Re: gaming rig
your CPU comes with one lol...
your CPU comes with one lol...
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Motherboard - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
$130
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
$313
Case - NZXT Apollo BLACK NP Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Tower
$70
Power supply – PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad Copper EPS12V 750W Power Supply 90
$200
Memory - Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
$229
Hard drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 16MB SATA
$85
CD drive - SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner
$42
Video card - GIGABYTE GV-NX76G512P-RH GeForce 7600GS 512MB 128-bit PCI Express x16
$123
Sound card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI
$80
Keyboard - i-rocks Superman Returns Multimedia SP-6000-BL 104 Normal Keys 10 Function Keys USB
$15
Mouse - Razer Diamondback Salamander Red 1600 dpi
$50
Case Fan - Antec 77095 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
$14
Program - Vista Home Premium
$120
TOTAL = $1471
wut i have so far. everything look ok? any missing parts? (i already have a monitor)Comment
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You don't need that big of a psu, go with something more like this:Originally posted by foreverthe1
and get a better graphics card, that one sucks:
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ASUS P5N-E SLI
Does it only have 1 SATA slot? :/ What could I else take then? For Core 2 Duo, DDR2.Comment
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but isn't the graphics card only 256mb?and get a better graphics card, that one sucks:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161062
what about this one?
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC GeForce 7900GS 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Over CLock Edition Video Card
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The P5N-E has:
4 SATA 3Gbps Ports - 650i MCP
1 e-SATA 3Gbps Port - JMicron JMB361Comment
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Cloaker. Thanks. What's e-SATA btw? external-SATA?Comment
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The video memory is only a small part of a large and complex component. There are many other factors that effect the graphics card's performance.Originally posted by foreverthe1
The X1950 pro is better than the 7900GS.Comment
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Yep, most asus mobos seem to have them. Mostly used for external hd enclosures.Originally posted by Ph1LComment
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can that card work ok with vista?
anyways...thanks, you guys really helped me alot
i think i'm going to order the parts this weekend
Motherboard - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
$130
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
$313
Case - NZXT Apollo BLACK NP Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Tower
$70
Power supply – CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100
$170
Memory - Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
$229
Hard drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 16MB SATA
$85
CD drive - SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner
$42
Video card - HIS Hightech H195PRQT256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 IceQ3
$200
Sound card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI
$80
Keyboard - i-rocks Superman Returns Multimedia SP-6000-BL 104 Normal Keys 10 Function Keys USB
$15
Mouse - Razer Diamondback Salamander Red 1600 dpi
$50
Case Fan - Antec 77095 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
$14
Program - Vista Home Premium
$120Comment
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Very nice choices. Looks like you've done your homework. I'm using that same PSU now and it is very stable and quiet. Let us know how your build goes and I wish you luck.Originally posted by foreverthe1can that card work ok with vista?
anyways...thanks, you guys really helped me alot
i think i'm going to order the parts this weekend
Motherboard - ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
$130
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
$313
Case - NZXT Apollo BLACK NP Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Tower
$70
Power supply – CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100
$170
Memory - Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
$229
Hard drive - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB 7200 16MB SATA
$85
CD drive - SONY Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 5X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 40X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner
$42
Video card - HIS Hightech H195PRQT256DDN-R Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 IceQ3
$200
Sound card - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI
$80
Keyboard - i-rocks Superman Returns Multimedia SP-6000-BL 104 Normal Keys 10 Function Keys USB
$15
Mouse - Razer Diamondback Salamander Red 1600 dpi
$50
Case Fan - Antec 77095 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
$14
Program - Vista Home Premium
$120
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btw...How long did you builds take you?
And i need to find some guides...
I'll let you know :)Comment
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just about an hour for me, the hardest part is the CPU installation and getting windows all set up
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anybody know a good guide?Comment
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ummm..if you have a book store near you they have awesome guides, I have the build your own dream PC by Maximum PC Magazine
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