aliteralmind
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I am building my first PC, and have done a lot of reading and research on the parts, including some serious web-based price comparisons. Below is what I've come up with.
Some questions:
I am looking forward to any opinions and advice you have on my build. Thanks!
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RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Retail, $59.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM, 199.98 (2 at 99.99 each)
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail, $139.99
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail, $129.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit for System Builders - OEM, $99.99
Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - Retail, $129.99
EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail, $54.99
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail, 79.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... - Retail , $98.99
Intel BX80580Q9400 Core 2 Quad Q9400 Central Processing Unit, $219.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail, $58.99
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One of the hard drives will be internal, the other external. And I already have a DVD writer. Oh, and I'm also getting a multi-card-reader-and-floppy-disk drive, for the front of the computer. I know that doesn't really matter, but oh well :' )
Some questions:
- Is my sound card redundant with the motherboard?
- Does the CPU come with thermal compound and an effective fan/heatsink? I won't be overclocking.
I am looking forward to any opinions and advice you have on my build. Thanks!
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RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Retail, $59.99
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives - OEM, 199.98 (2 at 99.99 each)
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail, $139.99
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail, $129.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit for System Builders - OEM, $99.99
Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - Retail, $129.99
EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail, $54.99
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail, 79.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ... - Retail , $98.99
Intel BX80580Q9400 Core 2 Quad Q9400 Central Processing Unit, $219.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail, $58.99
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One of the hard drives will be internal, the other external. And I already have a DVD writer. Oh, and I'm also getting a multi-card-reader-and-floppy-disk drive, for the front of the computer. I know that doesn't really matter, but oh well :' )