $60
GPU: XFX GeForce 7900GS 256mb Extreme, $155 after mail in rebate
OK, so, my biggest sticking points are:
1) what psu to get. i have no freakin idea. i dont even know how many watts i really need.
2)i want more ram, but damnit thats an easy way to save $100.
3) theres so many freakin cards, i dont know whats more important... i mean, a 7900gs with 256mb, or a 7600 with 512 mb? DAMNIT. ANyways, i would LIKE to go get a 7950gt and plop down $280 bucks for it, but as you might be able to see, im trying to cut corners where i can and put it where it matters..
i know ill have this case for a while, and regardless of whether or not i ever use sli, i wanted a decent mb, and a gooood heatsink. i dont need that much storage, so i cut down on the HD and i dont really feel like spending more on the cpu cuz its a big jump once you go above the 4200.. but i figured it was worth $30 to get the 4200 instead of the 3800. (also.. what about the 65watt version?)
so, what psu, what graphics card, and damnit help me find cheap ram. lol =)
anyways, i appreciate all the help i know ill get- and let me know what you think about my choices!
Monitor: 2 17" Mag LCD, Silver, $80 each (black friday @ best buy)
Case: Antec Performace P180, $115
PSU: undecided (help!)
MB: ASUS M2N-SLi Deluxe, $70 (open box)
CPU: AMD X2 4200+, $180
Heatsink: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64, $17
RAM: OCZ (probably gold, 1gb to start out), as much as i can afford, about $100 per GB
Optical: Samsung 18x DVDRW w/wightscribe, $30
HD: Caviar or Spinpoint, 160GB, $60
GPU: XFX GeForce 7900GS 256mb Extreme, $155 after mail in rebate
OK, so, my biggest sticking points are:
1) what psu to get. i have no freakin idea. i dont even know how many watts i really need.
2)i want more ram, but damnit thats an easy way to save $100.
3) theres so many freakin cards, i dont know whats more important... i mean, a 7900gs with 256mb, or a 7600 with 512 mb? DAMNIT. ANyways, i would LIKE to go get a 7950gt and plop down $280 bucks for it, but as you might be able to see, im trying to cut corners where i can and put it where it matters..
i know ill have this case for a while, and regardless of whether or not i ever use sli, i wanted a decent mb, and a gooood heatsink. i dont need that much storage, so i cut down on the HD and i dont really feel like spending more on the cpu cuz its a big jump once you go above the 4200.. but i figured it was worth $30 to get the 4200 instead of the 3800. (also.. what about the 65watt version?)
so, what psu, what graphics card, and damnit help me find cheap ram. lol =)
anyways, i appreciate all the help i know ill get- and let me know what you think about my choices!